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Habitat of three common grasses in Windy Saddle Park

Photographed 24 July 2015.

The three grasses are: Bouteloua gracilis, B. curtipendula, and Aristida purpurea.

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Aegilops cylindrica

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1139, Aegilops cylindrica

Scanned 14 October 2015.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1139, Aegilops cylindrica

Scanned 14 October 2015.

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Agropyron cristatum

Spikelet of Coll. No. 3080, Elymus lanceolatus Agropyron cristatum.

Photographed 31 December 2023.

Plants of the Douglas Mountain Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae

Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Gould.  Thickspike Wheatgrass.

Agropyron cristatum, Jan Wingate, 4/23/2024.

Guy Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Dry former roadside in the shaded mouth of a small gulch tributary to Guy Gulch, 192 m. southwest across County Road 70 from the Centennial Ranch house, 2.56 km. south of Mount Tom, 12.3 km. west northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7935°N, 105.3556°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2353 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo and John Vickery 3080. 12-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3080, 12 July 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 75 cm., not obviously rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, 93 mm., open, ligule, membranous, auricles, minimal, 0.5 mm., lanceolate, blade, 160 mm. × 3.2 mm. wide, flat, adaxial pilose; Inflorescence, 2-sided spike, 45 mm. × 7 mm. wide; Spikelets, many, 12 mm. × 12 mm. wide, overlapping about ⅔ or 8 mm., similar, borne singly, glumes and florets spreading; Glumes, lower, 5 mm. + awn, 3 mm. Veins, 5, upper, 5 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide + awn 3.5 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 5, keeled; Florets, 5 per spikelet; Lemma, 7.5 mm., >glumes, keeled, barely scabrous on veins, veins, 5, tip, bifid, awns, #1, 2.8 mm., straight; Palea, 5.8 mm., <lemma, membranous, keel, ciliate, tip, bifid; Anthers, 3 mm.

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Coll. No. 3080, Elymus lanceolatus Agropyron cristatum.

Photographed 31 December 2023.

Plants of the Douglas Mountain Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae

Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Gould.  Thickspike Wheatgrass.

Agropyron cristatum, Jan Wingate, 4/23/2024.

Guy Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Dry former roadside in the shaded mouth of a small gulch tributary to Guy Gulch, 192 m. southwest across County Road 70 from the Centennial Ranch house, 2.56 km. south of Mount Tom, 12.3 km. west northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7935°N, 105.3556°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2353 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo and John Vickery 3080. 12-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3080, 12 July 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 75 cm., not obviously rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, 93 mm., open, ligule, membranous, auricles, minimal, 0.5 mm., lanceolate, blade, 160 mm. × 3.2 mm. wide, flat, adaxial pilose; Inflorescence, 2-sided spike, 45 mm. × 7 mm. wide; Spikelets, many, 12 mm. × 12 mm. wide, overlapping about ⅔ or 8 mm., similar, borne singly, glumes and florets spreading; Glumes, lower, 5 mm. + awn, 3 mm. Veins, 5, upper, 5 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide + awn 3.5 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 5, keeled; Florets, 5 per spikelet; Lemma, 7.5 mm., >glumes, keeled, barely scabrous on veins, veins, 5, tip, bifid, awns, #1, 2.8 mm., straight; Palea, 5.8 mm., <lemma, membranous, keel, ciliate, tip, bifid; Anthers, 3 mm.

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My collection of Agropyron cristatum at Denver Botanic Gardens

©reserved Denver Botanic Gardens URL: http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/individual/index.php?occid=21435268&clid=0 Accessed 12 April 2020. Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)

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Coll. No. 821, Agropyron cristatum, "Crested Wheat Grass"

Photographed 30 May 2012 … although, the infloresence is much tighter than the illustration in TJM2 would suggest.

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  • Leonard Drive, Mono County, California: on Leonard Dr.
  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Agropyron cristatum.
  • Field Notes: Coll. No. 821.
  • A Checklist Flora of the Mono Lake Basin, Mono County, California and Mineral County, Nevada.: at June Lake.

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Habitat of Agropyron cristatum near June Lake.

Photographed 30 May 2012.

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Coll. No. 821, Agropyron cristatum

Photographed 26 January 2013.

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Agrostis gigantea

Coll. No. 3211, Agrostis stolonifera Agrostis gigantea.

Photographed 1 February 2024.

Plants of the Douglas Mountain Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae

Agrostis stolonifera L.  Creeping Bentgrass.

Agrostis gigantea, Jan Wingate, 4/24/2024/

Guy Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shaded streamside 35 m. behind and northeast of the Centennial Ranch house, 12.2 km. (geodesic) northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.79494°N, 105.3538°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2362 m. Fine grass, rhizomatous stoloniferous.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 3211. 8-Sep-2023

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E. H. Brunquist collection of Agrostis gigantea

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I wanted to use this image because it shows a strong rhizome.

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Agrostis gigantea.

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My collection of Agrostis gigantea from Ranson/Edwards.

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Agrostis gigantea.

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Agrostis scabra

Coll. No. 3124, Agrostis scabra.

Photographed 14 January 2024.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Agrostis scabra Willd.  Rough Bentgrass.

Unnamed Gulch, Lake County, Colorado. Along Forest Road 189, about 1 km. east of County Road 18 “East Tennessee Road,” 5.69 km. (geodesic) north northwest of the GNIS location of Leadville. 39.29759°N, 106.31735°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3088 m. Tiny little grass. Damp openings in willow thicket, south of the road and the creek.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2023, issued: Jul 1, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3124. 19-Jul-2023

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Coll. No. 2700.1, Agrostis scabra.

Photographed 10 February 2022.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Agrostis scabra Willd.  Rough Bentgrass.

North Fork West Tennessee Creek, Lake County, Colorado. About 150 m. northeast of Lily Lake, at the current end of Pike-San Isabel Forest Road 131, 2.6 road miles west of US Highway 24, 140 km. southwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3522°N, 106.3674°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3229 m. Very fine grass with tiny spikelets, beside a still pond connecting to the creek.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2021, issued: Mar 29, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2700.1 17-Aug-2021

Coll. No. 2700.1, 17 Aug 2021, characters observed: Perennial grass, 40 cm., rhizomes not seen; Leaves, sheath, 30 mm., open, distally retrorsely scabrous, ligule, membranous, 2 mm., auricles, absent, blade, 35 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, flat, margins, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, open panicle with ascending branches, 140 mm. × 80 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended; Spikelets, many, 2 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels 1.7-3.5 mm, scabrous; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 2.5 mm., keeled, scabrous on keel, veins, #1, upper, 2.4 mm., >lowest floret, keeled, scabrous on keel, veins, 1, awns, 0; Florets, 1 per spikelet, fertile; Lemma, 1.5 mm., <glumes, rolled, glabrous, translucent, veins, ?, tip, obtuse, awns, 0; Palea, 0.3 mm., membranous, colorless; Anthers, 0.5 mm.; Achene, 1 mm., green, glabrous.

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Agrostis stolonifera

Coll. No. 514, Agrostis stolonifera

Scanned 17 March 2011. Background grid is 10 x 10 to the inch.

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Coll. No. 1225, Agrostis stolonifera

Scanned 14 December 2015.

Coll. No. 1225, 16 Jul 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1 m., no sign of either rhizomes or stolons; Stem, nodes green; Leaves, sheath, open, glabrous at summit, ligule, membraneous, 4 mm., angled, auricles, 0 (double fold of proximal blade margin), blade, 85 mm. × 3.8 mm. wide, scabrous abaxially; Inflorescence, open panicle, 18 cm. × 14 cm. wide, deltate; Spikelets, 1 per node, on 1°-3° panicle branches, axis not extended beside or above floret; Glumes, #2, 2.2 mm., ±equal, keeled, scabrous on keel, veins 1, awns 0, purplish; Disarticulation above the glumes; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Lemma, 1.8 mm., transparent, except 3 green veins, awns 0; Palea, 1.5 mm.; Anthers, #3, 1.4 mm., tan with purple abaxially.

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Roots of Coll. No. 1515, Agrostis stolonifera

Scanned 12 January 2017.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northern part of open space, 1.6 mi. west on CO Highway 72 from CO Highway 93, north 1.9 mi. on Plainview Road, then 300 m. northeast, almost to the boundary fence; 16.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8991°N, 105.2668°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1937 m. Weakly stoloniferous, growing in and beside ephemeral stream. Introduced.

Coll. No. 1515, 24 July 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 85 cm., decumbent at base, weakly rhizomatous, 1 of 3 collections has a 2.5 cm. scaly rhizome; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule 4 mm., chartaceous tissue extending down sheath 20 mm., auricles, 1 mm., blade, 80 mm. × 3.2 mm. wide, flat, scabrous adaxially; Inflorescence, panicle, branches not bearing spikelets to base; Spikelets, 1 floret; Glumes, ±equal, 2.3 mm., purplish, keeled scabrous; Lemma, 1.8 mm. + awn 0.3 mm., thin, translucent, veins, 3(5?); Palea, 1.3 mm. Introduced.

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Coll. No. 1515, Agrostis stolonifera

Photographed 12 January 2017.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northern part of open space, 1.6 mi. west on CO Highway 72 from CO Highway 93, north 1.9 mi. on Plainview Road, then 300 m. northeast, almost to the boundary fence; 16.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8991°N, 105.2668°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1937 m. Weakly stoloniferous, growing in and beside ephemeral stream. Introduced.

Coll. No. 1515, 24 July 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 85 cm., decumbent at base, weakly rhizomatous, 1 of 3 collections has a 2.5 cm. scaly rhizome; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule 4 mm., chartaceous tissue extending down sheath 20 mm., auricles, 1 mm., blade, 80 mm. × 3.2 mm. wide, flat, scabrous adaxially; Inflorescence, panicle, branches not bearing spikelets to base; Spikelets, 1 floret; Glumes, ±equal, 2.3 mm., purplish, keeled scabrous; Lemma, 1.8 mm. + awn 0.3 mm., thin, translucent, veins, 3(5?); Palea, 1.3 mm. Introduced.

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Alopecurus arundinaceus

Schweich collection of Alopecurus arundinaceus

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Alopecurus arundinaceus.

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Coll. No. 2274.1, Alopecurus arundinaceus.

Photographed 28 October 2020.

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Alopecurus carolinianus

Coll. No. 1689.3, Alopecurus carolinianus

Scanned 28 June 2017.

Orginally determined A. geniculatus, but the small size of the anthers is more suggestive of A. carolinianus.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1689.3, Alopecurus carolinianus

Scanned 25 December 2017.

I originally determined this A. geniculatus. The anthers are quite small, less than 1 mm., as can be seen on the lower left side of the inflorescence. The small length of the anthers was first noted by Janet Wingate. This character is more suggestive of A. carolinianus.

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Coll. No. 1689.3, Alopecurus carolinianus

Scanned 25 December 2017.

Orginally determined A. geniculatus, but the small size of the anthers is more suggestive of A. carolinianus.

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Alopecurus geniculatus

Coll. No. 1930.2, Alopecurus geniculatus

Photographed 11 December 2018.

Coll. No. 1930.2, 8 Jun 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, clumped, 45-50 cm.; Roots, fibrous; Leaves, sheath and blade differentiated; Sheath, 40-55 mm., open, loose or inflated; Ligule, membranous, 2.5-7.0 mm., auricles, 0; Blade, 65-75 mm. × 2.2 mm. wide, flat, glabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle tightly contracted, 50 mm. × 6 mm. wide, branched ≥ 2×, spikelets, many; Rachis, not extended, glabrous; Spikelets, many, similar, borne singly, 1-flowered, 3 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, look like little horseshoe crabs; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, below the glumes; Glumes, lower, 2.8 mm., upper, 2.7 mm., keeled, membranous, awns, 0, hairy on keel and lateral vein; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Lemma, 2.7 mm., membranous, glabrous, awns, #1, 5 mm., gently curved not sharply bent, attached proximal ⅓; Palea, absent; By dimensions of glumes, lemmas, and lemma awns, this would be A. geniculatus, but very few awns geniculate.

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Schweich collection of Alopecurus geniculatus

©reserved Denver Botanic Gardens URL: http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/individual/index.php?occid=21435339&clid=0 Accessed 24 April 2020. Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain).

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Water Foxtail.

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Andropogon gerardii

Dissected spikelet pair of Coll. No. 1060, Andropogon gerardii

Photographed 4 June 2015.

Coll. No. 1060, 28 Aug 2014, characters observed: Perennial, to 85 cm., clumped, rhizomes unknown; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 11 cm., open; Ligule, membraneous (though surrounded by hairs), 3 mm., auricles 0; Blade, soft, flat, 27 cm., hairy near ligule; Inflorescence, 80 mm., > leaves, 1-2 per stem, in 5-6 digitate branches, spikelets many; Rachis, soft bristles on margins and at nodes; Disarticulation at nodes of rachis; Spikelets in pairs, Sterile spikelet, 7 mm., pedicel 4.5 mm.; Fertile spikelet, Florets #1, Glumes, awns 0, ±equal, lower keeled, upper flattened and grooved; Lemma, 6 mm., membraneous, rolled, glabrous, tip 2-forked, awn, #1, 13 mm., bent, twisted, attached on back; Stamens, 3; Anthers, yellow; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery.

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Spikelets of Coll. No. 1265, Andropogon gerardii

Scanned 7 January 2015.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1265, Andropogon gerardii

Scanned 7 January 2015.

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Andropogon hallii

Coll. No. 1060, Andropogon hallii

Photographed 28 August 2014.

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Apera interrupta

Coll. No. 2547, Apera interrupta

Photographed 28 November 2021.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Apera interrupta (L.) Beauv.  Italian Windgrass.

Apex Park - Northern Parcel, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northeast corner of the north parcel, near the boundary with the Stonebridge HOA open space, 4.39 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7253°N, 105.2191°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1820 m. Annual, 1 floret per spikelet, lemma awn subterminal. Adjacent to ephemeral stream from unnamed gulch to the west.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2021, issued: Apr 1, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2547. 7-Jul-2021

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Aristida purpurea

Coll. No. 1140, Aristida purpurea

Photographed 9 June 2015.

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Aristida purpurea longiseta

Coll. No. 1140, Aristida purpurea var. longiseta

Scanned 15 October 2015.

Coll. No. 1140, 9 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, 20 cm. when collected, possibly elongating in maturity; Inflorescence, panicle, branches not pulvinate, i.e., no swelling at bases of pedicels; Axis ±straight; Pedicels, stiff, ±straight; Spikelets with 1 floret; Glumes, 2, lower, 11 mm., veins 1, upper, 20 mm.; Lemma, 11 mm., smoothly transitioning to awns without twisted column, apex 0.4-0.6 mm. wide, awns, 3, 58 mm., straight.

Determined var. longiseta per length of upper glumes and dimensions of lemma.

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Arrhenatherum elatius

Coll. No. 2442, Arrhenatherum elatius

Photographed 31 December 2020,

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl.  Tall Oatgrass.

Deadman Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. On the edge of the streambed in Deadman Gulch (Kinney Run), above US Highway 6 and just below Eagle Ridge Drive, 3.43 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7321°N, 105.2158°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1803 m. Riparian, also seen or collected nearby: Clematis ligusticifolia, Mirabilis nyctaginea, Crataegus succulenta, Epilobium hirsutum, and Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2442. 28-Aug-2020

Coll. No. 2442, 28 August 2020, characters observed: Perennial, to 115 cm., tufted, no rhizomes observed; Leaves, sheath, 100 mm., open, ligule, 2.5 mm., membranous, erose, blade, 30 mm. × 5 mm. wide, flat, barely scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 200 mm. × 40 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, delicate; Spikelets, many, 8 mm. × 2.3 mm. wide + awn, similar, borne singly; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, very thin, translucent, lower, 5 mm., veins, #1, tip bifid, upper, 9 mm., =lowest floret, veins, #3, ±parallel, awns, absent; Florets, 2 per spikelet; Callus, straight hairs, 2.3 mm.; Lemma, 8 mm., =glumes, veins, #7, awn, #1, 14 mm., twisted, round, attached near base (2.3/8.0); Palea, 6 mm., membranous, margin, ciliate.

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Arundo donax

Max Lichter photograph of Arundo donax

©Max Lichter (CC BY-SA). Locality: near Red Rock Crossing, Sedona, Arizona URL: https://serv.biokic.asu.edu/imglib/h_seinet/seinet/Poaceae/Arundo-donax-P-web-9-23-1.jpg Accessed: 10 April 2020. Images are made available on SEINet under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA).

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Arundo donax.

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Avena fatua

Coll. No. 812, Avena fatua

Scanned 15 Jun 2013.

Coll. No. 812, 8 Apr 2012, characters observed while keying: Annual, to 100 cm; Roots fibrous; Stem herbaceous; Internodes hollow; Leaf blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath open; Blade soft, margins glabrous; Inflorescence many, panicle, > leaves; Spikelets many on 1° and 2° branches, 20-25 mm.; Florets 3 per spikelet; Glumes present, ±equal, veins 9, awns 0; Axis hairy on abaxial side; Callus bearded; Lemma 10-12 mm, rounded, veins >= 5, tip 2-forked, awns 1, attached at middle, 15 + 25 = 40 mm, single bent, twisted below, straightening when wetted; Palea, ±< lemma, glabrous, margins ciliate; Ovary hairy.

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Blepharoneuron tricholepis

Blepharoneuron tricholepis (Torr.) Nash

Scanned 26 September 2014.

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Blepharoneuron tricholepis (Torr.) Nash

Scanned 26 September 2014.

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Blepharoneuron tricholepis (Torr.) Nash

Scanned 26 September 2014.

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Bouteloua curtipendula

Coll. No. 1241, Bouteloua curtipendula

Photographed 24 July 2015.

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Coll. No. 1241, Bouteloua curtipendula

Scanned 20 December 2015.

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Bouteloua gracilis

Coll. No. 3146, Bouteloua gracilis.

Photographed 17 January 2024.

Plants of the Douglas Mountain Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae

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

Guy Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. North of Guy Gulch, accessed by a ranch road off of Pyrenees Lane, meadow 40 m. northeast of the line shack, 1.08 km. west southwest of Mt. Tom, 13.8 km. (geodesic) northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8132°N, 105.36337°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2607 m. Comparatively short stature for this grass.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3146. 26-Jul-2023

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Habitat of Coll. No. 1227, Bouteloua gracilis

Photographed 20 July 2015.

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Coll. No. 1242, Bouteloua gracilis

Scanned 20 December 2015.

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Bromus briziformis

Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2167, Bromus briziformis

Scanned 22 July 2019.

Left to right: lower glume, floret showing lemma, achene, and palea, then upper glume, and outside of floret. The main this to see is the number of veins, which I count as nine on the upper glume and the lemma, and that there are not uniformly spaced.

Coll. No. 2167, 21 July 2019, characters observed: Annual grass, 30-40 cm., clumped; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, closed; Ligule, membraneous, ciliate; Blade, 120 mm. × 4 mm. wide, flat, hairy; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, nodding, raceme or few-branched panicle, >leaves; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, 16-20 mm. × 8-10 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 18-22 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, unknown, rachilla seems pretty tough; Glumes, spreading at 45° to rachilla, lower, 5.5 mm., veins, #5, terete, upper, 7.0 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #9, ±parallel, membraneous, tough, awns, #0; Florets, 10-12 per spikelet, spreading at 45° to rachilla; Lemma, 8 mm., >glumes, ovate, membraneous, rolled, glabrous, tan, veins, #9, not uniformly spaced, ±parallel, margins, scarious, tip acute, awns, #0; Palea, 6 mm., membraneous, ciliate, tip, unknown, color, tan; Stamens, none seen; Achene, 5 mm., brown, fused to lemma and palea.

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Spikelet of Coll. No. 2167, Bromus briziformis

Scanned 22 July 2019.

Coll. No. 2167, 21 July 2019, characters observed: Annual grass, 30-40 cm., clumped; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, closed; Ligule, membraneous, ciliate; Blade, 120 mm. × 4 mm. wide, flat, hairy; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, nodding, raceme or few-branched panicle, >leaves; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, 16-20 mm. × 8-10 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 18-22 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, unknown, rachilla seems pretty tough; Glumes, spreading at 45° to rachilla, lower, 5.5 mm., veins, #5, terete, upper, 7.0 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #9, ±parallel, membraneous, tough, awns, #0; Florets, 10-12 per spikelet, spreading at 45° to rachilla; Lemma, 8 mm., >glumes, ovate, membraneous, rolled, glabrous, tan, veins, #9, not uniformly spaced, ±parallel, margins, scarious, tip acute, awns, #0; Palea, 6 mm., membraneous, ciliate, tip, unknown, color, tan; Stamens, none seen; Achene, 5 mm., brown, fused to lemma and palea.

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Habit of Coll. No. 2167, Bromus briziformis

Photographed 21 July 2019.

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Bromus carinatus

Coll. No. 2090, Bromus carinatus

Photographed 21 October 2019.

Coll. No. 2090, 26 June 2019, characters observed: Annual/Perennial unknown (planted Spring 2019), height 60-90 cm., clumped; Leaves, sheath and blade differentiated, soft; Sheath, 80 mm., closed, generally glabrous, except collar somewhat hairy; Ligule, membraneous, 2 mm.; Auricles, absent; Blade, 140 mm. × 7 mm. wide, flat, scabrous, mid-rib prominent; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 180-200 mm. × 40-90 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, minutely scabrous on abaxial side; Spikelets, many (#22-26), 36 mm. × 11 mm. wide, similar, 1 per node; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, lower, 9.5 mm., veins, #5, distinct, upper, 12 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #7, distinct keeled, membraneous, awns, 0, margins short ciliate; Florets, 6 per spikelet; Rachilla, exposed, scabrous on abaxial side, not extended; Lemma, 13 mm., broad, 2.5 mm. midvein to margin, >glumes,ovate, keeled distally, finely short hairy throughout, veins, #9, glabrous, margins, scarious, tip, entire, awns, #1, 8 mm., straight, attached near tip; Palea, 7 mm., <lemma, keel, ciliate, veins, green, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, 3.6 mm., yellow; Ovary, hairy. Keys poorly in most Colorado floras, but quite nicely to B. carinatus var. carinatus in the Jepson Manual, in good part by the length of the lemma awn. Regardless, I think this is very likely a commercial hybrid used in revegetation.

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Spikelets of Coll. No. 2090, Bromus carinatus

Scanned 21 October 2019.

Coll. No. 2090, 26 June 2019, characters observed: Annual/Perennial unknown (planted Spring 2019), height 60-90 cm., clumped; Leaves, sheath and blade differentiated, soft; Sheath, 80 mm., closed, generally glabrous, except collar somewhat hairy; Ligule, membraneous, 2 mm.; Auricles, absent; Blade, 140 mm. × 7 mm. wide, flat, scabrous, mid-rib prominent; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 180-200 mm. × 40-90 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, minutely scabrous on abaxial side; Spikelets, many (#22-26), 36 mm. × 11 mm. wide, similar, 1 per node; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, lower, 9.5 mm., veins, #5, distinct, upper, 12 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #7, distinct keeled, membraneous, awns, 0, margins short ciliate; Florets, 6 per spikelet; Rachilla, exposed, scabrous on abaxial side, not extended; Lemma, 13 mm., broad, 2.5 mm. midvein to margin, >glumes,ovate, keeled distally, finely short hairy throughout, veins, #9, glabrous, margins, scarious, tip, entire, awns, #1, 8 mm., straight, attached near tip; Palea, 7 mm., <lemma, keel, ciliate, veins, green, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, 3.6 mm., yellow; Ovary, hairy. Keys poorly in most Colorado floras, but quite nicely to B. carinatus var. carinatus in the Jepson Manual, in good part by the length of the lemma awn. Regardless, I think this is very likely a commercial hybrid used in revegetation.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2090, Bromus carinatus

Scanned 21 October 2019.

Coll. No. 2090, 26 June 2019, characters observed: Annual/Perennial unknown (planted Spring 2019), height 60-90 cm., clumped; Leaves, sheath and blade differentiated, soft; Sheath, 80 mm., closed, generally glabrous, except collar somewhat hairy; Ligule, membraneous, 2 mm.; Auricles, absent; Blade, 140 mm. × 7 mm. wide, flat, scabrous, mid-rib prominent; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 180-200 mm. × 40-90 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, minutely scabrous on abaxial side; Spikelets, many (#22-26), 36 mm. × 11 mm. wide, similar, 1 per node; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, lower, 9.5 mm., veins, #5, distinct, upper, 12 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #7, distinct keeled, membraneous, awns, 0, margins short ciliate; Florets, 6 per spikelet; Rachilla, exposed, scabrous on abaxial side, not extended; Lemma, 13 mm., broad, 2.5 mm. midvein to margin, >glumes,ovate, keeled distally, finely short hairy throughout, veins, #9, glabrous, margins, scarious, tip, entire, awns, #1, 8 mm., straight, attached near tip; Palea, 7 mm., <lemma, keel, ciliate, veins, green, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, 3.6 mm., yellow; Ovary, hairy. Keys poorly in most Colorado floras, but quite nicely to B. carinatus var. carinatus in the Jepson Manual, in good part by the length of the lemma awn. Regardless, I think this is very likely a commercial hybrid used in revegetation.

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Bromus ciliatus

Coll. No. 2638, Bromus ciliatus

Photographed 22 January 2022.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Bromus ciliatus L.  Fringed Brome.

