Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
(RMBL)
Catalog #:
RMBL0011411
Occurrence ID (GUID):
4741144c-6e8c-4ae6-bca0-7aa759c6729c
Taxon: Festuca brachyphylla J.A. Schultes ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes Family: Poaceae
Determiner: Williams, Charles F.
ID References:
Grasses of Colorado (Shaw 2008)
Collector:
Williams, Charles F.
Number:
1500
Date: 2014-09-03
Verbatim Date: 2014-9-3
Locality:
United States, Colorado, Gunnison, Gothic. Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. Mount Dorothy summit area.
39.005865 -106.974793 +-100m. WGS 84
Elevation:
meters
Verbatim Elevation:
130100 ft.
Habitat:
Very rocky with little soil (mostly in cracks and at base of large rocks).
Associated Species:
Most plants finished flowering/fruiting. Sedges (1 common species collected) and several small grasses (collected). Also common: Saxifraga austromontana (few still in bloom - collected), Polemonium viscosum (in fruit); Phacelia sericea (in fruit), Smelowskia (in fruit); several species of Erigeron (vegetative and in fruit); and Silene acaulis (veg. and in fruit).
Description:
Non-rhizomatous. Very short plants with narrow leaves. Glumes < lemmas. 2-3 florets/spikelet.
Reproductive Condition:
Fruit
Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
Record ID: 4741144c-6e8c-4ae6-bca0-7aa759c6729c
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
C.F. Rick Williams, Curator (willcha2@isu.edu)
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