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Plants of Eldorado Canyon State Park

Eldorado Canyon State Park lies eight miles southwest of the city of Boulder along the eastern edge of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in an ecotone between the grasslands below and coniferous forests in and above the park. The park is made up of of 1,442 acres owned by the State of ...more ↓

Douglas' knotweed ¹
Polygonum douglasii

prostrate knotweed ²
Polygonum aviculare

Black-bindweed ³
Fallopia convolvulus

Sheep's sorrel ⁴
Rumex acetosella

curly dock ⁵
Rumex crispus

dense-flowered dock ⁶
Rumex densiflorus

white willow dock ⁷
Rumex triangulivalvis

alpine golden buckwheat ⁸
Eriogonum flavum

sulfur buckwheat ⁹
Eriogonum umbellatum

Winged buckwheat ¹⁰
Eriogonum alatum

field chickweed ¹¹
Cerastium arvense

mouse-ear chickweed ¹²
Cerastium fontanum

tuber starwort ¹⁰
Pseudostellaria jamesiana

James' Nailwort ¹³
Paronychia jamesii

bouncing bet ¹²
Saponaria officinalis

Deptford Pink ¹⁴
Dianthus armeria

sleepy catchfly ¹⁵
Silene antirrhina

white campion ¹⁶
Silene latifolia

Balkan Catchfly ¹⁷
Silene csereii

bladder campion ¹⁸
Silene vulgaris

Drummond's Campion ¹⁹
Silene drummondii

Hairy Four-o'clock ²⁰
Mirabilis hirsuta

wild four o'clock ¹⁷
Mirabilis nyctaginea

lamb's quarters ²¹
Chenopodium album

pinyon goosefoot ²²
Chenopodium atrovirens

Fremont's goosefoot ²³
Chenopodium fremontii

Narrowleaf Goosefoot ²⁴
Chenopodium leptophyllum

western springbeauty ²⁵
Claytonia rosea

Creeping Thistle ²⁶
Cirsium arvense

wavyleaf thistle ⁵
Cirsium undulatum

bull thistle ²⁷
Cirsium vulgare

Musk Thistle ²⁸
Carduus nutans

lesser burdock ²⁹
Arctium minus

Russian knapweed ³⁰
Leuzea repens

diffuse knapweed ³¹
Centaurea diffusa

spotted knapweed ⁵
Centaurea stoebe

Chicory ³²
Cichorium intybus

common dandelion ³³
Taraxacum officinale

white hawkweed ³⁴
Hieracium albiflorum

yellow hawkweed ³⁵
Hieracium fendleri

tall blue lettuce ³⁶
Lactuca biennis

Canada wild lettuce ¹⁷
Lactuca canadensis

Western Lettuce ³⁷
Lactuca ludoviciana

prickly lettuce ³⁸
Lactuca serriola

steppe agoseris ³⁹
Agoseris parviflora

Desert Skeletonplant ⁴⁰
Stephanomeria runcinata

cutleaf vipergrass ²⁵
Scorzonera laciniata

yellow salsify ⁴¹
Tragopogon dubius

Salsify ⁴²
Tragopogon porrifolius

tasselflower brickellia ⁴³
Brickellia grandiflora

false boneset ⁴⁴
Brickellia eupatorioides

California brickellbush ⁴⁵
Brickellia californica

dotted gayfeather ⁵
Liatris punctata

heartleaf arnica ¹
Arnica cordifolia

Field Pussytoes ⁴⁶
Antennaria neglecta

small-leaf pussytoes ⁴⁷
Antennaria parvifolia

Rosy Pussytoes ⁴⁸
Antennaria rosea

pearly everlasting ⁴⁹
Anaphalis margaritacea

macoun's everlasting ⁵⁰
Pseudognaphalium macounii

cottonbatting plant ⁵¹
Pseudognaphalium stramineum

feverfew ⁵²
Tanacetum parthenium

biennial wormwood ⁵
Artemisia biennis

field wormwood ⁵
Artemisia campestris

Tarragon ⁵³
Artemisia dracunculus

fringed sagebrush ⁵⁴
Artemisia frigida

silver wormwood ⁵⁵
Artemisia ludoviciana

common yarrow ⁵⁶
Achillea millefolium

broom snakeweed ⁵
Gutierrezia sarothrae

Dwarf Goldenrod ⁵⁷
Solidago nana

field goldenrod ⁵⁸
Solidago nemoralis

stiff-leaved goldenrod ⁵⁹
Solidago rigida

Pale Showy Goldenrod ⁶⁰
Solidago pallida

Missouri goldenrod ⁶¹
Solidago missouriensis

Canada Goldenrod ⁵²
Solidago canadensis

giant goldenrod ⁶²
Solidago gigantea

velvety goldenrod ⁵¹
Solidago velutina

smooth blue aster ⁴⁴
Symphyotrichum laeve

panicled aster ⁶³
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Smooth White Aster ⁶⁴
Symphyotrichum porteri

