Colorado Native PI ant Society

"INDICATED TO THE APPRECIATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE COLORADO FLORA"

CALENDAR OF COMXNO EVENTS

25-26 MAY. Manco* Canyon COMPS Field Trip
If you haven’t registered it's to late.

1 JUN. Pawnee But tea COMPS Field Trip

7 JUN. “MILE HIGH AMP DRY** xeri scape

symposium. Details inside.

8 JUN. USAF Academy Reservation Field Trip

29-30 JUN. Pi non Canyon CONPS Field Trip
See additional information inside.

13 JUL. Mount Bros* CONPS Field Trip

20 JUL. Florissant Fossil Beds National
Monument CONPS Field Trip

27 JUL. Spanish Peaks CONPS Field Trip

3 or 10 AUG. Echo Lake CONPS Field Trip

7 AUG. Rocky Mountain Siological Laboratory
at Gothic CONPS Field Trip
C— A — N— -C — E — L — L — E — D see inside.

19 OCT. ANNUAL MEETING* ! ! ! !

See inside for pore information.

RECENT ACTIONS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The board approved a donation of SICK) to
the Natural Resources Defense Council to
help secure the reauthor 1 zati on of the En-
dangered Specied Act.

Approval was given for a donation of *300
to help support an intern program for the
purpose of working cm conservation projects
for rare plants planned by the Nature Con-
servancy.

A protest response will be sent in regard
to the final Pieeance Basin Resource Man-
agement Plan,

The writing of a letter of support for the
recommendation of eleven sites far protec-
tion in the Little Snake Resource Area was
approved.

A letter will be sent to the San Juan
Forest supervisor requesting that adequate
plant clearances be done in the HD Moun-
tains east of Bayfield, Colorado, where
75,000 acres have been leased for oil and
gas development.

A letter will be written requesting that
consideration be given for plants in the
Uncompahgre Basin Resource Area Resource
Management Plan.

Approval was given for the printing of more
CoNPS brochures.

Approval was given for the CoNPS to partic-
ipate in the Mile High and Dry Symposium to
be held on June 7, 1985, at the Denver Bo-
tanic Gardens with a display, a representa-
tive, and as co-sponsor with no financial
obi igati on.

WATER, WETLANDS
AND NATIVE PLANTS
19 October 1903 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.«.

A full day of activities has been planned
around the wetland theme. Field trips in
the morning will include a xeri scape
landscape tour and a visit to a cottonwood
riparian site. A catered buffet style lunch
and a business meeting will precede
afternoon presentations on the politics and
natural history of the Holy Cross
Wilderness, Arkansas River, and Platte
River. There will be an exhibit of
photographs taken by CoNPS members so carry
you camera while botanizing this summer !
There will be exhibits from several chapter
and committees of CoNPS.

LIST OF NATIVE PLANT
SOCIETIES AVAIL-ABLE
Mary M, Walker, Librarian for the New
England Wild Flower Society, has compiled a
list of Botanical Clubs and Native Plant
Societies for the entire U. S. If you would
like a copy, send *1 and a SASE (#10) with
2 stamps <44 cents) to*

Mary M# Walker

New England Wild Flower Society
Garden in the Woods
Hemenway Road
Framingham MA 01701

MILE HIGH AND DRY
A xeri scape symposium on low water demand
plants and methods, “Mile High and Dry, '*
will be held June 7, 1985, 8s 30 a.m. to
4t 15 p.m., at John Mitchell Hall, Denver
Botanic Gardens, 1010 York Street, Denver.
CoNPS is among several co-sponsors of this
conference. Pre-regi atration at *18 per

person will be accepted through Hay 24. An
optional box lunch (cost *6) is available
to participants ordering it in advance.
Request further information from or mail
registrations toi Denver Audubon Society,
1720 Race St. , Denver CO 8020* (or call
399-3219).

FOUND???

