Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Field Notes (Continued)
	Tom Schweich

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Contents
Literature Cited

When I first read the field notes of Annie Alexander and Louise Kellogg, I was fascinated by the descriptions they wrote about the places they went and the plants and animals they found there. By publishing my field notes on the Internet I hope to follow a little bit in their tradition.

2019

January, 2019

Other articles:
• Iowa Street: near Ford St; near Ford St;
• Washington Avenue: near Iowa;

Images:
- Recent construction on Iowa Street
- Recent construction on Iowa Street

January 20, 2019. Walk around the neighborhood.

More Images:

Recent construction at Washington and Iowa

Other articles:
• Washington Avenue: near 6th;

Images:
- Progress on Washington Avenue complete street project.

January 21, 2019

Neighborhood walk, progress on Washington Avenue complete streets project.

February, 2019

Other articles:
• Washington Avenue: bet. 2nd & 5th;

Images:
- Grading on the Washngton Avenue complete streets project.

February 4, 2019. Neighborhood walk. Granding on Washington Avenue.

Other articles:
• 5th Street: near Arapahoe;

Images:
- Laundry day in Colorado.

February 20, 2019.

Other articles:
• Arapahoe Street: near 2nd;

Images:
- 124 Arapahoe Street
- 124 Arapahoe Street

February 24, 2019. This house was listed as for sale in Zillow for less than a day before the status was changed to pending.

March, 2019

Other articles:
• Cheyenne Street: near 4th; near alley;

Images:
- Duplex at the former 409 Cheyenne St.
- Duplex under construction.

March 9, 2019. Current state of construction.

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora: Euphorbia myrsinites;
• Gregory Drive: 30290;
• Washington Avenue: bet. 2nd & 5th; near 5th; near 5th;

Images:
- Infestation of Myrtle Spurge between Gregory Drive and Goldco Circle.
- Progress on Washington Avenue Complete Street project.

Neighborhood walk, large infestation of Myrtle Spurge.

More Images:
Washington Avenue north of 5th.	Washington Avenue looking south.

Other articles:
• Rubey Drive: at path;

Images:
- Continued construction at 148 Washington

March 16, 2019

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2090, 26 Jun 2019;

Locations: Schweich Hill.

Images:
- Post-construction miitigation.

Post construction, area cleaned and jute mat emplaced.

Other articles:
• Golden Cliffs Trail: at highpoint; along trail; near the rim of Golden Ravine.;
• Climbing Access Trail: below rim; below rim;

Images:
- Grrrr, Someone rode their mountain bike off trail in the mud.
- North Table Loop climbs out of Golden Ravine.

Spring morning ramble on North Table Mountain.

More Images:
Mouth of Golden Ravine.	Coyote in Golden Ravine.	Small herd of deer on North Table Mountain.	Two golf balls on top of the mesa.	Where I previously found Munroa squarrosa.
I don't think closing the trail has worked.	Does every rock need a steel anchor?	Property boundaries lined up on a section line.	Survey Pin

Other articles:
• CO Hwy 93: above CO 93;

Locations: Ralston Dike. Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.

Images:
- Yellow Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) in winter.

Little sojourn to Ranson/Edwards.

More Images:
Creative bird box, carved in the trunk of a burned ponderosa pine.	The Ralston Dike, or what is left of it.

Other articles:
• Climbing Access Trail: below rim;
• North Table Mountain: Other Vertebrates;

Images:
- Western Fence Lizard in the grotto.
- Climbers hiking along the base of the cliffs.

Saturday, April 6, 2019

North Table Mountain. My objective on this trip was to visit the slot or grotto that is visible on the southwest side of North Table Mountain. I was hoping I would find a damp place with ferns or bryophytes. The grotto was shallow and dry.

More Images:

Slot or grotto below the cliffs.

Images:
- Dakota Ridge at the north end of Golden

Sunday, April 7, 2019.

Survey Field.

2012

Berberis repens, south-facing slope of a ravine, near power line, few patches of snow still around, Lomatium orientale also blooming here.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Berberidaceae

Berberis repens Lindl. Creeping Barberry.

Colorado School of Mines Survey Field, Jefferson County, Colorado. West edge of Survey Field, 3.2 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7345°N, 105.2296°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 6324 ft. South-facing steep slope of a ravine. Lomatium orientale also blooming here.

Collected by permit: Colorado School of Mines, 2018, issued: Apr 1, 2018, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2012.

7-Apr-2019

Other articles:
• Ancient Palms Trail: at Basalt Top Loop;
• Basalt Cap Loop: at Ancient Palms Trl; near Ancient Palms Trail; near social trail; near overlook; 50000;
• Cretaceous Trail: at Basalt Top Loop; at Tertiary Trl; near Denver West Pkwy; along Denver West Pkwy; at Denver West Pkwy west; at Denver West Pkwy west; 60000;
• Tertiary Trail: at property line; near property line; 30000;

Images:
- Recently paved parking lot at Camp George West Park.
- Sports field at Camp George West Park.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

South Table Mountain. I walked from the officially designated parking lot at Camp George West Park. Learned that I would be the only person doing that, because the walk to the base of South Table Mountain is nearly a mile.

More Images:
Entrance to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Cretaceous Trail north of Denver West Parkway to South Table Mountain.	Junction of the Tertiary Trail with the Cretaceous Trail.	Social trail up to the Tertiary Trail from the Montrachet Denver West Apartments below.	View north from South Table Mountain.
Top end of the Cretaceous Trail.	End of the Cretaceous Trail at the Basalt Cap Loop.	South Table Mountain as seen from Denver West Parkway.	Sun-loving Sedge beside the Tertiary Trail.	Social trail users on a trail from W. 20th Avenue.
Hikers on the Ancient Palms Trail.	Basalt Top Loop Trail looking east.	Mt. Morrison and I-70 west.	Junction of Basalt Top Loop and Ancient Palms Trails.	The start of the Ancient Palms Trail.
View northwest.	Ancient Palms Trail nears the north rim of South Table Mountain.

Other articles:
• Cheyenne Street: at 708 Cheyenne;

Images:
- 708 Cheyenne, Architects Rendering

Public hearing for 708 Cheyenne Street.

Other articles:
• Alley: at end;
• Social Trail (N. Ford to Jackson): at trl jct; at alley;
• Social Trail (N. Wash. OS): at trl jct;

Locations: Schweich Hill.

Images:
- What happened here? Cactus dug up and soil scraped.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

~~North Washington Open Space~~ Schweich Hill.

More Images:
Leaves of Campanula glomerata “Dane's Blood”	Yard waste disposal in the open space.	Yard waste disposal in the open space.	Buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides) at the intersection of social trails.	Social trail at the end of the alley.
Columbine/Ford St alley from north end.	Three Missouri Foxtail Cactus together.	[Coll. No. 1817] Packera ~~plattensis~~ fendleri leaves just beginning to grow in mid-April.	Assassin bug in Schweich Hill Open Space

2013

Taraxacum officinale

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. Common Dandelion.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2013.

16-Apr-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2014, Bryophyte

2014

Bryophyte

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Bryophyta

Bryophyte.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2014.

16-Apr-2019

Other articles:
• Lou's Loop: 28340;
• Recreational Trail (Pine Ridge Estates): near Pine Ridge; near Pine Ridge; at spur; at game trl;
• Private Path (Canyon View III HOA): at Lous Lp; near Lous Lp;

Locations: North Golden Hogback Open Space (City of Golden).

Images:
- South end of Dakota Ridge, Golden open space.

Pine Ridge Estates and Dakota Ridge.

More Images:
South end of Dakota Ridge, Golden open space.	Private spur trail connecting Lou's Loop to the City of Golden recreational trail.	Slope of Dakota Ridge	Spur trail from Lou's Loop towards Dakota Ridge.	The southernmost end of Dakota Ridge

Other articles:
• Lippincott Road: at Bull Gl; near Bull Gulch; near s gate; near s gate; at washout; mid-quarry; near quarry; near jct quarry rd; near jct quarry rd; near gate; 80000;

Locations: Bull Gulch. Lippincott Ranch.

Images:
- Gate, usually locked, closed to public access.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Lippincott Property

More Images:
The road continues north-ish in the direction of Bull Gulch.	The way out, south-ish.	Stream and springy ground at top of quarry.	The linear opening in the forest accomodates a power line.	The summit meadow.
Tilted rocks above middle meadow.	Bull Gulch, looking upstream.	Turkey, one of a pair, many more seens.	Where the old ranch road crosses Bull Gulch.	Path southwest to middle meadow.
Ranch road approaches Bull Gulch.	North gate, to City of Boulder property.	South gate, City of Boulder side.	South gate, from Lippincott property.	Stream crossing.
View up the quarry from the ranch road crossing.	Quarry	Quarry	Ranch road, generally north-ish.	View across springy ground.
Entrance to Lippincott Property.	Lippincott property on 1906 base map.	Lippincott property on 1942 base map.	Lippincott property on 1965, 1967 ed. base map.	Lippincott property on 1965 rev. 1994 base map.

Images:
- My first collection on the Lippincott Property, Taraxacum officinale

2015

Taraxacum officinale

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. Common Dandelion.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate center of property. 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9013°N, 105.2741°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1983 m. Gentle slope at edge of ponderosa pine forest.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2015.

18-Apr-2019

Literature Cited:
- Baldwin, Bruce G., Susan Kalisz, and W. Scott Armbruster, 2011.

Other articles:
• Lippincott Road: 60000;

Images:
- Location of three collections of tiny annuals.

2016

Collinsia parviflora

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Collinsia parviflora Lindl. Maiden Blue-eyed Mary.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate center of property. 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9019°N, 105.274°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2005 m. Forming carpets under trees in ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2016.

18-Apr-2019

Other articles:
• Lippincott Road: 60000;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2017, Capsella bursa-pastoris

2017

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Brassicaceae

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate center of property. 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9019°N, 105.2739°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2003 m. Disturbed places, in this case an old road, along with other early annuals, such as Collinsia parviflora and Draba reptans.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2017.

18-Apr-2019

Other articles:
• Lippincott Road: 60000;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2018, Draba nemorosa

2018

~~Draba reptans~~

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Brassicaceae

Draba nemorosa L. Woodland Whitlow Grass.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate center of property. 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9019°N, 105.2739°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2002 m. Disturbed places, in this case an old road, along with other early annuals, such as Collinsia parviflora and Capsella bursa-pastoris.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2018.

18-Apr-2019

Images:
- Coll No. 2019, Woodsia ?
- Coll No. 2019, Woodsia ?
- Coll. No. 2019, Fern.

2019

Woodsia ?

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Dryopteridaceae

Woodsia oregana D.C. Eaton ssp. cathcartiana (B.L. Rob.) Windham. Rocky Mountain Woodsia.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south bank of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9081°N, 105.279°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1987 m. Deep shade. Determined by comparison to Coll. No. 2069, which was made from the same plants.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2019.

18-Apr-2019

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

Images:
- One of several small ponds on the stream.
- The elk were keeping a close eye on us.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Lippincott Property, with Irene Weber.

Also seen, Clematis hirsutissima, Anemone patens, Nothocalais cuspidata, and Carduus nutans.

More Images:
Sugar Bowls, Clematis hirsutissima, Irene's knee for scale.	Southeast parcel, general view to northwest.	Southeast parcel, general view to northeast.	View of Lippincott property from southeast corner.	Carpet of Spring Beauty (Claytonia rosea) under the Ponderosa Pines.

Images:
- Flower of Coll. No. 2020, Claytonia rosea

2020

Claytonia rosea

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Montiaceae

Claytonia rosea Rydb. Rocky Mountain Springbeauty.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, grassland with a few ponderosa pines, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9008°N, 105.2722°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1960 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2020.

24-Apr-2019

2021

Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaudin. Field Chickweed.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, high prairie above Rocky Flats, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9008°N, 105.2673°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1936 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2021.

24-Apr-2019

2022

Chorispora tenella

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Brassicaceae

Chorispora tenella (Pall.) DC. Crossflower.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, high prairie above Rocky Flats, 21.5 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9001°N, 105.2626°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1908 m. Coordinates estimated by GoogleEarth.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2022.

24-Apr-2019

Images:
- Cymopterus? Lomatium?
- Coll. No. 2023, Musineon divaricatum

2023

Cymopterus ? p>

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Apiaceae

Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Raf. Leafy Wildparsley.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, high prairie above Rocky Flats, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9021°N, 105.2608°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1903 m. Heavy clay soil.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2023.

24-Apr-2019

2024

Leucocrinum montanum

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Anthericeae

Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. ex A. Gray. Star Lily.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, high prairie above Rocky Flats, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9016°N, 105.2676°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1950 m. Grassy, open, southeast-facing slope.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2024.

24-Apr-2019

2025

Viola nuttallii

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Violaceae

Viola nuttallii Pursh. Nuttall's Violet.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, high prairie above Rocky Flats, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9016°N, 105.2687°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1960 m. Grassy, open, southeast-facing slope.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2025.

24-Apr-2019

Locations: North Table Mountain.

Thursday, April 25, 2019.

North Table Mountain, parking lot for Golden Cliffs Trail

Images:
- Habitat of Coll. No. 2026, Corydalis aurea.
- Coll. No. 2026, Corydalis aurea with fruit.

2026

Corydalis aurea

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Fumariaceae

Corydalis aurea Willd. Scrambled Eggs.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. City of Golden open space, lower south slope of North Table Mountain, just above the overflow parking lot, 1.6 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7663°N, 105.2164°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1797 m. Small colony growing amongst rocks and shrubs, primarily Ribes cereum at this location.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2026.

25-Apr-2019

Locations: Kenneys Creek.

Images:
- Kenneys Creek shown on the Morrison, CO 1938 quadrangle.

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Found “Kenneys Creek” on the Morrison quad of 1938.

Aimee Genevieve (Arbios) Chick
Paradise Valley - Born November 9, 1922, in Stockton, CA. Passed away peacefully on April 28, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ
First child to Sodie and Helen (Burubeltz) Arbios. Joining sisters Marie Boyle and Helen Sobczak in heaven. Brother James B. Arbios (Lorene) resides in St. Helena, CA. Attended St. Agnes Grammar School, St. Mary's High School and College of Pacific (student body president in 1943-44) in Stockton. Married USAAF Lt. Henry Chick III (RIP 2007), of Kansas City, MO in 1944. Lived in Baton Rouge, LA, Greenville, MS, Marianna, FL, Maryvale, Casa Grande, Tempe, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley, AZ. Loving mother to sons Russell Paul (Suzy) of Laguna, CA, William Shaw (Suzanne-RIP 2016) of Scottsdale, and James Philip (Penny) of Lake Elsinore, CA. Devoted Grandmother to Shelby, Donald, Tyler, Chris, Billy, Melissa, Kimberly, David, Genevieve, and Caroline. Great-grandmother to Sutton, Chase, Zelda, Sage, and Twyla. Inspired many pupils for 24 years as a beloved teacher at Ingleside Elementary (Phoenix) and Pueblo Elementary (Scottsdale). Earned a Master's Degree in Education from Arizona State in 1965. Long-time resident of Paradise Valley. Enjoyed traveling to areas of the world she taught about, exploring the Arizona desert, and listening to cherished family friend Dolan Ellis. Fifty-five year breast cancer survivor. Enjoyed many summer vacations in Seabright, CA with extended family and life-long friends. Proud of her Basque heritage. Devout Roman Catholic. Celebration of life mass to be said in her honor on July 18, 2019 at the Oblates of Saint Joseph church in Santa Cruz, CA. Placed in the columbarium next to Henry at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. A glorious lady with a sharp wit and a kind word for everyone. To know her was to love her. May she rest in eternal peace and joy.

Published in The Arizona Republic on May 29, 2019. (URL: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=aimee-genevieve-chick-arbios&pid=192998599)

Other articles:
• Washington Avenue: above Rubey; near Rubey;

Locations: Schweich Hill.

Images:
- Deer in the open space.

Upper Washington Open Space.

More Images:
Packera ~~plattensis~~ fendleri	The Washington Avenue Complete Street Project nears completion.	The Washington Avenue Complete Street Project nears completion.

Other articles:
• Lippincott Road: 53000;

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

Images:
- Woodland Pinedrops seen in the northern parcel.

Sunday, May 26th

Sunday, 26 May 2019

More Images:
View east from the Lippincott property.	Meadow in the southwest corner.	Turkey	Former watercourse (?), view upstream	Former watercourse (?), view downstream.
Meadow and Ponderosa pine woodland in the northernmost part of the property.	Turkey, maybe the same one.

2027

Field identification: Claytonia rosea

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Montiaceae

Claytonia rosea Rydb. Rocky Mountain Springbeauty.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, grassland in a ponderosa pines woodland, 23.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9127°N, 105.2787°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2066 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2027.

26-May-2019

2028

Field identification: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaudin. Field Chickweed.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2028.

26-May-2019

2029

Field identification: Senecio integerrimus

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, east side of ridge, 25.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9125°N, 105.2764°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2087 m. Deep forest litter in cracks of ridge bedrock.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2029.

26-May-2019

2030

Field identification: Delphinium, probably D. nuttallii.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Ranunculaceae

Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. Twolobe Larkspur.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, east side of ridge, 25.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9124°N, 105.2765°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2089 m. Perennial plant from a thickened tuber-like root; flowers blue. In thick soil and forest duff on the exposed east side of a ridge.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2030.

26-May-2019

Images:
- Fruit of Coll. No. 2031, Lomatium orientale
- Leaf of Coll. No. 2031, Lomatium orientale
- Coll. No. 2031, Lomatium orientale

2031

Field identification: Lomatium orientale.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Apiaceae

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Northern Idaho Biscuitroot.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, east side of ridge, 25.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9125°N, 105.2765°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2088 m. In thick soil and forest duff on the exposed east side of a ridge.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2031.

26-May-2019

Images:
- Flower of Coll. No. 2032, Toxicoscordion paniculatum.

2032

Field identification: Zigadenus sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Melanthiaceae

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Ackerfield. Grassy Death Camas.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, east side of ridge, 25.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9126°N, 105.2765°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2087 m. In thick soil and forest duff on the exposed east side of a ridge.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2032.

26-May-2019

Inflorescence, a raceme, no panicle branches seen; Flowers, 9-11 mm. dia.; Tepals, (4)5.4(6) mm., gland indistinct; Stamens, = tepals; Ovary, superior.

2033

Field identification: Viola nuttallii

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Violaceae

Viola nuttallii Pursh. Nuttall's Violet.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, west side of ridge, 23.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9123°N, 105.2769°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2080 m. Large plants. In deep ponderosa pine forest duff near top of forested west southwest-facing slope.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2033.

26-May-2019

2034

Field identification: Leucocrinum montanum

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Anthericeae

Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. ex A. Gray. Star Lily.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, west side of ridge, 23.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9123°N, 105.2774°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2076 m. Deep ponderosa pine forest duff.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2034.

26-May-2019

Literature Cited:
- Nazaire, Mare, and Larry Hufford, 2012.

Images:
- Corolla of Coll. No. 2035, Mertensia lanceolata

2035

Field identification: Mertensia lanceolata

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Boraginaceae

Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, north of Bull Gulch about half way to north boundary, west side of ridge, 23.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9104°N, 105.2778°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2030 m. Deep ponderosa pine forest duff.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2035.

26-May-2019

Coll. No. 2035, 26 May 2019, characters observed: Perennial, relatively short (<40 cm.); Leaves, cauline, adaxial surface slightly pustular strigose directed toward apex; Calyx, not divided to base; Corolla, tube 6.5 mm. + lobes 7.5 mm., fused 5.5 mm., ring of white hairs near (2.2 mm.) base; Filaments, 3.5 mm., attached below (0.5 mm.) fornices, filaments > anthers; Anthers, #6 (!), 1.8-1.9 mm., versatile.

2035.1

Field identification: Galium aparine.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Rubiaceae

Galium aparine L. Sticky Willy, Cleavers.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2035.1

26-May-2019

Literature Cited:
- Hufford, Larry, and Michelle McMahon, 2004.
- James, Edwin, 1825.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2036, Besseya plantaginea

2036

Field identification: Plantaginaceae, office: Besseya plantaginea

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb. White River Kittentails.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south of Bull Gulch approximate centroid of parcel, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9051°N, 105.2791°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2021 m. Northwest facing forested slope.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2036.

26-May-2019

More Images:

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2036, Besseya plantaginea

Described by James (1825) in his Catalogue of Plants, collected between Palmer Lake and Fountain.

… V[eronica] plantaginea. N. S.? Flowers spiked, unibracteate. Capsule nearly orbicular, dehiscent at the margin. Radical leaves numerous and large, oval-lanceolate, stiped. Margin crenate. Those of the scape few, sessile, and alternate, Spike long, dense-flowered.

This plant, so unlike in habit and appearance to the American Species of Veronica, seems referable to no other Genus among the Pediculariæ of Jussieu, to which it is manifestly nearly allied. Habitat on open plains within the Rocky Mountains; flowering in June and July.

Hufford and McMahon (2004) make a strong argument for submerging Besseya back into Synthyris.

A central concern is the paraphyly of Synthyris in the face of continued recognition of Besseya as a coordinate group. We advocate a classification that reflects our knowledge of evolutionary relationships, especially monophyletic groups. Thus, we consider it important that Besseya be classified as part of Synthyris (Hufford and McMahon, 2004).

Images:
- Coll. No. 2037, Viola canadensis

2037

Field indentification: Viola sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Violaceae

Viola canadensis L. Canadian White Violet.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south of Bull Gulch approximate centroid of parcel, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9044°N, 105.2797°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2034 m. Northwest facing forested slope.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2037.

26-May-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2037.1, Noccaea fendleri var. glauca

2037.1

Field identification: Noccaea fendleri.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Brassicaceae

Noccaea fendleri (A. Gray) Holub.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south of Bull Gulch approximate centroid of parcel, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9044°N, 105.2797°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2034 m. Northwest facing forested slope. Collected with Besseya plantaginea and Viola canadensis.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2037.1

26-May-2019

Images:
- Leaves of Coll. No. 2037.2
- Coll. No. 2037.2
- Tuber (?) of Coll. No. 2037.2

2037.2

Accidental collection, probably Delphinium nuttallianum, per the fusiform or tuberous roots, and the ternately compound leaves with spinulose tips.

More Images:

Rehydrated Leaves of Coll. No. 2037.2

Images:
- Woolly hairs in axils of basal leaves of Coll. No. 2038, Arnica fulgens

2038

Field identification: Arnica fulgens

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Arnica fulgens Pursh. Shining Leopardbane.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south of Bull Gulch approximate centroid of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9038°N, 105.2788°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2053 m. Open prairie in small saddle.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2038.

26-May-2019

Coll. No. 2038, 26 May 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, 25 cm., fibrous roots; Stem, glandular to densely glandular distally; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, petiole 40 mm. + blade 46 mm. × 12 mm. wide, long brown woolly hairs in the axils, 3-5± subparallel veins, cauline, opposite, 2-3 pairs, sessile, reduced distally, elliptical, glandular adaxial and margin, margin, sinuate to entire, tips, round; Inflorescence, head, 1 per stem, showy, >leaves; Involucre, hemispheric, 11 mm. × 25 mm. wide; Phyllaries, in 2 series (not strongly overlapping), ±equal, 13 mm. × 2.8 mm. wide, green, margin of inner series chartaceous, tips, purplish-red, glandular, margins, ±flat; Receptacle, epaleate, short bristles; Flowers, 2 kinds; Ray flowers, #12-14, tube 4 mm. + blade 11 mm. × 5 mm. wide, yellow, fertile; Disk flowers, many, tube 6 mm. + lobes 1 mm., expanding gradually, yellow, open, bisexual; Pappus, well-developed bristles, barbellate, 7.5 mm.; Cypsela, 4 mm. × 1.3 mm wide, compressed front to back, hairy on angles.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2039, Iris missouriensis

2039

Field identification: Iris missouriensis.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Iridaceae

Iris missouriensis Nutt. Western Blue Flag.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south of Bull Gulch approximate centroid of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9028°N, 105.278°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2041 m. Open prairie in small saddle.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2039.

