Plants of Paonia State Park

Paonia State Park sits on 1,507 acres of land and lies between Glenwood Springs to the North and Delta to the West. The Ruby Mountains and Ragged Wilderness flank the park's east side, while the Grand Mesa flanks the west. Paonia hosts a variety of vegetation communities including Gambel oak ...more ↓

Pine bluegrass ¹
Poa secunda

Timothy ²
Phleum pratense

short-awn foxtail ¹
Alopecurus aequalis

Meadow Foxtail ¹
Alopecurus pratensis

Nodding Brome ¹
Bromus anomalus

smooth brome ³
Bromus inermis

Intermediate Wheatgrass ⁴
Thinopyrum intermedium

Western Wheatgrass ⁵
Pascopyrum smithii

squirreltail ¹
Elymus elymoides

Quack Grass ¹
Elymus repens

Slender Wheat Grass ⁶
Elymus trachycaulus

foxtail barley ⁷
Hordeum jubatum

Needle-and-Thread ⁸
Hesperostipa comata

Indian ricegrass ⁹
Achnatherum hymenoides

blue grama ¹⁰
Bouteloua gracilis

narrowleaf cattail ¹¹
Typha angustifolia

broad-leaved cattail ¹²
Typha latifolia

Arctic rush ¹³
Juncus arcticus

false Solomon's seal ¹⁴
Maianthemum racemosum

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Plants of Paonia State Park

Pine bluegrass 1 Poa secunda

Timothy 2 Phleum pratense

short-awn foxtail 1 Alopecurus aequalis

Meadow Foxtail 1 Alopecurus pratensis

Nodding Brome 1 Bromus anomalus

smooth brome 3 Bromus inermis

Intermediate Wheatgrass 4 Thinopyrum intermedium

Western Wheatgrass 5 Pascopyrum smithii

squirreltail 1 Elymus elymoides

Quack Grass 1 Elymus repens

Slender Wheat Grass 6 Elymus trachycaulus

foxtail barley 7 Hordeum jubatum

Needle-and-Thread 8 Hesperostipa comata

Indian ricegrass 9 Achnatherum hymenoides

blue grama 10 Bouteloua gracilis

narrowleaf cattail 11 Typha angustifolia

broad-leaved cattail 12 Typha latifolia

Arctic rush 13 Juncus arcticus

false Solomon's seal 14 Maianthemum racemosum