Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Iberis amara
Family
Brassicaceae
CommonName
rocket candytuft
Presence
maybe
Status
exotic, escaped
EarliestDate
2024
LatestDate
2024
Ecosystem
basin
Geobotanical
UBasin
Counties
Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
The exotic ornamental candytuft sometimes escapes. Whether this particular plant from south of Crestone (Saguache Co, 2024) was cultivated or cultivated and escaped remains to be seen. There are no other records of Iberis amara from the Watershed, or indeed from the entire Rio Grande drainage.. In Colorado, Ackerfield (2022) shows escapes recorded from the Boulder/Denver area. BONAP shows a very scattered USA distribution, with occurrences in southern California, Utah, western Montana, Michigan, and several east coast states.