Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the Gods

Basic Reclamation Mix- the seeds of these plants were spread during the trail closure restorationBasic ReclamationScientific Name Common Name %Bouteloua curtipendula side oats grama 25Bouteloua gracilis blue grama 15

Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass 10

Oryzopsis hymenoides indian ricegrass 10Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem 10

Bromus marginatus mountain brome 10Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass 5Andropogon gerardii big bluestem 5Sporobolus cyrptandrus sand dropseed 5Nassella viridula green needlegrass 5

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the Gods

Bouteloua curtipendula side oats gramaOne of two plants that turns red in fall (little bluestem). Spikelets lay to one side, one spikelet per node, random and rather long hairs near ligules

Bouteloua gracilis blue gramaDominant cover of 1-2ft (medium) height, “eyelash” like spikelet, rhizomatous

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the Gods

Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrassSpikelets are full on stem, sometimes double spikelets, different from slender wheatgrass because spikelets are not appressed, ligules are likened to earlobes- they stick out from perimeter of grass sheath around stem

Oryzopsis hymenoides indian ricegrassSeeds are black and hairy and inside sheaths, leaves are rolled, inflorescence (panicle) is broad and a single seed results (not a spikelet)

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the Gods

Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestemOne of two plants that turns red in fall (side oats grama), young leaves without flowering stem emerging from them are distinctly folded and thus flat

Bromus marginatus mountain bromeSpikelets are long compared to smooth brome, leaves are wide, sheath collar in ligule

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the Gods

Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrassSpikelets are alternating and appressed, ligules are likened to earlobes- they stick out from perimeter of grass sheath around stem, grass rolls round stem

Andropogon gerardii big bluestemLeaves near ligules have long hairs, tall grass when mature, seed head has three spikelets like a turkey foot

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the Gods

Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseedInflorescense emerges from rolled leaf sheath. Inflorescence is very fine (compared to other species in area) and spreads out when mature

Nassella viridula green needlegrass

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the GodsInflorescence is full and awns are noticeably long, leaf sheath rolls around the stem, tallest grass in the area, bunchgrass

Tall Grass Prairie Mix/ Foothills SupplementAndropogon gerardii big bluestem- noted abovexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxPanicum virgatum switchgrassBroad leaves turn yellowy-orange in fall, inflorescence (panicle) is broad and a single seed results (not a spikelet), bunchgrass

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the GodsSchizachyrium scoparium little bluestem- noted abovexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSorghastrum nutans indiangrass, bunchgrass

Short Grass Prairie MixAristida purpurea purple three-awn

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxBouteloua gracilis blue grama- noted abovexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxBuchloe dactyloides buffalograssVery low to the ground, rhizomatous, leaves curl as they senesce, leaves are hairy

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the Gods

Pleuraphis jamesii galleta grass

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the Gods

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the GodsOther Species Present in the Closed Social TrailArtemisia spp.

caption: top to bottom: A. ludoviciana, A. frigida, A. campestris

Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia frigida Artemisia campestris

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the GodsOther Species Present in the Closed Social Trail- Native Species

Helianthus annuus common sunflower Ratibida columnifera prairie coneflower

Grindelia squarrosa curlycup gumweed Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the GodsLiatris punctata Gayfeather

Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the Gods

Salsola russian thistle

Plant Guide for Revegetation in the Garden of the Gods