Morrison Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. Along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.78 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3195°N, 105.2836°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2459 m. Shaded area, in a generally more open forest, with an adjacent meadow. Also collected here: Rudbeckia hirta, Thalictrum fendleri, and Galium boreale.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2021, issued: Mar 29, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2638. 5-Aug-2021

Coll. No. 2638, 5 Aug 2021, characters observed: Perennial grass, 85-90 cm., caespitose; Sheath, closed, basal sheath retrorsely pilose; Ligule, membranous, 1 mm., auricles 0; Blade, 200 mm. × 4 mm. wide, flat, barely scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, open panicle, 90 mm. × 25 mm. wide, 1-3 branches; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, 10-14, 20 mm. × 6 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels 20-25 mm.; Glumes, lower, 8 mm., veins, 1, somewhat keeled, upper, 9 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 3, keeled, sparsely pilose toward left margin, awns, 0; Florets, 6 per spikelet, #1 is bisexual; Callus, hairs, 0; Lemma, 11.5 mm., body > glumes, lanceolate, membranous, not strongly keeled, veins, 5, tip, entire, awns, 1, 3.8 mm., straight, attached, end, pilose, hairs concentrated proximally and towards the margins, true for upper lemmas; Palea, 10.5 mm., membranous, veins, green, ciliate; Anthers, 1.3 mm.; Achene, 7-8 mm., green, adhering to lemma.

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Coll. No. 1993, Bromus ciliatus

Photographed 20 January 2019.

Coll. No. 1993, 24 Jul 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, 30 cm., clumped; Stem, nodes and internodes hidden by leaf sheaths; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, >50 mm., closed, retrorse sparse long soft hairy, older sheaths persistent at base; Ligule, membranous, 0.5 mm., auricles, absent; Blade, 82 mm. × 3.6 mm. wide, margin, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, panicle, 60-70 mm., 1-3 branches per node; Spikelets, #10-25, similar, borne singly, 12-20 mm. × 3-5 mm. wide; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between florets; Glumes, lower, 5.8 mm., veins, #1, upper, 8.5 mm., veins, #3, ±parallel (definitely not strongly convergent); Florets, 6 per spikelet, at least lower bisexual, uppermost florets appear sterile with last floret wrapped inside lemma of penultimate floret; Axis, short hairy abaxially; Lemma, 9.5 mm. >glumes, lanceolate, membranous, short ascending soft hairy, thinning distally, awns, #1, 2.3-3.0 mm., attached near tip; Palea, 7.2 mm., <lemma, membranous, tan-brown, veins, green, ciliate; Stamens, #3. Anthers, 2.8 mm.; Achene, 4.5 mm., green, flattened.

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Bromus diandrus

Coll. No. 826, Bromus diandrus

Scanned 8 June 2012.

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Bromus inermis

Coll. No. 2843, Bromus inermis

Photographed 10 November 2022.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Bromus inermis Leyss.  Smooth Brome.

Tucker Gulch (lower), Jefferson County, Colorado. North bank of Tucker Gulch, the stream that drains Golden Gate Canyon, just west of North Ford Street, 2.55km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7712°N, 105.2317°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1796 m. Streamside with cottonwoods (Populus deltoides), box elders (Acer negundo) and chokecherries (Prunus virginiana). Valuable agricultural grass that is invasive of native grasslands.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2022, issued: Mar 17, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2843. 6-Jul-2022

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Coll. No. 1113, Bromus inermis, auricles absent, or very much reduced.

Scanned 7 September 2015.

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Habitat of Coll. No. 1219, Bromus inermis

Photographed 17 July 2015.

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Coll. No. 1660, Bromus inermis

Photographed 12 December 2017.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1113, Bromus inermis

Scanned 8 September 2015.

As the inflorescence matures, it will open somewhat, and become lighter colored.

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Coll. No. 1113, Bromus inermis, characteristic fold on leaf blade.

Scanned 7 September 2015.

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Bromus japonicus

Coll. No. 1207, Bromus japonicus

Scanned 6 December 2015.

Coll. No. 1207, 13 Jul 2015, characters observed: Annual grass, to 40 cm.; Leaves, sheath, 60 mm. closed + 12 mm. open, pilose (but not densely so), ligule, membraneous, + some hairs, blade, hairy; Inflorescence, panicle, >leaves; Pedicel, 20 mm.; Spikelets, 1-3 per panicle branch, 22 mm. × 6 mm. wide, elliptical, drooping; Glumes, #2, <lowest floret, lower, 4.5 mm., veins 3, upper, 5.5 mm., veins 5; Rachilla, short hairy; Callus, glabrous; Florets, #12, 2-ranked, closely held hiding rachilla; Disarticulation between florets; Lemma, 8 mm. × 4 mm. wide, margin, hyaline, 0.5 mm., tip bifid, awn, #1, 5-12 mm. long, mid-spikelet awns longest, flattened at base, not twisted, attached near bifid tip.

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Coll. No. 1461, Bromus japonicus

Photographed 20 December 2016.

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Coll. No. 1207, Bromus japonicus

Photographed 13 July 2015.

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Coll. No. 1207, Bromus japonicus

Scanned 6 December 2015.

Coll. No. 1207, 13 Jul 2015, characters observed: Annual grass, to 40 cm.; Leaves, sheath, 60 mm. closed + 12 mm. open, pilose (but not densely so), ligule, membraneous, + some hairs, blade, hairy; Inflorescence, panicle, >leaves; Pedicel, 20 mm.; Spikelets, 1-3 per panicle branch, 22 mm. × 6 mm. wide, elliptical, drooping; Glumes, #2, <lowest floret, lower, 4.5 mm., veins 3, upper, 5.5 mm., veins 5; Rachilla, short hairy; Callus, glabrous; Florets, #12, 2-ranked, closely held hiding rachilla; Disarticulation between florets; Lemma, 8 mm. × 4 mm. wide, margin, hyaline, 0.5 mm., tip bifid, awn, #1, 5-12 mm. long, mid-spikelet awns longest, flattened at base, not twisted, attached near bifid tip.

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Bromus lanatipes

Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2170, Bromus lanatipes

Scanned 22 July 2019.

Coll. No. 2170, 21 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass (short-lived?), 50 cm., clumped; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Internodes, glabrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 60-70 mm., closed, long shaggy hair; Ligule, 1.5 mm., membraneous, auricles, absent; Blade, 160 mm. × 5 mm. wide, adaxial scaberulous, tip, acute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 130 mm. × 60 mm. wide, 2+ branches; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, #12-13, 23 mm. × 5 mm. wide, similar, borne singly; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, unknown, should be above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 5 mm., veins, #1, keeled, keel scabrous, upper, 6 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #5, keeled; Lemma, 7.5 mm., >glumes, hairy laterally becoming more broadly hairy distally, veins, #5, convergent, awns, #1, 3 mm., straight, barbellate, attached near end; Palea, 9 mm., ±=lemma, membraneous, keel ciliate, veins, lt. green, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, #3, 2.3 mm., yellow; Achene, immature.

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Coll. No. 2170, Bromus lanatipes

Photographed 23 January 2020.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Bromus lanatipes (Shear) Rydb.  Wooly Brome.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, moderate slope above and on the north side of Bull Gulch, 23.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden 39.9097°N, 105.2771°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2019 m. Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2170. 21-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2170, 21 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass (short-lived?), 50 cm., clumped; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Internodes, glabrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 60-70 mm., closed, long shaggy hair; Ligule, 1.5 mm., membraneous, auricles, absent; Blade, 160 mm. × 5 mm. wide, adaxial scaberulous, tip, acute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 130 mm. × 60 mm. wide, 2+ branches; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, #12-13, 23 mm. × 5 mm. wide, similar, borne singly; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, unknown, should be above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 5 mm., veins, #1, keeled, keel scabrous, upper, 6 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #5, keeled; Lemma, 7.5 mm., >glumes, hairy laterally becoming more broadly hairy distally, veins, #5, convergent, awns, #1, 3 mm., straight, barbellate, attached near end; Palea, 9 mm., ±=lemma, membraneous, keel ciliate, veins, lt. green, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, #3, 2.3 mm., yellow; Achene, immature.

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Bromus madritensis rubens

Coll. No. 1589, Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens

Scanned 19 November 2017.

Coll. No. 1589, 18 April 2017, characters observed: Annual grass, to 25 cm., soft hairy throughout; Sheath (... looks open to me ...) Ligule, membraneous, 4 mm., laciniate; Inflorescence, panicle; Compression, lateral; Spikelets, 1 per node, 27 mm., axis mostly glabrous; Glumes, lower, 7 mm., upper, 9 mm., veins 5, keeled (IMHO); Florets, #4-6; Lemma, 13 mm., veins 3, tip bifid, awn, #1, 9 mm., attached to back; Palea, 9 mm., margin ciliate; Grain, 8 mm., flattened, brown.

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Coll. No. 1570.2, Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens

Photographed 3 October 2017.

Coll. No. 1570.2, 18 April 2017, charcters observed: Annual grass, to 20 cm.; Inflorescence, 50 mm.; Spikelets, 40 mm., similar; Compression, lateral (looks strongly lateral to me, but this will send you down the wrong path); Glumes, lower, 7 mm., slightly keeled, few hairs, veins, 1, upper, 10 mm., rounded, veins, 3; Florets, 6+; Lemma, 13 mm. × 2.3 mm. wide, veins, 3, tip, bifid, awns, 1, 11 mm., attached to back; Palea, 9 mm., margin sparsely ciliate; Grain, 9 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, flattened.

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Bromus porteri

Coll. No. 2860, Bromus porteri.

Photographed 21 November 2022.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash.  Nodding Brome.

Salt Creek, Park County, Colorado. Small valley just north of Salt Creek, near recently closed Forest Road 435A, 6.87 km. northwest of Antero Junction, 22.2 km. northeast of Buena Vista. 38.9603°N, 106.0041°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2824 m. Inflorescence nodding, very soft hairy. Growing in and next to a small wash. Also here: Artemisia frigida.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2022, issued: Mar 29, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2860. 18-Jul-2022

Coll. No. 2860, 18 July 2022, characters observed: Perennial grass, 45 cm., caespitose; Leaves, sheath, 130 mm., open about ½-way; collar minutely hairy, ligule, 2 mm., blade, 130 mm. × 4 mm. wide, flat, scabrous; Inflorescence, nodding, 1 per culm, panicle; Rachis, ascending hairy, not quite appressed; Spikelets, many, 23 mm. × 2.8 mm. wide, similar, pedicels, 44 mm.; Compression, unremarkable; Glumes, soft spreading hairy, lower, 7.5 mm., veins, 3, upper 8.5 mm., < lowest floret, veins, 3, converging, awns, 0, but mid-vein goes strongly right to the tip; Florets, 8 per spikelet; Callus, few short hairs; Lemma, 10.5 mm., > glumes, rolled, hairy. veins, 5, convergent, awns, 1, 1 mm., subterminal, straight; Palea, 9.5 mm., < lemma, membranous, ciliate, tip rounded; Stamens, 3; Anthers, 2.2 mm.

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Bromus pumpellianus

Obscure rhizome on Coll. No. 2176, Bromus pumpellianus

Scanned 27 January 2020.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Bromus pumpellianus Scribn.  Pumpelly's Brome.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3406°N, 105.2609°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2411 m. Also collected here: Lithospermum multiflorum, Geranium caespitosum, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina, and Koeleria macrantha. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2176. 23-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2176, 23 Jul 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 70-80 cm., occasionally obscurely rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft, sheath, 90 mm., closed, ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles, minimal, blade, 90 mm. × 3 mm. wide, flat, scabrous, margins, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 130 mm. × 30 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelet, many, 26 mm. × 5 mm. wide, similar, 1 per node, pedicels 16-30 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between florets; Glumes, lower, 6 mm., veins, ≥3, back hairy, upper, 8.5 mm., <lowest floret, veins, ≥3, rounded, membraneous, awns, 0, back hairy, somewhat more dense distally; Florets, 6 per spikelet, bisexual; Lemma, 10 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, rolled, uniformly hairy on back, green, veins, #7, convergent, tip, rounded, awns, #1, 1.5 mm., straight, attached back of lemma, near tip; Palea, 8 mm., <lemma, membraneous, back hairy, keel ciliate, veins, green, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, 2.3 mm.; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, 3 mm., green.

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Bromus secalinus

Coll. No. 2362, Bromus secalinus

Photographed 12 December 2020.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Bromus secalinus L.  Chess.

Colorado School of Mines Survey Field, Jefferson County, Colorado. Southernmost edge of the Survey Field, adjacent to Stonebridge HOA lands, high plains at the base of the Rocky Mountain Front Range, 3.27 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7329°N, 105.2215°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1824 m. Larger than Bromus japonicus, growing around a pile of rocks. Mixed foothills shrubs and grasses, also seen or collected here: Toxicodendron rydbergii, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, Senecio integerrimus, and Lupinus argenteus.

Collected by permit: Colorado School of Mines, 2020, issued: Apr 1, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2362. 20-Jun-2020

Coll. No. 2362, 20 June 2020, characters observed: Annual grass, to 60 cm.; Leaves, sheath, 85 mm., closed 70 mm., glabrous, ligule, membraneous, erose, blade, 100 mm., adaxially hairy; Inflorescence, open panicle; Spikelets, 17 mm. × 5 mm. wide (excl. awns); Glumes, <lowest floret, lower, 5 mm., veins, #5, upper, 7 mm., veins, #7; Disarticulation, between florets; Callus, glabrous; Lemma, 7.5 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide (broad), rolled (not keeled), veins, #7, converging; Awn, 6 mm., straight, attached back, 1.3 mm. fom apex; Fruit, U-shaped.

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Bromus sterilis

Coll. No. 2841, Bromus sterilis.

Photographed 8 November 2022.

Plants of Lippincott Ranch
Boulder and Jefferson Counties, Colorado
Poaceae

Bromus sterilis L.  Poverty Brome.

Lippincott Ranch, Jefferson County, Colorado. About 150 m. north of Bull Gulch, 1.49 km. north northwest of the main gate, 3.38 km. south of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. 39.9092°N, 105.2774°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2010 m. Moderate south-facing slope in open ponderosa pine woodland. Other grasses collected nearby: Bromus briziformis, B. lanatipes, and Danthonia spicata. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2022, issued: Apr 5, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2841. 2-Jul-2022

Coll. No. 2841, 2 Jul 2022, characters observed: Annual grass, 22-33 cm.; Leaves, sheath, closed, scantily pilose, ligule, membranous, 1.5 mm., lacerate, auricles, absent, blade, 15 cm., × 1.8 mm. wide, flat; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 14 cm. × 2.5 cm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, #5, 42 mm. × 5 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 25 mm., Compression, lateral; Glumes, lower, 9 mm., upper 13.5 mm., <lowest floret; Florets, 6 per spikelet; Axis, scabrous; Callus, minutely hairy; Lemma, 16.5 mm., >glumes, oddly rolled rather than keeled, mid-vein to margin 0.9-1.1 mm., awn, subterminal, 17.5 mm., straight.

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Bromus tectorum

Coll. No. 1112, Bromus tectorum

Scanned 6 September 2015.

Coll. No. 1112, 26 May 2015, characters observed: Annual grass, to 30 cm.; Leaves, Sheath, 50 mm., closed proximal ⅔, open distally, Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm.; Blade, 60 mm.; Inflorescence, open panicle, rachis and pedicels short hairy, Spikelets, 1 per node, 15 mm., laterally compressed; Glumes, 2, sparsely hairy, margins scarious, lower, 2.3 mm., veins indistinct, upper, 4.5 mm. Callus, glabrous, very short, Florets, ±6, Lemma, 6.5 mm., 0.7  from mid-vein to margin, back rounded, sparsely hairy, tip, forked, teeth 1 mm., awned from near tip, awn, 5-7 mm.; Anthers, 3, 0.4 mm. Dimensions are small for B. tectorum, perhaps because of the early date of collection.

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Coll. No. 825, Bromus tectorum

Scanned 16 Jun 2013.

I had keyed this out at B. carinatus, but it has since been annotated as B. tectorum.

Coll. No. 825, 30 May 2012, characters observed while keying: Perennial, to 40 cm.; Roots fibrous; Stem herbaceous; Internodes hollow; Leaf blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath closed; Ligule membraneous, 2 mm.; Blade flat, to 4 mm wide, short hairy, margin sparse wavy hairy; Inflorescence 3-many, 10-12 cm., panicle, branching evident, longest branch 25 mm., > leaves, spikelets many; Compression lateral; Spikelets similar, 1 / node, 1° and 2° branches, length 30-35 mm., 5-6 florets; Florets 2+ bisexual; Glumes lower 7 mm., upper 10 mm., margins thin translucent, upper glume has 3 prominent veins (keeled), awns 0; Lemma, lower 12 mm., keeled, veins = 3 or 7, outer 2 appear doubled, tip 2-forked, awns 1, 13 mm, straight, attached to back at 9 mm.; Palea, 8 mm, < lemma, keel hairy, margin ciliate; Anthers 3, 0.7 mm., brown; Ovary 5 mm., glabrous below, hairy near tip.

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Buchloe dactyloides

Pistillate inflorescence of Buchloe dactyloides

Scanned 12 August 2018.

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Pistillate inflorescence of Buchloe dactyloides

Scanned 12 August 2018.

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Buchloe dactyloides.

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Pistillate inflorescence of Buchloe dactyloides

Scanned 12 August 2018.

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Coll. No. 1673, Buchloe dactyloides

Scanned 16 December 2017.

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Staminate inflorescence of Coll. No. 1673, Buchloe dactyloides

Scanned 16 December 2017.

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Calamagrostis canadensis

Coll. No. 2700, Calamagrostis canadensis.

Photographed 9 February 2022.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv.  Bluejoint.

North Fork West Tennessee Creek, Lake County, Colorado. About 150 m. northeast of Lily Lake, at the current end of Pike-San Isabel Forest Road 131, 2.6 road miles west of US Highway 24, 140 km. southwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3522°N, 106.3674°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3229 m. Grass beside a still pond connecting to the creek.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2021, issued: Mar 29, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2700. 17-Aug-2021

Coll. No. 2700, 17 August 2021, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 90 cm., rhizomes unknown; Leaves, sheath, 90 mm., open, ligule, membranous, 3-5 mm., collar, minutely hairy, blade, 150 mm. × 6.5 mm. wide, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, 135 mm. × 25 mm. wide; Spikelets, many, 3 mm. × 1 mm. wide, similar, borne singly; Compression, ±lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 3.5 mm., veins, 1, scabrous, purple to brown, upper, 3.0 mm., >lowest floret, scabrous, veins, 3, rounded, purple to brown; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Callus, straight white hairs, 2.5 mm.; Lemma, 2.5-3.0 mm., body < glumes, tip, 2-forked, awns, 1, 2.5 mm., straight, attached middle, included; Palea, 2 mm., <lemma, membranous.

Compare this collection to my Coll. No. 2011 (KHD, OBI, UCR), which was collected in earlier in the season of 2018 about 700 m. southeast of this collection. It was determined C. stricta at the time, but is very similar to this one. Perhaps, it is also C. canadensis. Per SEINet, there are six collections of Calamagrostis within 15 km. of my two collections; four of C. canadensis and two of C. stricta.

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Calamagrostis purpurascens

Coll. No. 3041, Calamagrostis purpurascens.

Photographed 21 December 2023.

Plants of the Douglas Mountain Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae

Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br.  Purple Reedgrass.

Guy Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Beside well-established game trail in open shade on a forested hillside above Guy Gulch, 290 m. southwest of County Road 70, 1.15 km. (geodesic) northwest of Centennial Ranch house, 13.4 km. (geodesic) northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7991°N, 105.3656°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2500 m. Gentle north-facing slope in Douglas fir forest with little to no middlestory.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 3041. 3-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3041, 3 July 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 40 cm., no rhizomes seen; Leaves, sheath, 12 cm., open, ligule, membranous, 4 mm., auricles, 0, blade, 15 cm. × 3 mm. wide, flat, scabrous, also adaxially densely and minutely hairy between the ribs; Inflorescence, <leaves, 1 per culm, panicle, 110 mm. × 12 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended; Spikelets, many, 8 mm. × 1 mm. wide, similar; Glumes, lower, 6 mm., veins, 1, upper, 5 mm., > lowest floret, veins, 1 (3?), keeled, awns, 0; Florets, 1* per spikelet; *Rachilla, extended beyond upper floret as though there could be another floret up there, hairy; Callus, short straight white hairs; Lemma, 4 mm., < glumes, green, veins, 5, glabrous, tip, toothed, awns, 1, 7 mm., bent, attached, near base of lemma; Palea, 4 mm., < lemma, membranous; Achene, 1.7 mm., green.

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Calamagrostis stricta

Coll. No. 2011, Calamagrostis stricta

Photographed 27 January 2019.

Coll. No. 2011, 25 July 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, 90-100 cm., rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, 120 mm., open, minutely scabrous; ligule, membranous, 4 mm., auricles, absent, collar, minutely hairy; blade, 160 mm. × 3.2 mm. wide, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, contracted panicle, 150 mm. × 15 mm. wide; Spikelets, many, 3.8 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, similar, 1 per node; Compression, ±lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 3.8 mm., veins, #1, upper, 3.2 mm., >lowest floret, veins, #3, keeled proximally, keels scabrous, awns, #0; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Callus, straight white hairs, 2.5 mm., ≤lemma; Lemma, 3 mm., <glumes, tip, 2-forked; awns, #1, 2.5 mm., straight, attached below middle; Palea, 1.9 mm., <lemma, membranous.

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Calamovilfa longifolia

Spikelets of Coll. No. 2397, Calamovilfa longifolia

Scanned 23 December 2020.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn.  Prairie Sandreed.

Dakota Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northwesternmost Golden, at the south end of the North Hogback, on a small spoils pile of some sort, 4.07 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7806°N, 105.2376°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1857 m. Partially in the shade of some cottonwood trees, otherwise foothills grassland, also collected nearby: Alyssum simplex, Erodium cicutarium, Euphorbia esula, and Castilleja integra.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2397. 29-Jul-2020

Coll. No. 2397, 29 Jul 2020, characters observed: Perennial grass, 1 m., thick scaly rhizomes; Nodes, hidden by sheath; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, >75 mm., open, glabrous to long straight hairs distally; Ligule, hairs, 1.5 mm.; Auricles, absent; Blade, 350 mm. × 7 mm. wide, flat; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, panicle, 180 mm. × 15 mm. wide, 3-4 branches; Rachis, glabrous, not extended; Spikelets, many, 5.5 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide, borne singly, subtended by few long silky hairs; Compression, lateral. Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 3.5 mm., keeled, veins, #1, upper, 5 mm., < lowest floret, veins, #1, keeled, awns, absent; Callus, straight silky hairs, 3 mm.; Lemma, 5 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, keeled, glabrous, scarious, veins, #1, forming a tiny awn tip, awns, absent; Palea, 4.8 mm., <lemma, colorless, glabrous; Stamens, #2; Anthers, 3.8 mm.

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Spikelets of Coll. No. 2397, Calamovilfa longifolia

Scanned 23 December 2020.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn.  Prairie Sandreed.

Dakota Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northwesternmost Golden, at the south end of the North Hogback, on a small spoils pile of some sort, 4.07 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7806°N, 105.2376°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1857 m. Partially in the shade of some cottonwood trees, otherwise foothills grassland, also collected nearby: Alyssum simplex, Erodium cicutarium, Euphorbia esula, and Castilleja integra.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2397. 29-Jul-2020

Coll. No. 2397, 29 Jul 2020, characters observed: Perennial grass, 1 m., thick scaly rhizomes; Nodes, hidden by sheath; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, >75 mm., open, glabrous to long straight hairs distally; Ligule, hairs, 1.5 mm.; Auricles, absent; Blade, 350 mm. × 7 mm. wide, flat; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, panicle, 180 mm. × 15 mm. wide, 3-4 branches; Rachis, glabrous, not extended; Spikelets, many, 5.5 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide, borne singly, subtended by few long silky hairs; Compression, lateral. Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 3.5 mm., keeled, veins, #1, upper, 5 mm., < lowest floret, veins, #1, keeled, awns, absent; Callus, straight silky hairs, 3 mm.; Lemma, 5 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, keeled, glabrous, scarious, veins, #1, forming a tiny awn tip, awns, absent; Palea, 4.8 mm., <lemma, colorless, glabrous; Stamens, #2; Anthers, 3.8 mm.

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Coll. No. 2397, Calamovilfa longifolia

Scanned 23 December 2020.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn.  Prairie Sandreed.

Dakota Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northwesternmost Golden, at the south end of the North Hogback, on a small spoils pile of some sort, 4.07 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7806°N, 105.2376°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1857 m. Partially in the shade of some cottonwood trees, otherwise foothills grassland, also collected nearby: Alyssum simplex, Erodium cicutarium, Euphorbia esula, and Castilleja integra.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2397. 29-Jul-2020

Coll. No. 2397, 29 Jul 2020, characters observed: Perennial grass, 1 m., thick scaly rhizomes; Nodes, hidden by sheath; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, >75 mm., open, glabrous to long straight hairs distally; Ligule, hairs, 1.5 mm.; Auricles, absent; Blade, 350 mm. × 7 mm. wide, flat; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, panicle, 180 mm. × 15 mm. wide, 3-4 branches; Rachis, glabrous, not extended; Spikelets, many, 5.5 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide, borne singly, subtended by few long silky hairs; Compression, lateral. Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 3.5 mm., keeled, veins, #1, upper, 5 mm., < lowest floret, veins, #1, keeled, awns, absent; Callus, straight silky hairs, 3 mm.; Lemma, 5 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, keeled, glabrous, scarious, veins, #1, forming a tiny awn tip, awns, absent; Palea, 4.8 mm., <lemma, colorless, glabrous; Stamens, #2; Anthers, 3.8 mm.

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Florets of Coll. No. 2397, Calamovilfa longifolia

Long silky hairs on the callus.

Scanned 23 December 2020.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn.  Prairie Sandreed.

