University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Oreocarya sericea (Gray) Greene
Boraginaceae
Ronald L. Hartman
24512
1990-05-23
5/23/1990
James P. Vanderhorst
United States, Colorado, Garfield, Flat Tops/White River Plateau: Main Elk Creek, ca 4 air mi NW of New Castle.
39.615 -107.588 +-100m. WGS84
39.615° N, 107.588° W; T5S R91W S15
I plotted this point using the given coordinates, confirming its locality on eastern exposure slopes along Main Elk Creek, which is about 4 miles NW of New Castle; 9/2/19
2042 meters
5800-6700 ft.
East exposure and ridge top, red shale and white sandstone, old burn with Juniperus osteosperma and Quercus gambelii grading above on sandstone Juniperus osteosperma-Amelanchier-Ephedra; shale with juniper and oak.
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Project: Vanderhorst 1990; Land Owner: BLM; Original ID: Cryptantha sericea
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)