Participant Info

Species

Gentianopsis thermalis [Gentiana thermalis] [Gentiana detonsa] [Gentiana elegans] [Anthopogon elegans] [Gentianopsis detonsa]

Family

Gentianaceae

CommonName

Rocky Mountain fringed gentian

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1883

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

basin, foothill, montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

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

Passes

Cumbres, Elwood, Grayback, La Manga, Stony, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Alamosa, Baca, San Luis Lakes

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, south of Grayback pass 5 Aug 2021

Comments

Gentianopsis thermalis, a fringed gentian, is common in the Watershed, sometimes growing in large patches. It prefers wetter habitats than its cousin, G. barbellata, and occupies a wider range of vegetative zones. It is present in all mountain regions of the Valley except for the southern reach of the Sawatch Range (although it is often found in the Sawatch range of the Arkansas River drainage). Its main USA distribution is the Rocky Mountains, as well as southern Utah and northeast Nevada. It follows the Rio Grande drainage as far as Santa Fe Co, New Mexico.

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