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.

Russian Wildrye ¹
Psathyrostachys juncea

Intermediate Wheatgrass ²
Thinopyrum intermedium

Tall Wheat Grass ³
Thinopyrum obtusiflorum

Eurasian Quackgrass ⁴
Thinopyrum ponticum

Bluebunch Wheatgrass ⁵
Pseudoroegneria spicata

Montana wild rye ⁶
Elymus albicans

Canada wild rye ⁷
Elymus canadensis

squirreltail ⁸
Elymus elymoides

Streamside Wild Rye ⁹
Elymus lanceolatus

Quack Grass ¹⁰
Elymus repens

Western Wheatgrass ¹¹
Elymus smithii

slender wheat grass ¹²
Elymus trachycaulus

Virginia wildrye ¹³
Elymus virginicus

Blue Wild Rye ¹⁴
Elymus glaucus glaucus

Meadow barley ¹⁵
Hordeum brachyantherum

squirreltail ¹⁶
Hordeum jubatum

wall barley ¹⁷
Hordeum murinum

little barley ¹⁸
Hordeum pusillum

Barley ¹⁹
Hordeum vulgare

Colorado wildrye ²⁰
Leymus ambiguus

Great Basin Wildrye ²¹
Leymus cinereus

crested wheatgrass ²²
Agropyron cristatum

rye ²³
Secale cereale

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

Russian Wildrye 1 Psathyrostachys juncea

Intermediate Wheatgrass 2 Thinopyrum intermedium

Tall Wheat Grass 3 Thinopyrum obtusiflorum

Eurasian Quackgrass 4 Thinopyrum ponticum

Bluebunch Wheatgrass 5 Pseudoroegneria spicata

Montana wild rye 6 Elymus albicans

Canada wild rye 7 Elymus canadensis

squirreltail 8 Elymus elymoides

Streamside Wild Rye 9 Elymus lanceolatus

Quack Grass 10 Elymus repens

Western Wheatgrass 11 Elymus smithii

slender wheat grass 12 Elymus trachycaulus

Virginia wildrye 13 Elymus virginicus

Blue Wild Rye 14 Elymus glaucus glaucus

Meadow barley 15 Hordeum brachyantherum

squirreltail 16 Hordeum jubatum

wall barley 17 Hordeum murinum

little barley 18 Hordeum pusillum

Barley 19 Hordeum vulgare

Colorado wildrye 20 Leymus ambiguus

Great Basin Wildrye 21 Leymus cinereus

crested wheatgrass 22 Agropyron cristatum

rye 23 Secale cereale