I recently read the note by Dr. Weber in
the CoNPS Newsletter (Mol. 9, Mo. 1) about
Cry ptantba mens an a and Cm aperta iOreacatrya
uerjfan* and 0. a pert m to some) . I was read-
ing the article while on a sabbatical leave
at California State University, Northridge,
studying quantitative systematic® of Cryp-
tmntha subgenus Oreocarya. I have now seen
7,800 herbarium sheets of this taxon in-
cluding a photograph of the Eastwood type
of Cm aperta. Bill Weber is correct in his
comment concerning the Eastwood description
of this species and its actual appearance.
While looking at these specimens I had the
opportunity to see many Eastwood collec-
tions and can conclude that while Alice was
a great collector, her labels left much to
be desired (I am sure Dieter Nil ken would
have made her do them over * > ,

Many of the Cry ptantba specimens 1 examined
had been annotated by Edwin Pay son when he
did his monograph of this genus (Ann. Mo.
Bot. Sard. 14*211-358, 1927). With one ex-
ception, perhaps, I never saw an error in a
Pay son annotation. In this monograph Payson
drew nutlets from the type specimens of C-
mens art a (Plate 30; Figs. 119-121) and C.
aperta (Plate 28, Figs. *2-64). The nutlets
in these two plates are distinctly differ-
ent. Nutlet morphology is of major impov —
tance in identification of most Cry ptantba
species. The nutlets of the plants I col-
lected in Mesa County are identical to
those drawn for Cm mensana and show no sim-
ilarity to those of Cm aperta. Based on the
work of Payson and the striking differences
in nutlet morphology 1 must differ with
Bill and hold that Cm aperta and Cm mensana
are not one and the same. I believe C .
aperta remains lost, perhaps forever , but
obviously not forgotten by Colorado botan-
ists. I shall continue to search for C.
aperta . If Dr. Weber is correct and I
search for a species already found there is
no real problem as this is a great excuse
to hike the hills and enjoy the flora of
western Colorado. £g»e_aQiN_iHi„siascH •

Walt Kelley

ENDAMGHREP SPEC I EQ
ACT

... AGAIN

Once again Congress is considering
reauthorization of the Endangered Species
Act (the current Act expires in October) .

CONPS will be working on your behalf to
seek improvements and increases in funding
for endangered species programs. The
Society has made a contribution to the
Natural Resources Defense Counci 1'* Plant
Conservation Project, and will be writing
letters and submitting testimony to
congressional hearings as work cm the Act
proceeds.

The Natural Resources Defense Council
(NR DC) , a public interest environmental
group, is leading the fight to strengthen
the Endangered Species Act's provisions
protecting federally-listed (Endangered or
Threatened) plant species. First, NRDC
seeks a ban on all "taking** of listed
plants on federal land. This would prevent
all forms of damage to the plants, not just
digging or collecting them. NRDC also hopes
to outlaw collecting and damage to listed
plants on non-fed eral land without the
written consent of the landowner. Again,
this would represent a significant legal
gain toward protection of listed plants.

Our representati ves to Congress should be
told that their constituents support a
strengthened Endangered Species Act. Write
your Senators <U. S. Senate, Washington DC
20310) and your Representatives <U. S*
House of Representatives, Washington DC
20313) ,

Watch future Newsletters for the latest
information about the ESA reauthorization
effort and what individuals can do to help.

SEED PROPAGATION OP
COLORADO NAT I YEO I E31M " T
3=50 TOUGH „ mu~r IT ISN'T

either:

Any group of people brought together by a
common bond for a special cause often be-
lieves this uniqueness dictates special
(different) treatment in everything they do.
Likewise, the propagation of our own native
plants is often thought to be different or
more difficult than all others merely be-
cause they are natives, or dry-land or west-
ern United States in origin.

The truth is that the seed propagation of
Colorado native plants in general is very
similar to the propagation of temperate zone
plants anywhere in the world. This includes
plants from areas of high or low rainfall,
high or low elevation, high or low pH and
sunny or shady habitats.

