Eastern Mojave Vegetation Tucker Gulch Trail, Golden, Colorado  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  Follows Tucker Gulch from CO Highway 93 down to the Clear Creek Trail below CO Highway 58

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• CO Hwy 93:   at Cty 70;  

Junction: Colorado State Highway 93, at Golden Gate Canyon Road.
  Cross Tucker Gulch
  Junction: Path along CO Hwy 93
  Intersection: Golden Gate Drive
  Path to Joseph Circle
  Norman D. Park

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• Ford Street:   at park;  

Intersection Ford Street

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• Ford Street:   near park;
• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, just below Ford Street  

 

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• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;

Locations: Cressmans Gulch (lower).
Full Size ImageCressmans Gulch enters Tucker Gulch  

Cressmans Gulch enters Tucker Gulch

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• Field Notes:  Saturday, February 6th;
Full Size ImageSalix alba along Tucker Gulch.  

Two trees of Salix alba along Tucker Gulch.

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• Field Notes:  Saturday, February 6th;
Full Size ImageSalix alba trunks along Tucker Gulch.  

Multiple trunks of Salix Alba along Tucker Gulch.

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 1102, 11 May 2015;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1102, 11 May 2015  

Location of Coll. No. 1102, Acer negundo.
  Concrete erosion barrier.
  Crossing to little private picnic area and Cascade Drive.

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• Field Notes:  Sunday, December 21st;   Coll. No. 1073, 16 Mar 2015.;  Saturday, February 6th;

Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).
Full Size ImageSalix alba in Tucker Gulch  

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Coll. No. 1073, Salix alba
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Coll. No. 1073, Salix alba
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Salix alba removed from the creek in 2016.
Willow, bark very yellow in winter, Salix monticola?

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• Field Notes:  Sunday, December 21st;  13 Dec 2018;
Full Size ImageSalix sp., probably S. fragilis in Tucker Gulch.
Full Size ImageSalix alba in Tucker Gulch  

More willow.

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• Golden Checklist Flora:  Berteroa incana;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1055, 10 Aug 2014;  Coll. No. 1056;

Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).
Full Size ImageHabitat of Berteroa incana  

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Appearance of Heterotheca villosa in the field
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Flower of Heterotheca villosa
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Coll. No. 1056, Berteroa incana
Berteroa incana and Heterotheca villosa along the Tucker Gulch Trail.

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• Golden Checklist Flora:  Capsella bursa-pastoris;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1336, 11 May 2016;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1336, Capsella bursa-pastoris  

Shelter, picnic table

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, above First Street.  

 

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• Golden Checklist Flora:  Tucker Gulch;  Alopecurus arundinaceus;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1333, 11 May 2016;   Coll. No. 1334, 11 May 2016;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1333, Ranunculus repens
Full Size ImageBasal leaf of Coll. No. 1333, Ranunculus repens  

Small slump beside creek.

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 2275, 12 May 2020;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 2275, Lemna minor  

Cross small spring-fed perennial stream.

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• Golden Checklist Flora:  Poa bulbosa;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1074, 16 Mar 2015.;  Coll. No. 1114, 26 May 2015;

Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1074, Salix sp.  

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Coll. No. 1074, Salix sp.
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Coll. No. 1114, Poa bulbosa, bulbus bases of culms.
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Florets of Coll. No. 1114, Poa bulbosa.
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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1114, Poa bulbosa.
Salix (Coll. No. 1074), and Poa bulbosa (Coll. No. 1114).

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:  Poa bulbosa;
• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;   Coll. No. 1330, 11 May 2016;   Coll. No. 1331, 11 May 2016;
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, north from First Street  

North from First St.

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• 1st Street:   at Tucker Gulch;  

Intersection: 1st Street

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• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, south from First Street bridge  

South from First St.

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• Golden Checklist Flora:  Alopecurus arundinaceus;
• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 2274, 12 May 2020;  Coll. No. 2274.1, 12 May 2020;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 2274, Ranunculus sp.
Full Size ImageMore Ranunculus sp. Nearby.  

Ranunculus acris just south of the First Street bridge.

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Coll. No. 2274, Ranunculus acris
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Coll. No. 2274.1, Alopecurus arundinaceus.
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Flower of Coll. No. 2274, Ranunculus acris

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• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, north, near First Street
Full Size ImagePeritoma serrulata beside Tucker Gulch  

Upstream from low crossing over Tucker Gulch.
  Cross Tucker Gulch

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• Field Notes:   10 Aug 2014;
Full Size ImageTucker Gulch, south, near First Street  

Downstream from low crossing over Tucker Gulch.

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• Field Notes:   20 Sep 2022;
Full Size ImageLower end of social trail.  

Social trail up the bank.

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• Field Notes:   20 Sep 2022;
Full Size ImageUpper end of social trail.  

Junction: Switchback trail
  Cross Tucker Gulch

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• East Street:   at path;  

Informal path to East Street
  Cross Tucker Gulch
  Intersection: 7th Place
  Pass under Colorado State Highway 58.

Other articles:
• Clear Creek Trail:   at Tucker Gl;  

Junction: Clear Creek Trail
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Date and time this article was prepared: 5/11/2023 11:35:22 AM