Participant Info

Species

Gentianodes algida [Gentiana algida][Dasystephana romanzovii] [Gentiana algida]

Family

Gentianaceae

CommonName

Arctic gentian

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1942

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

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

Passes

Elwood, Grayback, Stony

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Grayback Mt 20 Aug 2020

Comments

Arctic gentian is common in the subalpine and tundra, in both the east and west mountain ranges of the Watershed (but so far not from the southern reach of the Sawatch Range). It is usually found in meadows and scree, but sometimes among trees in the subalpine. In New Mexico, it follows the Rio Grande drainage to Otero Co. It is the only species of Gentianodes in the USA, found in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico.

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