Sharing latitudinal af f initiee with only a
section of the globe might be construed as a
benefit to seed propagation since we have to
deal with only those germination character-
istics inherent to those plant species. How-
ever, temperate zone plants are subjected to
more vagaries of weather and fill many more
ecological niches than either the tropic or

colder artic zones, termination strategies
are therefore more varied for temperate zone
produced seed than for seed from higher or
lower latitudes.

Unlike those of us who are satisfied with
jjQX germination of a particular seed lot,
growers, seed handlers and others whose
livelihood depends in some way on temperate
zone seed must be able to fttfilliEi practic-
al ly all factors affsctlng germination. Yet
research tells us that factors affecting
germination of a particular lot of seeds
this week may not be the same as those af-
fecting it next week.

Clearly, before blindly attempting to deter-
mine the germination factors involved with a
particular species, it would be helpful to
know what some of the general strategies
are.

Crucial to this understanding is the reali-
zation that the seed is a physiologically
living, breathing and adaptable organism.
Like all living things, it is the product of
its past history, present envir o n m e n t and
genetic makeup.

For example, it is not unusual for seed to
have developed a thicker or tougher seedcoat
in response to an unusually dry growing
season. Conversely, domesticating a plant
and paying particular attention to its water
and nutritional needs will often result in
the production of easily germinated seed,
sometimes with the elimination, or at least
amelioration, of dormancy factors.

As if anticipating future problems with a
conducive germination environment, aeveral
species are capable of producing simultane-
ously, or over a season , two or more dis-
tinctly different seed types which require
different environmental conditions for ger-
mination.

An inherent quality of seed is that its via-
bility and thus germinabi 1 ity generally
decline with storage time as the seed physi-
ologically ages. Yet, seed of several Atri-
piex species seem to defy this maxim by in-
creasing in germinabi 1 ity with several
months of dry storage or af terrlpening. This
period of afterripening is necessary to
allow the immature embryo to become physio-
logically mature and able to perceive the
subsequent cool and moist period then neces-
sary for germination.

Bailey a aultiradimta displays an interesting
germination pattern where seeds collected
and sown immediately upon ripening or stored
at room temperatures over winter and then
spring sown exhibit less dormancy that those
collected from the plants in spring. Di f f e» —
ences in germinabi 1 ity have even been noted
between ray and disk flower seeds.

Although we occasionally collect immature
seed when it is realized that "we won't be
back this way again," we anticipate that it
may not germinate and are not disappointed
when it does not. However, "green" Agaiiegi*
caarul ea seed will generally germinate
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quicker without any pretreatment than will
seed gathered from ripe capsules.

As any commercial seed seller will tell you.
seed storage conditions will vastly affect
ultimate germinabi 1 ity. High temperature
storage is to be avoided at all costs. Chem-
ical reactions, which are the driving force
of all biology, accelerate with temperature,
thus hastening the physiological aging pro-
cess. Conversely, short exposures to high
temperatures has promoted germination in
seed of some desert plants. Equally impor-
tant is seed moisture content. Combinations
of high temperature and high seed moisture
content during storage seriously hasten seed
death. Because seeds have the ability to
lose or gain moisture from the air, properly
dried seed In improperly sealed seed con-
tainers can either gain moisture in older
moisture laden ref rigerators or lose addi-
tional moisture in frost-free models.

Although seed moisture content of less than
107. is generally acceptable for most agri-
cultural seed stored at below freezing temp-
eratures, oily seed (e. g. Ou»rcui r) and seed
of moisture loving or swamp plants (e.g.
Nttpbar) should never dry out or all viabil-
ity will be lost.

Experience has shown that factors necessary
for germination of species collected at a
northern latitude may differ markedly from
those necessary to germinate seed from the
same species collected from more southerly
latitudes. Seed fros more sout her lyL lati-
tudes may exhibit a lesser degree of cold
dormancy that that of its northern brethren.

