Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 3492, Mentzelia speciosa.  
 

 

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Photographed 15 November 2025.

Plants of Colorado
East Slope of Tarryall Mountains, Jefferson County
Loasaceae

Mentzelia speciosa Osterh.  Plains Blazing Star.

North Twin Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. East slope of Tarryall Mountains, small ridge above Forest Road 211 and North Twin Creek, along a horse or cow trail, 11.3 km. (geodesic) southwest of Deckers. 39.2106°N, 105.3449°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2479 m. In loose, deep grus with: Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Artemisia ludoviciana, Phacelia sp., Ribes cereum, and Cercocarpus montanus. This area burned in the Hayman Fire of 2002.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2025, issued: Mar 26, 2025, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3493. 18-Aug-2025

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