Participant Info

Species

Lonicera involucrata [Distegia involucrata] [Xylosteon involucratum]

Family

Caprifoliaceae

CommonName

twinberry, black honeysuckle

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1914

LatestDate

2019

Ecosystem

basin, foothill, montane, subalpine, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta, San Juan

Passes

Cumbres, Elwood, Music, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir

Other Localities

Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, Big Meadows Reservoir 26 Aug 2019

Comments

Twinberry is a staple plant from the montane to the subalpine in all mountain regions of the Watershed. An early collection (1924) found it growing on the banks of the Rio Grande in Monte Vista, the only recorded Basin occurrence. The Rio Grande drainage in Colorado and New Mexico lie at the SE corner of its USA range, which covers all mountain ranges from the Rockies west. Twinberry follows the Rio Grande drainage down through all of New Mexico, but not farther into Texas.

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