July 13: The Season is in Full Swing

The last few days I checked out the usual places for early summer blooms, upper Water Canyon and the mesa-top trail out to Upper Crossing. With more than 70 species in bloom, Water Canyon (as usual) is the place to visit. The Blue Lettuce survived windfall ponderosa pines falling all around it, the Varileaf Scorpionweed is showing, there are three Hackelias out (a challenge to ID), and there are two prominent yellow evening-primroses, the tall Oenothera elata and the less-than-a-foot Oenothera biennis. The usual species are along the Upper Crossing Trail, notably White and Purple Prairie-clover, Scurf Pea, and James' Buckwheat.

Upper Water Canyon Trail

Family Genus Species JMP common name
Amaranthaceae Chenopodium album lamb's quarters
Amaryllidaceae Allium cernuum nodding onion
Apocynaceae Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed
Araliaceae Aralia racemosa American spikenard
Asteraceae Achillea millefolium yarrow
Asteraceae Cirsium undulatum wavyleaf thistle
Asteraceae Cirsium parryi Parry's thistle
Asteraceae Dieteria canescens purple aster
Asteraceae Erigeron divergens spreading fleabane
Asteraceae Erigeron flagellaris trailing fleabane
Asteraceae Erigeron speciosus showy fleabane
Asteraceae Erigeron subtrinervis three-nerved fleabane
Asteraceae Heliomeris multiflora showy goldeneye
Asteraceae Lactuca canadensis Canada lettuce
Asteraceae Packera fendleri Fendler's groundsel
Asteraceae Rudbeckia hirta black-eyed Susan
Asteraceae Rudbeckia laciniata cutleaf coneflower
Asteraceae Senecio eremophilus cutleaf groundsel
Asteraceae Sonchus asper spiny sow-thistle
Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale common dandelion
Asteraceae Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify
Boraginaceae Hackelia hirsuta New Mexico stickseed
Boraginaceae Hackelia floribunda many-flowered stickseed
Boraginaceae Hackelia besseyi Bessey's stickseed
Boraginaceae Lappula occidentalis flatspine stickseed
Boraginaceae Lithospermum multiflorum many-flowered puccoon
Boraginaceae Phacelia heterophylla varileaf scorpionweed
Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris shepherd's purse
Brassicaceae Sisymbrium altissimum tumble mustard
Campanulaceae Campanula rotundifolia harebell
Caryophyllaceae Silene antirrhina sleepy catchfly
Convolvulaceae Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed
Fabaceae Medicago sativa alfalfa
Fabaceae Medicago lupulina black medic
Fabaceae Melilotus officinalis yellow sweetclover
Fabaceae Melilotus albus white sweetclover
Fabaceae Robinia neomexicana New Mexico locust
Fabaceae Vicia americana American vetch
Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium filaree
Geraniaceae Geranium richardsonii Richardson's geranium
Geraniaceae Geranium caespitosum purple geranium
Hydrangeaceae Jamesia americana cliffbush
Lamiaceae Dracocephalum parviflorum dragonhead
Lamiaceae Monarda fistulosa beebalm
Malvaceae Sidalcea candida white checker mallow
Malvaceae Sphaeralcea fendleri Fendler's globe mallow
Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis linearis narrowleaf four-o'clock
Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium fireweed
Onagraceae Epilobium brachycarpum tall annual willow herb
Onagraceae Oenothera cespitosa stemless evening-primrose
Onagraceae Oenothera curtiflora velvetweed
Onagraceae Oenothera elata western evening-primrose
Onagraceae Oenothera albicaulis white-stem evening-primrose
Onagraceae Oenothera biennis biennial evening-primrose
Plantaginaceae Penstemon barbatus scarlet bugler penstemon
Plantaginaceae Veronica americana American speedwell
Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis aggregata skyrocket
Ranunculaceae Anemone cylindrica candle anemone
Ranunculaceae Ranunculus inamoenus homely buttercup
Ranunculaceae Thalictrum fendleri Fendler's meadowrue
Rosaceae Geum aleppicum yellow avens
Rosaceae Potentilla crinita bearded cinquefoil
Rosaceae Potentilla hippiana woolly cinquefoil
Rosaceae Rosa woodsii Woods' rose
Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry
Rosaceae Rubus idaeus wild raspberry
Rubiaceae Galium aparine goosegrass
Rubiaceae Galium boreale northern bedstraw
Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus mullein
Urticaceae Urtica dioica stinging nettle

Upper Crossing Trail

Family Genus Species JMP common name
Amaranthaceae Chenopodium fremontii Fremont's goosefoot
Amaranthaceae Chenopodium leptophyllum narrowleaf goosefoot
Amaryllidaceae Allium cernuum nodding onion
Apiaceae Pseudocymopterus montanus mountain parsley
Asteraceae Achillea millefolium yarrow
Asteraceae Cirsium undulatum wavyleaf thistle
Asteraceae Conyza canadensis horseweed
Asteraceae Dieteria canescens purple aster
Asteraceae Erigeron divergens spreading fleabane
Asteraceae Erigeron speciosus showy fleabane
Asteraceae Erigeron flagellaris trailing fleabane
Asteraceae Heterotheca villosa hairy golden aster
Asteraceae Hymenoxys richardsonii Richardson's bitterweed
Asteraceae Packera fendleri Fendler's groundsel
Asteraceae Pseudognaphalium macounii Macoun's cudweed
Asteraceae Solidago simplex simple goldenrod
Asteraceae Symphyotrichum laeve smooth aster
Asteraceae Tetraneuris argentea Perky Sue
Asteraceae Townsendia eximia tall Easter daisy
Asteraceae Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify
Boraginaceae Lithospermum multiflorum many-flowered puccoon
Brassicaceae Erysimum capitatum western wallflower
Brassicaceae Pennellia longifolia longleaf mock thelopody
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia brachycera horned spurge
Fabaceae Dalea candida white prairie-clover
Fabaceae Dalea purpurea purple prairie-clover
Fabaceae Lotus wrightii deervetch
Fabaceae Medicago sativa alfalfa
Fabaceae Melilotus albus white sweetclover
Fabaceae Psoralidium tenuiflorum slender scurfpea
Fabaceae Robinia neomexicana New Mexico locust
Fabaceae Vicia americana American vetch
Geraniaceae Geranium caespitosum purple geranium
Hydrangeaceae Philadelphus microphyllus mockorange
Lamiaceae Monarda fistulosa beebalm
Linaceae Linum neomexicanum New Mexico yellow flax
Onagraceae Oenothera elata western evening-primrose
Plantaginaceae Penstemon barbatus scarlet bugler penstemon
Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis aggregata skyrocket
Polygonaceae Eriogonum jamesii antelope sage
Rhamnaceae Ceanothus fendleri buckbrush
Rosaceae Potentilla hippiana woolly cinquefoil
Rosaceae Potentilla crinita bearded cinquefoil
Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus mullein