Many species produce seed with immature em- |
bryos which are ripened only be subjecting |
them to moisture and temperatures between
34-41 degrees F. Although it is not known i
exactly why additional development occurs j
only under these conditions, on© plausible !
theory advanced by some involves the greater |
amount of oxygen which can be absorbed by !
water at lower temperatures. This "extra'* |
oxygen may be necessary for certain pre- j
germination reactions. ;

t

"Stratification" is the term most often used i
to explain the process of subjecting seeds
to these moist and cool conditions. The term !
originally was used to describe the process j
of alternating layers of seed between layers •
of a moisture holding material such as peat- j
moss or sand. The container holding the
moistened and layered, or stratified, seed j
was then moved to an enclosure where the
temperature was maintained at 34-41 degrees
F for the prescribed period for that
species.

A common misconception regarding stratifica-
tion is thinking that only cold temperatures
are necessary for conditioning the seed for
germination. The seed also myi£ be moist.

Not all seed from cold climates requires
strati f ication. Most plants from the summer -
then-winter alpine climate produce easily
germinable seed* At high altitudes there

simply is not enough time available when
conditions are suitable for stratification.
Subjecting seeds not requiring stratifica-
tion to cool, moist conditions can depress
germinabi 1 ity.

Another important germination factor is
temperature. Most seed from a single lot
will germinate well over a narrow range of
temperature, with germination decreasing at
temperature above or below the optimum.

It might be expected that since plants are
by necessity in tune with their environment
that they would produce "in tune" seed which
germinates better with a diurnal fluctua-
tion of temperatures. Confirmation of this
expectation has been repeatedly demonstrated
by research. It is now common practice to
mimic nature by subjecting wild collected
seed to 16 hours of one temperature and then
8 hours of 20 degrees F higher temperatures.
This usually result* in quicker and better
overall germination than does using a cons-
tant temperature.

The correct application of visible electro-
magnetic radiation (light) is often neces-
sary for successful germination. Many seeds
have an absolute requirement for either the
presence or absence of visible light. With
some, a short exposure to dim light is suf-
ficient while others require periodic expo-
sures during the entire germination process.
With others, light may prove inhibitory, pro-
motive or have no effect whatsoever on get —
mi nation.

Replicating germination tests precisely is
difficult without full control over the test
environment. When seed lot, seed age, stor-
age environment and germination test proce-
dures are not fully reported then expecta-
tions for similar results with your own seed
can often be only wishful.

Reported germinations instructions, then,
are best used as guides to the methods and
procedures necessary to germinate your own
seeds. The germination of Colorado native
seed is no more difficult than that from
Pennsylvania, Missouri or Maine. It isn't
any easier either.

Remember, the seed you sow represents only a
portion of the specie's adaptability to its
site. If ability to change is the name of
the game, then, it should not surprise us
that next year's crop of seed may differ in
its germination requirements.

Jim Borland

Propagator at Denver Botanic Bardens

HAVE YOU SENT ZN YOUR
A 90S CONTRIBUTION Y E'T'P

Keep your membership Intact, help CoNPS re-
main strong and help protect the Colorado
flora. Send your renewal today to P.0, Box
200, Fort Collins CO 80522.

FOUR CORNERS CHAPTER

May 25 (Friday) 7:00 p.m. Chapter Meeting at Scott Hetcler # e houee 9
501 Matt Moots sums, Cortex* .(See note in last newsletter.)

June 29 (Saturday) team about using native plante in landscaping! Mike
and Karen teak of Western Gardens Hursery vill tell us about the
plants available for our area* A barbeque vill follow — -bring a
side dish and whatever you wish to put on the grill* 6:00 p*u*
at Western Gardens Hursery, 507 6* Chestnut, Cortes.

July 21 A Sunday field trip to iaycamp Mesa to see plants of the
ponderosa pine forest* Meet at the parking lot at the County
Annex building In Cortex at 8:30 a.m., or at tbe library in
Dolores at 9:00 a.m.

