Eastern Mojave Vegetation

Detailed Area Plant List for Lippincott Ranch, Jefferson County, United States.

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Edited by Tom Schweich

This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria as indicated by a single dagger “†.” Their web site is at: (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network as indicated by a double dagger “‡,” which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.

For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.

For a check list, please see: Check List for Lippincott Ranch, Jefferson County, United States.

Dennstaedtiaceae

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens Underw.  Hairy Bracken Fern. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2865. 7/2/2022. .

Marchantiophyta

Marchantiophyta Liverwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Deferred, to match with Coll. No. 2171. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, northern portion of property, sunny site on the south bank of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2073. 6 Jun 2019. ( GoldenComb. w/ 2171 ) Sunny site on the south bank of Bull Gulch, running water at base of large boulder. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, northern portion of property, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2171. 21 Jul 2019. ( Golden ) .

Aspleniaceae

Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm.  Forked Spleenwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Rock outcrop on north side of gulch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, north side of gulch, 473 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.53 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. John Vickery, with Tom Schweich 2671.1 7 Aug 2021. ( KHD75617 OBI183406 ) .


John Vickery collecting Asplenium septentrionale from the rocks, north side of Bull Gulch.

Obs. No. 3757, Asplenium septentrionale.

Coll. No. 2671.1, Asplenium septentrionale

Dennstaedtiaceae

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens Underw.  Hairy Bracken Fern. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Sunny southeast-facing slope. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Along the western parcel boundary below the Union Pacific railroad, north of the power line and south of Bull Gulch, 1.10 km. northwest of the main gate, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2746. 7 Sep 2021. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD76204 OBI183780 ) .

Dryopteridaceae

Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.  Brittle Bladderfern. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Plants, terrestrial, to 35 cm.; Fronds, petiole scales very sparse, widest at middle, bipinnately compound + lobed, abaxial surface glabrous, margins flat; Sori, between midrib and leaflet margin, round, indusium hood-like at base then divided into filiform segments. (Described from Coll. No. 2890, 20 July 2022.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep ponderosa pine forest growing from bases of rocks. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, bottom of a small gulch, below the railroad embankment, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2498. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden ) . .


Coll. No. 2890, Cystopteris fragilis

Coll. No. 1447.1, Fern, perhaps Cystopteris fragilis

Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott.  Male Fern. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Ponderosa pine forest, also collected here: Jamesia americana, Heuchera bracteata, Urtica dioica, and Elymus glaucus. Northern portion of the ranch in Boulder County, very close to the western parcel boundary, base of boulders above south fork of Spring Creek, 2.33 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.67 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2826.1 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO KHD78902 ) .

- Bull Gulch, Many collections here, such as: Juncus ensifolius, Populus deltoides, Melilotus albus, Trifolium fragiferum, Ribes inerme, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium brachycarpum, and Anaphalis margaritacea. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. In Lippincott Ranch, in stream channel adjacent to sand/gravel/cobble bar, just upstream of the ranch road crossing of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2507.1 4 Jun 2021. ( KHD75585 ) At the base of a boulder, high on the south bank of the gulch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, north side of gulch, 434 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.49 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2671. 7 Aug 2021. ( KHD75665 ) . .


Coll. No. 2507.1, Dryopteris filix-mas

Coll. No. 2671, Dryopteris filix-mas.

Coll. No. 2826.1, Dryopteris filix-mas.

Fruiting bodies of Coll. No. 2826.1, Dryopteris filix-mas.

Woodsia oregana D.C. Eaton ssp. cathcartiana (B.L. Rob.) Windham.  Rocky Mountain Woodsia. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Of the three characters that distinguish subsp. cathcartiana from subsp. oregana, two, spore size and adaxial epidermal cell size, require measuring in units of µm, something outside the usual abilities of the field botanist. The third character, regarding the cells on pinnule margins being irregular in shape making the margins appear ragged, can be seen with a good microscope.

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep shade. Determined by comparison to Coll. No. 2069, which was made from the same plants. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south bank of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2019. 18 Apr 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD 72524 ) Deep shade. Same as Coll. No. 2019, 18 Apr 2019. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south bank of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2069. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD72525 ) .


Woodsia in a crevice on west side of North Table Mountain.

Coll. No. 2555, Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana

Coll. No. 1343, Woodsia oregana subsp. cathcartiana

Coll. No. 1734, Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana

Equisetaceae

Equisetum CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2151. 6/4/2021. .

Cupressaceae

Juniperus communis L.  Common Juniper. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, top of ridge in ponderosa pine forest Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2176. 7/20/2021. . .

Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh.  Common Juniper. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2033. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Southwest corner near the railroad tracks, in deep forest duff of a ponderosa pine woodland. Tom Schweich 1764. 7/13/2019. . .


Glaucous stomatal band on leaf of Coll. No. 1361, Juniperus communis var. depressa

Coll. No. 1361, Juniperus communis var. depressa

Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.  (Syn: Sabina scopulorum Sarg.(Sarg.) Rydb. ) Rocky Mountain Juniper. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, north bank of Spring Brook. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2032. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, In a (mostly) ponderosa pine woodland, in the southwest corner near the railroad tracks. Tom Schweich 1765. 7/13/2019. .


Rocky Mountain juniper on the rim of North Table Mountain.

Composite photo of Juniperus scopulorum

Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. (Rocky Mountain Juniper) in Chimney Gulch

Coll. No. 3473, Juniperis scopulorum.

Sargent (1897) Fig. 54, Juniperus scopulorum.

Pinaceae

Pinus scopulorum Lemmon.  (Syn: P. ponderosa Laws. var. scopulorum Engelm. ) Rocky Mountain yellow pine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, north bank of Spring Brook. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2030. 5/6/2021. .

- Spring Brook, Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, north side of Spring Brook, lower edge of large boulder. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2171. 7/20/2021. . .


East slope of Tarryall Mountains from Camp Site 8.

Coll. No. 1316, Pinus ponderosa scopulorum in Ranson Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.

Rocky Mountain yellow pine on top of North Table Mountain.

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco.  (Syn: Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Mayr) Franco ) Douglas-fir. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, north bank of Spring Brook. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2031. 5/6/2021. .


Douglas Fir above the Mesa Top Trail

Coll. No. 1502, Pseudotsuga menziesii “Douglas Fir”

Coll. No. 1502, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

Anacardiaceae

Rhus glabra L.  Smooth Sumac. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2074. 5/6/2021. . .


Last year's fruit on Rhus glabra

Coll. No. 2556, Rhus glabra.

Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene.  Western Poison Ivy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, scattered in forest openings. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2434. 9/7/2021. .


Western Poison Ivy on the backbone of Dakota Ridge.

Apiaceae

Aletes acaulis (Torr.) J.M. Coult. & Rose.  Stemless Indian Parsley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Edge of Bull Gulch, north side, above the crossing. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2350. 8/7/2021. . .


Apiaceae Aletes acaulis

Coll. No. 1925, Aletes acaulis

Coll. No. 1321, Aletes acaulis

Anthriscus caucalis M. Bieb.  Bur Chervil. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, to 25 cm., Stem, branched above, glabrous; Leaves, basal, withered, cauline, base sheathing stem, stipules, 0, compound, 3× pinnate, petiole, 13 mm., blade, triangular to lanceolate, 30 mm. × 27 mm. wide, leaflets petiolate, ultimate leaf segments, 9 mm., adaxial glabrous, petiole, abaxial surface, and leaflet margins, sparsely hispid; Inflorescence, umbels simple and compound, subtended by 5 bracts, 2.0-3.5 mm., entire, long ciliate. Pedicels 3 mm., Corolla, unknown; Fruit, schizocarp, central axis obvious, elongate body 2.3 mm. × 0.9 mm. wide + beak 0.5 mm. + stylopodium 0.2 mm., brown, pappillate, uniformly covered with short ±0.2 mm. hooked bristles, oil tubes and ridges ± obscure. (Described from Coll. No. 2546, 29 June 2021.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Under ponderosa pines, with Pseudostellaria. Coordinates estimated with GoogleEarth. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. In the narrow “wasp waist” part of the ranch, 525 m. northwest of the main gate, 22.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2492. 4 Jun 2021. ( s.n. ) In scattered ponderosa pines, with Phacelia heterophylla, Descurainia sophia, Opuntia fragilis, and Malva neglecta. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. EDDMapS Record ID 12006501. Southern "panhandle" part of the ranch, on a ridge in the north-central to northwest part, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2546. 29 Jun 2021. ( s.n. KHD75520 OBI183675 ) . .

Cymopterus Raf.  Spring-Parsley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Later collected, No. 2023 Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 1681. 4/24/2019. . .

Harbouria trachypleura (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose.  (Syn: Thaspium trachypleurum A. Gray ) Whiskbroom Parsley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, top of ridge in ponderosa pine forest Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2175. 7/20/2021. dry southeast-facing ridge Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2883. 7/2/2022. . .


Coll. No. 1357, Harbouria trachypleura

Coll. No. 1904, Harbouria trachypleura

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1904, Harbouria trachypleura

Heracleum maximum Bartr.  Common Cow Parsnip. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2078. 5/6/2021. . .


Coll. No. 3430, Heracleum maximum.

Coll. No. 3430, Heracleum maximum.

Ligusticum porteri J.M. Coult. & Rose.  Porter's Licorice-Root. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, 1 m., sunny mountain valley slope; Leaves, tripinnately compound; Leaflets, well-defined, ultimate leaf division, 2-3 mm.; Inflorescence, compound umbel; Involucral bractlets, green, few; Flowers, white; Ovary, glabrous; Stylopodium, conic, frilled; Fruit, glabrous; (Described from Coll. No. 3248, 10 June 2024, and Coll. No. 3269, 21 June 2024.)

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Deep grasses in openings of ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.2 km. north of the main gate, 23.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2610. 20 Jul 2021. ( s.n. KHD75389 OBI183794 ) Sunny spot, more plants in vegetative state in shade. Along the north fork of Spring Brook, 2.53 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.42 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2833. 2 Jul 2022. ( COLO ) . .


Coll. No. 3248, Ligusticum porteri.

Coll. No. 3248, Ligusticum porteri.

Coll. No. 3428, Ligusticum porteri.

Dried basal leaf of Coll. No. 3428, Ligusticum porteri.

Dried inflorescence of Coll. No. 3428, Ligusticum porteri.

Coll. No. 3428, Ligusticum porteri.

Coll. No. 2610, Ligusticum porteri

Coll. No. 2833, Ligusticum porteri

Coll. No. 3248, Ligusticum porteri.

Coll. No. 3269, Ligusticum porteri.

Coll. No. 3428, Ligusticum porteri.

Coll. No. 3269, Ligusticum porteri, with frilled conic stylopodium.

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose.  Salt-and-Pepper. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, to 20 cm., woody taproot; Leaves, compound, pinnate, 75 mm. × 26 mm. wide, ultimate divisions, ≤3 mm., ≤1 mm. wide, villous, tips, obtuse, (with a very small white “spine”); Inflorescence, compound umbel; Involucel Bracts, glabrous; Flowers, white; Anthers, red; Ovary, glabrous, stylopodium, absent; Fruit, 5 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, ovate, glabrous, dorsally compressed, lateral ribs winged (Described from Coll. No. 1837, 17 May 2018).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), tentative, no fruit Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2039. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, In thick soil and forest duff on the exposed east side of a ridge. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, east side of ridge, 25.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2031. 26 May 2019. ( CDA0052284 CIBO JCOS s.n. ) . .


Coll. No. 1077, Lomatium orientale

Coll. No. 2929, Lomatium orientale.

Fruit of Coll. No. 1837, Lomatium orientale

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1837, Lomatium orientale

Coll. No. 1837, Lomatium orientale

Fruit of Coll. No. 2075, Lomatium orientale

Inflorescence with fruit of Coll. No. 2075, Lomatium orientale

Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Raf.  Leafy Wildparsley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Heavy clay soil. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, high prairie above Rocky Flats, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2023. 24 Apr 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD 70556 ) . .


Coll. No. 2918, Musineon divaricatum.

Coll. No. 2918, Musineon divaricatum.

Coll. No. 2023, Musineon divaricatum

Fruit of Coll. No. 2031, Lomatium orientale

Leaf of Coll. No. 2031, Lomatium orientale

Coll. No. 2031, Lomatium orientale

Seed of Coll. No. 2042.1, Musineon divaricatum

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2042.1, Musineon divaricatum

Coll. No. 2918, Musineon divaricatum.

Coll. No. 2918, Musineon divaricatum.

Osmorhiza Raf.  Sweet Cicely. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2081. 5/6/2021. . .

Osmorhiza berteroi DC.  Sweet Cicely. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, Terrace above Spring Brook, edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.3 km. north of the main gate, 23.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2619. 20 Jul 2021. ( s.n. KHD75387 OBI183683 ) . .


Coll. No. 2619, Osmorhiza berteroi.

Osmorhiza depauperata Phil.  Blunt-Fruit Sweet-Cicely. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south bank of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2069.1 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD 75523 ) .


Coll. No. 2951, Osnorhiza depauperata.

Coll. No. 3055, Osmorhiza depauperata.

Coll. No. 2069.1, Osmorhiza, cf. O. depauperata

Apocynaceae

Apocynum ×floribundum Greene.  Dogbane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 35 cm.; Leaves, cauline, opposite, spreading horizontal, petiole 2 mm. + blade 50 mm. × 24 mm. wide, ovate, margin revolute; Sepals, 2.5 mm.; Flowers, bell-shaped, 6 mm. × 5 mm. wide, >2× calyx; Petals, fused at base, tube  mm. + lobes 2 mm., pink, drying purple, lobes erect to spreading, none reflexed; Stamens, 5. Filaments, distinct; More like A. androsaemifolium than A. cannabinum, but it seems to best fit the description of the hybrid A. ×floribundum. (Described from Coll. No. 1442, 22 June 2016.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Seasonally wet slope with a few ponderosa pines. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southeastern "panhandle" portion of ranch, on the north boundary of Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space, nearly under the power line, 21.8 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2534. 29 Jun 2021. ( Golden ) .


Coll. No. 1442, Apocynum x-floribundum

Coll. No. 1678, Apocynum x-floribundum

Coll. No. 2180, Apocynum x-floribundum

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2180, Apocynum x-floribundum

Asteraceae

Composite. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Ratibida cylindrica? cottony. Mid-slope berween railroad tracks and unnamed stream. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2438. 9/7/2021. . .

Achillea millefolium L.  (Syn: A. lanulosa Nutt. , A. m. L. var. alpicola (Rydb.) Garrett , A. m. L. var. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper , A. m. L. var. occidentalis DC. ) Common Yarrow. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb to 50 cm.;; Leaves alternate, tendrils absent, finely dissected, aromatic when fresh; Inflorescence, heads enclosed by an involucre, in flat-topped clusters; Phyllaries in 2+ series; Receptacles bearing scale-like bracts (paleate); Perianth in 2 or more whorls, parts in 5s; Phyllaries in 2+ series, not all subtending ray flowers; Flowers open, bisexual, two kinds, some with strap-shaped corollas; Petals fused into a tube; Ray flowers, white, lobe ovate; Disc flowers, white; Stamens = in number to corolla lobes; Ovary inferior. Pistils, 1 per flower (Described from Coll. No. 482, 30 Nov 2011, and Coll. No. 1023, 24 Jul 2013).

- Lippincott Ranch, Edge of open ponderosa pine woodland at break in slope. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2083. 17 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072417 REGIS ) . .


Western Columbine and Common Yarrow on the banks of Walker Creek

Achillea millefolium, Collection No. 503

Creekside habitat of Coll. No. 1251, Achillea millefolia

Habitat of Coll. No. 1485, Achillea millefolium

Coll. No. 2083, Achillea millifolium

Coll. No. 482, Achillea millefolium

Collection No. 503, Achillea millefolium

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2083, Achillea millifolium

Ambrosia psilostachya DC.  Western Ragweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 40 cm., woody at base; Leaves opposite below, alternate above, 50 mm. × 22 mm., ovate, pinnately divided; Inflorescence indeterminate, appearing raceme-like, 2 kinds of flowers, pistillate heads many, distal, carpellate heads few, clustered in distal leafy axils; Phyllaries fused into a cup; Receptacle not chaffy; Pappus absent (Described from Coll. No. 1068, 8 Oct 2014).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2896. 7/2/2022. . .


Ambrosia psilostachya at Panorama Point.

Coll. No. 1068, Ambrosia psilostachya

Coll. No. 1069, Ambrosia psilostachya

Coll. No. 1748, Ambrosia psilostachya

Coll. No. 1763, Ambrosia psilostachya

Leaf of Ambrosia psilostachya

Pistillate flower of Ambrosia psilostachya

Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Bentham & Hooker.  Western Pearly Everlasting. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Additional colonies seen further up the gulch. South bank of the gulch, in an area not scoured out in the floods of September 2013. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 72 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.35 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2657. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden KHD00075627 ) . .


Coll. No. 2972, Anaphalis margaritacea

Coll. No. 2657, Anaphalis margaritacea

Coll. No. 2972, Anaphalis margaritacea.

Antennaria neglecta Greene.  Field Pussy-Toes. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. In shade along the north fork of Spring Brook, 2.56 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.36 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vikery 2834. 2 Jul 2022. ( Golden KHD00078899 ) . .


Coll. No. 2834, Antennaria neglecta.

Antennaria parvifolia Nutt.  Small-Leaf Pussytoes. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 10 cm., stoloniferous; Stem, tomentose; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, petiole, gradually expanding into blade, blade, 16 mm. × 6.7 mm. wide, oblanceolate, entire, glandular, tomentose, tips, pointed, cauline, 10 mm. × 2 mm. wide, linear; Inflorescence, heads enclosed by an involucre, #3 per stem, not showy; Involucre, 7 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, cylindric; Phyllaries, 5+ series, 4 mm. × 2 mm. wide to 8 mm. × 1 mm. wide, green proximally to white (pinkish) distally, tomentose, margins, flat, scarious, tips, rounded; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, of 1 kind; Disk flowers, many, 6.5 mm., white; Pappus, many, well-developed, bristles, 8 mm., ±equal; Cypsela, 0.8 mm. × 0.3 mm. wide, brown, glabrous. (Described from Coll. No. 1909, 31 May 2018.)

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2049. 5/6/2021. . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1128, Antennaria parvifolia

Dissection of Coll. No. 1909, Antennaria parvifolia

Coll. No. 1909, Antennaria parvifolia

Flower parts of Coll. No. 2282, Antennaria parvifolia.

Coll. No. 2466, Antennaria parvifolia

Arctium minus Bernh.  Lesser Burdock. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2077. 5/6/2021. . .


Obs. No. 3819, Arctium minus.

Coll. No. 2425, Arctium minus.

Coll. No. 3302, Arctium minus.

Arnica cordifolia Hook.  Heart-Leaf Leopardbane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), in seed Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2863. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Steep northwest slope in ponderosa pine and Douglas fir, Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2144. 6/4/2021. . .


Coll. No. 2530, Arnica cordifolia

Coll. No. 2530, Arnica cordifolia

Coll. No. 3029, Arnica cordifolia.

Flower head of Coll. No. 3252, Arnica cordifolia.

Coll. No. 3252, Arnica cordifolia.

