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See also: Lower Chimney Gulch.

See also: Welch Ditch.

The Welch Ditch crosses through the northwest part of this parcel.

Latitude: 39.749214 Longitude: -1052297575 (° decimal)
Elevation: 5858ft, 1786m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Parfet OS;  Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A. D. J. Meeuse & Smit.; 
• Parfet Estates Drive, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado: at CoG parcel; 
• Social Trail (Parfet Estates Drive to Landing Zone), Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado: near Parfet Estates Drive.; 
• Field Notes: 5 Dec 2024;  1 Jun 25;  Coll. No. 3447, 7 Jul 2025;  Obs. No. 4232, 7 Jul 2025;  16 Jul 2025;  15 Aug 2025;  11 Sep 2025; 
• U. S. Highway 6: at pkg; 

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

• Area Plant List for Golden.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Cupressaceae

Juniperus virginiana L. Eastern Redcedar (Obs)

Anacardiaceae

Rhus trilobata Nutt. trilobata. Skunkbush Sumac (Obs)

Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene. Western Poison Ivy (Obs)

Apiaceae

Selineae

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Salt-and-Pepper (Obs)

Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Raf. Leafy Wildparsley (Obs)

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias speciosa Torr. Showy Milkweed (Obs)

Asclepias viridiflora Raf. Green Comet Milkweed (Obs)

Asteraceae

Anthemideae

Artemisiinae

Artemisia campestris L. caudata (Michx.) Palmer & Steyerm. Field Sagewort (TAS)

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood (Obs)

Astereae

Astranthiinae

Townsendia grandiflora Nutt. Largeflower Townsend Daisy (Obs)

Chrysopsidinae

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster (Obs)

Conyzinae

Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray. Spreading Fleabane (Obs)

Gutiereziinae

Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. Broom Snakeweed (TAS+Obs)

Machaerantherinae

Grindelia inornata Greene. Colorado Gumweed (TAS)

Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal. Curlycup Gumweed (Obs)

Grindelia subalpina Greene. Subalpine Gumweed (Obs)

Xanthisma spinulosum (Pursh) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartm. Spiny Goldenweed (TAS)

Pentachaetinae

Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird graveolens (Nutt.) Reveal & Schuyler. Goldy-Locks (Obs)

Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird nauseosa. Rubber Rabbitbush (Obs)

Solidagininae

Solidago L. Goldenrod (Obs)

Symphyotrichinae

Symphyotrichum fendleri (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom. Fendler's Aster (TAS)

Symphyotrichum ericoides (Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom. White Heath Aster (TAS)

Bahieae

Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. polycephalus (Osterh.) B.L. Turner. Many-Headed Fine-Leaved Wooly-White (Obs)

Cardueae

Carduinae

Carduus nutans L. Nodding Plumeless Thistle (Obs)

Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Wavy Leaved Thistle (Obs)

Cichorieae

Crepidinae

Crepis occidentalis Nutt. Largeflower Hawksbeard (Obs)

Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. Common Dandelion (Obs)

Lactucinae

Lactuca serriola L. Prickly Lettuce (Obs)

Scorzonerinae

Scorzonera laciniata L. Cutleaf Vipergrass (Obs)

Tragopogon dubius Scop. Yellow Salsify (Obs)

Eupatorieae

Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Blazing Star (TAS+Obs)

Helenieae

Gaillardiinae

Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower (Obs)

Heliantheae

Ambrosiinae

Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Western Ragweed (Obs)

Helianthinae

Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower (Obs)

Madieae

Arnicinae

Arnica fulgens Pursh. Shining Leopardbane (TAS)

Senecioneae

Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. Broomlike Ragwort (Obs)

Boraginaceae

Lithospermum occidentale (Mack.) Weakley, Witsell & D. Estes. Western Marbleseed (Obs)

Brassicaceae

Alyssum simplex Rudolphi. European Madwort (Obs)

Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC. Little-Podded False Flax (Obs)

Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton. Western Tansymustard (Obs)

Thlaspi arvense L. Field Penny Cress (Obs)

Turritis glabra L. Tower Rockcress (Obs)

Cactaceae

Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm. Nylon Hedgehog Cactus (Obs)

Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Western Pricklypear (Obs)

Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Plains Pricklypear (Obs)

Cannabaceae

Celtis reticulata Torr. Net-Leaved Hackberry (Obs)

Caprifoliaceae

Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. Western Snowberry (Obs)

