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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.

rice cutgrass 1
Leersia oryzoides
Hairy Crabgrass 2
Digitaria sanguinalis
barnyardgrass 3
Echinochloa crus-galli
yellow foxtail 4
Setaria pumila
hooked bristle grass 5
Setaria verticillata
Green Bristle Grass 6
Setaria viridis
mat sandbur 7
Cenchrus longispinus
hairy rosette-panicgrass 8
Dichanthelium acuminatum
Heller's Rosette Grass 9
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Scribner's Panicgrass 10
Dichanthelium scribnerianum
witch grass 2
Panicum capillare
Proso Millet 11
Panicum miliaceum
switchgrass 9
Panicum virgatum
little bluestem 12
Schizachyrium scoparium
big bluestem 13
Andropogon gerardi
Sand Bluestem 14
Andropogon hallii
King Ranch bluestem 15
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Silver bluestem 8
Bothriochloa laguroides
Indiangrass 4
Sorghastrum nutans
Sorghum 16
Sorghum bicolor
Johnson grass 17
Sorghum halepense
inland wood oats 18
Chasmanthium latifolium
boreal manna grass 19
Glyceria borealis
fowl manna grass 20
Glyceria elata
American manna grass 21
Glyceria grandis
Fowl Mannagrass 22
Glyceria striata
redtop 23
Agrostis gigantea
ticklegrass 24
Agrostis scabra
creeping bentgrass 20
Agrostis stolonifera
canadian bluejoint 25
Calamagrostis canadensis
Purple Reedgrass 26
Calamagrostis purpurascens
Slim-stem Small-reedgrass 27
Calamagrostis stricta
rabbitfoot grass 28
Polypogon monspeliensis
northern sweetgrass 9
Anthoxanthum hirtum
wild oat 29
Avena fatua
prairie junegrass 30
Koeleria macrantha
spike trisetum 20
Trisetum spicatum
tall oat grass 31
Arrhenatherum elatius
Quaking-grass 32
Briza media
nuttall's alkali grass 33
Puccinellia nuttalliana
crested dogtail grass 34
Cynosurus cristatus
orchard grass 35
Dactylis glomerata
tufted hair grass 20
Deschampsia cespitosa
tall fescue 15
Lolium arundinaceum
meadow fescue 36
Lolium pratense
Perennial Ryegrass 37
Lolium perenne
pullout grass 38
Vulpia octoflora
Arizona Fescue 39
Festuca arizonica
Shortleaf Fescue 24
Festuca brachyphylla
idaho fescue 40
Festuca idahoensis
Spike Fescue 33
Festuca kingii
sixweeks grass 39
Festuca octoflora
Thurber's fescue 41
Festuca thurberi
Rocky Mountain Fescue 42
Festuca saximontana saximontana
reed canary grass 43
Phalaris arundinacea
Variegated Ribbon Grass 44
Phalaris arundinacea picta
canary grass 3
Phalaris canariensis
Alpine Meadow-grass 45
Poa alpina
Annual Meadow-grass 46
Poa annua
Arctic Bluegrass 24
Poa arctica
Prairie Bluegrass 21
Poa arida
Bulbous Meadow-grass 47
Poa bulbosa
Flattened Meadow-grass 48
Poa compressa
muttongrass 20
Poa fendleriana
Inland Bluegrass 49
Poa interior
Swamp Meadow-grass 20
Poa palustris
Smooth Meadow-grass 20
Poa pratensis
Pine bluegrass 20
Poa secunda
Wheeler's Bluegrass 50
Poa wheeleri
timberline bluegrass 33
Poa glauca rupicola
Alpine Timothy 33
Phleum alpinum
Timothy 51
Phleum pratense
short-awn foxtail 20
Alopecurus aequalis
Creeping Foxtail 52
Alopecurus arundinaceus
meadow foxtail 47
Alopecurus pratensis
American slough grass 53
Beckmannia syzigachne
Fringed Brome 6
Bromus ciliatus
smooth brome 6
Bromus inermis
nodding brome 54
Bromus porteri
rattlesnake brome 50
Bromus briziformis
Japanese brome 15
Bromus japonicus
Rye Brome 55
Bromus secalinus
corn brome 56
Bromus squarrosus
California brome 20
Bromus carinatus
cheatgrass 57
Bromus tectorum
Russian Wildrye 58
Psathyrostachys juncea
Intermediate Wheatgrass 59
Thinopyrum intermedium
Tall Wheat Grass 60
Thinopyrum obtusiflorum
Eurasian Quackgrass 61
Thinopyrum ponticum
Bluebunch Wheatgrass 62
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Montana wild rye 63
Elymus albicans
Canada wild rye 64
Elymus canadensis
squirreltail 65
Elymus elymoides
Streamside Wild Rye 20
Elymus lanceolatus
Quack Grass 66
Elymus repens
Western Wheatgrass 67
Elymus smithii
slender wheat grass 68
Elymus trachycaulus
Virginia wildrye 69
Elymus virginicus
Blue Wild Rye 70
Elymus glaucus glaucus
Meadow barley 71
Hordeum brachyantherum

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