Participant Info

Species

Mertensia franciscana [Mertensia alba] [Mertensia grandis]

Family

Boraginaceae

CommonName

Franciscan bluebell

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1912

LatestDate

2019

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras

Counties

Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Archuleta, San Juan

Passes

Cumbres, Stony, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, jeep trail above Poso cpgd 3 July 2019

Comments

Franiciscan bluebell has been collected along streams and in mesic shaded areas (e.g., under cottonwoods), but only from the south part of the Watershed, e.g., Forbes Park west of La Veta Pass, or Poso Creek west of La Garita. The USA distribution is concentrated in the four corners region of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. It follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico into west Texas.

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