Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Golden.

See also: Magic Mountain.

Elevation: 6253ft, 1906m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Jefferson County Road 93, Hogback Road and Heritage Road: at Heritage; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Irwin, H. J. and C. C. Irwin. 1959. Excavations at the LoDaisKa Site. Denver Museum of Natural History, Proceedings No. 8. Denver, Colorado: Denver Museum of Natural History, October 1, 1959. {TAS-pdf}
• Irwin-Williams, Cynthia, and Henry J. Irwin. 1966. Excavations at Magic Mountain: A Diachronic Study of Plains-Southwest Relations. Denver Museum of Natural History, Proceedings No. 12. Denver, Colorado: Denver Museum of Natural History, October 20, 1966. {TAS-pdf}

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

• Area Plant List for Magic Mountain.
• Area Plant List for Golden.

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.

Cupressaceae

Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Rocky Mountain Juniper (Oth)

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson. Mat Amaranth (Oth)

Amaranthus powellii S. Watson. Powell's Pigweed (Oth)

Apiaceae

Conium maculatum L. Common Poison Hemlock (Oth)

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Salt-and-Pepper (Oth)

Asteraceae

Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow (Oth)

Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Western Ragweed (Oth)

Ambrosia trifida L. Giant Ragweed (Oth)

Arctium minus Bernh. Lesser Burdock (Oth)

Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort (Oth)

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood (Oth)

Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt. Tasselflower Brickellbush (Oth)

Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Wavy Leaved Thistle (Oth)

Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist. Canadian Horseweed (Oth)

Cyclachaena xanthiifolia (Nutt.) Fresen. Carelessweed (Oth)

Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray. Spreading Fleabane (Oth)

Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird graveolens (Nutt.) Reveal & Schuyler. Goldy-Locks (Oth)

Helianthus annuus L. Common Sunflower (Oth)

Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower (Oth)

Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster (Oth)

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster (Oth)

Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. polycephalus (Osterh.) B.L. Turner. Many-Headed Fine-Leaved Wooly-White (Oth)

Lactuca serriola L. Prickly Lettuce (Oth)

Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Blazing Star (Oth)

Senecio riddellii (Torr. & A. Gray) Greenm. ex L.O. Williams. Riddell's Ragwort (Oth)

Solidago nana Nutt. Baby Goldenrod (Oth)

Solidago simplex Kunth. Sticky Goldenrod (Oth)

Symphyotrichum falcatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom. White Prairie Aster (Oth)

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G. L. Nesom hesperium (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom. Western Lance-Leaved Aster (Oth)

Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. Smooth White Aster (Oth)

Tragopogon dubius Scop. Yellow Salsify (Oth)

Xanthium strumarium L. Common Cocklebur (Oth)

Boraginaceae

Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene. Flatspine Stickseed (Oth)

Brassicaceae

Draba nemorosa L. Woodland Whitlow Grass (Oth)

Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser. Bog Yellow-Cress (Oth)

Sisymbrium altissimum L. Tall Tumblemustard (Oth)

Caprifoliaceae

Dipsacus laciniatus L. Cutleaf Teasel (Oth)

Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium arvense L. strictum Gaudin. Field Chickweed (Oth)

Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodium atrovirens Rydb. Pinyon Goosefoot (Oth)

Dysphania botrys (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot (Oth)

Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. Common Red Sage (Oth)

Salsola tragus L. Tumbleweed (Oth)

Suckleya suckleyana (Torr.) Rydb. Poison Suckleya (Oth)

Cleomaceae

Cleomella serrulata (Pursh) Roalson & J. C. Hall. Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Oth)

Euphorbiaceae

Chamaesyce glyptosperma (Engelm.) Small. Ribseed Sand Mat (Oth)

Euphorbia dentata Michx. Toothed Spurge (Oth)

Euphorbia marginata Pursh. Snow on the Mountain (Oth)

Fabaceae

Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S. L. Welsh. Prairie Milkvetch (Oth)

