Colorado’s 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan
Table 1. Colorado Plants of Greatest Conservation Need
NatureServe status ranks are: 1 = Critically Imperiled; 2 = Imperiled; 3 = Vulnerable; 4 = Apparently Secure; 5 = Demonstrably Secure; T =
subspecies; Q = taxonomic question; SNA = Not Applicable (not in Colorado). Agency status indicates federal listing under the U.S.
Endangered Species Act (LE = Listed Endangered; LT = Listed Threatened; C = Candidate for listing), and/or inclusion on the Sensitive
Species lists of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado Office or US Forest Service (USFS) Region 2. The percent of a species’
range in Colorado is calculated as: Endemic = 100% of range within Colorado; Very High = 75-99% of range within Colorado; High = 5075% of range within Colorado; Medium = 25-50% of range within Colorado; Low = < 25% of range within Colorado (source: Colorado
Natural Heritage Program).
Global &
State
Status
Ranks
Federal
Agency
Status
Percent
of Range
in
Colorado
BLM
USFS
Medium
Endemic
LE
C/BLM
LE
C
C/BLM
Endemic
Low
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species
Priority
Aletes latilobus
Aliciella sedifolia
Canyonlands aletes
Stonecrop gilia
Tier 1
Tier 1
G1G2 / S1
G1 / S1
Astragalus deterior
Astragalus humillimus
Astragalus microcymbus
Astragalus osterhoutii
Astragalus schmolliae
Astragalus tortipes
Cliff-palace milkvetch
Mancos milkvetch
Skiff milkvetch
Kremmling milkvetch
Chapin Mesa milkvetch
Sleeping Ute milkvetch
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
G1G2 / S1S2
G1 / S1
G1 / S1
G1 / S1
G1 / S1
G1 / S1
Boechera glareosa
Corispermum navicula
Descurainia kenheilii
Draba malpighiacea
Draba weberi
Erigeron wilkenii
Boat-shaped bugseed
Heil’s tansy mustard
Whitlow-grass
Weber’s draba
Wilken fleabane
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
G1 / S1
G1? / S1
G1 / S1
G1? / S1?
G1 / S1
G1 / S1
Eriogonum brandegeei
Brandegee wild buckwheat
Tier 1
G1G2 / S1S2
A-12
BLM
USFS
BLM/USFS
Medium
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
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Global &
State
Status
Ranks
Federal
Agency
Status
Percent
of Range
in
Colorado
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species
Priority
Eriogonum pelinophilum
Clay-loving wild buckwheat
Tier 1
G2 / S2
LE
Endemic
Eutrema penlandii
Gutierrezia elegans
Hackelia gracilenta
Ipomopsis polyantha
Ipomopsis ramosa
Lepidium huberi
Penland alpine fen mustard
Lone Mesa snakeweed
Mesa Verde stickseed
Pagosa skyrocket
Coral ipomopsis
Huber's pepperwort
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
G1G2 / S1S2
G1 / S1
G1G2 / S1S2
G1 / S1
G1 / S1
G1G2 / S1S2
LT
BLM
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
High
Lygodesmia doloresensis
Mimulus gemmiparus
Oenothera coloradensis ssp. coloradensis
Oreoxis humilis
Packera mancosana
Pediocactus knowltonii
Dolores River skeletonplant
Budding monkey flower
Colorado butterfly plant
Pikes Peak spring parsley
Mancos shale packera
Knowlton cactus
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
G1G2 / S1S2
G1 / S1
G3T2 / S1
G1 / S1
G1 / S1
G1 / SNA
BLM
USFS
LT
USFS
Penstemon debilis
Penstemon gibbensii
Penstemon penlandii
Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis
Phacelia formosula
Phacelia gina-glenneae
Parachute penstemon
Gibben’s beardtongue
Penland penstemon
White River penstemon
North Park phacelia
Troublesome phacelia
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
G1 / S1
G1G2 / S1
G1 / S1
G4T1 / S1
G1 / S1
G1 / S1
LT
BLM
LE
BLM
LE
Endemic
High
Endemic
Low
Endemic
Endemic
Phacelia submutica
Physaria congesta
Physaria obcordata
Physaria pulvinata
Physaria rollinsii
Physaria scrotiformis
DeBeque phacelia
Dudley Bluffs bladderpod
Piceance twinpod
