Plants of Barr Lake State Park

Covering more than 1,900 surface acres, Barr Lake is one of the largest prairie reservoirs in Colorado open to public recreation. Barr Lake provides habitat for more than 340 species of birds and its significance is recognized on both national and international levels. Nearly 700 acres of ...more ↓

Indian blanket ¹
Gaillardia pulchella

redstem filaree ²
Erodium cicutarium

western poison ivy ³
Toxicodendron rydbergii

fragrant sumac ⁴
Rhus aromatica

Skunkbush Sumac ⁵
Rhus trilobata

boxelder ⁶
Acer negundo

silver maple ⁷
Acer saccharinum

velvetweed ⁸
Oenothera curtiflora

scarlet beeblossom ⁹
Oenothera suffrutescens

hairy evening primrose ¹⁰
Oenothera villosa

white-stem evening-primrose ¹¹
Oenothera albicaulis

crownleaf evening primrose ¹²
Oenothera coronopifolia

White-stemmed Evening-primrose ¹³
Oenothera nuttallii

fragrant evening primrose ¹⁴
Oenothera cespitosa

purple loosestrife ¹⁵
Lythrum salicaria

great mullein ¹⁶
Verbascum thapsus

green ash ¹⁷
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Catnip ¹⁸
Nepeta cataria

