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Plants of State Forest State Park

State Forest State Park lies on 71,000 acres of land 80 miles west of Fort Collins and comprises the southernmost point of the Medicine Bow Mountain Range. This park makes up the largest parcel in Colorado's state parks system. It is also surrounded by the Routt National Forest, Roosevelt ...more ↓

creeping thistle ¹
Cirsium arvense

prairie thistle ²
Cirsium canescens

Fringed Thistle ³
Cirsium centaureae

bull thistle ⁴
Cirsium vulgare

musk thistle ⁵
Carduus nutans

diffuse knapweed ⁶
Centaurea diffusa

common dandelion ⁷
Taraxacum officinale

Tapertip Hawksbeard ⁸
Crepis acuminata

White Hawkweed ⁹
Hieracium albiflorum

orange agoseris ²
Agoseris aurantiaca

Pale agoseris ¹⁰
Agoseris glauca

yellow salsify ¹¹
Tragopogon dubius

heartleaf arnica ¹²
Arnica cordifolia

Slender Leopardbane ¹³
Arnica gracilis

hairy arnica ¹⁴
Arnica mollis

nodding arnica ¹²
Arnica parryi

Subalpine Arnica ¹⁵
Arnica rydbergii

Handsome Pussytoes ¹⁶
Antennaria anaphaloides

Flat-top Pussytoes ¹²
Antennaria corymbosa

Small Pussytoes ¹⁷
Antennaria howellii

Rocky Mountain pussytoes ¹⁸
Antennaria media

small-leaf pussytoes ¹⁹
Antennaria parvifolia

pink everlasting ¹⁴
Antennaria rosea

umber pussytoes ²⁰
Antennaria umbrinella

pearly everlasting ²¹
Anaphalis margaritacea

scentless mayweed ²²
Tripleurospermum inodorum

Field Wormwood ¹⁰
Artemisia campestris

Silver Sagebrush ¹⁰
Artemisia cana

fringed sagebrush ²³
Artemisia frigida

Alpine Sagebrush ²⁴
Artemisia scopulorum

mountain sagebrush ¹⁰
Artemisia tridentata vaseyana

common yarrow ²⁵
Achillea millefolium

pineapple-weed ²⁶
Matricaria discoidea

rubber rabbitbrush ¹⁰
Ericameria nauseosa

Parry's goldenrod ²⁷
Oreochrysum parryi

northern goldenrod ²⁸
Solidago multiradiata

Sticky Goldenrod ²
Solidago simplex

yellow rabbitbrush ²⁹
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Goldenweed ³⁰
Tonestus pygmaeus

cut-leaf fleabane ³¹
Erigeron compositus

Eaton's Fleabane ³²
Erigeron eatonii

tall fleabane ³³
Erigeron elatior

trailing fleabane ³⁴
Erigeron flagellaris

Beautiful Fleabane ³⁵
Erigeron formosissimus

Rockslide Yellow Fleabane ³⁶
Erigeron leiomerus

Blackhead Fleabane ³⁰
Erigeron melanocephalus

Wandering daisy ³⁷
Erigeron peregrinus

Featherleaf Fleabane ³⁸
Erigeron pinnatisectus

Onestem Fleabane ³⁹
Erigeron simplex

aspen fleabane ⁴⁰
Erigeron speciosus

Three-nerve Fleabane ⁴¹
Erigeron subtrinervis

subalpine gumweed ⁴²
Grindelia subalpina

hoary aster ²
Dieteria canescens

Holm's ragwort ²
Senecio amplectens

Tall Blacktip Ragwort ⁴³
Senecio atratus

Thickleaf Ragwort ³³
Senecio crassulus

Fremont's Ragwort ⁴⁴
Senecio fremontii

Tall western groundsel ⁴⁵
Senecio integerrimus

Colorado Ragwort ³⁶
Senecio soldanella

dandelion ragwort ⁴⁶
Senecio taraxacoides

Arrowleaf Senecio ⁴⁷
Senecio triangularis

Spitleaf groundsel ⁴⁸
Packera dimorphophylla

spineless horsebrush ¹⁰
Tetradymia canescens

arrowleaf balsamroot ¹⁰
Balsamorhiza sagittata

fivenerve helianthella ⁴⁹
Helianthella quinquenervis

Alpine Sunflower ⁵⁰
Hymenoxys grandiflora

owlsclaws ²
Hymenoxys hoopesii

hoary pincushion ¹⁰
Chaenactis douglasii

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Plants of State Forest State Park

