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 ↓

hairy evening primrose ¹
Oenothera villosa

white-stem evening primrose ²
Oenothera albicaulis

Howard's evening primrose ³
Oenothera howardii

yellow sundrops ⁴
Oenothera serrulata

willow herb ⁵
Epilobium brachycarpum

Great Willowherb ⁶
Epilobium hirsutum

Gambel oak ⁷
Quercus gambelii

water birch ⁸
Betula occidentalis

Mountain Alder ⁹
Alnus incana tenuifolia

mullein ¹⁰
Verbascum thapsus

Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush ¹¹
Castilleja integra

slender false foxglove ¹²
Agalinis tenuifolia

Common Broomrape ¹³
Orobanche minor

common lilac ¹⁴
Syringa vulgaris

green ash ¹
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

wild privet ¹⁵
Forestiera pubescens

wild bergamot ¹⁶
Monarda fistulosa

horse mint ¹⁷
Monarda pectinata

field mint ¹⁸
Mentha arvensis

catnip ¹⁹
Nepeta cataria

Silver Sage ²⁰
Salvia argentea

Mintweed ²¹
Salvia reflexa

Britton's skullcap ²²
Scutellaria brittonii

henbit deadnettle ²³
Lamium amplexicaule

motherwort ²⁴
Leonurus cardiaca

White Horehound ¹¹
Marrubium vulgare

prostrate vervain ¹⁷
Verbena bracteata

Blue Vervain ²⁵
Verbena hastata

wedgeleaf frogfruit ²⁶
Phyla cuneifolia

Dalmatian toadflax ¹⁷
Linaria dalmatica

yellow toadflax ²⁵
Linaria vulgaris

brooklime ¹⁵
Veronica americana

water speedwell ²⁷
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

common plaintain ²⁸
Plantago major

wooly plaintain ¹
Plantago patagonica

ribwort plantain ²⁹
Plantago lanceolata

small-flowered blue-eyed mary ³⁰
Collinsia parviflora

Broadbeard Beardtongue ³¹
Penstemon angustifolius

Sidebells Penstemon ³²
Penstemon secundiflorus

sawsepal penstemon ³³
Penstemon glaber

Rocky Mountain penstemon ³⁴
Penstemon strictus

upright blue beardtongue ¹⁷
Penstemon virgatus

Front Range Beardtongue ³⁵
Penstemon virens

Palmer's penstemon ³⁶
Penstemon palmeri

prickly poppy ³⁷
Argemone polyanthemos

Nuttall's larkspur ³⁸
Delphinium nuttallianum

prairie larkspur ³⁹
Delphinium carolinianum virescens

cursed crowfoot ⁴⁰
Ranunculus sceleratus

western virgin's bower ⁴¹
Clematis ligusticifolia

meadow anemone ⁴²
Anemonastrum canadense

creeping mahonia ¹
Berberis repens

clammy ground cherry ⁸
Physalis heterophylla

long-leaved groundcherry ⁴³
Physalis longifolia

Virginia ground cherry ¹⁷
Physalis virginiana

buffalo bur ²⁵
Solanum rostratum

nightshade ⁴⁴
Solanum triflorum

Bush Morning-glory ⁴⁵
Ipomoea leptophylla

Field Bindweed ⁴⁶
Convolvulus arvensis

Hedge Bindweed ⁴⁷
Calystegia sepium

Western Snowberry ⁴⁸
Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Roundleaf Snowberry ⁴⁹
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

