Plant Check List for DeLong Park (City of Golden), Jefferson County, United States.

Edited by Tom Schweich

This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network, which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.

For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.

This page is highly summarized. For detail about the distribution of plants, please see: Detailed Area List for DeLong Park (City of Golden), Jefferson County, United States.

1. Cupressaceae

2. [ ] Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 'Cologreen'. Cologreen Rocky Mountain Juniper. DeLongH

3. Pinaceae

4. [ ] Pinus aristata Engelm. Bristlecone Pine. DeLongH

5. [ ] Pinus heldreichii H. Christ var. leucodermis. Bosnian Pine. DeLongH

6. Apiaceae

7. [ ] Conium maculatum L. Common Poison Hemlock. Weed: CO DofA, List: C.

8. Asteraceae

9. Tribe: Anthemideae

10. [ ] Achillea millefolium L. (Syn: A. lanulosa Nutt. , A. m. L. var. alpicola (Rydb.) Garrett , A. m. L. var. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper , A. m. L. var. occidentalis DC. ) Common Yarrow. DeLongH

11. Tribe: Astereae

12. SubTribe: Chrysopsidinae

13. [ ] Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. (Syn: H. v. (Pursh) Shinners var. nana (A. Gray) Semple , H. v. (Pursh) Shinners var. villosa ) Hairy False Goldenaster. Native, likely adventive.

14. SubTribe: Conyzinae

15. [ ] Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist. (Syn: Erigeron canadensis (L.) Cronquist ) Canadian Horseweed. Weed

16. SubTribe: Pentachaetinae

17. [ ] Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird var. graveolens (Nutt.) Reveal & Schuyler. Goldy-Locks. Thin.

18. [ ] Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird var. nauseosa. (Syn: Chrysothamnus plattensis Greene ) Rubber Rabbitbush.

19. Tribe: Calenduleae

20. [ ] Osteospermum 'Analanche'. Avalanche White Dwarf Sun Daisy. DeLongH

21. Tribe: Cardueae

22. SubTribe: Carduinae

23. [ ] Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (Syn: Breea arvensis (L.) Lessing ) Canada Thistle. Weed: CO DofA, List: B.

24. SubTribe: Onopordinae

25. [ ] Onopordum acanthium L. Scotch Cottonthistle. Weed: CO DofA, List: B.

26. Tribe: Cichorieae

27. SubTribe: Crepidinae

28. [ ] Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. (Syn: T. laevigatum (Willd.) DC. ) Common Dandelion. Weed

29. SubTribe: Hyoseridinae

30. [ ] Sonchus arvensis L. Field Sowthistle. Weed: CO DofA, List: C.

31. SubTribe: Lactucinae

32. [ ] Lactuca serriola L. Prickly Lettuce. Weed

33. Tribe: Coreopsideae

34. [ ] Coreopsis auriculata 'Zampfir'. Fluted Coreopsis. DeLongH

35. Tribe: Helenieae

36. SubTribe: Gaillardiinae

37. [ ] Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower. DeLongH

38. Tribe: Heliantheae

39. SubTribe: Ambrosiinae

40. [ ] Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. Flat-Spine Burr-Ragweed. Weed

41. [ ] Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Western Ragweed. Thin.

42. SubTribe: Helianthinae

43. [ ] Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower.

44. SubTribe: Rudbeckiinae

45. [ ] Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. (Syn: Rudbeckia columnifera Nutt. ) Upright Prairie Coneflower. DeLongH

46. Bignoniaceae

47. [ ] Catalpa speciosa Teas. Western Catalpa. DeLongH

48. Boraginaceae

49. [ ] Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L. Aunt Lucy. Adventive native annual. Weed only if it becomes dominant.

50. Brassicaceae

51. [ ] Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse. Weed

52. [ ] Chorispora tenella (Pall.) DC. Crossflower. Weed

53. [ ] Descurainia incisa (Engelm.) Britton ssp. incisa. (Syn: D. incisa (Engelm.) Britton ssp. viscosa Rydb.) G. Mulligan ) Mountain Tansymustard.

54. [ ] Hesperis matronalis L. Dame's Rocket. Weed: CO DofA, List: B.

55. [ ] Lepidium draba L. (Syn: Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. ) White Top, Hoary Cress. Weed: CO DofA, List: B.

56. Cactaceae

57. [ ] Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Western Pricklypear.