Arnica fulgens Pursh.  Shining Leopardbane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb of wetlands, moist, or somehow equible areas, to 35 cm., glandular hairy throughout; Leaves, mostly basal and few cauline, basal, axils with 5 mm. brown wavy hair, petiole 50-70 mm. + blade 60-100 mm. × 12-30 mm. wide, 3.3-5 × longer than wide, lanceolate, tip obtuse, cauline, opposite, sessile, ±2 pair, much reduced; Inflorescence, showy, single heads on peduncle to 80 mm., flowers of two kinds; Involucre, 13-15 mm. × 22-30 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 2 ±equal series, 11-14 mm.× 3-3.5 mm. wide, margins, flat, tips, obtuse green with dark tips glandular-hairy abaxially; Receptacle epaleate; Rays, #12, fertile, tube 3-5 mm. + blade 16-19 mm. × 7-7.5 mm. wide = 19-24 mm., corolla yellow; Disc flowers, tube 7-7.5 mm. + lobes ≤1 mm. = 8-8.5 mm.; Pappus, bristles, 9 mm., white, barbelate; Anther, yellow; Achene, 5 mm., short hairy. Described from Coll. Nos. 1119, 1371, and 1871. Subtribe Arnicinae is a sister subtribe to Madiinae (tarweeds) and Hulseinae, which contains both Hulsea and Eatonella, both common in the Mono Lake basin. Described by Pursh in Fl. Am. Sept. 2: 527 “On the banks of the Missouri,” but this is not a Lewis & Clark collection. Perhaps it is a Nuttall collection from 1810. Holotype: BM?, Isotype: PH.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), tentative, vegetative Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2040. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Open prairie in small saddle. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south of Bull Gulch approximate centroid of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2038. 26 May 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00071103 REGIS ) With mixed grasses and forbs in a gently sloped, open ponderosa pine woodland. Narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2080. 17 Jun 2019. ( CAS1058280 CDA0052291 CIBO COLO2433498 CS198660 OBI183230 UC UCR297639 ) . .


Coll. No. 1371, Arnica fulgens

Coll. No. 1119, Arnica fulgens

Coll. No. 1119, Arnica fulgens

Flower head of Coll. No. 1371, Arnica fulgens

Woolly hairs in axils of basal leaves of Coll. No. 2038, Arnica fulgens

Artemisia campestris L.  Field Sagewort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 60 cm., longer lived than biennial; Stem, 4± per caudex, reddish; Leaves, basal mostly withered, cauline, 8 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, narrowly oblanceolate, tomentose; Inflorescence, 130 mm. × 20 mm. wide; Heads, many, 2 mm. × 2 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 2+ series, 1.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide, green to scarious; Receptacle, naked. Described fromColl. No. 1767, 1 Sep 2017. Note: It is important to note presence or absence of a basal rosette when collecting.

- Spring Brook, Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, north side of Spring Brook, lower edge of large boulder. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2173. 7/20/2021. . .


Coll. No. 1767, Artemisia campestris

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1767, Artemisia campestris

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.  Silver Wormwood. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2067. 5/6/2021. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2189. 7/20/2021. . .


Something is parasitizing my Artemisia

Coll. No. 1281, Artemisia ludoviciana

Entire leaves of Coll. No. 1281, Artemisia ludoviciana

Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.  Tasselflower Brickellbush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, On loose rock of the embankment below the Union Pacific Railroad, in the partial shade of a cottonwood and rocky mountain maples. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, 1.11 km. west northwest of the main gate, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2743. 7 Sep 2021. ( COLO2707321 Golden ) . .


Flower head of Coll. No. 2743, Brickellia grandiflora.

Carduus nutans L.  (Syn: Carduus nutans L. ssp. macrolepis (Peterman) Kazmi ) Nodding Plumeless Thistle. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, to 55 cm., tap-rooted, branched at base; Leaves, basal, withered at flowering, cauline, alternate, decurrent 40 mm. + blade 75 mm. × 25 mm. wide, pinnately lobed, margins spiny; Inflorescence, single heads on spiny tomentose peduncles 2.5-15 cm.; Phyllaries, many graduated series, 9-20 mm. × 1-3 mm. wide, thick at base, mostly green, purplish at margins, mid-vein prominent, tip spiny; Receptacle, alveolate (honeycombed), flat, bristly; Disk flowers, 25 mm., color purple; Pappus, capillary bristles, 18 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1517, 24 July 2016.)

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2075. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, One rosette seen. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 1683. 4/24/2019. . .


Carduus nutans rosette.

Coll. No. 1711, Carduus nutans

Coll. No. 2551, Carduus nutans

Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.  (Syn: Breea arvensis (L.) Lessing ) Canada Thistle. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, to 70 cm., tap-rooted; Leaves, cauline, alternate, sessile but not obviously decurrent, 85 mm. × 20 mm. wide, margin sinuate, spiny, adaxial thinly tomentose, abaxial tomentose; Inflorescence, panicle(?); Heads, many, 30±, 15 mm. × 8 mm. dia., disk flowers only, dioecious, staminate heads, pappus < corolla, pistillate heads, pappus > corolla; Phyllaries, many (6-7) series, outer 3 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, inner 15 mm. × 1 mm. wide, dark dorsal ridge, tips, spinulose, reflexed; Receptacle, soft bristles, 10 mm.; Pappus, plumose bristles (Described from Coll. No. 1512, 24 July 2016).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2084. 5/6/2021. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2890. 7/2/2022. . .


Coll. No. 1200, Cirsium arvense

Coll. No. 3210, Cirsium arvense.

Coll. No. 1512, Cirsium arvense

Coll. No. 2773, Cirsium arvense

Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng.  Wavy Leaved Thistle. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial thistle, to 30 cm., stout tap root; Stem, leafy, 20 cm.; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, petiole 25 mm. + blade 180 mm. × 55 mm. wide, oblanceolate, pinnately lobed more than half-way to mid-rib, cauline, reduced above, decurrent 5 mm., 45 mm. × 14 mm. wide, lanceolate, surface, adaxial, thinly tomentose, abaxial, tomentose, margins, spiny; Head, 35 mm. × 40 mm. wide, indented around top of peduncle; Phyllaries, many (7?) series, 13 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, + robust spine 5-6 mm., body dark dorsal ridge, outer and middle reflexed; Flowers, 1 kind; Disk flowers, 25-36 mm., corolla pink-purple; Pappus, plumose bristles; Cypsela, 5 mm., apical collar unremarkable. (Described from Coll. No. 1460, 27 June 2016).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2070. 5/6/2021. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2889. 7/2/2022. . .


Coll. No. 2377, Cirsium undulatum with bumblebee.

Big bumblebee on Cirsium undulatum

Coll. No. 2377, Cirsium undulatum in progress.

Wavy-Leaved Thistle (Cirsium undulatum) on Schweich Hill.

Coll. No. 1460, Cirsium undulatum

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.  Bull Thistle. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Leaves, adaxial face with slender appressed bristle-like prickles.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2059. 5/6/2021. . .


Coll. No. 3237, Cirsium vulgare.

Coll. No. 3237, basal rosette of Cirsium vulgare.

Leaf tip of Cirsium vulgare, Coll. No. 1035

Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman var. bigelovii.  Bigelow's Tansy Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Several rattlesnakes here. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Variety bigelovii if infraspecific names are to be applied. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 222 m. west from the eastern boundary, north bank of the gulch, 1.36 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2663. 7 Aug 2021. ( CIBO COLO2706349 ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1299, Dieteria bigelovii var. bigelovii.

Coll. No. 1299, Dieteria bigelovii var. bigelovii.

Coll. No. 2663, Dieteria bigelovii var. bigelovii.

Coll. No. 3489.1, Dieteria bigelovii var. bigelovii.

Flower head of Coll. No. 1299, Dieteria bigelovii var. bigelovii.

Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nutt.  (Syn: Machaeranthera c. (Pursh) A. Gray ) Hoary Tansyaster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Bull Gulch, north side, above the crossing. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2349. 8/7/2021. . .

Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray.  Spreading Fleabane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual or short-lived perennial, to 15 cm., tap-rooted, ±spreading hairy throughout, becoming minutely glandular above, hairs multicellular with clear crosswalls; Leaves, basal, absent or withered; cauline, alternate, petiole ±10 mm. + blade ±12 mm. × 2.4 mm. wide, uniformly hairy, somewhat reduced above; Inflorescence, heads borne singly on leafy stems, peduncles spreading or decurved, but cannot be described as “heads nodding;” Involucre, 3 mm. × limb 12 mm.; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, 2 kinds; Rays, corolla, 3.5 mm., white fading blue; Disk flowers, corolla, 1.7 mm., yellow; Pappus, short scales and longer capillary bristles, similar on ray and disk flowers; Cypsela, 0.8 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1489. 13 July 2016. See also Coll. No. 3381).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Sunny spot among ponderosa pines above the creek, also collected or seen nearby: Humulus lupulus, Rumex acetosella, Castilleja rhexifolia, and Smilax lasioneuron. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Left bank of the north fork of Spring Brook, 2.59 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.31 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2835. 2 Jul 2022. ( KHD00079103 ) . .


Coll. No. 1668, Erigeron divergens

Coll. No. 2835, Erigeron divergens.

Coll. No. 3381, Erigeron divergens.

Coll. No. 1489, Erigeron divergens

Coll. No. 2092, Erigeron divergens

Pappi of Coll. No. 2092, Erigeron divergens

Erigeron flagellaris A. Gray.  Trailing Fleabane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, to 5-6 cm., with scapose inflorescence to 9 cm., spreading by leafy stoloniferous branches; Leaves, basal and cauline, entire, basal, linear-oblanceolate, 35 mm. × 2.5 mm., cauline, linear, 13 mm. × 1.5 mm.; Inflorescence, single heads on scape to 8 cm.; Receptacle epaleate; Phyllaries, 2+series, ±equal, 4 mm., hairy abaxially, ascending multicellular hairs with clear crosswalls, glandular between hairs; Flowers of 2 kinds; Pappus of bristles, 2 mm., + short scales, that of ray and disc flowers alike; Rays, #±80, corolla white, fading lilac, 8 mm. × 0.5 mm.; Disc flowers, corolla yellow, lobes triangular; Achene, short hairy. (Described from Coll. No. 1116, 28 May 2015).

- Lippincott Ranch, Near the former clay mine headquarters. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2139. 6/4/2021. Open seasonally wet grassland, also nearby: Potentilla hippiana var. effusa, Amorpha nana, and Gentiana affinis. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the "panhandle" southern part of the ranch, near the powerline, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2537.1 29 Jun 2021. ( COLO2706505 JCOS s.n. OBI183419 REGISs.n Error 14.6(b)-7c ) . .


Coll. No. 2537.1, Erigeron flagellaris

Coll. No. 1116, Erigeron flagellaris

Coll. No. 1829, Erigeron flagellaris

Coll. No. 1829, Erigeron flagellaris

Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC.  Aspen Fleabane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 75 cm., rhizomatous; Stem, glabrous, to glandular distally, purple at base; Leaves, basal, absent, lower cauline, petiole 20-25 mm. + blade 25-45 mm. × 6-10 mm. wide, elliptic, margin ciliate, upper cauline, sessile, 25-42 mm. × 5.0-7.5 mm. wide, lanceolate, gradually reduced, finely glandular, tips, small rounded tip (apiculate?), margins, entire, ciliate; Inflorescence, >leaves, 2-3 heads per stem, showy; Involucre, 5 mm. × 13 mm. wide, base glandular; Phyllaries, 3± series, 4-5 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, outer ±= inner, outer green, inner yellow-tan, curved distally, finely glandular; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, of 2 kinds; Ray flowers, many, tube 2-3 mm. + blade 10-12 mm. × 0.5-1.0 mm. wide, lavender, or white fading lavender, fertile; Disk flowers, many, tube 2.0-3.3 mm. + lobes 0.5 mm., yellow, open, bisexual; Pappus, two series, short and long, long, 2 mm. sometimes (undescribed) or tawny; Cypsela, 1.3 mm. compressed, brown, hairy. (Described from Coll. No. 2612, 29 July 2021, and Coll. No. 2645, 5 Aug 2021.)

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Deep grasses in openings of ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.2 km. north of the main gate, 23.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2612. 20 Jul 2021. ( COLO2718427 Golden ) Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2880. 7/2/2022. . .


Coll. No. 2612, Erigeron speciosus

Coll. No. 2645, Erigeron speciosus.

Coll. No. 3304, Erigeron speciosus.

Cauline leaf of Coll. No. 2645, Erigeron speciosus.

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 3296, Erigeron speciosus.

Gaillardia aristata Pursh.  Blanketflower. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Leaves, alternate, entire to toothed; Inflorescence, single heads on peduncles 13-18 cm., flowers of 2 kinds; Phyllaries, 2+ series, 17 mm. × 2.7 mm. wide, lance-linear; Receptacle, epaleate, setae, to 10 mm.; Rays, sterile, corolla, 21 mm. × 10 mm. wide, yellow, deeply 3-lobed; Disk flowers, corolla, 7 mm., purple; Pappus of 6+ aristate scales, 4 mm., awn 2×> body. Described from Coll. No. 1205, 12 Jul 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Open prairie on north-facing slope, scattered ponderosa pines, nearing terrace above Spring Brook. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.27 km. north of the main gate, 23.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2617. 20 Jul 2021. ( Golden ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Bromus japonicus, Dianthus armeria, Heterotheca villosa, Potentilla recta, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2116. 1 Jul 2019. ( JCOS s.n. ) Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2117. 1 Jul 2019. ( CDA0052297 CIBO COLO2434215 KHD00072733 ) . .


Gaillardia aristata on Dakota Ridge.

Coll. No. 1665, Gaillardia aristata

Flowerhead of Coll. No. 1454, Gaillardia aristata

Grindelia hirsutula Hook. & Arn.  (Syn: Grindelia humilis H. & A. , Grindelia robusta Nutt. var. angustifolia A. Gray , Grindelia stricta DC. var. angustifolia (A. Gray) M. A. Lane ) Hairy Gumweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial shrub, faint camphor scent, to 50-60 cm, glabrous throughout, Leaves alternate, coriaceous, lanceolate to 8 cm., entire, Involucre gummy, 12-13 mm. dia., Phyllaries in 4-5 series, outer phyllary without oil glands, gradually narrowing to tips, tips acute, erect, not coiled, Heads radiate, with both ray and disk flowers, Rays 20, yellow, Disk flowers yellow, Pappus bristles, "flattened" (actually appear triangular in cross-sections, but definitely not cylindric), Habitat salt marsh and tidal flat (Described from Collection No. 882, 10 August 2012).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2186. 7/20/2021. . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 882, Grindelia hirsutula Coll. No. 1039, Cuscuta pacifica

Grindelia hirsutula

Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal.  Curlycup Gumweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, and Urtica dioica. Variety squarrosa per leaf proportions in Ackerfield (2015) if infraspecific names are to be applied. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2213. 29 Aug 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00074449 OBI186070 REGIS ) . .


Obs. No. 4391, Grindelia squarrosa.

Obs. No. 4391, Grindelia squarrosa.

Obs. No. 4391, Grindelia squarrosa.

Grindelia squarrosa in my garden.

Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby.  (Syn: G. linearifolia Lag. ) Broom Snakeweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, tap-rooted, to 9 cm.; Leaves, alternate, linear, 20 mm. × 1 mm. mm. wide, dotted with embedded oil glands, very few short hairs; Peduncle, 0.5-1.5 mm.; Inflorescence, some flowers with strap-shaped corollas, flowers of two kinds in same heads, Involucre, 3.5 mm. × 2.5-3.0 mm. wide, obconic, not gummy; Phyllary, 2-3 unequal series, inner folded around ovary of ray flowers, dotted with embedded oil glands, tips appressed; Receptacle, epaleate; Rays, #5, yellow; Disk, #4; Pappus, a well-developed crown of scales on both ray and disk flowers; (Described from Coll. No. 144, 3 Oct 1997: keys easily to Gutierrezia sarothrae. However, inner phyllaries are folded around ovary of ray flowers, a character not mentioned in keys or description.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Open recent growth ponderosa pine woodland, also seen/collected here: Achnatherum nelsonii, and Elymus elymoides. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, approx. centroid of parcel, atop spoils pile of clay pit, 22.5 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2211. 29 Aug 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00074454 OBI183228 REGIS ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 2687, Gutierrezia sarothrae

Habitat of Coll. No. 1289, Gutierrezia sarothrae

Gutierrezia sarothrae, common at Buffalo Point.

Coll. No. 144, Gutierrezia sarothrae

Coll. No. 1289, Gutierrezia sarothrae

Coll. No. 1289, Gutierrezia sarothrae

Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. subrhomboideus (Rydb.) O. Spring & E. Schilling.  (Syn: Helianthus rigidus (Cass.) Desf. ssp. subrhomboideus (Rydb.) Heiser , Helianthus subrhomboideus Rydb. ) Stiff Sunflower. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

[Description pending verification of determination for Coll. No. 1260. -- 27 Dec 2015] Perennial from rhizomes (not a tap-rooted annual), to 1 mm.; Leaves, cauline, opposite, 135 mm. × 32 mm. wide, rhomboid, margin, straight, short-toothed, green, not glaucus, adaxial scabrous-hispid, abaxial scabrous; Inflorescence, solitary heads on long peduncles; Peduncle, 25 cm.; Phyllaries in 3+ imbricate series, all similar, 8-9 mm. × 4 mm. wide, ovo-lanceolate, margin, ciliate, tips, erect; Receptacle, hemispheric, paleate; Paleae, 8 mm., ciliate distally; Rays, sterile, pappus, 2 scales 2.5 mm., corolla, 24 mm. × 6 mm. wide, yellow; Disk flowers, fertile, pappus, crown of scales with 2 elongated to 4 mm., corolla, 5 mm., yellow to dark red distally; cypsela, 3.3 mm., compressed quadrangular. Described from Coll. No. 1260, 26 Jul 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Steep east-facing grassy slope. Also collected here: Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest segment of parcel, nearly up to the railroad tracks, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2223. 29 Aug 2019. ( KHD00074460 REGIS ) . .


Coll. No. 1260, Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus

Coll. No. 1260, Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus

Mature flower head of Helianthus pauciflorus subsp. subrhomboideus

Head of Coll. No. 1260, Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus

Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora.  Showy Golden Eye. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 45 cm.; Stem, proximally glabrate to strigose distally; Leaves, cauline, opposite to few alternate distally, petiole, 3 mm., blade 52 mm. × 13 mm. wide, reduced distally, rhombo-lanceolate, strigose, margins, mostly entire, larger leaves barely serrulate; Inflorescence, heads, 4-10 per stem, showy, not overtopped by leaves; Peduncles, indistinct; Involucre, 5.5 mm. × 10 mm. wide, hemispheric; Phyllaries, in 2-3 ±equal series, 5.5 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, green, veins, #3, prominent adaxially, margins, flat, tips, acute; Receptacle, paleate; Palea, 5 mm. × 0.9 mm. wide; Perianth, 2 or more whorls; Ray flowers, many, tube, 1.2 mm. + blade 7 mm. × 2.8 mm. wide, yellow, sterile; Disk flowers, many, tube 2.5 mm. + lobes 0.5 mm., yellow, bisexual; Pappus, absent; Cypsela, 1.5 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, obconic, glabrous, light brown, beakless. Described from Coll. No. 3531 & 3533, 18 September 2025.

- Lippincott Ranch, Steep east-facing grassy slope. Also collected here: Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest segment of parcel, nearly up to the railroad tracks, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2224. 29 Aug 2019. ( CAS CIBO COLO2433480 JCOS s.n. KHD00074459 ) . .


Coll. No. 3533, Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora.

Coll. No. 3533, Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora.

Coll. No. 3533, Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora.

Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners.  (Syn: Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners var. foliosa (Nutt.) V.L. Harms ) Hairy False Goldenaster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, to 40 cm.; Stem, spreading hairy, glandular; Leaves, cauline, alternate, 33 mm. × 9 mm. wide, oblong, margin entire, tip acute, appressed hairy; Peduncle, 15 mm.; Bracts, leafy, 10-16 mm. × 2.5 mm., lanceolate, some exceeding heads by 4-7 mm.; Involucre, 9 mm. × 14 mm. wide; Phyllaries, in 4+ graduated series, 4-9 mm. × 1 mm. wide, lanceolate, slightly keeled proximally, mostly green, abaxial surface glandular and hairy, margin hairy; Receptacle, epaleate, short (0.5 mm.) scales; Flowers, 2 kinds; Rays, sterile, corolla, 11 mm., yellow; Disk flowers, corolla, 7 mm., yellow; Pappus, short (0.6 mm.) and long (6 mm.) bristles, ≥disk corolla; cypsela, 1.3 mm., hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1258, 26 Jul 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, Nepeta cataria, and Urtica dioica. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2215. 27 Aug 2019. ( CIBO COLO2433571 JCOS s.n. KHD00074448 OBI186068 ) . .


