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Native Trees and Shrubs 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 ↓

Rocky Mountain Juniper 1
Juniperus scopulorum
Common Juniper 2
Juniperus communis
Limber Pine 3
Pinus flexilis
Lodgepole Pine 4
Pinus contorta
Ponderosa Pine 5
Pinus ponderosa
Common Douglas-fir 6
Pseudotsuga menziesii
White Fir 7
Abies concolor
Engelmann Spruce 8
Picea engelmannii
Blue Spruce 9
Picea pungens
shrubby cinquefoil 10
Dasiphora fruticosa
Rocky Mountain raspberry 11
Rubus deliciosus
thimbleberry 12
Rubus parviflorus
American red raspberry 13
Rubus idaeus strigosus
Prickly Wild Rose 14
Rosa acicularis
Woods' rose 15
Rosa woodsii
alder-leaved mountain-mahogany 16
Cercocarpus montanus
western serviceberry 17
Amelanchier alnifolia
chokecherry 6
Prunus virginiana
mountain ninebark 18
Physocarpus monogynus
Fendler's ceanothus 19
Ceanothus fendleri
Canadian buffalo-berry 20
Shepherdia canadensis
bearberry 21
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
red osier dogwood 22
Cornus sericea
fivepetal cliffbush 23
Jamesia americana
fragrant sumac 24
Rhus aromatica
Rocky Mountain Maple 25
Acer glabrum
dwarf resin birch 26
Betula glandulosa
water birch 27
Betula occidentalis
grey alder 28
Alnus incana
Beaked Hazelnut 29
Corylus cornuta
creeping mahonia 30
Berberis repens
Common Snowberry 31
Symphoricarpos albus
twinberry honeysuckle 32
Lonicera involucrata
squashberry 33
Viburnum edule
narrowleaf cottonwood 21
Populus angustifolia
balsam poplar 34
Populus balsamifera
trembling aspen 35
Populus tremuloides
lanceleaf cottonwood 36
Populus × acuminata
Peachleaf Willow 37
Salix amygdaloides
bebb's willow 30
Salix bebbiana
drummond's willow 38
Salix drummondiana
Narrowleaf Willow 30
Salix exigua
Dewystem Willow 39
Salix irrorata
shining willow 40
Salix lucida
Mountain Willow 41
Salix monticola
tea-leafed willow 42
Salix planifolia
Scouler's willow 30
Salix scouleriana
wax currant 27
Ribes cereum
white-stemmed gooseberry 43
Ribes inerme
mountain gooseberry 44
Ribes montigenum

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