Participant Info

Species

Dyssodia papposa [Boebera papposa] [Tagetes papposa]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

fetid marigold

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1930

LatestDate

2014

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

SSawatch, SSanjuans, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Saguache Co, by CR A32 (Old Woman Creek road) 23 Aug 2014

Comments

In the Watershed, fetid marigold often is found in patches that do not seem to spread rapidly (e.g., Ramaley’s 1930 occurrence in Del Norte is still there, but in small, widely scattered colonies). It seems to prefer dry Basin habitats (e.g. the San Luis Hills) but can occur up to 8,800' elevation. In the USA, it is most common in the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, and is adventive in the Midwest and desert Southwest. It has a solid presence in the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico down to a little past the Big Bend country of Texas.

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