University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
01917442
8dac7269-eaeb-4b4c-9c10-8526b99cb4df
543156
Mertensia alpina (Torrey) G. Don
Boraginaceae
Ben Legler
11466
2009-07-18
7/18/2009
J. Mark Porter, Don Hyder
United States, New Mexico, Taos, Vermejo Park Ranch: Culebra Range: narrow ridge crest extending NE from point 12827; 1.85 air mi SW of Lake No. 2 and 3.0 air mi SW of State Line Peak.
36.956848 -105.320656 +-100m. WGS 84
36.956848° N, 105.320656° W; WGS 84, GPS reading
The point was placed at collector given GPS coordinates and confrimed with collector given locality info and elevation; Georeferenced 10/16/19.
3817 meters
12520 ft.
North-facing alpine ridgeline with loose, fine scree of reddish-colored granitic bedrock; vegetation dominated by Minuartia obtusiloba, Geum rossii, Potentilla concinna, Potentilla nivea, Trifolium attenuatum, Trifolium nanum, Eremogene fendleri, Senecio taraxacoides, Poa cf. secunda, and Festuca sp.
flowering
Imager: Stephan Blaskovics; Date: 2/7/2017 Ex Rocky Mountain Herbarium, University of Wyoming
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)