University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Bryophyte Collection (COLO:B)
COLO-B-0054585
dead87b1-f1b8-4993-b855-97eaf28da15b
B-118329
Sphagnum obtusum Warnst.
Sphagnaceae
Richard E. Andrus
Lemly; Chimner and Cooper
1537
2006-06-27
United States, Colorado, Ouray, Ironton Park, below Red Mountain Pass; 9650 ft alt., 13S 265553E 4203692N
37.950594 -107.668294 NAD83
13S 265553E 4203692N
2941 meters
9650 ft
On the edge of pools in iron fen at bottom of gulch. Site dominated by Betula glandulosa, Carex aquatilis, and Carex utriculata over Sphagnum moss. Dense liverwort mats near acid pools. Groundwater pH of 4.09.