Participant Info

Species

Veronica wormskjoldii [Veronica nutans]

Family

Plantaginaceae

CommonName

American alpine speedwell

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1911

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

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

Passes

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

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, by beaver pond west of Crystal Lakes 14 July 2020

Comments

In the Watersjed American alpine speedwell is common in the same habitats as V. serpyllifolia—wet meadows, stream sides, springs, seeps, snow melt—but more abundant in the tundra. It is found in all mountain regions of the Watershed. In the USA it is present in all states west of the Great Plains, and the Watershed records, along with those from northern New Mexico, mark the SE limit of its range.

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