Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 2389, Eriogonum umbellatum var. ramulosum  
 

 

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Photographed 21 December 2020.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Polygonaceae

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. ramulosum Reveal.  Buffalo Bill's Sulphur Flower.

Apex Park - Northern Parcel, Jefferson County, Colorado. Nearing the top of the initial Rocky Mountain Front Range scarp, approximate center of north parcel, 2.06 km. southeast of Buffalo Bill's grave, and 4.82 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7224°N, 105.2255°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2082 m. Seven of eight inflorescences collected have the extra whorl of bracts below the inflorescence branches. North-facing slope, mixed foothills shrubland at edge of ponderosa pine woodland, also collected here: Claytonia rosea, Ceanothus fendleri, and Anaphalis margaritacea.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2020, issued: Apr 13, 2020, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2389. 17-Jul-2020

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