Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sarg.
Rosaceae
Pam Regensberg
1450
2013-08-19
Daniel Gee
United States of America, Colorado, Mineral, Rio Grande National Forest, San Juan Mountains; private property (Humphreys Ranch) surrounding Lake Humphreys and Hay Press Lake, ca. 6 miles S of Wagon Wheel Gap.
37.6837 -106.86012 WGS84
2870 meters
9415 ft.
Steep (50% grade), E-facing hillside W of Hay Press Lake. Aspen - mixed conifer forest.
Ribes cereum; Symphoricarpos rotundifolius; Castilleja linariifolia; Heliomeris multiflora; Rosa acicularis.
Several individuals with browsing damage. All under 4-feet tall.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)