Eastern Mojave Vegetation Schweich Hill, Jefferson County, Colorado.
 
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(Syn: North Washington Open Space)

See also: Golden.

Designated in 1993, Schweich Hill Open Space is located in North Golden and bordered by neighborhoods and a small commercial district. It features an intact remnant of mixed-grass prairie with native plants and offers scenic views.

ACRES: 3.94

CLASSIFICATION: Natural Area

ATTRIBUTES: Ecological, Active Visitation, Passive Visitation, Scenic

ACCESS AND TRAILS:

DESIGNATED PUBLIC ACCESS: No

TRAILS: Social

KEY FEATURES:

  • Native prairie with minimal disturbance
  • Panoramic views of Table Mountains and foothills
  • Popular for walking and neighborhood access

MANAGEMENT NOTES:

  • Trail use poses risk to sensitive vegetation and native plants
  • Consider for CNHP PCA designation (B3: High Biodiversity Significance)
This location has also been called “Upper Washington Avenue Open Space.”

Field trips:

  • 13 May 2018, CoNPS
  • 17 June 2018, CoNPS
  • 21 July 2018, CoNPS
  • 4 June 2019, Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board.
  • 25 June 2019, Stewards of Golden Open Space.


Elevation: 5945ft, 1812m.

Articles that refer to this location:

 

Literature Referring To This Location:

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

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Social trail west across open space.
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View south toward N. Rubey Drive.
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View west to North Table Mountain.
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View south to Castle Rock.
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Post-construction miitigation.
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Deer in the open space.
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Partially weeded patch os smooth brome at the top of the hill.
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Coll. No. 2229, Ericameria nauseosa var. graveolens
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Coll. No. 2231, Senecio spartioides with a praying mantis and a beetle.
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Astragalus crassicarpus “Groundplum Milkvetch”
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Senecio integerrimus “Columbia Ragwort” in the Schweich Hill.
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Construction zone at east end of Schweich Hill.
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Construction zone at east end of Schweich Hill.
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Recent yard waste yeated into the city open space.
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Crepis occidentalis (?) on Schweich Hill.
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Nothocalai cuspidata “Prairie False Dandelion” on Schweich Hill.
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Car tracks on Schweich Hill.
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Three weeding patches on Schweich Hill.
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Laterally migrating social trail on Schweich Hill.
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First fully open flower in Schweich Hill.
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Sporobolus cryptandrus in the loose gravel of the trail.
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A patch that I have been weeding of smooth brome.
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Penstemon secundiflorus “Sidebells Penstemon” on Schweich Hill.
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Penstemon virens “Front Range Beardtongue” on Schweich Hill.
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Schweich Hill from Castle Rock on South Table Mountain.
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Euphorbia marginata seen on edge of social trail.
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Lower end of new social trail.
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Middle of new social trail, looking uphill.
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Social trail to an adjacent homeowner's gate.
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Upper end of the new social trail.
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View of Schweich Hill in September 2023.
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View of Schweich Hill from the rim of North Table Mountain in September 2023.
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Opuntia macrorhiza on Schweich Hill.
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Opuntia macrorhiza on Schweich Hill.
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Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense var. strictum) on Schweich Hill.
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Packera fendleri on Schweich Hill.
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Wavy-Leaved Thistle (Cirsium undulatum) on Schweich Hill.
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Schweich Hill, 22 May 2024.
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Opuntia macrorhiza on Schweich Hill.
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Mentzelia nuda on Schweich Hill.
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My collection of Agropyron cristatum at Denver Botanic Gardens
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Transcript 9/2/2021, page 6
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Transcript 9/2/2021, page 7
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Construction damage and debris.
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Field Trip group, May 13, 2018.
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East end of open space.
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Leucocrinum montanum on south-facing slope.
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Prunus virginiana
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Small bench under tree.
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Escobaria vivipara with fruit.
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Social trail between housing development and Cannonball Brewery.
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Coll. No. 1591, Lonicera tatarica
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Obs. No. 1540, Opuntia macrorhiza
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Habitat of Coll. No. 1593, Viola nuttallii
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Area mowed by neighbors in the public open space.
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Coll. No. 1611, Prunus virginiana, below an, as yet, unidentified small tree.
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Coll. No. 1614, Castilleja integra, along the top of the Schweich Hill.
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High density of Echinocereus viridiflorus
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General view looking east across the top of the hill.
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Sprinkler and plastic landscape netting in the western section.
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One of two irrigation pipes on the west slope.
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Schweich Hill as seen from North Table Mountain
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Open Space from North Table Mountain.
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Upper Washington Open Space as seen from lower slopes of Mount Galbraith
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Schweich Hill from lower slopes of Mount Galbraith
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View of Schweich Hill from Mount Galbraith
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Coll. No. 1707, Thelesperma megapotamicum
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Coll. No. 1754, Artemisia dracunculus
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Coll. No. 1757, Sporobolus cryptandrus
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Missouri Foxtail Cactus sits low in the soil.
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Missouri Foxtail Cactus beside the trail.
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Bractless Blazing Star (Mentzelia nuda) with last year's fruit.
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Escobaria missouriensis
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Coll. No. 1775, Juniperus virginiana
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Coll. No. 1948, Opuntia macrorhiza
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Coll. No. 2089, Triticum aestivum
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Coll. No. 2090, Bromus carinatus
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Penstemon secundiflorus “Sidebells Penstemon” on Schweich Hill.
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Penstemon virens “Front Range Beardtongue” on Schweich Hill.
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Penstemon virens on Schweich Hill, with North Table Mountain in the background.
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Coll. No. 1591, Lonicera tatarica
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Coll. No. 1643, Packera tridenticulata
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Coll. No. 1670, Rosa arkansana
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Leaf collar of Coll. No. 1757, Sporobolus cryptandrus
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Coll. No. 1776, Lamium amplexicaule
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Coll. No. 1852, Vulpia octoflora
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Coll. No. 1855, Poa secunda ssp. secunda
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Coll. No. 2092, Erigeron divergens
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Flower of Coll. No. 2319, Evolvulus nuttallianus
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Coll. No. 2319, Evolvulus nuttallianus

