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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 ↓

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed ¹
Eutrochium maculatum

dotted gayfeather ²
Liatris punctata

heartleaf arnica ³
Arnica cordifolia

hillside arnica ⁴
Arnica fulgens

small-leaf pussytoes ⁵
Antennaria parvifolia

pink everlasting ⁶
Antennaria rosea

fringed sagebrush ⁷
Artemisia frigida

silver wormwood ⁸
Artemisia ludoviciana

common yarrow ⁹
Achillea millefolium

broom snakeweed ¹⁰
Gutierrezia sarothrae

rubber rabbitbrush ¹⁰
Ericameria nauseosa

Dwarf Goldenrod ¹¹
Solidago nana

Showy Goldenrod ¹²
Solidago speciosa

Missouri goldenrod ¹³
Solidago missouriensis

giant goldenrod ¹⁴
Solidago gigantea

velvety goldenrod ¹⁵
Solidago velutina

Smooth Blue Aster ¹⁶
Symphyotrichum laeve

Smooth White Aster ¹⁷
Symphyotrichum porteri

Fendler's aster ¹⁸
Symphyotrichum fendleri

late purple aster ¹⁹
Symphyotrichum patens

White Heath Aster ²⁰
Symphyotrichum ericoides

largeflower Townsend daisy ²¹
Townsendia grandiflora

Harsh False Goldenaster ²²
Heterotheca hirsutissima

hairy goldenaster ¹⁰
Heterotheca villosa

Horseweed ²³
Erigeron canadensis

spreading fleabane ²⁴
Erigeron divergens

trailing fleabane ²⁵
Erigeron flagellaris

Shaggy Fleabane ²⁶
Erigeron pumilus

aspen fleabane ²⁷
Erigeron speciosus

Three-nerve Fleabane ²⁸
Erigeron subtrinervis

Daisy Fleabane ²⁹
Erigeron strigosus

Curly-cup Gumweed ²⁹
Grindelia squarrosa

subalpine gumweed ³⁰
Grindelia subalpina

Bigelow's Tansyaster ³¹
Dieteria bigelovii

Hoary Aster ³²
Dieteria canescens

Spiny Ironplant ³³
Machaeranthera pinnatifida

Tall western groundsel ³⁴
Senecio integerrimus

broom-like ragwort ³²
Senecio spartioides

Fendler's ragwort ³⁵
Packera fendleri

Three-tooth Groundsel ³⁶
Packera tridenticulata

Marshelder ³⁷
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia

western ragweed ³⁸
Ambrosia psilostachya

giant ragweed ³⁹
Ambrosia trifida

rough cocklebur ⁴⁰
Xanthium strumarium

upright prairie coneflower ⁴¹
Ratibida columnifera

Sunflower ⁴²
Helianthus annuus

Prairie Sunflower ¹⁵
Helianthus petiolaris

Little Sunflower ⁴³
Helianthus pumilus

Jerusalem artichoke ⁴⁴
Helianthus tuberosus

showy goldeneye ²⁴
Heliomeris multiflora

fetid marigold ⁴⁵
Dyssodia papposa

great blanketflower ⁴⁶
Gaillardia aristata

Indian blanket ⁴⁷
Gaillardia pulchella

Hybrid Blanketflower ⁴⁸
Gaillardia × grandiflora

Oppositeleaf False Bahia ¹⁰
Picradeniopsis oppositifolia

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Plants of Roxborough State Park

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed 1 Eutrochium maculatum

dotted gayfeather 2 Liatris punctata

heartleaf arnica 3 Arnica cordifolia

hillside arnica 4 Arnica fulgens

small-leaf pussytoes 5 Antennaria parvifolia

pink everlasting 6 Antennaria rosea

fringed sagebrush 7 Artemisia frigida

silver wormwood 8 Artemisia ludoviciana

common yarrow 9 Achillea millefolium

broom snakeweed 10 Gutierrezia sarothrae

rubber rabbitbrush 10 Ericameria nauseosa

Dwarf Goldenrod 11 Solidago nana

Showy Goldenrod 12 Solidago speciosa

Missouri goldenrod 13 Solidago missouriensis

giant goldenrod 14 Solidago gigantea

velvety goldenrod 15 Solidago velutina

Smooth Blue Aster 16 Symphyotrichum laeve

Smooth White Aster 17 Symphyotrichum porteri

Fendler's aster 18 Symphyotrichum fendleri

late purple aster 19 Symphyotrichum patens

White Heath Aster 20 Symphyotrichum ericoides

largeflower Townsend daisy 21 Townsendia grandiflora

Harsh False Goldenaster 22 Heterotheca hirsutissima

hairy goldenaster 10 Heterotheca villosa

Horseweed 23 Erigeron canadensis

spreading fleabane 24 Erigeron divergens

trailing fleabane 25 Erigeron flagellaris

Shaggy Fleabane 26 Erigeron pumilus

aspen fleabane 27 Erigeron speciosus

Three-nerve Fleabane 28 Erigeron subtrinervis

Daisy Fleabane 29 Erigeron strigosus

Curly-cup Gumweed 29 Grindelia squarrosa

subalpine gumweed 30 Grindelia subalpina

Bigelow's Tansyaster 31 Dieteria bigelovii

Hoary Aster 32 Dieteria canescens

Spiny Ironplant 33 Machaeranthera pinnatifida

Tall western groundsel 34 Senecio integerrimus

broom-like ragwort 32 Senecio spartioides

Fendler's ragwort 35 Packera fendleri

Three-tooth Groundsel 36 Packera tridenticulata

Marshelder 37 Cyclachaena xanthiifolia

western ragweed 38 Ambrosia psilostachya

giant ragweed 39 Ambrosia trifida

rough cocklebur 40 Xanthium strumarium

upright prairie coneflower 41 Ratibida columnifera

Sunflower 42 Helianthus annuus

Prairie Sunflower 15 Helianthus petiolaris

Little Sunflower 43 Helianthus pumilus

Jerusalem artichoke 44 Helianthus tuberosus

showy goldeneye 24 Heliomeris multiflora

fetid marigold 45 Dyssodia papposa

great blanketflower 46 Gaillardia aristata

Indian blanket 47 Gaillardia pulchella

Hybrid Blanketflower 48 Gaillardia × grandiflora

Oppositeleaf False Bahia 10 Picradeniopsis oppositifolia