Plants of Lake Pueblo State Park

Positioned approximately six miles west of the City of Pueblo, and within two hour’s drive of Denver and Colorado Springs, Lake Pueblo State Park attracts around 1.8 million visitors each year. It is located at the interface of the southern Rocky Mountains to the west and Great Plains to the ...more ↓

Taxonomy
« Back To Vascular Plants Phylum Tracheophyta
- Flowering Plants Subphylum Angiospermae
  - 45 Monocots Class Liliopsida
  - 190 Dicots Class Magnoliopsida

Marshelder ¹
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia

western ragweed ²
Ambrosia psilostachya

giant ragweed ³
Ambrosia trifida

Annual Ragweed ⁴
Ambrosia artemisiifolia elatior

poverty weed ⁵
Iva axillaris

rough cocklebur ⁶
Xanthium strumarium

upright prairie coneflower ⁷
Ratibida columnifera

common sunflower ⁸
Helianthus annuus

Rocky Mountain zinnia ⁹
Zinnia grandiflora

cowpen daisy ¹⁰
Verbesina encelioides

Dogweed ¹¹
Dyssodia papposa

red dome blanketflower ¹²
Gaillardia pinnatifida

Pingue rubberweed ⁵
Hymenoxys richardsonii

stemless four-nerve-daisy ¹³
Tetraneuris acaulis

Oppositeleaf False Bahia ⁵
Picradeniopsis oppositifolia

fineleaf woollywhite ¹⁴
Hymenopappus filifolius

poison ivy ¹⁵
Toxicodendron radicans

western poison ivy ¹⁶
Toxicodendron rydbergii

fragrant sumac ¹⁷
Rhus aromatica

Skunkbush Sumac ¹⁸
Rhus trilobata

golden rain tree ¹⁹
Koelreuteria paniculata

scarlet beeblossom ⁹
Oenothera suffrutescens

lavenderleaf sundrops ⁹
Oenothera lavandulifolia

great mullein ²⁰
Verbascum thapsus

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush ²¹
Castilleja integra

Green Ash ⁵
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Rough menodora ²²
Menodora scabra

southern catalpa ²³
Catalpa bignonioides

American Bugleweed ¹⁶
Lycopus americanus

Catnip ²⁴
Nepeta cataria

Mintweed ²⁵
Salvia reflexa

White Horehound ²¹
Marrubium vulgare

American germander ²⁶
Teucrium canadense

prostrate vervain ²⁶
Verbena bracteata

Dakota mock vervain ²⁷
Glandularia bipinnatifida

broadbeard beardtongue ²⁸
Penstemon angustifolius

Variable-color Beardtongue ²⁹
Penstemon versicolor

Colorado beardtongue ³⁰
Penstemon auriberbis

thistle poppy ³¹
Argemone polyanthemos

Wild Blue Larkspur ³²
Delphinium carolinianum

Western White Clematis ³³
Clematis ligusticifolia

Chinese lantern ²⁶
Quincula lobata

long-leaved groundcherry ³⁴
Physalis longifolia

Fendler's groundcherry ³⁵
Physalis hederifolia fendleri

buffalo bur ¹⁶
Solanum rostratum

Bush Morning-glory ³⁶
Ipomoea leptophylla

field bindweed ³⁷
Convolvulus arvensis

Texas bindweed ²⁶
Convolvulus equitans

Shaggy dwarf morning-glory ³⁸
Evolvulus nuttallianus

Western Snowberry ³⁹
Symphoricarpos occidentalis

cutleaf water parsnip ⁴⁰
Berula erecta

narrowleaf globemallow ⁴¹
Sphaeralcea angustifolia

scarlet globemallow ⁵
Sphaeralcea coccinea

eastern cottonwood ⁴²
Populus deltoides

Plains cottonwood ⁴³
Populus deltoides monilifera

Narrowleaf Willow ⁵
Salix exigua

Crack willow ⁵
Salix ×fragilis

nodding green violet ³⁸
Hybanthus verticillatus

Lewis flax ⁴⁴
Linum lewisii

plains flax ⁴⁵
Linum puberulum

Desert tragia ³⁵
Tragia ramosa

Skunkweed ¹⁴
Croton texensis

Fendler's sandmat ⁴⁶
Euphorbia fendleri

Geyer's Spurge ⁴⁷
Euphorbia geyeri

Ribseed Sandmat ⁴⁸
Euphorbia glyptosperma

thyme-leafed spurge ⁵
Euphorbia serpillifolia

snow-on-the-mountain ⁴⁹
Euphorbia marginata

fringed puccoon ⁵⁰
Lithospermum incisum

Flatspine Stickseed ¹⁶
Lappula redowskii

James' cryptantha ¹⁴
Cryptantha cinerea

Little Cat's-eye ⁵¹
Cryptantha minima

Calcareous cryptantha ⁵²
Cryptantha thyrsiflora

puncture vine ¹⁴
Tribulus terrestris

Foothill Bladderpod ⁵³
Lesquerella ludoviciana

Mountain Bladderpod ⁵⁴
Lesquerella montana

Heart-podded Hoary Cress ⁵⁵
Lepidium draba

Virginia pepperweed ⁴
Lepidium virginicum

prince's plume ⁵⁶
Stanleya pinnata

Telescoping Mustard ⁵⁷
Thelypodium integrifolium

western tansy mustard ⁵
Descurainia pinnata

flixweed ⁵⁸
Descurainia sophia

tumble mustard ⁵²
Sisymbrium altissimum

Rocky Mountain Beeplant ⁵⁹
Cleomella serrulata

redwhisker clammyweed ⁶⁰
Polanisia dodecandra

buffalo gourd ⁶¹
Cucurbita foetidissima

golden currant ⁶²
Ribes aureum

wax currant ⁶³
Ribes cereum

Virginia creeper ⁶⁴
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Mapleleaf grape ⁶⁵
Vitis acerifolia

