Participant Info

Species

Epilobium clavatum [Epilobium alpinum var. clavatum] [Epilobium glareosum]

Family

Onagraceae

CommonName

talus willowherb

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1922

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras

Counties

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

Passes

Grayback, Stony, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Grayback Mountain edge of talus slope 20 July 2015

Comments

Epilobium clavatum is a high elevation willowherb, so far recorded from only 7 Watershed locations widely scattered on both sides of the Valley. The Costilla Co record marks the southeastern point of the USA distribution, so it continues no farther down the Rio Grande drainage.

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