Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Dinosaur Ridge. Dinosaur Ridge (north). Rooney Road Sports Complex.

See also: Dinosaur Ridge (north). North Golden Hogback Open Space (City of Golden). Rooney Road Sports Complex.

Elevation: 6657ft, 1896m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Golden s. l.;  Tin Cup Ridge;  geol. hist.;  Juniperus comminis depressa;  Amelanchier alnifolia; 
• Jefferson County Road 93, Hogback Road and Heritage Road: near Dinosaur Ridge; 
• Rooney Road, Jefferson County, Colorado: at sports cmplx; 
• Tin Cup Ridge (social trail), Jefferson County, Colorado: on trail;  at trans. Tower; 
• Field Notes: 15 May 2015;  23 Sep 2015;  Coll. No. 1297, 23 Sep 2015;  Coll. No. 1298, 23 Sep 2015;  Coll. No. 1299, 23 Sep 2015;  Saturday, May 21st;  Wednesday, May 23rd;  30 Jun 2019;  2019 Year-end Review;  30 April 2020;  10 Aug 2021;  28 Jun 2022;  21 May 2025; 
• US Hwy 40: near city limit;  near Heritage Sq; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Anderson, Donna S., and Paul B. Haseman. 2021. Golden Rocks: The Geology and Mining History of Golden, Colorado. Golden, Colorado, USA. https://repository.mines.edu/bitstream/handle/11124/14162/GoldenRocks_ebook_v.4.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y https://doi.org/10.25676/11124/14162

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

• Area Plant List for Golden.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Cupressaceae

Juniperus communis L. depressa Pursh. Common Juniper (TAS)

Pinaceae

Pinus scopulorum Lemmon. Rocky Mountain yellow pine (Obs)

Anacardiaceae

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

Apiaceae

Selineae

Harbouria trachypleura (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose. Whiskbroom Parsley (TAS)

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Salt-and-Pepper (TAS+Obs)

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias speciosa Torr. Showy Milkweed (TAS)

Asteraceae

Anthemideae

Matricariinae

Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow (TAS)

Astereae

Chrysopsidinae

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

Conyzinae

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

Erigeron tracyi Greene. Running Fleabane (TAS)

Gutiereziinae

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

Machaerantherinae

Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman bigelovii. Bigelow's Tansy Aster (TAS)

Symphyotrichinae

Symphyotrichum falcatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom. White Prairie Aster (TAS)

Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. Smooth White Aster (TAS)

Bahieae

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

Cardueae

Carduinae

Carduus nutans L. Nodding Plumeless Thistle (Obs)

Centaureinae

Centaurea diffusa Lam. Diffuse Knapweed (TAS)

Cichorieae

Crepidinae

Crepis occidentalis Nutt. Largeflower Hawksbeard (Obs)

Crepis occidentalis Nutt. costata (A. Gray) Babcock & Stebbins. Largeflower Hawksbeard (TAS)

Microseridinae

Agoseris parviflora (Nutt.) D. Dietr. Steppe Goat-Chicory (TAS+Obs)

Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene. Prairie False Dandelion (Obs)

Scorzonerinae

Scorzonera laciniata L. Cutleaf Vipergrass (Obs)

Tragopogon dubius Scop. Yellow Salsify (TAS)

Eupatorieae

Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Blazing Star (TAS)

Gnaphalieae

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

Helenieae

Gaillardiinae

Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower (Obs)

Heliantheae

Engelmanniinae

Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. Arrow-Leaf Balsamroot (TAS+Obs)

Helianthinae

Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower (TAS)

Madieae

Arnicinae

Arnica fulgens Pursh. Shining Leopardbane (TAS)

Senecioneae

Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort (TAS+Obs)

Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. Broomlike Ragwort (TAS)

Boraginaceae

Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson. Miner"s Candle (TAS+Obs)

Cynoglossum officinale L. Gypsyflower (TAS)

Lappula texana (Scheele) Britton. Flatspine Stickseed (TAS)

Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Stoneseed (TAS)

Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells (TAS)

Phacelia heterophylla Pursh. Varileaf Phacelia (Obs)

Brassicaceae

Arabis pycnocarpa M. Hopkins pycnocarpa. Cream Flower Rockcress (TAS)

Lepidium draba L. White Top, Hoary Cress (TAS)

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

Thlaspi arvense L. Field Penny Cress (TAS)