Coll. No. 1258, Heterotheca foliosa

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2177, Heterotheca foliosa

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners.  (Syn: H. v. (Pursh) Shinners var. nana (A. Gray) Semple , H. v. (Pursh) Shinners var. villosa ) Hairy False Goldenaster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 50 cm.; Leaves, cauline alternate, entire, 1-veined, distal perpendicular to stems, hairs > glands; Heads solitary, with both ray and disk flowers; Phyllaries in 2+ series, unequal, to 7 mm.; Rays, 9 mm.; Pappus double, outer narrow scales ≤ 1 mm. (easier to see on mature fruit), inner bristles, 6.5 mm., white; Fruit, disk 3 mm., hairy.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2065. 5/6/2021. Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, top of ridge in ponderosa pine forest Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2179. 7/20/2021. dry southeast-facing ridge Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2886. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, At edge of small creek; also collected here: Dianthus armeria, Prunella vulgaris, Potentilla recta, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica. Variety minor if infraspecific names are to be applied. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2113. 1 Jul 2019. ( CDA0052296 CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070537 ) . .


Appearance of Heterotheca villosa in the field

Coll. No. 1209, Heterotheca villosa

Coll. No. 1293, Heterotheca villosa.

Coll. No. 3357, Heterotheca villosa.

Flower of Heterotheca villosa

Coll. No. 1209, Heterotheca villosa

Coll. No. 1293, Heterotheca villosa

Coll. No. 1521, Heterotheca villosa

Coll. No. 1664, Heterotheca villosa

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 3357, Heterotheca villosa.

Hieracium albiflorum Hook.  White-Flower Hawkweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, along the north branch of Spring Brook. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2181. 7/20/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, In ponderosa pine woodland, thick forest duff, with Juniperus communis and J. scopulorum, and Berberis repens. Most plants show some evidence of herbivory. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2150. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072738 ) Southeastern portion of ranch, in deep forest duff in (mostly) ponderosa pine woodland, relocation of plants found in 2019. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2143. 6/4/2021. . .


Rosette of Coll. No. 2150, Hieracium albiflorum

Coll. No. 2150, Hieracium albiflorum

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2150, Hieracium albiflorum

Rosettes of Hieracium albiflorum.

Coll. No. 2150, Hieracium albiflorum

Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell.  Biennial Lettuce. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2869. 7/2/2022. . .


Lactuca ludoviciana (?)

Lactuca serriola L.  Prickly Lettuce. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual herb, Stems erect, Leaves basal 0 at flowering, cauline coarsely lobed, margins prickly-toothed, Fruit beak slender, many-ribbed, ~8 adaxial, ~5 abaxial (Described from Collection No. 911, 4 Oct 2012).

- Lippincott Ranch, Edge of a dry watercourse, in deep ponderosa pine forest duff. Also collected here: Symphoricarpos rotundifolius and Viola sp., cf. V. canadensis. About mid-way between Bull Gulch and the county boundary, 1.74 km. north northwest of the main gate, 23.4 km. north northwest of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2821. 2 Jul 2022. ( Golden ) . .


Coll. No. 1749, Lactuca serriola

Coll. No. 3478, Lactuca serriola.

Liatris punctata Hook.  Dotted Blazing Star. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 32 cm.; Leaves, cauline, alternate, 78 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, gradually reduced above, linear, glandular punctate, margins, entire, revolute, sparsely hairy; Inflorescence, single heads in axils on short pedicels; Involucre, 16 mm. × 7 mm. wide, ±cylindrical; Phyllaries, in 2+ series, inbricate, 14 mm. × 3.8 mm. wide, glandular-punctate abaxially distally, margin, ciliate, scarious, tip acute; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, one kind; Disk flowers; Corolla, tube white 8 mm. + lobes purple 2.5 mm.; Pappus, bristles, one series, 10 mm., plumose; Cypsela, 7 mm., hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1264, 29 Jul 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Drier rocky knoll at edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, north segment of parcel, south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2220. 29 Aug 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00074464 OBI186064 REGIS ) . .


Coll. No. 1736, Liatris punctata

Coll. No. 3195, Liatris punctata.

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1264, Liatris punctata

Coll. No. 1264, Liatris punctata

Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene.  Prairie False Dandelion. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Common, widely scattered. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 1682. 4/24/2019. . .


Nothocalais cuspidata on the Nightbird Gulch Trail

Coll. No. 1791, Nothocalais cuspidata

Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve.  (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, In the bed of the gulch, among boulders. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2354. 8/7/2021. . .


Packera plattensis fendleri

Packera fendleri on the ridge between Magpie and Nightbird gulches.

Packera fendleri on Schweich Hill.

A small Packera plattensis fendleri in a rocky habitat.

Packera plattensis fendleri in the quarry on top of North Table Mountain

Coll. No. 1902, Packera plattensis fendleri

[Coll. No. 1817] Packera plattensis fendleri leaves just beginning to grow in mid-April.

Coll. No. 2044, Packera plattensis fendleri

Coll. No. 2798, Packera fendleri

Coll. No. 2861, Packera fendleri.

Coll. No. 3162, Packera fendleri.

Coll. No. 3413, Packera fendleri.

Coll. No. 1817, Packera plattensis fendleri

Packera plattensis (Nuttall) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve.  (Syn: Senecio plattensis (Packera) Nutt. ) Prairie Groundsel. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, 14 cm., from taprooted caudix, sap not milky; Stem, light green, tomentose, densely so in axils; Leaves, mostly basal and few cauline, alternate, petiole 8 mm., blade 10 mm. × 5 mm. wide, oblanceolate, surface, upper thinly tomentose, lower moderately tomentose, especially the mid-vein, margin, crenulate; Inflorescence, head enclosed by involucre, showy; Heads, #10, pedicels, 12 mm.; Involucre, 7 mm. × 5-6 mm. wide, thinly tomentose; Phyllaries, equal, in 1 series, 5 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, green, flat; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, of 2 kinds; Ray flowers, #10, tube 3 mm. + blade 7 mm., yellow, fertile; Disc flowers, many, tube 4 mm. + lobes 0.5 mm., yellow; Pappus, many, well-developed, bristles, 4 mm., ±equal, Style, 2-branched; Fruit, 1 mm., green, beak-less, glabrous. (Described from Coll. No. 1817, 12 May 2018).

- Lippincott Ranch, South margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron, quite wet from runoff of the meadow. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2064. 6 Jun 2019. ( CAS CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072528 ) South-facing slope with grasses and forbs. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2085. 17 Jun 2019. ( CAS CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070527 ) . .


Coll. No. 1914, Packera plattensis

Coll. No. 2085, Packera plattensis

Coll. No. 3244, Packera plattensis.

Sub-lyrate(?) leaf of Coll. No. 1914, Packera plattensis

Stout and erect caudex of Coll. No. 2064, Packera plattensis.

Inconspicuous calyculi in the head of Coll. No. 2064, Packera plattensis

Pericome caudata A. Gray.  Mountain Tail-Leaf. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2212. 29 Aug 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00074453 OBI186069 REGIS ) On loose rock of the embankment below the Union Pacific Railroad, in the partial shade of a cottonwood and rocky mountain maples. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, 1.11 km. west northwest of the main gate, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2744.1 7 Sep 2021. ( CDA54533 CIBO JCOS UCR297664 ) . .


Obs. No. 3770, habitat of Pericome caudata in Coal Creek Canyon.

Coll. No. 3501, Pericome caudata.

Pericome caudata A. Gray “Mountain Tail-Leaf” along the Peaks to Plains Trail.

Coll. No. 2212, Pericome caudata

Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) Anderberg.  (Syn: P. canescens (DC.) W. A. Weber [illeg.] ) Wright's Rabbit-Tobacco. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, to 25 cm.; Leaves, alternate, petiole 16 mm. + blade 30 mm. × 10 mm. wide, tomentose (slightly less so adaxially), sessile glandular beneath the tomentum; Inflorescence, terminal and axial on leafy stems; Phyllaries, 3 series, 3.7 mm. × 1 mm. wide, green center, mostly scarious, innermost glabrous; Receptacle, epaleate, flat; Flowers, 2 kinds (heads disciform); Rays, small, inconspicuous, sterile; Disk flowers, corolla, 2 mm., yellow; Pappus, capillary bristles, >corollas. (Described from Coll. No. 1549, 1 Sep 2016.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Along the western parcel boundary, just north of the power line, at the base of a rock outcrop below the Union Pacific railroad, 1.16 km. northwest of the main gate, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2745. 7 Sep 2021. ( CIBO JCOS UCR297662 ) Open ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. In the saddle between Spring Brook and Bull Gulch drainages, very close to the Boulder/Jefferson County boundary, 2.11 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.78 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2839. 2 Jul 2022. ( CS201831 REGIS ) . .


Coll. No. 1549, Pseudognaphalium canescens

Coll. No. 1549, Pseudognaphalium canescens

Pseudognaphalium macounii (Greene) Kartesz.  Macoun’s Rabbit-Tobacco. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual (?) to 45 cm.; Leaves, cauline, alternate, 40 mm. × 4 mm. wide, decurrent, lance-linear, entire, stalked glandular, tomentose abaxially; Inflorescence, branched axial and terminal; Heads in tight clusters, disciform; Involucre, 4 mm.; Receptacle, epaleate; Phyllaries in 4+ series, hyaline; Pappus, bristles. Described from Coll. No. 1257, 26 Jul 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Loose rock on an embankment below the Union Pacific Railroad, just coming out of the shade from the ponderosa pine woodland to the south. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, 1.10 km. west northwest of the main gate, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2741. 7 Sep 2021. ( KHD00075266 ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1257, Pseudognaphalium macounii

Coll. No. 3490, Pseudognaphalium macounii

Coll. No. 1257, Pseudognaphalium macounii

Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.  (Syn: Rudbeckia columnifera Nutt. ) Upright Prairie Coneflower. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 50 cm., tap-rooted; Leaves, cauline, to 11 cm. × 3 cm. wide, 1-pinnate, pinnae to 39 mm. × 4 mm. wide, some toothed; Inflorescence, single heads per stem, >> leaves; Involucre, 14 mm. diameter; Phyllaries, 1 series, lanceolate, hairy abaxially; Receptacle, cylindric, paleate; Rays, #5, 17 mm., × 13 mm. wide, elliptic-ovate, sterile, corolla yellow; Disk, cylindric, 20-45 mm. × 9-12 mm. wide; Palea, folded around but not enclosing disk flowers; Disk flowers, many, corolla greenish-yellow; Pappus, short crown of scales; Fruit, compressed, but maybe not strongly, ciliate adaxially(!). Described from Coll. No. 1198, 12 July 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2892. 7/2/2022. . .


Coll. No. 1198, Ratibida columnifera

Coll. No. 1496, Ratibida columnifera

Rudbeckia laciniata L.  Cut-Leaf Coneflower.. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), beginning to bud Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2864. 7/2/2022. . .

Rudbeckia laciniata L. var. ampla (A. Nelson) Cronquist.  Cut-Leaf Coneflower.. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, In the boulders of the streambed. The only variety of R. laciniata accepted by Ackerfield (2015). Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2360. 8/7/2021. . .


Coll. No. 2650, Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla.

Scorzonera laciniata L.  (Syn: Podospermum laciniatum (L.) De Candolle ) Cutleaf Vipergrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 40 cm., Leaves, basal and cauline, 7-20 cm., pinnately dissected into near-linear lobes, reduced but still well-developed above; Inflorescence, few heads on long stems; Phyllaries, in ±3 series, graduated, 4-13 mm. × 1.5-9 mm. wide, margins chartaceous, tips dark; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, ligulate (1 kind, 5-lobed), corolla yellow; Pappus of plumose bristles, Introduced, Europe (Old French: viper) (Described from Coll. No. 1399, 8 June 2016).

- Lippincott Ranch, Trampled by vehicles and eaten by cows. Also collected in this junction: Capsella bursa-pastoris, Collinsia parviflora, and Draba nemorosa, with Taraxacum officinale nearby. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, in the junction of the ranch road and quarry road, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2164. 21 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070789 OBI ) . .


Schweich collection of Scorzonera laciniata

Senecio integerrimus Nutt.  Columbia Ragwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2048. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep forest litter in cracks of ridge bedrock. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, east side of ridge, 25.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2029. 26 May 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00071107 ) Ponderosa pine woodland where the highest Great Plains meets the Rocky Mountain Front Range, parcel disturbed by cattle grazing and clay mining. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2059. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO COLO2434652 CS JCOS s.n. KHD00072494 REGIS ) . .


Senecio integerrimus “Columbia Ragwort” in the Schweich Hill.

Coll. No. 3386, Senecion integerrimus.

Senecio integerrimus on Schweich Hill and Tin Cup Ridge.

Button-like caudex of Coll. No. 1858, Senecio integerrimus

Habitat of four collections in the Survey Field.

Coll. No. 1108, Senecio integerrimus on Tin Cup Ridge.

Coll. No. 1476, Senecio integerrimus

Coll. No. 1897, Senecio integerrimus in Colorado School of Mines Survey Field.

Coll. No. 3386, Senecio integerrimus.

Button-like caudex of Coll. No. 1811, Senecio integerrimus

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1831, Senecio integerrimus

Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray.  (Syn: S. multicapitatus Greenm. ex Rydb. ) Broomlike Ragwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 50 cm.; Leaves, basal, unknown, cauline, alternate, 90 mm. × 3 mm. wide, narrowly oblanceolate, reduced above to 30 mm. × 1 mm. wide, variously hairy in axils and ±lower surface; Involucre, 12.5 mm. × 6 mm., narrowly campanulate, bractlets not prominent; Phyllaries, 2 series? or 1 series with 2 forms? outer, 7.5 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, all green, inner, 7.5 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, centrally green with margins chartaceous, all tips dark; Receptacle, epaleate; Rays, fertile, corolla, tube 5 mm. + blade 9 mm. × 2 mm. wide, yellow, lobes 3; Disk flowers, corolla, 6 mm., yellow; Pappus, 1 series of fine capillary bristles, 5 mm.; Cypsela, 4 mm., 5-angled, dark gray, “hirtellous” throughout (not just the angles). Described from Coll. No. 1298, 23 Sep 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Nepeta cataria, and Urtica dioica. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2216. 29 Aug 2019. ( CAS CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00074447 UCR ) . .


Coll. No. 2231, Senecio spartioides with a praying mantis and a beetle.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1298, Senecio spartioides

Coll. No. 1298, Senecio spartioides

Senecio spartioides adventive in my garden.

Senecio spartioides adventive in my garden.

Flower Heads of Coll. No. 1298, Senecio spartioides

Solidago nana Nutt.  Baby Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 40 cm., short white hairy throughout; Leaves, basal, withered (late in season), cauline, alternate, 95 mm. × 9-10 mm. wide (includes 15 mm. winged petiole? below) veins, 1 (others discontinuous), margin hairs similar to surface hairs, i.e., not ciliate, gradually reduced and sessile above; Inflorescence, heads numerous and small, involucre, 5.5 mm.; Phyllaries, 3-4 series, imbricate, graduated, 3-4 mm., veins 1; Receptacle, epaleate, (scales? to 0.5 mm.); Flowers of 2 kinds; Rays, few (3-4), fertile? (stigma visible but cypsela not as developed as those of disk flowers), corolla, 6 mm., yellow; Disk flowers, few (6-8), corolla, 4 mm., yellow; Pappus, capillary bristles; Cypsela, 1.5 mm., short hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1292, 9 Sep 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), determination tentative Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2891. 7/2/2022. . .


Coll. No. 1292, Solidago nana

Coll. No. 1759, Solidago nana

Coll. No. 2439, Solidago nana.

Solidago rigida L. var. humilis Porter.  Stiff Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Herbaceous perennial, to 70 cm., apparently reproducing in part by offsets (“caudices branching”), short spreading hairy throughout; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, #3-8, petiole, 15 cm., blade, 12.5 cm. × 6 cm. wide, ovate, entire, withered at flowering, cauline, alternate, sessile, 60 mm. × 27 mm. wide, ovate, entire, reduced above; Inflorescence, cymose, heads borne singly on short pedicels; Phyllaries, 2+ series, graduated, largest, 4.5 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, tip obtuse, veins 3, ciliate distally; Receptacle, convex, epaleate; Flowers of 2 kinds; Rays, fertile, corolla, 5.5 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, yellow; Disk flowers, corolla, 5 mm., yellow; Pappus, bristles, 1 series; Cypsela, 1 mm., glabrous. Described from Coll. No. 1280, 28 August 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, in grasses, east-facing slope, edge of Ponderosa pine woodland. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2427. 9/7/2021. . .


Coll. No. 1280, Solidago rigida var. humilis

Coll. No. 3536, Solidago rigida var. humilis.

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1280, Solidago rigida var. humilis

Phyllaries of Coll. No. 1280, Solidago rigida var. humilis

Corymbiform inflorescence of Coll. No. 1769, Solidago rigida var. humilis

Solidago velutina DC. ssp. sparsiflora (A. Gray) Semple.  Three-Nerve Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 130 m. west from the eastern boundary, north bank, approx. opposite the giant boulder, 1.36 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2659. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden KHD00075628 OBI183409 ) . .


Coll. No. 2659, Solidago velutina ssp. sparsiflora

Coll. No. 2735, Solidago velutina ssp. sparsiflora

Symphyotrichum ericoides (Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom.  (Syn: Virgulus ericoides (Linnaeus) Reveal & Keener ) White Heath Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, woody at base, stems ascending, to 40 cm., spreading vegetatively, short hairy and minutely glandular throughout; Leaves, alternate, sessile, narrowly lanceolate or oblong, 7-9 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, entire, strigose, tip, small white spine; Heads, borne singly along stem, secund, occasionally 2 per stem, on leafy pedicels; Flowers, of 2 kinds; Involucre, 4 mm. × 5 mm. wide, bell-shaped; Phyllaries, 2+ series, 3-4 mm. × 0.7-0.8 mm. wide, white below with 1 brown or green vein, rhomboid green above, tip with very small spine; Receptacle, epaleate; Rays, corolla, white, tube 2 mm + ligule 5.0-6.5 mm., fertile; Disc flowers, corolla, yellow, tube 3.5 mm. + lobes 0.5 mm., (some?) lobes reddish; Pappus, bristles, fine, barbelate, 4 mm.; Cypsela, 1 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1558, 3 September 2016 and Coll. No. 1743.5, 23 August 2017).

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, in grasses, east-facing slope, edge of Ponderosa pine woodland. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2428. 9/7/2021. Coordinates estimated from Coll. No. 2749. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwestern portion of the ranch, on the northwest bank of an unnamed drainage that is tributary to Bull Gulch, 1.11 km. northwest of the main gate, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2750. 7 Sep 2021. ( CDA54535 JCOS s.n. UCR297676 ) . .


Coll. No. 3515, Symphyotrichum ericoides.

Secund head of Coll. No. 3527, Symphyotrichum ericoides.

Coll. No. 3198, Symphyotrichum ericoides.

Coll. No. 1743.5, Symphyotrichum ericoides

Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve.  Smooth Blue Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 70 cm., rhizomatous or rooting at nodes; Leaves, alternate, cauline, linear, 120 mm. × 8 mm. wide, reduced and more lanceolate above, glabrous, margin very shallowly toothed and lightly ciliate, entire above; Inflorescence, panicle with 1° and 2° branches; Heads borne singly on 10-15 mm. pedicels, 8 mm. × 10 mm. wide; Phyllaries in 3+ graduated series, 3-10 mm. margins white to tips diamond-shaped green, all tips acute, few hairs; Receptacle epaleate; Flowers of 2 kinds; Ray flowers, fertile, tube green 3.5 mm. + blade blue 9.5 mm. × 1.5 mm, spatulate-oblanceolate; Disk flowers, outer reddish-purple, inner yellow, corolla, 6.5 mm.; Pappus, bristles, 5 mm.; Cypsela, 3 mm × 1.2 mm. wide, glabrous, veins, 4, prominent. Described from Coll. No. 1278, 20 August 2015. Only var. geyeri is recognized in Colorado per Weber & Wittmann (2012) and Ackerfield (2015). However, the green apical zones of these phyllaries are more diamond-shaped than lanceolate suggesting var. laeve, especially if the phyllaries are described as strongly unequal. The possibility that these plants should be assigned to var. laeve or that var. geyeri should be considered a synonym of var. laeve is discussed in FNANM.

