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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
• Recreational Trail (Pine Ridge Estates), Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado: at curve
• Field Notes: 6 Apr 2017 16 Apr 2019 20190614020 Coll. No. 2077, 14 Jun 2019

Literature Referring To This Location:

• 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}
• 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.

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

Pinaceae

Pinus ponderosa Laws. Ponderosa Pine

Anacardiaceae

Rhus trilobata Torrey & A. Gray. Squawbush

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

Apiaceae

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Northern Idaho Biscuitroot

Asteraceae

Onopordum acanthium L. Scotch Cottonthistle

Anthemideae

Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood

Astereae

Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray. Spreading Fleabane

Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. Broom Snakeweed

Bahieae

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

Cardueae

Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Wavy Leaved Thistle

Centaureinae

Centaurea diffusa Lam. White Knapweed

Cichorieae

Scorzonerinae

Tragopogon dubius Scop. Yellow Salsify

Gnaphalieae

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

Heliantheae

Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower

Boraginaceae

Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene. Flatspine Stickseed

Brassicaceae

Alyssum simplex Rudolphi. European Madwort

Cactaceae

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

Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Twistspine Pricklypear

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

Campanulaceae

Campanula rotundifolia L. Harebell

Cannabaceae

Celtis reticulata Torr. Net-Leaved Hackberry

Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium arvense L. strictum Gaudin. Field Chickweed

Convolvulaceae

Convolvulus arvensis L. Field Bindweed

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Russian Olive

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia esula L. Leafy Spurge

Tragia ramosa Torr. Branched Noseburn

Fabaceae

Astragalus drummondii Dougl. ex Hook. Drummond's Milkvetch

Lupinus argenteus Pursh. Loosely Flowered Silver Lupine

Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed

Geraniaceae

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

Hypericaceae

Hypericum perforatum L. Common St. John's Wort

Lamiaceae

Marrubium vulgare L. Horehound

Linaceae

Linum lewisii Pursh. Prairie Blue Flax

Onagraceae

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

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush

Plantaginaceae

Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. Dalmatian ToadFlax

Nuttallanthus texanus (Scheele) D. A. Sutton. Blue Toadflax, Texas Toadflax

Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. Sidebells Penstemon

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue

Plantago patagonica Jacq. Woolly Plantain

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat

Rumex venosus Pursh. Veiny Dock

Rosaceae

Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Prunus virginiana L. Chokecherry

Salicaceae

Populus deltoides Marshall monilifera (Aiton) Eckenw. Plains Cottonwood

Santalaceae

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

Scrophulariaceae

Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein

Ulmaceae

Ulmus pumila L. Siberian Elm

Agavaceae

Yucca glauca Torr. Soapweed Yucca

Alliaceae

Allium textile A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. Textile Onion

Commelinaceae

Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth. Prairie Spiderwort

Poaceae

Aveneae

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass

Bromeae

Bromus japonicus Thunb. Japanese Cheat Grass

Bromus tectorum L. Cheat Grass

Poeae

Dactylis glomerata L. Orchard Grass

Stipeae

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

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. Green Needlegrass

Triticeae

Elymus canadensis L. Canadian Wildrye

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Date and time this article was prepared:8:55:00 PM, 12/21/2019.