University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Xylorhiza venusta (Jones) Heller
ASTERACEAE
Tim Hogan
4205
2004-05-08
08 May 2004
United States, Colorado, Montrose, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Adobe Hills. Western boundary of Black Canyon National Park, ca. 5 air miles NE of Montrose; accessed from Montrose via Road #65.30. GPS waypoint: AB23.
38.56503 -107.79696 +-100m. WGS84
256309E 4272219N;
I placed the point in the same converted location as a previous researcher (R. Allen).
1966 meters
6450 ft
Adobe hills of Mancos Shale. Sabina (Juniperus) osteosperma/Atriplex canescens association with largely barren "understory". Common.
Flr & Frt
Limited habitat type in BLCA; site with many spp. restricted to these shales, as well as considerable number of weeds along roadway proximate to boundary.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)