26-May-2019

Locations: Colorado School of Mines Survey Field. Deadman Gulch. Kinney Run.

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Illinois Avenue, Deadman Gulch, Kinney Run, and Survey Field

2040

Field identification: Prunus virginiana

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Prunus virginiana L. Chokecherry.

Deadman Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Slightly above the watercourse locally named “Kinney Run,” between US Highway 6 and Eagle Ridge Drive, 3.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7339°N, 105.216°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1790 m.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2040.

2-Jun-2019

2041

Field identification: Rhus trilobata

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Anacardiaceae

Rhus trilobata Torrey & A. Gray. Squawbush.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2041.

2-Jun-2019

2042

Field identification: Scutellaria brittonii.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Lamiaceae

Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap.

Deadman Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Slightly above the watercourse locally named “Kinney Run,” between US Highway 6 and Eagle Ridge Drive, 50 m. northwest of Kinney Run Trail, 3.17 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.734°N, 105.2163°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1798 m. Southeast-facing slope, most dense in and around Rhus trilobata shrubs.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2042.

2-Jun-2019

Images:
- Seed of Coll. No. 2042.1, Musineon divaricatum
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2042.1, Musineon divaricatum

2042.1

Field identification: Musineon divaricatum.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Apiaceae

Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Raf. Leafy Wildparsley.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2042.1

2-Jun-2019

Images:
- Calyx and corolla of Coll. No. 2043, Orobanche fasciculata
- Coll. No. 2043, Orobanche fasciculata

2043

Field identification: Orobanche fasciculata.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Orobanchaceae

Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. Clustered Broomrape.

Deadman Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Slightly above the watercourse locally named “Kinney Run,” between US Highway 6 and Eagle Ridge Drive, 90 m. northwest of Kinney Run Trail, 3.17 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.734°N, 105.2166°W. Elev. 1806 m. With Artemisia frigida and Lithospermum incisum

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2043.

2-Jun-2019

stem leaves, #8, glandular-hairy; calyx tube 4.5 mm. + lobes 5 mm.; flowers, #6.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2044, Packera ~~plattensis~~ fendleri

2044

Field identification: Packera plattensis.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Packera plattensis (Nuttall) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve. Prairie Groundsel.

Deadman Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Above the watercourse locally named “Kinney Run,” between US Highway 6 and Eagle Ridge Drive, 110 m. northwest of Kinney Run Trail, 3.17 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7339°N, 105.2169°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1817 m. Northeast-facing slope, more open stoney ground, on what appears to be a southeast to northwest trend approximating the trend of Eagle Ridge to the southeast.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2044.

2-Jun-2019

2044.1

Field identification: something weird, later: Ipomopsis spicata.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Polemoniaceae

Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant. Spiked Ipomopsis.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2044.1

2-Jun-2019

Images:
- Cyathium of Coll. No. 2044.2, Euphorbia brachycera
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2044.2, Euphorbia brachycera
- Coll. No. 2044.2, Euphorbia brachycera

2044.2

Field identification: Euphorbiaceae, Office: Euphorbia brachycera.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. Horned Spurge.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2044.2

2-Jun-2019

2045

Field identification: Ipomopsis spicata.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Polemoniaceae

Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant. Spiked Ipomopsis.

Deadman Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Above the watercourse locally named "Kinney Run," between US Highway 6 and Eagle Ridge Drive, 140 m. northwest of Kinney Run Trail, 3.17 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Very near the boundary of the Colorado School of Mines Survey Field. 39.7341°N, 105.2171°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1815 m. Northeast-facing slope, more open stoney ground, on what appears to be a southeast to northwest trend approximating the trend of Eagle Ridge to the southeast. Same as Coll. No. 2044.1. A little beaten down by recent hail.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2045.

2-Jun-2019

2046

Field identification: Oxytropis lambertii.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed.

Colorado School of Mines Survey Field, Jefferson County, Colorado. Above the watercourse locally named "Kinney Run," between US Highway 6 and Eagle Ridge Drive, 190 m. northwest of Kinney Run Trail, 3.17 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Very near the boundary of the Colorado School of Mines Survey Field. 39.7341°N, 105.2175°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1810 m. A collection of O. lambertii by Edward L. Greene on May 1, 1870 is the first known plant collection from Golden (PBRU35080).

Collected by permit: Colorado School of Mines, 2019, issued: Apr 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2046.

2-Jun-2019

2047

Field identification: Cercocarpus montanus.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany.

Colorado School of Mines Survey Field, Jefferson County, Colorado. Southeast portion of the Survey Field, overlooking an unnamed creek, on the lip of an northwest-facing alluvial terrace, 3.09 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7342°N, 105.2191°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1825 m. Mixed-grass prairie and shrubland.

Collected by permit: Colorado School of Mines, 2019, issued: Apr 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2047.

2-Jun-2019

2048

Field identification: ~~Physocarpus monogynus~~ Crataegus succulenta

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link. Fleshy Hawthorn.

Colorado School of Mines Survey Field, Jefferson County, Colorado. Highest Great Plains at the Rocky Mountain Front Range, southeast portion of Survey Field, beside a small unnamed stream tributary to Deadman Gulch (Kinney Run), 2.9 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7357°N, 105.219°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1800 m. Thorns 4.3-4.8 mm.

Collected by permit: Colorado School of Mines, 2019, issued: Apr 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2048.

2-Jun-2019

2049

Field identification: Antennaria parvifolia.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Small-Leaf Pussytoes.

Colorado School of Mines Survey Field, Jefferson County, Colorado. Highest Great Plains at the Rocky Mountain Front Range, southeast portion of Survey Field, on a terrace above a small unnamed stream tributary to Deadman Gulch (Kinney Run), 2.9 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7357°N, 105.2176°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1808 m.

Collected by permit: Colorado School of Mines, 2019, issued: Apr 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2049.

2-Jun-2019

Locations: North Table Mountain.

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

2050

Field identification: Aegilops cylindrica.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Aegilops cylindrica Host. Jointed Goat Grass.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower southwest slopes of North Table Mountain, along the lower portion of the City of Golden North Table Mountain trail, 1.9 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7687°N, 105.2231°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1806 m. Highest prairie mixed with foothill shrubs, also collected nearby Sphaeralcea coccinea, Linaria dalmatica, and Thinopyrum intermedium.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2050.

4-Jun-2019

2051

Field identification: Hesperostipa comata.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. Needle and Thread.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower southwest slopes of North Table Mountain, along the lower portion of the City of Golden North Table Mountain trail, 1.9 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7687°N, 105.223°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1828 m. Highest prairie mixed with foothill shrubs, also collected nearby: Aegilops cylindrica, Sphaeralcea coccinea, Linaria dalmatica, and Thinopyrum intermedium.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2051.

4-Jun-2019

2052

Field identification: Lithospermum occidentale.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Boraginaceae

Lithospermum occidentale (Mack.) Weakley, Witsell & D. Estes. Western Gromwell nee Marbleseed.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower southwest slopes of North Table Mountain, along the lower portion of the City of Golden North Table Mountain trail, 1.9 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7687°N, 105.223°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1836 m. Highest prairie mixed with foothill shrubs, also collected nearby: Aegilops cylindrica, Hesperostipa comata, Sphaeralcea coccinea, Linaria dalmatica, and Thinopyrum intermedium.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2052.

4-Jun-2019

2053

Field identification: Sphaeralcea coccinea.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Malvaceae

Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Scarlet Globemallow.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower southwest slopes of North Table Mountain, along the lower portion of the City of Golden North Table Mountain trail, 1.95 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7689°N, 105.2233°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1837 m. Most dense along disturbed trail sides, the roots of this one extended under the trail. Highest prairie mixed with foothill shrubs, also collected nearby: Aegilops cylindrica, Hesperostipa comata, Lithospermum occidentale, Linaria dalmatica, and Thinopyrum intermedium.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2053.

4-Jun-2019

2054

Field identification: Linaria dalmatica.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. Dalmatian ToadFlax.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower southwest slopes of North Table Mountain, on the section line between Sections 21 and 28 which for unknown reason has been plowed or otherwise disturbed, 1.95 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.769°N, 105.2228°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1848 m. Highest prairie mixed with foothill shrubs, also collected nearby: Aegilops cylindrica, Hesperostipa comata, Lithospermum occidentale, Sphaeralcea coccinea, and Thinopyrum intermedium.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2054.

4-Jun-2019

Images:
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2055, Toxicoscordion paniculatum
- Panicle at base of inflorescence of Coll. No. 2055, Toxicoscordion paniculatum.

2055

Field identification: Zigadene lily.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Melanthiaceae

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Ackerfield. Grassy Death Camas.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small grassy areas on the upper southwest slope of North Table Mountain, hummocky terrain, probably in the head of one or more landslides, 1.95 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.769°N, 105.2211°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1907 m. One of three plants collected is paniculate and then only at the base of the inflorescence. In a small wedge of Jefferson County lands, between two City of Golden-owned parcels.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2055.

4-Jun-2019

2056

Field identification: Carex sp.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Cyperaceae

Carex occidentalis L. H. Bailey. Western Sedge.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small grassy areas on the upper southwest slope of North Table Mountain, hummocky terrain, probably in the head of one or more landslides, 1.98 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7692°N, 105.2209°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1905 m.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2056.

4-Jun-2019

Coll. No. 2056, 4 Jun 2019, characters observed: Perennial sedge; Habit, caespitose; Culms, to 50 cm., slightly scabrous especially below the inflorescence; Leaves, 1.7 mm. wide, green, sheaths, white-hyaline, ventrally smooth; Inflorescence, 29 mm. × 10 mm. wide, loosely clustered; Spikes, identical appearing, 6 mm. × 5 mm. wide, terminal and lateral androgynous (there are no anthers, but the flowers at the top of each spike contain white filaments); Bracts, 5 mm., proximal, 10 mm., <inflorescence, leaf-like; Pistillate scales, 3.5 mm., <perigynia, mid-vein green, brown laterally, hyaline margin; Perigynia, #12 per spike, 4 mm. × 1.6-1.8(2) mm. wide, weakly winged, ±veinless, glabrous, beak, 1 mm., flattish, dorsally bulged and the margin is displaced but not onto the ventral face; Achene, 2.3 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, biconvex, short oblong; Stigmas, #2; Anthers, n/a;

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora: Poa pratensis;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2057, Poa pratensis

2057

Field identification: Poa sp.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Poa pratensis L. Kentucky Bluegrass.

North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small grassy areas on the upper southwest slope of North Table Mountain, hummocky terrain, probably in the head of one or more landslides, 1.96 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7691°N, 105.2211°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1905 m.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2057.

4-Jun-2019

2058

Field identification: Physocarpus monogynus.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult. Mountain Ninebark.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small grassy areas on the upper southwest slope of North Table Mountain, hummocky terrain, probably in the head of one or more landslides, 1.94 km. north of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7689°N, 105.2209°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1912 m. In a small wedge of Jefferson County Open Space lands between two City of Golden parcels.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2058.

4-Jun-2019

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Lippincott property with Anthony Massaro, Tanner Marshall, Megan Bowes, and Chris Wanner.

2059

Field identification: Senecio integerrimus.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9019°N, 105.2741°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2027 m. Ponderosa pine woodland where the highest Great Plains meets the Rocky Mountain Front Range, parcel disturbed by cattle grazing and clay mining.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2059.

6-Jun-2019

2060

Field identification: Potentilla fissa.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray. Bigflower Cinquefoil.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9021°N, 105.2769°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2019 m. Growing with Potentilla recta which was not yet in bloom. GPS coordinates were doubtful and revised using GoogleEarth.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Anthony Massaro and Tanner Marshall 2060.

6-Jun-2019

The coordinates reported by my GPS receiver were (39.902637117,-105.275957342), but when mapped in ArcMap they were up on the side of the hogback. I'm sure the collection was made below the hogback fairly close to the stream. I used GoogleEarth to estimate different coordinates of (39.902078,-105.276874) which are about 125 m. to the southwest.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2061, Crataegus succulenta

2061

Field identification: Crataegus succulenta.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link. Fleshy Hawthorn.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.902°N, 105.2771°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2025 m. Highest Great Plains meets the Rocky Mountain Front Range, bottomland between two hogbacks, parcel disturbed by cattle grazing and clay mining.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2061.

6-Jun-2019

2062

Field identification: Penstemon virens.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9026°N, 105.278°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2040 m. Highest Great Plains meets the Rocky Mountain Front Range, southern edge of a small meadow in a saddle, parcel disturbed by cattle grazing and clay mining.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2062.

6-Jun-2019

2063

Field identification: Veronica, maybe V. arvensis.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Veronica arvensis L. Corn Speedwell.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9035°N, 105.2782°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2044 m. Annual, inflorescence terminal, pedicel short, corolla blue. Margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron. Very wet.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2063.

6-Jun-2019

Images:
- Fruit of Coll. No. 2063.1, Veronica biloba
- Coll. No. 2063.1, Veronica biloba

2063.1

Accidental collection, some kind of Veronica.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Veronica biloba L. Twolobe Speedwell.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9035°N, 105.2782°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2044 m. Annual, petiole short, flowers in terminal raceme, pedicels long, style short, fruit notch deep. Margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron. Very wet. Collected with V. arvensis.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2063.1

6-Jun-2019

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora: Alyssum alyssoides;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2063.2, Alyssum alyssoides

2063.2

Accidental collection: Alyssum alyssoides

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Brassicaceae

Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9035°N, 105.2782°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2044 m. Margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron. Very wet. Collected with Veronica arvensis and V. biloba.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2063.2

6-Jun-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2063.3, Erodium cicutarium
- Coll. No. 2063.3, Erodium cicutarium
- Coll. No. 2063.3, Erodium cicutarium

2063.3

Accidental collection: unknown.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Geraniaceae

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. ex Aiton. Redstem Stork's Bill.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9035°N, 105.2782°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2044 m. Margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron. Very wet. Collected with Veronica arvensis and V. biloba.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2063.3

6-Jun-2019

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2085, 17 Jun 2019;
• Glossary: calyculus;

Images:
- Stout and erect caudex of Coll. No. 2064, Packera plattensis.
- Inconspicuous calyculi in the head of Coll. No. 2064, Packera plattensis

2064

Field identification: Packera streptanthifolia, possibly the same as Coll. No. 2085, office identification: P. plattensis.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Packera plattensis (Nuttall) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve. Prairie Groundsel.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9027°N, 105.2782°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2038 m. South margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron, quite wet from runoff of the meadow.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2064.

6-Jun-2019

Coll. No. 2064, 6 June 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, 25-35 cm., caudex, some, perhaps the older ones, are stout and erect; Stem, tomentose, especially in axils, thinning distally; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, petiole, 35-40 mm, long, thin not winged, tomentose, blade 20-24 mm. × 7-9 mm. wide, ovate, some (7 of 23 = 30%) lyrate, 2-7-2.8 × longer than wide, mid-vein tomentose thinning distally, tips, mostly entire, few 3-toothed, cauline, reduced distally, sessile, base not auriculate, increasingly pinnatisect distally; Inflorescence heads #3-5 per stem, >leaves; Peduncles, 8-12 mm.; Involucre, 5 mm. × 9 mm. wide, ovoid, thinly tomentose; Phyllaries, in 2 equal series, 5.5 mm. × 1.0-1.3 mm. wide, green, thinly tomentose, margins, flat, scarious, tip, reddish brown; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, of 2 kinds; Ray flowers, #10-12, tube 3 mm. + blade 6.5-7.5 mm. × 2.7 mm. wide, color yellow, fertile; Disk flowers many, tube 4 mm. + lobes 0.5 mm., throat expanding gradually, yellow, open, bisexual; Pappus, many, well-developed. Bristles, 4.5 mm., ±equal; Fruit, 1.2 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, compressed front-to-back, color brown, margin, thinly pubescent or fringed(?).

The following was abstracted from FNANM (2019):

Packera streptanthifolia (Greene) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve, Phytologia. 49: 48. 1981.	Packera pseudaurea (Rydberg) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve, Phytologia. 49: 48. 1981.	Packera plattensis (Nuttall) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve, Phytologia. 49: 48. 1981.	Coll. No. 2064
Rocky Mountain groundsel	False-gold groundsel	Prairie groundsel
Perennials, 10–50+ cm; fibrous-rooted (caudices weak to stout, horizontal to suberect).	Perennials, 20–70+ cm; fibrous-rooted (bases simple or branched, horizontal to erect).	Biennials or perennials, 20–60+ cm; rhizomatous and/or fibrous-rooted (bases erect to suberect), sometimes stoloniferous (mostly eastern populations).	Perennial herb, 25-35 cm., caudex , some, perhaps older ones, are stout and erect;
Stems 1 or 2–5, clustered, usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely floccose-tomentose proximally and in leaf axils.	Stems usually 1, sometimes 2–4, clustered, glabrous or sparsely tomentose proximally.	Stems 1 or 2–3, clustered, floccose-tomentose proximally and in leaf axils, otherwise sparsely tomentose or glabrescent.	Stem, tomentose, especially in axils, thinning distally;
Basal leaves (and proximal cauline, relatively thick and turgid) petiolate; blades spatulate to oblanceolate, or ovate to orbiculate, 20–40+ × 10–30+ mm, bases tapering to abruptly contracted or subcordate, margins entire, crenate, dentate, or weakly lobulate (faces usually glabrous, sometimes hairy).	Basal leaves petiolate; blades usually broadly lanceolate to ovate, sometimes subhastate, 20–50+ × 20–40+ mm, bases truncate to subcordate or obtuse, margins crenate, denticulate, bluntly dentate, or sharply dentate (proximal cauline leaves petiolate; margins usually pinnately lobed to laciniate, sometimes subentire).	Basal leaves (and proximal cauline) petiolate; blades narrowly elliptic to elliptic-ovate or oblanceolate to suborbiculate or sublyrate, 20–70+ × 10–30+ mm, bases tapering to rounded or abruptly contracted, margins subentire to crenate, serrate-dentate, or pinnately lobed (abaxial faces floccose-tomentose, especially along midribs, ± glabrescent).	Basal leaves, petiole, 35-40 mm, long, thin not winged, tomentose, blade 20-24 mm. × 7-9 mm. wide, ovate, some (7 of 23 = 30%) lyrate, 2-7-2.8 × longer than wide, mid-vein tomentose thinning distally, tips, mostly entire, some 3-toothed;
Cauline leaves gradually to abruptly reduced (± petiolate or sessile; entire or subentire).	Cauline leaves gradually reduced (becoming sessile, sometimes clasping).	Cauline leaves gradually reduced (petiolate, sublyrate or pinnatisect, abaxial faces sparsely hairy; distals sessile, subentire to irregularly dissected).	Cauline leaves, reduced distally, sessile, base not auriculate, inreasingly pinnatisect distally;
Heads 2–20+ in loose, corymbiform or subumbelliform arrays. Peduncles bracteate, glabrous or sparsely tomentose.	Heads 5–20+ in open or congested, subumbelliform arrays.	Heads 6–20+ in open or congested, corymbiform arrays. Peduncles conspicuously bracteate, sparsely to densely tomentose.	Inflorescence, heads #3-5 per stem, >leaves;
	Peduncles bracteate, glabrous.		Peduncles, 8-12 mm.;
Calyculi conspicuous. [However, looking at images of vouchers, I don't see conspicuous calyculi.]	Calyculi inconspicuous.	Calyculi inconspicuous.	(Calyculi inconspicuous)
			Involucre, 5 mm. × 9 mm. wide, ovoid, thinly tomentose;
Phyllaries (8–)13 or 21, green (tips sometimes cyanic), 4–7+ mm, glabrous.	Phyllaries (13–)21(–30+), light green, 3–8 mm, glabrous.	Phyllaries 13 or 21, green (tips sometimes cyanic), 5–6+ mm, densely tomentose proximally, glabrescent distally.	Phyllaries, in 2 equal series, 5.5 mm. × 1.0-1.3 mm. wide, green, thinly tomentose, margins, flat, scarious, tip, reddish brown;
			Receptacle, epaleate;
			Flowers, of 2 kinds;
Ray florets 8 or 13; corolla laminae 5–10 mm.	Ray florets 0, 8, or 13; corolla laminae 6–10+ mm	Ray florets 8–10; corolla laminae 9–10 mm.	Ray flowers, #10-12, tube 3 mm. + blade 6.5-7.5 mm. × 2.7 mm. wide, color yellow, fertile;
Disc florets 35–60+; corolla tubes 2–4 mm, limbs 2.5–4 mm.	Disc florets 70–80+; corolla tubes 2.5–3.5 mm, limbs 2–3 mm.	Disc florets 60–70+; corolla tubes 2.5–3.5 mm, limbs 3.5–4.5 mm.	Disk flowers many, tube 4 mm. + lobes 0.5 mm., throat expanding gradually, yellow, open, bisexual;
			Pappus, many, well-developed. Bristles, 4.5 mm., ±equal;
Cypselae 1–2.5 mm, glabrous; pappi 3–6 mm.	Cypselae 1–1.5 mm, glabrous; pappi 4.5–5.5 mm.	Cypselae 1.5–2.5 mm, usually hirtellous, sometimes glabrous; pappi 6.5–7.5 mm.	Fruit, 1.2 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, compressed front-to-back, color brown, margin, thinly pubescent;

Filename: 280Packera_plattensis_streptanthifolia.html

2065

Field identification: Allium geyeri.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Alliaceae

Allium geyeri S. Watson. Geyer's Onion.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9028°N, 105.2781°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2039 m. South margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron, quite wet from runoff of the meadow.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2065.

6-Jun-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2066, 6 June 2019

2066

Field identification: Besseya plantaginea.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb. White River Kittentails.
(=Synthyris plantaginea (James) Benth.)

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2066.

6-Jun-2019

2067

Field identification: Lithospermum incisum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Boraginaceae

Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Stoneseed.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, north-central area of parcel, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9055°N, 105.28°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2022 m. Edge of ponderosa pine woodland exposed to prairie to the south.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2067.

6-Jun-2019

2068

Field identification: Oreobatus deliciosus.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Rubus deliciosus Torr. Delicious raspberry.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, north-central area of parcel, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9073°N, 105.2805°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2020 m. Highest prairie at edge of ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2068.

6-Jun-2019

2069

Field identification: Woodsia sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Dryopteridaceae

Woodsia oregana D.C. Eaton ssp. cathcartiana (B.L. Rob.) Windham. Rocky Mountain Woodsia.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south bank of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.908°N, 105.2784°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1997 m. Deep shade. Same as Coll. No. 2019, 18 Apr 2019.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2069.

6-Jun-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2069.1, Osmorhiza, cf. O. depauperata

2069.1

Field identification: Sweet-Cicely.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Apiaceae

Osmorhiza depauperata Phil. Blunt-Fruit Sweet-Cicely.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2069.1

6-Jun-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2069.2, Pseudostellaria jamesiana

2069.2

Field identification: Pseudostellaria sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Caryophyllaceae

Pseudostellaria jamesiana (Torr.) W. A. Weber & R. L. Hartm. Tuber Starwort.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south bank of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.908°N, 105.2784°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1997 m. Also collected here: Osmorhiza depauperata and Woodsia oregana.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2069.2

6-Jun-2019

Images:
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2070, Carex nebrascensis

2070

Field identification: Carex nebrascensis.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Cyperaceae

Carex nebrascensis Dewey. Nebraska Sedge.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, northern portion of property, sunny site on the south bank of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9079°N, 105.277°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1957 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2070.