Cactaceae

Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R.Hunt. Missouri Foxtail Cactus (Obs)

Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Plains Pricklypear (Obs)

Caprifoliaceae

Dipsacus fullonum L. Fuller's Teasel (TAS)

Caryophyllaceae

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

Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. Bearberry (TAS+Obs)

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia myrsinites L. Myrtle Spurge (Obs)

Fabaceae

Astragalus flexuosus G. Don. Flexible Milkvetch (TAS)

Astragalus shortianus [Nutt. ex] Torr. & A.Gray. Short's Milkvetch (Obs)

Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh. American Licorice (TAS)

Medicago lupulina L. Black Medick (TAS)

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweet Clover (TAS+Obs)

Pediomelum tenuiflorum (Pursh) A. N. Egan. Slimflower Scurfpea (Obs)

Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richardson divaricarpa (A. Nelson) Isely. Spreadfruit Goldenbanner (TAS)

Vicia americana Willd. American Vetch (TAS)

Grossulariaceae

Ribes aureum Pursh. Golden Currant (Obs)

Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant (TAS+Obs)

Lamiaceae

Marrubium vulgare L. Horehound (Obs)

Montiaceae

Claytonia rosea Rydb. Rocky Mountain Springbeauty (TAS)

Nyctaginaceae

Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl. Narrowleaf Four O'Clock (Obs)

Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill. Heartleaf Four O'Clock (TAS)

Onagraceae

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

Orobanchaceae

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

Plantaginaceae

Collinsia parviflora Lindl. Maiden Blue-eyed Mary (Obs)

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

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

Plantago patagonica Jacq. Woolly Plantain (TAS+Obs)

Polemoniaceae

Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet (Obs)

Gilia ophthalmoides Brand. Pinyon Gilia (TAS)

Phlox multiflora A. Nelson. Mountain Phlox (Obs)

Polygonaceae

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

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

Rumex crispus L. Curley Dock (TAS)

Ranunculaceae

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

Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. Twolobe Larkspur (TAS)

Rosaceae

Amygdaloideae

Amygdaleae

Prunus americana Marshall. American Plum (Obs)

Prunus virginiana L. Chokecherry (TAS+Obs)

Maleae

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

Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link. Fleshy Hawthorn (Obs)

Neillieae

Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult. Mountain Ninebark (Obs)

Dryadoideae

Dryadeae

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

Rosoideae

Potentilleae

Drymocallis fissa (Nutt.) Rydb. (Obs)

Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray. Bigflower Cinquefoil (TAS)

Potentilla recta L. Sulphur Cinquefoil (Obs)

Roseae

Rosa arkansana Porter. Prairie Rose (Obs)

Rubeae

Rubus deliciosus Torr. Delicious raspberry (TAS)

Santalaceae

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

Saxifragaceae

Heuchera bracteata (Torr.) Ser. Bracted Alumroot (Obs)

Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray. Littleleaf Alumroot (Obs)

Solanaceae

Physalis hispida (Waterf.) Cronquist. Prairie Ground Cherry (Obs)

Ulmaceae

Ulmus pumila L. Siberian Elm (Obs)

Amaryllidaceae

Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion (Obs)

Asparagaceae

Asparagoideae

Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus (TAS)

Commelinaceae

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

Cyperaceae

Carex inops L. H. Bailey heliophila (Mack.) Crins. Sun Sedge (Obs)

Melanthiaceae

Toxicoscordion paniculatum (Nutt.) Rydb. Foothill Death Camas (TAS+Obs)

Poaceae

Andropogoneae

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

Aristideae

Aristida purpurea Nutt. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey. Purple Threeawn (TAS+Obs)

Bromeae

Bromus briziformis Fisch. & C. A. Mey. Rattlesnake Brome (Obs)

Bromus tectorum L. Cheat Grass (TAS)

Cynodonteae

Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Sideoats Grama (Obs)

Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus. Buffalo Grass (Obs)

Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. Blue Grama (Obs)

Eragrostideae

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

Poeae

Poa compressa L. Canada Bluegrass (TAS)

Stipeae

Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb. Indian Rice Grass (Obs)

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

Triticeae

Aegilops cylindrica Host. Jointed Goat Grass (TAS)

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Crested Wheat Grass (Obs)

Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Á. Löve. Western Wheatgrass (TAS)

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Date and time this article was prepared:8:04:56 PM, 3/11/2026.