Plant Check List for South Illinois Open Space, City of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado
Edited by Tom Schweich
This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists, that were available at the time this list was prepared. There may be additional species of plants in this area that were unknown or undocumented at the time this list was prepared. 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 South Illinois Open Space, Jefferson County, United States.
Area Description: This is a very small open space, only 0.79 acres, and a good portion of that is part of the golf course.
Floristic Quality: FQA, CC, n=10, Mean C: 3.3, FQI = 10.4
Comments: All of the parking anywhere near this open space is restricted on Monday through Friday.
2. [ ] Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinyon Pine. CC:6
4. Tribe: Anthemideae
5. SubTribe: Artemisiinae
6. [ ] Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood. CC:4
7. Tribe: Astereae
8. SubTribe: Gutiereziinae
9. [ ] Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. (Syn: G. linearifolia Lag. ) Broom Snakeweed. CC:3
10. SubTribe: Pentachaetinae
11. [ ] Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird var. graveolens (Nutt.) Reveal & Schuyler. (Syn: E. n. (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird var. glabrata (Gray) G.L. Nesom & Baird ) Goldy-Locks. CC:3
13. [ ] Celtis reticulata Torr. (Syn: Celtis laevigata Willd. var. reticulata L. D. Benson ) Net-Leaved Hackberry. CC:6
15. [ ] Quercus gambelii Nutt. Gambel's oak. CC:5
17. [ ] Rumex crispus L. Curley Dock. CC:0
19. Tribe: Rosoideae
20. SubTribe: Colurieae
21. [ ] Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. Apache Plume. CC:6
23. Tribe: Bromeae
24. [ ] Bromus inermis Leyss. (Syn: B. inermis Leyss. ssp. inermis ) Smooth Brome. CC:0
25. Tribe: Poeae
26. [ ] Festuca ovina L. Complex, hybrid or selection. *
27. Tribe: Triticeae
28. [ ] Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Crested Wheat Grass. CC:0
| Total number of taxa: | 11 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 7 |
| Non-native Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 4 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 0 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 0 |
| FQA, CC, n=10, Mean C: 3.3, FQI = 10.4 |
Locations Included in This Area
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Date and time this article was prepared: 11/3/2026 12:17:55 PM