Participant Info

Species

Hackelia besseyi [Hackelia grisea] [Lappula besseyi] [Lappula grisea]

Family

Boraginaceae

CommonName

Bessey’s stickseed

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1998

LatestDate

1999

Ecosystem

montane

Geobotanical

NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Costilla, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Bessey's stickweed is not often collected from in the Watershed, with four locations in the north Cristos, from Hayden Creek (Saguache Co) south to Forbes Park (Costilla Co), 1998-1999. The Costilla Co location, west of La Veta Pass, was along railroad tracks. Nonetheless, the USA distribution of Hackelia besseyi is centered in the Rio Grande drainage, with locations proceeding down through New Mexico (mainly east of the Continental Divide) to Mexico and on down the drainage to the Big Bend country of Texas.

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