<b>Tin Cup Ridge</b>, Jefferson County, Colorado.

Eastern Mojave Vegetation

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado.

Gazetteer

Query: G.N.I.S.

Local name for the northernmost portion of Dinosaur Ridge.

Elevation: 6657ft, 1896m.

Articles that refer to this location:

Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Golden s. l.; Tin Cup Ridge; geol. hist.; Juniperus comminis depressa; Saskatoon Serviceberry;
Jefferson County Road 93, Hogback Road and Heritage Road: near Dinosaur Ridge;
Rooney Road, Jefferson County, Colorado: at sports cmplx;
Tin Cup Ridge (social trail), Jefferson County, Colorado: on trail; at trans. Tower;
Field Notes: 15 May 2015; 23 Sep 2015; Coll. No. 1297, 23 Sep 2015; Coll. No. 1298, 23 Sep 2015; Coll. No. 1299, 23 Sep 2015; Saturday, May 21st; Wednesday, May 23rd; 30 Jun 2019; 2019 Year-end Review; 30 April 2020; 10 Aug 2021; 28 Jun 2022;
US Hwy 40: near city limit; near Heritage Sq;

Literature Referring To This Location:

Anderson, Donna S., and Paul B. Haseman. 2021. Golden Rocks: The Geology and Mining History of Golden, Colorado. Golden, Colorado, USA. https://repository.mines.edu/bitstream/handle/11124/14162/GoldenRocks_ebook_v.4.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y https://doi.org/10.25676/11124/14162

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

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 communis L. depressa Pursh. Common Juniper (TAS)

Pinaceae

Pinus ponderosa Laws. Ponderosa Pine (Obs)

Anacardiaceae

Rhus trilobata Nutt. trilobata. Skunkbush Sumac (TAS+Obs)

Apiaceae

Harbouria trachypleura (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose. Whiskbroom Parsley (TAS)

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

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias speciosa Torr. Showy Milkweed (TAS)

Asteraceae

Arnica fulgens Pursh. Shining Leopardbane (TAS)

Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow (TAS)

Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. Arrow-Leaf Balsamroot (TAS+Obs)

Carduus nutans L. Nodding Plumeless Thistle (Obs)

Centaurea diffusa Lam. Diffuse Knapweed (TAS)

Crepis occidentalis Nutt. Largeflower Hawksbeard (Obs)

Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman. Bigelow's Tansy Aster (TAS)

Erigeron tracyi Greene. Running Fleabane (TAS)

Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower (Obs)

Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower (TAS)

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

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

Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Blazing Star (TAS)

Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene. Prairie False Dandelion (Obs)

Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) Anderberg. Wright's Rabbit-Tobacco (Obs)

Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort (TAS)

Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. Broomlike Ragwort (TAS)

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

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

Tragopogon dubius Scop. Yellow Salsify (TAS)

Boraginaceae

Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson. Miner"s Candle (TAS+Obs)

Cynoglossum officinale L. Gypsyflower (TAS)

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

Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Stoneseed (TAS)

Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells (TAS)

Phacelia heterophylla Pursh. Varileaf Phacelia (Obs)

Brassicaceae

Arabis pycnocarpa M. Hopkins pycnocarpa. Cream Flower Rockcress (TAS)

Lepidium draba L. White Top, Hoary Cress (TAS)

Physaria montana (A. Gray) Greene. Mountain Bladderpod (Obs)

Cactaceae

Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R.Hunt. Missouri Foxtail Cactus (Obs)

Caprifoliaceae

Dipsacus fullonum L. Fuller's Teasel (TAS)

Caryophyllaceae

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

Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. Bearberry (TAS)

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia myrsinites L. Myrtle Spurge (Obs)

Fabaceae

Astragalus flexuosus G. Don. Flexible Milkvetch (TAS)

Astragalus shortianus [Nutt. ex] Torr. & A.Gray. Short's Milkvetch (Obs)

Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh. American Licorice (TAS)

Medicago lupulina L. Black Medick (TAS)

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweet Clover (TAS+Obs)

Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richardson divaricarpa (A. Nelson) Isely. Spreadfruit Goldenbanner (TAS)

Vicia americana Willd. American Vetch (TAS)

Grossulariaceae

Ribes aureum Pursh. Golden Currant (Obs)

Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant (TAS)

Lamiaceae

Marrubium vulgare L. Horehound (Obs)

Montiaceae

Claytonia rosea Rydb. Rocky Mountain Springbeauty (TAS)

Nyctaginaceae

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

Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill. Heartleaf Four O'Clock (TAS)

Onagraceae

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

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush (TAS)

Plantaginaceae

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue (TAS)

Plantago patagonica Jacq. Woolly Plantain (TAS+Obs)

Polemoniaceae

Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet (Obs)

Phlox multiflora A. Nelson. Mountain Phlox (Obs)

Polygonaceae

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

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

Rumex crispus L. Curley Dock (TAS)

Ranunculaceae

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

Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. Twolobe Larkspur (TAS)

Rosaceae

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem. Saskatoon Serviceberry (TAS+Obs)

Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany (TAS+Obs)

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

Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray. Bigflower Cinquefoil (TAS)

Potentilla recta L. Sulphur Cinquefoil (Obs)

Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult. Mountain Ninebark (Obs)

Prunus americana Marshall. American Plum (Obs)

Prunus virginiana L. Chokecherry (TAS)

Rubus deliciosus Torr. Delicious raspberry (TAS)

Santalaceae

Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl. Pale Bastard Toadflax (TAS)

Saxifragaceae

Heuchera bracteata (Torr.) Ser. Bracted Alumroot (Obs)

Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray. Littleleaf Alumroot (Obs)

Solanaceae

Physalis hispida (Waterf.) Cronquist. Prairie Ground Cherry (Obs)

Ulmaceae

Ulmus pumila L. Siberian Elm (Obs)

Alliaceae

Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion (Obs)

Asparagaceae

Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus (TAS)

Commelinaceae

Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth. Prairie Spiderwort (Obs)

Liliaceae

Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (Obs)

Melanthiaceae

Toxicoscordion paniculatum (Nutt.) Rydb. Foothill Death Camas (TAS)

Poaceae

Aegilops cylindrica Host. Jointed Goat Grass (TAS)

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Crested Wheat Grass (Obs)

Aristida purpurea Nutt. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey. Purple Threeawn (TAS+Obs)

Bromus briziformis Fisch. & C. A. Mey. Rattlesnake Brome (Obs)

Bromus tectorum L. Cheat Grass (TAS)

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

Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus. Buffalo Grass (Obs)

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

Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb. Indian Rice Grass (Obs)

Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly (Obs)

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. Green Needlegrass (TAS)

Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) �. L�ve. Western Wheatgrass (TAS)

Poa compressa L. Canada Bluegrass (TAS)

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash. Little Bluestem (TAS)

Total number of taxa:	97
Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold)	79
Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic)	18
Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic)	0
Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed	0

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Date and time this article was prepared:6:11:54 PM, 3/23/2025.