University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Dodecatheon pulchellum (Rafinesque) Merrill
PRIMULACEAE
E.W. Stevens
S-23
1949-06-03
3 June 1949
United States, Colorado, Mesa, Uncompahgre National Forest.
T51N R101W SEC19
2560 meters
8400 ft
20% NE slope. Deep soil. Sandy loam. Grassland. With sedges and wet meadow grasses. Along streams and in meadows. Fairly abundant.
Flr
Original ID: Dodecatheon radicatum var. sinuatum. This is a perennial Western shooting star much in need of field study; D. radicatum is stated to have a long taproot.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)