Colorado Rare Plant Guide List

New profiles can be selected by clicking on the species name. The original 1997 profiles from the Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide (the purple book) are provided as pdfs. Synonyms of scientific names are shown in parentheses. For a complete list of plants tracked by CNHP see CNHP Tracked Plants.
USFS = USFS Sensitive; BLM = BLM Sensitive

State Scientific Name	State Common Name	Heritage Rank	FedSens Agency Status	USESA Listing	1997 Profile
Oenothera kleinii	Wolf Creek evening primrose	GUGHQ			PDF
Oreocarya aperta (Cryptantha aperta)	Grand Junction cat's-eye	GH			PDF
Penstemon parviflorus	small-flower beardtongue	GH			PDF
Rorippa coloradensis	Colorado watercress	GH			PDF

We’ve added 31 new species profiles (May 2017)! New profiles can be viewed by clicking on the species name on the Master List page.
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