*

August 11 (Sunday) Ken Peterson will be telling us about his pollen core
analysis work at alpine lakes in La Plata Mountains* Meet at
the parking lot of the County Annex building in Cortes at 8:00
a.m., or at Transfer Campground at 9:00 a.m.

** For information on any Four Corners Chapter trip or meeting, contact
Scott Betsler at (303) 565-2175*

FORT COLLINS CHAPTER

June 22 (Saturday, 7:30 a.m.l!) Lloyd Hayes and Anna Thurston vill co-
lead a chapter field trip to the Red Feather Lakes area.
Carpool from the parking lot WORTH of the CEO Student Center, We
will travel a Forest Service road going south from the Pot Belly
restaurant on the Red Feather Lakes road. Expect a diversity of
flora, marsh meadows to subalpine, and ponderosa pine and aspen
forests. This is an all day trip, so bring lunch, beverage, and
extra water* Wear clothing you can adjust for changes in
weather. For information call Anna Thurston* 493-2369.

BOULDER CHAPTER

June 5 Wild flowers of Boulder County - Sue Sat atowi tech

will present a campfire program at the Flagstaff
amphitheatre, beginning at 9.00 p.m.

July 2 The Cactus family will be the subject of an evening

trip to the American Legion Park on Arapahoe. This
field trip will be led by Bill Jennings. Meet at
Legion Park (that's east on Arapahoe until the top
of the hill after Vo-Tech, then a left turn into the
park which overlooks Valmont Reservoir).
Time 6.30 p.m

August Me hope to have an evening of wildf lower drawing,

with an artist along to help develop our botanical
illustrating skills! Details will be announced in
the Daily Camera when they become available.

DENVER CHAPTER

Sot. Jtm 15 10 am Field trip to Denver Botanic Oar den

Homy of o is* favorite native plants can be found in the DBG col lections.
So If you don* t have tfee for a Mountain trip this w e e k end , come to
the gardens for a earning with the natives. Meet at the eain entrance
at 10 ae. Bring DBG card or $3.00 adeission. Call Nevin Bebee at
733-1038 for further details.

Med. June 26 7:30 pe DBG House June Meeting

Come learn about the FGRKLORE OF COLOflflOO MILD PLANTS. Edible,
Medicinal, poisonous and North fleer icon Indian uses of native plants
will be discussed. Tina teaches for the University of Colorado and the
Denver Museun of Natural History on big game, ra p tor s , and uses of
plants. She helped pr e pa re the euseues diorama on Plains Indian's
uses of plants. Tina will also lead a DBG field trip in late July or
early August. Match you* Breen Thumb for details.

Sat. July 27 9 om Field trip to Devil's Head

Bon Abbott si 1 1 lead this trip. The trail to the top of Devil's Head
spans the meotone between the upper Montane and Subalpine life zones,
this change of elevation in combination with complex var i tot i on of
slope, and aspect leads us to expect a variety of moody species c omm on
to these I i fe zones, as me I i — mho knows? As an added treat, the tap
of Devil's Head offers one of the most spectacular views found in the
Front Range n ea r Denver .

Me will meet at the Maffle House restaurant, 5097 S. Sante Fe, at 9 am
and aw* pool from there. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes and bring plenty
of water end a sack lunch. For directions and signing up, please call
Ron Abbott at 333-6151.

Sat. August 10 9 ae Annual Picnic Marjorie Shepherd's Cabin

Come one, come all to the Denver Chapter's Annual Picnic. Marjorie
Shepherd has graciously offered the use of her mountain property far
our enjoyment. Her cabin borders the Lost Pork Ut I demess near
Bailey. Me mill mail you a map later. Bring a main dish, salad or
desert to share, and a beverage. Enjoy a day of "botanizing" and good
coapanionship. Come at 9 am and wander the el I demess until 12 per,
or come before 12 pm for food and soical izing. For more information
call Marjorie at 733-3229, Nevin Bebee at 733-1038, or Mary Edwards
233-8133.

