Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Alopecurus magellanicus [Alopecurus alpinus]
Family
Poaceae
CommonName
alpine foxtail
Presence
yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1984
LatestDate
1984
Ecosystem
subalpine
Geobotanical
Garitas, SSanjuans
Counties
Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. The native alpine foxtail has been vouchered from only two Watershed locations in the south San Juans: near the headwaters of Parry Creek (Saguache Co, 1984), and on a ridge west of West San Francisco Creek (Rio Grande Co, 1984). These two locations may be the farthest south in the USA distribution of Alopecurus megellanicus, which consists of scattered occurrences in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. The Watershed locations are the only ones in the entire Rio Grande drainage.