- Lippincott Ranch, Highest prairie at edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Heavily grazed by cattle. Also collected here: Hypericum perforatum, a Colorado Noxious Weed List C plant. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, north segment of parcel, south side of Bull Gulch, 22.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2222. 29 Aug 2019. ( CIBO COLO2433472 JCOS s.n. KHD00074461 REGIS ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1291, Symphyotrichum laeve

Flower head of Coll. No. 1291, Symphyotrichum laeve

Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom.  (Syn: Aster porteri A. Gray ) Smooth White Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 35 cm., eglandular, generally not hairy; Stem ascending; Leaves, cauline, alternate, sessile, 53 mm. × 3 mm. wide, lance-linear, many rolled, tip pointed, maybe spinulose, generally glabrous except some distal margins; Inflorescence, crowded, ±flat-topped; Heads borne simgly on short pedicels; Involucre, 5 mm. × 8 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 2+series, 3.5 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, ±equal, inner ≥ outer, mid-vein green, margins white proximally, green distally, tip acute; Receptacle, epaleate, convex (if not conic); Flowers of two kinds; Rays, fertile, corolla, 6.5 mm., white; Disk flowers, corolla, 3.0 mm., yellow; Pappus, bristles, barbed, single, 2.5 mm.; Cypsela, 0.7 mm., sparsely hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1266, 29 Jul 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, and Nepeta cataria. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2219. 29 Aug 2019. ( CIBO COLO2433522 JCOS s.n. KHD00074465 REGIS ) . .


Coll. No. 3538, Symphyotrichum porteri.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1266, Symphyotrichum porteri

Habitat of Coll. No. 1290, Symphyotrichum porteri

Habitat of Coll. No. 1297, Symphyotrichum porteri on Tin Cup Ridge.

Coll. No. 3383, Symphyotrichum porteri.

Coll. No. 3506, Symphyotrichum porteri

Head of Coll. No. 1266, Symphyotrichum porteri

Coll. No. 1266, Symphyotrichum porteri

Coll. No. 1279, Symphyotrichum porteri

Ciliate leaf margins on basal leaf clusters of Coll. No. 1290, Symphyotrichum porteri

Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg.  (Syn: T. laevigatum (Willd.) DC. ) Common Dandelion. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Gentle slope at edge of ponderosa pine forest. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate center of property. 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2015. 18 Apr 2019. ( CIBO COLO2434736 JCOS s.n. KHD00072411 ) . .


My first collection on the Lippincott Property, Taraxacum officinale

Coll. No. 1317, Taraxacum officinale on North Table Mountain Trail.

Head of Coll. No. 1305, Taraxacum, but T. officinale?

Coll. No. 1305, Taraxacum, but T. officinale?

Head of Coll. No. 1306, Taraxacum officinale

Coll. No. 1306, Taraxacum officinale

Tragopogon dubius Scop.  (Syn: Tragopogon dubius Scop. ssp. major (Jacq.) Vollman ) Yellow Salsify. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Peduncle inflated distally, flowers yellow, phyllaries in 1 overlapping series, ligules 3-5 mm. shorter than phyllaries.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2063. 5/6/2021. .

- Spring Brook, Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, north side of Spring Brook, lower edge of large boulder. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2174. 7/20/2021. .


Coll. No. 1115, Tragopogon dubius

Berberidaceae

Berberis repens Lindl.  (Syn: Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don ) Creeping Barberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2034. 5/6/2021. .

- Spring Brook, Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, north side of Spring Brook, lower edge of large boulder. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2172. 7/20/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Slope under ponderosa pine growing around rocks. Tom Schweich 1675. 4/18/2019. In a (mostly) ponderosa pine woodland, in the southwest corner near the railroad tracks. Tom Schweich 1766. 7/13/2019. .


Coll. No. 1309, Berberis repens

Habitat of Coll. No. 1782, Berberis repens.

Coll. No. 1309, Berberis repens

Betulaceae

Betula occidentalis Hook.  (Syn: Betula fontinalis Sarg. ) Water Birch. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, This collection may actually be 12 m. inside the Lindsay/Jeffco parcel of Boulder OSMP as indicated by GPS geographic coordinates and ArcGIS mapping, though the locations of fences and gates suggest the location is in Lippincott Ranch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. South side of Bull Gulch very near the property line with Lindsay/Jeffco, 1.26 km. north of the main gate, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2751. 7 Sep 2021. ( CAS960289 CIBO COLO2706422 JCOS s.n. ) . .


Water Birch (Betula occidentalis) along Clear Creek.

Coll. No. 3435, Betula occidentalis.

Coll. No. 2644, Betula occidentalis.

Betula pendula Roth.  European White Birch. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, bottom of a small gulch, below the railroad embankment, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2497. 4 Jun 2021. ( COLO2706224 Golden KHD75544 ) . .


Coll. No. 2497, Betula pendula

Corylus cornuta Marshall.  (Syn: Corylus cornuta Marshall var. cornuta ) Beaked Hazelnut. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, In deep shade of Spring Brook. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. North part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, on the banks of Spring Brook, 2.38 km. north northwest of the main gate, 24.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2628. 20 Jul 2021. ( Golden KHD00075384 ) .

- Bull Gulch, South side of the gulch, shaded, numerous nuts cracked open found on nearby boulder. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2351. 8/7/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwestern portion of the ranch, in an unnamed drainage that is tributary to Bull Gulch, 1.05 km. northwest of the main gate, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2747. 7 Sep 2021. ( COLO2706166 OBI183778 UCR297661 ) .


Coll. No. 2628, Corylus cornuta

Coll. No. 3291, Corylus cornuta.

Boraginaceae

Asperugo procumbens L.  German Madwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. In the bed of a small intermittent stream near its mouth at Bull Gulch, near the location of the ranch road crossing of the gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2505. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden ) . .

Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson.  (=Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene) Miner"s Candle. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Gentle rocky southwest-facing slope with forest duff near edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest base of hogback in center of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2157. 13 Jul 2019. ( CAS CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070774 ) . .


Cryptantha virgata beside the Nightbird Gulch Trail.

Cryptantha virgata beside the Nightbird Gulch Trail.

Coll. No. 1873, Cryptantha virgata

Cynoglossum officinale L.  Gypsyflower. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2062. 5/6/2021. .

- Bull Gulch, In boulders in the streambed. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2361. 8/7/2021. . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1827.1, Cynoglossum officinale.

Obs. No. 1552, Cynoglossum officinale

Obs. No. 1552, Cynoglossum officinale

Coll. No. 2124, Cynoglossum officinale

Glochidiate prickles on the nutlets of Coll. No. 1434, Cynoglossum officinale

Hydrophyllum fendleri (A. Gray) A. Heller.  Fendler's Waterleaf. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected nearby: Besseya plantaginea. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, along an unnamed intermittent stream tributary to Bull Gulch, 22.5 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2499. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD75543 ) . .


Coll. No. 2499, Hydrophyllum fendleri

Coll. No. 1396, Hydrophyllum fendleri

Hydrophyllum fendleri (A. Gray) A. Heller var. fendleri.  Fendler's Waterleaf. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2076. 5/6/2021. . .

Lithospermum incisum Lehm.  Narrowleaf Stoneseed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial … cleistogamic flowers present, in fruit usually with recurved pedicels. Flowers monomorphic.

- Lippincott Ranch, Edge of ponderosa pine woodland exposed to prairie to the south. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, north-central area of parcel, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2067. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. OBI183239 REGIS ) . .


Coll. No. 1124, Lithospermum incisum

Detail of Coll. No. 1382, Lithospermum incisum

Coll. No. 1382, Lithospermum incisum

Coll. No. 2365.1, Lithospermum sp., likely L. incisum

Nutlets of Coll. No. 2365.1, Lithospermum sp., likely L. incisum

Coll. No. 2365.1, Lithospermum sp., likely L. incisum

Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray.  Many Flowered Stoneseed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial … cleistogamous flowers absent. Flowers heterostyled and dimorphic.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Deep grasses in openings of ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.2 km. north of the main gate, 23.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2615. 20 Jul 2021. ( OBI188570 ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 2376, Lithospermum multiflorum

Coll. No. 2376, Lithospermum multiflorum

Lithospermum multiflorum in Coal Creek Canyon Study Area.

Coll. No. 2175, Lithospermum multiflorum

Coll. No. 2175, Lithospermum multiflorum

Fruit of Coll. No. 2615, Lithospermum multiflorum.

Lithospermum occidentale (Mack.) Weakley, Witsell & D. Estes.  (Syn: Onosmodium bejariense DC. ex A. DC. var. occidentale (Mack.) B. L. Turner , Onosmodium molle Michx. ) Western Marbleseed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, East-facing swale; also collected here: Calochortus gunnisonii and Claytonia rosea. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2107. 1 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070543 REGIS ) . .


Coll. No. 2107, Lithospermum occidentale

Gynobase of Lithospermum occidentale

Lithospermum occidentale on the west side of Green Mountain

Mertensia ciliata (Torr.) G. Don var. ciliata.  Tall Fringed Bluebells. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Variety ciliata accepted in Colorado beginning with Ackerfield (2nd edition, 2022).

- Bull Gulch, In the bed of Bull Gulch that was scoured out by the thunderstorms and floods of 11-12 September 2013. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed by Bull Gulch from west to east, 1.37 km. north northwest of the main gate, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2630. 20 Jul 2021. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. ) . .

Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC.  Prairie Bluebells. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, with spreading-ascending branches to 20 cm.; Stem, glabrous; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, petiole 55 mm. + blade 50 mm. × 12.5 mm. wide, lanceolate, distinct lateral veins, papillate adaxially, margin, entire, appressed ciliate; cauline, sessile, 40 mm. × 4 mm. wide, without distinct lateral veins, papillate to strigose (oriented toward apex) adaxially, margin, entire, appressed ciliate; Inflorescence, panicle; Calyx, not divided to base, tube 1.5 mm. + lobes 2-3 mm.; Corolla, tube 4.0-6.5 mm. + lobes 4.5-7.5 mm., free 2.0 mm., limb 5-10 mm., deciduous, blue, small tufts or a ring of hairs near (2.2 mm.) base of throat; Stamens, #5-6, inserted, attached just below (0.5 mm.) throat/fornices; Filaments, 2.0-3.5 mm., strap-shaped, filaments ≥ anthers; Anthers, 1.8-2.3 mm., versatile, yellow; Ovary, 0.7 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, partially fused to calyx; Style, 7.0-7.5 mm., single, ±≥anthers; Stigma, simple; Fruit, #4 nutlets, 1.7 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide. (Described from Coll. Nos. 1906 & 2035.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep ponderosa pine forest duff. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, north of Bull Gulch about half way to north boundary, west side of ridge, 23.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2035. 26 May 2019. ( CIBO EIU JCOS s.n. REGIS ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1129, Mertensia lanceolata

Coll. No. 1320, Mertensia lanceolata along the Golden Cliffs Trail.

Coll. No. 1906, Mertensia lanceolata

Coll. No. 1129, Mertensia lanceolata

Interior of flower of Coll. No. 1595, Mertensia lanceolata

Corolla of Coll. No. 2035, Mertensia lanceolata

Myosotis micrantha Pall. ex Lehm.  Small-Flowered Forget-Me-Not. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland, with Collomia linearis, Eriogonum umbellatum, Hypericum perforatum, and Campanula rotundifolia. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2154. 13 Jul 2019. ( KHD00070794 ) Small colony below rocks. Also here: Amorpha nana, Ceanothus herbaceus, Gentiana affinis, Solidago rigida, and Symphyotrichum ericoides. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. West-central portion of ranch, in rocky grassland below the ponderosa pines. 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2493. 4 Jun 2021. ( COLO2706182 Golden ) . .


Georeferenced collections of selected Myosotis near Colorado.

Coll. No. 2154, Myosotis micrantha

Myosotis scorpioides L.  True Forget-Me-Not. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, Also collected here: Agrimonia striata. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, in the bed of Spring Brook, 2.37 km. north of the main gate to Lippincott Ranch, 24.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2621. 20 Jul 2021. ( Golden KHD00075386 OBI183688 ) . .


Coll. No. 2621, Myosotis scorpioides.

Phacelia heterophylla Pursh.  Varileaf Phacelia. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Described by Pursh (1814) from a collection by M. Lewis Jun-Jul, 1806 on the banks of the Kooskooskie (Clearwater) River.

- Lippincott Ranch, Open ponderosa pine woodland with a lot of cheatgrass. Subspecies heterophylla if infraspecific names are to be applied, as this is not the subspecies virgata found in northern California and Oregon. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2081. 17 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072419 OBI183226 ) .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1138, Phacelia heterophylla

Coll. No. 2081, Phacelia heterophylla

Brassicaceae

Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.  (Syn: A. campestre (L.) L. , Clypeola alyssoides L. ) CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron. Very wet. Collected with Veronica arvensis and V. biloba. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2063.2 6 Jun 2019. ( JCOS s.n. ) . .


Coll. No. 2063.2, Alyssum alyssoides

Barbarea vulgaris R. Br.  Garden Yellowrocket. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Probably a biennial or perennial, to 40 cm., terrestrial but growing in flowing water, glabrous throughout; Leaves, lower cauline, 150 mm. × 45 mm. wide, pinnafitid, lyrate, lobes, #9, terminal lobe 47 mm. × 40 mm. wide, auriculate, auricles, glabrous, leaves reduced upward, upper cauline, sessile, 35 mm. × 18 mm. wide, lobes, 3; Inflorescence, not bracted; Flowers, radial; Sepals, 2.5 mm. × 1.8 mm. wide, ovate, rows, #1, color, yellow; Petals, 6 mm., obovate, claw not conspicuously differentiated from blade, margin, entire, color, yellow; Stamens, #6; Filaments, 4 mm., plain; Anthers, 1 mm.; Fruit, pedicels, 5 mm., glabrous, mature, 19.5 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, spreading, glabrous. (Described from Coll. No. 1818, 16 May 2018.)

- Bull Gulch, In the streambed of Bull Gulch. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2191. 7/20/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Also seen or collected here, Actaea rubra, Lathryrus sp., and Gratiola neglecta. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, along an unnamed intermittent stream tributary to Bull Gulch, in the stream bed, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2502. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden OBI183540 ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1818, Barbarea vulgaris

Coll. No. 2502, Barbarea vulgaris

Lyrate lower leaf of Coll. No. 1818, Barbarea vulgaris

Boechera fendleri (S.Watson) W.A.Weber.  (Syn: Arabis fendleri (S. Watson) Greene ) Fendler's rockcress. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial (short-lived?), terrestrial, herb, tap-rooted, to 50 cm., branched hairs proximally, glabrous distally; Leaves, basal, petiole 9 mm. + blade 19 mm. × 5.5 mm. wide, oblanceolate, entire, hairs 3-4 branches, cauline sessile, spear-shaped, 21 mm. × 4 mm. wide, auriculate, 1.0-1.5 mm.; Inflorescence, raceme, 125 mm.; Sepals, #4, 4 mm., ovate; Petals, #4, 6 mm., entire, lavender; Stamens, #6; Filaments, 3 mm., narrowly winged; Anthers, 1.5 mm.; Fruit, pedicels, 10 mm., glabrous, 50 mm. × 0.8-1.0 mm. wide, recurved; Ovules, many, biseriate (Described from Coll. No. 1812, 10 May 2018).

- Lippincott Ranch, Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2861. 7/2/2022. . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1839, Boechera fendleri

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1812, Boechera fendleri

Coll. No. 1812, Boechera fendleri

Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC.  Little-Podded False Flax. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, terrestrial, herb, 45 cm. to 80 cm. tall; Stem, erect, mostly single, some branched mid-stem, proximal, simple and forked hairs, distal, glabrous; Leaves, basal, absent or withered, cauline, #11-25, sessile, distal basally lobed 1.2 mm., 26-62 mm. × 6.5-10 mm. wide, reduced above, lanceolate, hairs simple and forked; Inflorescence, to 220 mm. × 35 mm. wide, not bracted, not one-sided; Flowers, radial; Pedicels, 4-8 mm., glabrous; Sepals, #4, rows, #1, 2.4-2.7 mm. × 0.8-1 mm. wide, ovate, color, green, margin chartaceous, tip purplish, abaxially hairy; Petals, 3.7-4.0 mm. × 0.7-0.9 mm. wide, oblong-spatulate, margin, entire, color, yellow; Stamens, #6, 3 mm.; Filaments, plain or maybe very narrowly winged; Anthers, 0.7 mm., ovate; Ovary, 1.8 mm. × 0.9 mm. wide; Style, 0.8 mm.; Stigma, capitate, 0.4 mm. wide; Fruit (mature), pedicels, 15 mm., 3 × than fruit, spreading, 5 mm. × 3.2-3.5 mm. wide, wider above middle, somewhat flattened, parallel to replum, coriaceous, short-winged (or strong-margined), valve mid-vein apparent but not prominent; Seeds, many, 1.0 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, angled, papillate (Described from Coll. No. 1876 and 1883).

- Lippincott Ranch, Open ponderosa pine woodland with a lot of cheatgrass. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2081.1 17 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072418 ) . .


Coll. No. 1876, Camelina microcarpa

Coll. No. 2936, Camelina microcarpa.

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.  Shepherd's Purse. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, scapose, to 27 cm., hairs, sessile, stellate, 3-4 points, throughout; Leaves, basal, oblanceolate, 55 mm. × 16 mm. wide, deeply lobed, but not all the way to mid-rib; cauline, 4-5 stem leaves, lanceolate, 25 mm. × 10 mm. wide, base sagittate; Flowers, small, petals white; Fruit, obcordate, 4 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide. The single species in this genus; described by some as the second-most common weed on Earth (Described from Coll. No. 1336, 11 May 2016).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2894. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Disturbed places, in this case an old road, along with other early annuals, such as Collinsia parviflora and Draba nemorosa. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate center of property. 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2017. 18 Apr 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072413 ) . .


Coll. No. 1336, Capsella bursa-pastoris

Coll. No. 2017, Capsella bursa-pastoris

Chorispora tenella (Pall.) DC.  Crossflower. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, hairs 0, sparsely stalked-gland-dotted; Leaves basal, withered at flowering, cauline simple, not basally lobed or clasping; Flowers radial; Corolla purple; Stamens 6; Ovary linear when young; Fruit linear, bilateral, to 4 cm, seed in proximal 2.5 cm., tip pointed; Seeds in two rows, brown, 1 mm (Described from Coll. No. 301, 5 Nov 2012).

- Lippincott Ranch, Coordinates estimated by GoogleEarth. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, high prairie above Rocky Flats, 21.5 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2022. 24 Apr 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070559 ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1308, Chorispora tenella

Pallas' illustration of Raphanus tenellus.

Coll. No. 301, Chorispora tenella

Coll. No. 301, Chorispora tenella

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1308, Chorispora tenella

Coll. No. 1308, Chorispora tenella

Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb.  Tansy Mustard. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, 30 cm. (to 50 cm. when growing among grasses), not scapose; Tap root; Stem simple at base, branched distally; Hairs many-branched; Leaves basal 0, cauline compound, 2-3 pinnately dissected, sessile, not basally lobed, sagittate, or clasping; Inflorescence not bracted; Pedicel, in fruit diverging 30–45°; Petals yellow, 2.5 mm.; Ovary linear; Stigma ±entire (there are clearly two separate segments of the stigma that are receptive, but there is no central cleft between them); Fruit (7-15 mm.) -25 mm., linear (not fusiform or club-shaped), glabrous, not appressed; Septum veined Seeds, multiseriate (Described from Coll. Nos. 404, 854, and 935).

- Lippincott Ranch, Open ponderosa pine woodland with a lot of cheatgrass. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2081.2 17 Jun 2019. ( JCOS s.n. ) . .