6-Jun-2019

Coll. No. 2070, 6 June 2019, Characters observed: Perennial sedge, rhizomatous; Culms, to 30 cm., lightly scabrous below head; Leaves, 5.5 mm. wide, green, glabrous, sheaths, white-hyaline, ventrally smooth; Inflorescence, 75 mm. × 16 mm. wide, #4 spikes, loosely clustered; Spikes, differentiated, terminal staminate, lateral pistillate, erect, proximal pistillate, 18-29 mm. × 6-7 mm. wide; Bracts, 12 mm., short, proximal, 76 mm., < inflorescence, bristle=like; Pistillate scales, 3.5 mm., ≤ perigynia, green mid-vein, black laterally, awn, short; Perigynia, many per spike, 3 mm. × 1.6 mm. wide, wingless, faces veined, glabrous, beak, 0.4 mm. flattish; Achene, unknown; Stigma, #2; Anthers, 3.5-3.7 mm.; Habitat, streamside.

Other articles:
• Glossary: spathe;

Images:
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2071, Sisyrinchium montanum

2071

Field identification: Sisyrinchium sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Iridaceae

Sisyrinchium montanum Greene. Rocky Mountain Blue-Eyed Grass.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2071.

6-Jun-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2072, Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare

2072

Field identification: Cerastium sp., something different that we usually see.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium fontanum Baumgarten ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet. Common Mouse-Ear.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2072.

6-Jun-2019

2073

Field identification: Liverwort

Deferred to match with Coll. No. 2171.

2074

Field identification: Clematis hirsutissima.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Ranunculaceae

Clematis hirsutissima Pursh. Hairy Clematis, Sugar Bowls.

Lindsay/JEFFCO, Jefferson County, Colorado. On the City of Boulder OSMP parcel just west across the fence from the Lippincott Parcel, south side of Bull Gulch, 22.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9074°N, 105.2759°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1970 m.

Collected by permit: City of Boulder OSMP, issued: May 18, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2074.

6-Jun-2019

Sunday, June 9, 2019

North Table Mountain field trip for Colorado Native Plant Society.

Locations: Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.

Monday, June 10, 2019

Ranson/Edwards

Images:
- Fruit of Coll. No. 2075, Lomatium orientale
- Inflorescence with fruit of Coll. No. 2075, Lomatium orientale

2075

Field identification: Lomatium orientale in fruit.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Apiaceae

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Northern Idaho Biscuitroot.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 1.7 mi. west on CO 72 from CO 93, 1.2 mi. generally north on Plainview Road, then approx. 300 m. northeast on an old road in the direction of the original homestead. Open prairie, lightly grazed in some recent years. 39.8919°N, 105.2603°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1941 m. In fruit. Geographic coordinates estimated with GoogleEarth.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2075.

10-Jun-2019

2076

Field identification: Scutellaria brittonii.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Lamiaceae

Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 1.7 mi. west on CO 72 from CO 93, 1.1 mi. generally north on Plainview Road, then approx. 75 m. east. 39.8893°N, 105.261°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1936 m. Relatively dry terrace on south side of small creek, in open prairie, lightly grazed in some recent years.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2076.

10-Jun-2019

Friday, June 14, 2019

North Washington Open Space, Cressman Gulch, and Dakota Ridge.

Locations: Schweich Hill.

Images:
- Partially weeded patch os smooth brome at the top of the hill.
- Post-weeding photo, not terribly enlightening.

Weeded a patch of smooth brome on top of the hill.

There was an isolated patch of smooth brome mixed into the remnant mixed-grass prairie on top of the hill. I estimate it to be 1 to 1.5 square meters in size.

Over the course of two days, with about 1 ½ hours of work, I pulled all of it. This resulted in 2 shopping bags of grass to dispose of. Probably weighed about 5 pounds. This material was removed to my residence and disposed of in the yard waste bin.

Generally, the culms snapped off at the ground surface. Though, in about ¼ to 1/3 of the stems I removed at least some root material. Occasionally I would get a rhizome to 6-8 cm in length.

I pulled mostly smooth brome, although occasionally I would also pull cheatgrass and alyssum.

I occasionally accidently pulled a native, such as mistaking a stem of scurf pea for a culm of smooth brome. However, overall, I suspect I did more damage to natives with my knees and shoes that by accidently pulling them.

Access to the patch without damaging the native vegetation was difficult. The plants are sometimes hidden in the litter, and sometimes too dense to step anywhere without stepping on a native. I noticed this with the cacti and with Eriogonum effusum.

The remaining native plant vegetation is shown in the list below.

Within the patch of smooth brome there were many small Echinocereus viridiflorus. It is not clear to me whether the small cacti were new seedlings and the smooth brome was acting like a nurse plant, or whether the cacti were small because of competition with the smooth brome.

Will removal of smooth brome simply prepare more habitat for cheatgrass and alyssum?

How quickly will the smooth brome re-assert its dominance in the patch?

How many years of weeding are necessary to completely remove the smooth brome?

Without post-weeding water, will the remaining natives suffer from root disturbance and from sudden exposure?

Should cheatgrass and alyssum be removed at the same time?

When weeding smooth brome around natives, should we be pulling the culms, or digging out the crowns and rhizomes?

More Images:

Cacti exposed by weeding the smooth brome.

After weeding, I observed the following native plants in the weeded plot.

Artemisia dracunculus L. Tarragon, Dragon Wort
Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood
Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray. Spreading Fleabane
Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster
Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. Polycephalus (Osterh.) B.L. Turner. Many-Headed Fine-Leaved Wooly-White
Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) Britton & Rose. Missouri Foxtail Cactus
Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm. Nylon Hedgehog Cactus
Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Western Pricklypear
Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed
Eriogonum effusum Nutt. Spreading Buckwheat
Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. Ex A. Gray. Star Lily
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. Needle and Thread

Literature Cited:
- Friends of Bidwell Park, 2019.
- Martine, Christopher T., Stacey Leicht-Young, Patrick Herron, and Andrew Latimer, 2008.

Other articles:
• Wyoming Street: at N trail; at Ridge;

Looked for Colutea arborescens along Cressman Gulch.

C. arborescens is native to Europe and North Africa, but it is known on other continents where it is grown as an ornamental and used in landscaping for erosion control. It is also known in the wild as an occasionally weedy escapee from cultivation.

C. arborescens is on the monitor list of noxious weeds for Washington state, but has no special status in Colorado. Friends of Bidwell Park (Chico, California) lists it under the heading of "Plants ranked #1 on park priority list: Highly invasive. Should have immediate management," with the following comments,

Came from 1 plant in 1890s. Control attempted in past, focused eradication program started by FOBP in May, 2003 with about 1M plants removed so far. People spread seeds by "popping" pods as they walk through the park.

C. arborescens has potential to become invasive in New England (Martine, et al., 2008)

More Images:
View of City of Golden open space from Wyoming Street.	Flower of Colutea arborescens	Colutea arborescens along Cressman Gulch trail near Wyoming St.	Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) out-competing bladder senna (Colutea arborescens) in Cressman Gulch.

Other articles:
• Catamount Drive: near city shops;
• Recreational Trail (Pine Ridge Estates): near spur;

Locations: North Golden Hogback Open Space (City of Golden). North Table Mountain.

Images:
- Yucca glauca “Soapweed Yucca” on Dakota Ridge.

South end of Dakota Ridge. Walked diagonally up the ridge, noting plants as I went. Observed 44 natives and 17 exotic plants, for a total of 61 taxa. I also collected nine golf balls. Collected geographic coordinates for the gold balls, so we can plot their location and estimate the source of them.

More Images:
Gaillardia aristata on Dakota Ridge.	North Table Mountain from Dakota Ridge	Slickensides on Dakota Ridge.	Golf balls collected on Dakota Ridge.	Southwest slope of North Table Mountain, City of Golden open space.

Literature Cited:
- Fernandez-Mazuecos, Mario, Jose Luis Blanco-Pastor, and Pablo Vargas, 2013.
- Sutton, D. A., 1988.

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora: Dakota Ridge; Linaria canadensis texana;
• Field Notes: 22 March 2020;

Locations: North Golden Hogback Open Space (City of Golden).

2077

Field identification: Scroph s.l. (?), office: Nuttallanthus texana.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Nuttallanthus texanus (Scheele) D. A. Sutton. Blue Toadflax, Texas Toadflax.

Dakota Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Western slope, southernmost end of Dakota Ridge, 4.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden 39.7821°N, 105.2375°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1899 m. In sedimentary rocks with Rhus trilobata and Heterotheca villosa. Name of ridge is taken from Van Horn (1972) Geology of Golden quadrangle, but is otherwise not accepted by the USGS.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2077.

14-Jun-2019

More Images:

Coll. No. 2077, Linaria canadensis var. texana

Sutton (1988) separated the North American Linaria into their own genus. However, Fernandez-Mazuecos, et al. (2013) show that acceptance of Nuttallanthus renders Linaria paraphyletic.

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

Images:
- My assistants for a day of collecting.

Monday, June 17, 2019

Lippincott Property.

2078

Field identification: Penstemon virens.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.902°N, 105.2731°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1995 m. With mixed grasses and forbs in a gently sloped ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2078.

17-Jun-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2079, Rumex acetosella

2079

Field identification: Sorrel.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Polygonaceae

Rumex acetosella L. Sheep Sorrel.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9021°N, 105.2726°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1995 m. With mixed grasses and forbs in a gently sloped ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2079.

17-Jun-2019

2080

Field identification: Arnica fulgens.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Arnica fulgens Pursh. Shining Leopardbane.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9022°N, 105.2721°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1992 m. With mixed grasses and forbs in a gently sloped, open ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2080.

17-Jun-2019

Literature Cited:
- Pursh, Frederick, 1814.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2081, Phacelia heterophylla

2081

Field identification: Phacelia heterophylla.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Boraginaceae

Phacelia heterophylla Pursh. Varileaf Phacelia.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9023°N, 105.2717°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1992 m. Open ponderosa pine woodland with a lot of cheatgrass. Subspecies heterophylla if infraspecific names are to be applied, as this is not the subspecies virgata found in northern California and Oregon.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2081.

17-Jun-2019

Described by Pursh (1814) from a collection by M. Lewis Jun-Jul, 1806 on the banks of the Kooskooskie (Clearwater) River.

2081.1

Field identification: Camelina microcarpa.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Brassicaceae

Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC. Little-Podded False Flax.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2081.1

17-Jun-2019

2081.2

Field identification: Descurainia sofia.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. Needle and Thread.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9024°N, 105.2697°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1972 m. Edge of open ponderosa pine woodland at break in slope.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2082.1

17-Jun-2019

2082

Field identification: Koeleria macrantha.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9024°N, 105.2697°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1972 m. Edge of open ponderosa pine woodland at break in slope.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2082.

17-Jun-2019

2082.1

Field identification: Hesperostipa comata.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. Needle and Thread.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9024°N, 105.2697°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1972 m. Edge of open ponderosa pine woodland at break in slope.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2082.1

17-Jun-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2083, Achillea millifolium
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2083, Achillea millifolium

2083

Field identification: Achillea millifolium.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9024°N, 105.2697°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1976 m. Edge of open ponderosa pine woodland at break in slope.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2083.

17-Jun-2019

2084

Field identification: Vicia americana.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Vicia americana Willd. American Vetch.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9023°N, 105.2696°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1973 m. Flowers magenta to purple, fading light blue. Edge of open ponderosa pine woodland at break in slope. Variety minor if infraspecific names are to be applied.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2084.

17-Jun-2019

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2064, 6 Jun 2019;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2085, Packera plattensis

2085

Field identification: Packera? Senecio?

Possibly the same as Coll. No. 2064

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Packera plattensis (Nuttall) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve. Prairie Groundsel.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2085.

17-Jun-2019

2086

Field identification: Allium geyeri.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Alliaceae

Allium geyeri S. Watson. Geyer's Onion.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9023°N, 105.2722°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1987 m. Nearly flat, open ponderosa pine woodland with grasses and forbs.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2086.

17-Jun-2019

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora: Hordeum murinum;

Images:
- Ciliate glumes of Coll. No. 2087, Hordeum murinum

2087

Field identification: Hordeum sp., probably H. jubatum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Hordeum murinum L. Mouse Barley.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9019°N, 105.2737°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1997 m. Disturbed site at junction of two ranch roads on the edge of a flat, open ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2087.

17-Jun-2019

Auricles, to 3 mm., glumes ciliate.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Golden to Steamboat Springs.

Images:
- Herding cows to summer pasture.

Herding cows across the road.

Other articles:
• CO Hwy 131: in Toponas;

Locations: The Flat Tops. Toponas.

Images:
- Downtown Toponas

Toponas

More Images:
The Flat Tops, as seen from Toponas.	North side of Toponas.

Toponas consists of a large general store with gas pumps, and a few ranch houses and attendant outbuildings. Despite the small size of the town, this is a strategic location, lying in a broad mountain pass on the divide between the Yampa River to the north and the Colorado River to the south. As a result, the town is traversed by not only State Highway 131, but also the former Craig branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.

Other articles:
• County Route 5: along route;

Locations: Egeria Park.

Images:
- Bald Eagle on a post in Egeria Park.

Egeria Park

More Images:
County Route 5 east through Egeria Park.	County Route 5 west toward the Flat Tops

West ot Toponas and south of Five Pine Mesa.

Other articles:
• County Route 3: at edge of mesa; at ditch; at gulch;
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: Stillwater Ditch;

Locations: Five Pine Mesa.

Images:
- Unnamed gulch on Five Pine Mesa.

Five Pine Mesa

More Images:
Stillwater Ditch (Five Pine Mesa Ditch) coming down from Stillwater Reservoir.	Stillwater Ditch (Five Pine Mesa Ditch) coming down to Toponas and eventually the Colorado River.	Yampa and the uppermost Yampa River valley.

Across the top of Five Pine Mesa on County Route 3.

Other articles:
• County Road 7: at Main St;

Locations: Yampa.

Images:
- Moffatt Avenue in Yampa

Yampa

More Images:

Business at the center of Yampa.

Thursday, June 20 2019

Steamboat Springs north to Steamboat Lake State Park.

Other articles:
• Forest Road 60: near forest boundary;

Images:
- Area of Steamboat Springs from Forest Road 60

Buffalo Pass

Road closed!

Other articles:
• County Route 129: at Steamboat Lk;

Locations: Hahns Peak. Sand Mountain. Steamboat Lake State Park.

Images:
- Panorama at Steamboat Lake State Park.

Steamboat Lake State Park

More Images:
Hahn's Peak from the valley below.	Sand Mountain seen from Steamboat Lake State Park.

Other articles:
• County Route 129: at FR 486;

Locations: Hahns Peak Lake.

Images:
- Vegetation zones above Hahns Peak Lake.

Hahns Peak Lake

Vegetation zones at Hahn's Peak Lake, grasses and Douglas fir near shore, Lodgepole pines, willows on lower slope with aspen in the draw, sagebrush near the top, with junipers on the dry summit.

More Images:

Hahns Peak Lake.

Friday, June 21, 2019

Snow day, around Steamboat Springs.

Other articles:
• US Hwy 40: Steamboat Springs;

Locations: Steamboat Springs.

Images:
- Snow on the first day of Summer in Steamboat Springs.

Snowy morning in Steamboat Springs.

More Images:
Steamboat Springs depot, now an art center.	Rio Grande caboose at former Steamboat Springs depot.

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Steamboat Springs to Golden.

Other articles:
• US Hwy 40: on US Hwy 40;

Locations: Lake CataMount.

Images:
- Lake Catamount on the Yampa River.

View from US Hwy 40 south of Steamboat Springs.

Other articles:
• US Hwy 40: along Muddy Ck;

Locations: Baker Mountain.

Images:
- Baker Mountain on a snowy second day of summer.

Upper portion of the valley of Muddy Creek.

More Images:

Whiteley Peak in the valley of Muddy Creek.

Other articles:
• Township Route 132: near H. Mill;

Locations: Henderson Mill.

Images:
- Henderson Mill

Henderson Mill and Ute Pass

More Images:

Tailings Pond.

Locations: Schweich Hill.

Tuesday, 25 June 2019

Field trip to North Washington Open Space for Stewards of Golden Open Space.

Locations: Schweich Hill.

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

North Washington Open Space

2088

Field identification: Melilotus officinalis.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweet Clover.

North Washington Open Space, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small (4 acre) fallow city-owned parcel in northern Golden, near the intersection of Colorado Highway 93 and Washington Avenue, 2.20 km. northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7686°N, 105.2313°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1803 m. Extreme southeastern corner, approx. 5 m. in the parcel owned by Villas at Canyon Point, LLC.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2088.

26-Jun-2019

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora: Triticum aestivum;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2089, Triticum aestivum
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2089, Triticum aestivum

2089

Field identification: Wheat

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Triticum aestivum L. Wheat.

North Washington Open Space, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small (4 acre) fallow city-owned parcel in northern Golden, near the intersection of Colorado Highway 93 and Washington Avenue, 2.20 km. northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7686°N, 105.2312°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1803 m. Extreme southeastern corner of open space, probably a contaminant in grass seed used for revegetation following construction of condominiums at 410-416 N. Ford St.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2089.

26-Jun-2019

Literature Cited:
- Ackerfield, Jennifer, 2015.
- Baldwin, Bruce G., Douglas H. Goldman, David J. Keil, Robert Patterson, and Thomas J. Rosatti, 2012.
- SEINet, 2019+.
- Shaw, Robert B., 2008.
- Weber, William A., and Ronald C. Wittmann, 2012.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 28 Apr 2018; 18 Mar 2019; Coll. No. 2090, 26 Jun 2019;

2090

Field identification: Bromus sp.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

North Washington Open Space, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small (4 acre) fallow city-owned parcel in northern Golden, near the intersection of Colorado Highway 93 and Washington Avenue, 2.20 km. northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7686°N, 105.2312°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1803 m. Extreme southeastern corner of open space, probably planted as revegetation following construction of condominiums at 410-416 N. Ford St. Probably var. carinatus if infraspecific names are to be applied.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2090.

26-Jun-2019

Coll. No. 2090, 26 June 2019, characters observed: Annual/Perennial unknown (planted Spring 2019), height 60-90 cm., clumped; Leaves, sheath and blade differentiated, soft; Sheath, 80 mm., closed, generally glabrous, except collar somewhat hairy; Ligule, membraneous, 2 mm.; Auricles, absent; Blade, 140 mm. × 7 mm. wide, flat, scabrous, mid-rib prominent; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 180-200 mm. × 40-90 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, minutely scabrous on abaxial side; Spikelets, many (#22-26), 36 mm. × 11 mm. wide, similar, 1 per node; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, lower, 9.5 mm., veins, #5, distinct, upper, 12 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #7, distinct keeled, membraneous, awns, 0, margins short ciliate; Florets, 6 per spikelet; Rachilla, exposed, scabrous on abaxial side, not extended; Lemma, 13 mm., broad, 2.5 mm. midvein to margin, >glumes,ovate, keeled distally, finely short hairy throughout, veins, #9, glabrous, margins, scarious, tip, entire, awns, #1, 8 mm., straight, attached near tip; Palea, 7 mm., <lemma, keel, ciliate, veins, green, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, 3.6 mm., yellow; Ovary, hairy. Keys poorly in most Colorado floras, but quite nicely to B. carinatus var. carinatus in the Jepson Manual (Baldwin, et al., 2012), in good part by the length of the lemma awn. Regardless, I think this is very likely a commercial cultivar used in revegetation.

More Images:
Coll. No. 2090, Bromus carinatus	Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2090, Bromus carinatus	Spikelets of Coll. No. 2090, Bromus carinatus

The construction of the condominiums at 410-416 North Ford Street bled over into Schweich Hill. The soil was disturbed, construction debris was dumped, and construction equipment was stored on the city-owned parcel. At completion of construction the construction debris and equipment was removed. The disturbed area was covered with a jute mat, and the area seeded. Unfortunately, the primary species seeded was Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. “California brome.” Colorado flora authors disagree whether California brome is native to the state (Shaw, 2008, and Ackerfield, 2015) or whether it is an alien grass (Weber & Wittmann, 2012). Regardless, there are no historic or recent collections of this grass made in Golden s.l. (SEINet, 2019). The closest old collection is an early 20th century collection from Mount Morrison (Bethel & Clokey #3998, 3 Jun 1921: CM234168, IND27631, RM88139 & UTC22795). There were no collections of B. carinatus when the Magic Mountain area was extensively collected E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960, nor were there any collections from South Table Mountain when that mesa was collected by Loraine Yeatts in 1983-1984.

Therefore, I think it is fair to say that the planting of the grass as construction remediation represents introduction of an alien grass to Golden s.l. if not to Colorado. In addition, the seed was contaminated by Triticum aestivum L. “Wheat” as several specimens of that taxon were collected with the California brome. None of this was necessary, as there are numerous native grasses already growing on Schweich Hill that are easy to obtain and grow from seed.

2091

Field identification: Nasella viridula.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. Green Needlegrass.

North Washington Open Space, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small (4 acre) fallow city-owned parcel in northern Golden, near the intersection of Colorado Highway 93 and Washington Avenue, 2.27 km. northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7685°N, 105.2325°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1806 m. East-central portion of the parcel where native vegetation begins to give way to smooth brome.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2091.

26-Jun-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2092, Erigeron divergens
- Pappi of Coll. No. 2092, Erigeron divergens

2092

Field identification: Erigeron sp.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray. Spreading Fleabane.

North Washington Open Space, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small (4 acre) fallow city-owned parcel in northern Golden, near the intersection of Colorado Highway 93 and Washington Avenue, 2.27 km. northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7686°N, 105.2333°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1821 m. A very blue Erigeron with pappi of alternating scales and bristles, rather than outer scales and inner bristles.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2092.

26-Jun-2019

Coll. No. 2092, 26 June 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb 20 cm.; Stem ascending, short spreading white hairs; Leaves, cauline, alternate, sessile, not clasping, blade 23 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, 5× long/wide, reduced distally, oblanceolate, entire, eglandular, white curved hairs but not appressed (FNANM: strigoso-hirsute), margins, entire; Inflorescence, heads enclosed by involucre, heads #3+ per stem, not overtopped by leaves; Peduncles, 24-50 mm.; Involucre, 10-11 mm. wide × 5.5 mm. high, ellipsoid; Phyllaries, ±equal, 3± series, 4 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, green, minutely glandular, margins flat, tips acute; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, 2 kinds, Ray flowers, many, tube 2 mm. + blade 5-6 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, lavender, fertile, pappus, very short scales with a few barbellate bristles; Disk flowers, many, tube 2 mm. + lobes 0.4 mm., tube white, lobes yellow, pappus, alternating very short scales and barbellate bristles, 1.5 mm.; Fruit, 0.8 mm., slightly compressed front to back, light brown, sparsely hairy.

Locations: Tin Cup Ridge.

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Tin Cup Ridge

2093

Field identification: Melilotus officinalis.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweet Clover.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Rudge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Rudge into Golden, 6.4 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7137°N, 105.2037°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1880 m. Mixed grasses and forbs. Collected with Aegilops cylindrica, Erigeron tracyi, Nassella viridula, and Poa compressa.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2093.

30-Jun-2019

2094

Field identification: Aegilops cylindrica.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Aegilops cylindrica Host. Jointed Goat Grass.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Rudge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Rudge into Golden, 6.4 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7137°N, 105.2038°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1884 m. Mixed grasses and forbs. Collected with Erigeron tracyi, Melilotus officinalis, Nassella viridula, and Poa compressa.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2094.

30-Jun-2019

2095

Field identification: Nassella viridula.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. Green Needlegrass.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Rudge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.4 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7137°N, 105.2038°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1887 m. Mixed grasses and forbs. Collected with Aegilops cylindrica, Erigeron tracyi, Melilotus officinalis, and Poa compressa.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2095.

30-Jun-2019

2096

Field identification: Poa compressa.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Poa compressa L. Canada Bluegrass.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Rudge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.4 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7137°N, 105.2038°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1886 m. Mixed grasses and forbs. Collected with Aegilops cylindrica, Erigeron tracyi, Melilotus officinalis, and Nassella viridula.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2096.

30-Jun-2019

2097

Field identification: Heterotheca villosa.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.4 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7137°N, 105.2039°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1889 m. Mixed grasses and forbs. Collected with Aegilops cylindrica, Erigeron tracyi, Melilotus officinalis, Nassella viridula, and Poa compressa. Probably var. minor if infraspecific names are to be applied.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2097.

