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Plants of Cherry Creek State Park

Comprised of an 880-acre reservoir and 3305 acres of upland, Cherry Creek State Park is the largest regional park and recreation area in the southeast Denver area. it was also the first park in the state park system. Located in the High Plains section of the Great Plains, the park sits on a ...more ↓

Prairie Sunflower 1
Helianthus petiolaris
cowpen daisy 2
Verbesina encelioides
Redstem Filaree 3
Erodium cicutarium
western poison ivy 4
Toxicodendron rydbergii
fragrant sumac 5
Rhus aromatica
boxelder 6
Acer negundo
velvetweed 7
Oenothera curtiflora
hairy evening primrose 8
Oenothera villosa
White-stem Evening Primrose 9
Oenothera albicaulis
Panicled Willowherb 10
Epilobium brachycarpum
Great Willowherb 11
Epilobium hirsutum
Purple Loosestrife 12
Lythrum salicaria
common mullein 13
Verbascum thapsus
green ash 14
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Common Privet 15
Ligustrum vulgare
Corn Mint 16
Mentha arvensis
Catnip 17
Nepeta cataria
prostrate vervain 18
Verbena bracteata
Blue Vervain 4
Verbena hastata
Balkan toadflax 18
Linaria dalmatica
Common Toadflax 4
Linaria vulgaris
American brooklime 19
Veronica americana
blue water-speedwell 20
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Common Plantain 21
Plantago major
woolly plantain 8
Plantago patagonica
Broadbeard Beardtongue 22
Penstemon angustifolius
White-flower Beardtongue 8
Penstemon albidus
Rocky Mountain penstemon 23
Penstemon strictus
thistle poppy 24
Argemone polyanthemos
Alkali Buttercup 25
Halerpestes cymbalaria
Oregon grape 26
Berberis aquifolium
long-leaved groundcherry 27
Physalis longifolia
buffalo-bur 28
Solanum rostratum
Bush Morning-glory 29
Ipomoea leptophylla
Field Bindweed 30
Convolvulus arvensis
Western Snowberry 31
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Tatarian honeysuckle 32
Lonicera tatarica
Fuller's Teasel 33
Dipsacus fullonum
cutleaf teasel 34
Dipsacus laciniatus
poison hemlock 35
Conium maculatum
scarlet globemallow 8
Sphaeralcea coccinea
dwarf mallow 36
Malva neglecta
white poplar 37
Populus alba
eastern cottonwood 38
Populus deltoides
trembling aspen 39
Populus tremuloides
SandbarWillow 8
Salix exigua
narrow-leaved willow 8
Salix exigua exigua
Peachleaf Willow 4
Salix amygdaloides
Crack Willow 8
Salix ×fragilis
Mountain Willow 40
Salix monticola
Dewystem Willow 41
Salix irrorata
Nuttall's Violet 42
Viola nuttallii
Lewis flax 43
Linum lewisii
perennial flax 44
Linum perenne
leafy spurge 8
Euphorbia esula
Slender Leafy Spurge 45
Euphorbia virgata
Donkey Tail 5
Euphorbia myrsinites
fringed puccoon 2
Lithospermum incisum
Hound's-tongue 46
Cynoglossum officinale
puncture vine 1
Tribulus terrestris
desert madwort 47
Alyssum desertorum
Field Alison 48
Alyssum simplex
hoary alyssum 49
Berteroa incana
common pepperweed 50
Lepidium densiflorum
Heart-podded Hoary Cress 51
Lepidium draba
Watercress 18
Nasturtium officinale
Field Penny-cress 52
Thlaspi arvense
blue mustard 53
Chorispora tenella
shepherd's purse 54
Capsella bursa-pastoris
flixweed 55
Descurainia sophia
tumble mustard 8
Sisymbrium altissimum
Rocky Mountain bee plant 56
Peritoma serrulata
wild cucumber 57
Echinocystis lobata
golden currant 58
Ribes aureum
Virginia creeper 59
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Common Club-rush 60
Schoenoplectus lacustris
Three-Square Bulrush 61
Schoenoplectus pungens
Saltmarsh bulrush 62
Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus
Nebraska sedge 8
Carex nebrascensis
eleocharis sedge 63
Carex stenophylla
Spongy Sedge 8
Carex stipata
small-winged sedge 64
Carex microptera
starry broomsedge 65
Carex pachystachya
redroot flatsedge 66
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Common Spike-rush 67
Eleocharis palustris
Pale Bulrush 68
Scirpus pallidus
false buffalograss 8
Monroa squarrosa
Sand Reedgrass 69
Calamovilfa longifolia
Barnyardgrass 70
Echinochloa crus-galli
Yellow Foxtail 71
Setaria glauca
Witch Grass 72
Panicum capillare
Switchgrass 73
Panicum virgatum
little bluestem 74
Schizachyrium scoparium
big bluestem 5
Andropogon gerardi
Prairie Cordgrass 75
Spartina pectinata
Redtop 76
Agrostis gigantea
ticklegrass 8
Agrostis scabra
rabbitfoot grass 77
Polypogon monspeliensis
orchard grass 8
Dactylis glomerata
Perennial Ryegrass 60
Lolium perenne

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