Dinosaur National Monument (Colorado)


19 Species

Subject Name Scientific Name Family Nativity
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Asteraceae Exotic
musk thistle Carduus nutans L. Asteraceae Exotic
spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek Asteraceae Exotic
Russian-olive Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Elaeagnaceae Exotic
common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Poaceae Native
white poplar Populus alba L. Salicaceae Exotic
bull thistle Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Asteraceae Exotic
leafy spurge Euphorbia esula L. Euphorbiaceae Exotic
diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Lam. Asteraceae Exotic
common burdock Arctium minus Bernh. Asteraceae Exotic
smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss. Poaceae Native
cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. Poaceae Exotic
hoary cress Cardaria draba (L.) Desv Brassicaceae Exotic
cutleaf teasel Dipsacus laciniatus L. Dipsacaceae Exotic
barnyardgrass Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv Poaceae Exotic
Mexican fireweed Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott Chenopodiaceae Exotic
perennial pepperweed Lepidium latifolium L. Brassicaceae Exotic
Dalmatian toadflax Linaria dalmatica (L.) P. Mill. Scrophulariaceae Exotic
yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Exotic