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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 ↓

Redtop ¹
Agrostis gigantea

orchard grass ²
Dactylis glomerata

sixweeks fescue ²
Vulpia octoflora

canary grass ²
Phalaris canariensis

Prairie Bluegrass ³
Poa arida

bulbous bluegrass ⁴
Poa bulbosa

Canadian Bluegrass ⁵
Poa compressa

muttongrass ²
Poa fendleriana

Kentucky bluegrass ²
Poa pratensis

Pine bluegrass ²
Poa secunda

Timothy ²
Phleum pratense

smooth brome ⁶
Bromus inermis

Japanese brome ⁷
Bromus japonicus

cheatgrass ⁸
Bromus tectorum

Intermediate Wheatgrass ⁹
Thinopyrum intermedium

Western Wheatgrass ¹⁰
Pascopyrum smithii

Quack grass ²
Elymus repens

Barley ¹¹
Hordeum vulgare

crested wheatgrass ¹²
Agropyron cristatum

green needlegrass ²
Nassella viridula

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Plants of Roxborough State Park

Redtop 1 Agrostis gigantea

orchard grass 2 Dactylis glomerata

sixweeks fescue 2 Vulpia octoflora

canary grass 2 Phalaris canariensis

Prairie Bluegrass 3 Poa arida

bulbous bluegrass 4 Poa bulbosa

Canadian Bluegrass 5 Poa compressa

muttongrass 2 Poa fendleriana

Kentucky bluegrass 2 Poa pratensis

Pine bluegrass 2 Poa secunda

Timothy 2 Phleum pratense

smooth brome 6 Bromus inermis

Japanese brome 7 Bromus japonicus

cheatgrass 8 Bromus tectorum

Intermediate Wheatgrass 9 Thinopyrum intermedium

Western Wheatgrass 10 Pascopyrum smithii

Quack grass 2 Elymus repens

Barley 11 Hordeum vulgare

crested wheatgrass 12 Agropyron cristatum

green needlegrass 2 Nassella viridula