This summer, CNHP botanists Jill Handwerk and Peggy Lyon
traveled to Dinosaur National Monument to update some element occurrence
records that had not been visited for many years. They searched for six of Colorado’s
rare plant species:
traveled to Dinosaur National Monument to update some element occurrence
records that had not been visited for many years. They searched for six of Colorado’s
rare plant species:
- park rockcress (Arabis fernaldiana)
- Ownbey’s thistle (Cirsium ownbeyi)
- stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea)
- Dieter’s erigeron (Erigeron wilkenii)
- alcove bog orchid
(Limnorchis zothecina) - sheathed deathcamas
(Zigadenus vaginatus)
As an extra bonus – the scenery was fantastic!
Rock formation known as Picasso’s Portrait.
Limnorchis zothecina
Zigadenus vaginatus
Pelleae atropurpurea hanging from crevices in an alcove.
Pelleae atropurpurea close-up.
The Green River in Dinosaur NM.
