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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
reproductive mode
produces flowers, fruits, seeds
produces spores
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
mature fruit dehiscence
opening along 1-2 seams
opening along 3 to many seams
does not split open to release seed
Chatfield Farms Riparian Flora, Denver Botanic Gardens
Melissa Islam
Species Count: 188
Alismataceae
Alisma triviale
Amaranthaceae
Chenopodiastrum simplex
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Dysphania botrys
Froelichia gracilis
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Apiaceae
Berula erecta
Cicuta douglasii
Apocynaceae
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias pumila
Asclepias speciosa
Asteraceae
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia tomentosa
Ambrosia trifida
Artemisia biennis
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia ludoviciana
Bidens frondosa
Carduus nutans
Centaurea diffusa
Cirsium arvense
Conyza canadensis
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron speciosus
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Grindelia squarrosa
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus nuttallii
Heliomeris multiflora
Hymenothrix dissecta
Leucanthemum vulgare
Rudbeckia hirta
Senecio pudicus
Senecio spartioides
Solidago gigantea
Sonchus asper
Symphyotrichum laeve
Symphyotrichum porteri
Taraxacum officinale
Xanthium strumarium
Boraginaceae
Asperugo procumbens
Ellisia nyctelea
Hydrophyllum fendleri
Phacelia alba
Phacelia heterophylla
Brassicaceae
Alyssum simplex
Berteroa incana
Lepidium campestre
Nasturtium officinale
Rorippa sphaerocarpa
Rorippa teres
Sisymbrium altissimum
Campanulaceae
Triodanis perfoliata
Cannabaceae
Humulus lupulus
Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus armeria
Gypsophila paniculata
Silene menziesii
Cornaceae
Cornus canadensis
Cyperaceae
Carex brevior
Carex nebrascensis
Carex occidentalis
Carex pachystachya
Carex pellita
Carex praegracilis
Carex utriculata
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Eleocharis palustris
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus microcarpus
Scirpus pallidus
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Fabaceae
Amorpha fruticosa
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Medicago lupulina
Melilotus albus
Melilotus officinalis
Trifolium hybridum
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Grossulariaceae
Ribes americanum
Ribes aureum
Hypericaceae
Hypericum perforatum
Juncaceae
Juncus arcticus
Juncus articulatus
Juncus bufonius
Juncus compressus
Juncus dudleyi
Juncus interior
Juncus torreyi
Lamiaceae
Dracocephalum parviflorum
Lycopus americanus
Mentha arvensis
Monarda fistulosa
Nepeta cataria
Prunella vulgaris
Lythraceae
Ammannia robusta
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Onagraceae
Epilobium ciliatum
Epilobium hirsutum
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis dillenii
Papaveraceae
Fumaria vaillantii
Plantaginaceae
Callitriche palustris
Penstemon glaber
Penstemon virgatus
Plantago major
Veronica americana
Veronica catenata
Poaceae
Agropyron cristatum
Agropyron fragile
Agrostis gigantea
Alopecurus aequalis
Alopecurus arundinaceus
Avena fatua
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus japonicus
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus canadensis
Elymus repens
Elymus virginicus
Eragrostis barrelieri
Eragrostis minor
Eragrostis pectinacea
Glyceria striata
Hordeum jubatum
Leymus cinereus
Lolium arundinaceum
Lolium perenne
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Muhlenbergia racemosa
Panicum capillare
Pascopyrum smithii
Phalaris arundinacea
Phleum pratense
Poa compressa
Poa palustris
Poa trivialis
Polypogon monspeliensis
Polygonaceae
Fallopia convolvulus
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria maculosa
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum ramosissimum
Rumex acetosella
Rumex crispus
Rumex stenophyllus
Rumex triangulivalvis
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Potamogetonaceae
Stuckenia pectinata
Zannichellia palustris
Ranunculaceae
Aquilegia coerulea
Clematis ligusticifolia
Delphinium nuttallianum
Ranunculus macounii
Ranunculus pensylvanicus
Rosaceae
Crataegus erythropoda
Potentilla norvegica
Potentilla recta
Prunus virginiana
Rubus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Salicaceae
Populus angustifolia
Populus balsamifera
Populus deltoides
Salix amygdaloides
Salix exigua
Salix irrorata
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia lanceolata
Verbascum thapsus
Smilacaceae
Smilax lasioneura
Solanaceae
Physalis heterophylla
Physalis virginiana
Solanum physalifolium
Solanum rostratum
Solanum triflorum
Typhaceae
Sparganium
Typha latifolia
Urticaceae
Urtica dioica
Verbenaceae
Verbena bracteata
Verbena hastata
Violaceae
Viola biflora
Viola canadensis
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus inserta
Vitis riparia