Gaura neomexicana subsp. coloradensis (Rydb.) P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg.

  • Filed As

    Onagraceae
    Gaura neomexicana subsp. coloradensis (Rydb.) P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg.

  • Collector(s)

    W. A. Weber 17471 with J. B. Phipps, 22 Sep 1984

  • Location

    United States of America. Colorado. Boulder Co. Base of outer foothills of Front Range, Lee Hill Road 0.6 miles west of junction with Foothills Highway just north of Boulder.

  • Habitat

    Along roadside. Only one plant seen.

  • Description

    Plant 1 m. tall; flowers white, slowly turning pink in the afternoon; petals erect, in a flabellate group; stamens directed forward and horizontal, the filaments white, somewhat dilated; inlforescence somewhat glandular-pubescent but the terminal cell of most trichomes evidently broken off. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 37746

    Occurrence ID: 97e62f3d-0b8e-44a6-953c-7dc583fd4db3

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Colorado

  • County/Municipio

    Boulder Co.

  • Locality

    Base of outer foothills of Front Range, Lee Hill Road 0.6 miles west of junction with Foothills Highway just north of Boulder

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)

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COLORADO, U.S.A.
GAURA NEOMEXICANA WOOTON SSP. COLORADENSIS	ONA
(RYDB.) RAVEN & GREGORY
BOULDER CO.: BASE OF OUTER FOOTHILLS OF FRONT RANGE,
LEE HILL ROAD 0.6 MI W OF JCT WITH FOOTHILLS HWY JUST
N OF BOULDER, 1600 MSM. ALONG ROADSIDE. PLANT 1 M
TALL; FLS WHITE, SLOWLY TURNING PINK IN THE AFTERNOON;
PETALS ERECT, IN A FLABELLATE GROUP; STAMENS DIRECTED
FORWARD AND HORIZONTAL, THE FILAMENTS WHITE, SOMEWHAT
DILATED; INFL. SOMEWHAT GLANDULAR-PUBESCENT BUT THE
TERMINAL CELL OF MOST TRICHOMES EVIDENTLY BROKEN OFF.
ONLY ONE PLANT SEEN HERE.
22 Sept. 1984	W. A. WEBER & J. B. PHIPPS 17471
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HERBARIUM (COLO)
00037746