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.

Bryophyta

Bryophyte. (TAS) CC:?

Cupressaceae

Juniperus virginiana L. virginiana. Eastern Redcedar (TAS) CC:4

Anacardiaceae

Rhus trilobata Nutt. trilobata. Skunkbush Sumac (Obs) CC:5

Apiaceae

Selineae

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Salt-and-Pepper (TAS+Obs) CC:6

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias speciosa Torr. Showy Milkweed (Obs) CC:3

Asteraceae

Anthemideae

Artemisiinae

Artemisia campestris L. Field Sagewort (Obs) CC:5

Artemisia dracunculus L. Tarragon, Dragonwort (TAS) CC:3

Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort (Obs) CC:4

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood (TAS+Obs) CC:4

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ludoviciana. White Sagebrush (TAS) CC:4

Astereae

Chrysopsidinae

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster (TAS+Obs) CC:3

Conyzinae

Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray. Spreading Fleabane (TAS) CC:4

Erigeron tracyi Greene. Running Fleabane (TAS) CC:6

Gutiereziinae

Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. Broom Snakeweed (TAS+Obs) CC:3

Machaerantherinae

Xanthisma spinulosum (Pursh) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartm. Spiny Goldenweed (TAS) CC:4

Pentachaetinae

Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird graveolens (Nutt.) Reveal & Schuyler. Goldy-Locks (TAS+Obs) CC:3

Solidagininae

Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod (TAS) CC:5

Solidago nana Nutt. Baby Goldenrod (TAS) CC:6

Symphyotrichinae

Symphyotrichum ericoides (Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom. White Heath Aster (Obs) CC:4

Symphyotrichum falcatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom. White Prairie Aster (TAS) CC:4

Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. Smooth White Aster (TAS) CC:6

Bahieae

Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. polycephalus (Osterh.) B.L. Turner. Many-Headed Fine-Leaved Wooly-White (TAS) CC:5

Cardueae

Carduinae

Carduus nutans L. Nodding Plumeless Thistle (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Canada Thistle (TAS) CC:0

Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Wavy Leaved Thistle (Obs) CC:5

Centaureinae

Centaurea diffusa Lam. Diffuse Knapweed (Obs) CC:0

Cichorieae

Crepidinae

Crepis occidentalis Nutt. Largeflower Hawksbeard (Obs) CC:6

Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. Common Dandelion (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Lactucinae

Lactuca serriola L. Prickly Lettuce (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Microseridinae

Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene. Prairie False Dandelion (Obs) CC:4

