Helianthus ciliarisBlueweed SunflowerTexas Blueweed
Eriogonum wootonii Wooton’s Buckwheat Note: habitat limited to Sacramento Mountains; compare with Baker’s Buckwheat, Eriogonum arcuatum
Eriogonum lachnogynum Woolly-cup Buckwheat
Eriogonum inflatum Desert Trumpet Buckwheat Note: only found in northwest NM and other Southwestern states (CA, AZ)
Eriogonum havardii Havard’s Buckwheat
Eriogonum alatumWinged Buckwheat
Cucurbita foetidissimaBuffalo Gourd Note: closely related species, Coyote Melon (Cucurbita palmata) has palmately lobed leaves
Conopholis alpinaBearcorn Note: forest habitats; parasitic on roots of nearby trees
Bidens tenuisectaSlim-lobe Beggarticks
Salvia henryiHenry’s Sage Note: southern NM locales
Rumex acetosellaField Sorrel Red SorrelSheep SorrelSour Weed Note: meadow habitats
Pterospora andromedeaPinedrops Note: forest habitat; may grow to 3′ tall
Penstemon pinifoliusPine-needle Penstemon Note: high-elevation rocky habitat
Penstemon cardinalisCardinal Penstemon
Penstemon barbatusScarlet BuglerScarlet Penstemon
Papaver dubiumLong-podded PoppyLong-headed PoppyRed Garden Poppy Note: cultivated ornamental which may be found escaped to the wild
Ipomopsis aggregataSkyrocket Scarlet Gilia
Castilleja linariifoliaNarrow-leaved Paintbrush Wyoming Paintbrush
Castilleja integraFoothills PaintbrushWhole-leaf Paintbrush Note: may be orange colored; also different, yellow species
Boerhavia coccineaScarlet Spiderling
Sclerocactus parviflorusSmall-flower Fish-hook Cactus
Rafinesquia neomexicanaDesert ChicoryNew Mexico Plumeseed Note: arid habitats, so. NM; compare with similar White Tackstem Calycoseris wrightii
Oreocarya paysoniiPayson’s Perennial Cat’s Eye Note: very similar to Oreocarya oblata
Hypericum scouleriSt. Johnswort
Oreocarya fulvocanescensTawny Perennial Cat’s-Eye
Noccaea fendleriWild Candytuft Fendler’s Pennycress Note: mountain forest habitats; there is a separate alpine species
Nepeta catariaCatnip
Monarda humilisLow Beebalm
Melampodium leucanthumPlains BlackfootBlackfoot Daisy
Drymocallis argutaTall Wood BeautyTall Cinquefoil
Corallorhiza striataStriped Coralroot Note: a fungal parasite; see also: Spotted Coralroot
Corallorhiza maculataSpotted Coralroot Note: shady, mixed conifer forest habitat; see also: Striped Coralroot
Cerastium fontanumMouse-eared Chickweed Note: wet forest habitat; compare with other Chickweed species (Cerastium arvensis or Cerastium fastigiatum )
Cerastium fastigiatumFastigiate Mouse-ear Chickweed Note: compare with other Cerastrium [Chickweed] species
Plectocephalus americanaAmerican BasketflowerAmerican Star-thistle Note: mostly eastern NM; young flower-head similar in appearance to a thistle (hence one common name), but maturing into a blossom spread open, purple with a white center
Gaillardia pulchellaIndian BlanketFirewheel Note: basal leaves are spatula-shaped, not lobed; distinct from similar-looking Gaillardia pinnatifida
Gaillardia pinnatifidaRed-dome Blanket-flowerYellow Blanket-flower Note: basal leaves are pinnately lobed; distinct from similar-looking Gaillardia pulchella
Ratibida columniferaPrairie ConeflowerMexican Hat
Penstemon virgatusWand-bloom Penstemon Note: flowers can be blue, pink, or white; strong lines on lower petal lips
Oxalis alpinaAlpine Wood Sorrel Note: mid- to high-elevation mountain habitats