30-Jun-2019

2098

Field identification: Achillea millefolium.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.4 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7136°N, 105.2038°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1889 m. Mixed grasses and forbs. Collected with Erigeron tracyi, Heterotheca villosa, Medicago lupulina, and Poa compressa.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2098.

30-Jun-2019

2099

Field identification: Medicago lupulina.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Medicago lupulina L. Black Medick.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.4 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7136°N, 105.2038°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1889 m. Mixed grasses and forbs. Collected with Achillea millefolium, Erigeron tracyi, Heterotheca villosa, and Poa compressa.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2099.

30-Jun-2019

2100

Field identification: Erigeron tracyi.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Erigeron tracyi Greene. Running Fleabane.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.4 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7136°N, 105.2038°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1889 m. Mixed grasses and forbs. Collected with Achillea millefolium, Erigeron tracyi, Heterotheca villosa, and Medicago lupulina.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2100.

30-Jun-2019

2101

Field identification: Asclepias speciosa.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias speciosa Torr. Showy Milkweed.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.4 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7134°N, 105.2037°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1891 m. Mixed grasses and forbs. Collected with Achillea millefolium, Erigeron tracyi, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, and Medicago lupulina.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2101.

30-Jun-2019

2102

Field identification: Glycirhiza lepidota.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh. American Licorice.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.42 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7132°N, 105.2039°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1897 m. Mixed grasses and forbs. Collected with Achillea millefolium, Astragalus flexuosus, Asclepias speciosa, and Medicago lupiulina.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2102.

30-Jun-2019

2103

Field identification: Astragalus flexuousus.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Astragalus flexuosus G. Don. Flexible Milkvetch.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. East base of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.44 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7131°N, 105.2039°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1900 m. Among Poa compressa, Pediomelum tenuiflorum, and Artemisia campestris in what appears to be an old quarry road.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2103.

30-Jun-2019

2104

Field identification: Eriogonum umbellatum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Polygonaceae

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. umbellatum. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower east slopes of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.44 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7129°N, 105.2043°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1909 m. Growing around base of Rhus trilobata on east-facing moderate slope. Collected with Elymus lanceolatus.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2104.

30-Jun-2019

Images:
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2105, Elymus lanceolatus

2105

Field identification: ~~Pascopyrum smithii~~.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Gould. Thickspike Wheatgrass.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Lower east slopes of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.44 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7129°N, 105.2043°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1910 m. Growing near Rhus trilobata on east-facing moderate slope. Collected with Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum. 1 of 4 clumps dug up has a clearly-defined rhizome

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2105.

30-Jun-2019

Coll. No. 2105, 30 June 2019, characters observed: Perennial, to 65 cm., rhizomatous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 95 mm., open, pilose distally; Ligule, membraneous, 0.5 mm., auricles, 2 mm.; Blade, 190 mm. × 3 mm. wide, involute, veins prominent and pilose adaxially; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, bilateral spike rachis internodes 5.0-5.5(8.0) mm.; Spikelets, many, 19 mm. × 6 mm. wide, 3.5-3.8(2.4) × internode, closely spaced, reaching midlength of that above, similar, 1(2) per node, stalked, pedicels, 1 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, lower, 11 mm., narrowly lanceolate (not subulate), veins, #5, upper, 11.5 mm., ≤lowest floret, widest at middle, veins, #7-9, keeled, sparsely hairy throughout, awn-tipped; Florets, 7 per spikelet, bisexual; Lemma, 9.5 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, rolled, pilose, veins, #7, tip, entire, awns, #1, 2 mm., or possible merely awn-tipped; Palea, 8.5 mm., <lemma, membraneous, keel, ciliate, veins, green, margin, glabrous, tip, bifid; Anthers, #3, 4.7 mm., yellow; Stigma, feathery; Achene, unknown.

2106

Field identification: Helianthus pumilis.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Top of the hogback locally called Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, 6.42 km. south southeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.713°N, 105.205°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1932 m. Among shrubs and grasses typical of Front Range foothills.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2106.

30-Jun-2019

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

Images:
- View east to Rocky Flats.

Monday, July 1, 2019

Lippincott Property

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2107, Lithospermum occidentale

2107

Field identification: Lithospermum occidentale.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Boraginaceae

Lithospermum occidentale (Mack.) Weakley, Witsell & D. Estes. Western Gromwell nee Marbleseed.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9009°N, 105.2724°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1977 m. East-facing swale; also collected here: Calochortus gunnisonii and Claytonia rosea.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2107.

1-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2108, Calochortus gunnisonii.
- Petal of Coll. No. 2108, Calochortus gunnisonii
- Flower interior of Coll. No. 2108, Calochortus gunnisonii

2108

Field identification: Calochortus gunnisonii.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Liliaceae

Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9008°N, 105.2722°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1977 m. Northeast slope, small swale; also collected here: Lithospermum occidentale and Claytonia rosea.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2108.

1-Jul-2019

More Images:

Flower interior of Coll. No. 2108, Calochortus gunnisonii being scanned.

Images:
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2109, Juncus interior

2109

Field identification: Juncus sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Juncaceae

Juncus interior Wiegand. Inland Rush.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9005°N, 105.272°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1978 m. In small ravine, open below. Smut infested.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2109.

1-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2109, 1 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial rush, to 50 cm., densely caespitose; Leaves, sheaths, ±40 mm. exposed, ligule, auricles, absent and very short, blades, to 250 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, margins inrolled somewhat but not folded along the mid-rib; Inflorescence, 42-47 mm. × 13-17 mm. wide, appearing terminal, bracts, upper, 130 mm., lower, 70 mm.; Flowers, #30-40, subtended by a pair of bracteoles; Tepals, 5 mm., lanceolate, tip, acuminate or short bristle(?), green center, light brown stripe, scarious margin; Capsule, 3.5 mm., rounded at summit, greenish-brown.

Literature Cited:
- Grant, William F., and Ernest Small, 1996.

2110

Field identification: Lotus, maybe L. tenuis per few-flowered umbels.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. Narrowleaf Birds Foot Trefoil.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9005°N, 105.2717°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1971 m. Also collected here: Juncus interior, Veronica anagallis-aquatica and Dianthus armeria.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2110.

1-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2110, 1 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, decumbent to ascending, to 45 cm.; Stem, sparsely hairy; Leaves, apparently ternately compound with free foliaceous stipules, but described as “... leaves pinnately compound with 5 leaflets sessile on the stem such that the lowest pair of leaflets resemble foliaceous stipules ... Ackerfield (2015)”, leaflet, 11-12 mm. × (2.5)3.2-3.6(5) mm. wide; Inflorescence, umbel; Flowers, #(2)4-6, yellow; Stamens, united.

Width of leaves and flowers per umbel within range of both L. corniculatus and L. tenuis. Determined as L. tenuis because the range of characters occasionally equals the lower limit of the smaller L. tenuis, but never the upper limit of the larger L. corniculatus.

Lotus corniculatus, birdsfoot trefoil, is a Eurasian perennial legume, popular in temperate climates for pasture or hay and silage production. Its ancestry is controversial. While innumerable studies of L. corniculatus and allied species have been published, comprehensive morphological, geographical, and genetic studies are still needed. Nevertheless, there is sufficient information for a provisional analysis of the origin and relationships of this important economical species. Although sometimes defined to have diploid populations, L. corniculatus essentially appears to be tetraploid. Biochemical and genetic evidence indicates that this species is an allotetraploid. Although about a dozen diploid species have been proposed as ancestral to L. corniculatus, the evidence points strongly to four of these species. Lotus uliginosus uniquely shares a rhizomatous habit, an acyanogenic factor, and a tannin characteristic with L. corniculatus, clearly showing an especially close relationship, and reflecting the possibility that it is one of two direct parental species. Principal candidates for a second parent include Lotus alpinus, Lotus japonicus, and Lotus tenuis. ... An evolutionary sequence is suggested in which L. uliginosus hybridized with L. tenuis followed by introgression from L. alpinus and L. japonicus (Grant and Small, 1996).

2110.1

Field identification: Dianthus armeria.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Caryophyllaceae

Dianthus armeria L. Deptford Pink.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9002°N, 105.2715°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1969 m. Also collected here: Heterotheca villosa, Potentilla recta, Prunella vulgaris, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica Found at this location and numerous places downslope, and in the adjacent northwest corner of Ranson/Edwards.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2110.1

1-Jul-2019

2111

Field identification: Veronica, probably V. anagallis-aquatica.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. Water Speedwell.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9002°N, 105.2715°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1969 m. Also collected here: Dianthus armeria, Heterotheca villosa, Potentilla recta, and Prunella vulgaris.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2111.

1-Jul-2019

2112

Field identification: Prunella vulgaris.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Lamiaceae

Prunella vulgaris L. Common Selfheal.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9001°N, 105.2716°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1969 m. At edge of small creek; also collected here: Dianthus armeria, Heterotheca villosa, Potentilla recta, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica. Also Coll. No. 2144, about 550 m. northwest where the creek is diverted through the former clay pit.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2112.

1-Jul-2019

2113

Field identification: Heterotheca villosa.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9002°N, 105.2714°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1966 m. At edge of small creek; also collected here: Dianthus armeria, Prunella vulgaris, Potentilla recta, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica. Variety minor if infraspecific names are to be applied.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2113.

1-Jul-2019

2114

Field identification: Potentilla recta.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Potentilla recta L. Sulphur Cinquefoil.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9002°N, 105.2712°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1966 m. At edge of small creek; also collected here: Dianthus armeria, Heterotheca villosa, Prunella vulgaris, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica. Colorado Noxious Weed List B.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2114.

1-Jul-2019

2115

Field identification: Bromus japonicus.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Bromus japonicus Thunb. Japanese Cheat Grass.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9002°N, 105.2712°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1967 m. Also collected here: Dianthus armeria, Heterotheca villosa, Potentilla recta, Prunella vulgaris, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2115.

1-Jul-2019

While B. japonicus and B. tectorum are superficially similar and often found growing together, they are probably not that closely related, as B. japonicus is placed in section Bromus, and B. tectorum in section Genea.

2116

Field identification: Gaillardia aristata.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9002°N, 105.2708°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1964 m. Also collected here: Bromus japonicus, Dianthus armeria, Heterotheca villosa, Potentilla recta, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2116.

1-Jul-2019

2117

Field identification: Gaillardia aristata.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2117.

1-Jul-2019

2118

Field identification: grass, Agrostis?

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Poa secunda J. Presl. Sandberg Bluegrass..

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2118.

1-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2118, 1 July 2019, characters observed; Perennial grass, to 85 cm., may have one small rhizome; Leaves, Sheath, 120 mm., open, glabrous, Ligule, absent to minimal to 0.5 mm., membraneous when present, Blade, 140 mm. × 4 mm., flat to involute to ±prow-tipped; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 150 mm. × 15-20 mm. wide, 2-3 branches, 5-8 mm.; Rachis, not extended; Spikelets, many, 10-10.5 mm. × 3-3.5 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 0.5, 1, 4 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between the florets; Glumes, lower, 4 mm., veins, #1, upper, 5.5 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #5; Florets, 4 per spikelet, mostly bisexual; Lemma, 6.5 mm., >glumes; lanceolate, membraneous, rolled, a bit scabrous on the midvein best seen when viewed laterally, veins, ≥5, ±convergent, margins, scarious, tip, acute, awns, none; Palea, 6.5 mm., ±=lemma, membraneous, keel ciliate, veins, green, tip, entire. Anthers, 2.2-2.5 mm.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2118.1, Cerastium brachypodum
- Flower/Fruit of Coll. No. 2118.1, Cerastium brachypodum

2118.1

Field identification: Cerastium sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium brachypodum (Engelmann ex A. Gray) B. L. Robinson. Short-stalked mouse-ear chickweed.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.901°N, 105.2708°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1960 m. Sepals glandular hairy, >petals. Collected with Phleum pratense and Poa secunda.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2118.1

1-Jul-2019

2119

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Phleum pratense L. Timothy.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2119.

1-Jul-2019

Locations: Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Ranson/Edwards, primarily an attempt to relocation Crassula aquatica, which failed after crawling in the mud for an hour.

2120

Field identification: Calochortus gunnisonii.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Liliaceae

Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, west 1.7 mi. on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, generally north 1.0 mi. on Plainview Road, then 50 m. east into open prairie, 19.6 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8872°N, 105.2607°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1920 m. Gentle slope, southeast aspect, collected with Helianthus pumilis, Artemisia ludoviciana, and Hesperostipa comata.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweish 2120.

6-Jul-2019

2121

Field identification: undetermined aquatic.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Callitriche palustris L. Vernal Star Wort.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, west 1.7 mi. on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, generally north 1.0 mi. on Plainview Road, then 225 m. east to a small stream, 19.4 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8863°N, 105.2595°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1918 m. Aquatic. Also collected nearby: Lithospermum occidentale, Sisyrinchium montanum, and Amorpha fruticosa.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2121.

6-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2122, Trifolium pratense
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2122, Trifolium pratense

2122

Field identification: Trifolium, perhaps T. pratense.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Trifolium pratense L. Red Clover.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, west 1.7 mi. on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, generally north 1.0 mi. on Plainview Road, then 360 m. east to a small stream, 19.4 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8866°N, 105.2582°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1925 m. On the bank of a small stream that has been diverted to water a terrace above Coal Creek.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2122.

6-Jul-2019

When collected, the flowers were more red than purple. The stipules are large, ovate-acuminate, scarious with several green nerves, heads solitary at the ends of each stem.

2123

Field identification: Juncus bufonius.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Juncaceae

Juncus bufonius L. Toad Rush.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, west 1.7 mi. on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, generally north 1.1 mi. on Plainview Road, then 500 m. east to a muddy terrace above Coal Creek, 19.6 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.888°N, 105.2566°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1920 m. Muddy terrace created by diversion of a small stream. Also collected here: Alopecurus carolinianus, Limosella aquatica, Crassula aquatica, Veronica peregrina, Erythranthe floribunda, and Plagiobothrys scouleri var. hispidulus.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2123.

6-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2124, Cynoglossum officinale

2124

Field identification: Cynoglossum officinale.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Boraginaceae

Cynoglossum officinale L. Gypsyflower.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, west 1.7 mi. on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, generally north 1.0 mi. on Plainview Road, then 365 m. east into a thicket, primarily of Prunus virginiana, 19.6 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8872°N, 105.258°W. Also collected nearby: Lithospermum occidentale, Toxicodendron rydbergii, and Thinopyrum intermedium. Colorado Noxious Weed List B.

Tom Schweich 2124.

6-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2425, Arctium minus.

2124.1

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Arctium minus Bernh. Lesser Burdock.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, west 1.7 mi. on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, generally north 1.0 mi. on Plainview Road, then 365 m. east into a thicket, primarily of Prunus virginiana, 19.6 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8872°N, 105.258°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1921 m. Collected with Cynoglossum officinale. Vegetative parts only, collections with flower or fruit typically made in August through October. Colorado Noxious Weed List C.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2124.1

6-Jul-2019

Literature Cited:
- Weakley, Alan S., Richard J. LeBlond, Bruce A. Sorrie, C. Theo Witsell, L. Dwayne Estes, Janchi Gandhi, Katherine Gould Mathews, and Atsushi Ebihara, 2011.
- Weigend, M., M. Gottschlinf, F. Selvi, and H. H. Hilger, 2009.

2125

Field identification: Lithospermum occidentale.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Boraginaceae

Lithospermum occidentale (Mack.) Weakley, Witsell & D. Estes. Western Gromwell nee Marbleseed.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, west 1.7 mi. on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, generally north 1.0 mi. on Plainview Road, then 400 m. east to a small break in slope, 19.6 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8875°N, 105.2578°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1922 m. Between two thickets of Prunus virginiana on the same break in slope. Collected nearby: Thinopyrum intermedium; observed nearby: Toxicodendron rydbergii.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2125.

6-Jul-2019

2126

Field identification: Thinopyrum intermedium.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey. Intermediate Wheatgrass.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, west 1.7 mi. on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, generally north 1.0 mi. on Plainview Road, then 400 m. east to a small break in slope, 19.6 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8875°N, 105.258°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1928 m. Few rhizomes, glume with offset mucro. Between two thickets of Prunus virginiana on the same break in slope. Collected nearby: Lithospermum occidentale; observed nearby: Toxicodendron rydbergii.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2126.

6-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2127, Silene latifolia
- Flower of Coll. No. 2127, Silene latifolia

2127

Field identification: Silene sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Caryophyllaceae

Silene latifolia Poir. Bladder Campion.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, west 1.7 mi. on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, generally north 1.0 mi. on Plainview Road, then 400 m. east to a small break in slope, 19.6 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.888°N, 105.2573°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1926 m. In a thicket, primarily of Prunus virginiana, along a break in slope. Also collected in these thickets: Polygonum douglasii, Cynoglossum officinale, and Arctium minus.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2127.

6-Jul-2019

Calyx with long multicellular hairs and short glandular hairs; flowers imperfect, pistillate flowers with 5 styles.

2127.1

Field identification: Polygonum douglasii.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Polygonaceae

Polygonum douglasii Greene. Douglas Knotweed.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, west 1.7 mi. on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, generally north 1.0 mi. on Plainview Road, then 400 m. east to a small break in slope, 19.6 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.888°N, 105.2573°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1926 m. In a thicket, primarily of Prunus virginiana, along a break in slope. Also collected in these thickets: Silene latifolia, Cynoglossum officinale, and Arctium minus.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2127.1

6-Jul-2019

Sunday, July 7, 2019

Weed collecting in the Heritage Dells area.

Images:
- Flowers of Aegopodium podagraria
- Inflorescence of Aegopodium podograria
- Basal leaves of Aegopodium podograria

2128

Field identification: Aegopodium podagraria.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Apiaceae

Aegopodium podagraria L. Bishops Goutweed.

Heritage Dells, Jefferson County, Colorado. Backyard of 209 Berthoud Way, Golden. 5.58 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7182°N, 105.2091°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1874 m. Non-varigated form. Escaping through side fence where watered, but apparently not through the back fence into unwatered open space. Not seen in Apex Gulch, City of Golden open space, 100 m. south.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2128.

7-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2128, 7 Jul 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 90 cm., erect, branched, rhizomatous; Leaves, basal, petiole 150 mm., irregular to biternate, 120 mm. × 100 mm. wide, leaflet, ovate, 55 mm. × 35 mm. wide, margin serrate, cauline, reduced, sometimes opposite, ternate, leaflets, lanceolate, 53 mm. × 18 mm. wide; Inflorescence, compound umbel, 45 mm. × 75 mm. wide; Flowers, white; Ovary, glabrous, stylopodium, present; Style, #1, 1.2 mm.; Fruit, glabrous, 1.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide. Native of Eurasia, cult. in old-fashioned gardens and often escaped in ne. U.S., especially in moist, partly shaded places.

More Images:
Overview of Aegopodium podograria	Compound umbels of Aegopodium podograria	Fruit of Aegopodium podograria

Locations: Apex Gulch.

Monday, July 8, 2019

Headed for Kinney Run, got stuck in Apex Gulch.

2129

Field identification: "White top."

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Brassicaceae

Berteroa incana (L.) DC. Hoary Alyssum.

Apex Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.72 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.717°N, 105.2095°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1877 m. Also collected here: Potentilla recta, Verbascum thapsus, and Vicia americana. This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. B. incana was not collected at that time.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2129.

8-Jul-2019

2130

Field identification: Vetch.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Vicia villosa Roth. Hairy Vetch.

Apex Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.73 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.717°N, 105.2095°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1879 m. Lax, twining on smooth brome. Also collected here: Berteroa incana, Potentilla recta, and Verbascum thapsus. This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2130.

8-Jul-2019

2131

Field identification: Potentilla recta.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Potentilla recta L. Sulphur Cinquefoil.

Apex Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.73 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7169°N, 105.2095°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1879 m. Also collected here: Berteroa incana, Vicia villosa, and Verbascum thapsus. This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. P. recta was not collected at that time. Colorado Noxious Weed List B.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2131.

8-Jul-2019

2132

Field identification: Verbascum thapsus.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Scrophulariaceae

Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein.

Apex Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.73 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.717°N, 105.2095°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1879 m. Also collected here: Berteroa incana, Vicia villosa, and Potentilla recta. This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. V. thapsus was collected at that time. Colorado Noxious Weed List C.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2132.

8-Jul-2019

Images:
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2133, Nasturtium officinale
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2133, Nasturtium officinale

2133

Field identification: Noccaea fendleri. --- Egads!

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Brassicaceae

Nasturtium officinale R. Br. Watercress.

Apex Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.73 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7169°N, 105.21°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1873 m. Flowing water below a well or casing-enhanced spring. This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. N. officinale was not collected at that time.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2133.

8-Jul-2019

2134

Field identification: Monarda fistulosa.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Lamiaceae

Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot.

Apex Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.74 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7168°N, 105.2103°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1891 m. This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. M. fistulosa was also collected at that time.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2134.

8-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2135, Ligustrum vulgare
- Coll. No. 2135, Ligustrum vulgare
- Coll. No. 2135, Ligustrum vulgare

2135

Field identification: fragrant shrub.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Oleaceae

Ligustrum vulgare L. Privet.

Apex Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.74 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7168°N, 105.2102°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1886 m. Naturalized. Shaded, equable habitat. This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. L. vulgare was not collected at that time.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2135.

8-Jul-2019

Images:
- Fresh seed of Hesperostipa spartea
- Fresh seed of Hesperostipa spartea
- Glumes of Hesperostipa spartea

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Collected seed and scanned them. This is Hesperostipa spartea, for which the original seed was purchased from Minnesota.

More Images:

Glumes of Hesperostipa spartea

Locations: North Table Mountain.

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Collecting on the north side of North Table Mountain.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2136, Potentilla pensylvanica

2136

Field identification: Potentilla, probably P. pensylvanica.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Potentilla pensylvanica L. Prairie Cinquefoil.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Near the north boundary of the park, lower north slopes of North Table Mountain, in what appears to be the hummocky terrain of an ancient landslide, 6.26 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7977°N, 105.209°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1813 m. Leaflet margins revolute. Also collected here: Boechera fendleri, Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens, Senecio integerrimus, and Viola nuttallii.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2136.

11-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2136, 11 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 40 cm., erect; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, 130 mm. × 25 mm. wide, compound, pinnate, leaflets, #11, margins, revolute; cauline, #7-10 per stem, alternate, reduced in size, compound, pinnately-lobed, stipules, large, to 25 mm., deeply cleft, petiole, 25 mm., blade, 70 mm. × 32 mm. wide, leaflets, #10, 30 mm. × 11 mm. wide, lobed ≥½, margin, revolute; Inflorescence, clusters of #5-7 flowers; Pedicels, 2-10 mm.; Sepals, #5, 5 mm., green, hairy, glands, abundant, epicalyx bractlets, 4.5 mm. × 1.8 mm. wide; Petals, #5, 5.3 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, yellow; Receptacle, hairy, 3 mm.; Stamens, ±16; Anthers, 0.7 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide; Ovary, many; Styles, 1 per ovary, thickest near base, tapered throughout; Achenes, 1.3 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, attachment, lateral, rugose.

2137

Field identification: Dephinium carolinum var. virescens.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Ranunculaceae

Delphinium carolinianum Walter ssp. virescens (Nutt.) R.E. Brooks. Carolina Laskspur.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Near the north boundary of the park, lower north slopes of North Table Mountain, in what appears to be the hummocky terrain of an ancient landslide, 6.26 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7976°N, 105.2094°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1815 m. Also collected here: Boechera fendleri, Potentilla pensylvanica, Senecio integerrimus, and Viola nuttallii. Inflorescence stunted in one specimen, virus infection (?).

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2137.

