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 ↓

hardstem bulrush 1
Schoenoplectus acutus
Common Three-Square 2
Schoenoplectus pungens
sea clubrush 3
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Pale Spikerush 4
Eleocharis macrostachya
Barnyardgrass 5
Echinochloa crus-galli
Switchgrass 6
Panicum virgatum
Little Bluestem 7
Schizachyrium scoparium
Silver Beardgrass 8
Bothriochloa laguroides torreyana
Thin Paspalum 9
Paspalum setaceum
Ticklegrass 10
Agrostis scabra
Creeping Bent 10
Agrostis stolonifera
Rabbitfoot Grass 11
Polypogon monspeliensis
Western Wheatgrass 12
Pascopyrum smithii
Squirreltail 10
Elymus elymoides
Foxtail Barley 13
Hordeum jubatum
Needle-and-Thread 14
Hesperostipa comata
Common Reed 11
Phragmites australis
Purple Three-Awn 10
Aristida purpurea
Alkali Sacaton 15
Sporobolus airoides
Sand Dropseed 10
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sideoats Grama 16
Bouteloua curtipendula
Blue Grama 17
Bouteloua gracilis
Windmill Grass 18
Chloris verticillata
James' Galleta 19
Hilaria jamesii
Saltgrass 20
Distichlis stricta
Tumble Grass 18
Schedonnardus paniculatus
Hairy Erioneuron 18
Erioneuron pilosum
Lesser Bulrush 21
Typha angustifolia
soapweed yucca 22
Yucca glauca

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