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Through Ranson/Edwards Open Space Park, across the railroad at Plainview, and then to near the top of Eldorado Mountain.
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End of road near the top of El Dorado Mountain.
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Private road above …
Public road below …
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Monday, March 23rd;
Locations:
Plainview.
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Railroad Crossing.
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Uppermost switchback in Plainview Road. Social trail to northwest.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1075, 23 Mar 2015.;
Coll. No. 1076, 23 Mar 2015.;
Coll. No 1083, 25 Apr 2015;
Coll. No. 1085, 25 Apr 2015;
Coll. No. 1125, 28 May 2015;
Locations:
Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.
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Location of collections 1075 and 1076.
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Other articles:
• Lippincott Road:
90000;
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Road bends to southwest from northwest. Junction: Lippincott Road, private road, no public access.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Wednesday, September 9th;
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Road bends to north northeast from northwest. Collected up this little draw on 9 September 2015.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1266, 29 Jul 2015;
Sunday, May 29th;
Coll. No. 1370, 29 May 2016;
Coll. No. 1371, 29 May 2016;
Coll. No. 1372, 29 May 2016;
Coll. No. 1379, 29 May 2016;
1 Sep 2019;
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Westward bend in road. Collections east to northeast.
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Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:
Convolvulus arvensis;
Cichorium intybus;
smooth brome;
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1219, 16 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1220, 16 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1222, 16 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1223, 16 Jul 2015;
26 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1249, 26 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1251, 26 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1256, 26 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1257, 26 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1260, 26 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1699, 7 Jul 2017;
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Habitat of Coll. No. 1219, Bromus inermis |
Habitat of Coll. No. 1220, Convolvulus arvensis |
Habitat of Coll. No. 1222, Glycyrrhiza lepidota |
Habitat of Coll. No. 1223, Cichorium intybus |
Habitat of Coll. No. 1249, Sorghastrum nutans |
Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1249, Sorghastrum nutans |
Creekside habitat of Coll. No. 1251, Achillea millefolia |
Habitat of Coll. No. 1256, Solidago missouriensis at Ranson/Edwards. |
Habitat of Coll. No. 1257, Pseudognaphalium macounii |
Burlington Northern train above Ranson/Edwards Homestead OSP |
Looking east to the plains. |
Highest of the high plains in Ranson/Edwards Homestead OSP. |
Coll. No. 1260, Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus |
Coll. No. 1699, Elymus canadensis |
Collections west of Plainview Road.
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Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:
Bromus japonicus;
Tragopogon dubius;
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1077, 23 Mar 2015.;
Coll. No. 1089, 25 Apr 2015;
Thursday, May 28th;
Coll. No. 1115, 28 May 2015;
Coll. No. 1116, 28 May 2015;
Coll. No. 1117, 28 May 2015.;
Coll. No. 1118, 28 May 2015;
Coll. No. 1119, 28 May 2015;
Coll. No. 1120, 28 May 2015;
Coll. No. 1121, 28 May 2015;
Coll. No. 1122, 28 May 2015;
Coll. No. 1123, 28 May 2015;
Coll. No. 1214, 16 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1216, 16 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1261, 29 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1454, 27 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1455, 27 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1456, 27 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1458, 27 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1460, 27 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1461, 27 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 3554, 13 Apr 2026;
• Taxa Notes:
Notes on Erigeron flagellaris, Schweich 2018;
Locations:
Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.
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Coll. No. 3554, Crataegus chrysocarpa. |
Coll. No. 1077, Lomatium orientale |
Habitat of Coll. No. 1089, Castilleja sessiliflora |
Coll. No. 1089, Castilleja sessiliflora |
Flowers of Sedum lanceolatum just beginning to open. |
Coll. No. 1115, Tragopogon dubius |
Scutellaria, probably S. brittonii |
Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park |
Coll. No. 1120, Penstemon secundiflorus |
Coll. No. 1122, Frasera speciosa |
Coll. No. 1123, Carex nebrascensis. |
Coll. No. 1214, Hordeum brachyantherum in open water of spring. |
Coll. No. 1261, Potentilla hippiana var. effusa |
General appearance of Coll. No. 1455, Crataegus succulenta |
Coll. No. 1460, Cirsium undulatum |
Coll. No. 1461, Bromus japonicus |
Coll. No. 1216, Phleum pratense |
Coll. No. 1116, Erigeron flagellaris |
Coll. No. 1117, Koeleria macrantha |
Coll. No. 1118, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis |
Coll. No. 1119, Arnica fulgens |
Coll. No. 1121, Penstemon virens |
Overview of Coll. No. 1123, Carex nebrascensis |
Flowerhead of Coll. No. 1454, Gaillardia aristata |
Coll. No. 1456, Rosa arkansana |
Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1458, Trifolium pratense |
Collections east of Plainview Road. About 200 meters east across the field is the location of collection 1077.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Monday, March 23rd;
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Pullout and parking, old road heads east northeast.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1463, 27 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1464, 27 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1465, 27 Jun 2016;
20170728010;
Coll. No. 1714, 28 Jul 2017;
Coll. No. 1715, 28 Jul 2017;
Coll. No. 1717, 28 Jul 2017;
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Old ranch road goes east. After passing through a gate, the road descends to the flood plain of Coal Creek.
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Water facility on left.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Thursday, 8 September 2016;
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Bear beside Coal Creek.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1313;
Coll. No. 1314;
Coll. No. 1315;
Coll. No. 1316;
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Small parking spot, walk directly west onto the south portion of the park.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Monday, March 23rd;
14 April 2016;
Locations:
Coal Creek.
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Cross Coal Creek.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
23 Jun 2020;
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Location of the Second Plainview School.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Monday, March 23rd;
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Little parking area.
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Other articles:
• Colorado Highway 72:
at Plainview;
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Junction: Colorado State Highway 72 “Coal Creek Canyon Road”
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
