University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Mertensia lanceolata var. viridis A. Nelson
BORAGINACEAE
C. L. McCarthy
547
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 deep, moist.
Flr
Originally identified as Mertensia viridis var. parvifolia. Thesis voucher. Floral material removed by Nicole Miller-Struttmann for pollination study. U. Missouri. March-April, 2014 UMO.
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