Coll. No. 935, Descurainia sophia

Coll. No. 404, Descurainia sophia

Coll. No. 854, Descurainia sophia

Coll. No. 854, Descurainia sophia

Draba nemorosa L.  Woodland Whitlow Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual terrestrial herb, 11 to 25 cm., hairs vary: none, simple, forked, but not dolabriform; Stem, proximal, hairs simple and forked, distal, glabrous; Leaves, basal and cauline, Basal, simple, 12 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, hairs forked; Cauline, #5-6, sessile, 11 mm. × 4 mm. wide, sparsely dentate, hairs, simple and forked; Inflorescene, raceme; Sepals, rows, #1, 1.3 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, ovate, color, green turning yellow, abaxial hairs wavy; Petals, 2 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, spoon-shaped, margin entire, color, yellow; Stamens, #4 or 6, 1.3 mm.; Anthers, 0.3 mm.; Style, very short; Fruit, pedicels, 20 mm., puberulent, body, 7 mm. × 2 mm. wide, ascending, short straight appressed hairs (Described from Coll. No. 1821, 16 May 2018).

- Lippincott Ranch, Disturbed places, in this case an old road, along with other early annuals, such as Collinsia parviflora and Capsella bursa-pastoris. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate center of property. 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2018. 18 Apr 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072414 ) . .


Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1821, Draba nemorosa

Coll. No. 1821, Draba nemorosa

Overview of Coll. No. 1821, Draba nemorosa

Coll. No. 2018, Draba nemorosa

Lepidium campestre (L.) W. T. Aiton.  Field Pepperweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, herb, in dry and wet habitats, 15 cm. to 35 cm. tall; Roots, tap; Hairs, simple, on stems and leaves; Stem, erect, leafy, branched above or not; Leaves, basal, sometimes absent, petiole 10 mm. + blade 40 mm. × 12 mm. wide, oblanceolate, margin wavy, tip rounded, cauline, 12-21 mm. × 3.5-7 mm. wide, lance-linear to lanceolate, base auriculate, 2 mm., margin dentate (scalloped, though the term is rarely used), anthocyanic; Inflorescence, terminal raceme, 35-72 mm. × 17-21 mm. plus occasional several axillary racemes, not bracted, not one-sided; Sepals, #4, rows, #1, 1.2 mm. × 0.6-0.8 mm. wide, ovate, cream-green, purple distally, margin chartaceous; Petals, 1.3-1.5 mm., spoon-shaped, margin, entire, white; Style, #1, 0.5 mm., persistent; Fruit, pedicel, horizontal to spreading, 5 mm., silicle, 4.0-4.5 mm. × 3 mm. wide, margin, winged apically, 0.2 mm. at middle, 1 mm. at apex. (Described from Coll. No. 1413, 10 Jun 2016, and Coll. No. 1918.1, 3 June 2018.)

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2893. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Actaea rubra, Barbarea vulgaris, Lathyrus lanszwertii var. laetivirens, and Gratiola neglecta. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, on the bank of an unnamed intermittent stream tributary to Bull Gulch, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2503.1 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden ) . .


Coll. No. 1413, Lepidium campestre

Fruit of Coll. No. 1607, Lepidium campestre

Auriculate leaf of Coll. No. 1607, Lepidium campestre

Noccaea fendleri (A. Gray) Holub ssp. glauca (A. Nelson) Al-Shehbaz & M. Koch.  (Syn: Noccaea montana (L.) F. K. Meyer , Thlaspi montanum L. var. montanum ) Alpine Pennycress. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herbs, with basal leaves and flowering stems to 8 cm., glabrous, prior year flowering stems persistent; Leaves, basal, 8 mm. × 4 mm. wide, ±obovate, margin entire, abaxially purple, petiole 5 mm., cauline, 8 mm. × 5 mm. wide, base auriculate, margin entire; Flowers, white, fading purple; Petals 4.5 mm.; Fruit, a silicle, 5.5-7.0 mm. × 2.5-3.0 mm. wide, obcordate, winged distally (Described from Coll. No. 1085, 25 April 2015, and Coll. No. 1328, 5 May 2016).

- Lippincott Ranch, Northwest facing forested slope. Collected with Besseya plantaginea and Viola canadensis. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south of Bull Gulch approximate centroid of parcel, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2037.1 26 May 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1329, Noccaea fendleri var. glauca

Coll. No. 1085, Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca

Coll. No. 2037.1, Noccaea fendleri var. glauca

Coll. No. 2782, Noccaea fendleri

Turritis glabra L.  (Syn: Arabis glabra (L.) Bernhardi ) Tower Rockcress. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Short-lived (?) perennial, terrestrial, herb, 45 cm. to 90 cm. tall; Roots, tap. Stem, erect, #1, (1 of 4 specimens has 2 stems), leafy, proximal, simple and forked hairs, distal, glabrous; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal simple, petiole, 6 mm., blade, 60 mm. × 15 mm. wide, oblanceolate, hairs, simple and forked, margin, dentate, tip, obtuse; cauline, #20, sessile, lobed, 2.5 mm., 40 mm. × 10 mm. wide, lanceolate, reduced above, margin, entire, becoming glabrous distally; Inflorescence, raceme, 70 mm. × 11 mm. wide, not bracted, not one-sided; Pedicels (at anthesis), 3-4 mm., glabrous; Sepals, #4, 2.5 mm. × 1.1 mm. wide, ovate, green, margin chartaceous; Petals, 4.5 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, spatulate, margin entire, color, pinkish, fading lavender; Fruit, (24-) 80-85 mm. × 0.9 mm. wide, ascending-appressed, glabrous, flattened, parallel to replum, style, base 0.4-0.5 mm. wide, stigma, 0.8-0.9 mm. wide; Ovules, biseriate, many, 0.7 mm. × 0.3 mm. wide, tan, translucent, wing not apparent. (Described from Coll. No. 1887, 28 May 2018).

- Lippincott Ranch, Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2860. 7/2/2022. .


Coll. No. 1887, Turritis glabra

Cactaceae

Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R.Hunt.  (Syn: Coryphantha missouriensis (Sweet) Britton & Rose ) Missouri Foxtail Cactus. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, At base of boulder near Bull Gulch. Tom Schweich 1677. 4/18/2019. . .


Small Missouri Foxtail Cactus

Obs. No. 1603, Escobaria missouriensis

First fully open flower in Schweich Hill.

Escobaria missouriensis, Green Mountain, Jefferson County, Collorado

Escobaria vivipara with fruit.

Missouri Foxtail Cactus sits low in the soil.

Escobaria missouriensis in a crack between three rocks.

Escobaria missouriensis

Three Missouri Foxtail Cactus together.

Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haw.  Brittle Pricklypear. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2879. 7/2/2022. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2882. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, In the eastern panhandle, near the northern boundary and top of the slope. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2161. 6/29/2021. In the eastern panhandle, near the northern boundary and top of the slope. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2164. 6/29/2021. Mostly open prairie, with just a few ponderosa pines. This cactus was also observed among rocks and ponderosa pines along the crest of the ridge to the north. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest quadrant of the "panhandle" southern part of the ranch, on a bench between two ephemeral streams, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2543. 29 Jun 2021. ( KHD00075522 ) . .


Coll. No. 2543, Opuntia fragilis

Habitat of Coll. No. 2543, Opuntia fragilis

Opuntia fragilis on flat below highway.

Obs. No. 3279, Opuntia fragilis.

Habitat of Obs. No. 3279, Opuntia fragilis.

Coll. No. 2543, Opuntia fragilis

Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.  Western Pricklypear. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial cactus, not distinctly mat-forming; Stem, segments, 90 mm. × 60 mm. wide, flattened, bluish-green, areoles, #5-6 per diagonal row, spaced 8-14 mm., proximal, glochids only, distal, glochids and spines, spines, #2, #1, 28 mm., erect, brown to tan at tip, #1, 12 mm., recumbent, nearly white; Flowers, petals, 36 mm. × 22 mm. wide, wedge-shaped, color yellow; Stamens, many, 18 mm., yellow; Style, 20-24 mm., stout; Stigma, lobes, #6-8, 3 mm.; Fruit, 38 mm. × 17 mm. wide, narrow at base, fleshy, green, areoles, mix of glochids and short spines. (Described from Coll. No. 1948, 15 June 2018.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Gentle rocky southwest-facing slope at edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest base of hogback in center of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2156. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. ) . .


Coll. No. 2371, Opuntia macrorhiza

Opuntia macrorhiza on Schweich Hill.

Obs. No. 1540, Opuntia macrorhiza

Coll. No. 1948, Opuntia macrorhiza

Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose.  (Syn: Echinocactus simpsonii Engelm. , Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose var. minor (Engelm.) Cockerell ) Mountain Ball Cactus. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, in rocks with Mertensia lanceolata, Berberis repens, and Viola nuttallii. Tom Schweich 1686. 5/26/2019. .


Concentration of Pediocactus simpsonii

Pediocactus simpsonii on the dry flat below CO Highway 72.

Pediocactus simpsonii (Nutt.) Haw.

Habitat of Pediocactus simpsonii (Nutt.) Haw.

Obs. No. 1428, Pediocactus simpsonii

Habitat of Obs. No. 1428, Pediocactus simpsonii

Pediocactus simpsonii on North Table Mountain

Habitat of Pediocactus simpsonii on North Table Mountain

Pediocactus simpsonii in bloom at Ranson Edwards Homestead OSP.

Concentration of Pediocactus simpsonii

Campanulaceae

Campanula rotundifolia L.  (=Campanula petiolata A. DC.) Harebell. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Leaves, basal, ?, cauline, alternate, ±lance-linear, 52 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide; Inflorescence, solitary and loose racemes; Pedicel, 9 mm.; Calyx, tube 2.5 mm. + 5 lobes 2.5 mm. = 5.0 mm.; Corolla, 13 mm, blue-purple; Capsule, nodding, 5.5 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, opening by pores near the base. Described from Coll. No. 1246, 24 July 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, More sprawling than erect, deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland, with Collomia linearis, Eriogonum umbellatum, Lappula occidentalis, and Sedum lanceolatum. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2151. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO COLO2435386 JCOS s.n. KHD00070796 ) .


Coll. No. 2151, Campanula rotundifolia

Coll. No. 1246, Campanula rotundifolia

Cannabaceae

Humulus neomexicanus (A. Nelson & Cockerell) Rydb.  New Mexican Hops. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), moderate size patch, mostly sprawling on the ground, sunny spot on left bank Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2875. 7/2/2022. .

- Bull Gulch, Staminate plant. Growing on fallen trees on south side of gulch. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2359. 8/7/2021. .


Wild hops growing on Chokecherry, with Hairy Willow herb below.

Small vine of Humulus lupulus

Wild hops (Humulus neomexicanus) in Kinney Run.

Coll. No. 3199, Humulus neomexicanus on the Welch Ditch.

Coll. No. 3200, Humulus neomexicanus

Coll. No. 3200, Humulus neomexicanus

Coll. No. 3205, Humulus neomexicanus

Hops vines and cones on a Douglas fir.

Wild New Mexican Hops (Humulus neomexicanus) beside the Peaks to Plains Trail.

Wild Hops (Humulus sp.) collections and observations in Golden s.l.

Coll. No. 2516, Humulus neomexicanus

Coll. No. 2733, Humulus neomexicanus.

Coll. No. 3199, Humulus neomexicanus.

Coll. No. 3200, Humulus neomexicanus.

Coll. No. 3201, Humulus neomexicanus.

Coll. No. 3411, Humulus neomexicanus.

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera tatarica L.  Tatarian Honeysuckle. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Shrub to small tree, 2 m.; Leaves, opposite, 24 mm. × 17 mm. wide, simple, entire, petiole, 1.5 mm.; Peduncle, 10-13 mm.; Flowers, in pairs, subtended by bracts, bisexual; Bracts, small, at base of calyx; Calyx, tube 2.0 mm. + lobes 0.5-1.0 mm.; Corolla, tube 12.5 mm. + lobes 12 mm., pink, hairy inside; Ovary, inferior; Stamens, #5, exserted, versatile; Style, #1, exserted, hairy; Stigma, capitate. Disturbed places, native to Siberia, sporadic escapee from cultivation, berries possibly toxic. (Described from Coll. No. 1591, 2 May 2017.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected or seen here: Corylus cornuta, Clematis hirsutissima, Frasera speciosa, Ranunculus sceleratus, Besseya plantaginea, Persicaria hydropiper, and Urtica dioica. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, along an unnamed intermittent stream tributary to Bull Gulch, in the stream bed, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2501. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD00075541 OBI185100 ) . .


Coll. No. 1591, Lonicera tatarica

Coll. No. 2501, Lonicera tatarica

Coll. No. 3017, Lonicera tatarica.

Coll. No. 1591, Lonicera tatarica

Coll. No. 1705, Lonicera tatarica

Symphoricarpos Duhamel.  Snowberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2045. 5/6/2021. . .

Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.  Western Snowberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Woody perennial to 50 cm., forming dense colonies in moist open swales, [spreading by long sparsely-branched rhizomes,] Twigs without lenticels, minutely hairy when young; Leaves opposite, ovate, to 7 cm. × 5 cm. wide, reduced above, thick, approaching leathery, pinnately veined, upper surface glabrous, lower few short white hairs, margin slightly wavy, slightly rolled under, sparsely curved hairy; Petioles to 7 mm.; Inflorescence axillary (and terminal?); Floral bracts triangular, 3 mm.; Flowers in dense axillary clusters, bisexual, ±radial, possibly slightly bilateral, 2 or more whorls; Corolla fused at base, tube 2-3 mm., throat with recurved hairs, lobes 5, 2.0-3.5 mm, slightly longer than tube, hairy within at level of stamen insertion, white with magenta mottling; Stamens 5, alternate, exserted or barely exserted; Filaments, 3.3-3.6 mm., tapered; Anthers versatile; Ovary inferior Pistil 1; Style exserted or barely exserted; Stigma entire; Fruit a berry, green when young, mature color and size unknown. (Described from specimen seen on Green Mountain, 2 August 2014 and Coll. No. 1252, 26-Jul-2015).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Open prairie on north-facing slope. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.23 km. north of the main gate, 23.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2616. 20 Jul 2021. ( Golden ) . .


Flower of Symphoricarpos occidentalis as found on Green Mountain.

Symphoricarpos occidentalis as found on Green Mountain.

Coll. No. 1285, Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Coll. No. 1285, Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius A. Gray.  (Syn: S. oreophilus A. Gray , S. rotundifolius A. Gray var. parishii (Rydb.) Dempster , S. rotundifolius A. Gray var. rotundifolius , S. vaccinioides Rydb. ) Roundleaf Snowberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Shrub, to 70 cm.; Leaves, opposite, 12 mm. × 9 mm. wide, ovate, margin entire; Inflorescence, terminal racemes on short branches; Calyx, 1.5 mm.; Corolla, tube 10 mm. + lobes 1.7 mm., color ochroleucus, few hairs near base of tube (around the style); Stamens, #5; Filaments, free 2 mm.; Ovary, inferior; Style, 3.5 mm., glabrous; Fruit, berry, white. Described from Coll. No. 1654, 1 Jun 2017.

- Lippincott Ranch, Near a dry watercourse in open ponderosa pine forest. About mid-way between Bull Gulch and the county boundary, 1.74 km. north northwest of the main gate, 23.4 km. north northwest of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2822. 2 Jul 2022. ( Golden KHD00078904 ) .


Habitat of Symphoricarpos rotundifolius near Sagehen Meadow

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius near Sagehen Meadow

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius near Sagehen Meadow

Coll. No. 1654, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaudin.  (Syn: Cerastium strictum L ) Field Chickweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Common early-flowering perennial, to 20 cm.; Leaves, opposite, broadly linear, 15 mm. × 3 mm. wide, stipules absent, tufts of leaves in lower axils; Sepals free; Petals >> sepals, white, notched; Styles (4)5.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2035. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Common early spring forb, growing with Mertensia lanceolata, Thermopsis, Prunus virginiana, and Pinus ponderosa. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, grassland in a ponderosa pine woodland, 23.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2028. 26 May 2019. ( CDA0052283 CIBO CS EIU ) Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, high prairie above Rocky Flats, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2021. 24 Apr 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070561 REGIS ) . .


Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense var. strictum) on Schweich Hill.

Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum in New Loveland Mine Park.

Coll. No. 1078, Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

Coll. No. 1479, Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

Cerastium brachypodum (Engelmann ex A. Gray) B. L. Robinson.  (Syn: Cerastium nutans Raf. var. brachypodum Engelmann ex A. Gray ) Short-stalked mouse-ear chickweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Collected with Phleum pratense and Poa secunda. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2118.1 1 Jul 2019. ( KHD00072732 ) . .


Coll. No. 2118.1, Cerastium brachypodum

Flower/Fruit of Coll. No. 2118.1, Cerastium brachypodum

Cerastium fontanum Baumgarten ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet.  Common Mouse-Ear. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Many collections here, such as: Juncus ensifolius, Populus deltoides, Melilotus albus, Trifolium fragiferum, Ribes inerme, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium brachycarpum, and Anaphalis margaritacea. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. In Lippincott Ranch, in stream channel adjacent to sand/gravel/cobble bar, just upstream of the ranch road crossing of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2507.2 4 Jun 2021. ( OBI183538 ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, northern portion of property, sunny site on the south bank of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2072. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072422 ) . .


Coll. No. 2507.2, Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare

Coll. No. 2072, Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare

Dianthus armeria L.  Deptford Pink. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2055. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Heterotheca villosa, Potentilla recta, Prunella vulgaris, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica Found at this location and numerous places downslope, and in the adjacent northwest corner of Ranson/Edwards. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2110.1 1 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070540 OBI149556 UCR ) . .


Obs. No. 1453, Dianthus armeria

Habitat of Obs. No. 1453, Dianthus armeria

Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonnikov.  (Syn: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler's Sandwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, tufted, to 30 cm.; Stem, proximal glabrous, distal short glandular hairy “peg-like hairs”; Leaves, mostly basal, cauline, stipules absent, opposite, 50 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, linear to needle-like, erect to appressed, margin finely scabrous, tip small spinulose; Inflorescence, open cyme; Pedicels, 3-8 mm.; Sepals, #5 distinct, 4.5-5.0 mm. × 1 mm. wide, glandular hairy (or stipitate glandular); Petals, white, 5 mm., entire; Stamens, #10; Anthers, purple; Styles, #3. Described from Coll. No. 1270, 1374, and 2372.

- Lippincott Ranch, Wet gravelly grassland with a few ponderosa pines. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southeastern "panhandle" part of the ranch, near its west end, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2533. 29 Jun 2021. ( Golden OBI183421 ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 3264, Eremogone fendleri

Coll. No. 1270, Eremogene fendleri

Pseudostellaria jamesiana (Torr.) W. A. Weber & R. L. Hartm.  (Syn: Stellaria jamesiana Torr. ) Tuber Starwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Osmorhiza depauperata and Woodsia oregana. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south bank of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2069.2 6 Jun 2019. ( JCOS KHD00073903 ) . .


Coll. No. 2069.2, Pseudostellaria jamesiana

Coll. No. 2787, Pseudostellaria jamesiana

Saponaria officinalis L.  Bouncingbet. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, just north of Spring Brook and near eastern boundary. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2072. 5/6/2021. . .


Saponaria officinalis

Silene drummondii Hook.  Drummond's Campion. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, on a small ridge between the two branches of Spring Brook. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2182. 7/20/2021. . .

Silene latifolia Poir.  (Syn: Lychnis alba Mill. , Melandrium dioicum (L.) Cosson & Germain ) Bladder Campion. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Bank of south fork of Spring Brook, 2.35 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.63 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2828. 2 Jul 2022. ( CS ) .

- Bull Gulch, South-facing slope above the bed of Bull Gulch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 94 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.35 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2654. 7 Aug 2021. ( COLO2706257 Golden KHD00075613 ) .


