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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 ↓

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

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