Query:

See also: Dinosaur Ridge. Tin Cup Ridge.

Name found in Van Vorn (1972).

Elevation: 6377ft, 0m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Dakota Ridge;  geol. hist.;  Saskatoon Serviceberry;  Linaria canadensis texana; 
• Recreational Trail (Pine Ridge Estates), Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado: at curve;  near Jesse Ln; 
• Field Notes: 6 Apr 2017;  16 Apr 2019;  20190614020;  Coll. No. 2077, 14 Jun 2019;  2019 Year-end Review;  9 May 2020;  12 Jun 2020;  29 July 2020;  17 Sep 2020;  21 Sep 2020; 
• Glossary: conglomerate; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Fernandez-Mazuecos, Mario, Jose Luis Blanco-Pastor, and Pablo Vargas. 2013. A Phylogeny of. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 174(2):234-249.
• Houck, Karen J., Martin G. Lockley, Megan Caldwell, and Brandon Clark. 2010. A well-preserved Crocodylian trackway from the South Platte Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Golden Colorado. Crocodyle tracks and traces. Bulletin 51. 2010.
• Lockley, Martin, Karen Chin, Masaki Matsukawa, and Reiji Kukihara. 2009. New interpretations of Ignotornis, the first-reported Mesozoic avian footprints: implications for the paleoecology and behavior of an enigmatic Cretaceous bird. Cretaceous Research. 30: 1041-1061. {TAS-pdf}
• Savoca, Matthew. 2019. A teen scientist helped me discover tons of golf balls polluting the ocean. The Conversation. {TAS-pdf} Date retrieved: 10 May 2020, https://theconversation.com/a-teen-scientist-helped-me-discover-tons-of-golf-balls-polluting-the-ocean-109769
• Van Horn, Richard. 1976. Geology of the Golden Quadrangle, Colorado. USGS Professional Paper: 872. 1976. {TAS-pdf} http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0872/report.pdf, accessed 27 August 2014.
• Weber, Alex K., Michael W. Weber, and Matthew S. Savoca. 2019. Quantifying marine debris associated with coastal golf courses. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 140: 1-8.

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

• Area Plant List for Golden.

Species collected at or near this location:

Cupressaceae

Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Rocky Mountain Juniper (Obs)

Pinaceae

Pinus ponderosa Laws. Ponderosa Pine (Obs)

Anacardiaceae

Rhus trilobata Nutt. trilobata. Skunkbush Sumac (TAS+Obs)

Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene. Western Poison Ivy (Obs)

Apiaceae

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Northern Idaho Biscuitroot (TAS+Obs)

Asteraceae

Onopordum acanthium L. Scotch Cottonthistle (Obs)

Anthemideae

Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort (Obs)

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood (Obs)

Astereae

Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray. Spreading Fleabane (Obs)

Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal. Curlycup Gumweed (TAS)

Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. Broom Snakeweed (TAS+Obs)

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster (TAS)

Bahieae

Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. polycephalus (Osterh.) B.L. Turner. Many-Headed Fine-Leaved Wooly-White (Obs)

Cardueae

Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Wavy Leaved Thistle (Obs)

Centaureinae

Centaurea diffusa Lam. White Knapweed (Obs)

Cichorieae

Scorzonerinae

Tragopogon dubius Scop. Yellow Salsify (Obs)

Eupatorieae

Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Blazing Star (TAS)

Gnaphalieae

Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) Anderberg. Wright's Rabbit-Tobacco. (TAS+Obs)

Helenieae

Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower (TAS)

Heliantheae

Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower (TAS+Obs)

Boraginaceae

Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene. Flatspine Stickseed (Obs)

Brassicaceae

Alyssum simplex Rudolphi. European Madwort (TAS+Obs)

Physaria montana (A. Gray) Greene. Mountain Bladderpod (TAS)

Cactaceae

Coryphantha missouriensis (Sweet) Britton & Rose. Missouri Foxtail Cactus (Obs)

Coryphantha vivipara (Nutt.) Britton & Rose. Beehive Cactus (Obs)

Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Twistspine Pricklypear (Obs)

Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Plains Pricklypear (Obs)

Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose. Mountain Ball Cactus (Obs)

Campanulaceae

Campanula rotundifolia L. Harebell (Obs)

Cannabaceae

Celtis reticulata Torr. Net-Leaved Hackberry (TAS+Obs)

Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium arvense L. strictum Gaudin. Field Chickweed (TAS+Obs)

Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters (TAS)

Convolvulaceae

Convolvulus arvensis L. Field Bindweed (Obs)

Dipsacaceae

Dipsacus laciniatus L. Cutleaf Teasel (TAS)

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Russian Olive (Obs)

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia esula L. Leafy Spurge (TAS+Obs)

Tragia ramosa Torr. Branched Noseburn (Obs)

Fabaceae

Astragalus drummondii Dougl. ex Hook. Drummond's Milkvetch (Obs)

Lupinus argenteus Pursh. Loosely Flowered Silver Lupine (Obs)

Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed (Obs)

Geraniaceae

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. ex Aiton. Redstem Stork's Bill (TAS+Obs)

Grossulariaceae

Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant (TAS)

Hypericaceae

Hypericum perforatum L. Common St. John's Wort (TAS+Obs)

Lamiaceae

Marrubium vulgare L. Horehound (Obs)

Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap (TAS)

Linaceae

Linum lewisii Pursh. Prairie Blue Flax (TAS+Obs)

Onagraceae

Oenothera suffrutescens (Ser.) W. L. Wagner & Hoch. Linda Tarde (Obs)

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush (Obs)

Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. Clustered Broomrape (Obs)

Plantaginaceae

Linaria canadensis (L.) Dum.-Cours. texana (Scheele) Pennell. Blue Toadflax (TAS)

Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. Dalmatian ToadFlax (Obs)

Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. Sidebells Penstemon (Obs)

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue (TAS+Obs)

Plantago patagonica Jacq. Woolly Plantain (Obs)

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. Winged Buckwheat (TAS+Obs)

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. umbellatum. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (TAS+Obs)

Rumex venosus Pursh. Veiny Dock (Obs)

Ranunculaceae

Delphinium carolinianum Walter virescens (Nutt.) R.E. Brooks. Plains Larkspur (TAS)

Rosaceae

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem. Saskatoon Serviceberry (TAS)

Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany (TAS+Obs)

Potentilla recta L. Sulphur Cinquefoil (Obs)

Prunus virginiana L. Chokecherry (Obs)

Salicaceae

Populus deltoides Marshall monilifera (Aiton) Eckenw. Plains Cottonwood (Obs)

Santalaceae

Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl. Pale Bastard Toadflax (Obs)

Scrophulariaceae

Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein (Obs)

Solanaceae

Physalis longifolia Nutt. Longleaf Groundcherry (TAS)

Ulmaceae

Ulmus pumila L. Siberian Elm (Obs)

Violaceae

Viola nuttallii Pursh. Nuttall's Violet (TAS)

Agavaceae

Yucca glauca Torr. Soapweed Yucca (Obs)

Alliaceae

Allium textile A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. Textile Onion (Obs)

Commelinaceae

Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth. Prairie Spiderwort (Obs)

Poaceae

Andropogoneae

Andropogon gerardii Vitman. Big Bluestem (Obs)

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash. Little Bluestem (Obs)

Aveneae

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass (TAS+Obs)

Bromeae

Bromus japonicus Thunb. Japanese Cheat Grass (TAS+Obs)

Bromus tectorum L. Cheat Grass (TAS+Obs)

Cynodonteae

Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. in Hackel. Prairie Sandreed (TAS)

Eragrostideae

Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly (TAS)

Poeae

Dactylis glomerata L. Orchard Grass (Obs)

Stipeae

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. Needle and Thread (Obs)

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. Green Needlegrass (Obs)

Triticeae

Elymus canadensis L. Canadian Wildrye (Obs)

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N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

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Date and time this article was prepared:11:02:05 AM, 1/15/2021.