Coll. No. 2127, Silene latifolia

Flower of Coll. No. 2127, Silene latifolia

Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.  Maple Leaf Pigweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, On the steep eroded south bank of Bull Gulch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed by Bull Gulch from west to east, 1.37 km. north northwest of the main gate, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2630.1 20 Jul 2021. ( KHD00075381 ) Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 190 m. west from the eastern boundary, in soil high on the south bank of the gulch, 1.36 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2660. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden OBI183408 ) . .

Dysphania botrys (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants.  (Syn: Chenopodium b. L , Teloxys botrys (L.) Weber ) Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, In sand and gravel in currently dry north channel. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, north side of gulch, 346 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.49 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2669. 7 Aug 2021. ( KHD00075667 ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, On loose rock of the embankment below the Union Pacific Railroad, in the partial shade of a cottonwood and rocky mountain maples. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, 1.11 km. west northwest of the main gate, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2744.2 7 Sep 2021. ( Golden OBI183779 ) .


Coll. No. 3047, Dysphania botrys.

Coll. No. 2669, Dysphania botrys

Cleomaceae

Polanisia dodecandra (Linnaeus) de Candolle ssp. trachysperma (Torrey & A. Gray) H. H. Iltis.  (Syn: Polanisia trachysperma Torrey & A. Gray ) Sandyseed Clammyweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, On loose rock of the embankment below the Union Pacific Railroad, in the partial shade of a cottonwood and rocky mountain maples. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, 1.11 km. west northwest of the main gate, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2744. 7 Sep 2021. ( Golden KHD00075267 OBI183781 ) .

Crassulaceae

Sedum lanceolatum Torr.  (Syn: Amerosedum lanceolatum (Torr.) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Spearleaf Stonecrop. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Type collected by Edwin James on the Long Expedition, described by Torrey, 1827.

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland, with Collomia linearis, Eriogonum umbellatum, Lappula occidentalis, and Campanula rotundifolia. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2152. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070795 UCR ) .


Patch of Sedum lanceolatum beside the Travois Trail.

Patch of Sedum lanceolatum on both sides of the trail.

Small population of Sedum lanceolatum beside the Travois Trail.

Habitat of Observation No. 3706, Sedum lanceolatum.

Flowers of Sedum lanceolatum just beginning to open.

Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel.  (Syn: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor ) Bearberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2357. 8/7/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, bedrock slab just below railroad, openings in ponderosa pine and douglas fir. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2435. 9/7/2021. . .


Arctostaphylos uva-ursi along the spine of Tin Cup Ridge

Ponderosa pine and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi on Tin Cup Ridge

Coll. No. 1355, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Coll. No. 1355, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Coll. No. 2238, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Coll. No. 2469, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Pterospora andromedea Nutt.  Woodland Pinedrops. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep forest duff in Ponderosa Pine forest. Tom Schweich 1689. 5/26/2019. In a (mostly) ponderosa pine woodland, in the southwest corner near the railroad tracks. Tom Schweich 1767. 7/13/2019. .


Woodland Pinedrops seen in the northern parcel.

Fabaceae

Amorpha nana Nutt.  Dwarf False Indigo. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, only one, east-facing slope, edge of Ponderosa pine woodland. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2429. 9/7/2021. In the eastern panhandle, under the power line, only one, rocky east-facing slope. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2158. 6/29/2021. . .


Habitat of Amorpha nana, seen in the center of the photograph.

Amorpha nana, leaves and inflorescence.

Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex G. Don.  Purple Milkvetch. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Coll. No. 1398, 8 June 2016, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 15 cm., caulescent, basifixed straight appressed hairy throughout; Leaves, cauline, alternate, stipules, 5 mm., connate opposite petiole, compound, odd-pinnate, leaflets, #13, 8 mm. × 2 mm. wide, straight hairy, tip round; Inflorescence, upright ovoid cluster; Calyx, tube 4.5 mm. + lobes 3.5 mm. = 8 mm., mix of white and black hairs; Flowers, zygomorphic, 11 mm., blue-purple; Style, 7 mm., persistent; Legume, immature, 5 mm. × 1.7 mm. wide, stipe very short (0.4 mm.?), dense long straight soft hairy (Described from Coll. No. 1398, 8 June 2016).

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected nearby: Erigeron flagellaris, Trifolium repens, Prunella vulgaris, Carex nebrascensis, Juncus bufonius, and Alopecurus carolinianus. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Central part of ranch, at the south end of the clay pit, where the emphemeral stream has been diverted through the pit, 22.2 km. north northwest of Golden. Tom Schweich 2491. 4 Jun 2021. ( CDA54487 Golden ) . .


Astragalus agrestis

Coll. No. 1402, Astragalus agrestis

Coll. No. 2989, Astragalus agrestis.

Coll. No. 1398, Astragalus agrestis

Astragalus laxmannii Jacq.  CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, on a small ridge between the two branches of Spring Brook. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2184. 7/20/2021. . .

Dalea candida Willd. var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners.  White Prairie Clover. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southern "panhandle" part of the ranch, about in the middle, on a southeast-facing slope up to the ridge from the ephemeral stream, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2544. 29 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD00075521 OBI183416 ) . .

Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh.  American Licorice. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, In the eastern panhandle, next to the creek. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2159. 6/29/2021. . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1222, Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Coll. No. 1222, Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Lathyrus lanszwertii Kellogg var. laetivirens (Greene ex Rydb.) S. L. Welsh.  (Syn: L. laetivirens Greene ex Rydb. ) Aspen Pea. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, In grasses, also collected nearby: Actaea rubra, Barbarea vulgaris, and Gratiola neglecta. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, on the bank of an unnamed intermittent stream tributary to Bull Gulch, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2503. 4 Jun 2021. ( KHD00075539 ) . .


Coll. No. 2503, Lathyrus lanszwertii var. laetivirens

Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.  Narrowleaf Birds Foot Trefoil. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Juncus interior, Veronica anagallis-aquatica and Dianthus armeria. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2110. 1 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070541 OBI186019 ) . .

Lupinus L.  Lupine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), L. caudatus has been collected just to the south. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2079. 5/6/2021. . .

Lupinus caudatus Kellogg var. argophyllus (A. Gray) S. L. Welsh.  (Syn: L. caudatus Kellogg ssp. argophyllus (A.Gray) E.Phillips ) Kellogg's Spurred Lupine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, to 1 m.; Leaves, cauline, petiole 35-40 mm., palmately compound, 44 mm. × 70 mm. wide, leaflets, 7-9, 36 mm. × 9 mm. wide, oblanceolate, veins 1, adaxial glabrate, abaxial appressed hairy; Inflorescence, well above the leaves, 25 cm. × 3.5 mm. wide; Pedicel, 3.5 mm., recurved, silky hairy; Calyx, silky hairy, lower lobe, 9 mm., upper lobe, 6 mm., spur, more a bump, ≤1 mm.; Banner, 9 mm., reflexed 2.5 mm from tip, folded tightly over wings, back hairy inside folds; Wing, 10 mm. × 5.5 mm. wide, claw, 1.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide; Keel, 10 mm., hairy on bottom, tip dark, recurved <3 mm. giving closed appearance; Style, glabrous; Stigma, small, 4-lobed. Described from Coll. No. 1675, 19 Jun 2018.

- Lippincott Ranch, Openings in ponderosa pine woodland. The collector was competing with the cows to collect these before the cows ate them all. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, moderate slope above and on the north side of Bull Gulch, 23.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden Tom Schweich 2169. 21 Jul 2019. ( CAS CIBO COLO2435410 JCOS s.n. KHD00072736 OBI186011 UCR ) . .


Coll. No. 1675, Lupinus caudatus var. argophyllus

Melilotus albus Medik.  White Sweet Clover. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 81 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.32 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2652. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden KHD00075222 ) . .

Pediomelum tenuiflorum (Pursh) A. N. Egan.  (Syn: Psoralea tenuiflora Pursh , Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. ) Slimflower Scurfpea. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), atypical growth form Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2898. 7/2/2022. . .


Pediomelum tenuiflorum

Pediomelum tenuiflorum

Trifolium fragiferum L.  Strawberry Clover. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Sunny, muddy banks of Bull Gulch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 84 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.32 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2651. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden KHD00075625 OBI183727 ) . .


Coll. No. 2651, Trifolium fragiferum

Trifolium pratense L.  Red Clover. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, erect, to 50 cm., hairs not hooked at tips; Stem, spreading hairy; Stipules, 21 mm. × 5 mm. wide, connate, scarious with several green nerves; Leaves, ternately compound, leaflets, 38 mm. × 20 mm. wide, margins slightly wavy tip short mucronate (easier to see on young leaves), both sides long wavy hairy; Heads, sessile, subtended by stipules and a pair of leaves, many flowers; Fruit, unknown. Introduced. (Described from Coll. No. 1458, 27 June 2016.)

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2877. 7/2/2022. . .


Coll. No. 2122, Trifolium pratense

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1458, Trifolium pratense

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2122, Trifolium pratense

Trifolium repens L.  White Clover. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Juncus bufonius, Prunella vulgaris, and Alopecurus carolinianus. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, muddy places beside flowing water diverted through former clay pit, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2143. 13 Jul 2019. ( CDA0052305 CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070533 OBI ) . .


Coll. No. 2143, Trifolium repens

Coll. No. 2705, Trifolium repens

Head of Coll. No. 2143, Trifolium repens

Coll. No. 2705, Trifolium repens

Vicia L.  Vetch. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, South side of the gulch, shaded, vetch with complex tendrils found several other times. V. americana nigra? V. ludoviciana? Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2352. 8/7/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2752. 7 Sep 2021. ( Golden ) . .

Vicia americana Willd.  American Vetch. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 30 cm.; Stem, not winged; Leaves, stipules, 3-4 mm. × 10-15 mm. wide, reduced above, lobed, not connate, nectary 0; cauline, compound, odd-pinnate, leaflets #6-8, + simple or 2(4)-forked tendril; Inflorescence, raceme, 4-5 flowered, pedicel 17 mm.; Flowers, zygomorphic, 14-20 mm., petals, ±white to blue distally, banner sometimes pink at point of inflection; Style, round, ring of hairs below stigma; Legume, stipe 5 mm. + body 20-32 mm. × 3-4 mm. wide + persistent style 2 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1387, 1 June 2016, and Coll. No. 1394, 1 June 2016). Specimens with fewer flowers per raceme and forked tendrils are determined variety minor.

- Lippincott Ranch, Edge of open ponderosa pine woodland at break in slope. Variety minor if infraspecific names are to be applied. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2084. 17 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072416 ) .


Coll. No. 1394, Vicia americana

Coll. No. 1394, Vicia americana

Coll. No. 1857, Vicia americana var. minor

Fumariaceae

Corydalis aurea Willd.  Scrambled Eggs. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2742. 7 Sep 2021. ( Discarded ) .


Coll No. 3096, Corydalis aurea.

Habitat of Coll. No. 2026, Corydalis aurea.

Corydalis aurea along the North Table Loop.

Habitat of Corydalis aurea at base of rocks to right of daypack.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1318, Corydalis aurea

Coll. No. 2932, Corydalis aurea.

Coll. No. 1318, Corydalis aurea

Coll. No. 2026, Corydalis aurea with fruit.

Gentianaceae

Frasera speciosa Griseb.  (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2056. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Open meadows. Tom Schweich 1676. 4/18/2019. Western portion of ranch, along unnamed stream tributary to Bull Gulch, about mid way between railroad and the gulch. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2149. 6/4/2021. . .


Frasera speciosa beginning to bloom in my parkway (4/28/2023)

The larger of several Frasera speciosa blooming in my parkway.

Obs. No. 3350, Frasera speciosa in the middle of a small valley near Salt Creek, Park County, Colorado.

Obs. No. 3350, Bumble bee on Frasera speciosa in the middle of a small valley near Salt Creek, Park County, Colorado.

Seed of Frasera speciosa

Frasera speciosa at Soda Springs, Tuolumne Meadows.

Meadow along Gap Road.

Coll. No. 1840, Frasera speciosa

Coll. No. 1122, Frasera speciosa

Frasera speciosa beginning to bloom.

Coll. No. 1122, Frasera speciosa

Gentiana affinis Griseb.  (Syn: Pneumonanthe oregana (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Greene ) Rocky Mountain Gentian. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, in grasses, east-facing slope, edge of Ponderosa pine woodland. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2426. 9/7/2021. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2536. 29 Jun 2021. ( Sterile, discarded. ) .


Gentiana affinis in white.

Geraniaceae

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. ex Aiton.  Hemlock-leav'd Crane's-bill. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron. Very wet. Collected with Veronica arvensis and V. biloba. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2063.3 6 Jun 2019. ( JCOS s.n. ) .


Coll. No. 349, Erodium cicutarium

Coll. No. 1790, Erodium cicutarium

Coll. No. 2063.3, Erodium cicutarium

Coll. No. 2063.3, Erodium cicutarium

Coll. No. 2063.3, Erodium cicutarium

Grossulariaceae

Ribes cereum Douglas.  Wax Currant. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2044. 5/6/2021. . .


Developing fruit on Ribes cereum.

Coll. No. 1091, Rubus deliciosus

Coll. No. 1092, Ribes cereum

Ribes inerme Rydb.  White Stem Gooseberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2085. 5/6/2021. Variety inerme if infraspecific names are to be applied. In Lippincott Ranch, jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. At the base of several boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, near the location of the ranch road crossing of the gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2504. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD00075538 OBI183541 ) .


Coll. No. 3312, Ribes inerme.

Coll. No. 2504, Ribes inerme

Coll. No. 3071, Ribes inerme.

Hydrangeaceae

Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray var. americana.  Fivepetal Cliffbush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Also collected nearby: Heuchera bracteata, Clematis hirsutissima, and Urtica dioica. In boulders on ridge above south fork of Spring Brook, 2.75 km. south of Eldorado Springs, 23.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2824. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO FLD JCOS s.n. OBI183844 ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Southwest portion of ranch, along unnamed stream tributary to Bull Gulch, north bank, forested. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2145. 6/4/2021. .


Distribution of herbarium vouchers of Jamesia americana.

Jamesia americana on the cliff by the Tough Cuss Bridge.

Jamesia americana on the Peaks to Plains Trail.

Hooker, J. D., 1875 illustration of Jamesia americana.

Coll. No. 2236, Jamesia americana.

Hypericaceae

Hypericum perforatum L.  Common St. John's Wort. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Treated in family Clusiaceae by Ackerman (2015). Hypericaceae retained at rank of Family by APG IV.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2042. 5/6/2021. Deep grasses in openings of ponderosa pine woodland. Colorado Noxious Weed List C. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.2 km. north of the main gate, 23.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2613. 20 Jul 2021. ( CIBO ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland, with Collomia linearis, Eriogonum umbellatum, Lappula occidentalis, and Campanula rotundifolia. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2153. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. ) Highest prairie at edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Heavily grazed by cattle. Also collected here: Symphyotrichum laeve. Colorado Noxious Weed List C. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, north segment of parcel, south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2221. 29 Aug 2019. ( CAS COLO2433530 KHD00074462 OBI186062 REGIS ) .


Coll. No. 1228, Hypericum perforatum

Coll. No. 1229, Hypericum perforatum

Lamiaceae

Mentha arvensis L.  (Syn: Mentha canadensis L. ) Wild Mint. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb; Stem erect; Internodes visible; Leaves ±equal in size upward; Infloresence axillary clusters distributed along stem; Calyx 5-lobed, radially symmetrical, lobes and tips equally hairy; Flowers radial, 3 mm; Stamens exserted, fertile 4; Style exserted (Described from Coll. No. 718, 20 Nov 2011).

- Lippincott Ranch, In mud with a little flowing water, also collected here: Gratiola neglecta and Juncus ensifolius. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwestern portion of the ranch, in an unnamed drainage that is tributary to Bull Gulch, 1.11 km. northwest of the main gate, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2749.1 7 Sep 2021. ( CDA54534 s.n. ) . .


Coll. No. 718, Mentha arvensis

Mentha spicata L.  Spearmint. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), John Vickery 2090. 5/6/2021. Deep forest shade, also seen or collected nearby: Ligusticum porteri, Papaver orientale, and Populus tremuloides. Middle of small swampy area on the north fork of Spring Brook, 2.52 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.45 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2832. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO ) Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2871. 7/2/2022. . .

Monarda fistulosa L.  Wild Bergamot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2046. 5/6/2021. Deep grasses in openings of ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.2 km. north of the main gate, 23.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2609. 20 Jul 2021. ( CIBO COLO2718435 ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Damp places among ponderosa pine woodland. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, a little southwest of the clay pit and adit, 22.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2145. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO EIU JCOS s.n. KHD00070531 OBI 185635 ) . .


Coll. No. 1245, Monarda fistulosa growing in a patch of poison ivy.

Sea of Monarda fistulosa

Coll. No. 1201, Monarda fistulosa

Coll. No. 1697, Monarda fistulosa

Coll. No. 1697, Monarda fistulosa

Nepeta cataria L.  Catnip. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Stem, square, hispid; Leaves, opposite, petiole, 8 mm., blade, 40 mm. × 19 mm. wide, reduced above, deltoid-chordate, margin, crenate, abaxial densely hispid, rather than tomentose per Ackerfield (2015), tip, acute; Inflorescence, flower clusters arising from axils, flowers pedicillate; Calyx, lobes sharply acute but lacking spines or bristles; Corolla, 2-lipped, white (Described from Coll. No. 2214, 29 August 2019).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2061. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, and Urtica dioica. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2214. 29 Aug 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00074452 OBI186065 REGIS ) . .

Prunella vulgaris L.  Common Selfheal. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, At edge of small creek; also collected here: Dianthus armeria, Heterotheca villosa, Potentilla recta, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica. Also Coll. No. 2144, about 550 m. northwest where the creek is diverted through the former clay pit. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2112. 1 Jul 2019. ( KHD00070538 ) Also collected here: Juncus bufonius, Trifolium repens, and Alopecurus carolinianus. Also Coll. No. 2112 about 550 m. southeast along a small natural stream. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, muddy places beside flowing water diverted through former clay pit, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2144. 13 Jul 2019. ( CDA0052306 CIBO JCOS s.n. UCR ) . .


Coll. No. 1294, Prunella vulgaris

“Axillary” Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1294, Prunella vulgaris

Terminal Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1294, Prunella vulgaris

Scutellaria brittonii Porter.  Britton's Skullcap. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2071. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, base of railroad embankment, openings in ponderosa pine and douglas fir. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2432. 9/7/2021. .


Scutellaria brittonii “Britton's Skullcap”

Scutellaria, probably S. brittonii

Location of Coll. No. 1631, Scutellaria brittonii

Coll. No. 1352, Scutellaria brittonii

Coll. No. 1631, Scutellaria brittonii

Loasaceae

Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) A. Gray.  (Syn: Nuttallia multiflora (Nutt.) Greene ) Adonis Blazing Star. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Open gravelly slopes below railroad tracks. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, 1.11 km. west northwest of the main gate, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2743.1 7 Sep 2021. ( Golden KHD00075269 ) .

Malvaceae

Malva neglecta Wallr.  Common Mallow. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, In the eastern panhandle, near the northern boundary and top of the slope. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2162. 6/29/2021. .

Montiaceae

Claytonia rosea Rydb.  Rocky Mountain Springbeauty. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Openings in Ponderosa pine woodland, thin forest duff. Park jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, on a ridge between Spring Brook and its northern branch, 24.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2455. 6 May 2021. ( CIBO UCR ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Slope under ponderosa pine. Tom Schweich 1674. 4/18/2019. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, grassland in a ponderosa pines woodland, 23.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2027. 26 May 2019. ( COLO2434751 OBI183244 REGIS ) Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, grassland with a few ponderosa pines, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2020. 24 Apr 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072415 ) .


Carpet of Spring Beauty (Claytonia rosea) under the Ponderosa Pines.

Coll. No. 1072, Claytonia rosea

Habitat of Coll. No. 1312, Claytonia rosea above the North Table Loop.

Coll. No. 1076, Claytonia rosea

Bract(s) at base of inflorescence of Coll. No. 1307, Claytonia rosea

Coll. No. 1307, Claytonia rosea

Flower of Coll. No. 2020, Claytonia rosea

Oleaceae

Ligustrum vulgare L.  Privet. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Introduced.

