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 ↓

Heart-podded Hoary cress ¹
Lepidium draba

clasping pepperweed ²
Lepidium perfoliatum

Virginia pepperweed ³
Lepidium virginicum

bitter wintercress ⁴
Barbarea vulgaris

Watercress ⁵
Nasturtium officinale

Spreading Yellowcress ⁶
Rorippa sinuata

Field Penny-cress ⁷
Thlaspi arvense

blue mustard ⁸
Chorispora tenella

shepherd's purse ⁹
Capsella bursa-pastoris

littlepod false flax ¹⁰
Camelina microcarpa

western tansy mustard ¹¹
Descurainia pinnata

flixweed ¹²
Descurainia sophia

Prairie-rocket Wallflower ⁵
Erysimum asperum

tumble mustard ¹¹
Sisymbrium altissimum

Hare's-ear Mustard ¹¹
Conringia orientalis

Rocky Mountain bee plant ¹³
Peritoma serrulata

redwhisker clammyweed ¹⁰
Polanisia dodecandra

Buffalo Gourd ¹⁴
Cucurbita foetidissima

wild cucumber ¹⁵
Echinocystis lobata

American currant ¹⁶
Ribes americanum

golden currant ¹⁷
Ribes aureum

wax currant ¹⁸
Ribes cereum

woodbine ¹⁹
Parthenocissus inserta

Virginia creeper ²⁰
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

wild grape ²¹
Vitis riparia

three square bulrush ²²
Schoenoplectus pungens

Softstem Bulrush ²³
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Saltmarsh bulrush ²⁴
Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus

Emory's Sedge ²⁵
Carex emoryi

Nebraska sedge ¹¹
Carex nebrascensis

threadleaf sedge ¹¹
Carex filifolia

Geyer's sedge ²⁶
Carex geyeri

redroot flatsedge ²⁷
Cyperus erythrorhizos

Common Spike-rush ²⁸
Eleocharis palustris

Pale Bulrush ²⁹
Scirpus pallidus

prairie sandreed ¹¹
Calamovilfa longifolia

barnyard grass ³⁰
Echinochloa crus-galli

Green Bristle Grass ³¹
Setaria viridis

witchgrass ³²
Panicum capillare

switchgrass ³³
Panicum virgatum

little bluestem ³⁴
Schizachyrium scoparium

sand bluestem ³⁵
Andropogon hallii

Indiangrass ³⁶
Sorghastrum nutans

prairie cordgrass ¹⁰
Spartina pectinata

red top ³⁶
Agrostis gigantea

rabbitfoot grass ³⁷
Polypogon monspeliensis

cultivated oats ³⁸
Avena fatua

junegrass ³⁹
Koeleria macrantha

orchardgrass ¹¹
Dactylis glomerata

perennial rye ¹¹
Lolium perenne

Idaho fescue ⁴⁰
Festuca idahoensis

Reed Canarygrass ⁴¹
Phalaris arundinacea

Bulbous Bluegrass ⁴²
Poa bulbosa

Canada bluegrass ⁴³
Poa compressa

Kentucky bluegrass ¹¹
Poa pratensis

timothy ¹¹
Phleum pratense

smooth brome ⁴⁴
Bromus inermis

Japanese brome ⁴⁵
Bromus japonicus

cheat grass ²³
Bromus tectorum

intermediate wheatgrass ⁴⁶
Thinopyrum intermedium

tall wheatgrass ⁴⁷
Thinopyrum ponticum

western wheatgrass ⁴⁸
Pascopyrum smithii

Canada wildrye ⁴⁹
Elymus canadensis

squirreltail ⁵⁰
Elymus elymoides

streambank wheatgrass ¹¹
Elymus lanceolatus

quackgrass ¹¹
Elymus repens

Western Wheatgrass ⁵¹
Elymus smithii

slender wheatgrass ⁵²
Elymus trachycaulus

foxtail barley ⁵³
Hordeum jubatum

wall barley ⁵⁴
Hordeum murinum

Little barley ⁵⁵
Hordeum pusillum

crested wheatgrass ⁵⁶
Agropyron cristatum

clustered wheatgrass ³⁵
Agropyron desertorum

Tausch's Goatgrass ⁵⁷
Aegilops tauschii

Needle-and-Thread ⁵⁸
Hesperostipa comata

green needlegrass ⁵⁹
Nassella viridula

indian rice grass ⁶⁰
Achnatherum hymenoides

common reed ³⁷
Phragmites australis

purple three awn ¹¹
Aristida purpurea

alkali sacaton ⁶¹
Sporobolus airoides

sand dropseed ¹¹
Sporobolus cryptandrus

lovegrass ³²
Eragrostis cilianensis

sand lovegrass ⁶²
Eragrostis trichodes

side oats grama ⁶³
Bouteloua curtipendula

buffalograss ⁴⁹
Bouteloua dactyloides

blue grama ⁶⁴
Bouteloua gracilis

feather finger grass ¹¹
Chloris virgata

saltgrass ⁶⁵
Distichlis stricta

tumblegrass ⁴⁹
Schedonnardus paniculatus

alkali muhly ⁶⁶
Muhlenbergia asperifolia

narrow leaved cattail ⁶⁷
Typha angustifolia

broad-leaved cattail ⁶⁸
Typha latifolia

arctic rush ⁶⁹
Juncus arcticus

Dudley's rush ⁷⁰
Juncus dudleyi

Torrey rush ⁷¹
Juncus torreyi

Striped Coralroot ⁷²
Corallorhiza striata

soapweed yucca ¹¹
Yucca glauca

sand lily ⁷³
Leucocrinum montanum

Star-flowered Lily-of-the-valley ¹⁵
Maianthemum stellatum

asparagus ⁷⁴
Asparagus officinalis

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Plants of Chatfield State Park

Heart-podded Hoary cress 1 Lepidium draba

clasping pepperweed 2 Lepidium perfoliatum

Virginia pepperweed 3 Lepidium virginicum

bitter wintercress 4 Barbarea vulgaris

Watercress 5 Nasturtium officinale

Spreading Yellowcress 6 Rorippa sinuata

Field Penny-cress 7 Thlaspi arvense

blue mustard 8 Chorispora tenella

shepherd's purse 9 Capsella bursa-pastoris

littlepod false flax 10 Camelina microcarpa

western tansy mustard 11 Descurainia pinnata

flixweed 12 Descurainia sophia

Prairie-rocket Wallflower 5 Erysimum asperum

tumble mustard 11 Sisymbrium altissimum

Hare's-ear Mustard 11 Conringia orientalis

Rocky Mountain bee plant 13 Peritoma serrulata

redwhisker clammyweed 10 Polanisia dodecandra

Buffalo Gourd 14 Cucurbita foetidissima

wild cucumber 15 Echinocystis lobata

American currant 16 Ribes americanum

golden currant 17 Ribes aureum

wax currant 18 Ribes cereum

woodbine 19 Parthenocissus inserta

Virginia creeper 20 Parthenocissus quinquefolia

wild grape 21 Vitis riparia

three square bulrush 22 Schoenoplectus pungens

Softstem Bulrush 23 Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Saltmarsh bulrush 24 Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus

Emory's Sedge 25 Carex emoryi

Nebraska sedge 11 Carex nebrascensis

threadleaf sedge 11 Carex filifolia

Geyer's sedge 26 Carex geyeri

redroot flatsedge 27 Cyperus erythrorhizos

Common Spike-rush 28 Eleocharis palustris

Pale Bulrush 29 Scirpus pallidus

prairie sandreed 11 Calamovilfa longifolia

barnyard grass 30 Echinochloa crus-galli

Green Bristle Grass 31 Setaria viridis

witchgrass 32 Panicum capillare

switchgrass 33 Panicum virgatum

little bluestem 34 Schizachyrium scoparium

sand bluestem 35 Andropogon hallii

Indiangrass 36 Sorghastrum nutans

prairie cordgrass 10 Spartina pectinata

red top 36 Agrostis gigantea

rabbitfoot grass 37 Polypogon monspeliensis

cultivated oats 38 Avena fatua

junegrass 39 Koeleria macrantha

orchardgrass 11 Dactylis glomerata

perennial rye 11 Lolium perenne

Idaho fescue 40 Festuca idahoensis

Reed Canarygrass 41 Phalaris arundinacea

Bulbous Bluegrass 42 Poa bulbosa

Canada bluegrass 43 Poa compressa

Kentucky bluegrass 11 Poa pratensis

timothy 11 Phleum pratense

smooth brome 44 Bromus inermis

Japanese brome 45 Bromus japonicus

cheat grass 23 Bromus tectorum

intermediate wheatgrass 46 Thinopyrum intermedium

tall wheatgrass 47 Thinopyrum ponticum

western wheatgrass 48 Pascopyrum smithii

Canada wildrye 49 Elymus canadensis

squirreltail 50 Elymus elymoides

streambank wheatgrass 11 Elymus lanceolatus

quackgrass 11 Elymus repens

Western Wheatgrass 51 Elymus smithii

slender wheatgrass 52 Elymus trachycaulus

foxtail barley 53 Hordeum jubatum

wall barley 54 Hordeum murinum

Little barley 55 Hordeum pusillum

crested wheatgrass 56 Agropyron cristatum

clustered wheatgrass 35 Agropyron desertorum

Tausch's Goatgrass 57 Aegilops tauschii

Needle-and-Thread 58 Hesperostipa comata

green needlegrass 59 Nassella viridula

indian rice grass 60 Achnatherum hymenoides

common reed 37 Phragmites australis

purple three awn 11 Aristida purpurea