Dakota Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northwesternmost Golden, at the south end of the North Hogback, on a small spoils pile of some sort, 4.07 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7806°N, 105.2376°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1857 m. Partially in the shade of some cottonwood trees, otherwise foothills grassland, also collected nearby: Alyssum simplex, Erodium cicutarium, Euphorbia esula, and Castilleja integra.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2397. 29-Jul-2020

Coll. No. 2397, 29 Jul 2020, characters observed: Perennial grass, 1 m., thick scaly rhizomes; Nodes, hidden by sheath; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, >75 mm., open, glabrous to long straight hairs distally; Ligule, hairs, 1.5 mm.; Auricles, absent; Blade, 350 mm. × 7 mm. wide, flat; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, panicle, 180 mm. × 15 mm. wide, 3-4 branches; Rachis, glabrous, not extended; Spikelets, many, 5.5 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide, borne singly, subtended by few long silky hairs; Compression, lateral. Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 3.5 mm., keeled, veins, #1, upper, 5 mm., < lowest floret, veins, #1, keeled, awns, absent; Callus, straight silky hairs, 3 mm.; Lemma, 5 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, keeled, glabrous, scarious, veins, #1, forming a tiny awn tip, awns, absent; Palea, 4.8 mm., <lemma, colorless, glabrous; Stamens, #2; Anthers, 3.8 mm.

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Cenchrus longispinus

Burs of Coll. No. 2907, Cenchrus longispinus.

Photographed 22 December 2022.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fern.  Longspine Sandbur.

Delong Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. In planted native grass beds, along 23rd Street, opposite Vernon Drive, 1.72 km. southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7489°N, 105.2083°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1761 m. Not previously collected in or near Golden; unclear whether this grass was previously here, brought in with the soil amendment, or was a contaminant in the seed mix. DeLong Park was a private residence that was left fallow for a number of years, then converted to a city park in 2021-2022.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2022, issued: Mar 17, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2907. 18-Aug-2022

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Coll. No. 2907, Cenchrus longispinus.

Photographed 22 December 2022.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fern.  Longspine Sandbur.

Delong Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. In planted native grass beds, along 23rd Street, opposite Vernon Drive, 1.72 km. southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7489°N, 105.2083°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1761 m. Not previously collected in or near Golden; unclear whether this grass was previously here, brought in with the soil amendment, or was a contaminant in the seed mix. DeLong Park was a private residence that was left fallow for a number of years, then converted to a city park in 2021-2022.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2022, issued: Mar 17, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2907. 18-Aug-2022

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Coll. No. 3206.5, Cenchrus longispinus.

Photographed 1 February 2024.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fern.  Longspine Sandbur.

DeLong Park (City of Golden), Jefferson County, Colorado. In planted native grass beds, along 23rd Street, opposite Vernon Drive, 1.72 km. southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.74893°N, 105.20797°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1765 m. Annual grass, collected in its second growing season at this site, suggesting it is naturalized here. Native to Colorado, but usually found in sandy habitats. Not previously collected at any other location in or near Golden; unclear whether this grass was previously here, brought in with the soil amendment, or was a contaminant in the seed mix. DeLong Park was a private residence that was left fallow for a number of years, then converted to a city park in 2021-2022.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2023, issued: Mar 13, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3206.5 7-Sep-2023

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Cortaderia selloana

Pampas grass and Coyote bush in Jean Sweeney Open Space Preserve.

Photographed 13 July 2013.

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Habit of Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana)

Photographed 16 July 2013.

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Dactylis glomerata

Schweich collection of Dactylis glomerata

©reserved Denver Botanic Gardens URL: http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/individual/index.php?occid=7862250&clid=0 Accessed 24 April 2020. Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain).

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Dactylis glomerata.

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One-sided inflorescence of Coll. No. 1418, Dactylis glomerata

Scanned 6 December 2016.

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Coll. No. 1111, Dactylis glomerata, one panicle branch.

Scanned 3 September 2015.

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Typical appearance of Coll. No. 815, Poaceae Dactylis glomerata

Photographed 15 May 2012.

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Danthonia californica

Coll. No. 2578, Danthonia californica

Photographed 7 December 2021.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Danthonia californica Bol.  California Oatgrass.

Salt Creek, Park County, Colorado. Small valley between two ridges, just north of Salt Creek and Pike-San Isabel National Forest Road 435 "Salt Creek Road," 3.1 mi. by road west of US Highway 285, 145 km. southwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 38.9589°N, 106.0121°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2858 m. Distinctive inflorescence. At least some branches of panicles reflexed. Valley bottom, around a small grove of aspens, also collected here: Astragalus tenellus, Oxytropis sericea, Oenothera coronopifolia, Penstemon virgatus var. asa-grayi and Artemisia frigida.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2021, issued: Mar 29, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2578. 12-Jul-2021

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Danthonia intermedia

Coll. No. 3102.1, Danthonia intermedia.

Photographed 7 January 2024.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Danthonia intermedia Vasey.  Timber Oatgrass.

West Tennessee Creek, Lake County, Colorado. Former meander of West Tennessee Creek, 575 m. (geodesic) southeast of Lily Lake, 12.3 km. (geodesic) north northwest of Leadville. 39.3471°N, 106.3634°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3166 m. Grass with a compressed panicle, lemma hairs restricted to margins. Collected with Phleum alpina.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2023, issued: Jul 1, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3102.1 18-Jul-2023

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Coll. No. 2873.2, Danthonia intermedia.

Photographed 29 November 2022.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Danthonia intermedia Vasey.  Timber Oatgrass.

West Tennessee Creek, Lake County, Colorado. Along an old, closed forest road on the north side of West Tennessee Creek, 810 m. southeast of Lily Lake, and 15.9 km. north northwest of Leadville. 39.3477°N, 106.3626°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3168 m. Lemmas glabrous on back, pilose on margins. Open forest, also collected here: Potentilla gracilis and Anticlea elegans.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2022, issued: Mar 29, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2873.2 19-Jul-2022

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Danthonia intermedia and Phleum alpina

Coll. No. 3102.1, Danthonia intermedia and Coll. No. 3102, Phleum alpina.

Photographed 18 July 2023.

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Danthonia parryi

Coll. No. 3152, Danthonia parryi.

Photographed 19 January 2024.

Plants of the Douglas Mountain Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae

Danthonia parryi Scribn.  Parry's Oatgrass.

Guy Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. North of Guy Gulch, accessed by a ranch road off of Pyrenees Lane, meadow 53 m. east northeast of the line shack, 1.06 km. west southwest of Mt. Tom, 13.7 km. (geodesic) northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.81304°N, 105.36304°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2610 m. East side of meadow, edge of forest of aspen, spruce and ponderosa pine.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 3152. 26-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3152, 26 July 2023, characters observed: Panicle erect to ascending (spreading); Spikelets, 14-16 mm., 5+ florets; Glumes, 16 mm., ±equal, >lemma; Lemma, 13 mm., tip, deeply bifid, awn, #1, 13 mm., attached back, hairy on margins, veins, and some areas of back, but most of back is glabrous; Anthers, 3.2 mm.

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Danthonia spicata

Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata

Photographed 16 July 2019.

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Open inflorescence of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata

Photographed 16 July 2019.

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Spikelets of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata

Scanned 16 July 2019.

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Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata

Scanned 16 July 2019.

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Dichanthelium linearifolium

Coll. No. 2624, Dichanthelium linearifolium.

Photographed 19 January 2022.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribn.) Gould.  Slimleaf Panicgrass.

Spring Brook, Boulder County, Colorado. North part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, on boulders north side of and above Spring Brook, 2.4 km. north of the main gate, 24.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9154°N, 105.2786°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2028 m. South-facing slope, bouldery opening in ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2021, issued: Apr 1, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2624. 20-Jul-2021

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Distichlis spicata

Coll. No. 48, Distichlis spicata

Scanned 8 June 2012.

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Coll. No. 839, Distichlis spicata

Scanned 18 February 2013.

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Coll. No. 765, Distichlis spicata

Scanned 20 Jan 2012.

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Coll. No. 879, Distichlis spicata

Scanned 10 July 2013.

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Echinochloa crus-galli

Coll. No. 2913, Echinochloa crus-galli.

Photographed 23 December 2022.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

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

DeLong Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Scattered mainly around the front entrance on 23rd Street, 1.72 km. southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7489°N, 105.2083°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1761 m. These are medium size; there are others double in height, and others that have been mowed and are quite short. Not previously collected in Golden; unclear whether this grass was previously here, brought in with the soil amendment, or was a contaminant in the seed mix. DeLong Park was a private residence that was left fallow for a number of years, then converted to a city park in 2021-2022.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2022, issued: Mar 17, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2913. 8-Sep-2022

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Echinochloa muricata microstachya

Coll. No. 1061, Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya

Photographed 6 June 2015.

Coll. No. 1061, 28 Aug 2014, characters observed: Annual grass, to 80 cm.; Roots, fibrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Blades, soft; Sheath, open; Ligule, absent Blade, flat, glabrous, margins scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per stem, to 8 cm., 5-8 branches, branches 15-45 mm.; Rachis, winged; Spikelets, similar, borne singly, 3 mm. × 1.6 mm. wide, margins, short hairy; Glumes, lower absent, upper, 1.0-1.5 mm., margin barely ciliate; Lemma, 3 mm., >. glumes, ovate, margin hairy, tip, acute, not withering, not differentiated from the body, awn 0-1.8 mm., sterile lemma hairs slightly pustulate; Fruit, greenish-yellow.

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Coll. No. 1061, Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya

Photographed 6 June 2015.

Coll. No. 1061, 28 Aug 2014, characters observed: Annual grass, to 80 cm.; Roots, fibrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Blades, soft; Sheath, open; Ligule, absent Blade, flat, glabrous, margins scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per stem, to 8 cm., 5-8 branches, branches 15-45 mm.; Rachis, winged; Spikelets, similar, borne singly, 3 mm. × 1.6 mm. wide, margins, short hairy; Glumes, lower absent, upper, 1.0-1.5 mm., margin barely ciliate; Lemma, 3 mm., >. glumes, ovate, margin hairy, tip, acute, not withering, not differentiated from the body, awn 0-1.8 mm., sterile lemma hairs slightly pustulate; Fruit, greenish-yellow.

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Coll. No. 1061, Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya, with awned lemmas.

Photographed 6 June 2015.

Coll. No. 1061, 28 Aug 2014, characters observed: Annual grass, to 80 cm.; Roots, fibrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Blades, soft; Sheath, open; Ligule, absent Blade, flat, glabrous, margins scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per stem, to 8 cm., 5-8 branches, branches 15-45 mm.; Rachis, winged; Spikelets, similar, borne singly, 3 mm. × 1.6 mm. wide, margins, short hairy; Glumes, lower absent, upper, 1.0-1.5 mm., margin barely ciliate; Lemma, 3 mm., >. glumes, ovate, margin hairy, tip, acute, not withering, not differentiated from the body, awn 0-1.8 mm., sterile lemma hairs slightly pustulate; Fruit, greenish-yellow.

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Coll. No. 1296, Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya

Photographed 20 January 2016.

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Elymus canadensis

Coll. No. 1699, Elymus canadensis

Photographed 29 December 2017.

Coll. No. 1699, 7 Jul 2017, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 75 cm., non-rhizomatous; Culm, cauline nodes hidden by sheath; Inflorescence, 200 mm. × 15 mm. wide, ±erect to curved; Rachis, mostly glabrous, internodes, 5 mm.; Spikelets, 2 per node, sessile; Glumes, #2, 21-24 mm., indistinct body 8 mm + awn 14 mm., nearly subulate, flattened and slightly broadened above base; Lemma, body 10 mm. + awn 35 mm., curving.

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Coll. No. 1237, Elymus canadensis

Scanned 17 December 2015.

Coll. No. 1237, 20 Jul 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1.2 m.; Inflorescence, terminal spike, 20 cm. × 5 mm. wide, drooping; Spikelets, sessile, 2 per node, 15 mm. × 5 mm. wide (excluding awns), ascending; Glumes, #2, body 10 mm. × 1 mm. wide + awn 15 mm. = 25 mm., veins 5?, entire, scabrous; Florets, #5, bisexual; Rachilla, short hairy; Callus, glabrous; Lemma, 13 mm., veins 5, rounded, hairy, awns, #1, 22 mm.; Palea, 9.5 mm.; Stamens, #3, 4 mm.

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Coll. No. 1237, Elymus canadensis

Scanned 17 December 2015.

Coll. No. 1237, 20 Jul 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1.2 m.; Inflorescence, terminal spike, 20 cm. × 5 mm. wide, drooping; Spikelets, sessile, 2 per node, 15 mm. × 5 mm. wide (excluding awns), ascending; Glumes, #2, body 10 mm. × 1 mm. wide + awn 15 mm. = 25 mm., veins 5?, entire, scabrous; Florets, #5, bisexual; Rachilla, short hairy; Callus, glabrous; Lemma, 13 mm., veins 5, rounded, hairy, awns, #1, 22 mm.; Palea, 9.5 mm.; Stamens, #3, 4 mm.

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Elymus cinerarius

Clump of Elymus cinerarius on the north shore of Mono Lake

Photographed 24 June 2015.

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Elymus cinereus

Collection No. 476, Great Basin Wild Rye

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

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Coll. No. 476, Elymus cinereus

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Pubescent node of Coll. No. 1169, Elymus cinereus

Scanned 2 November 2015.

Coll. No. 1169, 24 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial bunch grass, to 1 m., of high-altitude desert, caespitose (non-rhizomatous); Nodes, (densely?) pubescent; Leaf, short hairy throughout, sheath, 22 cm., open, ligule, 3 mm., auricles, ? (I don't see any), blade, 32 cm., flat; Inflorescence, 15 cm. × 15 mm., 2-ranked, not branched; Rachis (axis), short hairy, assumed to remain intact with age (not disarticulating at flowering or after drying), internodes, 6 mm.; Spikelets, many, all similar, 2 per node, sessile, 20 mm., bisexual; Compression, lateral; Glumes, #2, awn-like, ±equal, 12-13 mm.; Lemma, 10 mm., awn 1 mm.; Palea, 10 mm.; Anthers, 6.7&mnsp;mm.

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Coll. No. 1169, Elymus cinereus

Scanned 2 November 2015.

Coll. No. 1169, 24 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial bunch grass, to 1 m., of high-altitude desert, caespitose (non-rhizomatous); Nodes, (densely?) pubescent; Leaf, short hairy throughout, sheath, 22 cm., open, ligule, 3 mm., auricles, ? (I don't see any), blade, 32 cm., flat; Inflorescence, 15 cm. × 15 mm., 2-ranked, not branched; Rachis (axis), short hairy, assumed to remain intact with age (not disarticulating at flowering or after drying), internodes, 6 mm.; Spikelets, many, all similar, 2 per node, sessile, 20 mm., bisexual; Compression, lateral; Glumes, #2, awn-like, ±equal, 12-13 mm.; Lemma, 10 mm., awn 1 mm.; Palea, 10 mm.; Anthers, 6.7&mnsp;mm.

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Elymus elymoides

Coll. No. 1717, Elymus elymoides

Photographed 31 December 2017.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 1.7 miles west on Colorado Highway 72 from Colorado Highway 93, 0.8 miles north on Plainview Road, then 395 meters west into open prairie. 39.8853°N, 105.2669°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1984 m.

Coll. No. 1717, 28 July 2017, characters observed: Perennial grass to 50 cm., clumped; Inflorescence, bilateral spike; Rachis, internodes, 6.4 mm., breaking apart when mature; Spikelets, 2 per node; Glumes, #2, subulate, 62-65 mm.; Florets, #3, lowest 2 fertile, upper sterile; Lemma, 10 mm. + awn 50 mm., veins, #5, converging; Palea, 9 mm., 1 of 2 veins slightly extended as bristle. Variety brevifolius if infraspecific names are to be applied.

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Elymus elymoides californicus

Coll. No. 989, Elymus elymoides var. californicus

Photographed 26 February 2015.

Coll. No. 989, 20 July 2013, characters observed while keying: Perennial, to 30 cm., clumped, rhizomed; Roots, fibrous; Rhizomes, fibrous, appearing much like roots; Stem, herbaceous; Internodes, hollow; Leaf blades and sheath differentiated, soft; Inflorescence, spike (unbranched central axis), spikelets many; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, infl. axis below glumes; Spikelets, similar, 2-ranked, 2 per node, sessile; Florets, 2+ per spikelet; Glumes, 2, reduced to awns, 45 mm., upper and lower ±equal, entire; Lemma, glabrous, awns 1, 40 mm., straight to bent in maturity/dryness; Palea, veins extended as short bristles.

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  • Inyo Forest Road 01S91 “Old Stationhouse Road,” Mono County, California: at wash.
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Elymus elymoides elymoides

Coll. No. 1154, Elymus elymoides var. elymoides

Scanned 28 October 2015.

Coll. No. 1154, 22 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial tufted grass to 30 cm.; Leaves, hairy throughout, sheath, 8-9 cm., hairy abaxial, ligule, membraneous, <1 mm., auricle,0, blade, 11 cm., rolled, hairy both sides; Inflorescence, 10-11 cm., internodes 5 mm., disarticulating at axis; Spikelets, 2-ranked, sessile, 2 per node, not embedded in pits; Glumes, 50-55 mm., spreading, some with 2-3 awn-like divisions; Lemma, awns ±=glume awns.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1154, Elymus elymoides var. elymoides

Scanned 28 October 2015.

Coll. No. 1154, 22 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial tufted grass to 30 cm.; Leaves, hairy throughout, sheath, 8-9 cm., hairy abaxial, ligule, membraneous, <1 mm., auricle,0, blade, 11 cm., rolled, hairy both sides; Inflorescence, 10-11 cm., internodes 5 mm., disarticulating at axis; Spikelets, 2-ranked, sessile, 2 per node, not embedded in pits; Glumes, 50-55 mm., spreading, some with 2-3 awn-like divisions; Lemma, awns ±=glume awns.

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Two spikelets of Coll. No. 1154, Elymus elymoides var. elymoides

Scanned 28 October 2015.

The things to see here are that the spikelets are two-ranked, two per node, and that the glumes are awn-like and split into 2-3 parts.

Coll. No. 1154, 22 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial tufted grass to 30 cm.; Leaves, hairy throughout, sheath, 8-9 cm., hairy abaxial, ligule, membraneous, <1 mm., auricle,0, blade, 11 cm., rolled, hairy both sides; Inflorescence, 10-11 cm., internodes 5 mm., disarticulating at axis; Spikelets, 2-ranked, sessile, 2 per node, not embedded in pits; Glumes, 50-55 mm., spreading, some with 2-3 awn-like divisions; Lemma, awns ±=glume awns.

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Elymus glaucus glaucus

Coll. No. 2825, Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus.

Photographed 23 October 2022.

Plants of Lippincott Ranch
Boulder and Jefferson Counties, Colorado
Poaceae

Elymus glaucus Buckley ssp. glaucus.  Blue Wild Rye.

Lippincott Ranch (North), Boulder County, Colorado. Northern portion of the ranch in Boulder County, base of boulders above south fork of Spring Creek, 2.33 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.67 km. south southwest of Eldorado Springs. 39.9144°N, 105.2809°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2060 m. Ponderosa pine forest, also collected here Jamesia americana, Urtica dioica, and Heuchera bracteata.

Collected by permit: Boulder OSMP, issued: May 27, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2825. 2-Jul-2022

Coll. No, 2825, 2 July 2022, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 85 cm., not rhizomatous; Cauline nodes visible; Sheath open; Ligule membraneous, 1 mm.; Auricles absent; Blade 250 mm. × 13 mm. wide, flat, lax; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, two-sided spike, straight or slightly curved but not drooping; Spikelets, 2 per node, sessile; Disarticulation between the florets; Glumes, lower, 10 mm. + awn 2-4 mm., veins 1, upper 12 mm. + awn 2-4 mm., ±= lowest floret, veins 5; Florets, 3 per spikelet; Lemma, 10 mm., awns 1, 16 mm., slightly curved; Palea, 9 mm., <lemma, tip bifid.

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Elymus lanceolatus

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2105, Elymus lanceolatus

Scanned 31 October 2019.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Gould.  Thickspike Wheatgrass.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower east slopes of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.44 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7129°N, 105.2043°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1910 m. Growing near Rhus trilobata on east-facing moderate slope. Collected with Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum. 1 of 4 clumps dug up has a clearly-defined rhizome

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2105. 30-Jun-2019

Coll. No. 2105, 30 June 2019, characters observed: Perennial, to 65 cm., rhizomatous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 95 mm., open, pilose distally; Ligule, membraneous, 0.5 mm., auricles, 2 mm.; Blade, 190 mm. × 3 mm. wide, involute, veins prominent and pilose adaxially; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, bilateral spike rachis internodes 5.0-5.5(8.0) mm.; Spikelets, many, 19 mm. × 6 mm. wide, 3.5-3.8(2.4) × internode, closely spaced, reaching midlength of that above, similar, 1(2) per node, stalked, pedicels, 1 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, lower, 11 mm., narrowly lanceolate (not subulate), veins, #5, upper, 11.5 mm., ≤lowest floret, widest at middle, veins, #7-9, keeled, sparsely hairy throughout, awn-tipped; Florets, 7 per spikelet, bisexual; Lemma, 9.5 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, rolled, pilose, veins, #7, tip, entire, awns, #1, 2 mm., or possible merely awn-tipped; Palea, 8.5 mm., <lemma, membraneous, keel, ciliate, veins, green, margin, glabrous, tip, bifid; Anthers, #3, 4.7 mm., yellow; Stigma, feathery; Achene, unknown.

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Elymus multisetus

Coll. No. 423

Scanned 7 June 2012.

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Elymus repens

Coll. No. 2842, Elymus repens

Photographed 8 November 2022.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Elymus repens (L.) Gould.  Quack Grass.

Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Private garden on Garden Street, in well of tree, and other slopes, 1.06 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7648°N, 105.2234°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1759 m. Colorado Noxious Weed List C.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2022, issued: Mar 17, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cathy Hansen-Stamp 2842. 4-Jul-2022

Coll. No. 2842, 4 July 2022, characters observed: Perennial grass, 60-130 cm., rhizomatous; Stem, herbaceous; Internodes, hollow, glabrous; Leaves, sheath and blade differentiated Sheath, 120 mm., open, margin not ciliate; Ligule, membraneous, 0.4  mm.; Auricles, absent; Blade, 150 mm. × 8.5-9.0 mm. wide, not lax, involute, distal adaxial surface sparsely pilose over veins; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, 2-sided spike, 130-150 mm. × 9 mm. wide, Rachis, not extended, glaucus, scabrous on sides; Spikelets, many, 18-22 mm. × 6 mm. wide, overlapping 10 mm., similar, 1 per node, sessile; Glumes, lower, 11 mm., veins, #5, bases, terete, upper, 12 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 6(!, probably 7), rounded, membraneous, awns, 0; Florets, 8 per spikelet, at least first 4 bisexual; Rachilla, hairy, not extended; Lemma, 10.5 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, rolled to barely keeled distally, glabrous to barely scabrous distally, green, veins, #7, awn-like tip, ±1 mm., straight; Palea, 9 mm., <lemma, membraneous, keel, ciliate, veins, green; Anthers, 5.3-5.7 mm.; Stigma, feathery; Achene, unknown;

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Janet Wingate collection of Elymus repens

©reserved Denver Botanic Gardens URL: http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/individual/index.php?occid=3040883&clid=0 Accessed 11 April 2020. Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)

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Elymus trachycaulius

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1528, Elymus trachycaulis

Scanned 16 January 2017.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower south slopes of North Table Mountain, above Peery Parkway, 250 m. south of the USBR monument “North Table,”1.25 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7669°N, 105.22°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1835 m. Small wetland where the North Table Mountain Trail crosses a watercourse below a near-perennial spring that is higher on the south slope of the mesa.

Coll. No. 1528, 5 August 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1 m., generally glabrous except as noted; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, auricles, small, 1 mm., blade, 25 mm. Inflorescence, bi-lateral spike; Spikelets, mostly 1 per node, about 1/3 have 2 per node, 21 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, #2, ±equal, 11 mm. + awns 2 mm., not quite straight, thick, tough, not keeled, veins, 5, prominent, margins, widest at middle, Florets, #8, Lemma, 9 mm. + awn 3 mm, longitudinally symetric; Palea, 9 mm., tip, bifid, veins, ciliate; Anthers, 3 mm.

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Elymus trachycaulus

Spikelets of Coll. No. 2187, Elymus trachycaulus

Scanned 31 January 2020.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Shinners.  Slender Wheatgrass.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3379°N, 105.2622°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2420 m. Open ponderosa pine woodland, with Hesperostipa comata and Nassella viridula. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2187. 23-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2187, 23 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 80 cm., not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 16 cm., open, glabrous; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles, minimal; Blade, 20 cm., rolled, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, bi-lateral spike, 140 mm. × 5 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous on margins; Spikelets, many, #20-24, 14 mm. × 2.2 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, sessile; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between florets; Glumes, lower, 11 mm., veins, #5, rounded, some veins scabrous, upper, 11.5 mm., =lowest floret, veins, #5, rounded, membraneous, some veins scabrous, awns, #0, margins chartaceous, if the lemma awn is excluded, glumes > adjacent lemma, nearly as long as spikelet; Florets, 4+ per spikelet, fertile florets, #4, bisexual; Axis, not extended, green; Lemma, 9.5 mm., <glumes, lanceolate, membraneous, rolled, proximal glabrous, distal scabrous, color, green, veins, ≥5, margins scarious, tip bifid, awns, #1, 1.5 mm., straight, attached, end; Palea, 8 mm., <lemma, membraneous, keel, ciliate, margin glabrous, tip, laciniate; Anthers, 1.8 mm., tan; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, 3.7 mm., green.

Coll. No. 2187, 23 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 80 cm., not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 16 cm., open, glabrous; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles, minimal; Blade, 20 cm., rolled, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, bi-lateral spike, 140 mm. × 5 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous on margins; Spikelets, many, #20-24, 14 mm. × 2.2 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, sessile; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between florets; Glumes, lower, 11 mm., veins, #5, rounded, some veins scabrous, upper, 11.5 mm., =lowest floret, veins, #5, rounded, membraneous, some veins scabrous, awns, #0, margins chartaceous, if the lemma awn is excluded, glumes > adjacent lemma, nearly as long as spikelet; Florets, 4+ per spikelet, fertile florets, #4, bisexual; Axis, not extended, green; Lemma, 9.5 mm., <glumes, lanceolate, membraneous, rolled, proximal glabrous, distal scabrous, color, green, veins, ≥5, margins scarious, tip bifid, awns, #1, 1.5 mm., straight, attached, end; Palea, 8 mm., <lemma, membraneous, keel, ciliate, margin glabrous, tip, laciniate; Anthers, 1.8 mm., tan; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, 3.7 mm., green.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1999, Elymus trachycaulis

Scanned 24 January 2019.