- Bull Gulch, Shaded south bank of gulch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 295 m. west from the eastern boundary, south bank of the gulch, 1.43 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2665. 7 Aug 2021. ( KHD00075615 ) .


Coll. No. 2135, Ligustrum vulgare

Coll. No. 2135, Ligustrum vulgare

Coll. No. 2135, Ligustrum vulgare

Onagraceae

Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub.  (Syn: Epilobium a. L , Epilobium angustifolium L var. intermedium ) Fireweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Growing in the boulders and gravel of a mid-channel bar formed in the September 2013 flood. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 86 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.34 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2653. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden KHD00075626 OBI183691 ) . .


Coll. No. 2640, Chamerion angustifolium.

Circaea alpina L.  Small Enchanter's Nightshade. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, In deep shade of Spring Brook. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. North part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, on the south bank of Spring Brook, 2.38 km. north northwest of the main gate, 24.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2628.1 20 Jul 2021. ( Golden KHD00075383 OBI183684 ) . .


Coll. No. 3081, Circaea alpina.

Coll. No. 2628.1, Circaea alpina

Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl.  Autumn Willow Herb. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Coll. No. 1040, 15 Sep 2013, characters observed while keying: Late-season annual, from taproot, to 1 m, not glandular; Leaves, opposite at base, alternate above, stipules 0, petiole 4 mm + blade 46 mm × 6 mm wide, folded along mid-rib, toothed, glabrous; Flowers, parts in 4s; Sepals, 4.5 mm, deciduous after flowering; Hypantheum, 13 mm; Petals, 9.5 mm, notched; Ovary inferior; Stamens, in 2 unequal whorls of 4; Seeds, 1.3 mm, hair tufted, bug eaten.

- Bull Gulch, Growing in boulders and gravels of a mid-stream bar; the stream channel having been scoured out by the floods of September 2013. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 62 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.35 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2656. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, and Nepeta cataria. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2218. 29 Aug 2019. ( CIBO COLO2433514 JCOS s.n. KHD00074466 OBI186066 ) . .


Coll. No. 1040, Epilobium brachycarpum

Coll. No. 1286.1, Epilobium brachycarpum

Epilobium ciliatum Raf.  Fringed Willowherb. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, along the north branch of Spring Brook. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2180. 7/20/2021. . .


Coll. No. 690.1, Epilobium ciliatum

Coll. No. 2008, Epilobium ciliatum

Coll. No. 3288, Epilobium ciliatum.

Coll. No. 690.1, Epilobium ciliatum

Coll. No. 690.1, Epilobium ciliatum

Coll. No. 690.1, Epilobium ciliatum

Coll. No. 1186, Epilobium sp., probably E. ciliatum

Oenothera biennis L.  King's-Cureall. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial (biennial?), to 60 cm., hairy throughout, hairs lacking red pustular bases; Stem, leafy; Leaves, basal, unknown, cauline, 90-115 mm. × 23-35 mm., elliptic to falcate, margin shallowly dentate, tip acute; Sepals, 11 mm., spreading to reflexed in maturity, tips barely free in bud; Flowers, solitary in leafy bracteate spike, petals, 10 mm., obovate, yellow, fading both orange and pink; Stigma, 4-lobed; Capsules, 17-21 mm., not mature (Described from Coll. No. 2416, 11 Aug 2020). Accepted by Ackerfield (2015). Will key to O. villosa in Weber & Wittman (2012) wherein this taxon is not recognized. Native to central and eastern US and the Pacific coast, but not to Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, or Arizona.

- Bull Gulch, South side of the gulch, shaded. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2353. 8/7/2021. .


Coll. No. 3072, Oenothera biennis.

Coll. No. 2416, Oenothera biennis

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja rhexifolia Rydb.  Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Grassy opening among ponderosa pines. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.2 km. north of the main gate, 23.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2614. 20 Jul 2021. ( Golden ) Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2878. 7/2/2022. . .


View east from Loveland Pass looking into the South Platte River drainage.

Coll. No. 2614, Castilleja rhexifolia

Orobanche uniflora L.  (Syn: Aphyllon uniflorum (L.) Torr. & A. Gray , Orobanche uniflora L. var. uniflora ) Naked Broomrape. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Single stem, O. uniflora assumed. Tom Schweich 1769. 7/13/2019. .


Coll. No. 1372, Orobanche uniflora

Coll. No. 1372, Orobanche uniflora

Papaveraceae

Papaver orientale L.  Oriental Poppy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), In deep shade beside north fork of Spring Brook, 2.49 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.49 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2831. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO ) Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2895. 7/2/2022. .


Coll. No. 2813, Papaver orientale.

Coll. No. 2813, Papaver orientale.

Capsules of Coll. No. 2813, Papaver orientale.

Coll. No. 2831, Papaver orientale.

Plantaginaceae

Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.  (=Synthyris plantaginea (James) Benth.) White River Kittentails. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Western portion of ranch, along unnamed stream tributary to Bull Gulch, about mid way between railroad and the gulch. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2150. 6/4/2021. . .


Coll. No. 2036, Besseya plantaginea

Coll. No. 2066, 6 June 2019

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2036, Besseya plantaginea

Collinsia parviflora Lindl.  Maiden Blue-eyed Mary. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Forming carpets under trees in ponderosa pine woodland. Collected with Draba nemorosa and Capsella bursa-pastoris. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate center of property. 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2016. 18 Apr 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072412 ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 2250, Collinsia parviflora

Habitat of Coll. No. 1789, Collinsia parviflora

Location of three collections of tiny annuals.

Habit of Collinsia parviflora in Sagehen Meadow

Collinsia parviflora in Sagehen Meadow.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1127, Collinsia parviflora

Coll. No. 1899, Collinsia parviflora

Coll. No. 1899, Collinsia parviflora

Coll. No. 1899, Collinsia parviflora

Coll. No. 1127, Collinsia parviflora

Coll. No. 1789, Collinsia parviflora

Coll. No. 2260, Collinsia parviflora

Digitalis purpurea L.  Foxglove. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2872. 7/2/2022. .

- Bull Gulch, There are five other collections of foxglove in Colorado, made from 1967 to 1995, all from Bull Gulch or Spring Brook, the next drainage to the north. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, north side of gulch, 485 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.53 km. northwest of the main gate, and 23.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2672. 7 Aug 2021. ( KHD00075220 ) . .


Coll. no. 2672, Digitalis purpurea

Gratiola neglecta Torr.  Clammy Hedge Hyssop. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Western portion of ranch, along unnamed stream tributary to Bull Gulch, about mid way between railroad and the gulch. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2441. 9/7/2021. In mud with a little flowing water, also collected here: Mentha arvensis and Juncus ensifolius. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwestern portion of the ranch, in an unnamed drainage that is tributary to Bull Gulch, 1.11 km. northwest of the main gate, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2749. 7 Sep 2021. ( CIBO OBI183776 ) . .


Coll. No. 1729, Gratiola neglecta

Penstemon secundiflorus Benth.  Sidebells Penstemon. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2897. 7/2/2022. . .


Penstemon secundiflorus “Sidebells Penstemon” on Schweich Hill.

Coll. No. 1120, Penstemon secundiflorus

Habitat of Coll. No. 1392, Penstemon secundiflorus

Coll. No. 1639, Penstemon secundiflorus

Penstemon secundiflorus “Sidebells Penstemon” on Schweich Hill.

Coll. No. 3526, Penstemon secundiflorus.

Coll. No. 1120, Penstemon secundiflorus

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1639, Penstemon secundiflorus

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb.  Front Range Beardtongue. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), dry southeast-facing ridge Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2887. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Highest Great Plains meets the Rocky Mountain Front Range, southern edge of a small meadow in a saddle, parcel disturbed by cattle grazing and clay mining. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2062. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072532 REGIS s.n. Error 14.6(b)-7c UCR297636 ) With mixed grasses and forbs in a gently sloped ponderosa pine woodland. Narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2078. 17 Jun 2019. ( CIBO COLO2434678 CS198659 EIU ) . .


Penstemon virens “Front Range Beardtongue” on Schweich Hill.

Penstemon virens at Tin Cup Ridge.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1107, Penstemon virens

Penstemon virens “Front Range Beardtongue” on Schweich Hill.

Penstemon virens on Schweich Hill, with North Table Mountain in the background.

Coll. No. 1107, Penstemon virens

Coll. No. 1121, Penstemon virens

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1640, Penstemon virens

Plantago lanceolata L.  Narrowleaf Plantain. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 55 cm., scapose; Leaves, basal, 22 cm. × 1.5 mm. wide, lance-elliptic, glabrous; Inflorescence, spike, 42 mm. × 6-7 mm. wide, slightly wider at base; Sepals, outer two connate, 3 mm., mid-rib strong green, villous-ciliate distally; Corolla, scarious, lobes, #4, 2 mm. Described from Coll. No. 1217, 16 Jul 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Lowest slopes of hogback, among ponderosa pines, also collected here: Crataegus succulenta, Nassella viridula, and Potentilla fissa. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, west of the clay pit and adit, 22.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2147. 13 Jul 2019. ( JCOS s.n. KHD00072740 ) . .


Coll. No. 2147, Plantago lanceolata

Synthyris plantaginea (James) Benth.  (Syn: Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb. , Veronica plantaginea James ) White River Kittentails. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Northwest facing forested slope. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south of Bull Gulch approximate centroid of parcel, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2036. 26 May 2019. ( JCOS s.n. ) Northwest slope, deep shade. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.5 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2066. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO KHD00072526 ) . .


Coll. No. 3420, Synthyris plantaginea.

Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.  Water Speedwell. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Dianthus armeria, Heterotheca villosa, Potentilla recta, and Prunella vulgaris. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2111. 1 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070539 OBI149555 ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1005, Veronica

Habitat of Coll. Nos. 906 and 907, Senecio hydrophilus Nutt.

Coll. No. 1005, Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Coll. No. 1005, Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Coll. No. 1923, Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2557, Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Coll. No. 2557, Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Veronica arvensis L.  Corn Speedwell. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron. Very wet. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2063. 6 Jun 2019. ( CDA0052290 CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072531 OBI183246 ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1344, Veronica arvensis

Habit of Coll. No. 1344, Veronica arvensis

Fruit of Coll. No. 1344, Veronica arvensis

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1344, Veronica arvensis

Coll. No. 1344, Veronica arvensis

Veronica biloba L.  (Syn: Pocilla biloba (L.) W. A. Weber ) Twolobe Speedwell. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron. Very wet. Collected with V. arvensis. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2063.1 6 Jun 2019. ( JCOS s.n. KHD00072529 ) .


Veronica biloba L.

Veronica biloba L.

Fruit of Coll. No. 2063.1, Veronica biloba

Coll. No. 2063.1, Veronica biloba

Polemoniaceae

Collomia linearis Nutt.  Tiny Trumpet. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual; Stem simple, unbranched; Leaves linear, 20-25 mm; Calyx membrane 0, lobes growing with capsule, becoming papery with age; Corolla white, 6-9 mm (Described from Coll. No. 713, 19 Nov 2011).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, on a small ridge between the two branches of Spring Brook. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2183. 7/20/2021. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2881. 7/2/2022. Accidental collection found in Coll. No. 2835. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2960. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2154.1 13 Jul 2019. ( Discarded ) .


Obs. No. 3759, Collomia linearis.

Coll. No. 2590.4, Collomia linearis

Coll. No. 3337, Collomia linearis.

Coll. No. 713, Collomia linearis

Coll. No. 713, Collomia linearis

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853.  (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, In the eastern panhandle, near the northern boundary and top of the slope. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2160. 6/29/2021. . .


Seed of Eriogonum alatum

Eriogonum alatum

Voucher of Coll. No. 2390, Eriogonum alatum

Involucre, flowers and achenes of Coll. No. 1238, Eriogonum alatum

Inflorescence and leaves of Coll. No. 1238, Eriogonum alatum

Eriogonum arcuatum Greene, Pittonia. 4: 319. 1901.  Baker's Buckwheat. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), tentative, inflorescence absent Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2036. 5/6/2021. . .


Eriogonum arcuatum on top of North Table Mountain.

Eriogonum arcuatum on top of North Table Mountain.

Coll. No. 1232, Eriogonum flavum var. flavum arcuatum

Habitat of Coll. No. 1445, Eriogonum umbellatum

Coll. No. 1232, Eriogonum flavum var. flavum arcuatum var. arcuatum.

Coll. No. 1232, Eriogonum flavum var. flavum arcuatum var. arcuatum.

Coll. No. 1232, Eriogonum flavum var. flavum arcuatum

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1401.1, Eriogonum arcuatum var. arcuatum

Coll. No. 1401.1, Eriogonum arcuatum

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1695, Eriogonum arcuatum

Coll. No. 1695, Eriogonum arcuatum var. arcuautm

Eriogonum flavum Nuttall, Cat. Pl. Upper Louisiana. no. 34. 1813.  CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, In the eastern panhandle, near the northern boundary and top of the slope. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2163. 6/29/2021. . .

Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York. 2: 241. 1827.  Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, top of ridge in ponderosa pine forest Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2178. 7/20/2021. dry southeast-facing ridge Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2884. 7/2/2022. . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1445, Eriogonum umbellatum

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. umbellatum.  Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Type collected “near the Rocky Mountains” by Edwin James, 1820. Described by Torrey in 1827.

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland, with Sedum lanceolatum, Hypericum perforatum, and Campanula rotundifolia. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2155. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070793 REGIS ) . .


How to distinguish between Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum and var. nevadense per FNANM.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1445, Eriogonum umbellatum

Coll. No. 1486, Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1445, Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum

Coll. No. 1445, Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum

Fallopia convolvulus (L.) A.Löve.  (Syn: Polygonum convolvulus L. ) Black Bindweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2069. 5/6/2021. . .

Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Opiz.  (Syn: Polygonum hydropiper L. ) Marshpepper Knotweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Growing in a little bit of flowing water. Also collected in this stream: Ranunculus sceleratus, Barbarea vulgaris, Gratiola neglecta, and Urtica dioica. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwestern portion of the ranch, in an unnamed drainage that is tributary to Bull Gulch, 1.09 km. northwest of the main gate, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2748. 7 Sep 2021. ( CIBO KHD75368 OBI183777 s.n. ) . .


Coll. No. 2748, Persicaria hydropiper

Polygonum douglasii Greene.  (Syn: Polygonum majus (Meisner) Piper ) Douglas Knotweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, to 35-40 cm., generally glabrous; Leaves, cauline, alternate, some sort of papery tissue at base of leaf that could be an ocrea, 20 mm. × 1 mm. wide, linear to narrowly lanceolate, adaxial sparsely pitted, margins revolute; Inflorescence, flowers borne singly in axils; Flowers, stipe-like base; Perianth, #5 (looked like 3 outer and 3 inner to me) 2.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide, outer, greenish with pink margins, inner, pink with green mid-vein; Stamens, #8 (I was able to count 6), 1.4 mm.; Filaments, winged below; Ovary, superior, 1 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide; Styles, #3, 0.3 mm.; Stigmas, 1 per style; Fruit, 2.5 mm., black. Described from Coll. No. 1718, 28 Jul 2017.

- Bull Gulch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, mid-channel bar, 342 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.49 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2668. 7 Aug 2021. ( CIBO COLO2706240 ) . .


Coll. No. 1718, Polygonum douglasii

Coll. No. 1718, Polygonum douglasii

Rumex acetosella L.  (Syn: Acetosella vulgaris (K. Koch) Fourr. , R. angiocarpus Murb. ) Sheep Sorrel. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Coll. No. 1841, 17 May 2018, characters observed: Perennial herb from woody rootstock, to 30 cm., dioecious (all plants in this collection staminate); Leaves, basal and cauline similar, ocrea, 7-10 mm., petiole 20 mm. + blade 12-24 mm. × 6 mm. wide, base hastate, lobes pointing outward, tip acuminate; Pedicels, 1-3 mm.; Flowers, bulbar-like base, described as stipe-like, but does not look stipe-like such as that seen in Eriogonum umbellatum; Pedicels, 1-3 mm.; Tepals, #6, 1.7 mm., reddish (Described from Coll. No. 1841, 17 May 2018).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2873. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, With mixed grasses and forbs in a gently sloped ponderosa pine woodland. Narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2079. 17 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072420 OBI183238 UCR ) . .


Coll. No. 2079, Rumex acetosella

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1841, Rumex acetosella

Coll. No. 1841, Rumex acetosella

Rumex triangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f.  (Syn: R. salicifolius Weinm. var. triangulivalvis (Danser) J. C. Hickman ) Triangular-Valved Dock. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, to 15 cm., growing beside distributary of Mill Creek; Main stem, herbaceous (not clearly woody), decumbent; Leaves, cauline, lance-linear arcuate, 80 mm. × 10 mm. wide, 8 × longer than wide, margins wavy, adaxial surface sparsely short-hairy, esp. mid-rib, abaxial sparsely cobwebby, esp. mid-rib, petiole, 45 mm., not jointed; Inflorescence, monoecious, axillary, dense, interrupted; Flower, inner perianth lobes 3, 3 mm. × 1.8 mm. wide, triangular, notched bear base, tip acute, tubercule (callosity) 1 × 3 inner lobes = 3, ± equal, width 0.3 mm., 1/6 lobe, minute warty, outer perianth lobes mostly deteriorated and easily overlooked; Stamens, 6, yellow; Styles, 3, fringed; Seed, 3-angled, 1.4 mm × 0.7 mm. wide, brown (Described from Coll. No. 1009, 22 July 2013).

- Bull Gulch, Main channel of the gulch, near the north bank. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, north side of gulch, 386 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.51 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2670. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden KHD00075616 ) .


Coll. No. 1009, Rumex triangulivalvis

Coll. No. 1009, Rumex triangulivalvis

Coll. No. 1009, Rumex triangulivalvis

Coll. No. 2670, Rumex triangulivalvis

Coll. No. 3284, Rumex triangulivalvis.

Primulaceae

Androsace CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, In a (mostly) ponderosa pine woodland, in the southwest corner near the railroad tracks. Tom Schweich 1768. 7/13/2019. . .

Androsace septentrionalis L.  (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Western portion of ranch, along unnamed stream tributary to Bull Gulch, about mid way between railroad and the gulch. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2148. 6/4/2021. .


Coll. No. 1468, Androsace septentrionalis

Details of the umbel of Coll. No. 1907, Androsace septentrionalis

Ranunculaceae

Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.  Red Baneberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Barbarea vularis, and Gratiola neglecta. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, on the bank of an unnamed intermittent stream tributary to Bull Gulch, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2502.1 4 Jun 2021. ( KHD00075540 ) . .


Coll. No. 2502.1, Actaea rubra

Coll. No. 3303, Actaea rubra.

Anemone multifida Poir.  Pacific Anemone. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, In the slowly revegetating stream bed of Bull Gulch, last cleaned out in 2013. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2152. 6/4/2021. . .


Coll. No. 3028.1, Anemone multifida.

Clematis hirsutissima Pursh.  (Syn: Coriflora hirsutissima (Pursh) W. A. Weber ) Hairy Clematis, Sugar Bowls. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Six-seven plants in bloom. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 1678. 4/24/2019. Also collected or seen here: Corylus cornuta, Frasera speciosa, Lonicera tatarica, Ranunculus sceleratus, Besseya plantaginea, and Urtica dioica. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, along an unnamed intermittent stream tributary to Bull Gulch, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2500. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD75542 ) Moderate northeast slope in ponderosa pine woodland, also seen nearby Corallorhiza maculata and Jamesia americana. Northern part of the ranch in Boulder County, 2.3 km. north northwest of the main gate, 23.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2823. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO ) . .


Coll. No. 2500, Clematis hirsutissima.

Coll. No. 2823, Clematis, c.f. C. hirsutissima.

Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt.  Western White Clematis. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Vegetation tangle on the more shaded south side of the gulch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 264 m. west from the eastern boundary, south bank of the gulch, 1.43 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2664. 7 Aug 2021. ( KHD00075629 ) . .


