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Plants of Sweitzer Lake State Park

Sweitzer Lake State Park is located 3 miles south of the town of Delta, CO. The park lies at 5,000 feet elevation and encompasses about 137 acres of water and about 70 acres of land at the toe of the Garnet Mesa. The area is semi-arid with an average annual precipitation of about 12 inches. The ...more ↓

white clover 1
Trifolium repens
yellow sweet clover 2
Melilotus officinalis
Siberian elm 3
Ulmus pumila
Russian Olive 4
Elaeagnus angustifolia
showy milkweed 5
Asclepias speciosa
Oval Leaf Knotweed 6
Polygonum arenastrum
prostrate knotweed 3
Polygonum aviculare
Curly dock 7
Rumex crispus
red tamarisk 8
Tamarix ramosissima
Mat saltbush 9
Atriplex corrugata
Gardner's Saltbush 10
Atriplex gardneri
Twoscale Saltbush 11
Atriplex micrantha
pitseed goosefoot 3
Chenopodium berlandieri
procumbent pigweed 12
Amaranthus blitoides
Redroot Pigweed 13
Amaranthus retroflexus
Kochia 14
Bassia scoparia
Saltlover 15
Halogeton glomeratus
bush seepweed 16
Suaeda nigra
Greasewood 3
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Russian knapweed 17
Leuzea repens
common dandelion 18
Taraxacum officinale
prickly lettuce 19
Lactuca serriola
yellow salsify 20
Tragopogon dubius
Rubber Rabbitbrush 3
Ericameria nauseosa nauseosa
Willow baccharis 21
Baccharis salicina
broom snakeweed 3
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Pacific aster 22
Symphyotrichum chilense
Horseweed 23
Conyza canadensis
Hoary tansyaster 24
Dieteria canescens
Poverty weed 3
Iva axillaris
common sunflower 25
Helianthus annuus
redstem filaree 26
Erodium cicutarium
hairy evening primrose 3
Oenothera villosa
Tufted evening primrose 27
Oenothera cespitosa
small-flower Indian-paintbrush 28
Castilleja minor
woolly plantain 3
Plantago patagonica
Alkali Buttercup 17
Ranunculus cymbalaria
bur buttercup 29
Ceratocephala testiculata
field bindweed 30
Convolvulus arvensis
scarlet globemallow 3
Sphaeralcea coccinea
dwarf mallow 31
Malva neglecta
eastern cottonwood 32
Populus deltoides
Lanceleaf cottonwood 3
Populus × acuminata
Narrowleaf Willow 3
Salix exigua
Flatspine Stickseed 4
Lappula redowskii
Alyssum 20
Alyssum simplex
Whitetop 33
Lepidium draba
clasping pepperweed 34
Lepidium perfoliatum
Field Penny-cress 35
Thlaspi arvense
littlepod false flax 36
Camelina microcarpa
western tansy mustard 3
Descurainia pinnata
flixweed 37
Descurainia sophia
tumble mustard 6
Sisymbrium altissimum
Lakeshore Club-rush 38
Schoenoplectus lacustris
Common Three-Square 39
Schoenoplectus pungens
sea clubrush 40
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Woolly Sedge 41
Carex lanuginosa
Common Spike-rush 42
Eleocharis palustris
Barnyardgrass 43
Echinochloa crus-galli
witch grass 44
Panicum capillare
Redtop 45
Agrostis gigantea
Kentucky Bluegrass 3
Poa pratensis
rabbitfoot grass 12
Polypogon monspeliensis
Smooth Brome 46
Bromus inermis
Cheatgrass 38
Bromus tectorum
Western Wheatgrass 47
Pascopyrum smithii
Squirreltail 3
Elymus elymoides
Intermediate wheatgrass 48
Elymus hispidus
Foxtail Barley 49
Hordeum jubatum
Clustered Wheat Grass 50
Agropyron desertorum
Indian Ricegrass 8
Achnatherum hymenoides
Tall Fescue 3
Festuca arundinacea
Reed Canarygrass 51
Phalaris arundinacea
common reed 12
Phragmites australis
Salt Grass 16
Distichlis spicata
scratch grass 52
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Mat muhly 3
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
narrow-leaved cattail 53
Typha angustifolia
broad-leaved cattail 54
Typha latifolia
Arctic rush 55
Juncus arcticus
Torrey's Rush 56
Juncus torreyi
wild asparagus 57
Asparagus officinalis
common duckweed 58
Lemna minor
Longleaf Pondweed 24
Potamogeton nodosus

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