Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Plants

This guide contains mosses, ferns, vines, aquatic plants, cactuses, shrubs, trees, and other plants that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

fragrant sumac ¹
Rhus aromatica

smooth sumac ²
Rhus glabra

tree of heaven ³
Ailanthus altissima

Rocky Mountain maple ⁴
Acer glabrum

boxelder maple ⁵
Acer negundo

silver maple ⁶
Acer saccharinum

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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Plants

fragrant sumac 1 Rhus aromatica

smooth sumac 2 Rhus glabra

tree of heaven 3 Ailanthus altissima

Rocky Mountain maple 4 Acer glabrum

boxelder maple 5 Acer negundo

silver maple 6 Acer saccharinum