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Non-native/Invasive Plants of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Golden Gate Canyon State Park lies approximately 25 miles west of downtown Denver in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The park consists of 11,700 acres that lies across the boundary between the western edge of Jefferson County and the eastern edge of Gilpin County. Elevations range between ...more ↓

Russian Wildrye 1
Psathyrostachys juncea
Intermediate Wheatgrass 2
Thinopyrum intermedium
Eurasian Quackgrass 3
Thinopyrum ponticum
Green Bristle Grass 4
Setaria viridis
Redtop 5
Agrostis gigantea
Canadian Bluegrass 6
Poa compressa
Kentucky bluegrass 1
Poa pratensis
Meadow Foxtail 1
Alopecurus pratensis
smooth brome 7
Bromus inermis
Japanese chess 8
Bromus japonicus
cheatgrass 9
Bromus tectorum
Quack Grass 1
Elymus repens
rye 1
Secale cereale
orchard grass 1
Dactylis glomerata
meadow fescue 10
Festuca pratensis
Timothy 1
Phleum pratense

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