Scorzonerinae

Scorzonera laciniata L. Cutleaf Vipergrass (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Tragopogon dubius Scop. Yellow Salsify (TAS) CC:0

Coreopsideae

Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze. Hopi Tea Greenthread (TAS) CC:5

Eupatorieae

Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners. False Boneset (TAS+Obs) CC:6

Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Blazing Star (TAS+Obs) CC:6

Helenieae

Gaillardiinae

Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower (TAS) CC:4

Heliantheae

Ambrosiinae

Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Western Ragweed (TAS) CC:3

Helianthinae

Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower (TAS+Obs) CC:4

Rudbeckiinae

Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Upright Prairie Coneflower (TAS) CC:4

Senecioneae

Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. Fendler’s Ragwort (TAS+Obs) CC:4

Packera tridenticulata (Rydb.) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. Three-Tooth Ragwort (TAS) CC:7

Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort (TAS) CC:5

Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. Broomlike Ragwort (TAS) CC:5

Boraginaceae

Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Stoneseed (TAS+Obs) CC:5

Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells (TAS) CC:6

Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene. Miner"s Candle (Obs) CC:5

Brassicaceae

Alyssum simplex Rudolphi. European Madwort (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC. Little-Podded False Flax (Obs) CC:0

Chorispora tenella (Pall.) DC. Crossflower (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Physaria montana (A. Gray) Greene. Mountain Bladderpod (TAS) CC:5

Sisymbrium altissimum L. Tall Tumblemustard (TAS) CC:0

Thlaspi arvense L. Field Penny Cress (TAS) CC:0

Cactaceae

Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm. Nylon Hedgehog Cactus (Obs) CC:6

Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R.Hunt. Missouri Foxtail Cactus (Obs) CC:7

Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb. Beehive Cactus (Obs) CC:6

Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Western Pricklypear (TAS+Obs) CC:3

Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Plains Pricklypear (Obs) CC:5

Campanulaceae

Campanula glomerata L. Dane's Blood (TAS) CC:0

Cannabaceae

Celtis reticulata Torr. Net-Leaved Hackberry (TAS+Obs) CC:6

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera tatarica L. Tatarian Honeysuckle (TAS) CC:0

Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium arvense L. strictum Gaudin. Field Chickweed (Obs) CC:5

Gypsophila paniculata L. Baby's Breath (TAS) CC:0

Saponaria officinalis L. Bouncingbet (Obs) CC:0

Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Common Chickweed (Obs) CC:0

Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters (TAS) CC:0

Convolvulaceae

Convolvulus arvensis L. Field Bindweed (TAS) CC:0

Evolvulus nuttallianus Roem. & Schult. Shaggy Dwarf Morning Glory (TAS) CC:6

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Russian Olive (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia marginata Pursh. Snow on the Mountain (Obs) CC:1

Euphorbia myrsinites L. Myrtle Spurge (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Fabaceae

Astragalus. Milkvetch (Obs) CC:?

Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex G. Don. Purple Milkvetch (TAS+Obs) CC:6

Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. Groundplum Milkvetch (TAS+Obs) CC:6

Astragalus drummondii Dougl. ex Hook. Drummond's Milkvetch (TAS) CC:6

Astragalus flexuosus G. Don. Flexible Milkvetch (TAS) CC:6

Colutea arborescens L. Bladder Senna (TAS) CC:0

Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa (TAS) CC:0

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweet Clover (TAS) CC:0

Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed (TAS) CC:5

Pediomelum tenuiflorum (Pursh) A. N. Egan. Slimflower Scurfpea (TAS) CC:5

Geraniaceae

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. ex Aiton. Hemlock-leav'd Crane's-bill (TAS) CC:0

Grossulariaceae

Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant (TAS) CC:6

Lamiaceae

Lamium amplexicaule L. Henbit (TAS) CC:0

Marrubium vulgare L. Horehound (Obs) CC:0

Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap (Obs) CC:6

Linaceae

Linum lewisii Pursh. Prairie Blue Flax (Obs) CC:4

Loasaceae

Mentzelia nuda (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray. Bractless Blazing Star (TAS) CC:4

Malvaceae

Malva neglecta Wallr. Common Mallow (TAS) CC:0

Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Cowboy's Delight (Obs) CC:4

Nyctaginaceae

Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl. Narrowleaf Four O'Clock (Obs) CC:5

Onagraceae

Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray. Crownleaf Evening Primrose. Hierba de San Juan. (Obs) CC:4

