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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 ↓

shrubby cinquefoil 1
Dasiphora fruticosa
Rocky Mountain raspberry 2
Rubus deliciosus
thimbleberry 3
Rubus parviflorus
American red raspberry 4
Rubus idaeus strigosus
Prickly Wild Rose 5
Rosa acicularis
Woods' rose 6
Rosa woodsii
alder-leaved mountain-mahogany 7
Cercocarpus montanus
western serviceberry 8
Amelanchier alnifolia
chokecherry 9
Prunus virginiana
mountain ninebark 10
Physocarpus monogynus
Fendler's ceanothus 11
Ceanothus fendleri
Canadian buffalo-berry 12
Shepherdia canadensis

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