Participant Info

Species

Oreocarya weberi [Cryptantha weberi]

Family

Boraginaceae

CommonName

Weber’s oreocarya

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1997

LatestDate

2016

Ecosystem

foothill, montane, ruderal

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans

Counties

Conejos, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Saguache Co, rhyolite escarpment 5 miles E of CR14 and Hwy114 junction 17 July 2016

Comments

In the Watershed, Weber's oreocarya is common but only locally. Oreocarya weberi is found on steep foothill slopes and sometimes road cuts, usually in volcanic substrate. It has been found only on the west side of the Valley. The species is endemic to Colorado, and would be endemic to the Colorado watershed of the Rio Grande except for several locations just to the west of the Continental Divide, for instance at Cochetopa pass.

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