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 ↓

Common Club-rush ¹
Schoenoplectus lacustris

Three-Square Bulrush ²
Schoenoplectus pungens

Saltmarsh bulrush ³
Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus

Nebraska sedge ⁴
Carex nebrascensis

eleocharis sedge ⁵
Carex stenophylla

Spongy Sedge ⁴
Carex stipata

small-winged sedge ⁶
Carex microptera

starry broomsedge ⁷
Carex pachystachya

redroot flatsedge ⁸
Cyperus erythrorhizos

Common Spike-rush ⁹
Eleocharis palustris

Pale Bulrush ¹⁰
Scirpus pallidus

false buffalograss ⁴
Monroa squarrosa

Sand Reedgrass ¹¹
Calamovilfa longifolia

Barnyardgrass ¹²
Echinochloa crus-galli

Yellow Foxtail ¹³
Setaria glauca

Witch Grass ¹⁴
Panicum capillare

Switchgrass ¹⁵
Panicum virgatum

little bluestem ¹⁶
Schizachyrium scoparium

big bluestem ¹⁷
Andropogon gerardi

Prairie Cordgrass ¹⁸
Spartina pectinata

Redtop ¹⁹
Agrostis gigantea

ticklegrass ⁴
Agrostis scabra

rabbitfoot grass ²⁰
Polypogon monspeliensis

orchard grass ⁴
Dactylis glomerata

Perennial Ryegrass ¹
Lolium perenne

Reed Canarygrass ²¹
Phalaris arundinacea

Bulbous Meadow-grass ²²
Poa bulbosa

Canadian Bluegrass ²³
Poa compressa

Kentucky bluegrass ⁴
Poa pratensis

Timothy ⁴
Phleum pratense

short-awn foxtail ⁴
Alopecurus aequalis

american slough grass ²⁴
Beckmannia syzigachne

smooth brome ²⁵
Bromus inermis

Japanese chess ²⁶
Bromus japonicus

cheat grass ¹
Bromus tectorum

Western Wheatgrass ²⁷
Pascopyrum smithii

Canada Wild Rye ²⁸
Elymus canadensis

squirreltail ⁴
Elymus elymoides

quackgrass ⁴
Elymus repens

Meadow barley ⁴
Hordeum brachyantherum

Foxtail Barley ²⁹
Hordeum jubatum

Little Barley ³⁰
Hordeum pusillum

crested wheatgrass ³¹
Agropyron cristatum

Needle-and-Thread ³²
Hesperostipa comata

common reed ³³
Phragmites australis

purple three-awn ⁴
Aristida purpurea

alkali sacaton ³⁴
Sporobolus airoides

sand dropseed ⁴
Sporobolus cryptandrus

stinkgrass ¹⁴
Eragrostis cilianensis

purple love grass ¹²
Eragrostis pectinacea

sideoats grama ³⁵
Bouteloua curtipendula

Buffalo Grass ³⁶
Bouteloua dactyloides

blue grama ³⁷
Bouteloua gracilis

saltgrass ³⁸
Distichlis spicata

scratch grass ³⁹
Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Narrow-leaved Cattail ⁴⁰
Typha angustifolia

common cattail ⁴¹
Typha latifolia

Arctic rush ⁴²
Juncus arcticus

toad rush ⁴
Juncus bufonius

Dudley's Rush ³¹
Juncus dudleyi

Knotted Rush ⁴³
Juncus nodosus

Torrey's Rush ⁴⁴
Juncus torreyi

soapweed yucca ⁴
Yucca glauca

common starlily ⁴⁵
Leucocrinum montanum

Star-flowered Lily-of-the-valley ⁴⁶
Maianthemum stellatum

wild asparagus ⁴⁷
Asparagus officinalis

Turkish Iris ⁴⁸
Iris orientalis

Bearded iris ⁴⁹
Iris × germanica

Pondweed ⁵⁰
Potamogeton

Western Spiderwort ⁵¹
Tradescantia occidentalis

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Plants of Cherry Creek State Park

Common Club-rush 1 Schoenoplectus lacustris

Three-Square Bulrush 2 Schoenoplectus pungens

Saltmarsh bulrush 3 Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus

Nebraska sedge 4 Carex nebrascensis

eleocharis sedge 5 Carex stenophylla

Spongy Sedge 4 Carex stipata

small-winged sedge 6 Carex microptera

starry broomsedge 7 Carex pachystachya

redroot flatsedge 8 Cyperus erythrorhizos

Common Spike-rush 9 Eleocharis palustris

Pale Bulrush 10 Scirpus pallidus

false buffalograss 4 Monroa squarrosa

Sand Reedgrass 11 Calamovilfa longifolia

Barnyardgrass 12 Echinochloa crus-galli

Yellow Foxtail 13 Setaria glauca

Witch Grass 14 Panicum capillare

Switchgrass 15 Panicum virgatum

little bluestem 16 Schizachyrium scoparium

big bluestem 17 Andropogon gerardi

Prairie Cordgrass 18 Spartina pectinata

Redtop 19 Agrostis gigantea

ticklegrass 4 Agrostis scabra

rabbitfoot grass 20 Polypogon monspeliensis

orchard grass 4 Dactylis glomerata

Perennial Ryegrass 1 Lolium perenne

Reed Canarygrass 21 Phalaris arundinacea

Bulbous Meadow-grass 22 Poa bulbosa

Canadian Bluegrass 23 Poa compressa

Kentucky bluegrass 4 Poa pratensis

Timothy 4 Phleum pratense

short-awn foxtail 4 Alopecurus aequalis

american slough grass 24 Beckmannia syzigachne

smooth brome 25 Bromus inermis

Japanese chess 26 Bromus japonicus

cheat grass 1 Bromus tectorum

Western Wheatgrass 27 Pascopyrum smithii

Canada Wild Rye 28 Elymus canadensis

squirreltail 4 Elymus elymoides

quackgrass 4 Elymus repens

Meadow barley 4 Hordeum brachyantherum

Foxtail Barley 29 Hordeum jubatum

Little Barley 30 Hordeum pusillum

crested wheatgrass 31 Agropyron cristatum

Needle-and-Thread 32 Hesperostipa comata

common reed 33 Phragmites australis

purple three-awn 4 Aristida purpurea

alkali sacaton 34 Sporobolus airoides

sand dropseed 4 Sporobolus cryptandrus

stinkgrass 14 Eragrostis cilianensis

purple love grass 12 Eragrostis pectinacea

sideoats grama 35 Bouteloua curtipendula

Buffalo Grass 36 Bouteloua dactyloides

blue grama 37 Bouteloua gracilis

saltgrass 38 Distichlis spicata

scratch grass 39 Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Narrow-leaved Cattail 40 Typha angustifolia

common cattail 41 Typha latifolia

Arctic rush 42 Juncus arcticus

toad rush 4 Juncus bufonius

Dudley's Rush 31 Juncus dudleyi

Knotted Rush 43 Juncus nodosus

Torrey's Rush 44 Juncus torreyi

soapweed yucca 4 Yucca glauca

common starlily 45 Leucocrinum montanum

Star-flowered Lily-of-the-valley 46 Maianthemum stellatum

wild asparagus 47 Asparagus officinalis

Turkish Iris 48 Iris orientalis

Bearded iris 49 Iris × germanica

Pondweed 50 Potamogeton

Western Spiderwort 51 Tradescantia occidentalis