creeping thistle 1 Cirsium arvense

prairie thistle 2 Cirsium canescens

Fringed Thistle 3 Cirsium centaureae

bull thistle 4 Cirsium vulgare

musk thistle 5 Carduus nutans

diffuse knapweed 6 Centaurea diffusa

common dandelion 7 Taraxacum officinale

Tapertip Hawksbeard 8 Crepis acuminata

White Hawkweed 9 Hieracium albiflorum

orange agoseris 2 Agoseris aurantiaca

Pale agoseris 10 Agoseris glauca

yellow salsify 11 Tragopogon dubius

heartleaf arnica 12 Arnica cordifolia

Slender Leopardbane 13 Arnica gracilis

hairy arnica 14 Arnica mollis

nodding arnica 12 Arnica parryi

Subalpine Arnica 15 Arnica rydbergii

Handsome Pussytoes 16 Antennaria anaphaloides

Flat-top Pussytoes 12 Antennaria corymbosa

Small Pussytoes 17 Antennaria howellii

Rocky Mountain pussytoes 18 Antennaria media

small-leaf pussytoes 19 Antennaria parvifolia

pink everlasting 14 Antennaria rosea

umber pussytoes 20 Antennaria umbrinella

pearly everlasting 21 Anaphalis margaritacea

scentless mayweed 22 Tripleurospermum inodorum

Field Wormwood 10 Artemisia campestris

Silver Sagebrush 10 Artemisia cana

fringed sagebrush 23 Artemisia frigida

Alpine Sagebrush 24 Artemisia scopulorum

mountain sagebrush 10 Artemisia tridentata vaseyana

common yarrow 25 Achillea millefolium

pineapple-weed 26 Matricaria discoidea

rubber rabbitbrush 10 Ericameria nauseosa

Parry's goldenrod 27 Oreochrysum parryi

northern goldenrod 28 Solidago multiradiata

Sticky Goldenrod 2 Solidago simplex

yellow rabbitbrush 29 Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Goldenweed 30 Tonestus pygmaeus

cut-leaf fleabane 31 Erigeron compositus

Eaton's Fleabane 32 Erigeron eatonii

tall fleabane 33 Erigeron elatior

trailing fleabane 34 Erigeron flagellaris

Beautiful Fleabane 35 Erigeron formosissimus

Rockslide Yellow Fleabane 36 Erigeron leiomerus

Blackhead Fleabane 30 Erigeron melanocephalus

Wandering daisy 37 Erigeron peregrinus

Featherleaf Fleabane 38 Erigeron pinnatisectus

Onestem Fleabane 39 Erigeron simplex

aspen fleabane 40 Erigeron speciosus

Three-nerve Fleabane 41 Erigeron subtrinervis

subalpine gumweed 42 Grindelia subalpina

hoary aster 2 Dieteria canescens

Holm's ragwort 2 Senecio amplectens

Tall Blacktip Ragwort 43 Senecio atratus

Thickleaf Ragwort 33 Senecio crassulus

Fremont's Ragwort 44 Senecio fremontii

Tall western groundsel 45 Senecio integerrimus

Colorado Ragwort 36 Senecio soldanella

dandelion ragwort 46 Senecio taraxacoides

Arrowleaf Senecio 47 Senecio triangularis

Spitleaf groundsel 48 Packera dimorphophylla

spineless horsebrush 10 Tetradymia canescens

arrowleaf balsamroot 10 Balsamorhiza sagittata

fivenerve helianthella 49 Helianthella quinquenervis

Alpine Sunflower 50 Hymenoxys grandiflora

owlsclaws 2 Hymenoxys hoopesii

hoary pincushion 10 Chaenactis douglasii