Sat. Sept. 14 7:30 am Chatfield Fieldtrip

Joint fieldtrip to Chatfield Reservoir with The Denver Field
Ornithologists. Late season birds and botany eill highlight the trip.
Meet at 7:30 am in the parking lot to the eest of May DSF in the Beer
Galley Shopping Center. For further details phone Jan Justice at
936-4547.

FIELD TRIpB

MANGOS CANYON FIELD TRIP FULL

The M*ncos Canyon field trip if filled and
a waiting 1 1st ha© been established. If you
signed up for the trip before April 26, and
have not been notified to the contrary,
then a place on the trip is reserved for
you- Should you find that you cannot make
the trip, please let field trip leader

Carol Brandt <484-9251 > know so that your
place can be taken by sontons on the
waiting list.

Trip participants are Invited to Meet
Friday night at 7i30 p.a. at the home of
Scott Hetzler, 301 W. Montezuma, Cortez,
for a Cortez Chapter meeting and preview of
the field trip.

LOCATION: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

DATES: Saturday, 20 July

LEADERS: Mary Edwards, 233-8133* Velma Richards, 794-5432* and Miriam Denham, 442-1020

MEETING PLACE: Visitors Center, 9:00 a.m.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is
35 miles west of Colorado Springs on U. S.
Highway 24 to the town of Florissant and
then 1 mile south to the Vi stars Center at
the headquarters of the Monument .

This will be a working, but fun, trip to
add any uncollected species to the COMPS
collect! cm of plants few the FFBNM herbar —
ium project. This is a great chance for

amateurs to learn to identify plants and to
collect and press them properly. Bring
lunch, water, rain gear, and a small dig-
ging tool. You may wish to camp and collect
on Sunday as well.

For more information call any of the lead-
ers at the numbers given above or to regis-
ter send a postcard to CoNPS, P.0. Box 200,
Fort Collins CO 80522

LOCATION* Pi non Canyon

DATES* 29-30 JUN, Saturday and Sunday.

LEADER* Margaret "Meg“ Van Ness, phone
279-2569

Pi non Canyon maneuver area between Trinidad
and La Junta has a varied terrain ranging
from grasslands to deep canyons with aspens
and lush undergrowth. Meg has obtained of-
ficial permission from the Army to visit
this otherwise closed reservation. So, join
her for what is, probably, your last chance
to view this area before it becomes an ac-
tive and environmentally damaged military
reservation. A considerable variety of

woody species will be evident, as will nu-
merous pens teutons, er i ogonums and paint-
brushes.

Margaret Van Ness, who works with the Uni-
versity of Denver Archaeological Research
Institute, is performing surface vegetation
analysis and ethnobotany at the site. Many
other wildlife biologists and archeologists
are working with Meg and may join the field
trip.

To register or to obtain a more complete
plant list please contact Meg Van Ness, at
number above, or Nevin BeBee, 733-1038.

LOCATION* Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic
DATES* CANCELLED
LEADERS* Dr- Dieter Nil ken

Because of unforeseen circumstances, this
field trip has been cancelled.

CoNPS members may be interested in the new-
ly instituted field trip program adminis-
tered by the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab-
oratory in Gothic, Colorado. The Lab is a
private research and teaching facility and
is noted for its subalpine setting in the
Elk Mountains and a significant contribu-
tion to research in the area of animal and
plant population biology.

t ember 2 and includes tours of the labora-
tory facilities, general natural history
and montane flora. Special field trips can
be arranged to include particular inter-
ests, including bird watching, mushroom
collecting, butterfly identification and
nature photography. There will be a small
fee for these field trips. A complete
schedule and further information can be
obtained by writing toi
RMBL Field Trips
Box 519

Crested Butte CO 81224.

