University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
01741065
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10483
Pterogonum alatum (Torrey) Gross
Polygonaceae
James L. Reveal (1967)
Craig A. Hanson
479
1964-06-29
June 29, 1964
United States, Texas, Crosby, US 82, 3 mi. E. of Crosbyton Bluffs just below s. summit of White River (Blanco) Canyon.
33.661761 -101.185746 +-1500m. WGS84
I placed the point 3 miles E of central Crosbyton and uncertainty accounts for the breadth of the settlement. MS, geocoded 11/30/20.
Plants very local, roadside, on steep, bare slopes.
Soil reddish sand.
Plants strictly monocarpic, definitely taking at least 3, probably 4-5 years to flower and then dying completely. Flowers mustard yellow. Rosette from taproot.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)