Cushion bladderpod
Rollins twinpod
West Silver bladderpod
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
Tier 1
G2 / S2
G1 / S1
G1G2 / S1S2
G1 / S1
G1 / S1
G1 / S1
LT
LT
LT
BLM
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
A-13
LE
LE
High
Endemic
Medium
Endemic
Endemic
Historical
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Species
Priority
Global &
State
Status
Ranks
Federal
Agency
Status
Percent
of Range
in
Colorado
Scientific Name
Common Name
Sclerocactus glaucus
Tier 1
G2G3 / S2S3
LT
Endemic
Tier 1
G2 / S2
LT
Low
Spiranthes diluvialis
Colorado hookless cactus
Mesa Verde
hookless cactus
Ute ladies’-tresses
Tier 1
G2G3 / S2
LT
Aletes humilis
Aletes macdougalii ssp. breviradiatus
Anticlea vaginatus
Larimer aletes
Mesa Verde aletes
Alcove death camas
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Asclepias uncialis ssp. uncialis
Dwarf milkweed
Tier 2
Astragalus anisus
Astragalus cronquistii
Astragalus debequaeus
Astragalus equisolensis
Gunnison milkvetch
Cronquist milkvetch
DeBeque milkvetch
Horseshoe milkvetch
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2G3 / S2S3
G3T2T3 / S1
G2 / S2
G3G4T2T3 /
S2
G2G3 / S2S3
G2 / S2
G2 / S2
G5T1 / S1
Astragalus iodopetalus
Astragalus missouriensis var. humistratus
Astragalus naturitensis
Astragalus piscator
Astragalus rafaelensis
Astragalus sparsiflorus
Violet milkvetch
Missouri milkvetch
Naturita milkvetch
Fisher Towers milkvetch
San Rafael milkvetch
Front Range milkvetch
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2 / S1
G5T1 / S1
G2G3 / S2S3
G2G3 / S1
G2G3 / S1
G2 / S2
USFS
USFS
BLM
BLM
BLM
Medium
Endemic
High
Low
High
Endemic
Boechera crandallii
Botrychium lineare
Calochortus ciscoensis
Camissonia eastwoodiae
Castilleja puberula
Cirsium perplexans
Crandall's rock-cress
Narrowleaf grape fern
Cisco sego lily
Eastwood evening primrose
Downy Indian-paintbrush
Adobe thistle
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2 / S2
G2G3 / S2S3
G2 / S1
G2 / S1
G2G3 / S2S3
G2G3 / S2S3
BLM
USFS
High
Medium
Low
Medium
Endemic
Endemic
Cleome multicaulis
Slender spiderflower
Tier 2
G2G3 / S2S3
BLM
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae
A-14
BLM/USFS
BLM
BLM
BLM
BLM
Medium
Endemic
Medium
Low
Very
High
Endemic
High
Endemic
Low
High
Colorado’s 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan
Global &
State
Status
Ranks
Federal
Agency
Status
Percent
of Range
in
Colorado
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species
Priority
Delphinium ramosum var. alpestre
Colorado larkspur
Tier 2
G4T2 / S2
Delphinium robustum
Draba exunguiculata
Draba graminea
Draba grayana
Draba smithii
Erigeron kachinensis
Wahatoya Creek larkspur
Clawless draba
San Juan whitlow-grass
Gray's Peak whitlow-grass
Smith whitlow-grass
Kachina daisy
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2? / S2?
G2 / S2
G2 / S2
G2 / S2
G2 / S2
G2 / S1
Eriogonum clavellatum
Eriogonum coloradense
Frasera coloradensis
Herrickia horrida
Comb Wash buckwheat
Colorado wild buckwheat
Colorado green gentian
Canadian River spiny aster
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2 / S1
G2 / S2
G2G3 / S2S3
G2? / S1
BLM
BLM
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. weberi
Rabbit Ears gilia
Tier 2
G5T2 / S2
USFS
Ipomopsis globularis
Lepidium crenatum
Limnorchis zothecina
Globe gilia
Alkaline pepperwort
Alcove bog orchid
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2 / S2
G2 / S2
G2 / S1
USFS
Lomatium concinnum
Lupinus crassus
Mentzelia paradoxensis
Mentzelia rhizomata
Mertensia humilis
Nuttallia chrysantha
Colorado desert-parsley
Payson lupine
Paradox stickleaf
Roan Cliffs blazing star
Rocky Mountain bluebells
Golden blazing star
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2G3 / S2S3
G2 / S2
G2? / S2?
