United States, Colorado, Larimer, Specimen Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park.
40.44175 -105.80124 +-3000m. WGS84
Plotted the point on the Larimer side of Specimen Mountain at the 11400 ft contour line. BL; Georeferenced 7 July 2015
3475 meters
11400 ft
Dry, sandy soil; protected by Abies and Picea krummholz.
Flr & Frt
Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richt. sens. lat. Short-spiked alpine race, connected by intergradation with slender-spiked forms, usually of lower altitudes and shaded sites. This is Hultén's subsp. congdonii, det. W. A. Weber, November 24, 1995. Flora of Specimen Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Original ID: Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richt.
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