Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Hieracium triste [Hieracium gracile] [Pilosella tristis]
Family
Asteraceae
CommonName
woolly hawkweed
Presence
YES
Status
native
EarliestDate
1945
LatestDate
2016
Ecosystem
subalpine, tundra
Geobotanical
Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos
Counties
Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
Music, Whiskey, Wolf Creek
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
In the Watershed there are less than a dozen records of woolly hawkweed, a species of subalpine forests and meadows. All are from the south San Juans except for one collection near Music pass in the north Christos and one near Whiskey Pass in the Culebras. The species is scattered but fairly common in the meadows around the Continental Divide just north of Wolf Creek Pass (2016-2023). It is present in all USA Western states except for Arizona. In New Mexico it has been recorded from the mountains of Rio Arriba and Taos, but follows the Rio Grande drainage no farther.