Participant Info

Species

Lewisia nevadensis [Lewisia pygmaea var. nevadensis] [Calandrinia nevadensis]

Family

Montiaceae

CommonName

Nevada bitterroot

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1985

LatestDate

2015

Ecosystem

subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSanjuans

Counties

Conejos

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOGRAPHS. In the Watershed there are only two locations, all in Conejos Co: near Osier Mt. (1985) and by Trail Lake about 25 miles NNW of Mogote (2003). In Colorado, the main range is the Four Corners, just across the Continental Divide from the Conejos Co locations. BONAP shows a scattered distribution: high elevations in all USA states west of the Great Plains except for Wyoming. Note that some authors treat this plant as a variety of Lewisia pygmaea, for instance Allred et al. (2020). The farthest down the Rio Grande drainage for this species (however treated) seems to be Santa Fe Co, New Mexico.

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