Coll. No. 1999, 24 July 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, 60 mm., clumped; Leaves, sheath, 85-115 mm., open, glabrous, margin of sheath glabrous, ligule, membranous, 0.5 mm., auricles, 0.5-1.0 mm., blade, 52-115 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, flat to revolute, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, 120 mm. × 8 mm. wide, panicle, single spikelets on alternating sides of rachis; Rachis, not extended, scabrous on margins, internodes, 3.2-3.5 mm.; Spikelets, many, 12 mm. × 2 mm. wide, similar, 1 per node, sessile, overlapping 5 mm.; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 8 mm., veins, #5, upper, 9 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #7-9; Florets, 3 per spikelet; Lemma, 10 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, rolled, scabrous, green, veins, #5, margins, scarious, tip, sharp-pointed, if an awn then 1 mm.; Palea, 7.5 mm., <lemma, membranous, keels, green and ciliate; Anthers, 1.0-1.3 mm.; Achene, 4.3 mm., green, hairy on blunt tip.

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Coll. No. 1999, Elymus trachycaulis

Photographed 24 January 2019.

Coll. No. 1999, 24 July 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, 60 mm., clumped; Leaves, sheath, 85-115 mm., open, glabrous, margin of sheath glabrous, ligule, membranous, 0.5 mm., auricles, 0.5-1.0 mm., blade, 52-115 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, flat to revolute, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, 120 mm. × 8 mm. wide, panicle, single spikelets on alternating sides of rachis; Rachis, not extended, scabrous on margins, internodes, 3.2-3.5 mm.; Spikelets, many, 12 mm. × 2 mm. wide, similar, 1 per node, sessile, overlapping 5 mm.; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 8 mm., veins, #5, upper, 9 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #7-9; Florets, 3 per spikelet; Lemma, 10 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, rolled, scabrous, green, veins, #5, margins, scarious, tip, sharp-pointed, if an awn then 1 mm.; Palea, 7.5 mm., <lemma, membranous, keels, green and ciliate; Anthers, 1.0-1.3 mm.; Achene, 4.3 mm., green, hairy on blunt tip.

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Coll. No. 2187, Elymus trachycaulus

Scanned 31 January 2020.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Shinners.  Slender Wheatgrass.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3379°N, 105.2622°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2420 m. Open ponderosa pine woodland, with Hesperostipa comata and Nassella viridula. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2187. 23-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2187, 23 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 80 cm., not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 16 cm., open, glabrous; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles, minimal; Blade, 20 cm., rolled, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, bi-lateral spike, 140 mm. × 5 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous on margins; Spikelets, many, #20-24, 14 mm. × 2.2 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, sessile; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between florets; Glumes, lower, 11 mm., veins, #5, rounded, some veins scabrous, upper, 11.5 mm., =lowest floret, veins, #5, rounded, membraneous, some veins scabrous, awns, #0, margins chartaceous, if the lemma awn is excluded, glumes > adjacent lemma, nearly as long as spikelet; Florets, 4+ per spikelet, fertile florets, #4, bisexual; Axis, not extended, green; Lemma, 9.5 mm., <glumes, lanceolate, membraneous, rolled, proximal glabrous, distal scabrous, color, green, veins, ≥5, margins scarious, tip bifid, awns, #1, 1.5 mm., straight, attached, end; Palea, 8 mm., <lemma, membraneous, keel, ciliate, margin glabrous, tip, laciniate; Anthers, 1.8 mm., tan; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, 3.7 mm., green.

Coll. No. 2187, 23 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 80 cm., not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 16 cm., open, glabrous; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles, minimal; Blade, 20 cm., rolled, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, bi-lateral spike, 140 mm. × 5 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous on margins; Spikelets, many, #20-24, 14 mm. × 2.2 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, sessile; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between florets; Glumes, lower, 11 mm., veins, #5, rounded, some veins scabrous, upper, 11.5 mm., =lowest floret, veins, #5, rounded, membraneous, some veins scabrous, awns, #0, margins chartaceous, if the lemma awn is excluded, glumes > adjacent lemma, nearly as long as spikelet; Florets, 4+ per spikelet, fertile florets, #4, bisexual; Axis, not extended, green; Lemma, 9.5 mm., <glumes, lanceolate, membraneous, rolled, proximal glabrous, distal scabrous, color, green, veins, ≥5, margins scarious, tip bifid, awns, #1, 1.5 mm., straight, attached, end; Palea, 8 mm., <lemma, membraneous, keel, ciliate, margin glabrous, tip, laciniate; Anthers, 1.8 mm., tan; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, 3.7 mm., green.

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Coll. No. 1499, Elymus trachycaulus

Photographed 6 January 2017,.

Coll. No 1499, 13 Jul 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 80 cm., tufted, not strongly rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 0.5 mm., auricles, 1 mm., thin, blade, 12-15 cm., flat to involute; Inflorescence, 2-sided spike Rachis, internodes, 6 mm., scabrous on margins; Spikelets, 1 per node, 17 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, laterally compressed, appear to be positioned edge-wise to rachis, but this may be a feature of pressing/drying; Florets, 7+ per spikelet; Glumes, #2, ±equal, 8 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide, rounded, veins, #5; Lemma, 9 mm., rounded, veins, #7, glabrous; Palea, ±=lemma; Anthers, 4 mm.

Ackerfield (2015) and Baldwin (2012) lead equivocally to E. trachycaulus, whereas Shaw (2008) and Weber & Wittmann (2012) are more suggestive of E. lanceolatus.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1499, Elymus trachycaulus

Scanned 6 January 2017,.

Coll. No 1499, 13 Jul 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 80 cm., tufted, not strongly rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 0.5 mm., auricles, 1 mm., thin, blade, 12-15 cm., flat to involute; Inflorescence, 2-sided spike Rachis, internodes, 6 mm., scabrous on margins; Spikelets, 1 per node, 17 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, laterally compressed, appear to be positioned edge-wise to rachis, but this may be a feature of pressing/drying; Florets, 7+ per spikelet; Glumes, #2, ±equal, 8 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide, rounded, veins, #5; Lemma, 9 mm., rounded, veins, #7, glabrous; Palea, ±=lemma; Anthers, 4 mm.

Ackerfield (2015) and Baldwin (2012) lead equivocally to E. trachycaulus, whereas Shaw (2008) and Weber & Wittmann (2012) are more suggestive of E. lanceolatus.

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Elymus virginicus

Coll. No. 1561, Elymus virginicus

Scanned 24 January 2017.

Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Parkway at 420 Arapahoe Street. 39.7613°N, 105.2286°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1755 m. Adventive grass in garden; perhaps introduced with seed of Sorghastrum nutans.

Coll. No. 1561, 4 Sep 2016, characters observed: Annual or perennial unknown (s/b perennial); Rhizomes unknown (s/b absent); Culm, erect, dark purple below; Inflorescence, terminal, spike, bilateral, exserted above leafy portion of plant; Disarticulation unknown (s/b rachis not disarticulating, in Elymus the rachis generally remains articulate); Spikelets, in pairs at each node; Glumes, #2, held away from florets, body 10 mm. + awn 4-5 mm. = 14-15 mm., veins 5 (2 ±obscure) at midlength, awn single (not split); Florets, #4-5, fertile; Lemma, lowest (adjacent to glume), body 7 mm. + awn 7 mm. = 14 mm., body, veins, 5 (2 ±obscure), awn straight;

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Eragrostis cilianensis

Coll. No. 2909, Eragrostis cilianensis.

Photographed 22 December 2022.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch.  Stinkgrass.

DeLong Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. In planted native grass beds, along 23rd Street, opposite Vernon Drive, 1.72 km. southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7489°N, 105.2083°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1761 m. Crateriform glands on mid-ribs of leaf blades, pedicels, and keels of glumes and lemmas. Unclear whether this grass was previously here, brought in with the soil amendment, or was a contaminant in the seed mix. DeLong Park was a private residence that was left fallow for a number of years, then converted to a city park in 2021-2022.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2022, issued: Mar 17, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2909. 18-Aug-2022

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Wingate collection of Eragrostis cilianensis

© University of Colorado Museum Herbarium "COLO" URL: http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/individual/index.php?occid=13807078&clid=0. Accessed: 26 April 2020. Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial).

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Eragrostis cilianensis.
  • Quaker Street, Golden, Colorado: 49300.

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Eriocoma

Obs. No. 1625, Achnatherum Eriocoma sp. ?

Scanned 1 October 2019.

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Obs. No. 1626, Achnatherum Eriocoma sp. ?

Photographed 30 September 2019.

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Locations of Obs. No. 1625 and 1626, Achnatherum Eriocoma sp. ?

Exported from ArcMap 2 October 2019.

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Eriocoma hymenoides

Coll. No. 425, Stipa Achnatherum Eriocoma hymenoides

Scanned 8 June 2012.

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Collection #575, Achnatherum Eriocoma hymenoides

Scanned May 6, 2010, grid is 10x10 to the inch.

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Coll. No. 477, Stipa Achnatherum Eriocoma hymenoides

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Coll. No. 477, Stipa Achnatherum Eriocoma hymenoides

The grid spacing is 1/4 inch.

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Eriocoma hymenoides.
  • Field Notes: 20070626270.

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Eriocoma lettermanii

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1998, Achnatherum Eriocoma lettermanii

Scanned 24 January 2019.

Coll. No. 1998, 24 July 2018, characters observed: Perennial, to 70 cm., clumped; Leaves, sheath, 80 mm., open, glabrous, ligule, membranous, 1 mm., auricles, absent, blade, 150 mm. × 1.7 mm. wide, revolute, sparsely scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 100 mm. × 12 mm. wide, spikelets, many; Axis, not extended, glabrous; Spikelets, many, 6 mm. × 1 mm. wide, excluding awn, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 1.2-6.0 mm., 1-flowered; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, subequal, lower, 7 mm. × 1 mm. wide, veins, #1, upper, 6.5 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, = lowest floret, veins, #3, rounded, membranous, tip, extended sharp soft point, not really an awn; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Callus, 0.5 mm., pointed, but not sharp like other cogeners, short, straight, white hairs; Lemma, 4 mm., ≤glumes, ovate, color, tan, stiff but not hard, hairs, slightly longer and more dense distally than proximally, straight, longest 1.2 mm., color white, veins, #3, parallel, then converging at awn, tip, 2-forked, awns, #1, 17 mm., attached at end of lemma, scabrous, bent twice, twisted, terminal segment straight; Palea, 3.5 mm., <lemma, 87% length of lemma, membranous, hairy, hairs extending beyond tip, tip, entire, color, tan; Anthers, 1.4 mm.; Achene, 3 mm., green.

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Coll. No. 1998, Achnatherum Eriocoma lettermanii

Photographed 24 January 2019.

Coll. No. 1998, 24 July 2018, characters observed: Perennial, to 70 cm., clumped; Leaves, sheath, 80 mm., open, glabrous, ligule, membranous, 1 mm., auricles, absent, blade, 150 mm. × 1.7 mm. wide, revolute, sparsely scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 100 mm. × 12 mm. wide, spikelets, many; Axis, not extended, glabrous; Spikelets, many, 6 mm. × 1 mm. wide, excluding awn, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 1.2-6.0 mm., 1-flowered; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, subequal, lower, 7 mm. × 1 mm. wide, veins, #1, upper, 6.5 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, = lowest floret, veins, #3, rounded, membranous, tip, extended sharp soft point, not really an awn; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Callus, 0.5 mm., pointed, but not sharp like other cogeners, short, straight, white hairs; Lemma, 4 mm., ≤glumes, ovate, color, tan, stiff but not hard, hairs, slightly longer and more dense distally than proximally, straight, longest 1.2 mm., color white, veins, #3, parallel, then converging at awn, tip, 2-forked, awns, #1, 17 mm., attached at end of lemma, scabrous, bent twice, twisted, terminal segment straight; Palea, 3.5 mm., <lemma, 87% length of lemma, membranous, hairy, hairs extending beyond tip, tip, entire, color, tan; Anthers, 1.4 mm.; Achene, 3 mm., green.

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Coll. No. 3117, Eriocoma lettermanii.

Photographed 12 January 2024.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Eriocoma lettermanii (Vasey) Romansch.

Unnamed Gulch, Lake County, Colorado. Along Forest Road 189, about 1 km. east of County Road 18 “East Tennessee Road,” 5.69 km. (geodesic) north northwest of the GNIS location of Leadville. 39.2984°N, 106.31695°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3095 m. Between the road and the creek to the south, open shrubland with Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala, Artemisia tridentata, Eriogonum umbellatum, and Dasiophora fruticosa.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2023, issued: Jul 1, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3117. 19-Jul-2023

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Eriocoma robustum

Coll. No. 2683, Achnatherum Eriocoma robustum

Photographed 13 August 2021.

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Coll. No. 1493, Achnatherum Eriocoma robustum

Photographed 5 January 2017.

Coll. No. 1493, 13 Jul 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1.3 m., non-rhizomatous bunch grass; Leaves, sheath open, ligule membraneous, tuft of hairs abaxially, blade flat, upper 15 cm.; Inflorescence, panicle, 30 cm. × 2.5 cm.; Spikelets, 1 per node; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Glumes, #2, lower, 8 mm. + awn 2.5 mm., veins, #3, thin, upper, ±similar; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Callus, sharp, 0.2 mm.; Lemma, enclosing grain, 6 mm. + awn 26 mm., twisted, short (0.1 mm.) hairy, color tan, tuft of hairs at base, middle sparse hairy, tuft of hairs at tip, lengths ±similar; Palea, 4 mm., hairy; Anthers, #3.

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Coll. No. 1740, Achnatherum Eriocoma robustum

Scanned 7 January 2018.

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Eriocoma scribneri

Floret of Coll. No. 2418, Achnatherum Eriocoma scribneri

Scanned 11 August 2020.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Achnatherum Eriocoma scribneri (Vasey) Barkworth.

Kinney Run, Jefferson County, Colorado. Along the cliffs on the east side of Kinney Run, south of Tripp Ranch, and north of Heritage Dells Park. 4.7 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7236°N, 105.2126°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1866 m. Under the overhang of sandstone cliff. Coordinates estimated with GoogleEarth.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Susan Panjabi and Zachariah Wilson 2418. 11-Aug-2020

Coll. No. 2418, 11 August 2020, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 47 cm., clumped; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 96 mm., open, margin villous, villous at throat; Ligule, 0.8 mm., membraneous, lacerate or ciliate; Auricles, absent; Blade, 380 mm. × 2.4 mm. wide, revolute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, ≤leaves, panicle, 120 mm. × 8 mm. wide, 2+ branches; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, 11 mm., similar, borne singly, stalked, pedicels 2-6.5 mm.; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 12.5 mm., veins, #3, upper, 9 mm., veins, #3, ±parallel, rounded, membranous, awns, absent; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Callus, sharp; Lemma, 6.5 mm., <glumes, rolled, hairy throughout, longest hairs at apex, 2.7 mm., veins, #≥5, awns, #1, 15-16 mm., bent twice, twisted, attached, end; Palea, 2.5 mm., <lemma, membranous, keel or mid-vein, hairy, colorless, entire.

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Coll. No. 2418, Achnatherum Eriocoma scribneri

Photographed 11 August 2020.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Achnatherum Eriocoma scribneri (Vasey) Barkworth.

Kinney Run, Jefferson County, Colorado. Along the cliffs on the east side of Kinney Run, south of Tripp Ranch, and north of Heritage Dells Park. 4.7 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7236°N, 105.2126°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1866 m. Under the overhang of sandstone cliff. Coordinates estimated with GoogleEarth.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Susan Panjabi and Zachariah Wilson 2418. 11-Aug-2020

Coll. No. 2418, 11 August 2020, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 47 cm., clumped; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 96 mm., open, margin villous, villous at throat; Ligule, 0.8 mm., membraneous, lacerate or ciliate; Auricles, absent; Blade, 380 mm. × 2.4 mm. wide, revolute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, ≤leaves, panicle, 120 mm. × 8 mm. wide, 2+ branches; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, 11 mm., similar, borne singly, stalked, pedicels 2-6.5 mm.; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 12.5 mm., veins, #3, upper, 9 mm., veins, #3, ±parallel, rounded, membranous, awns, absent; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Callus, sharp; Lemma, 6.5 mm., <glumes, rolled, hairy throughout, longest hairs at apex, 2.7 mm., veins, #≥5, awns, #1, 15-16 mm., bent twice, twisted, attached, end; Palea, 2.5 mm., <lemma, membranous, keel or mid-vein, hairy, colorless, entire.

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Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka

Fluff Grass (Erioneuron pulchellum) in Furnace Creek wash.

Photograph taken 11-May-07.

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Fluff Grass (Erioneuron pulchellum) in Furnace Creek wash.

Photograph taken 11-May-07.

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Festuca ?

Coll. No. 3343, Festuca ?

Photographed 24 July 2024.

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Festuca calligera

Coll. No. 3125, Festuca trachyphylla Festuca cf. calligera.

Photographed 14 January 2024.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina.  Hard Fescue.

Festuca cf. calligera (Piper) Rydb., Jan Wingate, 4/23/2024.

Unnamed Gulch, Lake County, Colorado. Along Forest Road 189, about 1 km. east of County Road 18 “East Tennessee Road,” 5.69 km. (geodesic) north northwest of the GNIS location of Leadville. 39.29737°N, 106.31657°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3093 m. Mid-size grass. South side of the gulch on the edges of an open aspen forest.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2023, issued: Jul 1, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3125. 19-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3125, 19 July 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 35 cm., not rhizomatous; Stem, ascending at base, glabrous below inflorescence; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membranous ears with cilia [see Shaw (2008) fig. 242], blade, ≤0.5 mm. wide, revolute, hairy inside; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, spreading, ascending, 90 mm. × 30 mm. wide; Spikelets, many, 7 mm. × 2 mm. wide, similar, borne singly; Glumes, lower, 3.3 mm., veins, 1(3?) [except for mid-veins, all veins on glumes and lemmas are obscure] upper, 4.0 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 1(3?), awns, 0; Florets, 4 per spikelet; Lemma, 4.5 mm., >glumes, membranous, rolled, proximally short hairy, distally scabrous, veins, #5???, glabrous, awns, #1, 2.5-4.0 mm., straight, attached end; Palea, ±=lemma, membranous; Anthers, 2.1-2.7 mm.; Ovary, apex with a couple hair-like things.

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Coll. No. 3134, Festuca trachyphylla Festuca cf. calligera.

Photographed 16 January 2024.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina.  Hard Fescue.

Festuca cf. calligera (Piper) Rydb., Jan Wingate, 4/23/2024.

Evans Gulch, Lake County, Colorado. Middle section of Evans Gulch, near Conley Lakes and the Diamond Mine, 4.6 mi. by road east of the GNIS location of Leadville. 39.26062°N, 106.22031°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3450 m. Sunny open southeast-facing slope.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2023, issued: Jul 1, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3134. 20-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3134, 20 July 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, 30-35 cm., forming dense clumps; Stem, glabrous; Leaves, most basal, on flowering culm: sheath, 80 mm., open >½, ligule, membranous, u-shaped [as illustrated in Shaw (2008) and FNANM], <1 mm.; blade, 40-60 mm. × 0.4 mm. dia., revolute, adaxial (inside) hairy, abaxial scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 70 mm. × 10-15 mm. wide; Spikelets, many, 6 mm. (plus awns) × 2.2 mm. wide, similar, borne singly; Glumes, lower, 2.5 mm., veins, #1, upper, 4.0 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #3 awns, 0; Florets, 4 per spikelet; Lemma, 4.5 mm., glabrous, distally scabrous, veins, #5, awns, #1, 2.5 mm., straight attached end; Palea, 4.6 mm., ±=lemma; Anthers, 2.6 mm.; Ovary, glabrous.

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Festuca idahoensis

Coll. No. 1947, Festuca idahoensis

Photographed 22 December 2018.

Coll. No. 1947, 15 June 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, clumped, not rhizomatous; Leaves, Sheath, 130 mm., open, glabrous; Ligule, membranous, 0.5 mm., auricles, minimal; Blade, proximal, 200 mm., distal, 50-60 mm., revolute, scabrous inside; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, somewhat dispersed contracted panicle, 100 mm. × 9 mm. wide, spikelets, many; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, similar, 1 per node, pedicels, 1 mm., 2-many flowered, 8-9 mm. × 3 mm. wide; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes, florets falling as a unit; Glumes, lower, 3.2 mm., veins, #1, upper, 4.0 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #3, ±parallel, awns, #0; Florets, 5 per spikelet; Lemma, 4.0-4.5 mm., >glumes, ovate, membranous, rolled, glabrous, distally pubescent, tan veins, #5, tip, entire, awns, #1, 0.7-2.7 mm., straight, attached end; Palea, 4.5 mm., ≥lemma, membranous, margin and keels scabrous, tip, bifid; Anthers, few found, 2.2-2.5 mm.; Grain, 2.2 mm., green. One of several fescues found in this parcel, none of which are native to Golden. These appear to be robust cultivars that were used in a revegetation project. Compare to other collections from the same revegetation project that have been determined F. saximontana, such as my Coll. Nos. 1667, 1850, and 1853.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1947, Festuca idahoensis

Scanned 22 December 2018.

Coll. No. 1947, 15 June 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, clumped, not rhizomatous; Leaves, Sheath, 130 mm., open, glabrous; Ligule, membranous, 0.5 mm., auricles, minimal; Blade, proximal, 200 mm., distal, 50-60 mm., revolute, scabrous inside; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, somewhat dispersed contracted panicle, 100 mm. × 9 mm. wide, spikelets, many; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, similar, 1 per node, pedicels, 1 mm., 2-many flowered, 8-9 mm. × 3 mm. wide; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes, florets falling as a unit; Glumes, lower, 3.2 mm., veins, #1, upper, 4.0 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #3, ±parallel, awns, #0; Florets, 5 per spikelet; Lemma, 4.0-4.5 mm., >glumes, ovate, membranous, rolled, glabrous, distally pubescent, tan veins, #5, tip, entire, awns, #1, 0.7-2.7 mm., straight, attached end; Palea, 4.5 mm., ≥lemma, membranous, margin and keels scabrous, tip, bifid; Anthers, few found, 2.2-2.5 mm.; Grain, 2.2 mm., green. One of several fescues found in this parcel, none of which are native to Golden. These appear to be robust cultivars that were used in a revegetation project. Compare to other collections from the same revegetation project that have been determined F. saximontana, such as my Coll. Nos. 1667, 1850, and 1853.

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Spikelets of Coll. No. 1947, Festuca idahoensis

Scanned 22 December 2018.

Coll. No. 1947, 15 June 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, clumped, not rhizomatous; Leaves, Sheath, 130 mm., open, glabrous; Ligule, membranous, 0.5 mm., auricles, minimal; Blade, proximal, 200 mm., distal, 50-60 mm., revolute, scabrous inside; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, somewhat dispersed contracted panicle, 100 mm. × 9 mm. wide, spikelets, many; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, similar, 1 per node, pedicels, 1 mm., 2-many flowered, 8-9 mm. × 3 mm. wide; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes, florets falling as a unit; Glumes, lower, 3.2 mm., veins, #1, upper, 4.0 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #3, ±parallel, awns, #0; Florets, 5 per spikelet; Lemma, 4.0-4.5 mm., >glumes, ovate, membranous, rolled, glabrous, distally pubescent, tan veins, #5, tip, entire, awns, #1, 0.7-2.7 mm., straight, attached end; Palea, 4.5 mm., ≥lemma, membranous, margin and keels scabrous, tip, bifid; Anthers, few found, 2.2-2.5 mm.; Grain, 2.2 mm., green. One of several fescues found in this parcel, none of which are native to Golden. These appear to be robust cultivars that were used in a revegetation project. Compare to other collections from the same revegetation project that have been determined F. saximontana, such as my Coll. Nos. 1667, 1850, and 1853.

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My collection of Festuca idahoensis

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Festuca idahoensis.

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My collection of Festuca idahoensis

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Festuca idahoensis.

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Coll. No. 822, Festuca idahoensis

Scanned 16 Jun 2013.

Coll. No. 822, 30 May 2012, characters observed while keying: Perennial, to 50 cm; Roots fibrous; Stem herbaceous; Internodes hollow; Leaf blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath open; Ligule membraneous, 0.5 mm.; Blade rolled inward; Inflorescence 1-2, 8-9 cm., > leaves, branching evident, panicle, spikelets many; Spikelets similar, 1/node, 1° and 2° branches, many flowered, 10 mm.; Florets, 4-6 per spikelet, bisexual (1-2 staminate, 3-4 staminate and pistillate, 5-6 staminate and ?pistillate); Glumes lower 4.5 mm, upper 3.0 mm, lower < lowest floret, veins 3-9, awns 0; Axis sparsely hairy, not extended beyond upper floret; Lemma 5 mm., rolled, veins 5, outer faint, tip entire, awns 1, 2.0-2.5 mm, straight, attached at tip; Palea < lemma, keel glabrous, margin glabrous, Anthers 3, 2 mm.; Ovary glabrous.

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Festuca perennis

Coll. No. 808, Festuca perennis

Scanned 29 May 2013.

Coll. No. 808, 8 May 2012, characters observed while keying: Annual, to 75-90 cm; Roots fibrous; Stem herbaceous; Nodes dark and constricted; Internodes hollow; Leaf blades and sheath differentiated; Blade soft; Sheath open; Ligule membraneous, short (1 mm); Inflorescence 3-many, spike, > leaves, spikelets many, alternate; Compresson lateral (unremarkable); Disarticulation unknown; Spikelets similar, 1/node, sessile, 2-many flowered, length 15-20 mm; Florets, 12-13 per spikelet, lowermost pistillate; Glumes, upper, 10 mm, 5 veins prominent abaxially, lower absent except in terminal spikelets; Lemma veins 5, awns 1, to 10 mm.

