Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 3391.1, Lappula texana.  
 

 

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If you have a question or a comment about this photograph you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address. 		  Boraginaceae, Lappula texana
Photographed 8 December 2025.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Boraginaceae

Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene var. cupulata (A. Gray) Higgins.  Crowned Stickseed.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Along the top of Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, in more open areas adjacent to ponderosa pines, 4.95 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7128°N, 105.20487°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1930 m. Bases of prickles confluent. Bare and sparsely vegetated soil with Pinus scopulorum, Crepis occidentalis, Helianthus pumilus, Gilia sp. and Potentilla recta

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2025, issued: May 1, 2025, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3391.1 21-May-2025

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