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Plants of Ridgway State Park

Voted one of the top ten state parks in the country by National Geographic Traveler, Ridgway State Park’s scenic beauty and biological diversity are true assets to the state park system. Located in the Uncompahgre River Valley in west central Colorado, the park is surrounded by the San Juan ...more ↓

golden sedge 1
Carex aurea
prairie junegrass 2
Koeleria macrantha
orchard grass 3
Dactylis glomerata
Reed Canarygrass 4
Phalaris arundinacea
smooth brome 5
Bromus inermis
Cheat Grass 6
Bromus tectorum
tall wheatgrass 7
Thinopyrum elongatum
Western Wheatgrass 8
Pascopyrum smithii
Squirreltail 9
Elymus elymoides
Quack Grass 10
Elymus repens
Foxtail Barley 11
Hordeum jubatum
crested wheatgrass 12
Agropyron cristatum
Needle-and-thread Grass 13
Hesperostipa comata
Indian ricegrass 14
Achnatherum hymenoides
Sand Ricegrass 14
Eriocoma hymenoides
alkali sacaton 15
Sporobolus airoides
blue grama 16
Bouteloua gracilis
James' galleta 17
Hilaria jamesii
Hooded Ladies' Tresses 18
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
sparse-flowered bog orchid 19
Platanthera sparsiflora
Great Basin Bog Orchid 20
Platanthera tescamnis
narrowleaf yucca 21
Yucca angustissima
Dwarf Yucca 22
Yucca harrimaniae
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley 23
Maianthemum stellatum
strict blue-eyed grass 24
Sisyrinchium montanum
Sego Lily 25
Calochortus nuttallii
common arrowgrass 26
Triglochin maritima

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