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Coll. No. 808, Festuca perennis

Scanned 29 May 2013.

Coll. No. 808, 8 May 2012, characters observed while keying: Annual, to 75-90 cm; Roots fibrous; Stem herbaceous; Nodes dark and constricted; Internodes hollow; Leaf blades and sheath differentiated; Blade soft; Sheath open; Ligule membraneous, short (1 mm); Inflorescence 3-many, spike, > leaves, spikelets many, alternate; Compresson lateral (unremarkable); Disarticulation unknown; Spikelets similar, 1/node, sessile, 2-many flowered, length 15-20 mm; Florets, 12-13 per spikelet, lowermost pistillate; Glumes, upper, 10 mm, 5 veins prominent abaxially, lower absent except in terminal spikelets; Lemma veins 5, awns 1, to 10 mm.

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Festuca saximontana

My collection of Festuca saximontana

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Coll. No. 1667, Festuca saximontana

Photographed 14 December 2017.

Coll. No. 1667, 16 Jun 2017, characters observed: Perennial, to 30 cm.; Rhizomes, 0; Culm, very sparse scabrous below inflorescence; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 0.2 mm., auricles, 0.5 mm., short hairy distally, blades, revolute; Inflorescence, panicle, 50 mm. × 9 mm. wide; Spikelets, 1 per node; Disarticulation, between florets; Florets, #6±, 9 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide; Glumes, #2, pubescent only on distal veins and margins, lower, 2.5 mm., veins 1; upper, 3.5 mm., veins 2, tip mucronate; Lemma, 4 mm., veins 5, obscure but best seen at base, awn, #1, 1.5 mm., from tip of lemma; Palea, ≥lemma, veins green, tip bifid; Anthers, 1.8-2.0 mm.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1667, Festuca saximontana

Scanned 14 December 2017.

Coll. No. 1667, 16 Jun 2017, characters observed: Perennial, to 30 cm.; Rhizomes, 0; Culm, very sparse scabrous below inflorescence; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 0.2 mm., auricles, 0.5 mm., short hairy distally, blades, revolute; Inflorescence, panicle, 50 mm. × 9 mm. wide; Spikelets, 1 per node; Disarticulation, between florets; Florets, #6±, 9 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide; Glumes, #2, pubescent only on distal veins and margins, lower, 2.5 mm., veins 1; upper, 3.5 mm., veins 2, tip mucronate; Lemma, 4 mm., veins 5, obscure but best seen at base, awn, #1, 1.5 mm., from tip of lemma; Palea, ≥lemma, veins green, tip bifid; Anthers, 1.8-2.0 mm.

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Festuca trachyphylla

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2922, Festuca trachyphylla.

Photographed 26 October 2023.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina.  Hard Fescue.

Magpie Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Mouth of the canyon of Magpie Gulch, along an old road, about 165 m. west of the parcel boundary, 2.20 km. west northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7601°N, 105.2401°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1844 m. Most likely a revegetation grass in an open grassland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2922. 22-May-2023

Coll. No. 2922, 22 May 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, 40 cm., cespitose; Leaves, sheath, 21-28 mm., open, ligule, membranous, 0.2 mm., extremely short, auricles, minimal, 0.5 mm. [see illustration in Shaw (2008, fig. 242)], blade, 23-80 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, involute [conduplicate?]; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, contracted panicle, 55 mm. × 9 mm.; Spikelets, many, 8 mm. × 2 mm. wide, borne singly, pedicels, 2 mm.; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 2.5 mm. upper, 4 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 3, ±parallel, awns, 0, margins, distally ciliate; Florets, 4 per spikelet; Axis, short hairy or long scabrous, not extended beyond upper floret; Lemma, 4.5 mm., >glumes, pubescent distally, veins, ≥5, glabrous, awns, 1, attached end of lemma, 1.5 mm., straight; Palea, 4 mm., <lemma, Anthers, 3 mm.

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Coll. No. 2922, Festuca trachyphylla.

Photographed 26 October 2023.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina.  Hard Fescue.

Magpie Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Mouth of the canyon of Magpie Gulch, along an old road, about 165 m. west of the parcel boundary, 2.20 km. west northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7601°N, 105.2401°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1844 m. Most likely a revegetation grass in an open grassland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2922. 22-May-2023

Coll. No. 2922, 22 May 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, 40 cm., cespitose; Leaves, sheath, 21-28 mm., open, ligule, membranous, 0.2 mm., extremely short, auricles, minimal, 0.5 mm. [see illustration in Shaw (2008, fig. 242)], blade, 23-80 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, involute [conduplicate?]; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, contracted panicle, 55 mm. × 9 mm.; Spikelets, many, 8 mm. × 2 mm. wide, borne singly, pedicels, 2 mm.; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 2.5 mm. upper, 4 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 3, ±parallel, awns, 0, margins, distally ciliate; Florets, 4 per spikelet; Axis, short hairy or long scabrous, not extended beyond upper floret; Lemma, 4.5 mm., >glumes, pubescent distally, veins, ≥5, glabrous, awns, 1, attached end of lemma, 1.5 mm., straight; Palea, 4 mm., <lemma, Anthers, 3 mm.

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Glyceria elata

Coll. No. 1979, Glyceria elata

Photographed 12 January 2019.

Coll. No. 1979, 13 July 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1.35 m., rhizomatous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, sheath, 13 cm., closed at least ⅔, ligule, membranous, auricles, absent, blade, 30 cm. × 4.5 mm. wide, flat; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, open panicle, 30 cm. × 25 cm. wide,; Spikelets, many, 5.5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, stalked, pedicels, 2-9 mm.; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 1.6 mm., veins, #1, upper, 2 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #1, membranous, awns, absent, tip, erose; Florets, 4-5 per spikelet; Lemma, 2.5 mm., >glumes, ovate, membranous, rolled, glabrous, veins, #7, prominent, parallel; Palea, 2 mm., <lemma; Cypsela, 1.4 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, brown.

See also Tim Hogan, Coll No. 2210, 1993-07-09, Lippencot Property, Bull Gulch east of railroad tracks, RM734389 and COLO453586.

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Coll. No. 869, Glyceria elata

Scanned 7 Mar 2013.

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Coll. No. 869, Glyceria elata

Scanned 7 Mar 2013.

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Glyceria striata

Coll. No. 1446, Glyceria striata

Photographed 15 December 2016.

Coll. No. 1446, 22 Jun 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1 m.; Leaf, sheath closed, ligule membraneous, blade, 3 mm. wide; Inflorescence, loose panicle; Spikelets, one per node on short pedicels, laterally compressed, 2+ fertile florets, all similar; Glumes, #2, lower < upper, lower 1-nerved; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Lemma, 7-nerved, well-developed, evenly spaced, apices prow-shaped, awns, 0.

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Hesperostipa comata

Coll. No. 1929, Hesperostipa comata

Photographed 10 December 2018.

Coll. No. 1929, 8 June 2018, characters observed: Glumes, lower, 34 mm., upper, 29 mm.; Callus, sharp, 4.5 mm., hairs, 1 mm., tan; Lemma, 10 mm., hairs, white, awn, 125 mm., bent, becoming scabrous distally;

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Florets of Coll. No. 1890, Hesperostipa comata

Scanned 21 November 2018.

Coll. No. 1890, 28 May 2018, characters observed: Perennial, 50 cm., clumped, nonrhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 100-120 mm., open ≥½, glabrous; Ligule, membranous, length 3.7 mm., lacerate into 2 equal parts, auricles 0; Blade, 60 mm., involute, glabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 200 mm. × 30 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, somewhat scabrous throughout; Spikelets, many, similar, borne singly; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 23 mm., veins #3, upper, 23 mm., veins #5, awl-shaped, rounded, membranous, ±equal, tip, very narrow, not awned; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Callus, 5 mm., sharp, straight hairs to 1.5 mm., color tan; Lemma, 9.5 mm., rolled, indurate, straight hairy 0.5 mm., color tan, veins #3(?), awns, #1, 160 mm., bent, twisted, hairs, short straight proximally, scabrous distally; Palea, 9 mm., ±lemma, few white hairs on mid-vein; Stamens, #3; Anthers, 6.5 mm.

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Hesperostipa spartea

Fresh seed of Hesperostipa spartea

Scanned 10 July 2019.

This seed was purchased from Minnesota.

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Glumes of Hesperostipa spartea

Scanned 10 July 2019.

This seed was purchased from Minnesota.

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Glumes of Hesperostipa spartea

Scanned 10 July 2019.

This seed was purchased from Minnesota.

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Fresh seed of Hesperostipa spartea

Scanned 10 July 2019.

This seed was purchased from Minnesota.

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Coll. No. 1681, Hesperostipa spartea

Scanned 19 December 2017.

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Coll. No. 1681, Hesperostipa spartea

Scanned 19 December 2017.

Things to see here: very sharp callus, chesnut brown color vs. a lighter brown color for H. comata, long hairs at base, progressively thinner toward top, tightly twisted awns.

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Hilaria rigida

Coll. No. 337, Hilaria rigida

Scanned 10 June 2012.

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Coll. No. 1574, Hilaria rigida

Photographed 2 October 2017.

Perennial, mid-sized, to 30-60 cm., strongly tillered as plant axis lengthens, rhizomatous; Roots, stout; Stem, herbaceous; Internodes, fluted, solid, i.e., filled with pith, sparse soft long crinkly hairs (sparsely tomentose?); Leaf differentiated into sheath and blade, variously tomentose; Sheath open; Ligule membrane, 1 mm., divided into cilia at tip (laciniate?); Inflorescence well-developed, > leaves, spike-like, 8 cm., unbranched zig-zag central axis; Disarticulation, cluster of 3 spikelets falling as a unit; Spikelets, many, in clusters 3 per node, 1 central spikelet and 2 lateral spikelets on alternate sides of the rachis, hairy at base, sessile or nearly so, 8 mm.; Florets variously staminate or bisexual; Central spikelet: 1 bisexual floret, Glumes, 6 mm., ± equal, deeply 2-lobed, divided into 3-5 awn-like segments; Lemma 6 mm, ±glumes, membraneous, veins 3, prominent, glabrous, parallel, tip truncate, divided and ciliate, awns, 2 mm., straight, attached end; Lateral floret: 2 staminate florets, Lower glume 1+ awn-like segment; Upper glume awn 0; Anthers, 3.8 mm., lt. green with purple; Stigma: #2, feathery ciliate when present (Described from Coll. No. 337, 10 June 2012 and Coll. No. 1574, 18 April 2017)

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Example inflorescences of Coll. No. 1574, Hilaria rigida

Photographed 2 October 2017.

Perennial, mid-sized, to 30-60 cm., strongly tillered as plant axis lengthens, rhizomatous; Roots, stout; Stem, herbaceous; Internodes, fluted, solid, i.e., filled with pith, sparse soft long crinkly hairs (sparsely tomentose?); Leaf differentiated into sheath and blade, variously tomentose; Sheath open; Ligule membrane, 1 mm., divided into cilia at tip (laciniate?); Inflorescence well-developed, > leaves, spike-like, 8 cm., unbranched zig-zag central axis; Disarticulation, cluster of 3 spikelets falling as a unit; Spikelets, many, in clusters 3 per node, 1 central spikelet and 2 lateral spikelets on alternate sides of the rachis, hairy at base, sessile or nearly so, 8 mm.; Florets variously staminate or bisexual; Central spikelet: 1 bisexual floret, Glumes, 6 mm., ± equal, deeply 2-lobed, divided into 3-5 awn-like segments; Lemma 6 mm, ±glumes, membraneous, veins 3, prominent, glabrous, parallel, tip truncate, divided and ciliate, awns, 2 mm., straight, attached end; Lateral floret: 2 staminate florets, Lower glume 1+ awn-like segment; Upper glume awn 0; Anthers, 3.8 mm., lt. green with purple; Stigma: #2, feathery ciliate when present (Described from Coll. No. 337, 10 June 2012 and Coll. No. 1574, 18 April 2017)

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Hordeum brachyantherum

Coll. No. 1214, Hordeum brachyantherum in open water of spring.

Photographed 17 July 2015.

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Coll. No. 807, Hordeum brachyantherum var. brachyantherum

Scanned 22 May 2012.

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Coll. No. 807, Hordeum brachyantherum var. brachyantherum

Scanned 22 May 2012.

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Hordeum jubatum

Coll. No. 664, Hordeum jubatum

Scanned 7 June 2011.

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Hordeum jubatum.
  • Field Notes: 15 Jul 2010.

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Coll. No. 664, Hordeum jubatum

Scanned 7 June 2011.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1932, Hordeum sp., probably H. jubatum.

Scanned 8 June 2018.

Under the microscope this was pretty clearly a fungus infection that was distorting the natural growth of the spikelets. The inflorescence was definitely a two-sided spike with 3 spikelets at each node. The center spikelet had a small but recognizable lemma, and the lateral spikelets had a recognizable very short curved pedicel. That, coupled with a nearby collection of H. jubatum makes me pretty sure this was the same, just badly infected by a fungus.

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Hordeum murinum

Ciliate glumes of Coll. No. 2087, Hordeum murinum

Scanned 15 October 2019.

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Wingate collection of Hordeum murinum

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Hordeum pusillum

Coll. No. 1500.1, Hordeum pusillum

Scanned 6 January 2017.

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Coll. No. 1453, Hordeum pusillum

Scanned 17 December 2016.

Coll. No. 1453, 22 June 2016, characters observed: Annual, to 15 cm.; Leaves, sheath, open, 31 mm., ligule, membraneous, 0.7 mm., auricles, ±0; blade, 51 mm.; Inflorescence, dense 2-sided spike, 46 mm. × 5 mm. wide, base inserted in upper leaf sheath; Spikelets, 3 per node, central spikelet, sessile, fertile, 1 floret, lateral spikelets, pedicelled, sterile; Glumes, #2, body 5 mm. + awn 7 mm. = 12 mm., straight. Native. Type collected by Nuttall in 1810 “on the arid and saline plains of the Missouri” (Nuttall, 1818, p. 87-88).

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Koeleria macrantha

Coll. No. 1117, Koeleria macrantha

Scanned 21 September 2015.

Coll. No. 1117, 28 May 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 40 cm., not rhizomatous, lacking bulbous base; Leaves, sheath open, ligule membraneous, 1 mm., auricles 0, blade 38 mm. × 2.5 mm., tip, prow-shaped; Inflorescence, 70-80 mm., panicle, narrow, contracted; Spikelets, not enclosed in burs, not in pairs, pedicellate, 5 mm., green with purple tinge, moderately laterally compressed; Pedicel, ascending hairs; Glumes, ±similar, slightly keeled, ±hairy on keel, lower, 3 mm., <1st lemma, upper, 5 mm.; Florets, mostly 2 per spikelet; Rachilla, extends beyond upper floret, glabrous; Callus, few hairs, not cobwebby; Lemma, 4 mm., hairs at base, barely keeled, keel with few short hairs, veins, 3 conspicuous, tips scarious; Palea, <lemma, transparent, veins, 2, hairy.

Distinguished from P. secunda on the strength of: lateral compression (Harrington, 1954), keels on glumes and lemmas (Weber & Wittmann, 2012, and Ackerfield, 2015), lack of cobwebby hairs at base of lemma (Shaw, 2008), and lemma hairy on keel and flowers unisexual (Baldwin, 2012).

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1419, Koeleria macrantha

Scanned 6 December 2016.

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Coll. No. 1131, Koeleria macrantha

Photographed 9 June 2015.

Coll. No. 1131, 9 June 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 45 cm., non-rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, 1.5 mm., membraneous, auricles, 0, blade, tip prow-shaped; Inflorescence, panicle, shiny in anthesis, short branches, branches hairy; Florets, 3, #1 and #2 pistillate, #3 staminate, open, i.e., palea separated from lemma; Disarticulation, between florets; Rachilla hairy, extends nearly 1 mm. above upper floret, extension undecorated; Lemma, 4.5 mm., veins 5, short hairy throughout, awn, 0.5 mm., short, soft; Palea, =lemma, transparent; Stamens, 3, 1.8 mm.

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Coll. No. 1131, Koeleria macrantha

Scanned 7 October 2015.

Coll. No. 1131, 9 June 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 45 cm., non-rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, 1.5 mm., membraneous, auricles, 0, blade, tip prow-shaped; Inflorescence, panicle, shiny in anthesis, short branches, branches hairy; Florets, 3, #1 and #2 pistillate, #3 staminate, open, i.e., palea separated from lemma; Disarticulation, between florets; Rachilla hairy, extends nearly 1 mm. above upper floret, extension undecorated; Lemma, 4.5 mm., veins 5, short hairy throughout, awn, 0.5 mm., short, soft; Palea, =lemma, transparent; Stamens, 3, 1.8 mm.

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Leymus triticoides

Coll. No. 1487, Leymus triticoides

Scanned 2 January 2017.

Coll. No. 1487, 6 Jul 2016, characters observed: Perennial, to 90 cm., long scaly rhizomes not found, culms, 1.5 mm. dia., generally glabrous, except lemma minutely scabrous; Leaves, sheath, open, glabrous, ligule, membraneous, 0.8 mm., auricles, very small, blade, involute; Inflorescence, spike-like, 2-sided, 115 mm. × 8 mm. wide; Spikelets, in pairs, sessile; Glumes, #2, awl-like, lower, 8 mm., upper, 10 mm.; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between florets unclear; Florets, #5, + 1 rudimentary at top of rachilla; Lemma (largest), body 14 mm. + awn 2 mm., reduced above, veins 5, minutely scabrous; Palea, 11 mm., enclosing embryo, tip bifid.

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Lolium arundinaceum

Collections of “tall fescue” entered into SEINet

Map retrieved 3 October 2019.

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  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Colorado collections.

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Gmelin's (1747) description of Tall Fescue.

Accessed 25 July 2020, URL: ttp://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN330224999

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Lolium multiflorum

Coll. No. 3014, Lolium multiflorum.

Photographed 13 December 2023.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Lolium multiflorum Lam.  Annual Ryegrass.

DeLong Park (City of Golden), Jefferson County, Colorado. New city park (construction in 2021 and 2022), just south of bridge along 23rd Street near its intersection with Vernon Drive. 1.32 km. southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7488°N, 105.2083°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1762 m. Blades rolled in bud, spikelets edge-wise, florets 8-12, lemma awns 0-6 mm. This area was re-seeded with native grasses, but this common turf grass probably pre-dates park construction. Characters intermediate with L. perenne; perhaps a hybrid.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2023, issued: Mar 13, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3014. 29-Jun-2023

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Lolium pratense

Coll. No. 2531, Lolium pratense

Photographed 17 November 2021.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Lolium pratense (Huds.) Darbysh.  Meadow Rye Grass.

[Syn: Festuca pratensis Huds., Schedonorus pratensis (Huds.) P. Beauv.]

Lippincott Ranch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Central "wasp waist" of ranch, just below the ranch road, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9016°N, 105.2738°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1987 M. Weakly rhizomatous. Grassland with a few ponderosa pines. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2021, issued: Apr 1, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2531. 29-Jun-2021

Coll. No. 2531, 29 June 2021, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 60 cm., weakly rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath and blade differentiated, soft; Sheath, 90 mm., open; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles, 1 mm, curled away; Blade, 250 mm. × 3 mm., some flat, some revolute, abaxial glabrous, adaxial scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 80 mm. × 9 mm. wide, 2° branches; Rachis, not extended, scabrous on margins; Spikelets, many, 9-10 mm. × 2.5-3.0 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 2.0-7.5 mm.; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 3 mm., veins, 1, upper, 4.5 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 3, rounded, distally ±keeled, margins, scarious, awns, 0; Florets, 6 per spikelet, 5×♀ + 1 bisexual; Axis, extended; Lemma, 6.5 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, membraneous, rolled, glabrous, green with some purple distally, veins, 3, glabrous, margins, scarious, tip, entire, acute, awns, 0; Palea, 6 mm., ±=lemma, veins, ciliate, green → purple, tip, entire; Anthers, 2, 2.3 mm., cream-colored; Ovary, glabrous; Achene, 3 mm., golden brown.

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Melica stricta

Coll. No. 1187, Melica stricta

Photographed 26 June 2015.

Coll. No. 1187, 26 June 2015, characters observed: Perennial caespitose grass, to 35 cm., basal or subterranean nodes not swollen; Leaf, sheath and blade differentiated, tips flat; Inflorescence, panicle, 1° and 2° branches, appressed, pedicels sharply bent below spikelets, Spikelets, many, 1 per node, all similar, laterally compressed, Glumes, very short hairy, awns 0, lower, 10 mm., veins 3, <lowest floret, broadly transparent, upper, 11 mm., veins 5; Axis, scabrous or shory hairy, segments not thickened; Callus, glabrous; Florets, (3)4(5) per spikelet, lowest sterile, next 2 bisexual, uppermost vestigal; Lemma, 11 mm., very short hairy, veins 5 faint, awns 0; Palea, 6 mm., keels ciliate, margins.

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Coll. No. 1187, Melica stricta

Scanned 10 November 2015.

Coll. No. 1187, 26 June 2015, characters observed: Perennial caespitose grass, to 35 cm., basal or subterranean nodes not swollen; Leaf, sheath and blade differentiated, tips flat; Inflorescence, panicle, 1° and 2° branches, appressed, pedicels sharply bent below spikelets, Spikelets, many, 1 per node, all similar, laterally compressed, Glumes, very short hairy, awns 0, lower, 10 mm., veins 3, <lowest floret, broadly transparent, upper, 11 mm., veins 5; Axis, scabrous or shory hairy, segments not thickened; Callus, glabrous; Florets, (3)4(5) per spikelet, lowest sterile, next 2 bisexual, uppermost vestigal; Lemma, 11 mm., very short hairy, veins 5 faint, awns 0; Palea, 6 mm., keels ciliate, margins.

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Habitat of Coll. No. 1187, Melica stricta

Photographed 26 June 2015.

Coll. No. 1187, 26 June 2015, characters observed: Perennial caespitose grass, to 35 cm., basal or subterranean nodes not swollen; Leaf, sheath and blade differentiated, tips flat; Inflorescence, panicle, 1° and 2° branches, appressed, pedicels sharply bent below spikelets, Spikelets, many, 1 per node, all similar, laterally compressed, Glumes, very short hairy, awns 0, lower, 10 mm., veins 3, <lowest floret, broadly transparent, upper, 11 mm., veins 5; Axis, scabrous or shory hairy, segments not thickened; Callus, glabrous; Florets, (3)4(5) per spikelet, lowest sterile, next 2 bisexual, uppermost vestigal; Lemma, 11 mm., very short hairy, veins 5 faint, awns 0; Palea, 6 mm., keels ciliate, margins.

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Monroa squarrosa

Coll. No. 2684, Monroa squarrosa

Photographed 13 August 2021.

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Muhlenbergia andina

Coll. No. 2392, Muhlenbergia andina.

Scanned 25 July 2020.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Muhlenbergia andina (Nutt.) Hitchc.  Foxtail Muhly.

Clear Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. Near the north bank of Clear Creek, on the edge of a now dry distributary channel, approximately 100 m. west of US Highway 6, 1.75 km. west of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7528°N, 105.2365°W. WGS 198 Elev. 1731 m. Also seen here: Dichanthelium sp., probably D. oligosanthes.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Jessica Smith, Susan Panjabi, and Zack ____ 2392. 24-JuL-2020

Coll. No. 2392, 24 Jul 2020, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 70 cm.; Rhizomes, robust, scaly; Internodes glabrous, except retrorsely hairy just below nodes to lowest part of sheath above; Leaves, sheath, open, 60 mm., ligules, 1 mm., membraneous, auricles, absent, blade, 100 mm. × 2.3 mm. wide, tapered to an acute tip, margin and mid-rib slightly scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, dense interrupted panicle, “appearing furry” per Wingate (1994); Spikelets, with 1 well developed floret; Glumes, lower, 3.5 mm., upper, 3.2 mm., veins, #1, but otherwise glumes very thin; Callus, silky hairs to 2 mm.; Lemma, 2.5 mm., very thin, except 3 green veins, awn, #1, from entire apex, 7.5 mm, straight to wavy; Palea, 1.7 mm.

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Rhizome of Coll. No. 2392, Muhlenbergia andina.

Scanned 25 July 2020.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Muhlenbergia andina (Nutt.) Hitchc.  Foxtail Muhly.

Clear Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. Near the north bank of Clear Creek, on the edge of a now dry distributary channel, approximately 100 m. west of US Highway 6, 1.75 km. west of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7528°N, 105.2365°W. WGS 198 Elev. 1731 m. Also seen here: Dichanthelium sp., probably D. oligosanthes.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Jessica Smith, Susan Panjabi, and Zack ____ 2392. 24-JuL-2020

Coll. No. 2392, 24 Jul 2020, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 70 cm.; Rhizomes, robust, scaly; Internodes glabrous, except retrorsely hairy just below nodes to lowest part of sheath above; Leaves, sheath, open, 60 mm., ligules, 1 mm., membraneous, auricles, absent, blade, 100 mm. × 2.3 mm. wide, tapered to an acute tip, margin and mid-rib slightly scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, dense interrupted panicle, “appearing furry” per Wingate (1994); Spikelets, with 1 well developed floret; Glumes, lower, 3.5 mm., upper, 3.2 mm., veins, #1, but otherwise glumes very thin; Callus, silky hairs to 2 mm.; Lemma, 2.5 mm., very thin, except 3 green veins, awn, #1, from entire apex, 7.5 mm, straight to wavy; Palea, 1.7 mm.

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Detail of inflorescence of Coll. No. 2392, Muhlenbergia andina.

Scanned 25 July 2020.

The thing to see here are the long silky hairs from the callus and lower lemma.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Muhlenbergia andina (Nutt.) Hitchc.  Foxtail Muhly.