riverbank grape ⁶⁶
Vitis riparia

Softstem Bulrush ⁶⁷
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

redroot flatsedge ¹¹
Cyperus erythrorhizos

Bearded Flatsedge ⁶⁸
Cyperus squarrosus

Pale Spikerush ⁶⁹
Eleocharis macrostachya

Pale Bulrush ⁷⁰
Scirpus pallidus

Rice Cutgrass ⁷¹
Leersia oryzoides

False buffalograss ⁴⁷
Monroa squarrosa

Barnyardgrass ⁷²
Echinochloa crus-galli

witch grass ⁷³
Panicum capillare

Hillman's panic grass ⁷⁴
Panicum hillmanii

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Plants of Lake Pueblo State Park

Marshelder 1 Cyclachaena xanthiifolia

western ragweed 2 Ambrosia psilostachya

giant ragweed 3 Ambrosia trifida

Annual Ragweed 4 Ambrosia artemisiifolia elatior

poverty weed 5 Iva axillaris

rough cocklebur 6 Xanthium strumarium

upright prairie coneflower 7 Ratibida columnifera

common sunflower 8 Helianthus annuus

Rocky Mountain zinnia 9 Zinnia grandiflora

cowpen daisy 10 Verbesina encelioides

Dogweed 11 Dyssodia papposa

red dome blanketflower 12 Gaillardia pinnatifida

Pingue rubberweed 5 Hymenoxys richardsonii

stemless four-nerve-daisy 13 Tetraneuris acaulis

Oppositeleaf False Bahia 5 Picradeniopsis oppositifolia

fineleaf woollywhite 14 Hymenopappus filifolius

poison ivy 15 Toxicodendron radicans

western poison ivy 16 Toxicodendron rydbergii

fragrant sumac 17 Rhus aromatica

Skunkbush Sumac 18 Rhus trilobata

golden rain tree 19 Koelreuteria paniculata

scarlet beeblossom 9 Oenothera suffrutescens

lavenderleaf sundrops 9 Oenothera lavandulifolia

great mullein 20 Verbascum thapsus

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush 21 Castilleja integra

Green Ash 5 Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Rough menodora 22 Menodora scabra

southern catalpa 23 Catalpa bignonioides

American Bugleweed 16 Lycopus americanus

Catnip 24 Nepeta cataria

Mintweed 25 Salvia reflexa

White Horehound 21 Marrubium vulgare

American germander 26 Teucrium canadense

prostrate vervain 26 Verbena bracteata

Dakota mock vervain 27 Glandularia bipinnatifida

broadbeard beardtongue 28 Penstemon angustifolius

Variable-color Beardtongue 29 Penstemon versicolor

Colorado beardtongue 30 Penstemon auriberbis

thistle poppy 31 Argemone polyanthemos

Wild Blue Larkspur 32 Delphinium carolinianum

Western White Clematis 33 Clematis ligusticifolia

Chinese lantern 26 Quincula lobata

long-leaved groundcherry 34 Physalis longifolia

Fendler's groundcherry 35 Physalis hederifolia fendleri

buffalo bur 16 Solanum rostratum

Bush Morning-glory 36 Ipomoea leptophylla

field bindweed 37 Convolvulus arvensis

Texas bindweed 26 Convolvulus equitans

Shaggy dwarf morning-glory 38 Evolvulus nuttallianus

Western Snowberry 39 Symphoricarpos occidentalis

cutleaf water parsnip 40 Berula erecta

narrowleaf globemallow 41 Sphaeralcea angustifolia

scarlet globemallow 5 Sphaeralcea coccinea

eastern cottonwood 42 Populus deltoides

Plains cottonwood 43 Populus deltoides monilifera

Narrowleaf Willow 5 Salix exigua

Crack willow 5 Salix ×fragilis

nodding green violet 38 Hybanthus verticillatus

Lewis flax 44 Linum lewisii

plains flax 45 Linum puberulum

Desert tragia 35 Tragia ramosa

Skunkweed 14 Croton texensis

Fendler's sandmat 46 Euphorbia fendleri

Geyer's Spurge 47 Euphorbia geyeri

Ribseed Sandmat 48 Euphorbia glyptosperma

thyme-leafed spurge 5 Euphorbia serpillifolia

snow-on-the-mountain 49 Euphorbia marginata

fringed puccoon 50 Lithospermum incisum

Flatspine Stickseed 16 Lappula redowskii

James' cryptantha 14 Cryptantha cinerea

Little Cat's-eye 51 Cryptantha minima

Calcareous cryptantha 52 Cryptantha thyrsiflora

puncture vine 14 Tribulus terrestris

Foothill Bladderpod 53 Lesquerella ludoviciana

Mountain Bladderpod 54 Lesquerella montana

Heart-podded Hoary Cress 55 Lepidium draba

Virginia pepperweed 4 Lepidium virginicum

prince's plume 56 Stanleya pinnata

Telescoping Mustard 57 Thelypodium integrifolium