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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.

boreal manna grass 1
Glyceria borealis
fowl manna grass 2
Glyceria elata
American manna grass 3
Glyceria grandis
Fowl Mannagrass 4
Glyceria striata
redtop 5
Agrostis gigantea
ticklegrass 6
Agrostis scabra
creeping bentgrass 2
Agrostis stolonifera
canadian bluejoint 7
Calamagrostis canadensis
Purple Reedgrass 8
Calamagrostis purpurascens
Slim-stem Small-reedgrass 9
Calamagrostis stricta
rabbitfoot grass 10
Polypogon monspeliensis
northern sweetgrass 11
Anthoxanthum hirtum
wild oat 12
Avena fatua
prairie junegrass 13
Koeleria macrantha
spike trisetum 2
Trisetum spicatum
tall oat grass 14
Arrhenatherum elatius
Quaking-grass 15
Briza media
nuttall's alkali grass 16
Puccinellia nuttalliana
crested dogtail grass 17
Cynosurus cristatus
orchard grass 18
Dactylis glomerata
tufted hair grass 2
Deschampsia cespitosa
tall fescue 19
Lolium arundinaceum
meadow fescue 20
Lolium pratense
Perennial Ryegrass 21
Lolium perenne
pullout grass 22
Vulpia octoflora
Arizona Fescue 23
Festuca arizonica
Shortleaf Fescue 6
Festuca brachyphylla
idaho fescue 24
Festuca idahoensis
Spike Fescue 16
Festuca kingii
sixweeks grass 23
Festuca octoflora
Thurber's fescue 25
Festuca thurberi
Rocky Mountain Fescue 26
Festuca saximontana saximontana
reed canary grass 27
Phalaris arundinacea
Variegated Ribbon Grass 28
Phalaris arundinacea picta
canary grass 29
Phalaris canariensis
Alpine Meadow-grass 30
Poa alpina
Annual Meadow-grass 31
Poa annua
Arctic Bluegrass 6
Poa arctica
Prairie Bluegrass 3
Poa arida
Bulbous Meadow-grass 32
Poa bulbosa
Flattened Meadow-grass 33
Poa compressa
muttongrass 2
Poa fendleriana
Inland Bluegrass 34
Poa interior
Swamp Meadow-grass 2
Poa palustris
Smooth Meadow-grass 2
Poa pratensis
Pine bluegrass 2
Poa secunda
Wheeler's Bluegrass 35
Poa wheeleri
timberline bluegrass 16
Poa glauca rupicola
Alpine Timothy 16
Phleum alpinum
Timothy 36
Phleum pratense
short-awn foxtail 2
Alopecurus aequalis
Creeping Foxtail 37
Alopecurus arundinaceus
meadow foxtail 32
Alopecurus pratensis
American slough grass 38
Beckmannia syzigachne
Fringed Brome 39
Bromus ciliatus
smooth brome 39
Bromus inermis
nodding brome 40
Bromus porteri
rattlesnake brome 35
Bromus briziformis
Japanese brome 19
Bromus japonicus
Rye Brome 41
Bromus secalinus
corn brome 42
Bromus squarrosus
California brome 2
Bromus carinatus
cheatgrass 43
Bromus tectorum
Russian Wildrye 44
Psathyrostachys juncea
Intermediate Wheatgrass 45
Thinopyrum intermedium
Tall Wheat Grass 46
Thinopyrum obtusiflorum
Eurasian Quackgrass 47
Thinopyrum ponticum
Bluebunch Wheatgrass 48
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Montana wild rye 49
Elymus albicans
Canada wild rye 50
Elymus canadensis
squirreltail 51
Elymus elymoides
Streamside Wild Rye 2
Elymus lanceolatus
Quack Grass 52
Elymus repens
Western Wheatgrass 53
Elymus smithii
slender wheat grass 54
Elymus trachycaulus
Virginia wildrye 55
Elymus virginicus
Blue Wild Rye 56
Elymus glaucus glaucus
Meadow barley 57
Hordeum brachyantherum
squirreltail 58
Hordeum jubatum
wall barley 59
Hordeum murinum
little barley 60
Hordeum pusillum
Barley 61
Hordeum vulgare
Colorado wildrye 62
Leymus ambiguus
Great Basin Wildrye 63
Leymus cinereus
crested wheatgrass 64
Agropyron cristatum
rye 65
Secale cereale
Bread Wheat 23
Triticum aestivum
jointed goat grass 66
Aegilops cylindrica
White-grained Mountain-ricegrass 67
Oryzopsis asperifolia
Needle-and-Thread 68
Hesperostipa comata
New Mexico Feathergrass 69
Hesperostipa neomexicana
mountain ricegrass 67
Piptatheropsis pungens
green needlegrass 70
Nassella viridula
Indian ricegrass 71
Achnatherum hymenoides
Nelson's needlegrass 2
Achnatherum nelsonii
sleepygrass 72
Achnatherum robustum
Little Ricegrass 2
Piptatherum exiguum
Sand Ricegrass 73
Eriocoma hymenoides

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