Participant Info

Species

Pyrrocoma crocea [Happlopappus croceus] [Pyrrocoma amplectens]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

curlyhead goldenweed

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1937

LatestDate

2013

Ecosystem

montane

Geobotanical

SSanjuans

Counties

Conejos, Archuleta

Passes

Cumbres

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Mary E. McDonald: Conejos Co, near Hwy 17 between Fox Creek and Forest Service Rd 250 25 July 2013

Comments

In Colorado, Pyrrocoma crocea is primarily a west slope plant, but it spills over into the Watershed in the south San Juans of Conejos Co and Rio Chama of Archuleta Co. It is a montane plant of forest clearings and moist meadows, but not common. There are less than ten collections from the Watershed. The USA distribution is mainly the Southern Rockies of Colorado and New Mexico, with scattered locations in Arizona and south Wyoming. It follows the Rio Grande drainage only through Sandoval and Santa Fe counties.

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