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 ↓

Taxonomy
« Back To Vascular Plants Phylum Tracheophyta
- Flowering Plants Subphylum Angiospermae
  - 56 Monocots Class Liliopsida
  - 177 Dicots Class Magnoliopsida

Skunkbush Sumac ¹
Rhus trilobata

boxelder ²
Acer negundo

silver maple ³
Acer saccharinum

velvetweed ⁴
Oenothera curtiflora

scarlet beeblossom ⁵
Oenothera suffrutescens

hairy evening primrose ⁶
Oenothera villosa

white-stem evening-primrose ⁷
Oenothera albicaulis

crownleaf evening primrose ⁸
Oenothera coronopifolia

White-stemmed Evening-primrose ⁹
Oenothera nuttallii

fragrant evening primrose ¹⁰
Oenothera cespitosa

purple loosestrife ¹¹
Lythrum salicaria

great mullein ¹²
Verbascum thapsus

green ash ¹³
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Catnip ¹⁴
Nepeta cataria

prostrate vervain ¹⁵
Verbena bracteata

Wedgeleaf ¹⁵
Phyla cuneifolia

Dalmatian toadflax ¹⁵
Linaria dalmatica

Common Toadflax ¹⁶
Linaria vulgaris

blue water-speedwell ¹⁷
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

greater plantain ¹⁸
Plantago major

woolly plantain ¹⁹
Plantago patagonica

broadbeard beardtongue ²⁰
Penstemon angustifolius

White-flower Beardtongue ¹⁹
Penstemon albidus

scrambled eggs ³
Corydalis aurea

thistle poppy ²¹
Argemone polyanthemos

blue columbine ²²
Aquilegia coerulea

ivyleaf groundcherry ³
Physalis hederifolia

long-leaved groundcherry ²³
Physalis longifolia

silverleaf nightshade ²⁴
Solanum elaeagnifolium

buffalo bur ¹⁶
Solanum rostratum

American black nightshade ²⁵
Solanum americanum

black nightshade ²⁶
Solanum nigrum

Bush Morning-glory ²⁷
Ipomoea leptophylla

field bindweed ²⁸
Convolvulus arvensis

Clover Dodder ²⁹
Cuscuta epithymum

Fuller's Teasel ³⁰
Dipsacus fullonum

cutleaf teasel ³¹
Dipsacus laciniatus

poison hemlock ³²
Conium maculatum

scarlet globemallow ¹⁹
Sphaeralcea coccinea

dwarf mallow ³³
Malva neglecta

cheeseweed mallow ³⁴
Malva parviflora

eastern cottonwood ³⁵
Populus deltoides

Narrowleaf Willow ¹⁹
Salix exigua

Peachleaf Willow ¹⁶
Salix amygdaloides

Crack Willow ¹⁹
Salix ×fragilis

Nuttall's Violet ³⁶
Viola nuttallii

Lewis flax ³⁷
Linum lewisii

Skunkweed ⁷
Croton texensis

leafy spurge ¹⁹
Euphorbia esula

Spotted spurge ³⁸
Euphorbia maculata

thyme-leafed spurge ¹⁹
Euphorbia serpillifolia

Green Poinsettia ¹⁵
Euphorbia dentata

fringed puccoon ³⁹
Lithospermum incisum

manyflowered gromwell ⁴⁰
Lithospermum multiflorum

Flatspine Stickseed ¹⁶
Lappula redowskii

hound's-tongue ⁴¹
Cynoglossum officinale

Clearwater cryptantha ⁴²
Cryptantha intermedia

Little Cat's-eye ²⁴
Cryptantha minima

puncture vine ⁷
Tribulus terrestris

desert madwort ⁴³
Alyssum desertorum

Field Alison ⁴⁴
Alyssum simplex

hoary alyssum ⁴⁵
Berteroa incana

whitetop ⁴⁶
Lepidium draba

broadleaved pepperweed ⁴⁷
Lepidium latifolium

clasping pepperweed ⁴⁸
Lepidium perfoliatum

watercress ¹⁵
Nasturtium officinale

Field Penny-cress ⁴⁹
Thlaspi arvense

crossflower ⁵⁰
Chorispora tenella

shepherd's purse ⁵¹
Capsella bursa-pastoris

littlepod false flax ³
Camelina microcarpa

flixweed ⁵²
Descurainia sophia

tumble mustard ⁵³
Sisymbrium altissimum

Rocky Mountain beeplant ⁵⁴
Peritoma serrulata

buffalo gourd ⁴²
Cucurbita foetidissima

Wild Cucumber ⁵⁵
Echinocystis lobata

golden currant ⁵⁶
Ribes aureum

European gooseberry ⁵⁷
Ribes uva-crispa

Common Club-rush ⁵⁸
Schoenoplectus lacustris

Common Three-Square ⁵⁹
Schoenoplectus pungens

Saltmarsh Bulrush ⁶⁰
Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus

Emory's Sedge ⁶¹
Carex emoryi

Nebraska sedge ¹⁹
Carex nebrascensis

Common Spike-rush ⁶²
Eleocharis palustris

Pale Bulrush ⁶³
Scirpus pallidus

Sand Reedgrass ⁶⁴
Calamovilfa longifolia

Barnyardgrass ⁶⁵
Echinochloa crus-galli

Yellow Foxtail ⁶⁶