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius A. Gray. Roundleaf Snowberry (Obs)

Chenopodiaceae

Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Four-wing Saltbush (TAS)

Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters (Obs)

Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A. D. J. Meeuse & Smit. Winter Fat (TAS+Obs)

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Russian Olive (Obs)

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia esula L. Leafy Spurge (Obs)

Euphorbia myrsinites L. Myrtle Spurge (Obs)

Fabaceae

Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex G. Don. Purple Milkvetch (Obs)

Astragalus drummondii Dougl. ex Hook. Drummond's Milkvetch (Obs)

Astragalus flexuosus G. Don. Flexible Milkvetch (Obs)

Colutea arborescens L. Bladder Senna (Obs)

Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa (Obs)

Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed (Obs)

Pediomelum tenuiflorum (Pursh) A. N. Egan. Slimflower Scurfpea (Obs)

Linaceae

Linum lewisii Pursh. Prairie Blue Flax (Obs)

Loasaceae

Mentzelia nuda (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray. Bractless Blazing Star (Obs)

Malvaceae

Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Cowboy's Delight (Obs)

Nyctaginaceae

Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl. Narrowleaf Four O'Clock (Obs)

Onagraceae

Oenothera howardii (A. Nels.) W. L. Wagner. Howard's Evening Primrose (TAS)

Oenothera suffrutescens (Ser.) W. L. Wagner & Hoch. Linda Tarde (Obs)

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush (Obs)

Plantaginaceae

Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. Dalmatian ToadFlax (Obs)

Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. Sidebells Penstemon (Obs)

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue (Obs)

Polemoniaceae

Gilia. Gilia (Obs)

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. Winged Buckwheat (Obs)

Eriogonum effusum Nuttall, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 4: 15. 1848. Spreading Buckwheat (Obs)

Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York. 2: 241. 1827. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (Obs)

Rumex crispus L. Curley Dock (Obs)

Ranunculaceae

Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. Western White Clematis (TAS+Obs)

Delphinium carolinianum Walter virescens (Nutt.) R.E. Brooks. Plains Larkspur (Obs)

Rosaceae

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem. Saskatoon Serviceberry (Obs)

Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany (Obs)

Crataegus erythropoda Ashe. Cerro Hawthorn (Obs)

Rosa acicularis Lindl. sayi (Schwein.) W. H. Lewis. Say's Acicular Rose (Obs)

Rosa arkansana Porter. Prairie Rose (Obs)

Rubiaceae

Galium aparine L. Sticky Willy, Cleavers (Obs)

Santalaceae

Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl. Pale Bastard Toadflax (Obs)

Sapindaceae

Acer negundo L. Box Elder Maple (Obs)

Ulmaceae

Ulmus pumila L. Siberian Elm (Obs)

Violaceae

Hybanthus verticillatus (Ortega) Baill. Baby Slippers (TAS)

Vitaceae

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Virginia Creeper (Obs)

Agavaceae

Yucca glauca Nutt. Soapweed Yucca (Obs)

Alliaceae

Allium textile A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. Textile Onion (Obs)

Asparagaceae

Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus (Obs)

Commelinaceae

Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth. Prairie Spiderwort (Obs)

Juncaceae

Juncus arcticus (Willd.) Trautv. balticus (Willdenow) Trautvetter. Arctic Rush (TAS+Obs)

Juncus torreyi Coville. Torrey's Rush (TAS)

Liliaceae

Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (Obs)

Melanthiaceae

Toxicoscordion paniculatum (Nutt.) Rydb. Foothill Death Camas (Obs)

Poaceae

Andropogoneae

Andropogon gerardii Vitman. Big Bluestem (Obs)

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash. Little Bluestem (Obs)

Aveneae

Agrostis stolonifera L. Creeping Bentgrass (TAS)

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass (Obs)

Bromeae

Bromus inermis Leyss. Smooth Brome (Obs)

Bromus japonicus Thunb. Japanese Cheat Grass (Obs)

Bromus tectorum L. Cheat Grass (Obs)

Cynodonteae

Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Sideoats Grama (Obs)

Poeae

Dactylis glomerata L. Orchard Grass (Obs)

Stipeae

Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb. Indian Rice Grass (Obs)

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. Needle and Thread (Obs)

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. Green Needlegrass (Obs)

Triticeae

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Crested Wheat Grass (Obs)

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Date and time this article was prepared:2:57:36 PM, 1/9/2026.