11-Jul-2019

2138

Field identification: Chenopodium, probably C. album.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Near the north boundary of the park, lower north slopes of North Table Mountain, in what appears to be the hummocky terrain of an ancient landslide, 6.16 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7969°N, 105.2101°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1815 m. Also collected nearby: Opuntia macrorhiza, Potentilla pensylvanica, and Opuntia macrorhiza.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2138.

11-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2139, Rhus trilobata.

2139

Field identification: Rhus trilobata, in fruit.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Anacardiaceae

Rhus trilobata Torrey & A. Gray. Squawbush.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Near the north boundary of the park, lower north slopes of North Table Mountain, in what appears to be the hummocky terrain of an ancient landslide, 6.06 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7965°N, 105.21°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1822 m. Fruit, no flower. Near top of small mound, also collected here: Opuntia macrorhiza and Thelesperma megapotamicum.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2139.

11-Jul-2019

2140

Field identification: Thelesperma megapotamicum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze. Hopi Tea Greenthread.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Near the north boundary of the park, lower north slopes of North Table Mountain, in what appears to be the hummocky terrain of an ancient landslide, 6.06 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7965°N, 105.21°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1822 m. Near top of small mound, also collected here: Opuntia macrorhiza and Rhus trilobata.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2140.

11-Jul-2019

2141

Field identification: Opuntia, later in the office: O. macrorhiza.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Cactaceae

Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Western Pricklypear.

North Table Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Near the north boundary of the park, lower north slopes of North Table Mountain, in what appears to be the hummocky terrain of an ancient landslide, 6.06 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7966°N, 105.21°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1814 m. Near top of small mound, also collected here: Thelesperma megapotamicum and Rhus trilobata.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2141.

11-Jul-2019

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

Images:
- View southeast from “Saddle Meadow”
- BNSF train on the Moffatt Route.

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Lippincott

Images:
- Coll. No. 2142, Juncus bufonius

2142

Field identification: Juncus bufonius.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Juncaceae

Juncus bufonius L. Toad Rush.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, in flowing water diverted through former clay pit, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9028°N, 105.2749°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2005 m. Also collected here: Aloperucus carolinianus, Prunella vulgaris, and Trifolium repens.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2142.

13-Jul-2019

2142.1

Field identification: Alopecurus carolinianus.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Alopecurus carolinianus Walter. Carolina Foxtail.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, in flowing water diverted through former clay pit, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9028°N, 105.2749°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2005 m. Also collected here: Juncus bufonius, Prunella vulgaris, and Trifolium repens.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2142.1

13-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2143, Trifolium repens
- Head of Coll. No. 2143, Trifolium repens

2143

Field identification: “White Clover”

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Trifolium repens L. White Clover.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, muddy places beside flowing water diverted through former clay pit, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.903°N, 105.2748°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2005 m. Also collected here: Juncus bufonius, Prunella vulgaris, and Alopecurus carolinianus.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2143.

13-Jul-2019

As described in Ackerfield (2015), the thing to see here is the “ … calyx with a whitish-green tube with a purple spot below each sinus, and green teeth …”

2144

Field identification: Prunella vulgaris.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Lamiaceae

Prunella vulgaris L. Common Selfheal.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, muddy places beside flowing water diverted through former clay pit, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9029°N, 105.275°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2005 m. Also collected here: Juncus bufonius, Trifolium repens, and Alopecurus carolinianus. Also Coll. No. 2112 about 550 m. southeast along a small natural stream.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2144.

13-Jul-2019

2145

Field identification: Monarda fistulosa.

2146

Field identification: Ceanothus fendlerii.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray. Fendler's Ceanothus.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, a little southwest of the clay pit and adit, 22.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9024°N, 105.2758°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2015 m. Openings in ponderosa pine woodland. Also collected nearby: Monarda fistulosa, Plantago lanceolata, Nassella viridula, and Crataegus succulenta.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2146.

13-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2147, Plantago lanceolata

2147

Field identification: Plantago lanceolata.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Plantaginaceae

Plantago lanceolata L. Narrowleaf Plantain.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, west of the clay pit and adit, 22.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9023°N, 105.2769°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2018 m. Lowest slopes of hogback, among ponderosa pines, also collected here: Crataegus succulenta, Nassella viridula, and Potentilla fissa.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2147.

13-Jul-2019

2148

Field identification: Nassella viridula.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. Green Needlegrass.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, west of the clay pit and adit, 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9021°N, 105.2772°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2031 m. South end of the hogback, at the edge of a small group of Ponderosa pines. Also collected nearby: Crataegus succulenta and Potentilla fissa.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2148.

13-Jul-2019

2149

Field identification: Acer glabrum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Sapindaceae

Acer glabrum Torr. Rocky Mountain Maple.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, edge of forest at extreme southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9016°N, 105.2825°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2104 m. Also collected nearby: Juniperus communis and J. scopulorum, Berberis repens, and Hieracium albiflorum. One of several quintessential Jefferson County taxa, as the type was collected in Platte Canyon by Dr. Edwin James of the Major Stephen H. Long expedition of 1820.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2149.

13-Jul-2019

Images:
- Rosette of Coll. No. 2150, Hieracium albiflorum
- Coll. No. 2150, Hieracium albiflorum
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2150, Hieracium albiflorum

2150

Field identification: Chicorieae, office: Hieracium albiflorum, thanks to Cindy.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Hieracium albiflorum Hook. White-Flower Hawkweed.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9019°N, 105.2813°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2095 m. Non-rhizomatous, fibrous roots, leaves mostly rosette, hairy, nearly scapose, flowers ligulate, white. In ponderosa pine woodland, thick forest duff, with Juniperus communis and J. scopulorum, and Berberis repens. Most plants show some evidence of herbivory.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2150.

13-Jul-2019

More Images:

Coll. No. 2150, Hieracium albiflorum

Images:
- Coll. No. 2151, Campanula rotundifolia

2151

Field identification: Campanula rotundifolia.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Campanulaceae

Campanula rotundifolia L. Harebell.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9025°N, 105.2802°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2079 m. More sprawling than erect, deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland, with Collomia linearis, Eriogonum umbellatum, Lappula occidentalis, and Sedum lanceolatum.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2151.

13-Jul-2019

2152

Field identification: Sedum lanceolatum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Crassulaceae

Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Spearleaf Stonecrop.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9024°N, 105.2802°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2090 m. Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland, with Collomia linearis, Eriogonum umbellatum, Lappula occidentalis, and Campanula rotundifolia.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2152.

13-Jul-2019

2153

Field identification: Hypericum perforatum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Hypericaceae

Hypericum perforatum L. Common St. John's Wort.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9025°N, 105.2801°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2077 m. Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland, with Collomia linearis, Eriogonum umbellatum, Lappula occidentalis, and Campanula rotundifolia.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2153.

13-Jul-2019

Images:
- Georeferenced collections of selected Myosotis near Colorado.
- Coll. No. 2154, Myosotis micrantha

2154

Field identification: some sort of stickseed …

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Boraginaceae

Myosotis micrantha Pall. Ex Lehm. Small-Flowered Forget-Me-Not.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9024°N, 105.2801°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2067 m. Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland, with Collomia linearis, Eriogonum umbellatum, Hypericum perforatum, and Campanula rotundifolia.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2154.

13-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2154, 13 Jul 2019, characters observed; Annual, 12-20 cm.; Stems, erect, branched at and above the base; Leaves, alternate, sessile, oblanceolate, 14 mm. × 5.5 mm. wide, strigose, few hooked hairs on abaxial mid-rib; Inflorescence, scorpioid, greatly exceeding leaves, although there are flowers throughout the plant; Pedicel, in fruit << calyx; Calyx, in flower, 2.5 mm., fused ±½, lobes ±equal, strigose, some hairs hooked, in fruit 4 mm.; Corolla, white, lobes, blue; Nutlets, 1.2 mm., >>style, brown, smooth, shiny, margin sharp raised.

I applied M. micrantha because the inflorescence greatly exceeds the leaves and the plant is floriferous nearly to the base. Also hairs are hooked on the abaxial mid-rib of the leaves, a character only described for M. micrantha (see the Jepson Manual of California, 2nd ed.). This will key to M. arvensis in Ackerfield (2015). However, M. micrantha is not a possibility there. Distribution of collections of the two taxa (SEINet, 8 Dec 2019) show collections of M. micrantha in northeast Utah and southeast Wyoming, whereas collections of M. arvensis are much farther from Colorado.

Myosotis arvensis. Biennial or sometimes annual, 1-4 dm, often branched above, strigose to hirsute-puberulent throughout; lvs 1-6 cm ?3-16 mm, the lower mostly oblanceolate, the upper often more oblong or lanceolate; infl slightly if at all longer than the leafy part of the plant; mature pedicels ascending or spreading, equaling or generally surpassing the 3-5 mm cal; cal hirsute-puberulent and shortly uncinate-hispid; cor blue or occasionally white, the limb 2-4 mm wide; nutlets distinctly surpassing the style; 2n=50-54. Native of Eurasia, established in fields and roadsides from Nf. to Minn., s. sometimes to N.H. and W.Va. Summer. (Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.)

Myosotis micrantha. Annual or winter-annual to 2 dm, often branched from the base, ±hirsute-puberulent throughout; lvs seldom over 2 cm ?7 mm; plants floriferous nearly to the base, the lower fls scattered among the lvs; fruiting pedicels ascending or somewhat spreading, under 2 mm, shorter than the 3-5 mm cal; cal strigose at least above, the tube also shortly uncinate- hispid; cor blue, the limb 1-2 mm wide, not flat; nutlets surpassing the style; 2n=36-40. Native of Eurasia, locally intr. in dry waste places; Que. to Va., Mich., and Io. Apr.-July. (M. stricta) (Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.)

2154.1

Field identification: Collomia linearis

2155

Field identification: Eriogonum umbellatum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Polygonaceae

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. umbellatum. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9025°N, 105.28°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2062 m. Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland, with Sedum lanceolatum, Hypericum perforatum, and Campanula rotundifolia.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2155.

13-Jul-2019

2156

Field identification: Opuntia macrorhiza.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Boraginaceae

Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson. Miner"s Candle.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest base of hogback in center of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9034°N, 105.2776°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2056 m. Gentle rocky southwest-facing slope with forest duff near edge of ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2157.

13-Jul-2019

2157

Field identification: Cryptantha virgata.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Boraginaceae

Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson. Miner"s Candle.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2157.

13-Jul-2019

2157.1

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Alliaceae

Allium geyeri S. Watson. Geyer's Onion.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest base of hogback in center of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden 39.9034°N, 105.2776°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2056 m. Gentle rocky southwest-facing slope with forest duff near edge of ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2157.1

13-Jul-2019

2158

Field identification: ~~Briza maxima~~ Bromus briziformis.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Bromus briziformis Fisch. & C. A. Mey. Rattlesnake Brome.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest base of hogback in center of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9032°N, 105.2771°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2065 m. Gentle rocky southwest-facing slope with forest duff near edge of ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2158.

13-Jul-2019

Other articles:
• Rubey Drive: at school;

Images:
- South Table Mountain from Mitchell School.
- North Table Mountain from Mitchell School.

More Images:

Northwest flank of Mount Zion above Clear Creek Canyon

Locations: Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.

Images:
- Geum macrophyllum growing beside a spring.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Ranson/Edwards, mostly as a pre-walk for tomorrow.

2159

Field identification: Elymus, maybe E. virginicus E. canadensis that may be just a little immature.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Elymus canadensis L. Canadian Wildrye.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Approx. centroid of park, 1.7 mi. west on CO Highway 72 from CO Highway 93, 1.2 mi. generally north on Plainview Road, in the ditch on the west side of Plainview Road. 39.8902°N, 105.262°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1914 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2159.

17-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2159, 16 Jul 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 1 m., clumped, not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous, nodes mostly concealed by sheaths; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, open; Ligule, membraneous, auricles, 1 mm., thim, Blade, 180 mm., folded; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, bi-lateral spike, 75 mm. × 9 mm. wide; Rachis, not disarticulating; Spikelets, many, 2 per node, 7-9 mm. × 2-5 mm wide (exclusive of awns); Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, below the glumes; Glumes, #2, side-by-side, body 7 mm. + awn 21 mm. = 28.5 mm, body < adjacent lemma, veins, (2+)3, more flat than rounded (terete); Florets, 3+ per spikelet, pistillate, bisexual, staminate; Lemma, 9 mm, body > glume body, rolled, scabrous, veins, #5, glabrous, tip, 2-forked, awns, #1, 25 mm., curving, attached end; Palea, 8.5 mm, ≤lemma, color, tan, except veins, veins, green, scabrous, margin, scarious, tip, bifid; Stamens, #3, 2.4 mm., yellow.

2160

Field identification: aquatic.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Araceae

Lemna minor L. Common Duckweed.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northwest corner of park, 1.7 mi. west on CO highway 72 from CO Highway 93, 2.2 mi. generally north on Plainview Road, then 300 m. west to a small spring and pond, 21.4 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden, 39.8976°N, 105.2746°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2020 m. Aquatic.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2160.

16-Jul-2019

2161

Field identification: tree.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Salicaceae

Populus alba L. White Cottonwood.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northwest corner of park, 1.7 mi. west on CO highway 72 from CO Highway 93, 2.2 mi. generally north on Plainview Road, then 445 m. west to the base of a east limb of a small hogback, 21.4 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden, 39.8977°N, 105.2759°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2030 m. Small tree. This has also been collected in the nearby City of Boulder Lindsay-Jeffco property.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2161.

16-Jul-2019

2161.1

Field identification: Dianthus armeria.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Caryophyllaceae

Dianthus armeria L. Deptford Pink.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northwest corner of park, 1.7 mi. west on CO highway 72 from CO Highway 93, 2.2 mi. generally north on Plainview Road, then 445 m. west to the base of a east limb of a small hogback, 21.4 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden, 39.8977°N, 105.2759°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2030 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2161.1

16-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata
- Open inflorescence of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata
- Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata

2162

Field identification: Danthonia, maybe D. californica because of the open panicle.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poverty Oatgrass.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northwest corner of park, 1.7 mi. west on CO highway 72 from CO Highway 93, 2.2 mi. generally north on Plainview Road, then 445 m. west to the base of the east limb of a small hogback, 21.4 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden, 39.8978°N, 105.276°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2030 m. Previously collected nearby: Amorpha nana, Dianthus armeria, Muhlenbergia wrightii, and Sorghastrum nutans.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2162.

16-Jul-2019

More Images:

Spikelets of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata

Coll. No. 2162, 16 Jul 2019, characters observed: Perennial, 60-65 cm., clumped, non-rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaf, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, open; Ligule, 0.2-0.3 mm., ciliate; Blade, 120 mm., mostly flat, margin, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 55 mm. × 40 mm. wide, 2 branches [in the specimen examined, the florets appear paired, one on a short pedicel, and one on a longer pedicel]; Rachis, not extended, short soft hairy an all sides; Spikelets, #10-11, 14 mm. × 3.0-4.5 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 1 mm. and 2.7 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, lower, 13.0-15.5 mm., veins, #5, ±obscure, upper, 12.5-14.0 mm., >lowest floret, rounded, awns, #0; Florets, 7+ per spikelet, bisexual; Axis, extended beyond upper floret; Callus, tuft of white hairs; Lemma, 6 mm., <glumes, ovate, rounded, green, back, sparse straight hairs, veins, ≥5, margins, proximal hairy, distal scarious, tip, 2-forked, 1.5 mm., awns, #1, attached end, 8 mm., brown and flattened proximally, twisted; Palea, 4.5 mm., <lemma, body, single cell thick, margin, green and ciliate; Anthers, #2, 2 mm., purple; Achene, 2 mm., green.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2163, Carex scoparia.
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2163, Carex scoparia.

2163

Field identification: ~~Carex brevior~~.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Cyperaceae

Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd. Pointed Broom Sedge.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northwest corner of park, 1.7 mi. west on CO highway 72 from CO Highway 93, 2.0 mi. generally north on Plainview Road to private road, then 550 m west northwest, near northern fence line, 21.6 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden, 39.8991°N, 105.2743°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2002 m.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2163.

16-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2163, 16 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial sedge, caespitose, to 60 cm., lightly scabrous below head; Leaves, 2 mm. wide, green sheaths, white-hyaline, centrally smooth; Inflorescence, 22 mm. × 15 mm. wide, spikes, #6, closely clustered; Spikes, identical appearing, gynecandrous, 10 mm. × 5 mm. wide, terminal spike clavate; Bracts, 9 mm. long, proximal, 20 mm., =inflorescence, bristle-like; Pistillate scales, <perigynia, mid-vein, green, margin, hyaline, awn, absent; Perigynia, many per spike, 5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, winged, faces, veined, adaxial veins, #7-9, glabrous, beak, 1.5 mm., ±sloping to tip, achene to beak tip, 2.5-2.8 mm.; Achene, 1.3 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, oval, biconvex; Stigma, #2.

Images:
- Inflorescence of Carex conoidea.
- Overview of Carex conoidea.
- Pistillate Spikelet of Carex conoidea.

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Field identification: Carex conoidea.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Cyperaceae

Carex conoidea Willd. Open Field Sedge.

Meyer Ranch Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Wetland immediately south of the parking lot. 39.5458°N, 105.272°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2401 m.

Anthony Massaro, with Irene Weber and Tanner Marshall

18-Jul-2019

More Images:
Spikelets of Carex conoidea.	Staminate Spikelet of Carex conoidea.

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Lippincott.

2164

Field identification: some sort of dandelion or viper grass-like thing.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Scorzonera laciniata L. Cutleaf Vipergrass.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, in the junction of the ranch road and quarry road, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9019°N, 105.2738°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1997 m. Trampled by vehicles and eaten by cows. Also collected in this junction: Capsella bursa-pastoris, Collinsia parviflora, and Draba nemorosa, with Taraxacum officinale nearby.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2164.

21-Jul-2019

2165

Field identification: Elymus elymoides.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. Squirreltail Grass.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, on the spoils pile east side of the clay pit, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9041°N, 105.2741°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1972 m. With ponderosa pines, grasses and forbs.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2165.

21-Jul-2019

Other articles:
• Lippincott Road: near n gate;

Images:
- Sea of Monarda fistulosa

2166

Field identification: Monarda fistulosa.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Lamiaceae

Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot.

Collected by permit: City of Boulder OSMP, issued: May 18, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2166.

21-Jul-2019

2166.1

Field identification: Erigeron, maybe E. speciosus.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. Aspen Fleabane.

Collected by permit: City of Boulder OSMP, issued: May 18, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2166.1

21-Jul-2019

Images:
- Habit of Coll. No. 2167, Bromus briziformis
- Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2167, Bromus briziformis
- Spikelet of Coll. No. 2167, Bromus briziformis

2167

Field identification: ~~Briza maxima~~ Bromus briziformis.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Bromus briziformis Fisch. & C. A. Mey. Rattlesnake Brome.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, moderate slope above and on the north side of Bull Gulch, 23. km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9089°N, 105.2777°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1987 m. Other grasses collected nearby: Bromus lanatipes and Danthonia spicata.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2167.

21-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2167, 21 July 2019, characters observed: Annual grass, 30-40 cm., clumped; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, closed; Ligule, membraneous, ciliate; Blade, 120 mm. × 4 mm. wide, flat, hairy; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, nodding, raceme or few-branched panicle, >leaves; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, 16-20 mm. × 8-10 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 18-22 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, unknown, rachilla seems pretty tough; Glumes, spreading at 45° to rachilla, lower, 5.5 mm., veins, #5, terete, upper, 7.0 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #9, ±parallel, membraneous, tough, awns, #0; Florets, 10-12 per spikelet, spreading at 45° to rachilla; Lemma, 8 mm., >glumes, ovate, membraneous, rolled, glabrous, tan, veins, #9, not uniformly spaced, ±parallel, margins, scarious, tip acute, awns, #0; Palea, 6 mm., membraneous, ciliate, tip, unknown, color, tan; Stamens, none seen; Achene, 5 mm., brown, fused to lemma and palea.

2168

Field identification: Danthonia spicata.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poverty Oatgrass.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, moderate slope above and on the north side of Bull Gulch, 23.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9097°N, 105.2789°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2040 m. Ponderosa pine woodland; a little immature compared to the same grass collected at Ranson/Edwards in full sun a week earlier.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2168.

21-Jul-2019

2169

Field identification: Lupinus sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Lupinus caudatus Kellogg var. argophyllus (A. Gray) S.L. Welsh. Kellogg's Spurred Lupine.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, moderate slope above and on the north side of Bull Gulch, 23.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden 39.9105°N, 105.2791°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2040 m. Openings in ponderosa pine woodland. The collector was competing with the cows to collect these before the cows ate them all.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2169.

21-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2169, 21 Jul 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb to 50 cm.; Stems, erect, hairs appressed; Leaves, basal, unknown, cauline, petiole, to 40 mm., compound, palmate, leaflets, #6, 47-50 mm. × 7-8 mm. wide, lanceolate, flat, adaxial glabrous, abaxial hairy, tips, pointed; Inflorescence, loose raceme; Flowers, 10-12 mm., purple, calyx 5-7 mm., hairy, spur ≤1 mm.; banner, 9 mm., recurved 3.2-3.5 mm. from tip, flowers open in profile, hairy on back (easier to see if not rehydrated), wings, 10 mm., keel, blue tipped, glabrous (except a few occasional hairs); Style, >stamens, barely exserted.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2170, Bromus lanatipes
- Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2170, Bromus lanatipes

2170

Field identification: Bromus sp., office: Bromus lanatipes, based in part on shaggy hairy leaf sheath, and hairy lemmas that are mostly glabrous on the proximal back with increasing hairiness distally.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Bromus lanatipes (Shear) Rydb. Wooly Brome.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, moderate slope above and on the north side of Bull Gulch, 23.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden 39.9097°N, 105.2771°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2019 m. Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2170.

21-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2170, 21 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass (short-lived?), 50 cm., clumped; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Internodes, glabrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 60-70 mm., closed, long shaggy hair; Ligule, 1.5 mm., membraneous, auricles, absent; Blade, 160 mm. × 5 mm. wide, adaxial scaberulous, tip, acute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 130 mm. × 60 mm. wide, 2+ branches; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, #12-13, 23 mm. × 5 mm. wide, similar, borne singly; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, unknown, should be above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 5 mm., veins, #1, keeled, keel scabrous, upper, 6 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #5, keeled; Lemma, 7.5 mm., >glumes, hairy laterally becoming more broadly hairy distally, veins, #5, convergent, awns, #1, 3 mm., straight, barbellate, attached near end; Palea, 9 mm., ±=lemma, membraneous, keel ciliate, veins, lt. green, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, #3, 2.3 mm., yellow; Achene, immature.

Images:
- Liverwort in Bull Gulch.

2171

Field identification: Liverwort

Locations: Little Scraggy Peak. Long Scraggy Peak.

Images:
- Long Scraggy Peak

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Buffalo Creek recreation area, east flank of Little Scraggy Peak.

Literature Cited:
- Grant, Verne, 1992.
- Grant, Verne, and Dieter H. Wilken, 1986.
- Greene, Edward Lee, 1905a.

2172

Field identification: Ipomopsis, assumed to be I. aggregata.

Plants of Colorado Polemoniaceae

Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. collina (Greene) Wilken & Allard. Scarlet Gilia.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden 39.3408°N, 105.2607°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2410 m. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2172.

23-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2172, 23 Jul 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, 50-60 cm.; Stem, glandular, few long white hairs; Leaves, basal and cauline similar, 37 mm. × 24 mm. wide, pinnatifid with narrow segments, reduced above; Inflorescence, narrow thyrse; Pedicels, 1-2.5 mm.; Calyx, tube 5 mm. + lobes 1.5 mm., glandular, hyaline sinuses, tips spinulose; Corolla, salverform, tube 25 mm. × 1.8 mm. gradually expanding to 5 mm. wide, + lobes 5 mm., spreading; Stamens, some barely exserted.

Nearby (10 km.) collections of Ipomopsis aggregata are all subsp. collina and all by Dieter Wilkin (his #13548, #13600, and #14502). Vouchers are at CS and RM.