The tentative field trip program is sched-
uled for all weekends from June 29 to Sep-

NEWLY DESCRIBED SPECIES OF INTEREST “TO
COLORADO BOTANISTS < 19Sl-continu»d )

A large number of new plant specie* and
varieties have been described from the
Rocky Hour) tain west in the past few years*
In a series of three articles, a tabulation
of plants in interest to Colorado botanists
and wildf lower lovers is presented* For
each species or variety the type locality
and range are given in addition to the
publication reference. This article lists
those species and varieties described
Rafael Swell, Emery Co.,

and article will cover 1982 and 1983) the
third 1984. This tabulation was prepared
largely from a list compiled by B. E.
Nelson of the Rocky Mountain herbarium*

-1981 (Continued from the last NEWSLETTER) -

Rollins, R. C., Studies in the Genus
Physaria (Cruci ferae) : Bri ttonia 33 i 332-341
(1981)

Physaria eturni flora Rollins

type loci Devils Gate, Natrona Co*, WY

range i Carbon and Natrona Counties, WY

Physaria alpina Rollins

type loci north of Gothic, Gunnison Co.,
CO

ranges Gunnison Co*, CO

This is an alpine plant. Rollins describes
several more Physarims from areas somewhat
more distant from Colorado (southwestern
Utah } .

Rollins, R. C. , Studies on Gratis
(Cruci ferae) of Western North America*
Systematic Botany, 6 1 53 i 64 (1981).

Gratis pulchra M. £* Jones var.

duchesnensi s Rollins
type Iocs 3.8 miles east of Duchesne,

Duchesne Co. , IIT
ranges no other specimen* cited

Gratis nilliawsii Rollins
type loci along highway 28, Fremont Co. ,
UT

ranges no other specimens cited

Wagner , W. L. , Oenothera acutissima

(Onagraceae) , a new species from north-
western Colorado and adjacent Utahs

Systematic Botany, 6*133-158 ( 1981 )

Oenothera acutissima Wagner
type Iocs Greendale Campground, Daggett
Co., UT

rangei Daggett Co., UT and Moffat Co.,
CO

An article and drawing appeared in CQNPS
Newsletter v7, no. 3 (May -June 1983)

Other reference* of Interest i

Wagner, W. H. , American Fern Journal
71: 29-30 (1981), Botryichium men tan urn
(range* Montana)

Henderson, D. , Bri ttonia, 33*32-56 (1981)
Doug l asia idahoensis (range* Idaho)

Barneby, R.C., Brittonia, 33*156-138 (1981)
Gstragal us schul tsiorum, (range*
northwest Wyoming)

Dorn, R. 0., and Lichvar, R. W. , Madrono
28*159-162 (1981)

Cryptantha sutcapi tatm (range* north-
central Wyoming)

Schultz, L, M# , and Shultz, J. S. , Brittonia
33*139-161 (1981)

Hackelia itapensis (range* west-
central Utah)

NEWLY DESCR I OEIO SPEC I EE 33 OF INTEREST TO
COLORADO BOTANISTS (1982 — 1 *?Q3 >

This is the second article of three, here
listing those species and varieties
described in 1982 and 1983. This tabulation
was prepared largely from a list compiled
by B. E. Nelson of the Rocky Mountain
herbarium.

A 283

Dorn, R. D. , 1982. A new species of

Penstemon < Scr ophul aritcea#) from Wyoming*
iCUtonla 34(3)1334-333.

Penstemon gibbensii Dorn
Type loc: T12N R94W Sec 10, about 17

miles west of Baggs, Sweet-
water Co. , WY.

Range: Sweetwater Co. , WY.

The type locality is about one mile north
of Col or ado /Wyoming state line. Certain to
be in Moffat County, Colorado

Rollins, R. C. , 1982. Studies on Gratis
(Cruci ferae) of Western North America II*

CsQ£cib*_8r MLtlreb* 212* 103-114.

