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Plants of Chatfield State Park

Chatfield reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water along the Front Range open to public recreation. The park offers water enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy fishing, boating, sailing, water-skiing, and swimming in the 1,500 surface acre reservoir. Nearly 3,900 acres of park land ...more ↓

field horsetail 1
Equisetum arvense
rough horsetail 2
Equisetum hyemale
Smooth Scouring Rush 3
Equisetum laevigatum
Rocky Mountain Juniper 4
Juniperus scopulorum
common juniper 5
Juniperus communis
bristlecone pine 6
Pinus aristata
Pinyon pine 7
Pinus edulis
lodgepole pine 8
Pinus contorta
Ponderosa pine 9
Pinus ponderosa
Engelmann spruce 10
Picea engelmannii
Colorado blue spruce 11
Picea pungens
honey locust 12
Gleditsia triacanthos
Red Clover 13
Trifolium pratense
white Dutch clover 14
Trifolium repens
alfalfa 3
Medicago sativa
white sweetclover 15
Melilotus albus
yellow sweetclover 15
Melilotus officinalis
silvery lupine 16
Lupinus argenteus
Nebraska lupine 17
Lupinus plattensis
broad-leaved sweet pea 18
Lathyrus latifolius
American vetch 19
Vicia americana
Chickpea Milkvetch 20
Astragalus cicer
Drummond's milkvetch 21
Astragalus drummondii
Ground-plum Milkvetch 3
Astragalus crassicarpus
Parry's Milkvetch 22
Astragalus parryi
wild licorice 23
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Lambert locoweed 24
Oxytropis lambertii
White Point-vetch 25
Oxytropis sericea
desert false indigo 26
Amorpha fruticosa
white prairie clover 27
Dalea candida
purple prairie clover 28
Dalea purpurea
false lupine 3
Thermopsis rhombifolia
Siberian peashrub 29
Caragana arborescens
black locust 30
Robinia neomexicana
black locust 31
Robinia pseudoacacia
wild alfalfa 32
Pediomelum digitatum
Slimflower Scurfpea 33
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Shrubby Cinquefoil 34
Dasiphora fruticosa
sulfur cinquefoil 5
Potentilla recta
Yellow Avens 35
Geum aleppicum
Rocky Mountain raspberry 28
Rubus deliciosus
prairie rose 36
Rosa arkansana
Wood's rose 37
Rosa woodsii
mountain mahogany 38
Cercocarpus montanus
Fleshy hawthorn 39
Crataegus macracantha
chokecherry 29
Prunus virginiana
American plum 40
Prunus americana
Sand Cherry 41
Prunus pumila
mountain ninebark 42
Physocarpus monogynus
common buckthorn 43
Rhamnus cathartica
stinging nettle 44
Urtica dioica
Chinese elm 45
Ulmus parvifolia
Siberian elm 3
Ulmus pumila
Common Hop 46
Humulus lupulus
hackberry 47
Celtis reticulata
Russian Olive 48
Elaeagnus angustifolia
pygmy-flower rock-jasmine 8
Androsace septentrionalis
leafy Jacob's ladder 6
Polemonium foliosissimum
scarlet gilia 49
Ipomopsis aggregata
spike gilia 50
Ipomopsis spicata
slender phlox 51
Microsteris gracilis
Sticky Gilia 52
Aliciella pinnatifida
Red osier dogwood 53
Cornus sericea
Adonis blazingstar 54
Mentzelia multiflora
Bractless Blazingstar 55
Mentzelia nuda
Engelmann's Milkweed 56
Asclepias engelmanniana
swamp milkweed 57
Asclepias incarnata
Showy Milkweed 58
Asclepias speciosa
butterfly milkweed 59
Asclepias tuberosa
hemp dogbane 60
Apocynum cannabinum
Common Purslane 61
Portulaca oleracea
Nylon Hedgehog Cactus 62
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Simpson's hedgehog cactus 63
Pediocactus simpsonii
viviparous foxtail cactus 64
Escobaria vivipara
brittle prickly-pear 65
Opuntia fragilis
brown-spined prickly-pear 66
Opuntia phaeacantha
starvation prickly-pear 67
Opuntia polyacantha
twist spine prickly pear 68
Opuntia macrorhiza
swamp smartweed 69
Persicaria amphibia
smartweed 70
Persicaria lapathifolia
Spotted Lady's Thumb 14
Persicaria maculosa
pinkweed 71
Persicaria pensylvanica
devil's shoestrings 72
Polygonum arenastrum
Japanese knotweed 73
Reynoutria japonica
Giant Knotweed 74
Reynoutria sachalinensis
Sheep's Sorrel 75
Rumex acetosella
Tall dock 76
Rumex altissimus
curly dock 77
Rumex crispus
spreading buckwheat 78
Eriogonum effusum
sulfur buckwheat 79
Eriogonum umbellatum
annual buckwheat 80
Eriogonum annuum
field chickweed 81
Cerastium arvense
Whitlow-wort 82
Paronychia virginica
Common Soapwort 31
Saponaria officinalis
baby's-breath 83
Gypsophila paniculata
Cow Soapwarp 84
Vaccaria hispanica
Snowball Sand Verbena 54
Abronia fragrans
Colorado Four o'Clock 54
Mirabilis multiflora
narrow leaf umbrellawort 85
Mirabilis linearis
Wild Four O'Clock 48
Mirabilis nyctaginea

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