Tatarian honeysuckle ⁵⁰
Lonicera tatarica

Fuller's Teasel ⁵¹
Dipsacus fullonum

guelder-rose ⁵²
Viburnum opulus

Queen Anne's lace ⁵³
Daucus carota

Oriental Desert-parsley ⁵⁴
Lomatium orientale

poison hemlock ⁵⁵
Conium maculatum

scarlet globemallow ¹
Sphaeralcea coccinea

cheeseweed ⁵⁶
Malva neglecta

winecup mallow ⁵⁷
Callirhoe involucrata

bastard toad flax ⁵⁸
Comandra umbellata

narrowleaf cottonwood ⁵⁹
Populus angustifolia

plains cottonwood ⁶⁰
Populus deltoides

lanceleaf cottonwood ⁶¹
Populus × acuminata

sandbar willow ¹
Salix exigua

peach-leaf willow ²⁵
Salix amygdaloides

crack willow ⁶²
Salix ×fragilis

Nuttall violet ⁶³
Viola nuttallii

Lewis flax ⁶⁴
Linum lewisii

leafy spurge ¹
Euphorbia esula

Slender Leafy Spurge ⁶⁵
Euphorbia virgata

Donkey Tail ⁶⁶
Euphorbia myrsinites

Horned Spurge ⁶⁷
Euphorbia brachycera

Thymeleaf Sandmat ¹
Euphorbia serpillifolia

Thyme-leafed spurge ⁶⁸
Euphorbia serpyllifolia

toothed spurge ¹⁷
Euphorbia dentata

snow-on-the-mountain ⁶⁹
Euphorbia marginata

St Johnswort ¹⁰
Hypericum perforatum

Aunt Lucy ¹
Ellisia nyctelea

Silverleaf phacelia ⁷⁰
Phacelia hastata

scorpionweed ⁷¹
Phacelia heterophylla

fringed puccoon ⁷²
Lithospermum incisum

many-flowered stickseed ⁷³
Hackelia floribunda

Hound's-tongue ¹⁰
Cynoglossum officinale

Miner's Candle ⁷⁴
Oreocarya virgata

Prairie Bluebells ³
Mertensia lanceolata

puncture vine ²
Tribulus terrestris

Small Alison ⁶
Alyssum alyssoides

Field Alison ⁷⁵
Alyssum simplex

Hoary Alyssum ²⁸
Berteroa incana

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Plants of Chatfield State Park

hairy evening primrose 1 Oenothera villosa

white-stem evening primrose 2 Oenothera albicaulis

Howard's evening primrose 3 Oenothera howardii

yellow sundrops 4 Oenothera serrulata

willow herb 5 Epilobium brachycarpum

Great Willowherb 6 Epilobium hirsutum

Gambel oak 7 Quercus gambelii

water birch 8 Betula occidentalis

Mountain Alder 9 Alnus incana tenuifolia

mullein 10 Verbascum thapsus

Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush 11 Castilleja integra

slender false foxglove 12 Agalinis tenuifolia

Common Broomrape 13 Orobanche minor

common lilac 14 Syringa vulgaris

green ash 1 Fraxinus pennsylvanica

wild privet 15 Forestiera pubescens

wild bergamot 16 Monarda fistulosa

horse mint 17 Monarda pectinata

field mint 18 Mentha arvensis

catnip 19 Nepeta cataria

Silver Sage 20 Salvia argentea

Mintweed 21 Salvia reflexa

Britton's skullcap 22 Scutellaria brittonii

henbit deadnettle 23 Lamium amplexicaule

motherwort 24 Leonurus cardiaca

White Horehound 11 Marrubium vulgare

prostrate vervain 17 Verbena bracteata

Blue Vervain 25 Verbena hastata

wedgeleaf frogfruit 26 Phyla cuneifolia

Dalmatian toadflax 17 Linaria dalmatica

yellow toadflax 25 Linaria vulgaris

brooklime 15 Veronica americana

water speedwell 27 Veronica anagallis-aquatica

common plaintain 28 Plantago major

wooly plaintain 1 Plantago patagonica

ribwort plantain 29 Plantago lanceolata

small-flowered blue-eyed mary 30 Collinsia parviflora

Broadbeard Beardtongue 31 Penstemon angustifolius

Sidebells Penstemon 32 Penstemon secundiflorus

sawsepal penstemon 33 Penstemon glaber

Rocky Mountain penstemon 34 Penstemon strictus

upright blue beardtongue 17 Penstemon virgatus

Front Range Beardtongue 35 Penstemon virens

Palmer's penstemon 36 Penstemon palmeri

prickly poppy 37 Argemone polyanthemos

Nuttall's larkspur 38 Delphinium nuttallianum

prairie larkspur 39 Delphinium carolinianum virescens

cursed crowfoot 40 Ranunculus sceleratus

western virgin's bower 41 Clematis ligusticifolia

meadow anemone 42 Anemonastrum canadense

creeping mahonia 1 Berberis repens

clammy ground cherry 8 Physalis heterophylla

long-leaved groundcherry 43 Physalis longifolia

Virginia ground cherry 17 Physalis virginiana

buffalo bur 25 Solanum rostratum

nightshade 44 Solanum triflorum

Bush Morning-glory 45 Ipomoea leptophylla

Field Bindweed 46 Convolvulus arvensis

Hedge Bindweed 47 Calystegia sepium

Western Snowberry 48 Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Roundleaf Snowberry 49 Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

Tatarian honeysuckle 50 Lonicera tatarica

Fuller's Teasel 51 Dipsacus fullonum

guelder-rose 52 Viburnum opulus

Queen Anne's lace 53 Daucus carota

Oriental Desert-parsley 54 Lomatium orientale

poison hemlock 55 Conium maculatum

scarlet globemallow 1 Sphaeralcea coccinea

cheeseweed 56 Malva neglecta

winecup mallow 57 Callirhoe involucrata

bastard toad flax 58 Comandra umbellata

narrowleaf cottonwood 59 Populus angustifolia

plains cottonwood 60 Populus deltoides

lanceleaf cottonwood 61 Populus × acuminata

sandbar willow 1 Salix exigua

peach-leaf willow 25 Salix amygdaloides

crack willow 62 Salix ×fragilis

Nuttall violet 63 Viola nuttallii

Lewis flax 64 Linum lewisii