Setaria glauca

Mat Sandbur ⁶⁷
Cenchrus longispinus

witch grass ⁶⁸
Panicum capillare

Switchgrass ⁶⁴
Panicum virgatum

little bluestem ⁶⁹
Schizachyrium scoparium

Sand Bluestem ⁷⁰
Andropogon hallii

Redtop ⁷¹
Agrostis gigantea

rabbitfoot grass ⁷²
Polypogon monspeliensis

meadow fescue ⁷³
Festuca pratensis

Reed Canarygrass ⁷⁴
Phalaris arundinacea

Bulbous Bluegrass ⁷⁵
Poa bulbosa

Kentucky bluegrass ¹⁹
Poa pratensis

Smooth Brome ⁷⁶
Bromus inermis

Japanese brome ²⁶
Bromus japonicus

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Plants of Barr Lake State Park

Skunkbush Sumac 1 Rhus trilobata

boxelder 2 Acer negundo

silver maple 3 Acer saccharinum

velvetweed 4 Oenothera curtiflora

scarlet beeblossom 5 Oenothera suffrutescens

hairy evening primrose 6 Oenothera villosa

white-stem evening-primrose 7 Oenothera albicaulis

crownleaf evening primrose 8 Oenothera coronopifolia

White-stemmed Evening-primrose 9 Oenothera nuttallii

fragrant evening primrose 10 Oenothera cespitosa

purple loosestrife 11 Lythrum salicaria

great mullein 12 Verbascum thapsus

green ash 13 Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Catnip 14 Nepeta cataria

prostrate vervain 15 Verbena bracteata

Wedgeleaf 15 Phyla cuneifolia

Dalmatian toadflax 15 Linaria dalmatica

Common Toadflax 16 Linaria vulgaris

blue water-speedwell 17 Veronica anagallis-aquatica

greater plantain 18 Plantago major

woolly plantain 19 Plantago patagonica

broadbeard beardtongue 20 Penstemon angustifolius

White-flower Beardtongue 19 Penstemon albidus

scrambled eggs 3 Corydalis aurea

thistle poppy 21 Argemone polyanthemos

blue columbine 22 Aquilegia coerulea

ivyleaf groundcherry 3 Physalis hederifolia

long-leaved groundcherry 23 Physalis longifolia

silverleaf nightshade 24 Solanum elaeagnifolium

buffalo bur 16 Solanum rostratum

American black nightshade 25 Solanum americanum

black nightshade 26 Solanum nigrum

Bush Morning-glory 27 Ipomoea leptophylla

field bindweed 28 Convolvulus arvensis

Clover Dodder 29 Cuscuta epithymum

Fuller's Teasel 30 Dipsacus fullonum

cutleaf teasel 31 Dipsacus laciniatus

poison hemlock 32 Conium maculatum

scarlet globemallow 19 Sphaeralcea coccinea

dwarf mallow 33 Malva neglecta

cheeseweed mallow 34 Malva parviflora

eastern cottonwood 35 Populus deltoides

Narrowleaf Willow 19 Salix exigua

Peachleaf Willow 16 Salix amygdaloides

Crack Willow 19 Salix ×fragilis

Nuttall's Violet 36 Viola nuttallii

Lewis flax 37 Linum lewisii

Skunkweed 7 Croton texensis

leafy spurge 19 Euphorbia esula

Spotted spurge 38 Euphorbia maculata

thyme-leafed spurge 19 Euphorbia serpillifolia

Green Poinsettia 15 Euphorbia dentata

fringed puccoon 39 Lithospermum incisum

manyflowered gromwell 40 Lithospermum multiflorum

Flatspine Stickseed 16 Lappula redowskii

hound's-tongue 41 Cynoglossum officinale

Clearwater cryptantha 42 Cryptantha intermedia

Little Cat's-eye 24 Cryptantha minima

puncture vine 7 Tribulus terrestris

desert madwort 43 Alyssum desertorum

Field Alison 44 Alyssum simplex

hoary alyssum 45 Berteroa incana

whitetop 46 Lepidium draba

broadleaved pepperweed 47 Lepidium latifolium

clasping pepperweed 48 Lepidium perfoliatum

watercress 15 Nasturtium officinale

Field Penny-cress 49 Thlaspi arvense

crossflower 50 Chorispora tenella

shepherd's purse 51 Capsella bursa-pastoris

littlepod false flax 3 Camelina microcarpa

flixweed 52 Descurainia sophia

tumble mustard 53 Sisymbrium altissimum

Rocky Mountain beeplant 54 Peritoma serrulata

buffalo gourd 42 Cucurbita foetidissima

Wild Cucumber 55 Echinocystis lobata

golden currant 56 Ribes aureum

European gooseberry 57 Ribes uva-crispa

Common Club-rush 58 Schoenoplectus lacustris

Common Three-Square 59 Schoenoplectus pungens