58. Cannabaceae

59. [ ] Celtis occidentalis L. Western Hackberry. DeLongH

60. Caprifoliaceae

61. [ ] Knautia macedonica Griesb. Macedonian scabious. Watch.

62. [ ] Lonicera tatarica L. Tatarian Honeysuckle.

63. [ ] Viburnum dentatum L. Arrowwood Viburnum. DeLongH

64. Caryophyllaceae

65. [ ] Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'. Blue Pincushion Flower. DeLongH

66. Chenopodiaceae

67. [ ] Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters. Weed

68. [ ] Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) J. M. Coult. Winged-Pigweed. Native, but alien to Jefferson County, Weed

69. [ ] Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. (Syn: Bassia scoparia (L.) A. J. Scott , Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W. A. Weber ) Common Red Sage. Weed

70. [ ] Salsola tragus L. (Syn: S. australis R. Brown , S. iberica (Sennen & Pau) Botschantzev ex Czerepanov , S. kali , S. kali var. tenuifolia Tausch. , S. pestifer Nels. ) Tumbleweed. Weed

71. Cleomaceae

72. [ ] Cleomella serrulata (Pursh) Roalson & J. C. Hall. (Syn: Cleome serrulata Pursh , Peritoma serrulata (Pursh) DC. ) Rocky Mountain Bee Plant. DeLongH

73. Convolvulaceae

74. [ ] Convolvulus arvensis L. Field Bindweed. Weed: CO DofA, List: C.

75. Euphorbiaceae

76. [ ] Euphorbia myrsinites L. (Syn: Tithymalus myrsinites (L.) Hill ) Myrtle Spurge. Toxic! Weed: CO DofA, List: A.

77. Fabaceae

78. [ ] Gleditsia triacanthos L. var. inermis C. K. Schneid. 'Imperial'. Imperial Honeylocust. DeLongH

79. [ ] Lathyrus latifolius L. Perennial Pea Vine. Weed

80. [ ] Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweet Clover.

81. [ ] Securigera varia (L.) Lassen. (Syn: Coronilla varia L. ) Purple Crownvetch. Weed

82. [ ] Trifolium repens L. White Clover.

83. Fagaceae

84. [ ] Quercus bicolor Willd. Swamp White Oak. DeLongH

85. [ ] Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak. DeLongH

86. Geraniaceae

87. [ ] Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. ex Aiton. Hemlock-leav'd Crane's-bill. Weed: CO DofA, List: C.

88. Grossulariaceae

89. [ ] Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant.

90. Lamiaceae

91. [ ] Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Blue Mist'. Blue Mist Spirea. DeLongH

92. [ ] Lamium amplexicaule L. Henbit. Weed

93. [ ] Nepeta racemosa Lam. Persian Catmint. Weed.

94. [ ] Salvia × sylvestris 'May Night'. May Night Purple Salvia. DeLongH

95. Linaceae

96. [ ] Linum L.. Flax. DeLongH

97. Oleaceae

98. [ ] Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall. Green Ash.

99. [ ] Syringa vulgaris L. Common Purple Lilac. DeLongH

100. Onagraceae

101. [ ] Oenothera suffrutescens (Ser.) W. L. Wagner & Hoch. (Syn: Gaura coccinea Pursh , Gaura glabra Lehm. ) Linda Tarde.

102. Papaveraceae

103. [ ] Eschscholzia californica Cham. California Poppy. Weed ? Not weeding at this time.

104. Plantaginaceae

105. [ ] Penstemon pinifolius Greene. Pine-Needle Beardtongue. DeLongH

106. [ ] Plantago lanceolata L. Narrowleaf Plantain.

107. Polygonaceae

108. [ ] Polygonum aviculare L. Prostrate Knotweed. Weed

109. [ ] Rumex crispus L. Curley Dock. Weed

110. Ranunculaceae

111. [ ] Ranunculus testiculatus Crantz. (Syn: Ceratocephala orthoceras DC. ) Bur Buttercup. Weed

112. Rosaceae

113. [ ] Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. 'Gold Drop'. Gold Drop Potentilla. DeLongH

114. [ ] Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. Apache Plume. DeLongH

115. [ ] Rosa 'Knock Out'. Knock Out Rose. DeLongH

116. Rubiaceae

117. [ ] Galium aparine L. (Syn: Galium aparine L. var. echinospermum (Wallr.) Farw. , Galium spurium L. ) Sticky Willy, Cleavers. Weed

118. Santalaceae

119. [ ] Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. ssp. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl. (Syn: Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. var. pallida (A. DC.) M. E. Jones ) Pale Bastard Toadflax.

