University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
00165985
0db52b4e-b7c2-41b4-8e87-004813f7fa0f
340957
Mertensia lanceolata var. bakeri (Pursh) A. De Candolle
BORAGINACEAE
C. L. McCarthy
552
1979-07-07
07 July 1979
United States, Colorado, Clear Creek, Ca. 3.5 mi up Mt. Evans auto road.
39.6366299 -105.6058152 +-1000m. WGS84
I plotted the UTM on HWY 5 (the road to the summit of Mount Evans) at the 12000 ft contour line. RA
3657 meters
12000 ft, 3657 m
Among rock outcroppings, boulders at crest of ridge, soil moist, loose loam large clump.
Flr
Originally ID as Mertensia bakeri. Thesis Voucher. Ca. 40 ft. from 550, 551. Differs from both in appearance. Leaves not glaucous, calyx lobes curl away from corolla.
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