University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Detailed Collection Record Information

University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)

Catalog #: 00166538

Occurrence ID: 5ed8ddc0-3568-46a3-a888-f43f8fc2cc25

Secondary Catalog #: 340902

Taxon: Mertensia lanceolata var. viridis A. Nelson

Family: BORAGINACEAE

Collector: C. L. McCarthy

Number: 587

Date: 1979-07-14

Verbatim Date: 14 July 1979

Locality: United States, Colorado, Park, Ca. 1 mi. below summit of Mosquito Pass.

39.27582 -106.16867 +-2000m. WGS84

Georeference Remarks: I placed the point in the basin below Mosquito Pass on the Park County side of the pass. This is lower in elevation than the collector gives, but the area at 13,000 fit would be slopes and much closer to the pass. I increased the uncertainty to cover the

Elevation: 3962 meters Verbatim Elevation: 13000 ft, 3962 m

Habitat: Grassy alpine meadow in hollow of rocky outcroppings, mesic and sheltered from wind.

Reproductive Condition: Flr

Notes: Originally identified as Mertensia viridis. Thesis voucher.

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Record ID: 5ed8ddc0-3568-46a3-a888-f43f8fc2cc25

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)

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