prostrate vervain ¹⁹
Verbena bracteata

Wedgeleaf ¹⁹
Phyla cuneifolia

Dalmatian toadflax ¹⁹
Linaria dalmatica

Common Toadflax ³
Linaria vulgaris

blue water-speedwell ²⁰
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

greater plantain ²¹
Plantago major

woolly plantain ²²
Plantago patagonica

broadbeard beardtongue ²³
Penstemon angustifolius

White-flower Beardtongue ²²
Penstemon albidus

scrambled eggs ⁷
Corydalis aurea

thistle poppy ²⁴
Argemone polyanthemos

blue columbine ²⁵
Aquilegia coerulea

ivyleaf groundcherry ⁷
Physalis hederifolia

long-leaved groundcherry ²⁶
Physalis longifolia

silverleaf nightshade ²⁷
Solanum elaeagnifolium

buffalo bur ³
Solanum rostratum

American black nightshade ²⁸
Solanum americanum

black nightshade ²⁹
Solanum nigrum

Bush Morning-glory ³⁰
Ipomoea leptophylla

field bindweed ³¹
Convolvulus arvensis

Clover Dodder ³²
Cuscuta epithymum

Fuller's Teasel ³³
Dipsacus fullonum

cutleaf teasel ³⁴
Dipsacus laciniatus

poison hemlock ³⁵
Conium maculatum

scarlet globemallow ²²
Sphaeralcea coccinea

dwarf mallow ³⁶
Malva neglecta

cheeseweed mallow ³⁷
Malva parviflora

eastern cottonwood ³⁸
Populus deltoides

Narrowleaf Willow ²²
Salix exigua

Peachleaf Willow ³
Salix amygdaloides

Crack Willow ²²
Salix ×fragilis

Nuttall's Violet ³⁹
Viola nuttallii

Lewis flax ⁴⁰
Linum lewisii

Skunkweed ¹¹
Croton texensis

leafy spurge ²²
Euphorbia esula

Spotted spurge ⁴¹
Euphorbia maculata

thyme-leafed spurge ²²
Euphorbia serpillifolia

Green Poinsettia ¹⁹
Euphorbia dentata

fringed puccoon ⁴²
Lithospermum incisum

manyflowered gromwell ⁴³
Lithospermum multiflorum

Flatspine Stickseed ³
Lappula redowskii

hound's-tongue ⁴⁴
Cynoglossum officinale

Clearwater cryptantha ⁴⁵
Cryptantha intermedia

Little Cat's-eye ²⁷
Cryptantha minima

puncture vine ¹¹
Tribulus terrestris

desert madwort ⁴⁶
Alyssum desertorum

Field Alison ⁴⁷
Alyssum simplex

hoary alyssum ⁴⁸
Berteroa incana

whitetop ⁴⁹
Lepidium draba

broadleaved pepperweed ⁵⁰
Lepidium latifolium

clasping pepperweed ⁵¹
Lepidium perfoliatum

watercress ¹⁹
Nasturtium officinale

Field Penny-cress ⁵²
Thlaspi arvense

crossflower ⁵³
Chorispora tenella

shepherd's purse ⁵⁴
Capsella bursa-pastoris

littlepod false flax ⁷
Camelina microcarpa

flixweed ⁵⁵
Descurainia sophia

tumble mustard ⁵⁶
Sisymbrium altissimum

Rocky Mountain beeplant ⁵⁷
Peritoma serrulata

buffalo gourd ⁴⁵
Cucurbita foetidissima

Wild Cucumber ⁵⁸
Echinocystis lobata

golden currant ⁵⁹
Ribes aureum

European gooseberry ⁶⁰
Ribes uva-crispa

Common Club-rush ⁶¹
Schoenoplectus lacustris

Common Three-Square ⁶²
Schoenoplectus pungens

Saltmarsh Bulrush ⁶³
Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus

Emory's Sedge ⁶⁴
Carex emoryi

Nebraska sedge ²²
Carex nebrascensis

Common Spike-rush ⁶⁵
Eleocharis palustris

Pale Bulrush ⁶⁶
Scirpus pallidus

Sand Reedgrass ⁶⁷
Calamovilfa longifolia

Barnyardgrass ⁶⁸
Echinochloa crus-galli

Yellow Foxtail ⁶⁹
Setaria glauca

Mat Sandbur ⁷⁰
Cenchrus longispinus

witch grass ⁷¹
Panicum capillare

Switchgrass ⁶⁷
Panicum virgatum

little bluestem ⁷²
Schizachyrium scoparium

Sand Bluestem ⁷³
Andropogon hallii

Redtop ⁷⁴
Agrostis gigantea

rabbitfoot grass ⁷⁵
Polypogon monspeliensis

meadow fescue ⁷⁶
Festuca pratensis

Reed Canarygrass ⁷⁷
Phalaris arundinacea

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Plants of Barr Lake State Park

Indian blanket 1 Gaillardia pulchella

redstem filaree 2 Erodium cicutarium

western poison ivy 3 Toxicodendron rydbergii

fragrant sumac 4 Rhus aromatica

Skunkbush Sumac 5 Rhus trilobata

boxelder 6 Acer negundo

silver maple 7 Acer saccharinum

velvetweed 8 Oenothera curtiflora

scarlet beeblossom 9 Oenothera suffrutescens

hairy evening primrose 10 Oenothera villosa

white-stem evening-primrose 11 Oenothera albicaulis

crownleaf evening primrose 12 Oenothera coronopifolia

White-stemmed Evening-primrose 13 Oenothera nuttallii

fragrant evening primrose 14 Oenothera cespitosa

purple loosestrife 15 Lythrum salicaria

great mullein 16 Verbascum thapsus

green ash 17 Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Catnip 18 Nepeta cataria

prostrate vervain 19 Verbena bracteata

Wedgeleaf 19 Phyla cuneifolia

Dalmatian toadflax 19 Linaria dalmatica

Common Toadflax 3 Linaria vulgaris

blue water-speedwell 20 Veronica anagallis-aquatica

greater plantain 21 Plantago major

woolly plantain 22 Plantago patagonica

broadbeard beardtongue 23 Penstemon angustifolius

White-flower Beardtongue 22 Penstemon albidus

scrambled eggs 7 Corydalis aurea

thistle poppy 24 Argemone polyanthemos

blue columbine 25 Aquilegia coerulea

ivyleaf groundcherry 7 Physalis hederifolia

long-leaved groundcherry 26 Physalis longifolia

silverleaf nightshade 27 Solanum elaeagnifolium

buffalo bur 3 Solanum rostratum

American black nightshade 28 Solanum americanum

black nightshade 29 Solanum nigrum

Bush Morning-glory 30 Ipomoea leptophylla

field bindweed 31 Convolvulus arvensis

Clover Dodder 32 Cuscuta epithymum

Fuller's Teasel 33 Dipsacus fullonum

cutleaf teasel 34 Dipsacus laciniatus

poison hemlock 35 Conium maculatum

scarlet globemallow 22 Sphaeralcea coccinea

dwarf mallow 36 Malva neglecta

cheeseweed mallow 37 Malva parviflora

eastern cottonwood 38 Populus deltoides

Narrowleaf Willow 22 Salix exigua

Peachleaf Willow 3 Salix amygdaloides

Crack Willow 22 Salix ×fragilis

Nuttall's Violet 39 Viola nuttallii

Lewis flax 40 Linum lewisii

Skunkweed 11 Croton texensis

leafy spurge 22 Euphorbia esula

Spotted spurge 41 Euphorbia maculata

thyme-leafed spurge 22 Euphorbia serpillifolia

Green Poinsettia 19 Euphorbia dentata

fringed puccoon 42 Lithospermum incisum

manyflowered gromwell 43 Lithospermum multiflorum

Flatspine Stickseed 3 Lappula redowskii

hound's-tongue 44 Cynoglossum officinale

Clearwater cryptantha 45 Cryptantha intermedia

Little Cat's-eye 27 Cryptantha minima

puncture vine 11 Tribulus terrestris

desert madwort 46 Alyssum desertorum

Field Alison 47 Alyssum simplex

hoary alyssum 48 Berteroa incana

whitetop 49 Lepidium draba

broadleaved pepperweed 50 Lepidium latifolium

clasping pepperweed 51 Lepidium perfoliatum

watercress 19 Nasturtium officinale

Field Penny-cress 52 Thlaspi arvense

crossflower 53 Chorispora tenella

shepherd's purse 54 Capsella bursa-pastoris

littlepod false flax 7 Camelina microcarpa

flixweed 55 Descurainia sophia

tumble mustard 56 Sisymbrium altissimum

Rocky Mountain beeplant 57 Peritoma serrulata

buffalo gourd 45 Cucurbita foetidissima

Wild Cucumber 58 Echinocystis lobata