Oenothera suffrutescens (Ser.) W. L. Wagner & Hoch. Linda Tarde (TAS) CC:5

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush (TAS) CC:6

Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. Clustered Broomrape (Obs) CC:5

Plantaginaceae

Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. Dalmatian ToadFlax (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. Sidebells Penstemon (TAS) CC:6

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue (TAS) CC:7

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. Winged Buckwheat (Obs) CC:5

Eriogonum arcuatum Greene, Pittonia. 4: 319. 1901. arcuatum. Baker's Buckwheat (TAS) CC:6

Eriogonum effusum Nuttall, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 4: 15. 1848. Spreading Buckwheat (TAS+Obs) CC:5

Rumex crispus L. Curley Dock (Obs) CC:0

Ranunculaceae

Delphinium carolinianum Walter virescens (Nutt.) R.E. Brooks. Plains Larkspur (TAS+Obs) CC:5

Rosaceae

Amygdaloideae

Amygdaleae

Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry (TAS) CC:6

Prunus virginiana L. Chokecherry (TAS+Obs) CC:4

Rosoideae

Roseae

Rosa arkansana Porter. Prairie Rose (TAS) CC:5

Santalaceae

Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl. Pale Bastard Toadflax (TAS+Obs) CC:5

Scrophulariaceae

Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein (Obs) CC:0

Violaceae

Viola nuttallii Pursh. Nuttall's Violet (TAS+Obs) CC:5

Vitaceae

Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) Hitchcock. Woodbine, thicket creeper (TAS) CC:3

Amaryllidaceae

Narcissus L. Horticultural Daffodil (Obs) CC:?

Asparagaceae

Agavoideae

Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. ex A. Gray. Star Lily (TAS) CC:6

Agaveae

Yucca glauca Nutt. Soapweed Yucca (Obs) CC:4

Scilloideae

Hyacintheae

Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill. Common Grape Hyacinth (TAS) CC:0

Commelinaceae

Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth. Prairie Spiderwort (TAS+Obs) CC:5

Cyperaceae

Carex inops L. H. Bailey heliophila (Mack.) Crins. Sun Sedge (TAS) CC:7

Iridaceae

Iris L. Horticultural Iris (Obs) CC:0

Poaceae

. Grass Family (TAS) CC:?

Andropogoneae

Andropogon gerardii Vitman. Big Bluestem (Obs) CC:9

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash. Little Bluestem (Obs) CC:5

Aristideae

Aristida purpurea Nutt. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey. Purple Threeawn (Obs) CC:4

Aveneae

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass (Obs) CC:6

Bromeae

Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. California Brome (TAS) CC:4

Bromus inermis Leyss. Smooth Brome (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Bromus japonicus Thunb. Japanese Cheat Grass (TAS) CC:0

Bromus tectorum L. Cheat Grass (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Cynodonteae

Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus. Buffalo Grass (TAS+Obs) CC:4

Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. Blue Grama (TAS) CC:4

Eragrostideae

Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray. Sand Drop-seed (TAS) CC:2

Poeae

Dactylis glomerata L. Orchard Grass (Obs) CC:0

Festuca idahoensis Elmer. Idaho Fescue (TAS) CC:7

Festuca saximontana Rydb. Rocky Mountain Fescue (TAS) CC:?

Poa pratensis L. Kentucky Bluegrass (TAS) CC:0

Poa secunda J. Presl. Sandberg Bluegrass. (TAS) CC:6

Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. Six Weeks Fescue (TAS) CC:3

Stipeae

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. Needle and Thread (TAS) CC:6

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. Green Needlegrass (TAS) CC:4

Triticeae

Aegilops cylindrica Host. Jointed Goat Grass (TAS) CC:0

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Crested Wheat Grass (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Elymus canadensis L. Canadian Wildrye (Obs) CC:4

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. Squirreltail Grass (Obs) CC:4

Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey. Intermediate Wheatgrass (TAS+Obs) CC:0

Triticum aestivum L. Wheat (TAS) CC:0

Total number of taxa: 142
Native Taxa:
(serif, italic, bold)
93
Exotic Taxa:
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45
Nativity Undetermined:
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4
Listed Weeds:
Identified as Weed
0
FQA, CC, n=137, Mean C: 3.4, FQI = 39.6
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Date and time this article was prepared:3:15:30 PM, 8/1/2026.