Participant Info

Species

Taraxacum scopulorum [Taraxacum lyratum]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

alpine dandelion

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1964

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Saguache, San Juan

Passes

Spring Creek, Stony

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Alpine dandelion has only six records from the Watershed, from the alpine in the San Juans and north Cristos. The presence of Taraxacum scopulorum in the Culebras is based on the distribution shown in BONAP, which indicates Costilla Co and Mora Co, new Mexico (with no SEINet vouchers). The species is not recorded from farther down the Rio Grande drainage. Its USA distribution is the Rockies of Colorado, Wyoming, western Montana, and parts of Idaho.

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