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Coll. No. 2172, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina

The basionym for I. aggregata ssp. collina is Callisteris collina proposed by Greene in 1905.

C. collina. Calyx-teeth not half as long as the almost cylindric tubes, very obtuse, abruptly aristate-pointed, the point straight, rigidly erect: corolla only pinkish, its oblong-lanceolate very acute lobes reflexed, and irregularly so.
Bluffs of Clear Creek on the plains not far from Denver, collected by myself, July 1870. Type in my own herbarium.

2173

Field identification: Geranium, perhaps G. viscosissimum.

Plants of Colorado Geraniaceae

Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3406°N, 105.2607°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2410 m. Also collected here: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2173.

23-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2173, 23 Jul 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 35 cm.; Stems, simple, erect, glandular, glands yellow-tipped; Leaves, basal and cauline, 50 mm. wide, palmately lobed, lobes, #5, obtuse and shortly acuminate; Inflorescence, cyme, cymules 2-flowered (see Aedo, 2001); Corolla, blue-purple; Petals, 13 mm. × 8 mm. wide, hairy on proximal ↷.

Will key to G. viscosissimum in Weber & Wittman (2012) using the simple and erect stems. However, in Ackerfield (2015), Aedo (2001), and Welsh, et al. (1993), keys to G. caespitosum mainly on leaf characters.

2174

Field identification: Koeleria macrantha.

Plants of Colorado Poaceae

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3407°N, 105.2607°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2407 m. In bloom. Also collected here: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina and Geranium caespitosum. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2174.

23-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2175, Lithospermum multiflorum
- Coll. No. 2175, Lithospermum multiflorum

2175

Field identification: Lithospermum, probably L. multiflorum.

Plants of Colorado Boraginaceae

Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray. Many Flowered Stoneseed.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, 4 mi. generally south of town of Buffalo Creek on County Road 126, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3407°N, 105.2607°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2405 m. Also collected here: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina, Geranium caespitosum, and Koeleria macrantha. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2175.

23-Jul-2019

Images:
- Obscure rhizome on Coll. No. 2176, Bromus pumpellianus

2176

Field identification: Bromus ciliata.

Plants of Colorado Poaceae

Bromus pumpellianus Scribn. Pumpelly's Brome.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3406°N, 105.2609°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2411 m. Also collected here: Lithospermum multiflorum, Geranium caespitosum, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina, and Koeleria macrantha. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2176.

23-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2176, 23 Jul 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 70-80 cm., occasionally obscurely rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft, sheath, 90 mm., closed, ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles, minimal, blade, 90 mm. × 3 mm. wide, flat, scabrous, margins, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 130 mm. × 30 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelet, many, 26 mm. × 5 mm. wide, similar, 1 per node, pedicels 16-30 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between florets; Glumes, lower, 6 mm., veins, ≥3, back hairy, upper, 8.5 mm., <lowest floret, veins, ≥3, rounded, membraneous, awns, 0, back hairy, somewhat more dense distally; Florets, 6 per spikelet, bisexual; Lemma, 10 mm., >glumes, lanceolate, rolled, uniformly hairy on back, green, veins, #7, convergent, tip, rounded, awns, #1, 1.5 mm., straight, attached back of lemma, near tip; Palea, 8 mm., <lemma, membraneous, back hairy, keel ciliate, veins, green, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, 2.3 mm.; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, 3 mm., green.

Images:
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2177, Heterotheca foliosa

2177

Field identification: Heterotheca, towards H. foliosa.

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3407°N, 105.261°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2412 m. Scent a kind of foetid lemon-pine. Also collected here: Lithospermum multiflorum, Geranium caespitosum, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina, Bromus pumpellianus, and Koeleria macrantha. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2177.

23-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2177, 23 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Stem, hispid, glandular; Leaves, proximal mostly withered, but they appear to have been oblanceolate; distal, 35 mm. × 9 mm. wide, sessile, oblanceolate, glandular, hispid, hairs are curved, but not really appressed, so not strigose, Bracts, #1-4, surpassing heads; Phyllaries, 2+ graduated series; Flowers of 2 kinds; Ray flowers, tube 4 mm. + blade 17 mm. ×1 mm. wide, yellow; Disk flowers, tube 6 mm. + lobes 1.5 mm = 7.5 mm., yellow; Pappus, capillary bristles 2 kinds, short, 1 mm., long, 7 mm. Cypsela, 2 mm., shaggy hairy;

In Harrington (1954): Crysopsis fulcrata Greene [=Heterotheca fulcrata (Greene) Shinners], and not Chrysopsis foliosa Nutt. because the involucres are definitely glandular. In Weber & Wittman (2012): Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. H. fulcrata requires foliage very densely appressed pubescent, the plant gray in aspect, glands hardly visible. H. foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners is not recognized. In Ackerfield (2015): Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners [H. fulcrata (Greene) Shinners misapplied].

2178

Field identification: yellow owl's clover.

Plants of Colorado Orobanchaceae

Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. Yellow Owls Clover.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3405°N, 105.2608°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2409 m. Also collected here: Lithospermum multiflorum, Geranium caespitosum, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina, Bromus pumpellianus, and Koeleria macrantha. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2178.

23-Jul-2019

2179

Field identification: Sedum lanceolatum.

Plants of Colorado Crassulaceae

Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Spearleaf Stonecrop.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3394°N, 105.2618°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2430 m. On a berm left by prospecting a quartz vein, area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2179.

23-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2180, Apocynum x-floribundum
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2180, Apocynum x-floribundum

2180

Field identification: Apocynum sp.

Plants of Colorado Apocynaceae

Apocynum ×floribundum Greene. Dogbane.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3393°N, 105.2616°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2438 m. Openings in ponderosa pine, also seen/collected here; Achillea millefolium, Sedum lanceolatum, Oxytropis lambertii, Verbascum thapsus, and Elymus elymoides. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2180.

23-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2180, 23 Jul 2019: Nearby collections (15 km., SEINet, 29 Jan 2020) are of Apocynum cannabinum L. and A. androsaemifolium L. I applied the hybrid name (A. ×floribundum Greene) to this collection because the leaves are spreading to ascending, not drooping, and the corolla lobes are more spreading, not reflexed. Also of note, the corolla is more than twice the calyx.

2181

Field identification: Achillea millefolium.

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3393°N, 105.2615°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2429 m. Openings in ponderosa pine, also seen/collected here; Apocynum ×floribundum, Sedum lanceolatum, Oxytropis lambertii, Verbascum thapsus, and Elymus elymoides. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2181.

23-Jul-2019

2182

Field identification: Wooly Potentilla.

Plants of Colorado Rosaceae

Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3393°N, 105.2617°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2423 m. Openings in ponderosa pine, also seen/collected here; Apocynum ×floribundum, Sedum lanceolatum, Oxytropis lambertii, Verbascum thapsus, and Elymus elymoides. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2182.

23-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2182, 23 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 35 cm., woody caudex; Stem, unbranched, pilose; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, 70 mm. × 24 mm. wide, pinnately compound, sericeous, less dense adaxially, but not distinctly bicolored, leaflets, #9, cauline, reduced, stipules, 11 mm. × 3 mm. wide, lanceolate, entire, leaflets, #5, 24 mm. × 6 mm. wide, without decurrent bases, toothed along length; Inflorescence, cyme; Bractlets, ±same color as sepals; Petals, 5 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, yellow; Styles, 2.7 mm., tapered from base, smooth.

Images:
- Little Scraggy Peak from the location of my Coll. Nos. 2183-2185.
- Fruit of Coll. No. 2183, Ceanothus fendleri

2183

Field identification: Ceanothus fendleri.

Plants of Colorado Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray. Fendler's Ceanothus.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3385°N, 105.2612°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2426 m. Also collected here: Cercocarpus montanus and Potentilla fissa. Among rock outcrops in an area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2183.

23-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2184, Cercocarpus montanus in fruit.

2184

Field identification: Cercocarpus montanus.

Plants of Colorado Rosaceae

Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3384°N, 105.2613°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2426 m. Also collected here: Ceanothus fendleri and Potentilla fissa. Among rock outcrops in an area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2184.

23-Jul-2019

2185

Field identification: another Potentilla, maybe P. fissa.

Plants of Colorado Rosaceae

Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray. Bigflower Cinquefoil.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3385°N, 105.2612°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2425 m. Also collected here: Ceanothus fendleri and Cercocarpus montanus. Among rock outcrops in an area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2185.

23-Jul-2019

Images:
- Panorama at the location of Coll. Nos. 2186-2188.

2186

Field identification: Hesperostipa comata.

Plants of Colorado Poaceae

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. Needle and Thread.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3378°N, 105.2621°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2427 m. Open ponderosa pine woodland. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Subsp. intermedia per Shaw (2008), infraspecific names not recognized by Weber & Wittmann (2012) or Ackerfield (2015).

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2186.

23-Jul-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2187, Elymus trachycaulus
- Spikelets of Coll. No. 2187, Elymus trachycaulus

2187

Field identification: a non-blue Thinopyrum, maybe T. ponticum

Plants of Colorado Poaceae

Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3379°N, 105.2622°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2420 m. Open ponderosa pine woodland, with Hesperostipa comata and Nassella viridula. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2187.

23-Jul-2019

Coll. No. 2187, 23 July 2019, characters observed: Perennial grass, to 80 cm., not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 16 cm., open, glabrous; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles, minimal; Blade, 20 cm., rolled, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, bi-lateral spike, 140 mm. × 5 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous on margins; Spikelets, many, #20-24, 14 mm. × 2.2 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, sessile; Disarticulation, above the glumes, between florets; Glumes, lower, 11 mm., veins, #5, rounded, some veins scabrous, upper, 11.5 mm., =lowest floret, veins, #5, rounded, membraneous, some veins scabrous, awns, #0, margins chartaceous, if the lemma awn is excluded, glumes > adjacent lemma, nearly as long as spikelet; Florets, 4+ per spikelet, fertile florets, #4, bisexual; Axis, not extended, green; Lemma, 9.5 mm., <glumes, lanceolate, membraneous, rolled, proximal glabrous, distal scabrous, color, green, veins, ≥5, margins scarious, tip bifid, awns, #1, 1.5 mm., straight, attached, end; Palea, 8 mm., <lemma, membraneous, keel, ciliate, margin glabrous, tip, laciniate; Anthers, 1.8 mm., tan; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, 3.7 mm., green.

Literature Cited:
- Romaschenki, Konstantin, Paul M. Peterson, Robert J. Soreng, nuria Garcia-Jacas, and Alfonso Susanna, 2010.

2188

Field identification: Nassella viridula.

Plants of Colorado Poaceae

Achnatherum robustum (Vasey) Barkworth. Sleepygrass.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3378°N, 105.262°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2423 m. Palea 3.5 mm., oblong, hairy. Open ponderosa pine woodland, with Hesperostipa comata and Elymus trachycaulus. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2188.

23-Jul-2019

Other articles:
• Forest Road 311: near US Hwy 285;
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: Otero Pump Station and Pipeline;
• US Highway 285: near Trout Creek Pass; at Trout Creek Pass; near Trout Creek Pass;

Locations: Trout Creek Pass.

Images:
- Northeast on US Highway 285.

Monday, August 5, 2019

Short stop at Trout Creek Pass.

More Images:
Southwest on US Highway 285.	East end of County Road 311.

Other articles:
• Hymenoxis richardsonii: Coll. No. 2189, 5 Aug 2019;
• Forest Road 311: collecting locality;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2189, Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floridunda
- Distal leaves and inflorescence of Coll. No. 2189, Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floridunda

2189

Field identification: Packera?

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Hymenoxys richardsonii (Hook.) Cockerell var. floribunda (A. Gray) Parker. Colorado Rubberweed.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2189.

5-Aug-2019

Coll. No. 2189, 5 August 2019, characters observed: Perennial, sub-shrub, 20 cm., caudex, branched, woody; Stem, clusters of tomentum, glandular; Leaves, basal and cauline, 25-60 mm. × 15-15 mm. wide, reduced distally, pinnately lobed into 3 linear segments, 0.8-1.8 mm. wide, glandular punctate, little bits of tomentum here and there, margins, entire; Inflorescence, head enclosed by an involucre, 1 per stem, showy, flat-topped, not overtopped by leaves; Peduncles, 40 mm., inconspicuously glandular; Involucre, 5 mm. × 10 mm. wide, hemispheric, glandular, scattered tomentose; Phyllaries, 2 series, series 1, 4.5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, fused ½, lanceolate, series 2, 4 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, widest above middle; Receptacle, conic, epaleate; Flowers, 2 kinds; Ray flowers, #8-10, tube 1.9 mm. + blade 5.5 mm. × 4.8 mm. wide, obovate, yellow, fertile; Disk flowers, many, tube 3.5 mm. + lobes 0.4 mm., throat expanding, yellow; Pappus, few, well-developed scales, 1.8 mm., ±equal; Fruit (cypsela), 2.5 mm., hairy.

Other articles:
• Forest Road 311: collecting locality;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2190, Tetradymia canescens
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2190, Tetradymia canescens

2190

Field identification: Asteraceae.

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Tetradymia canescens DC. Spineless Horsebush.

Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. Along Chaffee County Road 311, about 0.8 mi. west of its intersection with US Highway 285 at Trout Creek Pass, 149 km. southwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 38.908°N, 105.9888°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2883 m. Collected with Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda. A Western Cordilleran plant, also collected at Mono Lake, California.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2190.

5-Aug-2019

Coll. No. 2190, 5 August 2019, characters observed: Perennial, woody shrub, 15 cm.; Stem, tomentose, thinning in age; Leaves, cauline, alternate, 10 mm. × 2.6 mm. wide, tomentose, margin, entire, tip, acute; Inflorescence, head enclosed by an involucre, not overtopped by leaves; Peduncles, 10-12 mm.; Involucre, 8 mm. × 4 mm. wide, cylindric, tomentose, Phyllaries, #4 in 1 series (altho' it really looks to me like they are paired in vertical ranks), ±equal, 8 mm. × 2.7 mm. wide, tomentose, margins, flat, scarious; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, 1 kind; Disk flowers, #4, tube 7.5 mm. + lobes 3 mm., throat expanding above tube, yellow, glabrous; Pappus, well-developed bristles, 2 unequal series, 1 mm., 6.5 mm., plumose; Anthers, 3 mm., tailed; Style, 2-branched, tips, 0.2 mm. ±brush-like appendages; Stigma, 1 mm., > style appendages; Fruit (cypsela), 2 mm, hairy.

2191

Field identification: Achnatherum hymenoides.

Plants of Colorado Poaceae

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth. Indian Rice Grass.

Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. Along Chaffee County Road 311, about 0.8 mi. west of its intersection with US Highway 285 at Trout Creek Pass, 149 km. southwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 38.9079°N, 105.9889°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2883 m. Collected with Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda and Tetradymia canescens.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2191.

5-Aug-2019

2192

Field identification: Geranium caespitosum.

Plants of Colorado Geraniaceae

Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium.

Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. Along Chaffee County Road 311, about 0.8 mi. west of its intersection with US Highway 285 at Trout Creek Pass, 149 km. southwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 38.9081°N, 105.9888°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2884 m. Collected with Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda, Tetradymia canescens, and Achnatherum hymenoides.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2192.

5-Aug-2019

Other articles:
• Forest Road 311: collecting locality;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2193, Penstemon barbatus

2193

Field identification: Penstemon sp.

Plants of Colorado Plantaginaceae

Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth. Beard-Lip Beardtongue.

Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. Along Chaffee County Road 311, about 0.8 mi. west of its intersection with US Highway 285 at Trout Creek Pass, 149 km. southwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 38.9083°N, 105.9889°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2891 m. Collected with Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda, Tetradymia canescens, Geranium caespitosum, and Achnatherum hymenoides.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2193.

5-Aug-2019

Other articles:
• Forest Road 311: collecting locality;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2194, Galium boreale
- Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2194, Galium boreale

2194

Field identification: Galium sp.

Plants of Colorado Rubiaceae

Galium boreale S. Watson. Bedstraw.

Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. Along Chaffee County Road 311, about 0.8 mi. west of its intersection with US Highway 285 at Trout Creek Pass, 149 km. southwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 38.9082°N, 105.989°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2890 m. Collected with Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda, Tetradymia canescens, Geranium caespitosum, Penstemon barbatus, and Achnatherum hymenoides.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2194.

5-Aug-2019

Other articles:
• Forest Road 311: collecting locality;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2194.1 Mertensia ciliata
- Flower of Coll. No. 2194.1 Mertensia ciliata

2194.1

Field identification: Solanaceae.

Plants of Colorado Boraginaceae

Mertensia ciliata (Torr.) G. Don. Tall Fringed Bluebells.

Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. Along Chaffee County Road 311, about 0.8 mi. west of its intersection with US Highway 285 at Trout Creek Pass, 149 km. southwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 38.9082°N, 105.9889°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2883 m. Collected with Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda, Tetradymia canescens, Geranium caespitosum, Penstemon barbatus, Galium boreale, and Achnatherum hymenoides.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2194.1

5-Aug-2019

Coll. No. 2194.1, 5 August 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 40-45 cm.; Stem, herbaceous, green, glabrous; Leaves, basal, withered, cauline, alternate, petiole 50 mm. + blade 125 mm. × 27 mm. wide, reduced above, lanceolate, mid-rib prominent, lateral veins evident, pustular foveate adaxially, margins strigulose (ciliate?); Inflorescence, cymose; Pedicel, 1-2 mm., elongating to 5 mm. in fruit; Calyx, lobes, #5, 2 mm., fused 0.5 mm., interior strigose; Corolla, 3-4 mm., fused, white to blue, ring of hairs near base (0.5 mm.), Stamens, #5, in throat; Filaments, attached ≤fornices, ≤anthers; Anthers, 1.2 mm.; Style, #1, 4 mm., elongating to 6 mm. in fruit; Fruit, nutlet, nominally #4, but sometimes only #2 develop; 2 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, attachment lateral, adaxially keeled above scar, margin without bristles or prickles.

More Images:

Flower details of Coll. No. 2194.1 Mertensia ciliata

Other articles:
• US Highway 24: near Jumpin' Good Goat Dairy;

Locations: Elephant Rock.

Images:
- Elephant Rock across from Jumpin' Good Goat Dairy.

Locations: Arkansas River.

Images:
- Rafting on the Arkansas River
- Rafting on the Arkansas River

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Rafting on the Arkansas River.

Images:
- Goats at the dairy.
- Ian and a goat.
- Ian and Nico playing corn hole.

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Images:
- Sofia figures out how to do the crossed ropes.

Other articles:
• US Highway 24: in Leadville;

Locations: Leadville.

Images:
- A visit to Leadville's legendary Silver Dollar Saloon.

Thursday, August 8, 2019

A visit to Leadville.

More Images:
Inside Leadville's legengary Silver Dollar Saloon.	Inside Leadville's legengary Silver Dollar Saloon.	Inside Leadville's legengary Silver Dollar Saloon.

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Images:
- Nico with a dinosaur track.
- Nico with a dinosaur track.

Other articles:
• Alameda Avenue: at other site;

Images:
- Nico with a dinosaur track.
- Nico touches a dinosaur bone.

Locations: Schweich Hill.

Images:
- Eleven seeds that may be viable found in 3 fruits of Astragalus crassicarpus.

Sunday, August 11, 2019

North Washington Open Space

2195

Field identification: Campanula glomerata.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Campanulaceae

Campanula glomerata L. Dane's Blood.

North Washington Open Space, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small (4 acre) fallow city-owned parcel in northern Golden, near the intersection of Colorado Highway 93 and Washington Avenue, 1.73 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. Along the north fence. 39.7688°N, 105.2328°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1810 m. Garden escapee from the front yard of 633 Alaska Street, where this plant was cultivated in the front yard.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2195.

5-Aug-2019

2196

Field identification: Solidago, maybe S. nana.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2196.

11-Aug-2019

2197

Field identification: Pediomelum tenuiflorum.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Fabaceae

Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. Slimflower Scurfpea.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2197.

11-Aug-2019

Literature Cited:
- Smith, Jerd, 2019.

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: Berthoud Pass Ditch;

Vandals damage Northglenn Ditch.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Other articles:
• C-8: Morrison Natural History Museum;

Images:
- Nico tries using an air chisel.

Visit to the Morrison Natural History Museum.

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Other articles:
• Lookout Mountain Road: at the M;

Images:
- Nico at the gate to the M.
- Nico and Ian on the trail to the M.

A visit to the M.

Other articles:
• Colorow Road: at nature center;

Images:
- Matching animal tracks at the Lookout Mountain Nature Center.

Lookout Mountain Nature Center

Locations: Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Ranson/Edwards

2198

Field Identification: Solidago, for sure, a big one.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Solidago rigida L. var. humilis Porter. Stiff Goldenrod.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 19.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 0.9 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 130 m. west into open prairie. 39.8852°N, 105.2635°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1954 m. Low, wet area. Also collected here: Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus, nearby: Lactuca serriola, Sonchus asper, and Sporobolus heterolepis.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2198.

27-Aug-2019

2199

Field identification: Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. subrhomboideus (Rydb.) O. Spring & E. Schilling. Stiff Sunflower.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 19.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 0.9 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 125 m. west into open prairie. 39.8851°N, 105.2634°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1959 m. A small colony of short stature. Low, wet area. Also collected here: Solidago rigida var. humilis, nearby: Lactuca serriola, Sonchus asper, and Sporobolus heterolepis.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2199.

27-Aug-2019

2200

Field identification: Lactuca serriola.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Lactuca serriola L. Prickly Lettuce.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 19.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 0.9 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 150 m. west into open prairie. 39.8855°N, 105.2635°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1958 m. Stem prickly below, achenes with multiple nerves. Dense colony of small plants in dried wetland, with Iris missouriensis and Epilobium sp..

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2200.

27-Aug-2019

2201

Field identification: some kind of thistle, later maybe Sonchus asper.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Sonchus asper (L.) Hill. Spiny Sowthistle.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 19.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 0.9 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 150 m. west into open prairie. 39.8857°N, 105.2636°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1957 m. Leaf-base auricles rounded. Achenes 3(5)-ribbed, not transverse rugose. Many rosettes present.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2201.

27-Aug-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2202, Bidens frondosa
- Various flower parts of Coll. No. 2202, Bidens frondosa

2202

Field identification: Discoid comp., later: Bidens tripartita.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Bidens frondosa L. Devil's Beggartick.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2202.

27-Aug-2019

Coll. No. 2202, 27 August 2019, characters observed: Herbs, 18-28 cm.; Leaves, basal, unknown, cauline, opposite, 50 mm. × 40 mm. wide, pinnately compound, leaflets, #3, 25 mm. × 12 mm. wide, margin, serrate; Inflorescence, head enclosed in an involucre, 5-6 mm. wide; Phyllaries, outer, #5, 12 mm. × 2 mm. wide, green, inner, many, 5.5 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide, brown, margin, scarious (similar to the paleae); Receptacle, paleate; Paleae, 5 mm. × 1.7 mm. wide, margin, scarious; Corolla, 1.5 mm., orange-yellow; Pappus, #2, barbed awns, 1.5 mm.; Achene, 2-5-2.8 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, very flat, hairy.

2203

Field identification: Echinochloa sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Echinochloa muricata (P. Beauv.) Fernald var. microstachya Wiegand. Rough Barnyardgrass.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 19.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 0.9 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 290 m. west to a small reservoir. 39.8866°N, 105.2644°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1954 m. Sterile lemma with pustular-based bristles. In gravel of small stream delta. Also collected here: Bidens frondosa.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2203.

27-Aug-2019

Images:
- Scale and achenes of Coll. No. 2204, Eleocharis, c.f. E. obtusa

2204

Field identification: Eleocharis sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Cyperaceae

Eleocharis R. Br. c.f. E. obtusa (Willd.) Schult. Spikerush.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 19.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 0.9 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 290 m. west to a small reservoir. 39.8866°N, 105.2644°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1955 m. No rhizomes seen, achenes biconvex, 1 mm., with a broad flattened cap, stigmas, #2. E. palustris was previously collected here, other plants collected nearby: Bidens frondosa, Gratiola neglecta, Alisma trivale, and Echinochloa muricata.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2204.

