University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Detailed Collection Record Information

University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)

Catalog #: 02497329

Occurrence ID: 8d1545d4-4b19-4d57-ac43-b304a00e49af

Taxon: Potentilla brevifolia Nutt.

Family: Rosaceae

Collector: Loraine Yeatts

Number: 4498

Date: 2000-08-09

Verbatim Date: 2000-08-09

Locality: United States, Oregon, Harney, Steens Mountain, head of Kiger Gorge above Steens Mt. loop rd.

Elevation: 2646 meters Verbatim Elevation: 8680 ft.

Habitat: N facing, gentle, sub-irrigated scree slope below rimrock in late snowmelt area; associates include Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. suksdorfii, Boechera lyallii, Carex vernacula, Claytonia megarhiza, Oxyria digyna, Achillea lanulosa, SIbbaldia procumbens, Ivesia gordonii; taprooted short-leaved cinquefoil forming ground hugging mats; flowers yellow; locally common but only place seen.

Substrate: Tertiary basalt and andesite

Associated Taxa: Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. suksdorfii; Boecchera lyallii; Carex vernacula; Claytonia megarhiza; Oxyria digyna; Achillea lanulosa; SIbbaldia procumbens; Ivesia gordonii

Reproductive Condition: flower

Notes: Imager: Alex Henrie; Date Imaged: 11/11/2021

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Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

Record ID: 8d1545d4-4b19-4d57-ac43-b304a00e49af

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)

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