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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 ↓

flixweed 1
Descurainia sophia
Prairie-rocket Wallflower 2
Erysimum asperum
tumble mustard 3
Sisymbrium altissimum
Hare's-ear Mustard 3
Conringia orientalis
Rocky Mountain bee plant 4
Peritoma serrulata
redwhisker clammyweed 5
Polanisia dodecandra
Buffalo Gourd 6
Cucurbita foetidissima
wild cucumber 7
Echinocystis lobata
American currant 8
Ribes americanum
golden currant 9
Ribes aureum
wax currant 10
Ribes cereum
woodbine 11
Parthenocissus inserta
Virginia creeper 12
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
wild grape 13
Vitis riparia
three square bulrush 14
Schoenoplectus pungens
Softstem Bulrush 15
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Saltmarsh bulrush 16
Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus
Emory's Sedge 17
Carex emoryi
Nebraska sedge 3
Carex nebrascensis
threadleaf sedge 3
Carex filifolia
Geyer's sedge 18
Carex geyeri
redroot flatsedge 19
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Common Spike-rush 20
Eleocharis palustris
Pale Bulrush 21
Scirpus pallidus
prairie sandreed 3
Calamovilfa longifolia
barnyard grass 22
Echinochloa crus-galli
Green Bristle Grass 23
Setaria viridis
witchgrass 24
Panicum capillare
switchgrass 25
Panicum virgatum
little bluestem 26
Schizachyrium scoparium
sand bluestem 27
Andropogon hallii
Indiangrass 28
Sorghastrum nutans
prairie cordgrass 5
Spartina pectinata
red top 28
Agrostis gigantea
rabbitfoot grass 29
Polypogon monspeliensis
cultivated oats 30
Avena fatua
junegrass 31
Koeleria macrantha
orchardgrass 3
Dactylis glomerata
perennial rye 3
Lolium perenne
Idaho fescue 32
Festuca idahoensis
Reed Canarygrass 33
Phalaris arundinacea
Bulbous Bluegrass 34
Poa bulbosa
Canada bluegrass 35
Poa compressa
Kentucky bluegrass 3
Poa pratensis
timothy 3
Phleum pratense
smooth brome 36
Bromus inermis
Japanese brome 37
Bromus japonicus
cheat grass 15
Bromus tectorum
intermediate wheatgrass 38
Thinopyrum intermedium
tall wheatgrass 39
Thinopyrum ponticum
western wheatgrass 40
Pascopyrum smithii
Canada wildrye 41
Elymus canadensis
squirreltail 42
Elymus elymoides
streambank wheatgrass 3
Elymus lanceolatus
quackgrass 3
Elymus repens
Western Wheatgrass 43
Elymus smithii
slender wheatgrass 44
Elymus trachycaulus
foxtail barley 45
Hordeum jubatum
wall barley 46
Hordeum murinum
Little barley 47
Hordeum pusillum
crested wheatgrass 48
Agropyron cristatum
clustered wheatgrass 27
Agropyron desertorum
Tausch's Goatgrass 49
Aegilops tauschii
Needle-and-Thread 50
Hesperostipa comata
green needlegrass 51
Nassella viridula
indian rice grass 52
Achnatherum hymenoides
common reed 29
Phragmites australis
purple three awn 3
Aristida purpurea
alkali sacaton 53
Sporobolus airoides
sand dropseed 3
Sporobolus cryptandrus
lovegrass 24
Eragrostis cilianensis
sand lovegrass 54
Eragrostis trichodes
side oats grama 55
Bouteloua curtipendula
buffalograss 41
Bouteloua dactyloides
blue grama 56
Bouteloua gracilis
feather finger grass 3
Chloris virgata
saltgrass 57
Distichlis stricta
tumblegrass 41
Schedonnardus paniculatus
alkali muhly 58
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
narrow leaved cattail 59
Typha angustifolia
broad-leaved cattail 60
Typha latifolia
arctic rush 61
Juncus arcticus
Dudley's rush 62
Juncus dudleyi
Torrey rush 63
Juncus torreyi
Striped Coralroot 64
Corallorhiza striata
soapweed yucca 3
Yucca glauca
sand lily 65
Leucocrinum montanum
Star-flowered Lily-of-the-valley 7
Maianthemum stellatum
asparagus 66
Asparagus officinalis
Textile onion 3
Allium textile
Arumleaf Arrowhead 67
Sagittaria cuneata
Northern Water Plantain 68
Alisma triviale
duckweed 35
Lemna minor
common waterweed 69
Elodea canadensis
Crisp-leaved Pondweed 70
Potamogeton crispus
western spiderwort 32
Tradescantia occidentalis

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