North America
Native Plants of Colorado
547 plants are native to Colorado in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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Colorado's native flora
- Abies concolorwhite firPinaceae
- Abies lasiocarpaalpine firPinaceae
- Acer glabrumdouglas mapleSapindaceae
- Acer negundoBox elderSapindaceae
- Aconitum columbianumcolumbian monkshoodRanunculaceae
- Actaea rubrared baneberryRanunculaceae
- Adiantum aleuticumwestern maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adoxa moschatellinamoschatelViburnaceae
- Agalinis tenuifoliaslender false foxgloveOrobanchaceae
- Agastache foeniculumanise hyssopLamiaceae
- Agastache urticifolianettle-leaf giant hyssopLamiaceae
- Agrimonia gryposepalatall hairy agrimonyRosaceae
- Allionia incarnatatrailing windmillsNyctaginaceae
- Allium acuminatumHooker's onionAmaryllidaceae
- Allium cernuumnodding onionAmaryllidaceae
- Allium schoenoprasumchivesAmaryllidaceae
- Alnus alnobetulagreen alderBetulaceae
- Alnus incanamountain alderBetulaceae
- Ambrosia acanthicarpaFlatspine BursageAsteraceae
- Ambrosia artemisiifoliacommon ragweedAsteraceae
- Ambrosia psilostachyawestern ragweedAsteraceae
- Ambrosia trifidagiant ragweedAsteraceae
- Amelanchier utahensisUtah serviceberryRosaceae
- Amorpha canescensleadplantFabaceae
- Amorpha fruticosafalse indigo bushFabaceae
- Anaphalis margaritaceapearly everlastingAsteraceae
- Anasa tristissquash bugCoreidae
- Andropogon gerardibig bluestemPoaceae
- Andropogon gerardiibig bluestemPoaceae
- Anemonastrum canadensecanada anemoneRanunculaceae
- Anemone multifidaPacific anemoneRanunculaceae
- Anemone virginianatall thimbleweedRanunculaceae
- Anemopsis californicaYerba MansaSaururaceae
- Antennaria microphyllarosy pussytoesAsteraceae
- Antennaria neglectafield pussytoesAsteraceae
- Antennaria parvifoliasmall-leaf pussytoesAsteraceae
- Antennaria rosearosy pussytoesAsteraceae
- Anticlea elegansmountain deathcamasMelanthiaceae
- Apios americanaAmerican groundnutFabaceae
- Apocynum androsaemifoliumspreading dogbaneApocynaceae
- Apocynum cannabinumhemp dogbaneApocynaceae
- Apocynum × floribundumintermediate dogbaneApocynaceae
- Aquilegia coeruleablue columbineRanunculaceae
- Aralia nudicauliswild sarsaparillaAraliaceae
- Arctostaphylos patulagreenleaf manzanitaEricaceae
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursikinnikinnickEricaceae
- Argemone polyanthemosthistle poppyPapaveraceae
- Argentina anserinacommon silverweedRosaceae
- Aristida purpureapurple threeawnPoaceae
- Armeria maritimasea thiftPlumbaginaceae
- Armeria maritima 'Victor Reiter'victor reiter sea thriftPlumbaginaceae
- Arnica chamissonismeadow arnicaAsteraceae
- Arnica cordifoliaheartleaf arnicaAsteraceae
- Artemisia caudatabeach wormwoodAsteraceae
- Artemisia dracunculusFrench tarragonAsteraceae
- Artemisia filifoliasand sagebrushAsteraceae
- Artemisia frigidafringed sagebrushAsteraceae
- Artemisia ludovicianasilver wormwoodAsteraceae
- Asclepias asperulaantelopehorn milkweedApocynaceae