University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
00247817
340232a5-e059-4c47-8163-bbd41ff3725f
469648
Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torrey) G. Don
BORAGINACEAE
R.L. Powell
1997-113
1997-08-13
13 August 1997
United States, Colorado, Dolores, Rico Mts.; west slope below Sockrider-Elliot saddle.
37.7313414 -108.0617429 +-100m. WGS84
12759000E 4179870N;
I plotted given UTMs and can find no reason to suspect they were inaccurate. Point is just below the saddle between Sockrider-Elliot peaks. No sections are plotted in this area. AC
3532 meters
11590 ft, 3532 m
In wet meadow on west-facing hill with many tall flowers. Soil: colluvial loamy cryumbrept derived from sandstone and porphyry.
Flr
Rico Quad. Height: 40 cm. Fresh petals: powder blue, 2.5PB6/8.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)