University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
00809517
60748238-853e-4090-acad-10fa971c575f
474557
Ephedra viridis var. viridis Coville
EPHEDRACEAE
Caleb A. Morse
3434
1999-06-01
1 June 1999
United States, Colorado, Mesa, 2.2 mi S, 17.2 mi W DeBeque (Take X.50/222 Road [to Wild Horse Area] 11.5 road mi. E from junction with 204/45 Road, then O.90 Road 6.5 roadmi SE. Site on N side of O.90 Road).
39.3041485 -108.5339831 +-100m. WGS84
39°18'15"N, 108°32'00"W; T9S R100W SEC3 NE¼
I put the point in the UTM equivalent of the lat/long given in the NE1/4 of the TRS given on the N side of 0.90 road at 2099m (6886ft.). AAS It looks like all of the references to east in this record should be west. Then the record makes sense. (West f
2100 meters
2100 m
Weedy, grazed, somewhat scrubby ridgetop and NW-facing sandstone bluffs just E Corcoran Peak. Scattered pinon and juniper; gambell oak and serviceberry common. Rocky, sandy, frequently barren soil. Scattered on bluffs.
Pollen cone
Lat./Long. determined from topographical map. Shrub to 2 m high. Original ID: Ephedra viridis Coville.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)