Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Ericameria discoidea [Macronema discoidea]
Family
Asteraceae
CommonName
whitestem goldenbush
Presence
yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1999
LatestDate
2022
Ecosystem
montane
Geobotanical
SSawatch, NCristos
Counties
Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
There are three records of Ericameria discoidea from the Watershed: Elkhorn Peak, elev. 12,022', ca 3 air mi E of Bonanza (Saguache Co, 1999); near top of Methodist Mountain, elev. ± 11,150', east of Alder (Saguache Co, 1999); top of Simmons Peak, elev. 12,050', east of Alder (Saguache Co, 2022, iNaturalist observation 186188457). These locations would represent nearly the farthest east point of the USA distribution. They may be part of a population spilled over from the upper Arkansas River drainage, a population disjunct from the rest of the USA range, which is centered in Nevada and covering contingent parts of surrounding states.