Participant Info

Species

Oreoxis bakeri [Cymopterus bakeri]

Family

Apiaceae

CommonName

Baker’s alpine parsley

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1974

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

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

Passes

Grayback, Music, Stony, Whiskey

WildlifePreserves

Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES LoraIne Yeatts: Conejos Co, flank of Conejos Peak 7 Aug 2008

Comments

According to recent genetic analysis, Oreoxis bakeri is the only Oreoxis in the Watershed—the old Oreoxis alpina being moved to Cymopterus (Sun and Downie, 2004). Oreoxis bakeri is strictly alpine, found often in both the San Juans and the Cristos. Its USA range is restricted to east Utah, south Colorado, and north New Mexico, where its presence in the Rio Grande drainage extends only to Santa Fe Co.

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