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Plants of Castlewood Canyon State Park

Castlewood Canyon State Park is located in central Douglas County, one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. It lies east of Interstate 25 and is equidistant between the two largest metropolitan areas within Colorado - Denver and Colorado Springs. The park lies at the intersection of ...more ↓

common yarrow ¹
Achillea millefolium

nodding onion ²
Allium cernuum

Geyer's onion ³
Allium geyeri

Textile onion ⁴
Allium textile

Western Ragweed ⁵
Ambrosia psilostachya

Utah Serviceberry ⁶
Amelanchier utahensis

big bluestem ⁷
Andropogon gerardi

meadow anemone ⁸
Anemonastrum canadense

eastern pasqueflower ⁹
Anemone patens

small-leaf pussytoes ¹⁰
Antennaria parvifolia

pink everlasting ¹¹
Antennaria rosea

spreading dogbane ¹²
Apocynum androsaemifolium

wild sarsaparilla ¹³
Aralia nudicaulis

lesser burdock ¹⁴
Arctium minus

Kinnikinnick ¹⁵
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

thistle poppy ¹⁶
Argemone polyanthemos

black chokeberry ¹⁷
Aronia melanocarpa

field wormwood ⁴
Artemisia campestris

fringed sagebrush ¹⁸
Artemisia frigida

silver wormwood ¹⁹
Artemisia ludoviciana

Showy Milkweed ²⁰
Asclepias speciosa

northern spleenwort ²¹
Asplenium septentrionale

field milkvetch ²²
Astragalus agrestis

Drummond's Milkvetch ⁴
Astragalus drummondii

Flexible Milkvetch ²³
Astragalus flexuosus

Laxmann's Milkvetch ⁴
Astragalus laxmannii

Parry's Milkvetch ²⁴
Astragalus parryi

Early Purple Milkvetch ²⁵
Astragalus shortianus

summer-cypress ²⁶
Bassia scoparia

creeping mahonia ⁴
Berberis repens

hoary alyssum ²⁷
Berteroa incana

Pine Dropseed ²⁸
Blepharoneuron tricholepis

sideoats grama ²⁹
Bouteloua curtipendula

blue grama ³⁰
Bouteloua gracilis

smooth brome ³¹
Bromus inermis

cheatgrass ³²
Bromus tectorum

winecup mallow ³³
Callirhoe involucrata

Gunnison's mariposa lily ³⁴
Calochortus gunnisonii

Harebell ³⁵
Campanula rotundifolia

Musk Thistle ³⁶
Carduus nutans

White Mountain Sedge ³⁷
Carex geophila

Long-stolon Sedge ⁴
Carex inops

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush ³⁸
Castilleja integra

diffuse knapweed ³⁹
Centaurea diffusa

alder-leaved mountain-mahogany ⁴⁰
Cercocarpus montanus

Common Lambsquarters ⁴¹
Chenopodium album

water hemlock ³⁴
Cicuta maculata

creeping thistle ⁴²
Cirsium arvense

wavyleaf thistle ⁴³
Cirsium undulatum

bull thistle ⁴⁴
Cirsium vulgare

western springbeauty ⁴⁵
Claytonia rosea

maiden blue-eyed mary ⁴⁶
Collinsia parviflora

narrow-leaf mountain trumpet ⁴⁷
Collomia linearis

bastard toadflax ²⁶
Comandra umbellata

poison hemlock ⁴⁸
Conium maculatum

field bindweed ⁴⁹
Convolvulus arvensis

spotted coralroot ⁵⁰
Corallorhiza maculata

red osier dogwood ⁵¹
Cornus sericea

scrambled eggs ⁵²
Corydalis aurea

hound's-tongue ⁵³
Cynoglossum officinale

brittle bladderfern ⁵⁴
Cystopteris fragilis

orchard grass ⁵⁵
Dactylis glomerata

white prairie clover ⁵⁶
Dalea candida

Nuttall's larkspur ⁵⁷
Delphinium nuttallianum

flixweed ⁵⁸
Descurainia sophia

Big-flower Cinquefoil ⁵⁹
Drymocallis fissa

Male fern ⁴
Dryopteris filix-mas

Nylon Hedgehog Cactus ⁶⁰
Echinocereus viridiflorus

Russian olive ⁶¹
Elaeagnus angustifolia

Canada wild rye ⁶²
Elymus canadensis

Field Horsetail ⁶³
Equisetum arvense

rough horsetail ⁶⁴
Equisetum hyemale

Sulphur Buckwheat ⁶⁵
Eriogonum umbellatum

Redstem Stork's-bill ⁶⁶
Erodium cicutarium

western wallflower ²⁰
Erysimum capitatum

leafy spurge ⁴
Euphorbia esula

Slender Leafy Spurge ⁶⁷
Euphorbia virgata

Apache plume ⁶⁸
Fallugia paradoxa

Wild Strawberry ⁶⁹
Fragaria vesca

Virginia strawberry ⁷⁰
Fragaria virginiana

monument plant ⁷¹
Frasera speciosa

Indian blanket ⁷²
Gaillardia pulchella

catchweed bedstraw ⁷³
Galium aparine

Northern Bedstraw ⁷⁴
Galium boreale

pinewoods geranium ⁷⁵
Geranium caespitosum

Richardson's geranium ⁵²
Geranium richardsonii

prairie smoke ⁴
Geum triflorum

wild licorice ⁷⁶
Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Curly-cup Gumweed ⁶¹
Grindelia squarrosa

