University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Micranthes rhomboidea (Greene) Small
SAXIFRAGACEAE
Tim Hogan
3729
2000-06-24
24 June 2000
Loraine & Dick Yeatts
United States, Colorado, Saguache, Rio Grande National Forest. Sangre de Cristo Range, Mt. Owen.
04375100E 4221300N; T45N R11E SEC23
4066 meters
13340 ft
Alpine fellfield summit & ridge near summit of steeply tipped slabs w/ ca. 50% veg. cover; assoc. incl. Phlox condensata, Eritrichum aretiodes, Besseya alpina, Potentilla concinna, P. diversifolia. Relat. common & widespread in moist rocks & turfy tundra.
Flr
7.5' Electric Peak quad. Taprooted rosettes; inflorescence white. Lower member of Sangre de Cristo Form. (red arkose sandstone, conglomerate ss. siltstone and shale).
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)