United States, Colorado, La Plata, San Juan Nat. Forest. No-Name, Ruby Basins, Animas River drainage ca. 18 mi. S.E. of Silverton. Scree below Ruby Pass.
37.6312347 -107.6201119 +-5000m. WGS84
37°38'N, 107°37'W;
I could not Locate Ruby Pass or Ruby Basin in GNIS and given coords. matches specimen# 35228, but does not match elev. or locality of this record. I placed point along Ruby Creek at 12,700', which could be considered Ruby Basin as well. TF Based on the
3901 meters
12800 ft
Scree.
Flr & Frt
Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richt. s.l. Short-spiked alpine race, connected by intergradation w/ slender-spiked forms, usually of lower altitudes & shaded sites. This is Hultén's ssp. congdonii, det. W. A. Weber, 1995. Original ID: Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richt. Needle Mt. Quadrangle.
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