Dalea purpurea Vent. Purple Prairie Clover (Oth)

Lupinus argenteus Pursh argenteus. Loosely Flowered Silver Lupine (Oth)

Pediomelum tenuiflorum (Pursh) A. N. Egan. Slimflower Scurfpea (Oth)

Vicia villosa Roth. Hairy Vetch (Oth)

Geraniaceae

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. ex Aiton. Hemlock-leav'd Crane's-bill (Oth)

Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium (Oth)

Grossulariaceae

Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant (Oth)

Lamiaceae

Lycopus americanus W. P. C. Barton. American Bugleweed (Oth)

Marrubium vulgare L. Horehound (Oth)

Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot (Oth)

Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap (Oth)

Nyctaginaceae

Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl. Narrowleaf Four O'Clock (Oth)

Onagraceae

Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl. Autumn Willow Herb (Oth)

Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Fringed Willowherb (Oth)

Oenothera curtiflora W.L. Wagner & Hoch. Velvet Butterfly-Weed (Oth)

Oenothera suffrutescens (Ser.) W. L. Wagner & Hoch. Linda Tarde (Oth)

Oxalidaceae

Oxalis stricta L. Common Yellow Oxalis (Oth)

Papaveraceae

Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B. Ownbey. Crested Prickly Poppy (Oth)

Plantaginaceae

Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. Sidebells Penstemon (Oth)

Veronica catenata Pennell. Speedwell (Oth)

Polemoniaceae

Aliciella pinnatifida (Nutt. ex A.Gray) J.M.Porter. Sticky Gilia (Oth)

Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet (Oth)

Gilia sinuata Benth. Rosy Gilia (Oth)

Microsteris gracilis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene. Slender Phlox (Oth)

Polygonaceae

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

Eriogonum effusum Nuttall, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 4: 15. 1848. Spreading Buckwheat (Oth)

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. umbellatum. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (Oth)

Persicaria maculosa Gray. Lady's Thumb (Oth)

Polygonum ramosissimum Michx. Bushy Knotweed (Oth)

Ranunculaceae

Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. Western White Clematis (Oth)

Delphinium carolinianum Walter virescens (Nutt.) R.E. Brooks. Plains Larkspur (Oth)

Ranunculus acris L. Tall Buttercup (Oth)

Rosaceae

Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link. Fleshy Hawthorn (Oth)

Prunus americana Marshall. American Plum (Oth)

Rosa arkansana Porter. Prairie Rose (Oth)

Scrophulariaceae

Verbascum phlomoides L. Orange Mullien (Oth)

Solanaceae

Solanum physalifolium Rusby. Hoe Nightshade (Oth)

Solanum triflorum Nutt. Cutleaf Nightshade (Oth)

Verbenaceae

Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. Large Bract Vervain (Oth)

Zygophyllaceae

Tribulus terrestris L. Puncture Vine (Oth)

Cyperaceae

Carex nebrascensis Dewey. Nebraska Sedge (Oth)

Poaceae

Andropogon gerardii Vitman. Big Bluestem (Oth)

Aristida purpurea Nutt. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey. Purple Threeawn (Oth)

Bromus japonicus Thunb. Japanese Cheat Grass (Oth)

Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Sideoats Grama (Oth)

Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. Blue Grama (Oth)

Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poverty Oatgrass (Oth)

Elymus canadensis L. Canadian Wildrye (Oth)

Eriocoma robusta (Vasey) Romasch. (Oth)

Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass (Oth)

Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. Barnyardgrass (Oth)

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass (Oth)

Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Á. Löve. Western Wheatgrass (Oth)

Phleum pratense L. Timothy (Oth)

Poa secunda J. Presl. Sandberg Bluegrass. (Oth)

Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray. Sand Drop-seed (Oth)

Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. Six Weeks Fescue (Oth)

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Date and time this article was prepared:6:11:25 PM, 3/23/2025.