sunflower ⁷⁷
Helianthus annuus

Nuttall's Sunflower ⁷⁸
Helianthus nuttallii

showy goldeneye ⁷⁹
Heliomeris multiflora

Common Cowparsnip ⁸⁰
Heracleum maximum

needle-and-thread ⁸¹
Hesperostipa comata

Harsh False Goldenaster ⁸²
Heterotheca hirsutissima

hairy goldenaster ⁴
Heterotheca villosa

Littleleaf Alumroot ³⁴
Heuchera parvifolia

Prairie Alumroot ⁸³
Heuchera richardsonii

common hop ⁸⁴
Humulus lupulus

Fendler's Waterleaf ⁴⁰
Hydrophyllum fendleri

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Plants of Castlewood Canyon State Park

common yarrow 1 Achillea millefolium

nodding onion 2 Allium cernuum

Geyer's onion 3 Allium geyeri

Textile onion 4 Allium textile

Western Ragweed 5 Ambrosia psilostachya

Utah Serviceberry 6 Amelanchier utahensis

big bluestem 7 Andropogon gerardi

meadow anemone 8 Anemonastrum canadense

eastern pasqueflower 9 Anemone patens

small-leaf pussytoes 10 Antennaria parvifolia

pink everlasting 11 Antennaria rosea

spreading dogbane 12 Apocynum androsaemifolium

wild sarsaparilla 13 Aralia nudicaulis

lesser burdock 14 Arctium minus

Kinnikinnick 15 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

thistle poppy 16 Argemone polyanthemos

black chokeberry 17 Aronia melanocarpa

field wormwood 4 Artemisia campestris

fringed sagebrush 18 Artemisia frigida

silver wormwood 19 Artemisia ludoviciana

Showy Milkweed 20 Asclepias speciosa

northern spleenwort 21 Asplenium septentrionale

field milkvetch 22 Astragalus agrestis

Drummond's Milkvetch 4 Astragalus drummondii

Flexible Milkvetch 23 Astragalus flexuosus

Laxmann's Milkvetch 4 Astragalus laxmannii

Parry's Milkvetch 24 Astragalus parryi

Early Purple Milkvetch 25 Astragalus shortianus

summer-cypress 26 Bassia scoparia

creeping mahonia 4 Berberis repens

hoary alyssum 27 Berteroa incana

Pine Dropseed 28 Blepharoneuron tricholepis

sideoats grama 29 Bouteloua curtipendula

blue grama 30 Bouteloua gracilis

smooth brome 31 Bromus inermis

cheatgrass 32 Bromus tectorum

winecup mallow 33 Callirhoe involucrata

Gunnison's mariposa lily 34 Calochortus gunnisonii

Harebell 35 Campanula rotundifolia

Musk Thistle 36 Carduus nutans

White Mountain Sedge 37 Carex geophila

Long-stolon Sedge 4 Carex inops

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush 38 Castilleja integra

diffuse knapweed 39 Centaurea diffusa

alder-leaved mountain-mahogany 40 Cercocarpus montanus

Common Lambsquarters 41 Chenopodium album

water hemlock 34 Cicuta maculata

creeping thistle 42 Cirsium arvense

wavyleaf thistle 43 Cirsium undulatum

bull thistle 44 Cirsium vulgare

western springbeauty 45 Claytonia rosea

maiden blue-eyed mary 46 Collinsia parviflora

narrow-leaf mountain trumpet 47 Collomia linearis

bastard toadflax 26 Comandra umbellata

poison hemlock 48 Conium maculatum

field bindweed 49 Convolvulus arvensis

spotted coralroot 50 Corallorhiza maculata

red osier dogwood 51 Cornus sericea

scrambled eggs 52 Corydalis aurea

hound's-tongue 53 Cynoglossum officinale

brittle bladderfern 54 Cystopteris fragilis

orchard grass 55 Dactylis glomerata

white prairie clover 56 Dalea candida

Nuttall's larkspur 57 Delphinium nuttallianum

flixweed 58 Descurainia sophia

Big-flower Cinquefoil 59 Drymocallis fissa

Male fern 4 Dryopteris filix-mas

Nylon Hedgehog Cactus 60 Echinocereus viridiflorus

Russian olive 61 Elaeagnus angustifolia

Canada wild rye 62 Elymus canadensis

Field Horsetail 63 Equisetum arvense

rough horsetail 64 Equisetum hyemale

Sulphur Buckwheat 65 Eriogonum umbellatum

Redstem Stork's-bill 66 Erodium cicutarium

western wallflower 20 Erysimum capitatum

leafy spurge 4 Euphorbia esula

Slender Leafy Spurge 67 Euphorbia virgata

Apache plume 68 Fallugia paradoxa

Wild Strawberry 69 Fragaria vesca