Plants of John Martin Reservoir State Park

John Martin Reservoir State Park located in Bent County along the Arkansas River between Las Animas and Larmar, CO. The Park consists of about 1,727 acres of land and between 1000 and 11,647 acres of water depending on the elevation of the reservoir. Boating and fishing are by far the most ...more ↓

Rocky Mountain Juniper ¹
Juniperus scopulorum

honey locust ²
Gleditsia triacanthos

Illinois Bundleflower ³
Desmanthus illinoensis

Narrowleaf Milkvetch ⁴
Astragalus pectinatus

white prairie clover ⁵
Dalea candida

Nine-Anther Prairie Clover ⁶
Dalea enneandra

Slimflower Scurfpea ⁷
Pediomelum tenuiflorum

Siberian elm ⁸
Ulmus pumila

Russian Olive ⁹
Elaeagnus angustifolia

Bractless Blazingstar ¹⁰
Mentzelia nuda

Broadleaf Milkweed ¹¹
Asclepias latifolia

horsetail milkweed ¹²
Asclepias subverticillata

hemp dogbane ¹³
Apocynum cannabinum

common purslane ¹⁴
Portulaca oleracea

Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus ¹⁵
Echinocereus viridiflorus

starvation prickly-pear ¹⁶
Opuntia polyacantha

twist spine prickly pear ¹⁷
Opuntia macrorhiza

tree cholla ¹⁸
Cylindropuntia imbricata

Narrowleaf Dock ¹⁹
Rumex stenophyllus

Spreading Buckwheat ²⁰
Eriogonum effusum

Annual Buckwheat ³
Eriogonum annuum

Tall Buckwheat ³
Eriogonum tenellum

Creeping Nailwort ²¹
Paronychia sessiliflora

Narrowleaf Four O'Clock ²²
Mirabilis linearis

red tamarisk ²³
Tamarix ramosissima

Fourwing Saltbush ³
Atriplex canescens

Kochia ¹⁰
Bassia scoparia

Slender Russian-Thistle ²⁴
Salsola collina

Bull Thistle ²⁵
Cirsium vulgare

common dandelion ²⁶
Taraxacum officinale

prickly lettuce ²⁷
Lactuca serriola

Dotted Gayfeather ⁸
Liatris punctata

Tarragon ⁸
Artemisia dracunculus

Sand Sagebrush ²⁸
Artemisia filifolia

silver wormwood ⁸
Artemisia ludoviciana

Common Sagebrush ⁸
Artemisia tridentata

broom snakeweed ⁸
Gutierrezia sarothrae

rubber rabbitbrush ⁸
Ericameria nauseosa

Canada goldenrod ²⁹
Solidago canadensis

White Prairie Aster ³⁰
Symphyotrichum falcatum

Hairy Goldenaster ⁸
Heterotheca villosa

curlycup gumweed ⁹
Grindelia squarrosa

Spiny Ironplant ¹⁰
Machaeranthera pinnatifida

Tahoka Daisy ³¹
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Spiny Goldenweed ¹⁰
Xanthisma spinulosum

