Eastern Mojave Vegetation Habitat of Coll. No. 3112, Vaccinium scoparium.  
 

 

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Photographed 18 July 2023.

Plants of Colorado
Ericaceae

Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville.  Grouse Whortleberry.

Lily Lake, Lake County, Colorado. Ridge south of Lily Lake on Lily Lake Loop trail, 230 m. south of Lily Lake, 12.7 km (geodesic) northwest of Leadville. 39.3488°N, 106.3692°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3254 m. Rocky top of hill between West Tennessee Creek and Lily Lake. Primary ground cover here in lodgepole pine forest with no middlestory.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2023, issued: Jul 1, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3112. 18-Jul-2023

Coll. No. 3112, 18 July 2023, characters observed: Perennial, low-growing; Stems, numerous narrow ridged branches “broom-like,” of current year, green, sharply angled; Leaves, alternate, lanceolate, 14 mm. × 6 mm. wide, margins serrulate, slightly revolute; Petals, united, pink;

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