Plainview Road

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Plainview Road, Jefferson County, Colorado.
	Tom Schweich

Through Ranson/Edwards Open Space Park, across the railroad at Plainview, and then to near the top of Eldorado Mountain.

End of road near the top of El Dorado Mountain.

Private road above …

Public road below …

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Monday, March 23rd;

Locations: Plainview.
Railroad tracks at Plainview.

Railroad tracks at Plainview.

The plains from Plainview.

Railroad Crossing.

Uppermost switchback in Plainview Road. Social trail to northwest.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1075, 23 Mar 2015.; Coll. No. 1076, 23 Mar 2015.; Coll. No 1083, 25 Apr 2015; Coll. No. 1085, 25 Apr 2015; Coll. No. 1125, 28 May 2015;

Locations: Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.
Coll. No. 1075, Pulsatilla nuttalliana

Coll. No. 1076, Claytonia rosea

Coll. No. 1083, Antennaria rosea

Coll. No. 1085, Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca

Location of collections 1075 and 1076.

Other articles:
• Lippincott Road: 90000;

Road bends to southwest from northwest.

Junction: Lippincott Road, private road, no public access.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Wednesday, September 9th;
View along Plainview Road.

Road bends to north northeast from northwest. Collected up this little draw on 9 September 2015.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1266, 29 Jul 2015; Sunday, May 29th; Coll. No. 1370, 29 May 2016; Coll. No. 1371, 29 May 2016; Coll. No. 1372, 29 May 2016; Coll. No. 1379, 29 May 2016; 1 Sep 2019;
Looking north across Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space.
Habitat of Coll. No. 1266, Symphyotrichum porteri

Plainview Road in Ranson Edwards Homestead OSP	Northern portion of park.	A few cows to keep the weeds down.	Coll. No. 1370, Iris missouriensis	Coll. No. 1371, Arnica fulgens
Coll. No. 1372, Orobanche uniflora	Coll. No. 1379, Castilleja integra	Flower head of Coll. No. 1371, Arnica fulgens	Coll. No. 1372, Orobanche uniflora

Westward bend in road. Collections east to northeast.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1222, Glycyrrhiza lepidota	Habitat of Coll. No. 1223, Cichorium intybus	Habitat of Coll. No. 1249, Sorghastrum nutans	Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1249, Sorghastrum nutans	Creekside habitat of Coll. No. 1251, Achillea millefolia
Habitat of Coll. No. 1256, Solidago missouriensis at Ranson/Edwards.	Habitat of Coll. No. 1257, Pseudognaphalium macounii	Burlington Northern train above Ranson/Edwards Homestead OSP	Looking east to the plains.	Highest of the high plains in Ranson/Edwards Homestead OSP.
Coll. No. 1260, Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus	Coll. No. 1699, Elymus canadensis

Collections west of Plainview Road.

Locations: Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.
Coll. No. 1077, Lomatium orientale

Habitat of Coll. No. 1089, Castilleja sessiliflora	Coll. No. 1089, Castilleja sessiliflora	Flowers of Sedum lanceolatum just beginning to open.	Coll. No. 1115, Tragopogon dubius	Scutellaria, probably S. brittonii
Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park	Coll. No. 1120, Penstemon secundiflorus	Coll. No. 1122, Frasera speciosa	Coll. No. 1123, Carex nebrascensis.	Coll. No. 1214, Hordeum brachyantherum in open water of spring.
Coll. No. 1261, Potentilla hippiana var. effusa	General appearance of Coll. No. 1455, Crataegus succulenta	Coll. No. 1460, Cirsium undulatum	Coll. No. 1461, Bromus japonicus	Coll. No. 1216, Phleum pratense
Coll. No. 1116, Erigeron flagellaris	Coll. No. 1117, Koeleria macrantha	Coll. No. 1118, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis	Coll. No. 1119, Arnica fulgens	Coll. No. 1121, Penstemon virens
Coll. No. 1123, Carex nebrascensis	Flowerhead of Coll. No. 1454, Gaillardia aristata	Coll. No. 1456, Rosa arkansana	Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1458, Trifolium pratense

Collections east of Plainview Road. About 200 meters east across the field is the location of collection 1077.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Monday, March 23rd;
Parking along Plainview Road

Pullout and parking, old road heads east northeast.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1463, 27 Jun 2016; Coll. No. 1464, 27 Jun 2016; Coll. No. 1465, 27 Jun 2016; 20170728010; Coll. No. 1714, 28 Jul 2017; Coll. No. 1715, 28 Jul 2017; Coll. No. 1717, 28 Jul 2017;
Comparison of involucres of two taxa of Helianthus
Habitat of Coll. No. 1463, Silene vulgaris

Coll. No. 1463, Silene vulgaris

Habitat of Coll. No. 1464, Amorpha fruticosa

Coll. No. 1714, Sporobolus heterolepis

Coll. No. 1717, Elymus elymoides

Coll. No. 1465, Silene sp.

Old ranch road goes east. After passing through a gate, the road descends to the flood plain of Coal Creek.

Water facility on left.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Thursday, 8 September 2016;
Bear beside Coal Creek in Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space.

Bear beside Coal Creek.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1313; Coll. No. 1314; Coll. No. 1315; Coll. No. 1316;
Habitat of Coll. No. 1313, Viola nuttallii in Ranson Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.
Coll. No. 1316, Pinus ponderosa in Ranson Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.

Small parking spot, walk directly west onto the south portion of the park.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Monday, March 23rd; 14 April 2016;

Locations: Coal Creek.
View upstream of Coal Creek.

View downstream of Coal Creek.

Coal Creek upstream from Plainview Road.

Coal Creek downstream from Plainview Road.

Cross Coal Creek.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 23 Jun 2020;
Location of interpretive plaque for the Second Plainview School.
Interpretive plaque for the Second Plainview School.

Location of the Second Plainview School.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Monday, March 23rd;
Coal Creek Peak from Plainview Road in Ranson/Edwards Park.
The other side of the road seems to be signed to keep people out.

Plainview Road crosses Coal Creek,

Little parking area.

Other articles:
• Colorado Highway 72: at Plainview;

Junction: Colorado State Highway 72 “Coal Creek Canyon Road”

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Date and time this article was prepared: 2/4/2025 11:47:59 AM