University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Picea pungens Engelmann
PINACEAE
W. A. Weber; R. Wittmann
19476
2002-07-28
28 July 2002
United States, Colorado, Park, High Creek Fen, 10 mi S of Fairplay.
39.09972 -105.97278 +-1000m. WGS84
39°05'59", 105°58'22";
I placed the point at the collector provided coordinates along High Creek. RA; Georeferenced 22 March 2017
2835 meters
9300 ft
A small grove of trees in the highest part of the fen.
Seed cone
These trees are very unusual. The cones appear to be typical for P pungens, but the needles are not pungent. They are plump, curved, and only 15mm long (those of P. pungens from Boulder at 6000 ft. are slender, straight, and 25 mm long). The petiole...
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)