G2 / S2
G2 / S1
G2 / S2
BLM
BLM
BLM
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Medium
Endemic
Nuttallia densa
Arkansas Canyon stickleaf
Narrow-leaf
evening primrose
Rayless goldenweed
Tier 2
G2 / S2
BLM
Endemic
Tier 2
G2 / S2
BLM
Medium
Tier 2
G3G4T2 / S2
Oenothera acutissima
Oonopsis foliosa var. monocephala
A-15
High
USFS
USFS
USFS
BLM
BLM
Medium
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Low
Medium
Endemic
Endemic
Medium
Very
High
Endemic
Medium
Low
Endemic
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State
Status
Ranks
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species
Priority
Oonopsis puebloensis
Pueblo goldenweed
Tier 2
G2 / S2
Oreocarya osterhoutii
Oreocarya revealii
Oxybaphus rotundifolius
Osterhout cat’s-eye
Gypsum Valley cat’s- eye
Round-leaf four o’clock
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2G3 / S2
G2 / S2
G2 / S2
Oxytropis besseyi var. obnapiformis
Bessey locoweed
Tier 2
G5T2 / S2
Penstemon acaulis var. yampaensis
Penstemon degeneri
Penstemon fremontii var. glabrescens
Penstemon grahamii
Yampa beardtongue
Degener beardtongue
Fremont’s beardtongue
Graham beardtongue
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G3T2 / S2
G2 / S2
G3G4T2 / S2
G2 / S1
Penstemon mensarum
Penstemon scariosus var. cyanomontanus
Physaria alpina
Physaria bellii
Physaria parviflora
Physaria pruinosa
Grand Mesa penstemon
Plateau penstemon
Avery Peak twinpod
Bell’s twinpod
Piceance bladderpod
Pagosa bladderpod
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2 / S2
G4T2 / S2
G2 / S2
G2G3 / S2S3
G2 / S2
G2 / S2
Physaria vicina
Potentilla rupincola
Ptilagrostis porteri
Puccinellia parishii
Salix arizonica
Saussurea weberi
Good-neighbor bladderpod
Rocky Mountain cinquefoil
Porter feathergrass
Parish’s alkali grass
Arizona willow
Weber saussurea
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2 / S2
G2 / S2
G2 / S2
G2G3 / S1
G2G3 / S1
G2G3 / S2
Telesonix jamesii
James telesonix
Tier 2
G2 / S2
Thalictrum heliophilum
Sun-loving meadow rue
Tier 2
G2 / S2
Thelypodiopsis juniperorum
Juniper tumble mustard
Tier 2
G2 / S2
A-16
Federal
Agency
Status
Percent
of Range
in
Colorado
Endemic
BLM
BLM
BLM
Low
Endemic
Endemic
Very
High
High
Endemic
Endemic
Low
BLM
BLM/USFS
Endemic
High
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
BLM/USFS
BLM
USFS
USFS
USFS
BLM/USFS
Endemic
Endemic
Endemic
Low
Low
High
Very
High
Endemic
Endemic
Colorado’s 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan
Global &
State
Status
Ranks
Federal
Agency
Status
Percent
of Range
in
Colorado
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species
Priority
Thelypodium paniculatum
Northwestern thelypody
Tier 2
G2 / SH
Low
Townsendia fendleri
Townsendia glabella
Townsendia rothrockii
Trifolium dasyphyllum ssp. anemophilum
Fendler’s townsend-daisy
Gray’s townsend-daisy
Rothrock townsend-daisy
Whip-root clover
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
G2 / S2
G2 / S2
G2G3 / S2S3
G5T2? / S1
High
Endemic
Endemic
Low
A-17