University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Potentilla nivea L.
ROSACEAE
Barry C. Johnston
2245
1979-08-23
23 August 1979
United States, Colorado, Gunnison, Flat ridgetop 0.8 mi WSW of Cumberland Pass.
T51N R4E SEC14 NE
3703 meters
12150 ft
Rocky alpine tundra with white-clay frost heaves, calcareous soil, in open clearings between willows. Occasional in frost-scarred heaves.
Flr & Frt
Potentilla nivea L., det. Reidar Elven & David F. Murray, 21 Jan. 2008. Always trifoliate with snow-white tomentum, growth not bunched, but stems erect.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)