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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 ↓

Barnyardgrass ¹
Echinochloa crus-galli

Witch Grass ²
Panicum capillare

little bluestem ³
Schizachyrium scoparium

Indiangrass ⁴
Sorghastrum nutans

Redtop ⁵
Agrostis gigantea

orchard grass ⁴
Dactylis glomerata

sixweeks fescue ⁴
Vulpia octoflora

canary grass ⁴
Phalaris canariensis

Prairie Bluegrass ⁶
Poa arida

bulbous bluegrass ⁷
Poa bulbosa

Canadian Bluegrass ⁸
Poa compressa

muttongrass ⁴
Poa fendleriana

Kentucky bluegrass ⁴
Poa pratensis

Pine bluegrass ⁴
Poa secunda

Timothy ⁴
Phleum pratense

smooth brome ⁹
Bromus inermis

Japanese brome ¹⁰
Bromus japonicus

cheatgrass ¹¹
Bromus tectorum

Intermediate Wheatgrass ¹²
Thinopyrum intermedium

Western Wheatgrass ¹³
Pascopyrum smithii

Quack grass ⁴
Elymus repens

Barley ¹⁴
Hordeum vulgare

crested wheatgrass ¹⁵
Agropyron cristatum

green needlegrass ⁴
Nassella viridula

Prairie Dropseed ¹⁶
Sporobolus heterolepis

sand dropseed ⁴
Sporobolus cryptandrus

Sideoats Grama ¹⁷
Bouteloua curtipendula

Green Muhly ¹⁸
Muhlenbergia racemosa

spike muhly ⁶
Muhlenbergia wrightii

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Plants of Roxborough State Park

Barnyardgrass 1 Echinochloa crus-galli

Witch Grass 2 Panicum capillare

little bluestem 3 Schizachyrium scoparium

Indiangrass 4 Sorghastrum nutans

Redtop 5 Agrostis gigantea

orchard grass 4 Dactylis glomerata

sixweeks fescue 4 Vulpia octoflora

canary grass 4 Phalaris canariensis

Prairie Bluegrass 6 Poa arida

bulbous bluegrass 7 Poa bulbosa

Canadian Bluegrass 8 Poa compressa

muttongrass 4 Poa fendleriana

Kentucky bluegrass 4 Poa pratensis

Pine bluegrass 4 Poa secunda

Timothy 4 Phleum pratense

smooth brome 9 Bromus inermis

Japanese brome 10 Bromus japonicus

cheatgrass 11 Bromus tectorum

Intermediate Wheatgrass 12 Thinopyrum intermedium

Western Wheatgrass 13 Pascopyrum smithii

Quack grass 4 Elymus repens

Barley 14 Hordeum vulgare

crested wheatgrass 15 Agropyron cristatum

green needlegrass 4 Nassella viridula

Prairie Dropseed 16 Sporobolus heterolepis

sand dropseed 4 Sporobolus cryptandrus

Sideoats Grama 17 Bouteloua curtipendula

Green Muhly 18 Muhlenbergia racemosa

spike muhly 6 Muhlenbergia wrightii