Blackfoot Daisy ³²
Melampodium leucanthum

Rayless Greenthread ³
Thelesperma megapotamicum

Poverty Weed ⁸
Iva axillaris

rough cocklebur ³³
Xanthium strumarium

Common Sunflower ³⁴
Helianthus annuus

Dogweed ³⁵
Dyssodia papposa

Indian blanket ³⁶
Gaillardia pulchella

Stemless Four-Nerve-Daisy ³⁷
Tetraneuris acaulis

Redstem Stork's-bill ³⁸
Erodium cicutarium

western poison ivy ⁹
Toxicodendron rydbergii

Velvetweed ³⁹
Oenothera curtiflora

scarlet beeblossom ⁴⁰
Oenothera suffrutescens

Wedgeleaf ³
Phyla cuneifolia

woolly plantain ⁸
Plantago patagonica

broadbeard beardtongue ¹²
Penstemon angustifolius

Ram's Horn ⁴¹
Proboscidea louisianica

scrambled eggs ⁴²
Corydalis aurea

purple groundcherry ⁴³
Quincula lobata

Ivyleaf Groundcherry ⁴²
Physalis hederifolia

gray five-eyes ⁴⁴
Chamaesaracha coniodes

Pink Morning Glory ⁴⁵
Ipomoea carnea

Bush Morning-glory ²²
Ipomoea leptophylla

field bindweed ⁴⁶
Convolvulus arvensis

Shaggy Dwarf Morning-Glory ⁴⁴
Evolvulus nuttallianus

Roundleaf Snowberry ⁴⁷
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

scarlet globemallow ⁸
Sphaeralcea coccinea

eastern cottonwood ⁴⁸
Populus deltoides

Texas Croton ⁴⁹
Croton texensis

Sixangle Spurge ⁶
Euphorbia hexagona

snow-on-the-mountain ⁵⁰
Euphorbia marginata

Little Cat's-Eye ⁵¹
Cryptantha minima

puncture vine ⁴⁹
Tribulus terrestris

crossflower ⁵²
Chorispora tenella

buffalo gourd ⁵³
Cucurbita foetidissima

golden currant ⁵⁴
Ribes aureum

Mapleleaf Grape ⁵⁵
Vitis acerifolia

hardstem bulrush ³
Schoenoplectus acutus

Common Three-Square ⁵⁶
Schoenoplectus pungens

sea clubrush ⁵⁷
Bolboschoenus maritimus

Pale Spikerush ⁵⁸
Eleocharis macrostachya

Barnyardgrass ⁵⁹
Echinochloa crus-galli

Switchgrass ⁶⁰
Panicum virgatum

Little Bluestem ⁶¹
Schizachyrium scoparium

Silver Beardgrass ⁶²
Bothriochloa laguroides torreyana

Thin Paspalum ⁶³
Paspalum setaceum

Ticklegrass ⁸
Agrostis scabra

Creeping Bent ⁸
Agrostis stolonifera

Rabbitfoot Grass ⁶⁴
Polypogon monspeliensis

Western Wheatgrass ¹²
Pascopyrum smithii

Squirreltail ⁸
Elymus elymoides

Foxtail Barley ⁶⁵
Hordeum jubatum

Needle-and-Thread ⁶⁶
Hesperostipa comata

Common Reed ⁶⁴
Phragmites australis

Purple Three-Awn ⁸
Aristida purpurea

Alkali Sacaton ⁶⁷
Sporobolus airoides

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Plants of John Martin Reservoir State Park

Rocky Mountain Juniper 1 Juniperus scopulorum

honey locust 2 Gleditsia triacanthos

Illinois Bundleflower 3 Desmanthus illinoensis

Narrowleaf Milkvetch 4 Astragalus pectinatus

white prairie clover 5 Dalea candida

Nine-Anther Prairie Clover 6 Dalea enneandra

Slimflower Scurfpea 7 Pediomelum tenuiflorum

Siberian elm 8 Ulmus pumila

Russian Olive 9 Elaeagnus angustifolia

Bractless Blazingstar 10 Mentzelia nuda

Broadleaf Milkweed 11 Asclepias latifolia

horsetail milkweed 12 Asclepias subverticillata

hemp dogbane 13 Apocynum cannabinum

common purslane 14 Portulaca oleracea

Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus 15 Echinocereus viridiflorus

starvation prickly-pear 16 Opuntia polyacantha

twist spine prickly pear 17 Opuntia macrorhiza

tree cholla 18 Cylindropuntia imbricata

Narrowleaf Dock 19 Rumex stenophyllus

Spreading Buckwheat 20 Eriogonum effusum

Annual Buckwheat 3 Eriogonum annuum

Tall Buckwheat 3 Eriogonum tenellum

Creeping Nailwort 21 Paronychia sessiliflora

Narrowleaf Four O'Clock 22 Mirabilis linearis

red tamarisk 23 Tamarix ramosissima

Fourwing Saltbush 3 Atriplex canescens

Kochia 10 Bassia scoparia

Slender Russian-Thistle 24 Salsola collina

Bull Thistle 25 Cirsium vulgare

common dandelion 26 Taraxacum officinale

prickly lettuce 27 Lactuca serriola

Dotted Gayfeather 8 Liatris punctata

Tarragon 8 Artemisia dracunculus

Sand Sagebrush 28 Artemisia filifolia

silver wormwood 8 Artemisia ludoviciana

Common Sagebrush 8 Artemisia tridentata

broom snakeweed 8 Gutierrezia sarothrae

rubber rabbitbrush 8 Ericameria nauseosa

Canada goldenrod 29 Solidago canadensis

White Prairie Aster 30 Symphyotrichum falcatum

Hairy Goldenaster 8 Heterotheca villosa

curlycup gumweed 9 Grindelia squarrosa

Spiny Ironplant 10 Machaeranthera pinnatifida

Tahoka Daisy 31 Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Spiny Goldenweed 10 Xanthisma spinulosum

Blackfoot Daisy 32 Melampodium leucanthum

Rayless Greenthread 3 Thelesperma megapotamicum

Poverty Weed 8 Iva axillaris

rough cocklebur 33 Xanthium strumarium

Common Sunflower 34 Helianthus annuus

Dogweed 35 Dyssodia papposa

Indian blanket 36 Gaillardia pulchella

Stemless Four-Nerve-Daisy 37 Tetraneuris acaulis

Redstem Stork's-bill 38 Erodium cicutarium

western poison ivy 9 Toxicodendron rydbergii

Velvetweed 39 Oenothera curtiflora

scarlet beeblossom 40 Oenothera suffrutescens

Wedgeleaf 3 Phyla cuneifolia

woolly plantain 8 Plantago patagonica

broadbeard beardtongue 12 Penstemon angustifolius

Ram's Horn 41 Proboscidea louisianica

scrambled eggs 42 Corydalis aurea

purple groundcherry 43 Quincula lobata

Ivyleaf Groundcherry 42 Physalis hederifolia

gray five-eyes 44 Chamaesaracha coniodes

Pink Morning Glory 45 Ipomoea carnea

Bush Morning-glory 22 Ipomoea leptophylla

field bindweed 46 Convolvulus arvensis

Shaggy Dwarf Morning-Glory 44 Evolvulus nuttallianus

Roundleaf Snowberry 47 Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

scarlet globemallow 8 Sphaeralcea coccinea

eastern cottonwood 48 Populus deltoides

Texas Croton 49 Croton texensis

Sixangle Spurge 6 Euphorbia hexagona

snow-on-the-mountain 50 Euphorbia marginata

Little Cat's-Eye 51 Cryptantha minima

puncture vine 49 Tribulus terrestris

crossflower 52 Chorispora tenella

buffalo gourd 53 Cucurbita foetidissima