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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 ↓

boxelder 1
Acer negundo
velvetweed 2
Oenothera curtiflora
hairy evening primrose 3
Oenothera villosa
White-stem Evening Primrose 4
Oenothera albicaulis
Panicled Willowherb 5
Epilobium brachycarpum
Great Willowherb 6
Epilobium hirsutum
Purple Loosestrife 7
Lythrum salicaria
common mullein 8
Verbascum thapsus
green ash 9
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Common Privet 10
Ligustrum vulgare
Corn Mint 11
Mentha arvensis
Catnip 12
Nepeta cataria
prostrate vervain 13
Verbena bracteata
Blue Vervain 14
Verbena hastata
Balkan toadflax 13
Linaria dalmatica
Common Toadflax 14
Linaria vulgaris
American brooklime 15
Veronica americana
blue water-speedwell 16
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Common Plantain 17
Plantago major
woolly plantain 3
Plantago patagonica
Broadbeard Beardtongue 18
Penstemon angustifolius
White-flower Beardtongue 3
Penstemon albidus
Rocky Mountain penstemon 19
Penstemon strictus
thistle poppy 20
Argemone polyanthemos
Alkali Buttercup 21
Halerpestes cymbalaria
Oregon grape 22
Berberis aquifolium
long-leaved groundcherry 23
Physalis longifolia
buffalo-bur 24
Solanum rostratum
Bush Morning-glory 25
Ipomoea leptophylla
Field Bindweed 26
Convolvulus arvensis
Western Snowberry 27
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Tatarian honeysuckle 28
Lonicera tatarica
Fuller's Teasel 29
Dipsacus fullonum
cutleaf teasel 30
Dipsacus laciniatus
poison hemlock 31
Conium maculatum
scarlet globemallow 3
Sphaeralcea coccinea
dwarf mallow 32
Malva neglecta
white poplar 33
Populus alba
eastern cottonwood 34
Populus deltoides
trembling aspen 35
Populus tremuloides
SandbarWillow 3
Salix exigua
narrow-leaved willow 3
Salix exigua exigua
Peachleaf Willow 14
Salix amygdaloides
Crack Willow 3
Salix ×fragilis
Mountain Willow 36
Salix monticola
Dewystem Willow 37
Salix irrorata
Nuttall's Violet 38
Viola nuttallii
Lewis flax 39
Linum lewisii
perennial flax 40
Linum perenne
leafy spurge 3
Euphorbia esula
Slender Leafy Spurge 41
Euphorbia virgata
Donkey Tail 42
Euphorbia myrsinites
fringed puccoon 43
Lithospermum incisum
Hound's-tongue 44
Cynoglossum officinale
puncture vine 45
Tribulus terrestris
desert madwort 46
Alyssum desertorum
Field Alison 47
Alyssum simplex
hoary alyssum 48
Berteroa incana
common pepperweed 49
Lepidium densiflorum
Heart-podded Hoary Cress 50
Lepidium draba
Watercress 13
Nasturtium officinale
Field Penny-cress 51
Thlaspi arvense
blue mustard 52
Chorispora tenella
shepherd's purse 53
Capsella bursa-pastoris
flixweed 54
Descurainia sophia
tumble mustard 3
Sisymbrium altissimum
Rocky Mountain bee plant 55
Peritoma serrulata
wild cucumber 56
Echinocystis lobata
golden currant 57
Ribes aureum
Virginia creeper 58
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Common Club-rush 59
Schoenoplectus lacustris
Three-Square Bulrush 60
Schoenoplectus pungens
Saltmarsh bulrush 61
Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus
Nebraska sedge 3
Carex nebrascensis
eleocharis sedge 62
Carex stenophylla
Spongy Sedge 3
Carex stipata
small-winged sedge 63
Carex microptera
starry broomsedge 64
Carex pachystachya
redroot flatsedge 65
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Common Spike-rush 66
Eleocharis palustris
Pale Bulrush 67
Scirpus pallidus
false buffalograss 3
Monroa squarrosa
Sand Reedgrass 68
Calamovilfa longifolia
Barnyardgrass 69
Echinochloa crus-galli
Yellow Foxtail 70
Setaria glauca
Witch Grass 71
Panicum capillare
Switchgrass 72
Panicum virgatum
little bluestem 73
Schizachyrium scoparium
big bluestem 42
Andropogon gerardi
Prairie Cordgrass 74
Spartina pectinata
Redtop 75
Agrostis gigantea
ticklegrass 3
Agrostis scabra
rabbitfoot grass 76
Polypogon monspeliensis
orchard grass 3
Dactylis glomerata
Perennial Ryegrass 59
Lolium perenne
Reed Canarygrass 77
Phalaris arundinacea
Bulbous Meadow-grass 78
Poa bulbosa
Canadian Bluegrass 79
Poa compressa
Kentucky bluegrass 3
Poa pratensis
Timothy 3
Phleum pratense

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