University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
00223347
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53573
Sambucus microbotrys Rydberg
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Joseph Andorfer Ewan
13219
1941-06-18
18 June 1941
United States, Colorado, Las Animas, 1 mile above mouth of Whisky Creek Canyon, above Monument Lake.
37.20363 -105.16699 +-5000m. WGS84
Plotted point at Whiskey Pass, as this is the only point with an elevation ~5000 ft higher than Monument Lake and Whiskey Creek. This is about 6 miles W of Monument Lake and 2 miles from the head of Whiskey Creek. Increased uncertainty to 5km to cover gen
2835 meters
9300 ft, 2835 m
Shade of willow and aspen thickets.
Flr
Original ID as Sambucus racemosa L. var. microbotrys. Showy shrubs 4-5 feet high, flowers light cream-white, clusters somewhat pyramidal or rhomboidal.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)