27-Aug-2019

2205

Field identification: Solidago, maybe S. nemoralis.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Solidago nana Nutt. Baby Goldenrod.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.1 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 480 m. on a small ridge, 19.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8879°N, 105.266°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1979 m. Also observed/collected nearby: Toxicodendron rydbergii and Artemisia campestris.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2205.

27-Aug-2019

Coll. No. 2205, 27 August 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 35 cm., short-hairy throughout; Stem, ascending from a creeping rootstock; Leaves, mostly cauline, alternate, petiole, 25 mm., blade 40 mm. × 9 mm. wide, reduced distally, oblanceolate, margin, entire, tip, round, veins (nerves), #1, eglandular, short hairy; Inflorescence, head enclosed by involucre, many heads per stem, not showy, 70 mm. × 26 mm. wide, elongated, not overtopped by leaves; Peduncles, 3 mm.; Involucre, 5 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide, cylindric-conic; Phyllaries, in 5± series, lower << rest of involucre, unequal, 4 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide, chartaceous with green tips, veins, #1, eglandular, margins, flat, tip, ciliate; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, 2 kinds; Ray flowers, #4, tube 2.5 mm. + blade 2 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide = 4.5 mm.; yellow; Disk flowers, #8, tube 3.5 mm. + lobes 0.5 mm. = 4.0 mm., yellow; Pappus, many well-developed bristles, 3 mm., ±equal; Fruit (cypsela), 1 mm. × 0.4 mm. wide, brown, hairy.

Keys to S. nemoralis in Weber & Wittmann (2012) and FNANM per the form of the inflorescence, yet the description in FNANM better describes this as S. nana especially in the number of phyllary series, and relative number of ray and disk flowers. Based on the key in Ackerfield (2015), would key to S. nana based upon the relative number of ray and disk flowers in the heads. Based upon the description in Ackerfield (2015), very similar to S. nana but S. nemoralis is a better fit because the ray flowers, disk flowers, and the cypselae are shorter.

2206

Field identification: Artemisia campestris.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Artemisia campestris L. ssp. pacifica (Nutt.) Peck. Field Sagewort.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.1 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 500 m. west on a small ridge, 19.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8884°N, 105.2663°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1978 m. Fairly dry, exposed prairie on small ridge between watercourses. Also observed/collected nearby: Toxicodendron rydbergii and Solidago nana. Same as Coll. No. 2207.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2206.

27-Aug-2019

2207

Field identification: Artemisia campestris.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Artemisia campestris L. ssp. pacifica (Nutt.) Peck. Field Sagewort.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.1 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 620 m. west on a small ridge, 19.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8877°N, 105.2672°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1988 m. Fairly dry, exposed prairie on small ridge between watercourses. Also observed/collected nearby: Toxicodendron rydbergii and Solidago nana. Same as Coll. No. 2206.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2207.

27-Aug-2019

2208

Field identification: Allium cernuum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Alliaceae

Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.1 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 870 m. west on a small ridge, 20.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8884°N, 105.2696°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2010 m. Northwest-facing slope above ephemeral stream.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2208.

27-Aug-2019

2209

Field identification: Senecio spartioides.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. Broomlike Ragwort.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2209.

27-Aug-2019

2210

Field identification: another Bidens, maybe B. cernua or B. laevis.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora. Showy Golden Eye.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.1 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 725 m. west to an ephemeral stream, 19.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8867°N, 105.2686°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1994 m. Edge of an emphemeral stream, with Lsyimachia ciliata, Mentha arvensis, and Lycopus americanus.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2210.

27-Aug-2019

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Bidens frondosa L. Devil's Beggartick.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 1.6 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.1 mi. north on Plainview Road, then 725 m. west to an ephemeral stream, 19.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8867°N, 105.2737°W. WGS 84 Elev. 1994 m. Edge of an ephemeral stream, with Heliomeris multiflora, Lsyimachia ciliata, Mentha arvensis, and Lycopus americanus.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2210.1

27-Aug-2019

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Lippincott Property.

2211

Field identification: Gutierrezia sarothrae.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. Broom Snakeweed.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, approx. centroid of parcel, atop spoils pile of clay pit, 22.5 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9054°N, 105.2737°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1977 m. Open recent growth ponderosa pine woodland, also seen/collected here: Achnatherum nelsonii, and Elymus elymoides.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2211.

29-Aug-2019

Other articles:
• Lippincott Road: at Bull Gl;

Images:
- Coll. No. 2216, Pericome caudata
- Coll. No. 2212, Pericome caudata

2212

Field identification: Senecio ???, definitely a shrub, with a Senecio-like involucre.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Pericome caudata A. Gray. Mountain Tail-Leaf.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2212.

29-Aug-2019

2213

Field identification: Grindelia hirsutula.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal. Curlycup Gumweed.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9078°N, 105.2764°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1965 m. Also collected here: Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, and Urtica dioica. Variety squarrosa per leaf proportions in Ackerfield (2015) if infraspecific names are to be applied.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2213.

29-Aug-2019

2214

Field identification: Mentha sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Lamiaceae

Nepeta cataria L. Catnip.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.908°N, 105.2765°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1965 m. Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, and Urtica dioica.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2214.

29-Aug-2019

Coll. No. 2214, 29 August 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Stem, square, hispid; Leaves, opposite, petiole, 8 mm., blade, 40 mm. × 19 mm. wide, reduced above, deltoid-chordate, margin, crenate, abaxial densely hispid, rather than tomentose per Ackerfield (2015), tip, acute; Inflorescence, flower clusters arising from axils, flowers pedicillate; Calyx, lobes sharply acute but lacking spines or bristles; Corolla, 2-lipped, white.

2215

Field identification: Heterotheca foliolosa.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9079°N, 105.2766°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1961 m. Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, Nepeta cataria, and Urtica dioica.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2215.

27-Aug-2019

2216

Field identification: Senecio spartioides.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. Broomlike Ragwort.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.908°N, 105.2765°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1961 m. Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Nepeta cataria, and Urtica dioica.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2216.

29-Aug-2019

2217

Field identification: Nettles.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Urticaceae

Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland. Stinging Nettle.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9078°N, 105.2764°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1958 m. Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, and Nepeta cataria.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2217.

29-Aug-2019

2218

Field identification: Epilobium, maybe E. brachycarpum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Onagraceae

Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl. Autumn Willow Herb.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9079°N, 105.2764°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1960 m. Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, and Nepeta cataria.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2218.

29-Aug-2019

2219

Field identification: Erigeron porteri, or is it?

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. Smooth White Aster.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9078°N, 105.2766°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1960 m. Basal rosette present, fibrous roots. Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, and Nepeta cataria.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2219.

29-Aug-2019

2220

Field identification: Liatris punctata.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Blazing Star.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, north segment of parcel, south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9071°N, 105.2793°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2022 m. Drier rocky knoll at edge of ponderosa pine woodland.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2220.

29-Aug-2019

2221

Field identification: Hypericum perforatum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Hypericaceae

Hypericum perforatum L. Common St. John's Wort.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, north segment of parcel, south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9064°N, 105.2802°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2025 m. Highest prairie at edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Heavily grazed by cattle. Also collected here: Symphyotrichum laeve. Colorado Noxious Weed List C.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2221.

29-Aug-2019

2222

Field identification: Symphyotrichum laeve.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve. Smooth Blue Aster.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, north segment of parcel, south side of Bull Gulch, 22.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9062°N, 105.2804°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2015 m. Highest prairie at edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Heavily grazed by cattle. Also collected here: Hypericum perforatum, a Colorado Noxious Weed List C plant.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2222.

29-Aug-2019

2223

Field identification: Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhombioides.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. subrhomboideus (Rydb.) O. Spring & E. Schilling. Stiff Sunflower.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest segment of parcel, nearly up to the railroad tracks, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9043°N, 105.2813°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2040 m. Steep east-facing grassy slope. Also collected here: Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2223.

29-Aug-2019

2224

Field identification: the Bidens thing ???

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora. Showy Golden Eye.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest segment of parcel, nearly up to the railroad tracks, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.9042°N, 105.2812°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2054 m. Perennial from creeping rootstock. Steep east-facing grassy slope. Also collected here: Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2224.

29-Aug-2019

Other articles:
• Tolland Road: East Portal; near RR Xing; near Rollinsville;
• Plainview Road: at bend;
• CO Highway 119: at CO 72W;

Locations: Nederland.

Images:
- BNSF manifest freight westbound near Tolland, Colorado

Sunday, September 1, 2019

Hiking on South Boulder Creek, from the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel.

More Images:
East portal of the Moffat Tunnel.	Sofia on South Boulder Creek.	The station of Rollins, Rollinsville in the middle distance.	The shed of the frozen dead guy.	Looking north across Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space.

Locations: Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space with Cindy Trujillo.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2225, Panicum virgatum
- Coll. No. 2225, Panicum virgatum

2225

Field identification: Panicum virgatum.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Panicum virgatum L. Switchgrass.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High Plains above Rocky Flats, near northwest corner of Ranson/Edwards, 1.7 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.9 mi. generally north to a private road, then 200 m. west along the northern boundary fence, 21.7 km. north northwest of Golden. 39.8991°N, 105.2751°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2009 m. Rhizomatous, sheaths glabrous, glumes with long acuminate tips. Growing in the former access road to a clay pit.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2225.

10-Sep-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2226, Heterotheca foliosa

2226

Field identification: Heterotheca, maybe H. foliosa.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, northwest corner of Ranson/Edwards, 1.7 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 2.1 mi generally north on Plainview Road, then 350 m. west. 39.8974°N, 105.2751°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2036 m. Area with down, burned ponderosa pines, also collected here: Ceanothus fendleri, nearby Amorpha nana, Danthonia spicata, and Sorghastrum nutans.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2226.

10-Sep-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2227, Solidago gigantea

2227

Field identification: Solidago, tall, possibly S. gigantea.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Solidago gigantea Aiton. Giant Goldenrod.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, northwest corner of Ranson/Edwards, 1.7 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 2.1 mi generally north on Plainview Road, then 200 m. west. 39.8974°N, 105.2738°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2028 m. Leaf margins serrate, ciliate. In deep grassland with few ponderosa pines, also collected nearby: Antennaria rosea, Townsendia hookeri, Noccaea fendleri, and Frasera speciosa,

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2227.

10-Sep-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2228.1, Prunus cf., P. pumila var. besseyi

2228.1

Field identification: Rosaceae, maybe Prunus pumila.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Rosaceae

Prunus, cf. Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L. H. Bailey) Gleason. Sand Cherry.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, approximate center of parcel, in a gravel bar on west side of the road, 1.7 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.2 mi. north on Plainview Road, 19.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8895°N, 105.262°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1944 m. Horizontally growing stems on gravel bar. Also collected here: Salvia reflexa, Fallopia convolvulus, and Chamaesyce serpyllifolia.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2228.1

10-Sep-2019

2228.2

Field identification: Euphorbia sp.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Euphorbiaceae

Chamaesyce serpyllifolia (Pers.) Small. Thymeleaf Sandmat.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, approximate center of parcel, in a gravel bar on west side of the road, 1.7 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.2 mi. north on Plainview Road, 19.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8895°N, 105.262°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1944 m. Collected with: Salvia reflexa, Fallopia convolvulus and Prunus cf. P. pumila var. besseyi.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2228.2

10-Sep-2019

2228.3

Field identification: black bindweed -- Fallopia convolvulus.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Polygonaceae

Fallopia convolvulus (L.) A.Löve. Black Bindweed.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, approximate center of parcel, in a gravel bar on west side of the road, 1.7 mi. west on CO Hwy 72 from CO Hwy 93, 1.2 mi. north on Plainview Road, 19.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.8895°N, 105.262°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1944 m. Also collected here: Salvia reflexa, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia, and Prunus cf. P. pumila var. besseyi.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2228.3

10-Sep-2019

Locations: Schweich Hill.

Thursday, September 12, 2019

North Washington Open Space, looking for rabbitbrush to collect.

Images:
- Coll. No. 2229, Ericameria nauseosa var. graveolens

2229

Field identification: Ericameria nauseosa var. graveolens.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird var. graveolens (Nutt.) Reveal & Schuyler.

North Washington Open Space, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small (4 acre) fallow city-owned parcel in northern Golden, near the intersection of Colorado Hu\ighway 93 and Washington Avenue, 2.31 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden (on 12th Street near the Buffalo Rose Saloon). 39.7688°N, 105.2328°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1799 m. 10± shrubs along northern boundary. Collected nearby: Lomatium orientale, Mertensia lanceolata, Colutea arboescens, Psoralidium tenuiflorum, and Viola nuttallii.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2229.

12-Sep-2019

2230

Field identification: Symphyotrichum porteri.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. Smooth White Aster.

North Washington Open Space, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small (4 acre) fallow city-owned parcel in northern Golden, near the intersection of Colorado Highway 93 and Washington Avenue, 2.31 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Near top of hill, north central part of the parcel. 39.7687°N, 105.2329°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1811 m. Also collected nearby: Cryptantha virgata, Lithospermum incisum, Penstemon secundiflorus, and Poa secunda.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2230.

12-Sep-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2231, Senecio spartioides with a praying mantis and a beetle.

2231

Field identification: Senecio spartioides.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Asteraceae

Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. Broomlike Ragwort.

North Washington Open Space, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small (4 acre) fallow city-owned parcel in northern Golden, near the intersection of Colorado Highway 93 and Washington Avenue, 2.31 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Near top of hill, central part of the parcel. 39.7685°N, 105.2331°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1819 m. Remnant mixed-grass prairie, also collected nearby: Hymenopappus filifolius, Oxytropis lambertii, Eriogonum effusum and Carex inops heliophila.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2231.

12-Sep-2019

2232

Field identification: Eriogonum effusum.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado Polygonaceae

Eriogonum effusum Nutt. Spreading Buckwheat.

North Washington Open Space, Jefferson County, Colorado. Small (4 acre) fallow city-owned parcel in northern Golden, near the intersection of Colorado Highway 93 and Washington Avenue, 2.31 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Near top of hill, central part of the parcel. 39.7685°N, 105.2331°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1818 m. Remnant mixed-grass prairie, also collected nearby: Hymenopappus filifolius, Senecio spartioides, Oxytropis lambertii, and Carex inops var. heliophila.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2019, issued: Jan 29, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2232.

12-Sep-2019

Locations: Little Scraggy Peak.

Images:
- Closest I've gotton to Little Scraggy Peak.

Monday, September 16, 2019

Little Scraggy Peak

2233

Field identification: Muhlenbergia montana.

Plants of Colorado Poaceae

Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.24 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden 39.3384°N, 105.2662°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2436 m. Also collected here: Antennaria parvifolia, Mertensia lanceolata, Androsace septentrionalis, and Poa fendleriana. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2233.

16-Sep-2019

2234

Field identification: Dieteria bigelovii.

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman. Bigelow's Tansy Aster.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.47 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden 39.3365°N, 105.2666°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2444 m. Peduncles and phyllaries with glandular hairs. Variety bigelovii if infraspecific names are to be applied. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2234.

16-Sep-2019

2235

Field identification: Solidago sp.

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Solidago nana Nutt. Baby Goldenrod.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.47 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3355°N, 105.2677°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2448 m. Some characters approach S. nemoralis: rays 5.5 mm. #: (6,6,7), disk fls #: (6,7,6), pappi, 3 mm., cypselae, 1 mm. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2235.

16-Sep-2019

Field identification: Polygonum sp.

Plants of Colorado Polygonaceae

Polygonum douglasii Greene. Douglas Knotweed.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.65 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3355°N, 105.2677°W. WGS 84 Elev. 2448 m. Also collected nearby: Senecio spartioides, Solidago nana, and Jamesia americana. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Same as Coll. No. 2237.1.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2235.1

16-Sep-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2236, Jamesia americana.

2236

Field identification: Jamesia americana, in fruit.

Plants of Colorado Hydrangeaceae

Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray. Fivepetal Cliffbush.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.70 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3352°N, 105.2679°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2458 m. Fruit only. Also collected nearby: Senecio spartioides, Solidago nana, and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2236.

16-Sep-2019

2237

Field identification: Senecio spartioides.

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. Broomlike Ragwort.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.70 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3348°N, 105.2678°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2464 M. Very narrow, filiform leaves compared to those found along the foothills. Also collected nearby: Jamesia americana, Solidago nana, and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2237.

16-Sep-2019

Plants of Colorado Polygonaceae

Polygonum douglasii Greene. Douglas Knotweed.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.70 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3348°N, 105.2679°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2464 m.. Also collected nearby: Jamesia americana, Solidago nana, and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2237.1

16-Sep-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2238, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

2238

Field identification: Arctostapylos uva-ursi.

Plants of Colorado Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. Bearberry.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, northwest base of large granite outcrop, 1.83 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60.9 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3343°N, 105.2684°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2493 m. In fruit. This patch has more fruit than typically seen nearby. Also collected nearby: Senecio spartioides, Solidago nana, Jamesia americana, and Polygonum douglasii. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2238.

16-Sep-2019

2239

Field identification: Dieteria bigelovii.

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman. Bigelow's Tansy Aster.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2239.

16-Sep-2019

2239.1

Field identification: Chenopodium sp.

Plants of Colorado Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodium fremontii S. Watson. Fremont's Goosefoot.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 2.04 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3325°N, 105.2686°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2517 m. Leaves, deltate, entire w/ basal lobes, thin, sparsely farinose below; Sepals, #5, farinose. Several stems previously eaten. Also collected here: Juniperus scopulorum, Dieteria bigelovii, and Symphyotrichum porteri. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2239.1

16-Sep-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2240, Erigeron subtrinervis
- Coll. No. 2240, Erigeron subtrinervis

2240

Field identification: Erigeron, maybe E. divergens, buds nodding.

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 2.04 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3324°N, 105.2685°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2519 m. Buds nodding, rays 100±, pappus both setae and bristles. Also collected here: Juniperus scopulorum, Symphyotrichum porteri, Chenopodium fremontii. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2240.

16-Sep-2019

Coll. No. 2240, 16 September 2019, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Stem, hispid (setose or setulose might better describe the pubescence, but this term rarely used by Colorado authors); Leaves, cauline, alternate, blade 27 mm. × 3 mm. wide, reduced distally, oblanceolate, entire, hispid, eglandular, tip, mucronate(-ish); Heads, showy, not overtopped by leaves; Peduncles, 80-100- mm.; Involucre, 5 mm. × 10 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 3± graduated series, 4.5 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide, lower < rest of involucre, chartaceous at base, green center, margin scarious, hispid, glandular, tips purplish; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, of 2 kinds; Ray flowers, #100±, tube 2.5 mm. + blade 5 mm. × 0.3 mm. wide, lavender, sterile (?); Disk flowers, many, tube 1.7 mm. + lobes 0.3 mm., expanding gradually, yellow; Pappus, outer crown of dissected scales 0.3-0.4 mm., inner capillary bristles 2.5 mm.; Fruit (cypsela), 1 mm., 4-angled, brown hairy.

2241

Field identification: Symphyotrichum porteri.

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 2.04 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3326°N, 105.269°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2501 m. Same as Coll. No. 2240 Also collected here: Juniperus scopulorum, Dieteria bigelovii, and Chenopodium fremontii. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2241.

16-Sep-2019

Images:
- Coll. No. 2242, Laennecia schiedeana

2242

Field identification: Asteraceae, tribe Inuleae?

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Laennecia schiedeana (Lessing) G. L. Nesom. Pineland Marshtail.

Little Scraggy Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 2.04 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.3325°N, 105.269°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2506 m. Also collected here: Juniperus scopulorum, Chenopodium fremontii, Dieteria bigelovii, and Erigeron subtrinervis. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2242.

16-Sep-2019

Coll. No. 2242, 16 Sep 2019, characters observed: Annual, 75 cm., Stem, wispy arachnose, Leaves, cauline, sessile, auriculate, blade 26 mm. × 5 mm. wide, linear, serrate, denticles spinulose, stipitate glandular; Peduncles, 0-4 mm.; Involucre, 3.5 mm. × 7 mm. wide; Phyllaries, in 2 series, 4 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, center green, margin scarious, margins flat, glandular; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, of 1 kind; Disk flowers, many, tube 3 mm. + lobes 1 mm., yellow, open, bisexual; Pappus, many, well-developed bristles, 3.5 mm., ±equal; Cypsela, 1.4 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, purple, few glands scattered around the top.

Literature Cited:
- Schlechtendal, D. de, and AD. de Chamisso, 1830.

Schlechtendal, D. de, and AD. de Chamisso. 1820 Plantarum Mexicanarum a cel viris Schiede et Deppe Collectarum. Linnaea : Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Bd. 5, p. 145

Original Text Comments
314. Erigeron Schiedeanum n. sp. foliis uni — aut 3-nervis, alternis, confertissimis, semiamplexicaulibus, cordatis, auriculis cauli adnatis, linearibus, obtusis — acutis, summis exceptis, serratis, serraturis apiceque mucronulatis, ciliatis, pilosiusculis, creberrimeque glandulosis. — E radice fusifirmi, lignosa, diametro circiter 1½ lineari caules plures adsurgunt erecti, simplices, 4-10 pollicares, aequaliter foliati. Folia ½-¾" longa, 1-2'" lata. Inflorescentia terminata, 3-6 pollicaris racemum simplicem aut compositum fingit, cujus pedicelli, si simplex, s. pedunculi, si composita est, foliis, e quorum axillis oriuntur, superantur, caulemque terminat. — — In Llanos de Perote, Septbr. lecta atque cum Conyza sophiaefolia mixta. Llanos de Perote, Veracruz, Mexico.

In 1828 Schiede emigrated to Mexico, accompanied by Ferdinand Deppe (1794-1861), a German naturalist with previous experience in the country. The two scientists planned to collect zoological and botanical specimens, which would then be sold to museums and dealers in Europe. In July 1828 they settled in Jalapa, and performed scientific excursions throughout the state of Veracruz. Although they were able sell their collections to museums in Berlin and Vienna, the money earned was insufficient to continue operations, causing Deppe and Schiede to abandon their enterprise in late 1830. Christian Schiede died in Mexico in 1836 at the age of 38 (Wikipedia).

But ... Why is Lessing listed at the species author, and not Schlecht. & Chamisso?

Literature Cited:
- Cronquist, Arthur, 1943.

Cronquist (1943) transferred the group Coenotus to Conyza from Erigeron in the process referring our plant to Conyza Schiedeana with little specific discussion.

Original Text Comments
Conyza Schiedeana (Less.) Cronquist, nom. nov. E. Schiedeanus Less. Linn. 5: 145. 1830.

Literature Cited:
- Nesom, Guy L., 1990.

Nesom (1990) ...

Original Text Comments
Conyza Schiedeana (Less.) Cronquist, nom. nov. The species of Laennecia are generally characterized by phyllaries with a single midvein that is greenish rather than orange resinous, deeply lobed disc corollas and the presence of achenial glands. Most of the species also heve herbage with a resinous glandular, wooly vestiture.
... Taxonomic notes on L. schiedeana and other species are found in Blake (1917), Cuatrecasas (1970) and McVaugh (1984)

Blake, S.F. 1917. New and noteworthy Compositae, chiefly Mexican. Contr. Gray Herb. 52:32. 1917
Cuatrecasas, J. 1963. Notes on Neotropical Compositae, I. Phytologia 9:1-7. 1969. Conyza. VVebbia 24 (Prima Flora Colombiana. 3. Composi- tae - Astereae):198-228. 1970. Observaciones sobre Compositae. Anales Esc. Nac. Cienc. Biol. 18:9-15
McVaugh, R. 1984. Conyza. Pp. 242-255. In Flora Novo-Galiciana. vol. 12. Univ. Michigan Press, Ann Arbor.
14. Leannecia schiedeana (Less.) Nesom, comb. nov. BASIONYM: Erigeron schiedeanus Less., Linnaea 5:145. 1830. Conyza schiedeana (Less.) Cronq., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 70:632. 1943. TYPE: Mexico. Veracruz: Llanos de Perote, Sep 1828, Schiede 314 (B, fide Blake, 1917; Isotype seen by McVaugh 1984).