Clear Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. Near the north bank of Clear Creek, on the edge of a now dry distributary channel, approximately 100 m. west of US Highway 6, 1.75 km. west of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7528°N, 105.2365°W. WGS 198 Elev. 1731 m. Also seen here: Dichanthelium sp., probably D. oligosanthes.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Jessica Smith, Susan Panjabi, and Zack ____ 2392. 24-JuL-2020

Coll. No. 2392, 24 Jul 2020, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 70 cm.; Rhizomes, robust, scaly; Internodes glabrous, except retrorsely hairy just below nodes to lowest part of sheath above; Leaves, sheath, open, 60 mm., ligules, 1 mm., membraneous, auricles, absent, blade, 100 mm. × 2.3 mm. wide, tapered to an acute tip, margin and mid-rib slightly scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, dense interrupted panicle, “appearing furry” per Wingate (1994); Spikelets, with 1 well developed floret; Glumes, lower, 3.5 mm., upper, 3.2 mm., veins, #1, but otherwise glumes very thin; Callus, silky hairs to 2 mm.; Lemma, 2.5 mm., very thin, except 3 green veins, awn, #1, from entire apex, 7.5 mm, straight to wavy; Palea, 1.7 mm.

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Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Dried collection of Alkali Muhley, my collection no. 490.

Scanned 3 March 2011. Background grid is 10 x 10 to the inch.

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Muhlenbergia montana

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1282, Muhlenbergia montana

Scanned 16 January 2016.

Coll. No. 1282, 28 Aug 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 50 cm., caespitose; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 4.5 mm., auricles, 0, blade, 110 mm. × 1 mm. wide; Inflorescence, rather sparse contracted panicle, 120 mm.; Florets per spikelet, #1; Glumes, #2, papery, toothed, lower, 1.5 mm., upper, 2 mm., teeth 3; Lemma, 3 mm. + awn 13 mm., flexuous, tuft of hairs at base; Palea, 2.8 mm.

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Coll. No. 1282, Muhlenbergia montana

Photographed 16 January 2016.

Coll. No. 1282, 28 Aug 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 50 cm., caespitose; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 4.5 mm., auricles, 0, blade, 110 mm. × 1 mm. wide; Inflorescence, rather sparse contracted panicle, 120 mm.; Florets per spikelet, #1; Glumes, #2, papery, toothed, lower, 1.5 mm., upper, 2 mm., teeth 3; Lemma, 3 mm. + awn 13 mm., flexuous, tuft of hairs at base; Palea, 2.8 mm.

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Muhlenbergia racemosa

Coll. No. 2658, Muhlenbergia racemosa

Photographed 30 January 2022.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Stern & Poggenb.  Marsh Muhly.

Bull Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 129 m. west from the eastern boundary, north side of the giant boulder, 1.35 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9082°N, 105.2774°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1979 m. Also collected (No. 2667) 180 m. farther west. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2021, issued: Apr 1, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2658. 7-Aug-2021

Coll. No. 2658, 7 Aug 2021, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 60 cm., rhizomatous; Leaves, Sheath, 38 mm., open; Ligule, membranous, 0.7 mm., lacerate; Auricles, absent; Blade, 65-135 mm. × 3-4 mm. wide, flat, scabrous, margins, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, spike-like panicle, 70 mm. × 6 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, 4.0-4.5 mm. ×0.5 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 0.6-0.8+ mm.; Glumes, body 2 mm. + awn 3 mm.; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Lemma, 2.5 mm., body < glumes (body+awn), membranous, proximal spreading hairs, distal scabrous, veins, 3, green, tip, acute, awns, 0, [dark green splotches proximally, maybe a smut(?)]; Palea, 2 mm., membranous, glabrous, veins, green; Stamens, Ovary, Achene, none found.

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Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Coll. No. 673, Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Scanned 6 Nov 2011.

Coll. No. 673, 6 Nov 2011, Characters observed while keying: Perennial, low, 12-15 cm, terrestrial; Rhizomes creeping, subterranean internodes not swollen; Leaf blade and sheath clearly differentiated, sheath open, margin membranaceous; Ligule membranaceous, 1.5 mm; Infloresence mature clearly > leaves, 5 mm wide, much branched, to at least 2°; Spikelet similar throughout plant, many, 2.5 mm, one-flowered, cylindric, axis not extended beside floret, not subtended by bristles or hairs; Glumes 2, unequal, < 2 mm, not swollen at base, not awned or long-pointed, glabrous, not ciliate-keeled, < lemma; Lemma vein 3, glabrous, awn 0; Palea 2-veined; Stamens 3.

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Coll. No. 890, Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Scanned 19 August 2013.

Coll. No. 891, 23 August 2013, characters observed while keying: Perennial, to 15 cm, terrestrial, spreading by scaly rhizomes; Stem, nodes green; Leaf, sheath and blade differentiated, ligule membraneous, 1 mm; Inflorescence, exceeding upper leaves, 3 mm wide, axis partially hidden by branches and spikelets, not extended above spikelets; Spikelets, many in a well-developed inflorescence, attached to 1° and 2° branches, not subtended by bristles or long silky hairs, all spikelets similar, 1- flowered, laterally compressed, breaking apart above glumes; Glumes, 2, 1 mm, ±½lemma, equal, not: keeled, ciliate keeled, winged, or tapered to points; Lemma, glabrous, veins 1 obvious + 2 faint, not hardened, awns 0; Palea, well-developed.

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Coll. No. 673, Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Scanned 6 Nov 2011.

Coll. No. 673, 6 Nov 2011, Characters observed while keying: Perennial, low, 12-15 cm, terrestrial; Rhizomes creeping, subterranean internodes not swollen; Leaf blade and sheath clearly differentiated, sheath open, margin membranaceous; Ligule membranaceous, 1.5 mm; Infloresence mature clearly > leaves, 5 mm wide, much branched, to at least 2°; Spikelet similar throughout plant, many, 2.5 mm, one-flowered, cylindric, axis not extended beside floret, not subtended by bristles or hairs; Glumes 2, unequal, < 2 mm, not swollen at base, not awned or long-pointed, glabrous, not ciliate-keeled, < lemma; Lemma vein 3, glabrous, awn 0; Palea 2-veined; Stamens 3.

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Muhlenbergia wrightii

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1276, Muhlenbergia wrightii

Scanned 12 January 2016.

Coll. No. 1276, 30 Jul 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 60 cm., caespitose; Culms, erect, not rooting at nodes, short hairy; Leaves, sheath, open, 12 cm., ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles 0, blade, 12 cm. × 1.5 mm., folded; Inflorescence, narrow (4 mm.) spike-like panicle; Spikelets, neither enclosed in burs nor in pairs; Florets, 1 per spikelet, reduced florets absent; Glumes, ±equal, 1.5 mm. + awn 0.5 mm.; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Lemma, 2 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide + awn 0.5 mm. (usually described as “mucronate” rather than awned); Palea, ?.

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Coll. No. 1276, Muhlenbergia wrightii

Photographed 12 January 2016.

Coll. No. 1276, 30 Jul 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 60 cm., caespitose; Culms, erect, not rooting at nodes, short hairy; Leaves, sheath, open, 12 cm., ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles 0, blade, 12 cm. × 1.5 mm., folded; Inflorescence, narrow (4 mm.) spike-like panicle; Spikelets, neither enclosed in burs nor in pairs; Florets, 1 per spikelet, reduced florets absent; Glumes, ±equal, 1.5 mm. + awn 0.5 mm.; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Lemma, 2 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide + awn 0.5 mm. (usually described as “mucronate” rather than awned); Palea, ?.

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Habitat of Coll. No. 1553, Muhlenbergia wrightii

Photographed 1 Sep 2016.

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Ligule of Coll. No. 1276, Muhlenbergia wrightii

Scanned 12 January 2016.

Coll. No. 1276, 30 Jul 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 60 cm., caespitose; Culms, erect, not rooting at nodes, short hairy; Leaves, sheath, open, 12 cm., ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles 0, blade, 12 cm. × 1.5 mm., folded; Inflorescence, narrow (4 mm.) spike-like panicle; Spikelets, neither enclosed in burs nor in pairs; Florets, 1 per spikelet, reduced florets absent; Glumes, ±equal, 1.5 mm. + awn 0.5 mm.; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Lemma, 2 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide + awn 0.5 mm. (usually described as “mucronate” rather than awned); Palea, ?.

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Munroa squarrosa

Munroa squarrosa “False Buffalo Grass”

Photographed 10 February 2017.

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Location where Munroa squarrosa was found

Photographed 10 February 2017.

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Location where Munroa squarrosa was found

Photographed 10 February 2017.

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Coll. No. 1551, Munroa squarrosa

Scanned 23 January 2017.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Top of North Table Mountain, near southern edge, 330 m. east of the USBR monument designated “North Table,” 1.64 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7696°N, 105.2154°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1953 m.

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Coll. No. 1551, Munroa squarrosa

Scanned 23 January 2017.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Top of North Table Mountain, near southern edge, 330 m. east of the USBR monument designated “North Table,” 1.64 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7696°N, 105.2154°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1953 m.

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Nassella viridula

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1146, Nassella viridula

Scanned 21 October 2015.

Coll. No. 1146, 15 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1 m., non-rhizomatous; Leaves, cauline, sheath, 17 mm., ligule, 3 mm., membraneous, collar with few hairs at sides, blade, to 30 cm., convolute; Inflorescence, panicle, to 20 cm.; Glumes, 2, 9 mm., ±equal, colorless, exc. 3 green veins, tip, short (2 mm.) hair-like awn; Disarticulation, above the glumes, Florets, 1 per spikelet; Lemma, 6 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide, green, hairy, indurate, enclosing grain, awns, 1, 20 mm., twisted, bent; Palea, 2 mm., glabrous.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1652, Nassella viridula

Scanned 8 December 2017.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1146, Nassella viridula

Scanned 21 October 2015.

Coll. No. 1146, 15 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1 m., non-rhizomatous; Leaves, cauline, sheath, 17 mm., ligule, 3 mm., membraneous, collar with few hairs at sides, blade, to 30 cm., convolute; Inflorescence, panicle, to 20 cm.; Glumes, 2, 9 mm., ±equal, colorless, exc. 3 green veins, tip, short (2 mm.) hair-like awn; Disarticulation, above the glumes, Florets, 1 per spikelet; Lemma, 6 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide, green, hairy, indurate, enclosing grain, awns, 1, 20 mm., twisted, bent; Palea, 2 mm., glabrous.

If you squint a bit, you can see the crown at the apex of the lemma.

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Oryzopsis asperifolia

Coll. No. 2522, Oryzopsis asperifolia

Photographed 13 November 2021.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx.  White-Grain Mountain Rice-Grass.

Morrison Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.25 km. south of NF Road 550 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3299°N, 105.2837°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2378 m. Damp forest floor, also collected here: Lonicera involucrata, Pedicularis canadensis, Dodecatheon pulchellum, and Bromus porteri. Shattering as fast as I can collect it.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2021, issued: Mar 29, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2522. 23-Jun-2021

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Panicum miliaceum

Dorothy Borland collection of Panicum miliaceum

©reserved Denver Botanic Gardens URL: swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/individual/index.php?occid=3041488&clid=0 Accessed 11 April 2020. Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)

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Coll. No. 2912, Panicum miliaceum.

Scanned 8 September 2022.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Panicum miliaceum L.  Proso Millet.

Delong Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Bottom of watercourse. 39.7488°N, 105.2084°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1760 m. This plant was probably weed-whacked at least one, which may account for its poor condition.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2022, issued: Mar 17, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2912. 8-Sep-2022

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Panicum virgatum

Panicum virgatum L. “switchgrass” in bloom.

Photographed 28 August 2021 in the parkway at 900 5th Street, Golden CO. Grown from seed planted in the fall of 2020.

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Coll. No. 2225, Panicum virgatum

Scanned 16 February 2020.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Panicum virgatum L.  Switchgrass.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High Plains above Rocky Flats, near northwest corner of Ranson/Edwards, 1.7 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.9 mi. generally north to a private road, then 200 m. west along the northern boundary fence, 21.7 km. north northwest of Golden. 39.8991°N, 105.2751°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2009 m. Rhizomatous, sheaths glabrous, glumes with long acuminate tips. Growing in the former access road to a clay pit.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2225. 10-Sep-2019

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Coll. No. 2225, Panicum virgatum

Photographed 16 February 2020.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Panicum virgatum L.  Switchgrass.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High Plains above Rocky Flats, near northwest corner of Ranson/Edwards, 1.7 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.9 mi. generally north to a private road, then 200 m. west along the northern boundary fence, 21.7 km. north northwest of Golden. 39.8991°N, 105.2751°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2009 m. Rhizomatous, sheaths glabrous, glumes with long acuminate tips. Growing in the former access road to a clay pit.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2225. 10-Sep-2019

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Pascopyrum smithii

Spikelets of Coll. No. 3098, Elymus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus Pascopyrum smithii.

Photographed 6 January 2024.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Gould var. lanceolatus.  Thickspike Wheatgrass.

Pascopyrum smithii, Jan Wingate, 4/24/2024.

Salt Creek, Park County, Colorado. Base of hills, about 255 m. northeast of the crossing of Salt Creek by Forest Road 435 “Salt Creek Road,” 3.0 mi. by road west of US Highway 285, 111 km. southwest of Golden. 38.959°N, 106.0054°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2835 m. Strongly rhizomatous. Occasional at base of hills, stiff soil, edge of Ponderosa pine forest, also out on the plain.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2023, issued: Jul 1, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3098. 17-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3098, 17 July 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 50 cm., strongly rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, 60+ mm., nodes not exposed, open, ligule, membranous, short, blade, 180 mm., tightly involute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, 2-sided spike, 75 mm. × 10 mm. wide; Spikelets, many, 18 mm. × 4 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, sessile, overlap by ½; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, below the glumes; Glumes, lower, 8 mm., folded, veins, 5, upper, 9.5 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 5(7?), awns, 1.5 mm.; Florets, 8 per spikelet; Lemma, 9.5 mm., >glumes, rolled, short ascending hairs, veins, ≥5, tip, bifid, awns, #1, 1 mm., straight; Palea, 8 mm., <lemma, veins, ciliate, tip, bifid; Anthers, #3, 3 mm.

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Coll. No. 3098, Elymus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus Pascopyrum smithii.

Photographed 6 January 2024.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Gould var. lanceolatus.  Thickspike Wheatgrass.

Pascopyrum smithii, Jan Wingate, 4/23/2024.

Salt Creek, Park County, Colorado. Base of hills, about 255 m. northeast of the crossing of Salt Creek by Forest Road 435 “Salt Creek Road,” 3.0 mi. by road west of US Highway 285, 111 km. southwest of Golden. 38.959°N, 106.0054°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2835 m. Strongly rhizomatous. Occasional at base of hills, stiff soil, edge of Ponderosa pine forest, also out on the plain.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2023, issued: Jul 1, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3098. 17-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3098, 17 July 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 50 cm., strongly rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, 60+ mm., nodes not exposed, open, ligule, membranous, short, blade, 180 mm., tightly involute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, 2-sided spike, 75 mm. × 10 mm. wide; Spikelets, many, 18 mm. × 4 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, sessile, overlap by ½; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, below the glumes; Glumes, lower, 8 mm., folded, veins, 5, upper, 9.5 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 5(7?), awns, 1.5 mm.; Florets, 8 per spikelet; Lemma, 9.5 mm., >glumes, rolled, short ascending hairs, veins, ≥5, tip, bifid, awns, #1, 1 mm., straight; Palea, 8 mm., <lemma, veins, ciliate, tip, bifid; Anthers, #3, 3 mm.

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Coll. No. 1691, Pascopyrum smithii

Photographed 27 December 2017.

Coll. No. 1691, 28 Jun 2017, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 75 cm., rhizomes, not seen; Leaves, ligule, short membraneous, auricles, 0, blade revolute; Inflorescence, bilateral spike; Rachis, internodes 6 mm.; Spikelets, 17 mm. × 10 mm. wide × 2 mm., not in capitate clusters, 1 per node, not oriented edgewise to rachis; Glumes, < lowest floret, narrowly lanceolate, slightly asymmetric, lower, 9.5 mm., upper, 10.6 mm.; Florets, #6±; Lemma, 11 mm., awns, 0; Palea, 9 mm.; Anthers, 4.5 mm.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1691, Pascopyrum smithii

Photographed 27 December 2017.

Coll. No. 1691, 28 Jun 2017, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 75 cm., rhizomes, not seen; Leaves, ligule, short membraneous, auricles, 0, blade revolute; Inflorescence, bilateral spike; Rachis, internodes 6 mm.; Spikelets, 17 mm. × 10 mm. wide × 2 mm., not in capitate clusters, 1 per node, not oriented edgewise to rachis; Glumes, < lowest floret, narrowly lanceolate, slightly asymmetric, lower, 9.5 mm., upper, 10.6 mm.; Florets, #6±; Lemma, 11 mm., awns, 0; Palea, 9 mm.; Anthers, 4.5 mm.

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Paspalum dilatatum

Coll. No. 995, Paspalum dilatatum

Scanned 31 Dec 2014.

Coll. No. 995, 13 July 2013, characters observed while keying: Perennial, tall, but < 1.5 mm.; Stem herbaceous; Leaf sheath and blade differentiated; Ligule membraneous, to 4 mm.; Inflorescence in digitate branches, branches to 8 cm., subtended by silky hairs, 7-8 mm.; Spikelets, many per branch, single proximally, paired distally, stalked on an unbranched central axis, 3.2 mm × 2.2 mm. wide, compressed dorsally; Florets, bisexual; Glumes, > florets, enclosing them, membraneous, flexible, margin long silky hairy; Lemma veins converging; Palea not winged.

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Coll. No. 995, Paspalum dilatatum

Scanned 31 Dec 2014.

Coll. No. 995, 13 July 2013, characters observed while keying: Perennial, tall, but < 1.5 mm.; Stem herbaceous; Leaf sheath and blade differentiated; Ligule membraneous, to 4 mm.; Inflorescence in digitate branches, branches to 8 cm., subtended by silky hairs, 7-8 mm.; Spikelets, many per branch, single proximally, paired distally, stalked on an unbranched central axis, 3.2 mm × 2.2 mm. wide, compressed dorsally; Florets, bisexual; Glumes, > florets, enclosing them, membraneous, flexible, margin long silky hairy; Lemma veins converging; Palea not winged.

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Phalaris arundinacea

Coll. No. 3074, Phalaris arundinacea.

Photographed 30 December 2023.

Plants of the Douglas Mountain Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae

Phalaris arundinacea L.  Reed Canarygrass.

Guy Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. In still water beside the creek, 94 m. west across County Road 70 from the Centennial Ranch house, 2.42 km. south of Mount Tom, 12.3 km. west northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7948°N, 105.3551°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2346 m. Also nearby in still water: Montia chamissoi.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo and John Vickery 3074. 12-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3074, 12 Jul 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 150 cm., still water beside creek, rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, open, 140 mm., ligule, membraneous, 5 mm., blade, 160 mm. ×8 mm. wide, flat; Inflorescence, panicle; Spikelets, 5-6 mm.; Florets, 1, though subtended on opposite sides by 2 small hairy bits of tissue that could be sterile florets; Glumes, lower, 5 mm., upper, 6 mm., wingless, keeled, barely scabrous; Lemma, 4 mm., awns absent; Palea, 3 mm.

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Phleum alpinum

Coll. No. 3102, Phleum alpinum.

Photographed 7 January 2024.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Phleum alpinum L.  Alpine Timothy.

West Tennessee Creek, Lake County, Colorado. Former meander of West Tennessee Creek, 575 m. (geodesic) southeast of Lily Lake, 12.3 km. (geodesic) north northwest of Leadville. 39.3471°N, 106.3635°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3166 m. Grass with a spike-like inflorescence. Collected with Danthonia intermedia.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2023, issued: Jul 1, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3102. 18-Jul-2023

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Phleum pratense

So, are there short awns? And what's with the truncate(?) glumes?

Scanned 22 Sep 2011, grid is 10 x 10 to the inch.

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Collection No. 501

Photograph taken August 2, 2007 beside Bohler Creek.

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Collection No. 501, Phleum pratense L. Timothy.

Scanned 13 March 2011. Background grid is 10 x 10 to the inch.

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Coll. No. 1216, Phleum pratense

Photographed 17 July 2015.

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Piptatherum micranthum

Coll. No. 3079, Piptatherum micranthum.

Photographed 31 December 2023.

Plants of the Douglas Mountain Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae

Piptatherum micranthum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth.  Littleseed Ricegrass.

Guy Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Dry former roadside in the shaded mouth of a small gulch tributary to Guy Gulch, 190 m. southwest across County Road 70 from the Centennial Ranch house, 2.56 km. south of Mount Tom, 12.3 km. west northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7936°N, 105.3556°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2353 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo and John Vickery 3079. 12-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3079, 12 July 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 50 cm., caespitose; Leaves, sheath, 75 mm., open, ligule, membranous, 1.5 mm., blade, 250 mm. × 3.2 mm. wide, some flat, some involute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, <leaves, panicle, contracted [more so than would be expected], 120 mm. × 5 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended; Compression, not remarkable; Glumes, lower, 3.2 mm., veins, 5(7?), upper, 3.5 mm. >lowest floret, veins, 5(7?), membranous to transparent distally, awns, 0; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Lemma, 2.2 mm., <glumes, coriaceous, rolled, sparsely pubescent, veins, 3, awns, #1, 9 mm., wavy, deciduous; Palea, 2 mm., <lemma, coriaceous.

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Poa annua

Coll. No. 920, Poa annua

Photographed 12 February 2013.

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Coll. No. 920, Poa annua

Scanned 12 February 2013.

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Poa bulbosa

Florets of Coll. No. 1114, Poa bulbosa.

Scanned 15 September 2015.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1114, Poa bulbosa.

Scanned 15 September 2015.

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Coll. No. 1114, Poa bulbosa, bulbus bases of culms.

Scanned 15 September 2015.

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Poa compressa

Habitat of Coll. No. 1231, Poa compressa

Photographed 20 July 2015.

It's in the small patch just above center, in front of the small shrub.

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Coll. No. 861, Poa compressa

Scanned 24 February 2013.

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Coll. No. 1677, Poa compressa

Photographed 17 December 2017.

Coll. No. 1677, 28 June 2017, characters observed: Perennial grass, 35-40 cm.; Rhizomes, numerous; Culms, compressed; Nodes, compressed; Leaves, sheath 40-55 mm., open top ¾, ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., blade, 40-55 mm., folded; Inflorescence, panicle, contracted, 45 mm. × 12 mm. wide; Spikelets, 4 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between the florets; Glumes, #2, lower, 2 mm., veins #3, upper, 2.2 mm.; Florets, 5 per spikelet, at least some bisexual; Lemma, 2 mm., keeled, few hairs near base, veins, #5, neither equally spaced nor prominent, tip, obtuse, awns, 0; Palea, 2 mm., veins, green, sparsely scabrous, purple between; Anthers, 1.6 mm.

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Poa fendleriana

Coll. No. 2494, Poa fendleriana.

Photographed 23 October 2021.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey.  Muttongrass.

Lippincott Ranch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Southwest corner of the ranch, near the railroad tracks, in deep ponderosa pine forest duff, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9018°N, 105.2815°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2084 m. Also seen or collected nearby: Juniperus communis, J. scopulorum, Pinus ponderosa with Arceuthobium vaginatum, Hieracium albiflorum, Berberis repens, and Corallorhiza maculata.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2021, issued: Apr 1, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2494. 4-Jun-2021

Coll. No. 2494, 4 June 2021, characters observed: Perennial tufted grass, to 35 cm; Sheath, open; Ligule, membraneous; Inflorescence, 45 mm. × 9 mm. wide, panicle, discontinuous on rachis; Spikelets, many, 5.5 mm. × 5 mm. wide; Compression, lateral; Glumes, keeled, <lowest floret, lower, 2.3 mm., veins 1, upper, 3.5 mm., veins 3; Florets, 4 per spikelet, 3 pistillate, 1 sterile; Rachilla, extends 1 mm. beyond sterile floret, Lemma, 3.5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, proximal body pappillate, veins 5 (obscure) proximal mid-vein and marginal veins hairy, chartaceous distally; Palea, 3 mm., keels ciliate.

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Coll. No. 1805, Poa fendleriana

Photographed 14 January 2019.

Coll. No. 1805, 8 May 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 22 cm., clumped; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, sheath, 40-80 mm., open; ligule, membranous, 1.5 mm., auricles, absent; blade, 40 mm, revolute, margins, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, contracted panicle, 80 mm. × 14 mm. wide, 4± branches; Rachis, not extended, sparsely scabrous; Spikelets, many, 7 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, stalked, pedicels 1-2 mm., 2-many flowered; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 2.6 mm., veins, #3, upper, 2.7 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #3, keeled, membranous, awns, #0; Florets, 4 per spikelet, all staminate, no pistillate or bisexual florets found; Lemma, 4.5 mm., >glumes, ovate, membranous, hairy proximally to short hairy distally, none cobwebby, color, green-purple, veins, #5, obscure, tip, obtuse; Palea, 3.7 mm., <lemma, membranous, veins, green, ciliate, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, 1.7 mm.

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Coll. No. 1126, Poa fendleriana

Photographed 1 June 2015.