white heath aster ⁶⁵
Symphyotrichum ericoides

Heterotheca hirsuta ⁶⁶

hairy goldenaster ⁵
Heterotheca villosa

horseweed ⁶⁷
Erigeron canadensis

cut-leaf fleabane ⁶⁸
Erigeron compositus

spreading fleabane ⁴⁵
Erigeron divergens

trailing fleabane ⁶⁹
Erigeron flagellaris

Beautiful Fleabane ⁷⁰
Erigeron formosissimus

running fleabane ⁷¹
Erigeron tracyi

blueleaf aster ⁷²
Eurybia glauca

curlycup gumweed ¹⁷
Grindelia squarrosa

Bigelow's Tansyaster ⁷³
Dieteria bigelovii

Tall western groundsel ⁷⁴
Senecio integerrimus

Bashful Ragwort ⁷⁵
Senecio pudicus

Openwoods Ragwort ⁷⁵
Senecio rapifolius

broom-like ragwort ¹⁰
Senecio spartioides

Fendler's ragwort ⁷⁶
Packera fendleri

devil's beggarticks ⁷⁷
Bidens frondosa

common ragweed ⁷⁸
Ambrosia artemisiifolia

western ragweed ⁷⁹
Ambrosia psilostachya

Skeletonleaf Bur Ragweed ⁸⁰
Ambrosia tomentosa

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Plants of Eldorado Canyon State Park

Douglas' knotweed 1 Polygonum douglasii

prostrate knotweed 2 Polygonum aviculare

Black-bindweed 3 Fallopia convolvulus

Sheep's sorrel 4 Rumex acetosella

curly dock 5 Rumex crispus

dense-flowered dock 6 Rumex densiflorus

white willow dock 7 Rumex triangulivalvis

alpine golden buckwheat 8 Eriogonum flavum

sulfur buckwheat 9 Eriogonum umbellatum

Winged buckwheat 10 Eriogonum alatum

field chickweed 11 Cerastium arvense

mouse-ear chickweed 12 Cerastium fontanum

tuber starwort 10 Pseudostellaria jamesiana

James' Nailwort 13 Paronychia jamesii

bouncing bet 12 Saponaria officinalis

Deptford Pink 14 Dianthus armeria

sleepy catchfly 15 Silene antirrhina

white campion 16 Silene latifolia

Balkan Catchfly 17 Silene csereii

bladder campion 18 Silene vulgaris

Drummond's Campion 19 Silene drummondii

Hairy Four-o'clock 20 Mirabilis hirsuta

wild four o'clock 17 Mirabilis nyctaginea

lamb's quarters 21 Chenopodium album

pinyon goosefoot 22 Chenopodium atrovirens

Fremont's goosefoot 23 Chenopodium fremontii

Narrowleaf Goosefoot 24 Chenopodium leptophyllum

western springbeauty 25 Claytonia rosea

Creeping Thistle 26 Cirsium arvense

wavyleaf thistle 5 Cirsium undulatum

bull thistle 27 Cirsium vulgare

Musk Thistle 28 Carduus nutans

lesser burdock 29 Arctium minus

Russian knapweed 30 Leuzea repens

diffuse knapweed 31 Centaurea diffusa

spotted knapweed 5 Centaurea stoebe

Chicory 32 Cichorium intybus

common dandelion 33 Taraxacum officinale

white hawkweed 34 Hieracium albiflorum

yellow hawkweed 35 Hieracium fendleri

tall blue lettuce 36 Lactuca biennis

Canada wild lettuce 17 Lactuca canadensis

Western Lettuce 37 Lactuca ludoviciana

prickly lettuce 38 Lactuca serriola

steppe agoseris 39 Agoseris parviflora

Desert Skeletonplant 40 Stephanomeria runcinata

cutleaf vipergrass 25 Scorzonera laciniata

yellow salsify 41 Tragopogon dubius

Salsify 42 Tragopogon porrifolius

tasselflower brickellia 43 Brickellia grandiflora

false boneset 44 Brickellia eupatorioides

California brickellbush 45 Brickellia californica

dotted gayfeather 5 Liatris punctata

heartleaf arnica 1 Arnica cordifolia

Field Pussytoes 46 Antennaria neglecta

small-leaf pussytoes 47 Antennaria parvifolia

Rosy Pussytoes 48 Antennaria rosea

pearly everlasting 49 Anaphalis margaritacea

macoun's everlasting 50 Pseudognaphalium macounii

cottonbatting plant 51 Pseudognaphalium stramineum

feverfew 52 Tanacetum parthenium

biennial wormwood 5 Artemisia biennis

field wormwood 5 Artemisia campestris

Tarragon 53 Artemisia dracunculus

fringed sagebrush 54 Artemisia frigida

silver wormwood 55 Artemisia ludoviciana

common yarrow 56 Achillea millefolium

broom snakeweed 5 Gutierrezia sarothrae

Dwarf Goldenrod 57 Solidago nana

field goldenrod 58 Solidago nemoralis

stiff-leaved goldenrod 59 Solidago rigida

Pale Showy Goldenrod 60 Solidago pallida

Missouri goldenrod 61 Solidago missouriensis

Canada Goldenrod 52 Solidago canadensis

giant goldenrod 62 Solidago gigantea

velvety goldenrod 51 Solidago velutina

smooth blue aster 44 Symphyotrichum laeve

panicled aster 63 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Smooth White Aster 64 Symphyotrichum porteri