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Plants of Roxborough State Park

Roxborough State Park is located approximately twenty-five miles southwest of Denver in Douglas County. Over 105,000 people visit this day-use park each year. Local schools, scouting groups, and clubs make up a significant portion of park visitation. Families and groups of international ...more ↓

Geyer's sedge ¹
Carex geyeri

Rocky Mountain Sedge ²
Carex saximontana

Barnyardgrass ³
Echinochloa crus-galli

Witch Grass ⁴
Panicum capillare

little bluestem ⁵
Schizachyrium scoparium

Indiangrass ⁶
Sorghastrum nutans

Redtop ⁷
Agrostis gigantea

orchard grass ⁶
Dactylis glomerata

sixweeks fescue ⁶
Vulpia octoflora

canary grass ⁶
Phalaris canariensis

Prairie Bluegrass ⁸
Poa arida

bulbous bluegrass ⁹
Poa bulbosa

Canadian Bluegrass ¹⁰
Poa compressa

muttongrass ⁶
Poa fendleriana

Kentucky bluegrass ⁶
Poa pratensis

Pine bluegrass ⁶
Poa secunda

Timothy ⁶
Phleum pratense

smooth brome ¹¹
Bromus inermis

Japanese brome ¹²
Bromus japonicus

cheatgrass ¹³
Bromus tectorum

Intermediate Wheatgrass ¹⁴
Thinopyrum intermedium

Western Wheatgrass ¹⁵
Pascopyrum smithii

Quack grass ⁶
Elymus repens

Barley ¹⁶
Hordeum vulgare

crested wheatgrass ¹⁷
Agropyron cristatum

green needlegrass ⁶
Nassella viridula

Prairie Dropseed ¹⁸
Sporobolus heterolepis

sand dropseed ⁶
Sporobolus cryptandrus

Sideoats Grama ¹⁹
Bouteloua curtipendula

Green Muhly ²⁰
Muhlenbergia racemosa

spike muhly ⁸
Muhlenbergia wrightii

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Plants of Roxborough State Park

Geyer's sedge 1 Carex geyeri

Rocky Mountain Sedge 2 Carex saximontana

Barnyardgrass 3 Echinochloa crus-galli

Witch Grass 4 Panicum capillare

little bluestem 5 Schizachyrium scoparium

Indiangrass 6 Sorghastrum nutans

Redtop 7 Agrostis gigantea

orchard grass 6 Dactylis glomerata

sixweeks fescue 6 Vulpia octoflora

canary grass 6 Phalaris canariensis

Prairie Bluegrass 8 Poa arida

bulbous bluegrass 9 Poa bulbosa

Canadian Bluegrass 10 Poa compressa

muttongrass 6 Poa fendleriana

Kentucky bluegrass 6 Poa pratensis

Pine bluegrass 6 Poa secunda

Timothy 6 Phleum pratense

smooth brome 11 Bromus inermis

Japanese brome 12 Bromus japonicus

cheatgrass 13 Bromus tectorum

Intermediate Wheatgrass 14 Thinopyrum intermedium

Western Wheatgrass 15 Pascopyrum smithii

Quack grass 6 Elymus repens

Barley 16 Hordeum vulgare

crested wheatgrass 17 Agropyron cristatum

green needlegrass 6 Nassella viridula

Prairie Dropseed 18 Sporobolus heterolepis

sand dropseed 6 Sporobolus cryptandrus

Sideoats Grama 19 Bouteloua curtipendula

Green Muhly 20 Muhlenbergia racemosa

spike muhly 8 Muhlenbergia wrightii