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.

sideoats grama ¹
Bouteloua curtipendula

Buffalo Grass ²
Bouteloua dactyloides

blue grama ³
Bouteloua gracilis

hairy grama ⁴
Bouteloua hirsuta

Bermuda grass ⁵
Cynodon dactylon

windmill grass ²
Chloris verticillata

feather finger grass ⁶
Chloris virgata

Salt Grass ⁷
Distichlis spicata

Tumble Grass ²
Schedonnardus paniculatus

Pine Dropseed ⁸
Blepharoneuron tricholepis

scratch grass ⁹
Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Plains Muhlenbergia ¹⁰
Muhlenbergia cuspidata

pull-up muhly ¹¹
Muhlenbergia filiformis

mountain muhly ¹²
Muhlenbergia montana

Green Muhly ¹³
Muhlenbergia racemosa

mat muhly ¹⁴
Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Ring Muhly ¹⁵
Muhlenbergia torreyi

Spike Muhly ¹³
Muhlenbergia wrightii

Slim Tridens ¹⁶
Tridens muticus

false buffalo-grass ¹⁶
Munroa squarrosa

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

sideoats grama 1 Bouteloua curtipendula

Buffalo Grass 2 Bouteloua dactyloides

blue grama 3 Bouteloua gracilis

hairy grama 4 Bouteloua hirsuta

Bermuda grass 5 Cynodon dactylon

windmill grass 2 Chloris verticillata

feather finger grass 6 Chloris virgata

Salt Grass 7 Distichlis spicata

Tumble Grass 2 Schedonnardus paniculatus

Pine Dropseed 8 Blepharoneuron tricholepis

scratch grass 9 Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Plains Muhlenbergia 10 Muhlenbergia cuspidata

pull-up muhly 11 Muhlenbergia filiformis

mountain muhly 12 Muhlenbergia montana

Green Muhly 13 Muhlenbergia racemosa

mat muhly 14 Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Ring Muhly 15 Muhlenbergia torreyi

Spike Muhly 13 Muhlenbergia wrightii

Slim Tridens 16 Tridens muticus

false buffalo-grass 16 Munroa squarrosa