Participant Info

Species

Moneses uniflora [Pyrola uniflora]

Family

Ericaceae

CommonName

woodnymph, single delight

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1938

LatestDate

2016

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Cumbres, Hayden, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Bear Creek S of Del Norte 17 July 2016

Comments

Woodnymph is common in the Watershed, from upper montane to alpine on both sides of the Valley. It is not collected from the Culebras, but probably present there since there are many collections from the continuation of the Cristos in New Mexico. The only member of its genus in the USA, Moneses uniflora can be found in high-elevation mesic habitats throughout the Rockies and the Cascades, with a disjunct population in the states bordering Canada all the way into New England. It follows the Rio Grande drainage down only into Sandoval and Santa Fe counties of New Mexico.

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