Gratis pus ill a Rollins

Type loci 39 miles SW Lander along

Highway 28, Fremont Co., WY.
Range* no other specimens cited..

Rollins describes other new species and
varieties from Nevada, California, and
Utah.

1285

Nil ken, D. H. and DeMott, K. , 1983. A new
specie® of Thai ictrum ( Ranuncul aceae ) fro*
Western Colorado* gtl&fcBQi* 33(2) * 156-138.

Thai ictrum hel iophilum Wi 1 ken & DeMott
Type loci T3S RIOOW Sec 24, Rio Blanco
Co., 00.

Range: Rio Blanco Co., CO.

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Lesquerella parvi flora Rollins
Type loci T3S R100W Sec 13, Rio Blanco
Cot , CO.

Range: Rio Blanco Co. , CO.

These species Mere mentioned in the CoNPS
Newsletter 7(3) < Oct -Dec 1903). Rollins

describes several more species from areas
somewhat more distant from Colorado (N.
Wyoming, Idaho , Utah, Nevada) •

Isely, D. , 1903. New Combinations and two
new varieties in astragalus, Orophaca, and
Oxytropis (Leguminosae) i §ygfc®iil£-j0l*QX
8(4) *420-426.

fistr*gal us Missourians is Nutt.

var. humi stratus Isely
Type loci road to Chromo from Pagosa
Springs, Archuleta Co. v CO.
Rangei Archuleta Co. , CO.

Dorn, R. D. , 1983. A new species of

Thelesperma ( Aster aceae) from Wyoming i
Srgat^S£»iQ JSifcutBiiSt 43* 749-730.

Thelesperma pubescens Dorn
Type loci Hickey Mt., T13N RI14W Sec 13
Archuleta Co., CXI.

Ranges Archuleta Co., CO.

Wagner, W. H. and Wagner, F. S. , 1983. Two
moonworts of the Rocky Mountains*
Botrychi urn has peri um and a new species
formerly confused with its
isycoil 73*57-39.

Botrychi um echo W. H. Wagner

Type loci Glacier Lake, Boulder Co., CO.

Rangei Arizona (Apache and Coconino Co.)
Colorado (Boulder, Clear Creek,

El Paso, Gunnison, Lake, and Sum-
ait Co.), Utah (Summit Co.).

Wagner cites one location as “Warren Mt. P.
8., 2.B mi E of Colo 313 M but he means

warrior Mt. , P. G. , 2.8 mi E of Colo 3.
Also collected near Echo Lake.

Wagner, W. L. , 1983. New species and cot-
binations in the genus Oenothera (Onagra-
ceae) i

dftB» 70«194-196.

Oenothera harringtonii Wagner, Stock-
house, It Klein

Type loci Colorado Springs, El Paso
Co. , CO.

Rangei EX Paso, Fremont, Otero and Las
Animas Co., CO.

Named for the late Dr. H. D. Harrington of
Colorado State University.

Other references of interest*

Evert, E. and Constance, 1982. Syst em atic
ifiisa** 7*471-475.

Lichvar , R. W. , et al , 1983. Qcmmt
Ha^lCAlill - -$3i 739, Shoshones pulvinata
(rangei NY (sic) Wyoming).

Holmgren, N. N. , and Shultz, L. M. , 1982.
ScitiOQii 34(4)1381-383, PensteMon

eMBophil us (range* SW Utah)

Lichvar, R. W. , 1983. ScifctfiQia 33(2) i 150-
133, Physaria dornii (rangei W Wyoming)

Bar neb y, R. C. , 1983. IcifcfcQDiS 33(2) *109-
ilO, astragalus knightii (range* central
NM)

Nesoa and Weber , M. A., 1983, IJadrgng 30:
345-349, Erigaron 1 ackscheai tzi i (range*
Meant ana) .

Evert, E. , 1983. tSadCOQQ 30*143-146,

Lomatium attenuatum (rangei NW Wyoming ) .

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