Plants of Yampa River and Elkhead Reservoir State Parks

Yampa River State Park supports various wildlife species due to the diverse types of
vegetation and habitat. Elk are frequently observed near the reservoir in the winter
months, as well as mule deer and a variety of waterfowl. Quality habitat along the
Yampa River supports diverse ...more ↓

scouring rush ¹
Equisetum arvense

blue spruce ²
Picea pungens

yellow sweetclover ³
Melilotus officinalis

wild licorice ⁴
Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Woods' rose ⁵
Rosa woodsii

hawthorn ⁶
Crataegus

serviceberry ⁷
Amelanchier alnifolia

choke cherry ⁸
Prunus virginiana

Russian Olive ⁹
Elaeagnus angustifolia

narrow-leaf mountain trumpet ¹⁰
Collomia linearis

red osier dogwood ¹¹
Cornus sericea

Giant Blazingstar ¹²
Mentzelia laevicaulis

showy milkweed ¹³
Asclepias speciosa

starvation prickly-pear ¹⁴
Opuntia polyacantha

curled dock ¹⁵
Rumex crispus

saltcedar ¹⁶
Tamarix ramosissima

summer-cypress ¹⁷
Bassia scoparia

Canada thistle ¹⁸
Cirsium arvense

Bull Thistle ¹⁹
Cirsium vulgare

musk thistle ²⁰
Carduus nutans

lesser burdock ²¹
Arctium minus

cotton thistle ²²
Onopordum acanthium

spotted knapweed ⁴
Centaurea stoebe

Russian knapweed ²³
Acroptilon repens

yellow salsify ²⁴
Tragopogon dubius

ox-eye daisy ²⁵
Leucanthemum vulgare

scentless mayweed ²⁶
Tripleurospermum inodorum

silver wormwood ²⁷
Artemisia ludoviciana

common sagebrush ²⁸
Artemisia tridentata

common yarrow ²⁹
Achillea millefolium

rubber rabbitbrush ⁴
Ericameria nauseosa

stemless goldenweed ⁴
Stenotus acaulis

Skunkbrush, Fragrant Sumac ⁸
Rhus aromatica

boxelder ³⁰
Acer negundo

Gambel oak ³¹
Quercus gambelii

Dalmatian toadflax ³²
Linaria dalmatica

field bindweed ³³
Convolvulus arvensis

Roundleaf Snowberry ³²
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

bastard toadflax ³⁴
Comandra umbellata

narrowleaf cottonwood ⁴
Populus angustifolia

quaking aspen ⁴
Populus tremuloides

Narrowleaf Willow ⁴
Salix exigua

leafy spurge ⁴
Euphorbia esula

Slender Leafy Spurge ³⁵
Euphorbia virgata

Hound's-tongue ²²
Cynoglossum officinale

Heart-podded Hoary Cress ³⁶
Lepidium draba

field penny-cress ³⁷
Thlaspi arvense

Rocky Mountain bee plant ³⁸
Peritoma serrulata

golden currant ³⁹
Ribes aureum

Common Spike-rush ³⁷
Eleocharis palustris

prairie junegrass ⁴⁰
Koeleria macrantha

Bulbous Meadow-grass ⁴¹
Poa bulbosa

Kentucky bluegrass ⁴
Poa pratensis

Timothy ⁴²
Phleum pratense

Smooth Brome ⁴³
Bromus inermis

cheatgrass ⁴⁴
Bromus tectorum

Bluebunch Wheatgrass ⁴⁵
Pseudoroegneria spicata

squirreltail ⁴
Elymus elymoides

crested wheatgrass ⁴⁶
Agropyron cristatum

Needle-and-Thread ⁴⁷
Hesperostipa comata

Indian ricegrass ⁴⁸
Achnatherum hymenoides

sand dropseed ⁴
Sporobolus cryptandrus

James' galleta ⁴⁹
Hilaria jamesii

Salt Grass ⁵⁰
Distichlis spicata

false Solomon's seal ³²
Maianthemum racemosum

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Plants of Yampa River and Elkhead Reservoir State Parks

scouring rush 1 Equisetum arvense

blue spruce 2 Picea pungens

yellow sweetclover 3 Melilotus officinalis

wild licorice 4 Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Woods' rose 5 Rosa woodsii

hawthorn 6 Crataegus

serviceberry 7 Amelanchier alnifolia

choke cherry 8 Prunus virginiana

Russian Olive 9 Elaeagnus angustifolia

narrow-leaf mountain trumpet 10 Collomia linearis

red osier dogwood 11 Cornus sericea

Giant Blazingstar 12 Mentzelia laevicaulis

showy milkweed 13 Asclepias speciosa

starvation prickly-pear 14 Opuntia polyacantha

curled dock 15 Rumex crispus

saltcedar 16 Tamarix ramosissima

summer-cypress 17 Bassia scoparia

Canada thistle 18 Cirsium arvense

Bull Thistle 19 Cirsium vulgare

musk thistle 20 Carduus nutans

lesser burdock 21 Arctium minus

cotton thistle 22 Onopordum acanthium

spotted knapweed 4 Centaurea stoebe

Russian knapweed 23 Acroptilon repens

yellow salsify 24 Tragopogon dubius

ox-eye daisy 25 Leucanthemum vulgare

scentless mayweed 26 Tripleurospermum inodorum

silver wormwood 27 Artemisia ludoviciana

common sagebrush 28 Artemisia tridentata

common yarrow 29 Achillea millefolium

rubber rabbitbrush 4 Ericameria nauseosa

stemless goldenweed 4 Stenotus acaulis

Skunkbrush, Fragrant Sumac 8 Rhus aromatica

boxelder 30 Acer negundo

Gambel oak 31 Quercus gambelii

Dalmatian toadflax 32 Linaria dalmatica

field bindweed 33 Convolvulus arvensis

Roundleaf Snowberry 32 Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

bastard toadflax 34 Comandra umbellata

narrowleaf cottonwood 4 Populus angustifolia

quaking aspen 4 Populus tremuloides

Narrowleaf Willow 4 Salix exigua

leafy spurge 4 Euphorbia esula

Slender Leafy Spurge 35 Euphorbia virgata

Hound's-tongue 22 Cynoglossum officinale

Heart-podded Hoary Cress 36 Lepidium draba

field penny-cress 37 Thlaspi arvense

Rocky Mountain bee plant 38 Peritoma serrulata

golden currant 39 Ribes aureum

Common Spike-rush 37 Eleocharis palustris

prairie junegrass 40 Koeleria macrantha

Bulbous Meadow-grass 41 Poa bulbosa

Kentucky bluegrass 4 Poa pratensis

Timothy 42 Phleum pratense

Smooth Brome 43 Bromus inermis

cheatgrass 44 Bromus tectorum

Bluebunch Wheatgrass 45 Pseudoroegneria spicata

squirreltail 4 Elymus elymoides

crested wheatgrass 46 Agropyron cristatum

Needle-and-Thread 47 Hesperostipa comata

Indian ricegrass 48 Achnatherum hymenoides

sand dropseed 4 Sporobolus cryptandrus

James' galleta 49 Hilaria jamesii

Salt Grass 50 Distichlis spicata

false Solomon's seal 32 Maianthemum racemosum