Photo by Sally King Also called Horsemint. Common in wet canyon bottoms or at higher elevation. Blooms mid to late summer. 
Photo by Sally King WAVYLEAF THISTLE (Cirsium undulatum) 
Photo by Sally King Light pink to white flowers with deeper pink streaks. Common in the piñon-juniper woodland. Blooms mid to late summer. 
Photo by Sally King Most commonly found along roadways. Blooms throughout the summer. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms mid summer. Beautiful and distinctive flowers that can be seen along the entrance road and the Main Pueblo Loop Trail. Common in the piñon-juniper woodland. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms in early summer, with flowers followed by a reddish fruit. Common in canyon areas and less common on mesas. 
Photo by Sally King Also called Cane Cholla. Blooms in late May, early June. Hot pink flowers are replaced by yellow,green fruit. Very useful plant for the Ancestral Pueblo people. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms in early spring in the moist canyons. Also called Tobacco Root. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms late summer. Same vivid color as Showy Four-O'clock but much smaller flowers. Common in the piñon-juniper woodlands and Ponderosa forests. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms in late spring. Common in canyons and the piñon-juniper woodlands. 
Photo by Sally King Also called Blue Flag. Mid-late spring bloomer. Found in most areas of the mixed conifer and spruce forests or in subalpine forests. Good trails to find them include Alamo Boundary, Cerro Grande, and Ski trails. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms in mid to late summer. Found in higher elevation meadows within the park like along Cerro Grande or Alamo Boundary trails. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms mid to late summer. Found in the moist canyons like Frijoles Canyon and in subalpine meadows. 
Photos by Sally King Blooms in late summer. Low growing cactus covered with long thin spines. Found in the piñon-juniper woodland. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms in mid to late summer. Common in disturbed soil like along the Rio Grande. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms in mid to late summer. Found in disturbed soils like along roadways, trails. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms in late spring to early summer. Common in moist canyons and the slopes of the Ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forests such as Upper Frijoles Canyon. 
Photo By Sally King Bloom in mid to late summer. Found in the moist canyons in the park such as Frijoles Canyon. 
Photo by Sally King Blooms in mid to late summer. Found in meadows in the higher elevations of the park like along Cerro Grande trail. |
Last updated: January 30, 2022