Eastern Mojave Vegetation Tucker Gulch Trail, Golden, Colorado  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  Follows Tucker Gulch from CO Highway 93 down to the Clear Creek Trail below CO Highway 58

Other articles:
• CO Hwy 93:   at Cty 70;  

Junction: Colorado State Highway 93, at Golden Gate Canyon Road.
  Cross Tucker Gulch
  Junction: Path along CO Hwy 93
  Intersection: Golden Gate Drive
  Path to Joseph Circle
  Norman D. Park

Other articles:
• Ford Street:   at park;  

Intersection Ford Street

Other articles:
• Ford Street:   near park;
• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, just below Ford Street  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;

Locations: Cressmans Gulch (lower).
Full Size ImageCressmans Gulch enters Tucker Gulch  

Cressmans Gulch enters Tucker Gulch

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Saturday, February 6th;
Full Size ImageSalix alba along Tucker Gulch.  

Two trees of Salix alba along Tucker Gulch.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Saturday, February 6th;
Full Size ImageSalix alba trunks along Tucker Gulch.  

Multiple trunks of Salix Alba along Tucker Gulch.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 1102, 11 May 2015;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1102, 11 May 2015  

Location of Coll. No. 1102, Acer negundo.
  Concrete erosion barrier.
  Crossing to little private picnic area and Cascade Drive.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Sunday, December 21st;   Coll. No. 1073, 16 Mar 2015.;  Saturday, February 6th;

Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).
Full Size ImageSalix alba in Tucker Gulch  

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Coll. No. 1073, Salix alba
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Coll. No. 1073, Salix alba
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Salix alba removed from the creek in 2016.
Willow, bark very yellow in winter, Salix monticola?

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• Field Notes:  Sunday, December 21st;  13 Dec 2018;
Full Size ImageSalix sp., probably S. fragilis in Tucker Gulch.
Full Size ImageSalix alba in Tucker Gulch  

More willow.

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:  Berteroa incana;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1055, 10 Aug 2014;  Coll. No. 1056;

Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).
Full Size ImageHabitat of Berteroa incana  

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Appearance of Heterotheca villosa in the field
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Flower of Heterotheca villosa
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Coll. No. 1056, Berteroa incana
Berteroa incana and Heterotheca villosa along the Tucker Gulch Trail.

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:  Capsella bursa-pastoris;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1336, 11 May 2016;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1336, Capsella bursa-pastoris  

Shelter, picnic table

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, above First Street.  

 

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:  Tucker Gulch;  Alopecurus arundinaceus;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1333, 11 May 2016;   Coll. No. 1334, 11 May 2016;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1333, Ranunculus repens
Full Size ImageBasal leaf of Coll. No. 1333, Ranunculus repens  

Small slump beside creek.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 2275, 12 May 2020;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 2275, Lemna minor  

Cross small spring-fed perennial stream.

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:  Poa bulbosa;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1074, 16 Mar 2015.;  Coll. No. 1114, 26 May 2015;

Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1074, Salix sp.  

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Coll. No. 1074, Salix sp.
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Coll. No. 1114, Poa bulbosa, bulbus bases of culms.
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Florets of Coll. No. 1114, Poa bulbosa.
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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1114, Poa bulbosa.
Salix (Coll. No. 1074), and Poa bulbosa (Coll. No. 1114).

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:  Poa bulbosa;
• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;   Coll. No. 1330, 11 May 2016;   Coll. No. 1331, 11 May 2016;
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, north from First Street  

North from First St.

Other articles:
• 1st Street:   at Tucker Gulch;  

Intersection: 1st Street

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;   12 May 2023;   30 Jun 2024;
Full Size ImageView downstream from the 1st Street bridge.
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, south from First Street bridge (2024)  

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Tucker Gulch, south from First Street bridge
South from First St.

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:  Alopecurus arundinaceus;
• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 2274, 12 May 2020;  Coll. No. 2274.1, 12 May 2020;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 2274, Ranunculus sp.
Full Size ImageMore Ranunculus sp. Nearby.  

Ranunculus acris just south of the First Street bridge.

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Coll. No. 2274, Ranunculus acris
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Coll. No. 2274.1, Alopecurus arundinaceus.
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Flower of Coll. No. 2274, Ranunculus acris

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   12 May 2023;
Full Size ImageMyrtle spurge above the Tucker Gulch Trail.
Full Size ImageMyrtle spurge above the Tucker Gulch Trail.  

Myrtle spurge above the Tucker Gulch Trail.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   12 May 2023;
Full Size ImageView from East Street down to the creek.  

Looking from East Street down towards the creek crossing.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;   at xing;
Full Size ImageView upstream at the crossing.
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, north, near First Street  

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Peritoma serrulata beside Tucker Gulch
Upstream from low crossing over Tucker Gulch.

Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).  

Cross Tucker Gulch

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;   at xing;
Full Size ImageView downstream from the crossing.
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, south, near First Street  

Downstream from low crossing over Tucker Gulch.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   20 Sep 2022;
Full Size ImageLower end of social trail.  

Social trail up the bank.

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• Field Notes:   20 Sep 2022;   12 May 2023;
Full Size ImageUpper end of social trail.
Full Size ImageUpper end of the social trail.  

Junction: Switchback trail

Full Size ImageFairy Garden
Full Size ImageTangled vegetation near the Fairy Garden.
Full Size ImageThe creek near the Fairy Garden.  

Fairy Garden

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Across the creek from the Fairy Garden.
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View up the creek (no paddle seen!)

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   12 May 2023;
Full Size ImageTangle of down branches above the bridge.  

Between the bridge and the Fairy Garden.

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:  Fallopia baldschuanica;
• Field Notes:   12 May 2023;  Coll. No. 3230, 29 Sep 2023;
Full Size ImageTangle of down branches just above the bridge.
Full Size ImageView of Coll. No. 3230, Fallopia baldschuanica, from south.  

Just above the bridge.

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View of Coll. No. 3230, Fallopia baldschuanica, from north..
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Coll. No. 3230, Fallopia baldschuanica.
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Coll. No. 3230, Fallopia baldschuanica.
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Coll. No. 3230, Fallopia baldschuanica.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   12 May 2023;   30 Jun 2024;
Full Size ImageView upstream from the second bridge.
Full Size ImageView downstream from the second bridge.  

Cross Tucker Gulch

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View upstream from 2nd bridge (30 June 2024).
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View downstream from second bridge (30 June 2024).

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   12 May 2023;
Full Size ImageMulti-trunk box elder and then a chokecherry on the creek-side of the trail.  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   12 May 2023;
Full Size ImageTangle of brush.  

Where the wires cross.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   12 May 2023;
Full Size ImageLarge colony of prickly pear in front of a thicket of box elder and siberian elm.  

About half-way between the bridges, there is a big patch of prickly pear.

Other articles:
• East Street:   at path;  

Informal path to East Street

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   12 May 2023;   30 Jun 2024;
Full Size ImageLower bridge over Tucker Gulch.
Full Size ImageView downstream from the bridge.  

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View upstream from the bridge.
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View upstream from bridge.
Cross Tucker Gulch

Other articles:
• 7th Street:   at Tucker Gl Trl;  

Intersection: 7th Place
  Pass under Colorado State Highway 58.

Other articles:
• Clear Creek Trail:   at Tucker Gl;  

Junction: Clear Creek Trail
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Date and time this article was prepared: 11/3/2024 5:25:38 PM