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STICKLEAF (Mentzelia pumila)
Blooms in late summer then into fall. Found in disturbed soils of the piñon-juniper woodland. Can be seen along the entrance road or at Juniper Campground.

 

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WHITE STEMLESS EVENING-PRIMROSE (Oenothera caespitosa)
Blooms starting in late spring (May) and continues to bloom intermittently throughout the summer and into early fall. Common in disturbed soils such as in Frijoles Canyon.

 

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COW PARSNIPS (Heracleum lanatum)
Blooms in mid to late summer. Found along streams. Common in Upper Frijoles Canyon.

 

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EASTER DAISY (Townsendia exscapa)
Low growing, blooms early in the spring. Found mostly in the Piñon-Juniper Woodland on trails such as Burnt Mesa and the Burro Trail.

 

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GOOSEBERRY (Ribes inerme)
Blooms in early spring. Has spines at leaf buds. Found in the canyons and on wet slopes.

 

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WAX CURRANT (Ribes cereum)
Blooms in early spring. Found in moist canyons and wetter slopes. No spines.

 

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PALE WOLFBERRY (Lycium pallidum)
Blooms in spring. Usually found on or near archeological sites. Used by Ancestral Pueblo people and, to some extent, it was cultivated.

 

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SPOTTED CORALROOT (Corallorhiza maculata)
Blooms in mid-summer. Found in moist canyons and on wetter slopes.

 

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MONUMENT PLANT (Swertia radiata)
Also called Deer's Ears. Found on open slopes of the mixed conifer forest like on Cerro Grande Route. Large plant, blooms in mid to late summer.

 

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SAND ASTER (Leucelene ericoides)
Found in the piñon-juniper woodland. Blooms in early summer.

 

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DEATH CAMAS (Zygadenus elegans)
Found in higher elevations of the park like Alamo Boundary Trail. Blooms in mid-summer. Poisonous.

 

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MOCKORANGE (Philadelphus microphyllus)
Tall, thin bush. Blooms in early summer. Flowers are extremely fragrant. Found in the canyons such as Frijoles Canyon.

 

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WILD STRAWBERRY (Fragaria americana)
Blooms in late spring, early summer. Flowers followed by edible fruit. Found in canyons in the Ponderosa and mixed conifer forests.

 

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WESTERN BANEBERRY (Actaea arguta)
Blooms in mid-summer. Found in moist canyons of the mixed conifer forest such as Upper Frijoles Canyon. Flowers are followed by toxic berries.

 

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SEGO LILY (Calochortus nuttallii)
Found in the Piñon-Juniper Woodland such as on the Burro Trail. Blooms in late spring to early summer.

 

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HELLEBORINE (Epipactis gigantea)
Rare orchid. Blooms in late summer. Found in cool moist locations near streams or springs. Do not pick.

 

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CLIFFBUSH (Jamesia americana)
A small bush. Grows at higher elevations or in moist areas. White flowers in mid-summer.

 

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THIMBLEBERRY (Rubus parviflorus)
Large white flowers in mid-summer followed by red berries. Found in moist canyons or high elevations such as along Alamo Boundary Trail.

 

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