Images:
- Coll. No. 2243, Crepis capillaris.
- Fruit of Coll. No. 2243, Crepis capillaris

2243

Field identification: Calycoseris?, nope none in Colorado, maybe Crepis sp.

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Crepis L. Hawksbeard.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2243.

16-Sep-2019

Plants of Colorado Asteraceae

Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr. Smooth Hawk's-Beard.

Collected by permit: Pike-Isabel National Forest, 2019, issued: Mar 8, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2243.

16-Sep-2019

Coll. No. 2243, 16 September 2019, characters observed: Annual(?) herb, 30 cm.; Stem, young, villous; Leaves, cauline, alternate, auriculate, petiole, 10-12 mm., blade 35 mm. × 5 mm. wide, reduced distally, oblanceolate, tomentose near base, adaxially glandular hairy, margin dentate, tip acute; Inflorescence, heads #4-5 per stem, showy, not overtopped by leaves; Peduncles, 35 mm.; Involucre, 7 mm. × 5 mm. wide; ovoid; Phyllaries, equal, 2 series, 7 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, green, glandular-stipitate, margins, ±flat; Flowers of 1 kind; Ray flowers (ligules), many, tube 2.5 mm. + blade 6 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, yellow; Pappus, simple capillary bristles, falling as a unit, 4.5 mm., ±equal, smooth.

2244

Field identification: Brassicaceae, office: Berteroa incana ???

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly.

Lippincott Property, Jefferson County, Colorado. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, approximate centroid of parcel, south end of hill above clay pit, 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.903°N, 105.2761°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2203 m. Open ponderosa pine woodlland on steep rocky slope of hogback, also collected nearby: Bromus briziformis and Hesperostipa comata.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2245.

30-Sep-2019

Friday, September 20, 2019

Rocky Mountain National Park.

Other articles:
• Bear Lake Road: at South Moraine Rd;

Locations: Moraine Park.

Images:
- Bull elk trapped on the wrong side of the road.

Elk-watching at Moraine Park.

More Images:
Elk in Moraine Park.	Elk-watching in Moraine Park

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Other articles:
• Colorado State Highway 66: East Portal;
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: at East Portal;

Locations: East Portal.

Images:
- East Portal Surge Basin

East Portal Surge Basin

Other articles:
• Toll Memorial Trail: Toll Memorial; near end of trail; on the trail;

Images:
- The Toll Memorial Trail
- View of Fall River Canyon from the Toll Memorial Trail.

Trail Ridge Road

More Images:

Near the east end of the Toll Memorial Trail.

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

Monday, September 30 2019

Lippicott, 1 collection, bugling elk, and flocks of turkeys making a ruckus.

Images:
- Obs. No. 1626, ~~Achnatherum~~ Eriocoma sp. ?
- Obs. No. 1625, ~~Achnatherum~~ Eriocoma sp. ?
- Locations of Obs. No. 1625 and 1626, ~~Achnatherum~~ Eriocoma sp. ?

Looked at a number of grasses following a report on presence of Achnatherum scribneri. This one, Obs. No. 1625, looks close but not quite. Same for Obs. No. 1626. If I were forced to pick a name, it would more likely be A. nelsonii rather than A. scribneri.

2245

Field identification: Muhlenbergia, maybe M. montana.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado Poaceae

Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2019, issued: Mar 1, 2019, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2245.

30-Sep-2019

Other articles:
• Washington Avenue: Clear Ck;

Locations: Clear Creek.

Images:
- Clear Creek in the Fall.

Friday, 11 Oct 2019

Clear Creek with turning leaves after a small snow storm.

Saturday, 19 October 2019

Lubahn Trail hike.

Other articles:
• Lubahn Trail (north loop): along trail; below plaque;

Images:
- Hikers driving their radio controlled cars down the Lubahn Trial.
- Castle Rock

More Images:

View from Lubahn Trail.

Other articles:
• Lubahn Trail (South Loop): at stairs;

Images:
- Climbing the stairs to Castle Rock.

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora: Vegetation;
• Lubahn Trail (South Loop): Castle Rock;

Locations: Castle Rock. Golden.

Images:
- View from the top of Castle Rock.

Top of Castle Rock

More Images:
View similar to the historic view of Golden.	View from the top of Castle Rock.	View from the top of Castle Rock.

Images:
- Stewards of Golden Open Space has a table at the Golden Non-Profit Expo.

Sunday, 20 October 2019

Mary Ann, Judy, and John with the Stewards of Golden Open Space table.

Friday, October 25, 2019

Golden, Colorado to Taos, New Mexico.

Other articles:
• Colorado and New Mexico Highway 17: at Ln 9N;

Images:
- Entrance to Colorado Gators Reptile Park.
- Sofia holds a live gator.

Colorado Gators Reptile Park

More Images:

Mixed turtles and gators.

Other articles:
• US Highway 285: 35000;

Images:
- Welcome to New Mexico

At the New Mexico border.

Other articles:
• US Highway 64: at bridge;

Locations: Rio Grande Gorge Bridge.

Images:
- Bridge over Rio Grande River.

At the Rio Grande Bridge.

Literature Cited:
- Anderson, D., P. Haseman, and T. Schweich, 2019.

Locations: Kinney Run.

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Date of the Kinney Run Tour by Stewards of Golden Open Space.

Other articles:
• State Road 68: at Allbright;

Locations: Taos.

Images:
- Launching balloons in Taos.

Balloon launching in Taos

Other articles:
• Rufina Circle: at Rufina Lane;

Images:
- Creature in Meow Wolf
- Undersea garden.

Meow Wolf

More Images:
In Meow Wolf	On the couch.	Somewhere inside.	In a nest.

Images:
- In the plaza.

In Santa Fe.

Images:
- Hot tub.

Back at our place.

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Other articles:
• Paseo del Pueblo Norte: Taos Pueblo;

Locations: Taos Pueblo.

Images:
- In Taos Pueblo.

Taos Pueblo

Other articles:
• County Road 98: El Santuario de Chimayo Historic Site;

Locations: El Santuario de Chimayo Historic Site.

Images:
- The Sanctuary of Chimayo

El Santuario de Chimayo

More Images:
The Sanctuary of Chimayo	Sofia at the Sanctuary of Chimayo	Sofia at the Sanctuary of Chimayo

Images:
- Prickly Pear Lemonade

Lunch at Rancho de Chimayo

Other articles:
• Washington Avenue: at arch;

Images:
- Trick or Treating in downtown Golden.

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Trick or Treating in downtown Golden.

November, 2019

Other articles:
• Alley: bet. Arapahoe & Cheyenne;

Images:
- Conditions in the alley, 19 Nov 2019.

Tuesday, 19 November 2019

Mess in the alley, again.

Images:
- Orchestra concert with Sofia.
- Orchestra concert with Sofia.
- Orchestra concert with Sofia.

Wednesday, 20 Nov 2019

Sofia's concert.

Images:
- Outdoor Furniture

Friday, 22 November 2019

Mess in the alley, again.

Other articles:
• Interstate 70: 146000;

Images:
- Welcome to Utah

Saturday, 23 November 2019

Golden, CO to Blanding, UT

Sunday, 24 November 2019

Blanding, UT to Williams, AZ

Other articles:
• US Highway 163: n. of Monument Vy;

Images:
- View southwest to Monument Valley

Other articles:
• US Highway 163: at AZ/UT border;

Images:
- Arizona!

First time in Arizona

Other articles:
• Arizona Highway 64: at L Colorado Olook;

Images:
- Little Colorado River Gorge Overlook

Little Colorado River Gorge Overlook

Other articles:
• Arizona Highway 64: at Desert View;

Locations: Desert View.

Images:
- At Desert View

Far View

Other articles:
• Arizona Highway 64: at Grandview Pt;

Locations: Grandview Point.

Images:
- Sofia at Grandview Point

At Granview Point

Other articles:
• Arizona Highway 64: Grand Canyon;

Locations: Grand Canyon.

Images:
- Beyond the rail at Grand Canyon.

At Grand Canyon headquarters

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At Grand Canyon

Monday, 25 November 2019

Williams, Arizona to Palmdale, California

Other articles:
• U. S. Interstate 40: near Essex Road;

Images:
- View north from US Interstate 40.

A view of the eastern Mojave

Other articles:
• U. S. Interstate 40: near Newberry Sprs.;

Images:
- Dust Storm
- Dust Storm

Dust storm near Newberry Springs. We had to replace the air filter when we got to Barstow.

Other articles:
• Yucca Tree Street: at 38969;

Locations: Palmdale.

Images:
- The Ol' Homestead in 2019.

The Ol' Homestead

Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Palmdale to Rancho Santa Margarita.

Locations: Hollywood.

Images:
- Hollywood
- On the casting couch.

A visit to Hollywood

More Images:
Hollywood sign.	The star of Mickey Mouse.	Sofia at the Hollywood Sign

Images:
- Sofia with … … someone!
- Cheryl with Betty White.
- Sofia with Penelope Cruz

Madame Tussauds Hollywood.

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Sofia with Megan Markle and Prince Harry.	Sofia with Julia Roberts.	Sofia and … … ?	Sofia and … … ?	Sofia and Demi Lovato
Sofia and Charlie Chaplin.	Sofia in the tub.	With the mummy.	With Frankenstein's monster.	I have no idea what this was.
Hi Mom!	John Travolta	Edward Scissorhands	The Godfather	Chatting with Jack
With E.T.	Madonna	Michael Jackson	Lady Gaga, I presume!	Bond … James Bond (???)
?	With President Obama.

Other articles:
• U. S. Interstate 5: in Irvine;

Locations: Irvine.

Images:
- Palm trees along US I-5 in Irvine.

Hollywood to Rancho Santa Margarita

Saturday, 30 November 2019

Willcox, Arizona, to Raton, New Mexico

Other articles:
• US Interstate 25: near Albuquerque;

Locations: Albuquerque.

Images:
- Coming into Albuquerque.

Coming into Albuquerque

Other articles:
• US Interstate 25: near Santa Fe;

Images:
- Coming into Santa Fe.

Coming into Santa Fe

Images:
- Swimming at the Best Western, Raton.

Raton, New Mexico

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Raton, New Mexico to Golden, Colorado

Other articles:
• County Route 126.: 49000;
• Forest Road 550: at Little Scraggy Trailhead;

Locations: North Fork Volunteer Fire Department Station 1.

Images:
- Sledding without sled.

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Annual Tree-Killin' Expedition.

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Gormet lunch at North Fork Volunteer Fire Department.	Our photo with Santa.	Annual visit with Smokey.

Happy Pearl Harbor Day!

Other articles:
• Mesa View Way: 480 Mesa View Dr;

Images:
- Christmas lights on Mesa View Way.

Friday, December 13, 2019

Images:
- Birthday party!

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Birthday party!

Other articles:
• Alley: bet. Arapahoe & Cheyenne;

Images:
- Conditions in the alley, 15 Dec 2019.

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Images:
- Mud tracked into Arapahoe Street from alley.

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Images:
- Last day of school; pajama day!

Pajama Day

Other articles:
• 6th Avenue Trail: at Triceratops Trail;
• Triceratops Trail: at 6th Ave Trail; at Info Kiosk; above clay pit; Clay Mining; 72000; Interp. Shed south; Interp. Shed north;

Images:
- Beginning of Triceratops Trail on the 6th Avenue Trail.
- Morrison-Golden Fossil Areas National Natural Landmark

Saturday, December 21st

Walked the Triceratops Trail so that I can map it.

More Images:
View of clay pit display from overlook.	Clay Mining interpretive panel.	Shed over interpretive site.	Shed over interpretive site.	Golden's Changing Landscapes, Panel #1
Golden's Changing Landscapes, Panel #2	Castle Rock from Triceratops Trail	Triceratops Track	Bird track.	Palm fronds.
Welcome to Triceratops Trail.

Tuesday, 24 December 2019

Images:
- Muddy alley, 24 Dec 2019.

Images:
- Sofia signs Maja's wall.

Images:
- Christmas Dinner, 2019
- Post-dinner electronics check.

Wednesday, 25 December 2019

Images:
- Olives in Frankfurt.
- The hazards of flying with grandpa.

Friday, 27 December 2019

Frankfurt to Madrid

Images:
- Ian and Nico at the pista.
- Nico learned to ride a bike the day before we arrived.
- Sofia at the pista, happy to be home.

Saturday, 28 December 2019

Images:
- The gardens.
- In the gardens.
- In the gardens.

Monday, 30 December 2019

Visit to the Palace of the Countess of Lebrija

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A gate.	The patio.	Door to the dining hall.	The private chapel.

Chumley collections near Buffalo Creek

Monday, June 19, 1995	50
Wednesday, June 21, 1995	62
Wednesday, July 19, 1995	82
Wednesday, June 5, 1996	59
Saturday, August 10, 1996	83

The following summary was written on March 1, 2020, but is attached to the 2019 Field Notes here because it refers specifically to 2019 collections.

Summary of Plant Collections – 2019

This is a combined summary of my 2019 plant collections for each agency that granted a scientific collections permit.

Locations: Lippincott Ranch.

City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

The Lippincott parcel in northernmost Jefferson County is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, and Jefferson County Open Space. It was acquired in 2018 and is not yet open to the public.

Collections made in the Lippincott parcel were distributed to both agencies and to Denver Botanic Garden (KHD). In addition, Boulder OSMP issued a permit to cross the adjacent Lindsay/Jeffco parcel and to collect there.

There were 116 collections made in the Lippincott parcel that resulted in 95 vouchers distributed to the City of Boulder Herbarium (CIBO). I made three collections in the Lindsay/Jeffco parcel, all of which were in sight of the Lippincott fence.

Literature Cited:
- Ackerfield, Jennifer, 2015.
- Brunquist, E. H., 1966.
- SEINet, 2019+.
- Shaw, Robert B., 2008.
- Weber, William A., and Ronald C. Wittmann, 2012.

Other articles:
• Ford Street: at bend in road;

Locations: Apex Gulch. Deadman Gulch. Heritage Dells. North Golden Hogback Open Space (City of Golden). North Table Mountain. Schweich Hill.

City of Golden

On City of Golden parcels, I collected plants at Apex Gulch, Dakota Ridge, Deadman Gulch, Heritage Dells, North Table Mountain, and North Washington Open Space. I made forty collections that yielded 129 vouchers, the largest number being send to Denver Botanic Garden (KHD, 28 vouchers), Cal Poly State University (OBI, 18 vouchers), and Regis University (18 vouchers).

I made one interesting collection on Dakota Ridge, of Nuttallanthus texanus (Scheele) D. A. Sutton. [Syn: Linaria canadensis (L.) Dum.-Cours. var. texana (Scheele) Pennell] with common names of “Blue Toadflax” and “Texas Toadflax.” There is only one other collection from Golden. It was made more than 100 years ago by Francis W. Pennell, August 11, 1915, along the railroad tracks just west of Golden. In 2003 Loraine Yeatts collected the plant at White Ranch Open Space Park.

In connection with the Peabody Museum excavation of the Magic Mountain Archeological site in 1959-1960, E. H. Brunquist (1966) and others from the Denver Museum of Natural History surveyed the nearby area for plants. Their list numbers 185 species. This systematic collection serves as a benchmark. Re-collecting the area would provide some data about movement of plants into the area, or extirpation of plants. There are some taxonomic issues that require analysis beyond the scope of this report to resolve. Regardless, five taxa were found in 2019 that were not collected in 1959-1960. They are:

Centaurea diffusa Lam. White Knapweed. A Colorado Noxious Weed on List B.
Berteroa incana (L.) DC. Hoary Alyssum. A native of Eurasia.
Nasturtium officinale R. Br. Watercress. May or not be native, Colorado authors differ in their assessment.
Ligustrum vulgare L. Privet. An escapee from cultivation, native of Europe.
Potentilla recta L. Sulphur Cinquefoil. A Colorado Noxious Weed on List B, and common along the Front Range. Native of Eurasia.

There are not enough modern collections from the area to begin a list of possible extirpations.

Fourteen collections were made at North Washington Open space, adding ten taxa to the list of plants found there. The total number of taxa is now 126, of which 79 are native to Colorado, 44 are alien, and 3 are undetermined as to nativity. Revision of my document “Botanical Resources of the North Washington Open Space, Golden, Colorado” for 2019 collections is the next item on my list after this document.

The construction of the condominiums at 410-416 North Ford Street bled over into the North Washington Open Space. The soil was disturbed, construction debris was dumped, and construction equipment was stored on the city-owned parcel. At completion of construction the construction debris and equipment were removed. The disturbed area was covered with a jute mat, and the area seeded. Based upon actual collections, the primary species seeded was Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. “California brome.” Colorado flora authors disagree whether California brome is native to the state (Shaw, 2008, and Ackerfield, 2015) or whether it is an alien grass (Weber & Wittmann, 2012). Regardless, there are no historic or recent collections of this grass made in Golden (SEINet, 2019). The closest old collection is an early 20th century collection from Mount Morrison (Bethel & Clokey #3998, 3 Jun 1921). There were no collections of B. carinatus when the Magic Mountain area was extensively collected E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 (Brunquist, 1966), nor were there any collections from South Table Mountain when that mesa was collected by Loraine Yeatts in 1983-1984 (SEINet, 2019).

Therefore, I think it is fair to say that the planting of the grass as construction remediation represents introduction of an alien grass to Golden, if not to Colorado. In addition, the seed was contaminated by Triticum aestivum L. “Wheat” as several specimens of that taxon were collected with the California brome. None of this was necessary, as there are numerous native grasses already growing in the North Washington Open Space that are easy to obtain and grow from seed.

Locations: Colorado School of Mines Survey Field.

Colorado School of Mines

I crossed the Survey Field numerous times on my way to or from City of Golden or Jefferson County Open space properties. As it turns out I made several collections in the southeast corner that plotting of GPS data showed to be on the adjacent City of Golden parcel. So, officially, I can only count five collections in the Survey Field, from which 17 specimens were prepared. They were distributed to California Department of Agriculture, Denver Botanic Garden, California Academy of Sciences, and University of Colorado – Boulder.

Literature Cited:
- Baldwin, Bruce G., Douglas H. Goldman, David J. Keil, Robert Patterson, and Thomas J. Rosatti, 2012.
- SEINet, 2019+.

Locations: Lippincott Ranch. North Table Mountain Park. Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park. Tin Cup Ridge.

Jefferson County Open Space

One hundred and seventy-five collections were made at four different properties: Lippincott parcel, North Table Mountain Park, Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space, and Tin Cup Ridge. These collections yielded 601 specimens that were distributed to Jefferson County Open Space (140 mounted vouchers), Denver Botanic Garden (KHD, 129 specimens), City of Boulder (CIBO, 96 specimens), etc.

At Lippincott one interesting collection was my #2150 of Hieracium albiflorum Hook. “White-Flower Hawkweed.” This taxon is known from Boulder County, but this appears to be the first collection from Jefferson County (SEINet, 2019). The collection was made in the southwest corner of the parcel in deep ponderosa pine woodland duff with a very sparse understory. Vouchers were distributed to JCOS, KHD and CIBO.

I also collected a small non-native forget-me-not, Myosotis sp., applying M. micrantha Pall. ex Lehm.because the inflorescence greatly exceeds the leaves and the plant is floriferous nearly to the base. Also, the hairs are hooked on the abaxial mid-rib of the leaves, a character only described for M. micrantha (Baldwin, et al., 2012). There are no other known collections from Colorado (SEINet, 1 March 2020). The voucher is at Denver Botanic Garden (KHD).

Locations: Little Scraggy Peak. Trout Creek Pass.

Pike – San Isabel National Forest

In 2019, I collected twice in the Buffalo Creek Recreation Area on the northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak. Nearby areas were extensively collected by Timothy W. Chumley in 1995 and 1996, with a total of 336 collections, all of which are at RM. I also made one short stop near Trout Creek Pass, for as long as my family could stand it. Neither of these are the most exciting places to collect. However, the 39 collections yielded 129 vouchers that were sent to Denver Botanic Garden (KHD, 32 specimens), California State Polytechnic University (OBI, 23 specimens) , University of California Riverside (UCR, 19 specimens), California Academy of Sciences (CAS, 13 specimens), etc. These will all be new specimens to those herbaria from this part of Jefferson County and valuable additions to their collections.

Plans for 2020

I generally plan to continue collecting in the same areas. For the City of Golden, the North Washington Open Space is well-collected, so my activities there will primarily consist of checking for things I might have missed. More trips should be directed toward other parcels, such as Kinney Run and perhaps Dakota Ridge in the north.

For Colorado School of Mines Survey Field, my list of collections is at 94 taxa. I estimate it should be around 200 taxa based on the landscape and the sizes of the two primary parcels, so there is some more work to be done there.

For Jefferson County Open Space, the Lippincott parcel still needs some work. This work would be combined with City of Boulder Open Space and Moutain Parks. At Ranson/Edwards there is one species of milkweed that has been seen and needs to be vouchered. It may be time branch out to some other areas as well.

In the Pike – San Isabel National Forest, I plan to continue working over the Little Scraggy Peak area, expanding a little into surrounding areas. I would also like to return to the Leadville – Tennessee Pass area, especially the West Tennessee Creek basin. I think there are still some interesting things to find there.

Permitting Agency	State	County	Location	Number of Collections	Number of Vouchers	Other	CAS	CDA	CIBO	COLO	CS	EIU	JCOS	KHD	OBI	REGIS	UC	UCR	Zzyzx
Previous Years Collections				1909	4525	141	601	158	0	152	194	151	486	702	309	14	927	519	104
2019 Collections

City of Boulder OSMP
	Colorado	Jefferson	Lindsay/JEFFCO	3	12		1		3				2	3	2			1

City of Golden
	Colorado	Jefferson	Apex Gulch	7	28		1	3		2	2		5	6	4	2		3
	Colorado	Jefferson	Dakota Ridge	1	2					1				1
	Colorado	Jefferson	Deadman Gulch	9	21					1	1	1		8	4	3	1	2
	Colorado	Jefferson	Heritage Dells	1	6			1	1	1			1	1	1
	Colorado	Jefferson	North Table Mountain	8	24		3	1			1	2	2	3	4	4	2	2
	Colorado	Jefferson	North Washington Open Space	14	48		1	7		7	4	2	1	9	5	9	1	2
	Subtotal for City of Golden			40	129	0	5	12	1	12	8	5	9	28	18	18	4	9

Colorado School of Mines
	Colorado	Jefferson	Colorado School of Mines Survey Field	5	17		2	5		2				4	1	1	1	1

Jefferson County Open Space
	Colorado	Jefferson	Lippincott Property	116	411	6	12	10	95	17	5	6	97	87	34	25	2	15
	Colorado	Jefferson	North Table Mountain Park	8	26		2	1		2	1		6	6	3	3	1	1
	Colorado	Jefferson	Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park	37	111	1	5	7	1	5	2	1	23	22	21	9	3	11
	Colorado	Jefferson	Tin Cup Ridge	14	53		3	1		5	3	1	14	14	6	3		3
	Subtotal for Jefferson County Open Space			175	601	7	22	19	96	29	11	8	140	129	64	40	6	30

Pike-Isabel National Forest
	Colorado	Chaffee	Trout Creek Pass	7	26		5							7	6	3		5
	Colorado	Jefferson	Little Scraggy Peak	32	103	3	8	3	1	12	3	3	2	25	17	7	4	14
	Subtotal for Pike-San Isabel National Forest			39	129	3	13	3	1	12	3	3	2	32	23	10	4	19

Total for 2019 Collections				262	888	10	43	39	101	55	22	16	153	196	108	69	15	60
Grand Total for All Collections				2171	5413	151	644	197	101	207	216	167	639	898	417	83	942	579	104

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