Wildflower Identification

I was in the Denver area a few months ago with Ameri*Corps NCCC and i just happened to be around Diamond Lake around wildflower season.

I've identified as many as i have been able to thus far (hopefully correctly)

I still have a few photo's which i can't seem to identify the flower in. Just looking for common names. They are all unique flowers and the picture should show plenty of flower detail if you're familiar with them already. These are all on my website and they are all listed below in order of my aggravation:

(This is the picture above) http://biologyben.lastpromise.com/blog/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=624

http://biologyben.lastpromise.com/blog/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=668

http://biologyben.lastpromise.com/blog/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=672

http://biologyben.lastpromise.com/blog/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=604

http://biologyben.lastpromise.com/blog/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=644

http://biologyben.lastpromise.com/blog/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=652

http://biologyben.lastpromise.com/blog/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=642

Thanks for any help you all can give!!

1) Looks like Stonecrop
2) Looks like some kind of Gentian, but I can't tell based on color and possible early stage of the bloom which one.
3) Could be Spring Beauty, but lacks the customary pink (hard to identify due to lack of scale, too...)
4) Looks like Monkshood

3: wild geranium
4: monk's hood

Could probably figure out the others, but I'm out the door to a wedding.

1-Yellow stonecrop
2-Star gentian
3-White geranium
4-Monkshood, wolfbane
5-I am stumped...obviously some sort of water/bog plant
6-Cowsbane maybe
7-Alpine avens

Pam

wow....

You guys are awesome! Especially you pamela :)

Thanks for all the work!

Now for #5...

http://biologyben.lastpromise.com/blog/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=644

I've had the suggestion that #5 could be Caltha Flowered Buttercup Ranunculus alismaefolius

I agree that it's some type of butter cup, but i can't find any reference to the common name, and the images of the flower, while similar, don't have the very thin, almost skeletal petals that my example shows.

Has anyone heard of this flower? I suppose it could just be a unusual phenotype, but i'm not yet settled.

Any thoughts?

The species Ranunculus alismaefolius seems right; another name for the species is Plaintain Leaf Buttercup, and that does describe the leaf shape; in fact, it's the only buttercup in the region with the proper leaf shape, so it's a good guess. This This SouthWest Colorado Wildflowers website has some images that come close to yours, found in Echo Basin...

I agree with the Star Gentian identification of #2. If it weren't for the few opening petals...

And just a small correction I caught while surfing through all the wonderful identifications given above: there's no 's' in Cowbane, but that's definitely the correct ID. (So is White Geranium for #3 - you can remove the '?'...)

I took a moment to look through the rest of your flora gallery; you have some great stuff in there. I especially like the Spotted Saxifrage. You might want to refine your ID on the Paintbrush; I believe Paintbrush #1 and #3 are almost certainly Rosy Paintbrush (pink color, round leaves); #2 might be Indian Paintbrush, but is more likely (or properly) Scarlet Paintbrush.

Thanks for the compliment, Les! I just wish that I had more than just the one day to go out during the wild flower season.

Plus, I'm an east coaster, so I've never seen half of these plants. Beautiful country you all have over there.

Thank you for all of the ID'