Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Grasses, Sedges, and Allies

This guide contains grasses, sedges, and rushes that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

redtop ¹
Agrostis gigantea

ticklegrass ²
Agrostis scabra

creeping bentgrass ³
Agrostis stolonifera

canadian bluejoint ⁴
Calamagrostis canadensis

Purple Reedgrass ⁵
Calamagrostis purpurascens

Slim-stem Small-reedgrass ⁶
Calamagrostis stricta

rabbitfoot grass ⁷
Polypogon monspeliensis

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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Grasses, Sedges, and Allies

redtop 1 Agrostis gigantea

ticklegrass 2 Agrostis scabra

creeping bentgrass 3 Agrostis stolonifera

canadian bluejoint 4 Calamagrostis canadensis

Purple Reedgrass 5 Calamagrostis purpurascens

Slim-stem Small-reedgrass 6 Calamagrostis stricta

rabbitfoot grass 7 Polypogon monspeliensis