120. Sapindaceae

121. [ ] Acer miyabei Maxim. 'Morton'. State Street Maple. DeLongH

122. [ ] Acer saccharum L. 'JFS-Caddo'. Caddo Sugar Maple. DeLongH

123. Saxifragaceae

124. [ ] Heuchera villosa × americana 'Berry Smoothie'. Coral Bells 'Berry Smoothie'. DeLongH

125. Scrophulariaceae

126. [ ] Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh. Lanceleaf Figwort.

127. Solanaceae

128. [ ] Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. Silverleaf Nightshade.

129. [ ] Solanum rostratum Dunal. Buffalo Bur Nightshade. Native, but very prickly, Weed

130. [ ] Solanum triflorum Nutt. Cutleaf Nightshade. Native, but very weedy. Weed.

131. Ulmaceae

132. [ ] Ulmus pumila L. Siberian Elm. Weed, 1000s of seedlings. Weed: CO DofA, List: C.

133. Verbenaceae

134. [ ] Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. Large Bract Vervain. Weed

135. Zygophyllaceae

136. [ ] Tribulus terrestris L. Puncture Vine. Weed: CO DofA, List: C.

137. Asparagaceae

138. [ ] Hesperaloe parviflora (Torr.) Coult. Red False Yucca. DeLongH

139. Asphodelaceae

140. [ ] Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken 'Flamenco'. Torch Lily. DeLongH

141. Cyperaceae

142. [ ] Carex inops L.H. Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mack.) Crins. (Syn: C. pensylvanica Lam. ssp. heliophila (Mack.) W. A. Weber ) Sun Sedge.

143. Poaceae

144. Tribe: Andropogoneae

145. [ ] Andropogon gerardii Vitman. Big Bluestem.

146. Tribe: Bromeae

147. [ ] Bromus japonicus Thunb. Japanese Cheat Grass.

148. [ ] Bromus tectorum L. (Syn: B. tectorum L. var. glabratus Spenn. ) Cheat Grass. Weed: CO DofA, List: C.

149. Tribe: Cynodonteae

150. [ ] Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. (Syn: Chondrosum gracile Kunth ) Blue Grama. DeLongH

151. [ ] Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. (=Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus) Buffalo Grass. DeLongH

152. [ ] Distichlis spicata (L.) E. Greene. (=Distichlis stricta (Torrey) Rydberg) Saltgrass. DeLongH

153. Tribe: Eragrostideae

154. [ ] Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. Stinkgrass. Weed

155. [ ] Sporobolus heterolepis (A. Gray) A. Gray. Prairie Drop-seed. DeLongH

156. Tribe: Paniceae

157. [ ] Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. Barnyardgrass. Non-native grass, Weed.

158. [ ] Panicum miliaceum L. Proso Millet. Weed: CO DofA, List: C.

159. [ ] Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. 'Hameln'. Dwarf Fountain Grass. DeLongH

160. [ ] Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. Green Bristlegrass. Weed

161. SubTribe: Cenchrinae

162. [ ] Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fern. Longspine Sandbur. Native, but very prickly, Weed

163. Tribe: Poeae

164. [ ] Dactylis glomerata L. Orchard Grass. Non-native grass, Weed.

165. [ ] Lolium multiflorum Lam. (Syn: L. perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husn. ) Annual Ryegrass.

166. [ ] Poa annua L. Annual Blue Grass. Weed

167. [ ] Poa bulbosa L. Bulbous Bluegrass. Weed: CO DofA, List: C.

168. Tribe: Stipeae

169. [ ] Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb. (Syn: Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth , Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Ricker , Stipa hymenoides Roem. & Schult. ) Indian Rice Grass. DeLongH

170. [ ] Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread.

171. [ ] Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa viridula Trin. ) Green Needlegrass.

172. Tribe: Triticeae

173. [ ] Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Crested Wheat Grass.

174. [ ] Elymus canadensis L. Canadian Wildrye.

175. [ ] Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Á. Löve. (Syn: Agropyron smithii Rydb. ) Western Wheatgrass. Native tall cool-season grass that can dominate, Thin. DeLongH

176. [ ] Secale cereale L. Cereal Rye.

177. [ ] Triticum aestivum L. Wheat.

Locations Included in This Area

• DeLong -- DeLong Park (City of Golden).
• DeLongH -- Delong Park (Horticultural Planting).