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Coll. No. 1815, Poa fendleriana

Photographed 7 August 2018.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey.  Muttongrass.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower north slopes of North Table Mountain, on the nose of a small ridge in the corner of the North Table Loop, 4.49 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7952°N, 105.2107°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1849 m. Collected with Phlox multiflora and Carex inops var. heliophila.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2018, issued: Mar 1, 2018, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 1815. 10-May-2018

Coll. No. 1815, 10 May 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 50 cm., clumped, not rhizomatous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, mostly basal, blade and sheath differentiated; (Cauline) Sheath, 55 mm., open at least ½, minutely scabrous; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm.; Auricles, 0; (Cauline) Blade, 15-25 mm., rolled, margins minutely scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, contracted panicle, 85 mm. × 15 mm. wide, spikelets many; Rachis, not extended beyond the upper spikelet; Spikelets, many, similar, borne singly, stalked, narrowly rounded at base, 2-many flowered, 6.5 mm. × 3 mm. wide; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, unknown; Glumes, lower 3 mm., upper 3.5 mm., keeled, membraneous, awns 0; Florets, 5 per spikelet, bisexual; Rachilla, glabrous, extended beyond upper floret; Lemma, 3 mm., ovate, membraneous, keeled, sparsely villous on proximal keel and margin, veins, ≥3(5), tip entire, obtuse, awns, 0; Palea, 2.9 mm., <lemma, membraneous, keel ciliate; Anthers, 1.5-1.7 mm.; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery.

Becomes lost in keys requiring that all florets be pistillate, e.g., Shaw (2008) and Ackerfield (2015). Keys easily to Poa fendleriana in keys that do not mention that florets are unisexual or that plant is dioecious, e.g., Hitchcock (2ed, Chase, 1950), Harrington (2ed, 1964), Welsh, et al. (1993), Baldwin (2012), and Weber & Wittman (2012).

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1807, Poa fendleriana

Scanned 7 August 2018.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey.  Muttongrass.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lowest eastern slopes of North Table Mountain, beside the Lithic Trail about mid-way between the Fairmont Ditch and North Table Loop, 3.80 km. northeast of the GNIS location of Golden, 39.7818°N, 105.1927°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1777 m. "Reddish stems," actually reddish proximal sheaths, attracted me from trailside.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2018, issued: Mar 1, 2018, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 1807. 7-May-2018

Coll. No. 1807, 7 May 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, 50-60 cm., clumped, not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stems, herbaceous; Internodes, hollow, glabrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 120 mm., open at least ½, minutely scabrous, reddish color proximally; Ligule, membraneous, 2 mm., auricles absent; Blade, 25 mm., scabrous, margin scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, > leaves, panicle, 110 mm. × 20 mm. wide, spikelets many; Rachis, sparsely scabrous on all sides, not extended beyond upper spikelet; Spikelets, many, similar, borne singly, one per node, stalked, 6 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower 3.7 mm., upper 4.3 mm., veins 3(5); Florets, 5-6 per spikelet, pistillate; Axis, hairy, extended beyond upper floret; Lemma, 5 mm., > glumes, membraneous, keeled, keel and margin are villous proximally, hairs to 0.7 mm., veins definitely ≥3, maybe 5, parallel, tip entire, obtuse; Palea, 2.5 mm., <lemma, proximally villous, keels ciliate, margin glabrous; Stamens, none found; Ovary, glabrous, yellow-brown; Stigma, feathery;

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Coll. No. 1807, Poa fendleriana

Photographed 7 August 2018.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey.  Muttongrass.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lowest eastern slopes of North Table Mountain, beside the Lithic Trail about mid-way between the Fairmont Ditch and North Table Loop, 3.80 km. northeast of the GNIS location of Golden, 39.7818°N, 105.1927°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1777 m. "Reddish stems," actually reddish proximal sheaths, attracted me from trailside.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2018, issued: Mar 1, 2018, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 1807. 7-May-2018

Coll. No. 1807, 7 May 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, 50-60 cm., clumped, not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stems, herbaceous; Internodes, hollow, glabrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 120 mm., open at least ½, minutely scabrous, reddish color proximally; Ligule, membraneous, 2 mm., auricles absent; Blade, 25 mm., scabrous, margin scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, > leaves, panicle, 110 mm. × 20 mm. wide, spikelets many; Rachis, sparsely scabrous on all sides, not extended beyond upper spikelet; Spikelets, many, similar, borne singly, one per node, stalked, 6 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower 3.7 mm., upper 4.3 mm., veins 3(5); Florets, 5-6 per spikelet, pistillate; Axis, hairy, extended beyond upper floret; Lemma, 5 mm., > glumes, membraneous, keeled, keel and margin are villous proximally, hairs to 0.7 mm., veins definitely ≥3, maybe 5, parallel, tip entire, obtuse; Palea, 2.5 mm., <lemma, proximally villous, keels ciliate, margin glabrous; Stamens, none found; Ovary, glabrous, yellow-brown; Stigma, feathery;

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Poa fendleriana fendleriana

Coll. No. 1126, Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana

Scanned 29 September 2015.

Coll. No. 1126, 1 June 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, of shady dry places, to 40 cm., not rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, open ½, ligule, membraneous, ±1 mm., auricles 0, blade, soft, short and rolled distally; Inflorescence, panicle, 3°-4° branches, somewhat contracted, i.e., not broad, branches sparsely scabrous; Pedicels, 1.5-2.5 mm., short ascending hairs; Spikelets, 1 per node; Compression lateral; Glumes, 2, lower, 3 mm., <lowest lemma, upper, 4 mm., Florets, 5-6, lowest 1-3 pistillate, upper undetermined but no evidence of stamens; Callus glabrous; Rachilla, extends beyond upper floret; Lemma, 4 mm., keeled, veins 5, tip obtuse, awns 0, wavy hairs proximal half of keels and margins; Palea, 2.3 mm., transparent, keels green and hairy.

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Coll. No. 1126, Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana

Scanned 29 September 2015.

Coll. No. 1126, 1 June 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, of shady dry places, to 40 cm., not rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, open ½, ligule, membraneous, ±1 mm., auricles 0, blade, soft, short and rolled distally; Inflorescence, panicle, 3°-4° branches, somewhat contracted, i.e., not broad, branches sparsely scabrous; Pedicels, 1.5-2.5 mm., short ascending hairs; Spikelets, 1 per node; Compression lateral; Glumes, 2, lower, 3 mm., <lowest lemma, upper, 4 mm., Florets, 5-6, lowest 1-3 pistillate, upper undetermined but no evidence of stamens; Callus glabrous; Rachilla, extends beyond upper floret; Lemma, 4 mm., keeled, veins 5, tip obtuse, awns 0, wavy hairs proximal half of keels and margins; Palea, 2.3 mm., transparent, keels green and hairy.

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Poa interior

Coll. No. 3272, Poa interior.

Photographed 21 November 2024.

Plants of the Coal Creek Canyon Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae

Poa interior Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32:604 (1905).  Inland Bluegrass.

Coal Creek Canyon Study Area, Lacey Parcel, Jefferson County, Colorado. Second primary drainage of Lacey parcel, about 280 m. southwest of Coal Creek, 1.67 km. west northwest of Coal Creek Canyon Fire Station #3, 15.0 km. northwest of Golden. 39.87722°N, 105.29641°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2106 m. Douglas fir forest, also here: Physocarpus montanus, Viola canadensis, and Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2024, issued: Mar 6, 2024, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3272. 21-Jun-2024

Coll. No. 3272, 21 June 2024, characters observed: Perennial grass, 35 cm., not obviously rhizomatous, not rooting at lower nodes; Leaves, Sheath, 65 mm., open, keel not winged, Ligule, membranous, 1.5 mm.; Blade, 95 mm. × 2.2 mm. wide, flat; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, > leaves, panicle, 120 mm. × 37 mm. wide, branched 3×, > capillary; Rachis, not extended, minutely scabrous; Spikelets, many, 3 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels 2-6 mm.; Compression, lateral±; Glumes, lower, 2.5 mm., veins 3, upper, 3 mm., <lowest floret, veins 3, keeled, awns 0; Florets, 3 per spikelet; Lemma, 2.8 mm., >glumes, keeled, proximally sparsely cobwebby, intercostal glabrous, veins 3, awns 0; Palea, 2 mm., < lemma; Anthers, 1 mm.

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Poa palustris

Spikelets of Coll. No. 1529, Poa palustris

Sure hope I got this one right; spent enough time working on it.

Photographed 17 January 2017.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower south slopes of North Table Mountain, above Peery Parkway, 250 m. south of the USBR monument “North Table,”1.25 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.767°N, 105.22°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1833 m. Small wetland where the North Table Mountain Trail crosses a watercourse below a near-perennial spring that is higher on the south slope of the mesa.

Coll. No. 1529, 5 August 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1 m., growing in running water; rhizomes, unknown (none seen); Leaves, sheath open, ligule, membraneous, 4 mm., blade, flat, scabrous, tip, narrow, not broadly prow-shaped; Inflorescence, open panicle, 28 cm. × 20 cm. wide, lower branches 4-5 per node; Pedicels, 0.3-3.0 mm.; Spikelets, 1 per node, 4 mm. × 1 mm., compression lateral, glumes, lemma, and paleae very fragile; Glumes, #2, lower, 2.6 mm., veins 3, upper, 2.8 mm., veins 3 (5?); Disarticulation, above the glumes; Florets, 3 fertile, + uppermost rudimentary; Lemma, 2.6 mm., veins, at least 3, maybe 5, basal hairs sparse, but length 1/2 the lemma, keeled, hairy proximally, margin, hairy proximally, glabrous between the veins; Palea, 2.3 mm.

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Coll. No. 1529, Poa palustris

Sure hope I got this one right; spent enough time working on it.

Photographed 17 January 2017.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower south slopes of North Table Mountain, above Peery Parkway, 250 m. south of the USBR monument “North Table,”1.25 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.767°N, 105.22°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1833 m. Small wetland where the North Table Mountain Trail crosses a watercourse below a near-perennial spring that is higher on the south slope of the mesa.

Coll. No. 1529, 5 August 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1 m., growing in running water; rhizomes, unknown (none seen); Leaves, sheath open, ligule, membraneous, 4 mm., blade, flat, scabrous, tip, narrow, not broadly prow-shaped; Inflorescence, open panicle, 28 cm. × 20 cm. wide, lower branches 4-5 per node; Pedicels, 0.3-3.0 mm.; Spikelets, 1 per node, 4 mm. × 1 mm., compression lateral, glumes, lemma, and paleae very fragile; Glumes, #2, lower, 2.6 mm., veins 3, upper, 2.8 mm., veins 3 (5?); Disarticulation, above the glumes; Florets, 3 fertile, + uppermost rudimentary; Lemma, 2.6 mm., veins, at least 3, maybe 5, basal hairs sparse, but length 1/2 the lemma, keeled, hairy proximally, margin, hairy proximally, glabrous between the veins; Palea, 2.3 mm.

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Poa pratensis

Coll. No. 3019, Poa pratensis.

Photographed 14 December 2023.

Plants of the Douglas Mountain Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae

Poa pratensis L.  Kentucky Bluegrass.

Guy Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Sunny spot on a slope just above an abandoned stream terrace, southwest side of County Road 70, 1.13 km. northwest of Centennial Ranch house, 13.3 km. (geodesic) northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8009°N, 105.3645°W. WGS 1987 Elev. 2407 m. Perennial, rhizomatous, cobwebby, lemma and palea glabrous on lateral veins and intercostal regions.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 3019. 3-Jul-2023

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Coll. No. 2057, Poa pratensis

Photographed 30 September 2019.

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Roots of Coll. No. 1420, Poa pratensis

Scanned 7 December 2016.

Coll. No. 1420, 10 June 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, rhizomatous (although of material collected for three vouchers, only one has rhizomes), not strongly flattened, to 75 cm.; Sheath, open about ½; Ligule, membraneous, 0.7 mm.; Auricles, 0; Inflorescence, much-branched open panicle, branches scabrous; Spikelets, one per node, 4 mm., awns 0; Florets, 3 per spikelet, reduced florets above fertile floret, #1 ♀, #2-3 ♂, Rachilla, extends 1 mm. above upper floret, not hairy; Glumes, #2, keeled, scabrous, lower, 2.0-2.3 mm., veins 1, upper, 2.5-3.0 mm., veins 3, prominent; Lemma, 3 mm., veins 5, keeled, tuft of hairs at base, >⅓ lemma; Palea, 2.3 mm., veins 2, green, otherwise translucent. Subspecies of P. pratensis are not recognized in Colorado (Weber&Wittmann 2012, Ackerman 2015).

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1420, Poa pratensis

Scanned 7 December 2016.

Coll. No. 1420, 10 June 2016, characters observed: Perennial grass, rhizomatous (although of material collected for three vouchers, only one has rhizomes), not strongly flattened, to 75 cm.; Sheath, open about ½; Ligule, membraneous, 0.7 mm.; Auricles, 0; Inflorescence, much-branched open panicle, branches scabrous; Spikelets, one per node, 4 mm., awns 0; Florets, 3 per spikelet, reduced florets above fertile floret, #1 ♀, #2-3 ♂, Rachilla, extends 1 mm. above upper floret, not hairy; Glumes, #2, keeled, scabrous, lower, 2.0-2.3 mm., veins 1, upper, 2.5-3.0 mm., veins 3, prominent; Lemma, 3 mm., veins 5, keeled, tuft of hairs at base, >⅓ lemma; Palea, 2.3 mm., veins 2, green, otherwise translucent. Subspecies of P. pratensis are not recognized in Colorado (Weber&Wittmann 2012, Ackerman 2015).

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Poa pratensis pratensis

Coll. No. 470, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensus

The grid spacing is 1/4 inch.Coll. No. 470, 28 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial to 60 cm; Nodes Leaf not prow-tipped; Sheath open; Auricles 0; Ligules membraneous; Infloresence terminal, panicle; Compression not dorsal, maybe lateral; Disarticulation above the glumes; Callus long cobwebby hairs (distinctive!); Spikelets similar throughout plant, attached to 2-3° branches, 8-12 per node; Glumes lower 2 mm (slightly) < upper 1.7 mm, glabrous, < florets; Lemma glabrous, veins 3; Awns 0; Florets 2+ per spikelet (eliminates Agrostis); Anthers 3, purple; Stigma white.

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Coll. No. 470, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensus

The grid spacing is 1/4 inch.Coll. No. 470, 28 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial to 60 cm; Nodes Leaf not prow-tipped; Sheath open; Auricles 0; Ligules membraneous; Infloresence terminal, panicle; Compression not dorsal, maybe lateral; Disarticulation above the glumes; Callus long cobwebby hairs (distinctive!); Spikelets similar throughout plant, attached to 2-3° branches, 8-12 per node; Glumes lower 2 mm (slightly) < upper 1.7 mm, glabrous, < florets; Lemma glabrous, veins 3; Awns 0; Florets 2+ per spikelet (eliminates Agrostis); Anthers 3, purple; Stigma white.

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Coll. No. 860, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis

Scanned 23 February 2013.

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Coll. No. 470, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis

Scanned 28 Nov 2011.

Coll. No. 470, 28 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial to 60 cm; Nodes Leaf not prow-tipped; Sheath open; Auricles 0; Ligules membraneous; Infloresence terminal, panicle; Compression not dorsal, maybe lateral; Disarticulation above the glumes; Callus long cobwebby hairs (distinctive!); Spikelets similar throughout plant, attached to 2-3° branches, 8-12 per node; Glumes lower 2 mm (slightly) < upper 1.7 mm, glabrous, < florets; Lemma glabrous, veins 3; Awns 0; Florets 2+ per spikelet (eliminates Agrostis); Anthers 3, purple; Stigma white.

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Coll. No. 470, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis

Scanned 28 Nov 2011.

Coll. No. 470, 28 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial to 60 cm; Nodes Leaf not prow-tipped; Sheath open; Auricles 0; Ligules membraneous; Infloresence terminal, panicle; Compression not dorsal, maybe lateral; Disarticulation above the glumes; Callus long cobwebby hairs (distinctive!); Spikelets similar throughout plant, attached to 2-3° branches, 8-12 per node; Glumes lower 2 mm (slightly) < upper 1.7 mm, glabrous, < florets; Lemma glabrous, veins 3; Awns 0; Florets 2+ per spikelet (eliminates Agrostis); Anthers 3, purple; Stigma white.

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Coll. No. 1118, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis

Scanned 21 September 2015.

Coll. No. 1118, 28 May 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 60 cm.; Rhizomes, to 12 cm., 0.8 mm. dia.; Culm, not bulbous at base, not strongly flattened; Leaf, sheath, 130 mm., open at least ½; ligule, 1.8 mm., membraneous; auricles 0, blade, lower involute, upper flat, 75 mm. × 3 mm. wide, tip prow-shaped; Inflorescence, panicle, shape at maturity unknown, branches scabrous; Spikelets, 5 mm., singly pedicelled on 3°-5° branches; Compression lateral; Disarticulation above the glumes; Glumes, keeled, small line of stiff hairs distally, lower, 2.3 mm., <lowest lemma, veins 3, upper, 2.5 mm.; Florets, appear staminate, may be immature; Callus with some cobwebby hairs, but cobwebby hairs also elsewhere; Lemma, 3 mm., veins, 5, prominent, ±evenly spaced (leads to Melica, which this is not), keel and margins cobwebby proximally, margins scarious, tip broadly acute, awns 0, Palea, 2.5 mm., green, esp. on veins.

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Poa secunda juncifolia

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1175, Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia

Scanned 5 November 2015.

Coll. No. 1175, 25 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 75 cm., basal or subterranean nodes not enlarged, rhizomes 0; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 3 mm., blade, tips, prow-shaped; Inflorescence, well-developed panicle, 1°-4° branching evident, exceeding upper leaves; Spikelets, many, all similar, 1 per node, not subtended by bristles or long-silky hairs, ovate in outline, bisexual; Compression, obvious, moderate lateral; Glumes, #2, awns 0, < lowest floret, lower, 2.4 mm., veins 1, upper, 2.8 mm., veins 3; Disarticulation, above the glumes, Florets, #3+, fertile, 2+; Callus, generally glabrous, but there is a small (0.3 mm.) tangle of hairs atop the callus or at the base of the lemma that stays with the callus or caryopsis when lemma is removed; Lemma, 3.5 mm., slightly keeled distally, veins indistinct, awn 0; Palea, 3.2 mm., veins hairy or scabrous; Anthers, 1.8 mm.

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Spikelets of Coll. No. 1175, Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia

Scanned 5 November 2015.

Coll. No. 1175, 25 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 75 cm., basal or subterranean nodes not enlarged, rhizomes 0; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 3 mm., blade, tips, prow-shaped; Inflorescence, well-developed panicle, 1°-4° branching evident, exceeding upper leaves; Spikelets, many, all similar, 1 per node, not subtended by bristles or long-silky hairs, ovate in outline, bisexual; Compression, obvious, moderate lateral; Glumes, #2, awns 0, < lowest floret, lower, 2.4 mm., veins 1, upper, 2.8 mm., veins 3; Disarticulation, above the glumes, Florets, #3+, fertile, 2+; Callus, generally glabrous, but there is a small (0.3 mm.) tangle of hairs atop the callus or at the base of the lemma that stays with the callus or caryopsis when lemma is removed; Lemma, 3.5 mm., slightly keeled distally, veins indistinct, awn 0; Palea, 3.2 mm., veins hairy or scabrous; Anthers, 1.8 mm.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1175, Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia

Scanned 5 November 2015.

Coll. No. 1175, 25 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 75 cm., basal or subterranean nodes not enlarged, rhizomes 0; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 3 mm., blade, tips, prow-shaped; Inflorescence, well-developed panicle, 1°-4° branching evident, exceeding upper leaves; Spikelets, many, all similar, 1 per node, not subtended by bristles or long-silky hairs, ovate in outline, bisexual; Compression, obvious, moderate lateral; Glumes, #2, awns 0, < lowest floret, lower, 2.4 mm., veins 1, upper, 2.8 mm., veins 3; Disarticulation, above the glumes, Florets, #3+, fertile, 2+; Callus, generally glabrous, but there is a small (0.3 mm.) tangle of hairs atop the callus or at the base of the lemma that stays with the callus or caryopsis when lemma is removed; Lemma, 3.5 mm., slightly keeled distally, veins indistinct, awn 0; Palea, 3.2 mm., veins hairy or scabrous; Anthers, 1.8 mm.

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Poa secunda secunda

Coll. No. 1855, Poa secunda ssp. secunda

Scanned 5 November 2018.

Coll. No. 1855, 18 May 2018, characters observed: Perennial, to 50 cm., not rhizomatous; Internodes, hollow, glabrous; Sheath, 60 mm., open; Ligule, membranous, 4 mm., auricles, 0.2-0.3 mm.; Blade, 20-37 mm. × 2 mm. to 1 mm. wide, flat, tip folded and fused (prow-shaped), mid-rib and margins sparsely scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 80 mm. × 11 mm. wide, 1-5  branches, 3-7 mm., spikelets, many; Rachis, sparsely scabrous, nodes yellowish; Spikelets, many, similar, 1 per node, 5-6.2 mm. × 1.5-2 mm. wide, 2-many flowered; Compression, unremarkable; Glumes, lower, 2.5 mm., veins, #3, upper, 3.2 mm., veins, #3, awns, #0; Florets, 3 per spikelet, fertile; Axis, sparsely hairy; Lemma, 3.5 mm., ±=glumes, lanceolate, membranous, rounded proximal ½ to weakly keeled above, wavy hairy (to 0.5 mm.) proximally, not cobwebby, color, green, veins, #5, ±parallel, tip, entire, obtuse, awns, #0; Palea, 3.2 mm., ±lemma, membranous, glabrous, greenish at base and margins, Anthers, 1.3 mm.

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Coll. No. 969, Poa secunda ssp. secunda

Scanned on 23 Feb 2014.

Coll. No. 969, 22 May 2013, characters observed: Perennial, tufted, to 30 cm.; Stem, base not bulbous; Sheath open; Leaf, blade and sheath differentiated; Inflorescence, >> leaves, branches ascending; Spikelets, many in well-developed inflorescence, all similar, on 2° branches, 1 per node, not subtended by bristles or long-silky hairs, narrowly ovate or lanceolate (not ovate), laterally compressed; Florets, 4+ per spikelet; Callus, glabrous; Glumes, short hairy, awns 0; Lemma, ±evenly short hairy, awns 0; Anther, 1.6 mm.

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Coll. No. 969, Poa secunda ssp. secunda

Scanned on 23 Feb 2014.

Coll. No. 969, 22 May 2013, characters observed: Perennial, tufted, to 30 cm.; Stem, base not bulbous; Sheath open; Leaf, blade and sheath differentiated; Inflorescence, >> leaves, branches ascending; Spikelets, many in well-developed inflorescence, all similar, on 2° branches, 1 per node, not subtended by bristles or long-silky hairs, narrowly ovate or lanceolate (not ovate), laterally compressed; Florets, 4+ per spikelet; Callus, glabrous; Glumes, short hairy, awns 0; Lemma, ±evenly short hairy, awns 0; Anther, 1.6 mm.

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Poa sp.

Coll. No. 2921, Festuca saximontana Poa sp.

Photographed 26 October 2023.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Festuca saximontana Rydb.  Rocky Mountain Fescue.

Poa sp., Jan Wingate, 4/24/2024.

Magpie Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Mouth of the canyon of Magpie Gulch, along an old road, about 115 m. west of the parcel boundary, 2.16 km. west northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7599°N, 105.2398°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1809 m. Most likely a revegetation grass in an open grassland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2921. 22-May-2023

Collection No. 2921, 22 May 2023, characters observed: Perennial grass, 25 cm., cespitose; Stem, glabrous below inflorescence; Leaves, Sheath, 19-20 mm., open; Ligule, membranous, 1 mm., auricles, absent; Blade, 40-42 mm. × >1 mm. wide, involute [conduplicate?]; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 55 mm. × 8 mm. wide, branched 2×; Rachis, not extended beyond upper spikelet, scabrous; Spikelets, few (17±), 7 mm. × 2 mm. wide, 1 per node, pedicels 3 mm.; Compression, lateral; Glumes, lower, 4 mm., veins, 3, upper, 4.5 mm., ≤lowest floret, veins, 5, keeled, awns, 0; Florets, 3 per spikelet; Axis, extended beyond upper floret; Lemma, 4.5 mm., proximally glabrous, distally short wavy hairy, keel, glabrous; Palea, 3.5 mm., <lemma; Anthers, 1.3 mm.; Achene, brown.

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Polypogon monspeliensis

Coll. No. 1007, Polypogon monspeliensis

Photographed 16 February 2015.

Coll. No. 1007, 22 Jul 2013, characters observed while keying: Annual, or short-lived perennial, to 35 cm.; Nodes, green; Leaf, blade and sheath differentiated; Inflorescence, >> leaves, 3.5 cm., dense; Spikelets, many, similar, not subtended by bristles or hairs, cylindric, axis not extended beside or above floret, attached to 2°-3° branches, stalk 0.3 mm.; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Glumes, 2, 1.5 mm., equal, not keeled or ciliate-keeled, short hairy, lobed, awns 1 per glume, 4.5 mm.; Lemmas, membranous, glabrous, short hair-like “awn”; Palea, membranous, glabrous; Stamens, 3.

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Coll. No. 983, Polypogon monspeliensis

Photographed 23 February 2015.

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Ligule of Coll. No. 1177, Polypogon monspeliensis

Scanned 5 November 2015.

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Coll. No. 983, Polypogon monspeliensis

Photographed 19 Jun 2013.

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Coll. No. 1007, Polypogon monspeliensis

Photographed 16 February 2015.

Coll. No. 1007, 22 Jul 2013, characters observed while keying: Annual, or short-lived perennial, to 35 cm.; Nodes, green; Leaf, blade and sheath differentiated; Inflorescence, >> leaves, 3.5 cm., dense; Spikelets, many, similar, not subtended by bristles or hairs, cylindric, axis not extended beside or above floret, attached to 2°-3° branches, stalk 0.3 mm.; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Glumes, 2, 1.5 mm., equal, not keeled or ciliate-keeled, short hairy, lobed, awns 1 per glume, 4.5 mm.; Lemmas, membranous, glabrous, short hair-like “awn”; Palea, membranous, glabrous; Stamens, 3.

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Coll. No. 1177, Polypogon monspeliensis

Scanned 5 November 2015.

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Puccinellia distans

Coll. No. 1959.2, Puccinellia distans

Photographed 7 January 2019.

