United States of America, Colorado, Gilpin, Golden Gate State Park. Eastern section of the Green ranch, 100 yards along jeep road running WNW from Smith hill Road to gate entrance along fence.
N 0462544E 4406352N;
Certainty code: 3
2682 meters
8800 FT
Plants locally scattered to common in wet, black mud in wet meadow., With rumex aquatica and timothy.
1 1/2 ft high, erect, branching, herbacous perennial, often with large turions (winter buds) occurring at the base of the stem. Flowers are white to pale pink.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)