University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Mertensia alpina (Torrey) G. Don
BORAGINACEAE
J. Ewan
15128
1943-07-29
29 July 1943
United States, Colorado, El Paso, Pikes Peak. Above WIndy Point.
38.8144206 -105.021645 +-5000m. WGS84
I plotted the UTM at the GNIS point for Windy Point. Windy Point is well below the elevation given so I increased the CV to cover the area at the elevation given. RA
3962 meters
13000 ft, 3962 m
Locally abundant in deep crevices of large boulders.
Flr
Mertensia alpina, det. W. A. Weber 1970. Fls. very pleasantly fragrant, intense blue, deep color. Originally ID as Mertensia lanceolata.
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