Coll. No. 1959.2, 21 June 2018, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 45 cm., clumped; Leaves, Sheath, 62 mm., open; Ligule, membranous, 1.7 mm., auricles, absent; Blade, 41 mm., revolute, scabrous on mid-vein and margin, tip, prow-shaped; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, open panicle, 120 mm. × 90 mm. wide, pyramidal, some branches reflexed; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, 2.5 mm. × 0.9 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 1.0-3.5 mm., 3-4 flowered; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between the florets, florets falling separately; Glumes, lower, 0.9 mm., veins, #1, upper, 1.5 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 1 or more, obscure, awns, #0; Lemma, 1.9 mm., >glumes, ovate, membranous, rolled, glabrous, purple to tan, veins, ≥5, obscure, tip, rounded, lacerate or erose, Palea, 1.9 mm., ±=lemma, keels minutely scabrous, tip, entire, color purple to straw; Anthers, 0.7 mm.; Crypsela, 1.2 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, brown.

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Puccinellia nuttalliana

Spikelets of Coll. No. 1174, Puccinellia nuttalliana

Scanned 4 November 2015.

Coll. No. 1174, 25 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 60 cm., not rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, blade, involute, 2 mm. wide when flat; Inflorescence, well-developed panicle, 21 cm., many similar spikelets; Spikelets, 1 per node, attached to 1°-3° branches, 6 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, Glumes, 2, lower < lowest floret, awns 0; Pedicel, uniformly scabrous; Florets, #3, androgynous; Lemmas, lowest, 2.7 mm., veins 5, tip obtuse, awns 0; Anther, 0.9 mm.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1174, Puccinellia nuttalliana

Scanned 4 November 2015.

Coll. No. 1174, 25 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 60 cm., not rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, blade, involute, 2 mm. wide when flat; Inflorescence, well-developed panicle, 21 cm., many similar spikelets; Spikelets, 1 per node, attached to 1°-3° branches, 6 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, Glumes, 2, lower < lowest floret, awns 0; Pedicel, uniformly scabrous; Florets, #3, androgynous; Lemmas, lowest, 2.7 mm., veins 5, tip obtuse, awns 0; Anther, 0.9 mm.

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Schedonorus arundinaceus

Coll. No. 2837, Schedonorus arundinaceus.

Photographed 4 November 2022.

Plants of Lippincott Ranch
Boulder and Jefferson Counties, Colorado
Poaceae

Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort.  Tall Fescue.

Lippincott Ranch (North), Boulder County, Colorado. South fork of Spring Brook, 2.36 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.51 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. 39.9152°N, 105.2779°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2009 m. Edge of ponderosa pine woodland, just above the creek. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space.

Collected by permit: Boulder OSMP, issued: May 27, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2837. 2-Jul-2022

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Diagnosis of Coll. No. 2837, Schedonorus arundinaceus.

Photographed 4 November 2022.

Plants of Lippincott Ranch
Boulder and Jefferson Counties, Colorado
Poaceae

Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort.  Tall Fescue.

Lippincott Ranch (North), Boulder County, Colorado. South fork of Spring Brook, 2.36 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.51 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. 39.9152°N, 105.2779°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2009 m. Edge of ponderosa pine woodland, just above the creek. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space.

Collected by permit: Boulder OSMP, issued: May 27, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2837. 2-Jul-2022

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Schismus barbatus

Coll. No. 1572, Schismus barbatus

Scanned 1 October 2017.

Coll. No. 1572, 18 April 2017, characters observed: Annual grass, 12-15 cm.; Ligule, finely hairy inside and out; Inflorescence, exceeding leaves, panicle; Spikelets, many, 1 per node; Glumes, 2, 5 mm., lower slightly > upper, veins, 5, keeled, scabrous; Florets, 2+ florets per spikelet; Lemma, lower, 1.7-1.8 mm., teeth widely triangular; Anther, small, 0.2-0.3 mm.; Achene, 0.8 mm., translucent.

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Schizachne purpurescens

Fig. 1. - Schizachne purpurascens. Spikelet, floret, summit of lemma, palea, and caryopsis, × 5.

Reproduced from Swallen, Jason R., 1928.

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Habitat of Coll. No. 2523, Schizachne purpurescens

Photographed 23 June 2021.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Schizachne purpurescens Hackel.  False Melicgrass.

Morrison Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.25 km. south of NF Road 550 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3299°N, 105.2837°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2378 m.. Fronts of sheaths and proximal glumes are reddish-purple. Damp forest floor, also collected here: Lonicera involucrata, Pedicularis canadensis, Dodecatheon pulchellum, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2021, issued: Mar 29, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2523. 23-Jun-2021

Coll. No. 2523, 23 June 2021, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 40 cm., weakly rhizomatous (?); Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, closed, front reddish-purple; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles absent; Blade, 160 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, flat to revolute, glabrous; Inflorescence, narrow panicle; 110 mm. × 15 mm. wide, branches, 2; Spikelets, many, 22 mm. × 4 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 3-13 mm. Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 6 mm., veins, 3, upper, 9 mm., ≤lowest floret, veins, 5, rounded, awns, absent; Florets, 4 per spikelet; Axis, scabrous, not extended; Callus, straight white hairs, 1 mm.; Lemma, 9.5 mm., lanceolate, rolled, green, veins, 7, glabrous, convergent, tip, 2-forked, awns, #1, 13 mm., attached on back, gently curving; Palea, 6 mm., <lemma, membraneous, veins, prominently ciliate; Stamens, #2; Anthers, 1.5-1.7 mm.; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, unknown.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2523, Schizachne purpurescens

Scanned 13 November 2021.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Schizachne purpurescens Hackel.  False Melicgrass.

Morrison Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.25 km. south of NF Road 550 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3299°N, 105.2837°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2378 m.. Fronts of sheaths and proximal glumes are reddish-purple. Damp forest floor, also collected here: Lonicera involucrata, Pedicularis canadensis, Dodecatheon pulchellum, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2021, issued: Mar 29, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2523. 23-Jun-2021

Coll. No. 2523, 23 June 2021, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 40 cm., weakly rhizomatous (?); Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, closed, front reddish-purple; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles absent; Blade, 160 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, flat to revolute, glabrous; Inflorescence, narrow panicle; 110 mm. × 15 mm. wide, branches, 2; Spikelets, many, 22 mm. × 4 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 3-13 mm. Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 6 mm., veins, 3, upper, 9 mm., ≤lowest floret, veins, 5, rounded, awns, absent; Florets, 4 per spikelet; Axis, scabrous, not extended; Callus, straight white hairs, 1 mm.; Lemma, 9.5 mm., lanceolate, rolled, green, veins, 7, glabrous, convergent, tip, 2-forked, awns, #1, 13 mm., attached on back, gently curving; Palea, 6 mm., <lemma, membraneous, veins, prominently ciliate; Stamens, #2; Anthers, 1.5-1.7 mm.; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, unknown.

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Coll. No. 2523, Schizachne purpurescens

Photographed 13 November 2021.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Schizachne purpurescens Hackel.  False Melicgrass.

Morrison Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.25 km. south of NF Road 550 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3299°N, 105.2837°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2378 m.. Fronts of sheaths and proximal glumes are reddish-purple. Damp forest floor, also collected here: Lonicera involucrata, Pedicularis canadensis, Dodecatheon pulchellum, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2021, issued: Mar 29, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2523. 23-Jun-2021

Coll. No. 2523, 23 June 2021, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 40 cm., weakly rhizomatous (?); Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, closed, front reddish-purple; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles absent; Blade, 160 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, flat to revolute, glabrous; Inflorescence, narrow panicle; 110 mm. × 15 mm. wide, branches, 2; Spikelets, many, 22 mm. × 4 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 3-13 mm. Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 6 mm., veins, 3, upper, 9 mm., ≤lowest floret, veins, 5, rounded, awns, absent; Florets, 4 per spikelet; Axis, scabrous, not extended; Callus, straight white hairs, 1 mm.; Lemma, 9.5 mm., lanceolate, rolled, green, veins, 7, glabrous, convergent, tip, 2-forked, awns, #1, 13 mm., attached on back, gently curving; Palea, 6 mm., <lemma, membraneous, veins, prominently ciliate; Stamens, #2; Anthers, 1.5-1.7 mm.; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, unknown.

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Coll. No. 2523, Schizachne purpurescens

Photographed 23 June 2021.

Plants of Colorado
Poaceae

Schizachne purpurescens Hackel.  False Melicgrass.

Morrison Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.25 km. south of NF Road 550 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3299°N, 105.2837°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2378 m.. Fronts of sheaths and proximal glumes are reddish-purple. Damp forest floor, also collected here: Lonicera involucrata, Pedicularis canadensis, Dodecatheon pulchellum, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.

Collected by permit: Pike - San Isabel National Forest, 2021, issued: Mar 29, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2523. 23-Jun-2021

Coll. No. 2523, 23 June 2021, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 40 cm., weakly rhizomatous (?); Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, closed, front reddish-purple; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles absent; Blade, 160 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, flat to revolute, glabrous; Inflorescence, narrow panicle; 110 mm. × 15 mm. wide, branches, 2; Spikelets, many, 22 mm. × 4 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 3-13 mm. Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 6 mm., veins, 3, upper, 9 mm., ≤lowest floret, veins, 5, rounded, awns, absent; Florets, 4 per spikelet; Axis, scabrous, not extended; Callus, straight white hairs, 1 mm.; Lemma, 9.5 mm., lanceolate, rolled, green, veins, 7, glabrous, convergent, tip, 2-forked, awns, #1, 13 mm., attached on back, gently curving; Palea, 6 mm., <lemma, membraneous, veins, prominently ciliate; Stamens, #2; Anthers, 1.5-1.7 mm.; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, unknown.

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Schizachyrium scoparium

Coll. No. 1262, Schizachyrium scoparium

Scanned 30 December 2015.

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Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Blue Stem) in the Mines Survey Field.

Photographed 9 October 2015.

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Coll. No. 1262, Schizachyrium scoparium

Scanned 30 December 2015.

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Coll. No. 1735, Schizachyrium scoparium

Photographed 7 January 2018.

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Secale cereale

Spikelets of Coll. No. 2350, Secale cereale

Scanned 5 December 2020.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Secale cereale L.  Cereal Rye.

Cressmans Gulch (lower), Jefferson County, Colorado. Northwesternmost Golden, between Pine Ridge Road and Dakota Ridge, on a terrace above Cressmans Gulch, 4.50 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7831°N, 105.2396°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1870 m. Not rhizomatous, bi-lateral spike, two florets per spikelet, lemma asymetrical and keel ciliate. Also collected here: Poa secunda, Linum lewisii, and Lupinus argenteus.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2020, issued: Apr 9, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2350. 12-Jun-2020

Annual, erect, 75-100 cm., not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Nodes, constricted, purple; Leaf, sheath, 115 mm., open, ligule, minimal, membraneous, auricle, 0.6-1.0 mm., blade, 170 mm. × 5 mm. wide, flat, minutely scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, terminal 2-sided spike, 100-110 mm. × 9 mm. wide; Rachis, nodes 2.0-3.5 mm., bilateral tufts of straight hairs; Spikelets, many, 1 per node, sessile, bases not embedded in rachis; Disarticulation, below the glumes; Glumes, 2, awl-like, 8-9 mm., ±equal, <lowest floret, keeled, purplish distally, appearing to hide the rachis but not the lemmas; Florets 2, appear side-to-side, fertile; Lemma, 12-13 mm., asymmetric in x-section, veins, 5, keeled, keel ciliate, margins, one ciliate, the other less so, awned; Awns, attached end, 11-16 mm., short proximally in the inflorescence, lengthening distally, straight to wavy, some slightly twisted; Palea, 11-12 mm, membraneous (Described from Coll. No. 1110 and 2350).

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Coll. No. 1110, Secale cereale

Scanned 2 September 2015.

What attracted me to make this scan was the arrangement of glumes and lemmas. In S. cereale, the glumes are reduced nearly to an awl shape and appear to overlap and cover the rachis. The larger ciliate objects are the lemmas.

Coll. No. 1110, 26 May 2015, characters observed: Annual, erect to 1 m.; Leaf, sheath open, ligule membraneous, auricle 1 mm.; Inflorescence, terminal spike, 10 cm.; Internode 2 mm.; Spikelets, 2-ranked, 1 per node, sessile, bases not embedded in rachis; Glumes, 2, awl-like, 8-9 mm., ±equal, keeled, purplish distally, appearing to hide the rachis but not the lemmas; Florets 2, arranged side-to-side; Lemma, 12 mm., keeled, keel ciliate, margins, one ciliate, the other less so, awned; Awns, 16 mm., short proximally, lengthening distally, straight to wavy, some slightly twisted.

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Coll. No. 1110, Secale cereale, auricles ±1 mm.

Scanned 2 September 2015.

Coll. No. 1110, 26 May 2015, characters observed: Annual, erect to 1 m.; Leaf, sheath open, ligule membraneous, auricle 1 mm.; Inflorescence, terminal spike, 10 cm.; Internode 2 mm.; Spikelets, 2-ranked, 1 per node, sessile, bases not embedded in rachis; Glumes, 2, awl-like, 8-9 mm., ±equal, keeled, purplish distally, appearing to hide the rachis but not the lemmas; Florets 2, arranged side-to-side; Lemma, 12 mm., keeled, keel ciliate, margins, one ciliate, the other less so, awned; Awns, 16 mm., short proximally, lengthening distally, straight to wavy, some slightly twisted.

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Sorghastrum nutans

Yellow Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) in winter.

Photographed 28 March 2019.

This is in the general location of my Collection No. 1562.

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Dissected spikelets of Coll. No. 1249, Sorghastrum nutans

Scanned 27 July 2015.

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Inflorescence spike of Coll. No. 1249, Sorghastrum nutans

Scanned 23 December 2015.

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Yellow Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) at Red Rocks

Photographed 7 October 2015.

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One branch of panicle, Coll. No. 1249, Sorghastrum nutans

Scanned 27 July 2015.

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Habitat of Coll. No. 1249, Sorghastrum nutans

Photographed 26 July 2015.

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Sorghastrum nutans “Yellow Indian Grass”

Photographed 3 Sep 2016.

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Yellow Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) at Red Rocks

Photographed 7 October 2015.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1249, Sorghastrum nutans

Photographed 26 July 2015.

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Spikelets of Coll. No. 1249, Sorghastrum nutans

Scanned 23 December 2015.

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Yellow Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) at Red Rocks

Photographed 7 October 2015.

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Spartina pectinata

Coll. No. 1288, Spartina pectinata

Photographed 17 January 2016.

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Sporobolus airoides

Coll. No. 1058, Sporobolus airoides

Scanned 18 August 2014.

Discarded. Pretty much destroyed while looking at arrangement of panicle branches at base of inflorescence.

Coll. No. 1058, 18 Aug 2014: Annual/perennial unknown, probably perennial in 1st year; Culm, lacking short rhizome; Sheath, conspicuous tufts of hairs at proximal end, Ackerfield (2015) says &lqquo;… tufts of hair at the tips …&rdquo, sparsely hairy at summit (distal end); Leaf, elongate, erect, blade rolled in bud; Panicle, large, 17 cm., open, lower nodes few branches, not appearing whorled, branches spreading at maturity, branches 2-7 cm.; Pedicels 2.0-4.5 mm.; Spikelets, not crowded, 2.8 mm., Glumes 1.5 & 2.5 mm.

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Sporobolus cryptandrus

Coll. No. 3048, Sporobolus cryptandrus.

Photographed 24 December 2023.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

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

South Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. West side of the mesa, beside the Olivine Trail, near its intersection with the Old Quarry Trail, 1.30 km. east southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.753°N, 105.2062°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1890 m. Disturbed trail-side, dry and sunny, Cercocarpus montanus the dominant shrub.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3048. 7-Jul-2023

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Coll. No. 2512, Sporobolus cryptandrus

Photographed 6 November 2021.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

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

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower south slopes of North Table Mountain, beside the access road to the overflow (upper) parking lot for the Golden Cliffs climbing area, 1.57 km. northeast of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7659°N, 105.2172°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1788 m. Mostly grassland with a few shrubs, also collected nearby: Corydalis aurea, Securigera varia, and Erigeron tracyi.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2021, issued: Jan 27, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2512. 18-Jun-2021

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Sporobolus cryptandrus in the loose gravel of the trail.

Photographed 26 May 2023.

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Coll. No. 1757, Sporobolus cryptandrus

Photographed 11 January 2018.

Coll. No. 1757, 31 Aug 2017, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 50 cm., caespitose; Leaves, cauline, sheath, 45 mm., overlapping about ½, open, ciliate distally; ligule, hairy, 0.5 mm., collar of hairs to 3 mm., blade, 150 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, rolled to flat; Inflorescence, open panicle, 120 mm, × 45 mm. wide, lower branches included in sheath; Spikelets, 2 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, crowded on panicle branches, glabrous throughout; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Glumes, #2, awns 0, lower, 0.7 mm., upper, 1.8 mm.; Lemma, 2.0 mm., veins, 1, prominent green, awns, 0; Palea, 1.9 mm.

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Leaf collar of Coll. No. 1757, Sporobolus cryptandrus

Scanned 11 January 2018.

Coll. No. 1757, 31 Aug 2017, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 50 cm., caespitose; Leaves, cauline, sheath, 45 mm., overlapping about ½, open, ciliate distally; ligule, hairy, 0.5 mm., collar of hairs to 3 mm., blade, 150 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, rolled to flat; Inflorescence, open panicle, 120 mm, × 45 mm. wide, lower branches included in sheath; Spikelets, 2 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, crowded on panicle branches, glabrous throughout; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Glumes, #2, awns 0, lower, 0.7 mm., upper, 1.8 mm.; Lemma, 2.0 mm., veins, 1, prominent green, awns, 0; Palea, 1.9 mm.

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Sporobolus heterolepis

Coll. No. 1714, Sporobolus heterolepis

Photographed 31 December 2017.

Coll. No. 1714, 28 July 2017, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 40 cm., caespitose; Leaves, mostly basal, ≥inflorescence; Inflorescence, (immature) 10 cm. × 2 cm. wide, open panicle; Spikelets, 1 per node, 4-5 mm.; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Glumes, #2, awns 0, lower, 4 mm., <lemma, upper, 5 mm., ≥lemma; Lemma, 4 mm., veins 1, awn 0.

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Stipa comata comata

Coll No. 663, Stipa comata

Scanned 5 June 2011. Grid is 10x10 to the inch.

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Coll No. 663, Stipa comata

Scanned 5 June 2011. Grid is 10x10 to the inch.

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Coll. No. 992, Stipa comata var. comata

Photographed 20 Jun 2013.

Long, long, straight awns catching the sun and waving in the breeze.

Coll. No. 992, 20 June 2013, characters observed while keying: Perennial, to 1 m.; Ligule, membraneous, 4 mm.; Spikelets, florets, 1; Glumes, 2, 28–30 mm., ±equal; veins 5, glabrous; Floret, callus 3 mm.; Lemma, 10 mm., hardened at maturity, margins overlapping and enclosing grain, Awn 1, 146 mm., wavy in age, proximally short (<1 mm.) straight hairy.

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  • Inyo Forest Road 01S91 “Old Stationhouse Road,” Mono County, California: 71000.
  • Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Hesperostipa comata.
  • Field Notes: Coll. No. 992.

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Stipa miliacea

Coll. No. 813, Stipa miliacea var. miliacea

Scanned 10 May 2012.

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Stipa miliacea miliacea

Smilo Grass (Stipa miliacea) growing with Wild Oats and Mustard.

Photographed 15 May 2012.

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Coll. No. 813, Stipa miliacea var. miliacea

Photographed 10 May 2012.

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Stipa occidentalis occidentalis

Coll. No. 671, Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis

Scanned 5 Nov 2011.

Coll. No. 671, 5 Nov 2011, Characters observed while keying: Lemma hairy; Palea << lemma; Awn all segments hairy, lowest hairs < hairs on upper lemma.

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Thinopyrum intermedium

Ciliate sheath margin of Coll. No. 2552, Thinopyrum intermedium

Microphotographed 24 November 2021.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey.  Intermediate Wheatgrass.

Apex Park - Northern Parcel, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower slopes of the Front Range foothills, northeast quadrant of Apex Park, 4.45 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7248°N, 105.2204°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1896 m. Rhizomatous, one sheath margin ciliate, glumes mucronate, glaucus. Small patch ±25m2, grasslands below foothills scrub, collected nearby: Carduus nutans, Helianthus pumilus, Heterotheca villosa, Sphaeralcea coccinea, and Linaria dalmatica.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2021, issued: Apr 1, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2552. 7-Jul-2021

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Coll. No. 2552, Thinopyrum intermedium

Photographed 24 November 2021.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey.  Intermediate Wheatgrass.

Apex Park - Northern Parcel, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower slopes of the Front Range foothills, northeast quadrant of Apex Park, 4.45 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7248°N, 105.2204°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1896 m. Rhizomatous, one sheath margin ciliate, glumes mucronate, glaucus. Small patch ±25m2, grasslands below foothills scrub, collected nearby: Carduus nutans, Helianthus pumilus, Heterotheca villosa, Sphaeralcea coccinea, and Linaria dalmatica.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2021, issued: Apr 1, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2552. 7-Jul-2021

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Coll. No. 1709, Thinopyrum intermedium

Photographed 30 December 2017.

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Habitat of Coll. No. 1272, Thinopyrum intermedium

Photographed 30 July 2015.

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Thinopyrum ponticum

Coll. No. 2681, Thinopyrum ponticum.

Photographed 3 February 2022.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Z.-W. Liu & R.-C. Wang.  Rush Wheatgrass.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. East edge of North Table Mountain, just above the rim, near the junction of the Mesa Top and Rim Rock Trails, 4.78 km. northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7841°N, 105.1996°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1934 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2021, issued: Apr 1, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2681. 13-Aug-2021

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Coll. No. 2681, Thinopyrum ponticum.

Scanned 3 February 2022.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Poaceae

Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Z.-W. Liu & R.-C. Wang.  Rush Wheatgrass.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. East edge of North Table Mountain, just above the rim, near the junction of the Mesa Top and Rim Rock Trails, 4.78 km. northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7841°N, 105.1996°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1934 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2021, issued: Apr 1, 2021, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2681. 13-Aug-2021

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Trisetum spicatum

Coll. No. 1994, Trisetum spicatum

Photographed 21 January 2019.

Coll. No. 1994, 24 July 2018, characters observed: Perennial, 20-40 cm., clumped, non-rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, 55 mm., open, ligule, membranous, 1.5 mm., erose, auricles, absent, few wavy hairs around collar, blade, 70 mm., revolute, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, contracted panicle, 90 mm. × 10 mm. wide, spikelets, many; Rachis, short soft hairy; Spikelets, many, 5 mm. × 1.8 mm. wide, similar, borne singly; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, lower, 4 mm. × 1 mm. wide, veins, #1, upper, 5.3 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, veins, #3, convergent, keeled, keels, scabrous, membranous, tip short-pointed (nearly awned), margins glabrous; Florets, 3 per spikelet, fertile florets, ≥#2; Rachilla, hairy abaxial, not extended; Callus, straight hairs; Lemma, 4.5 mm., ±=glumes, keeled, keel, scabrous, color, tan, veins, #5, obscure, margins, glabrous, tip, 2-forked, awns, #1, 4 mm., bent, attached just above the middle; Palea, 3.7 mm., <lemma, hyaline, keel, scabrous, veins, colorless, margin, glabrous, tip, bifid; Anthers, 1.2 mm.; Achene, 2.5 mm, tan.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1994, Trisetum spicatum

Photographed 21 January 2019.

Coll. No. 1994, 24 July 2018, characters observed: Perennial, 20-40 cm., clumped, non-rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, 55 mm., open, ligule, membranous, 1.5 mm., erose, auricles, absent, few wavy hairs around collar, blade, 70 mm., revolute, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, contracted panicle, 90 mm. × 10 mm. wide, spikelets, many; Rachis, short soft hairy; Spikelets, many, 5 mm. × 1.8 mm. wide, similar, borne singly; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, lower, 4 mm. × 1 mm. wide, veins, #1, upper, 5.3 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, veins, #3, convergent, keeled, keels, scabrous, membranous, tip short-pointed (nearly awned), margins glabrous; Florets, 3 per spikelet, fertile florets, ≥#2; Rachilla, hairy abaxial, not extended; Callus, straight hairs; Lemma, 4.5 mm., ±=glumes, keeled, keel, scabrous, color, tan, veins, #5, obscure, margins, glabrous, tip, 2-forked, awns, #1, 4 mm., bent, attached just above the middle; Palea, 3.7 mm., <lemma, hyaline, keel, scabrous, veins, colorless, margin, glabrous, tip, bifid; Anthers, 1.2 mm.; Achene, 2.5 mm, tan.

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Coll. No. 833, Trisetum spicatum

Scanned 18 February 2013.

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Coll. No. 833, Trisetum spicatum

Scanned 16 February 2013.

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Triticum aestivum

Coll. No. 2089, Triticum aestivum

Photographed 20 October 2019.

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2089, Triticum aestivum

Scanned 20 October 2019.

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Unknown

Coll. No. 3036, unknown grass.

Photographed 20 December 2023.

Plants of the Douglas Mountain Study Area
Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado, USA
Poaceae
Undetermined.  Grass Family.

Guy Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. On a steep slope between two smaller gulches, deep shade of a small gulch tributary to Guy Gulch, 170 m. southwest of County Road 70, 1.21 km. northwest of Centennial Ranch house, 13.4 km. (geodesic) northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8004°N, 105.3662°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2447 m. Steep slope, almost a wall

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 3036. 3-Jul-2023

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Little unknown grass.

Photographed 10 February 2017.

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Another little unknown grass.

Photographed 10 February 2017.

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Vulpia octoflora

Coll. No. 1852, Vulpia octoflora

Scanned 4 November 2018

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Coll. No. 1852, A little annual Vulpia octoflora

Scanned 18 May 2018.

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Date and time this article was prepared: 12/9/2024 7:43:30 PM