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QR Tag	Name	Characteristics
	Abies concolor Balsam fir, Colorado fir, Concolor fir, Oyamel de California, Silver fir, White balsam, White fir	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water:
	Abies lasiocarpa Subalpine fir	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Acer glabrum Rocky Mountain maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water:
	Acer grandidentatum Bigtooth maple, Big-toothed maple, Canyon maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Acer negundo Ash-leaf maple, Ash-leaved maple, Box elder, Boxelder, Fresno de guajuco	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Achillea millefolium Common yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil, Western yarrow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass, Indian Millet, Sandgrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Actaea rubra Red baneberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia Thinleaf alder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry, Western serviceberry, Juneberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Amorpha fruticosa Indigo bush, False indigo bush, False indigo, Desert false indigo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Amorpha nana Dwarf false indigo, Fragrant indigo-bush, Fragrant false indigo, Dwarf wild indigo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Anaphalis margaritacea Western pearly everlasting, Pearly-everlasting	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Andropogon hallii Sand bluestem	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water:
	Aquilegia caerulea Colorado blue columbine, Rocky Mountain columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Aquilegia flavescens Yellow mountain columbine, Yellow columbine, Golden columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Aquilegia jonesii Jones' columbine, Blue limestone columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick, Red bearberry, Kinnikinnik	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Artemisia cana Silver sagebrush, Coaltown sagebrush, Dwarf sagebrush, Hoary sagebrush, Silvery sagebrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Artemisia filifolia Sand sagebrush, Silver sagebrush, Silvery wormwood, Sand sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Artemisia frigida Prairie sagewort, Prairie sagebrush, Fringed sage, Pasture sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Artemisia tridentata Big sagebrush, Great Basin sagebrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed, Pink Milkweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed, Orange milkweed, Pleurisy root	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Atriplex canescens Chamiso, Four-wing saltbush, Fourwing saltbush, Wingscale	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Atriplex confertifolia Shadscale, Spiny saltbush, Shadscale saltbush, Hop sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Balsamorhiza sagittata Arrowleaf balsamroot, Arrow-leaf balsamroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Betula occidentalis Mountain birch, Water birch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Betula papyrifera Paper birch, Canoe birch, White birch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats grama	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Bouteloua dactyloides Buffalograss, Buffalo grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Bouteloua gracilis Blue grama	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Caltha leptosepala Elkslip, White marsh marigold, White marsh-marigold	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Campanula uniflora Arctic bellflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Ceanothus velutinus Snowbrush, Snowbrush ceanothus, Tobacco-brush, Mountain balm, Buckbush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry, Nettle tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cercocarpus ledifolius Curl-leaf mountain mahogany, Curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Cercocarpus montanus Alderleaf mountain mahogany, Alder-leaf mountain-mahogany, Mountain mahogany, Silverleaf mountain mahogany	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed, Narrow-leaf fireweed, Willow herb	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Cleome serrulata Rocky Mountain beeplant, Rocky mountain bee plant, Waa, Skunk weed	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water:
	Dalea purpurea Purple prairie clover	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden-hardhack	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Delphinium barbeyi Subalpine larkspur	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water:
	Delphinium nuttallianum Delphinium, Two-lobe larkspur, Twolobe larkspur	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa Rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water:
	Erigeron speciosus Aspen fleabane, Showy fleabane	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume, Ponil	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Fendlera rupicola Cliff fendlerbush, Cliff fendlerbush. False mock orange	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Festuca rubra Red fescue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash, Red ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Gaillardia aristata Common gaillardia, Great blanketflower, Blanketflower, Brown-eyed susan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Gaillardia pulchella Firewheel, Indian Blanket	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Gutierrezia sarothrae Broom snakeweed, Kindlingweed, Matchbrush, Texas snakeweed, Broomweed, Turpentine weed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juniperus communis Common juniper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Juniperus horizontalis Creeping juniper, Creeping savin	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juniperus monosperma Oneseed juniper, One-seed juniper, Cherrystone juniper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water:
	Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper, Rocky Mountain red cedar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Kalmia microphylla Alpine laurel	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Krascheninnikovia lanata Winterfat	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water:
	Liatris punctata Dotted blazing star, Dotted gayfeather	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Linum kingii King's flax	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Linum lewisii var. lewisii Blue flax, Prairie flax	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Lonicera involucrata Twinberry honeysuckle, Four-line honeysuckle, Black twinberry, Bear berry honeysuckle	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Tanseyleaf tansyaster, Tahoka Daisy, Tansy Aster	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Mahonia repens Creeping barberry, Creeping Oregon-grape	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy, Rock daisy, Plains blackfoot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Mimosa borealis Fragrant mimosa, Pink Mimosa	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Monarda punctata Spotted beebalm, Spotted horsemint, Horsemint	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Oenothera caespitosa Tufted evening primrose, Gumbo evening primrose, Gumbo lily, Fragrant evening primrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Oenothera nuttallii Nuttall's evening-primrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Panicum virgatum Switchgrass, Wand panic grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pascopyrum smithii Western wheatgrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Penstemon angustifolius Broad-beard beardtongue, Broadbeard beardtongue, Whorled penstemon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Penstemon barbatus Beard-lip beardtongue, Beardlip penstemon, Red penstemon, Scarlet bugler	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon jamesii James's beardtongue, James's penstemon, James beardtongue, James penstemon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Penstemon strictus Rocky Mountain penstemon, Rocky Mountain beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water:
	Physocarpus opulifolius Atlantic ninebark, Common ninebark	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Picea pungens Blue spruce, Colorado spruce	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Pinus contorta Beach pine, Lodgepole pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Pinus edulis Colorado pinyon pine, Pinyon pine, Two-needle pine, Colorado pinyon, Pinyon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Pinus flexilis Limber pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Populus angustifolia Narrow-leaf cottonwood, Narrowleaf cottonwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Populus deltoides Eastern cottonwood, Alamo, Carolina poplar, Necklace Poplar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen, Aspen	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Prunus americana American plum, Wild plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prunus virginiana Chokecherry, Common chokecherry, Choke cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida Cutleaf anemone, Pasqueflower, Wild crocus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Purshia tridentata Antelope bitterbrush, Bitterbrush, Antelope brush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Quercus gambelii Gambel oak, Rocky Mountain white oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Ranunculus cardiophyllus Heart-leaf buttercup, Heartleaf buttercup	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Ratibida columnifera Mexican hat, Prairie coneflower, Upright prairie coneflower, Red-spike mexican-hat, Long-headed coneflower, Thimbleflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Rhus glabra Smooth sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rhus trilobata Skunkbush sumac, Scented sumac, Ill-scented sumac, Squawbush, Basketbush, Skunkbush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry, Western thimble-berry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rudbeckia laciniata Cutleaf coneflower, Green-head coneflower, Cut-leaf coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Common elderberry, Black elder, Mexican elderberry, Common elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Shepherdia argentea Silver buffaloberry, Buffaloberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Sorbus scopulina Cascade mountain-ash, Greene's mountain ash, Western mountain-ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass, Yellow indian grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Viburnum opulus European cranberrybush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Yucca baccata Banana yucca, Blue yucca, Fleshy-fruited yucca, Datil	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Yucca glauca Soapweed yucca, Narrowleaf yucca, Plains yucca, Beargrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Zinnia grandiflora Rocky Mountain zinnia, Little golden zinnia, Yellow zinnia, Plains zinnia, Prairie zinnia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry

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