Participant Info

Species

Oreocarya suffruticosa var. jamesii [Oreocarya suffruticosa var. suffruticosa] [Oreocarya cinerea var. jamesii] [Cryptantha jamesii] [Crypantha cinerea]

Family

Boraginaceae

CommonName

James’s catseye

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1921

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, ruderal

Geobotanical

Garitas, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Conejos Co, San Luis Hills, saddle between the Conejos and Rio Grande rivers beside Hwy 142, in assocation with O. suffruticosa var. pustulosa 28 July 2021

Comments

O. suffruticosa var. jamesii [or var. suffruticosa], known from a few collections in the Colorado Plains, has not often been found in the Watershed. The evidence is hard to interpret given the absence of a clear distinction between it and O. suffruticosa var. pustulosa. There are occurrences E of the town of Saguache; around Monte Vista; beside Hwy 160 E of Alamosa; and E of Manassa. Ackerfield also shows Conejos Co, with no vouchers in SEINet. This variety follows the Rio Grande drainage down through New Mexico all the way to Val Verde Co, Texas.

Annotation