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.

tall fescue ¹
Lolium arundinaceum

meadow fescue ²
Lolium pratense

Perennial Ryegrass ³
Lolium perenne

pullout grass ⁴
Vulpia octoflora

Arizona Fescue ⁵
Festuca arizonica

Shortleaf Fescue ⁶
Festuca brachyphylla

idaho fescue ⁷
Festuca idahoensis

Spike Fescue ⁸
Festuca kingii

sixweeks grass ⁵
Festuca octoflora

Thurber's fescue ⁹
Festuca thurberi

Rocky Mountain Fescue ¹⁰
Festuca saximontana saximontana

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

tall fescue 1 Lolium arundinaceum

meadow fescue 2 Lolium pratense

Perennial Ryegrass 3 Lolium perenne

pullout grass 4 Vulpia octoflora

Arizona Fescue 5 Festuca arizonica

Shortleaf Fescue 6 Festuca brachyphylla

idaho fescue 7 Festuca idahoensis

Spike Fescue 8 Festuca kingii

sixweeks grass 5 Festuca octoflora

Thurber's fescue 9 Festuca thurberi

Rocky Mountain Fescue 10 Festuca saximontana saximontana