University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Mertensia lanceolata var. bakeri (Pursh) A. De Candolle
BORAGINACEAE
C. L. McCarthy
548
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
In grassy alpine field above stand of bristlecone pine, w/ potentilla sp. plants occurring as scattered small clumps in sheltered more mesic sites among boulders, rock outcroppings, soil moist, deep..
Flr
Originally ID as Mertensia bakeri var. cana. Thesis Voucher. Same population as 547, a particularly large clump, ca. 60 shoots, leaf underside hairy, no other similar clumps near.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)