Coll. No. 1970, Clematis ligustifolia

Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz.  Twolobe Larkspur. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2052. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, In thick soil and forest duff on the exposed east side of a ridge. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, east side of ridge, 25.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2030. 26 May 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. ) . .


Coll. No. 1792, Delphinium, probably D. nuttallii

Habitat of Coll. No. 1813, Delphinium nuttallianum.

Coll. No. 1363, Delphinium, maybe D. nutallianum

Coll. No. 1362, Delphinium nuttallianum

Coll. No. 1628, Delphinium nuttallianum

Coll. No. 1787.1, Delphinium nuttallianum

Pulsatilla nuttalliana (DC.) Bercht. & J. Presl.  (Syn: Anemone nuttalliana DC. , Anemone patens L. var. nuttalliana (DC.) A Gray , P. patens (L.) Mill ssp. nuttalliana (DC.) ined. ) Pasque Flower. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), On a north-facing grassy slope. Park jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, northernmost area near Spring Brook, 23.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2454. 6 May 2021. ( COLO2704252 Golden ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, One or two flowers. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 1680. 4/24/2019. . .


Pulsatilla nuttalliana under Ponderosa pines.

Coll. No. 1075, Pulsatilla nuttalliana

Coll. No. 1793, Pulsatilla nuttalliana

Ranunculus macounii Britton.  Macoun's Buttercup. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Shade streambed under ponderosa pines, previously collected nearby: Corylus cornuta, Circaea alpina, Parietaria pensylvanica, and Glyceria elata. Prosartes trachycarpa also observed nearby. Rooted in water of the south fork of Spring Brook, 2.41 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.55 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2830. 2 Jul 2022. ( Golden KHD00078900 ) . .


Coll. No. 2830, Ranunculus macounii.

Ranunculus sceleratus L.  (Syn: Hecatonia scelerata (L.) Fourr. ) Cursed Buttercup. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, terrestrial herb of wet places, to 20 mm.; Leaves, basal, petiole 45 mm. + blade 20 mm. × 32 mm. wide, deeply lobed into 3 segments, lobes rounded, mostly withered, cauline, alternate, petiole 20 mm. + blade 20 mm. × 24 mm. wide, twice ternately lobed, lobes rounded, few long thin hairs; Flowers, actinomorphic; Sepals, 2.2 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide, thin, ovate, thin white hairs; Petals, 2 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, yellow, elliptic, not spurred; Achenes, 1.3 mm. × 1.0 mm. wide, green-tan, subglobose, small beak, glabrous. (Described from Coll. No. 1960, 21 June 2018.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Western portion of ranch, along unnamed stream tributary to Bull Gulch, about mid way between railroad and the gulch. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2146. 6/4/2021. .


Coll. No. 1960, Ranunculus sceleratus

Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray.  Fendler's Ceanothus. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2073. 5/6/2021. dry southeast-facing ridge Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2885. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Openings in ponderosa pine woodland. Also collected nearby: Monarda fistulosa, Plantago lanceolata, Nassella viridula, and Crataegus succulenta. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, a little southwest of the clay pit and adit, 22.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2146. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070532 OBI ) . .


Coll. No. 1700, Ceanothus fendleri

Fruit of Coll. No. 2183, Ceanothus fendleri

Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.  Jersey Tea. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Open Douglas fir forest on the south side of the gulch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, south side of gulch, 526 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.52 km. northwest of the main gate, and 23.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2674. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, gentle east-facing slope, at edge of ponderosa pine woodland, several at base of boulders. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2430. 9/7/2021. 4 plants in rocks, southeast exposure, found by John Vickery Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2141. 6/4/2021. . .


Ceanothus herbaceus at Lippincott Ranch.

Ceanothus velutinus Dougl.  (Syn: C. L. , C. velutinus Dougl. ssp. velutinus ) Snowbush Ceanothus. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial shrub; Twigs not thorn-like; Leaves alternate, ovate, 6-7 cm, 3-ribbed from base, leathery, sticky glabrous adaxially, puberulent abaxially, margin serrate, teeth gland-tipped; Stipules scale-like; Petioles 10-17 mm; Flowers conspicuous, white; Petals 5 (Described from Coll. No. 781, 24 Jan 2012).

- Bull Gulch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 177 m. west from the eastern boundary, south bank of the gulch, 1.36 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2661. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden KHD00075657 OBI183704 ) .


Coll. No. 2661, Ceanothus velutinus.

Coll. No. 781, Ceanothus velutinus

Rosaceae

Agrimonia striata Michx.  Roadside Agrimony. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, Also collected here: Myosotis scorpioides, an introduced species. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, in the bed of Spring Brook, 2.37 km. north of the main gate to Lippincott Ranch, 24.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2622. 20 Jul 2021. ( Golden KHD00075385 OBI183686 ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Central area of ranch, in the muddy unnamed tributary to Bull Gulch, about mid-way between gulch and railroad tracks, in fruit. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2439. 9/7/2021. . .


Coll. No. 2622, Agrimonia striata.

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.  Saskatoon Serviceberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Shrub, to 1 m.; Stems, branches unarmed; Leaves, simple, petiole, 8 mm., blade, 22-32 mm. × 19-32 mm. wide, veins, pinnate, surface, sparsely hairy above, sparsely to moderately hairy below, margin, serrate; Flowers, borne singly, pedicels, 10 mm., petals 9 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, color cream; Ovary, inferior, tip hairy; Styles, #(4)5 (Described from Coll. No. 1800-1801, 7 May 2018)

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, among grasses and boulders, few ponderosa pines, mid-slope between railroad tracks and unnamed stream. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2437. 9/7/2021. . .


Coll. No. 2253, Amelanchier alnifolia

Coll. No. 3545, Amelanchier alnofolia.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1800, Amelanchier alnifolia

Coll. No. 1801, Amelanchier alnifolia

Coll. No. 1801, Amelanchier alnifolia

Fruit of Coll. No. 2818, Amelanchier alnifolia.

Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link.  Fleshy Hawthorn. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Highest Great Plains meets the Rocky Mountain Front Range, bottomland between two hogbacks, parcel disturbed by cattle grazing and clay mining. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2061. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072533 ) . .


E. L. Greene collection of Crataegus succulenta

General appearance of Coll. No. 1455, Crataegus succulenta

Fruit of Coll. No. 1462, Crataegus succulenta

Coll. No. 2061, Crataegus succulenta

Geum aleppicum Jacq.  (Syn: Geum aleppicum Jacq ssp. strictum (Aiton) Clausen ) Avens. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Central area of ranch, in the muddy unnamed tributary to Bull Gulch, about mid-way between gulch and railroad tracks, in fruit. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2440. 9/7/2021. . .

Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray.  (=Drymocallis fissa (Nutt.) Rydb.) Bigflower Cinquefoil. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, herb, caespitose, to 20 cm., terrestrial, not stoloniferous, rhizomatous, glandular-hairy throughout; Stem, erect, green, multicellular viscid hairs; Leaves, basal, 58-125 mm. × 16-26 cm. wide, pinnately compound, leaflets, #11; cauline, #3-4 per stem, alternate, stipules, 5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, lanceolate, entire to once shallowly toothed; petiole, 18 mm., prior years remaining on plant (as sometimes described for P. rupincola), multicellular viscid hairs, leaflets, #7-13, 40-51 mm. × 20-22 mm. wide, petiolulate (not decurrent), 12 mm. × 9 mm. wide, viscid hairy, terminal leaflet (8)10 mm. side, margin, flat, serrate, teeth, 4-6 per side, on distal ¾, tip dark reddish; Inflorescence, congested cyme, with 5-7 flowers; Flowers, limb, 15 mm.; Calyx, lobes, #5, 7-11 mm. × 2.7-4.5 mm. wide, fused ±½, viscid hairy, epicalyx bractlets, 3-5 mm. × 0.8-1.3 mm. wide, ±½ sepals; Receptacle, hairy, <1 mm., Petals, 7-9 mm. × 5-9 mm. wide, obovate, color yellow; Stamens, >25; Anthers, 1.4 mm. × 1 mm. wide; Ovaries, many, superior, glabrous; Styles, widest at middle, or thickest at base, tapered from middle, attached laterally below top of ovary; Stigma, #1; Achenes, glabrous. (Described from Coll. No. 1364, 21 May 2016, and Coll. No. 1911, 31 May 2018).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2037. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Growing with Potentilla recta which was not yet in bloom. GPS coordinates were doubtful and revised using GoogleEarth. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Anthony Massaro and Tanner Marshall 2060. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072534 ) . .


Coll. No. 1099, Potentilla

Coll. No. 1099, Potentilla fissa

Coll. No. 1911, Potentilla fissa

Coll. No. 1364, Potentilla fissa

Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. effusa (Douglas ex Lehm.) Dorn.  (=Potentilla effusa Douglas ex Lehm.) Wooly Cinquefoil. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 40 cm., long straight hairy to wooly throughout, eglandular; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, compound, stipules, 18 mm., entire, petiole, 50 mm., blade, 50 mm. × 33 mm. wide, obovate, leaflets, #9, 23 mm. × 9 mm. wide, bases decurrent, margin, flat, toothed most of length; Inflorescence, cymose; Bractlets, 3 mm., slightly darker than calyx lobes; Calyx, lobes #5, 5 mm.; Petals, #5, 5 mm. × 4 mm. wide, yellow; Ovary, glabrous; Style, 2 mm., widest at base; Fruit, achene, #10, 1.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide, brown, smooth, glabrous. Described from Coll. No. 1261, 29 Jul 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Open seasonally wet grassland, also nearby: Amorpha nana, and Gentiana affinis. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the "panhandle" southern part of the ranch, near the powerline, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2537. 29 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD00075523 ) . .


Coll. No. 1261, Potentilla hippiana var. effusa

Coll. No. 2537, Potentilla hippiana var. effusa

Coll. No. 1261, Potentilla hippiana var. effusa

Coll. No. 1261, Potentilla hippiana var. effusa

Potentilla hippiana × pulcherrima.  Hybrid Potentilla. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, In grasses around scattered ponderosa pines. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. In the saddle between Spring Brook and Bull Gulch drainages, very close to the Boulder/Jefferson County boundary, 2.08 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.82 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2840. 2 Jul 2022. ( Golden KHD00078705 OBI183845 ) . .


Voucher of Coll. No. 2840, Potentilla hippiana × pulcherrima in progress.

Potentilla norvegica L.  Norwegian Cinquefoil. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 25 cm., erect, ±spreading stiff hairy throughout, 1.5 mm., glands, sparse, obscure; Leaves, cauline, stipules, large, 8 mm. × 4 mm. wide, lanceolate, petiole 19 mm. + blade 22 mm. × 24 mm. wide, ternately compound, leaflets, 3(4); Calyx, sepals, 3.5-4.0 mm. × 2 mm. wide, fused >½; Corolla, petals, free, yellow; 1.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide; Stamens, most seen, #8; Style, 0.7 mm., thickest at base; Achenes, 0.6 mm., tan, minutely papillate. Circumpolar. (Described from Coll. No. 1500, 13 July 2016).

- Bull Gulch, In the bed of the gulch, among boulders. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2355. 8/7/2021. . .


Coll. No. 3282, Potentilla norvegica.

Coll. No. 1500, Potentilla norvegica

Potentilla recta L.  Sulphur Cinquefoil. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 50 cm., hairy throughout, short (0.3 mm.) hairs glandular, long (4 mm.) hairs straight spreading eglandular; Leaves, stem, 7-8 per stem, alternate, stipules, to 20 mm., lobed, petioles, to 80 mm., blade, palmately compound, leaflets, #5, 45 mm. × 14 mm. wide, lobed ½ to mid-rib, progressively reduced above; Calyx, 9 mm. × 9 mm. wide, flattened at base; Petals, 8 mm., yellow; Style, 1.3 mm., tapered throughout, not appearing warty; Achene, 1 mm., attached laterally, reticulate in color, but not texture. Described from Coll. No. 1680, 28 June 2017. “The long, stiff, spreading, tubercle-based hairs on stems and petioles of P. recta, overtopping a layer of short hairs and glands, also serve to distinguish this aggressive species from native P. gracilis at any stage of the life cycle (FNANM).”

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2038. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, At edge of small creek; also collected here: Dianthus armeria, Heterotheca villosa, Prunella vulgaris, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica. Colorado Noxious Weed List B. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2114. 1 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070536 UCR ) . .


Coll. No. 1680, Potentilla recta

Prunus virginiana L.  Chokecherry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

The most useful distinction is between chokecherries found east of the Rocky Mountains, var. virginiana and those found from the mountains westward, var. demissa. Plants of the High Plains show intergradation between those of the Rockies and those of the East.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2047. 5/6/2021. .

- Spring Brook, Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, north side of Spring Brook, lower edge of large boulder. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2170. 7/20/2021. . .


Tent caterpillars on Prunus virginiana

Wild hops growing on Chokecherry, with Hairy Willow herb below.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1833, Prunus virginiana

Coll. No. 1340, Prunus virginiana

Flowers of Coll. No. 1340, Prunus virginiana

Last year's fruit on Prunus virginiana

Prunus virginiana

Small bench under tree.

Coll. No. 2845, Prunus virginiana.

Coll. No. 1340, Prunus virginiana

Rosa acicularis Lindl. ssp. sayi (Schwein.) W. H. Lewis.  (Syn: Rosa acicularis Lindl. , Rosa sayi Schweinitz ) Say's Acicular Rose. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Prickles on new growth, leaflets 5-7(9), flowers 1-3

- Lippincott Ranch, Growing in and around Rhus trilobata, few ponderosa pines on rocky ridge. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southern "panhandle" part of the ranch, on a ridge in the north-central part, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2545. 29 Jun 2021. ( Golden ) . .


Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi on North Table Mountain.

Coll. No. 3027, Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi.

Coll. No. 3398, Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi.

Coll. No. 2545, Rosa acicularis var. sayi

Rosa eglanteria L.  Sweetbriar Rose. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2082. 5/6/2021. Open ponderosa pine forest. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Right bank of the north fork of Spring Brook, 2.56 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.33 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2836. 2 Jul 2022. ( Golden KHD00079748 OBI183828 ) . .


Coll. No. 2836, Rosa eglanteria.

Rubus deliciosus Torr.  (Syn: Oreobatus deliciosus Torr.(E. James ex Torr.) Rydb. ) Delicious raspberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial shrub, to 1.5 m.; Stem, bark, shreddy; Leaves, simple, 17 mm. × 23 mm. wide, palmate veined, lobed, serrate, few straight hairs, petiole, 11 mm.; Flowers, white, solitary, 17-19 mm.; Fruit, unknown (Described from Coll. No. 1091, 30 Apr 2015).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2053. 5/6/2021. .

- Spring Brook, Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, north side of Spring Brook, lower edge of large boulder. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2169. 7/20/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Highest prairie at edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, north-central area of parcel, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2068. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO EIU JCOS s.n. REGIS ) . .


Coll. No. 1091, Rubus deliciosus

Coll. No. 1091, Rubus deliciosus

Coll. No. 1091, Rubus deliciosus

Rubus idaeus L.  American Red Raspberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, under ponderosa pines, otherwise nearly bare ground. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2425. 9/7/2021. . .

Rubus idaeus L. var. strigosus (Michx.) Maxim.  American Red Raspberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Many collections here, such as: Juncus ensifolius, Populus deltoides, Melilotus albus, Trifolium fragiferum, Ribes inerme, Epilobium brachycarpum, and Anaphalis margaritacea. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, gravel bar in Bull Gulch, just upstream of the ranch road crossing of the gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2506. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD00075537 ) .


Coll. No. 2506, Rubus idaeus var. strigosus

Rubiaceae

Galium aparine L.  (Syn: Galium aparine L. var. echinospermum (Wallr.) Farw. , Galium spurium L. ) Sticky Willy, Cleavers. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual/perennial unknown, weak-stemmed and scrambling through shrubs and grass; Stem, retrorsely scabrous on angles (but not densely so); Leaves, whorls of 6-8 (more leaves above, fewer below), 46 mm. × 4 mm. wide, oblanceolate, margins retrorsely scabrous, tips with a short spine; Flowers, corolla, greenish-white, lobes 1 mm.; Fruit, 1.3 mm., covered with hooked hairs (Described from Coll. No. 1395, 8 June 2016).

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep ponderosa pine forest duff. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, north of Bull Gulch about half way to north boundary, west side of ridge, 23.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2035.1 26 May 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00071105 ) . .


Coll. No. 1395 Galium aparine

Galium boreale L.  (Syn: Galium septentrionale Roem. & Schult. ) Bedstraw. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, to 40 cm.; Stems, ascending; Leaves, in whorls of 4, tips rounded, 3-nerved; Flowers, cream-colored; Fruit, short-hairy (Described from Coll. No. 2374, 23 June 2020).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2187. 7/20/2021. Amid grasses and forbs under ponderosa pine canopy. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. South side of south fork of Spring Brook, 2.33 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.57 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2838. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO REGIS s.n. Error 14.6(b)-7c ) .


Habitat of Coll. No. 3266, Galium boreale in Coal Creek Canyon.

Coll. No 1721.1, Galium boreale

Mature Inflorescence of Coll. No 1721.1, Galium boreale

Salicaceae

Populus deltoides Marshall.  Eastern Cottonwood. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2358. 8/7/2021. . .

Populus tremuloides Michx.  Quaking Aspen. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2080. 5/6/2021. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2868. 7/2/2022. . .


Coll. No. 924, Populus tremuloides

Bud of Coll. No. 944, Populus tremuloides

Male catkin of Coll. No. 944, Populus tremuloides

Salix bebbiana Sarg.  Bebb Willow. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Shrub, multi-stem, > 1 m.; Stems, not pruinose, current year reddish brown; Leaves, alternate, elliptic, 20 mm. × 9 mm. wide, petiole 2-3 mm., pubescent both sides; Catkins, pistillate, 35 mm., open, loosely flowered, floral bracts, tan, stipe, 3 mm.; Capsules, 6 mm., pubescent. (Described from Coll. No. 2959, 14 Jun 2023.)

- Bull Gulch, Many collections here, such as: Juncus ensifolius, Populus deltoides, Melilotus albus, Trifolium fragiferum, Ribes inerme, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium brachycarpum, and Anaphalis margaritacea. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. In Lippincott Ranch, in stream channel adjacent to sand/gravel/cobble bar, just upstream of the ranch road crossing of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2507. 4 Jun 2021. ( KHD00075536 OBI183539 ) . .


Coll. No. 2507, Salix bebbiana

Coll. No. 2959, Salix bebbiana.

Hairy capsule of Coll. No. 2507, Salix bebbiana

Catkin of Coll. No. 2959, Salix bebbiana.

Salix irrorata Andersson.  Dewystem Willow. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected nearby: Erigeron flagellaris, Astragalus agrestis, Trifolium repens, Prunella vulgaris, Carex nebrascensis, Juncus bufonius, and Alopecurus carolinianus. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Central part of ranch near the former clay mine headquarters, beside a former stream channel now abandoned to the new route through the clay pit, 22.1 km north northwest of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2490. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden ) . .


Coll. No. 3549, Salix irrorata.

Coll. No. 2490, Salix irrorata.

Coll. No. 3456, Salix irrorata.

Salix monticola Bebb.  Park Willow. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Many collections here, such as: Juncus ensifolius, Populus deltoides, Melilotus albus, Trifolium fragiferum, Ribes inerme, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium brachycarpum, Salix bebbiana and Anaphalis margaritacea. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. In Lippincott Ranch, in stream channel adjacent to sand/gravel/cobble bar, just upstream of the ranch road crossing of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2507.3 4 Jun 2021. ( CIBO KHD00075597 ) .


Coll. No. 2507.3

Santalaceae

Arceuthobium vaginatum (Willd.) J. Presl ssp. cryptopodum (Engelm.) Hawksworth & Wiens.  (Syn: Arceuthobium vaginatum (Willd.) J. Presl var. cryptopodum (Engelm.) Cronquist ) Pineland Dwarf Mistletoe. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. North part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, on boulders north side of and above Spring Brook, 2.4 km. north of the main gate, 24.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2625. 20 Jul 2021. ( KHD00075287 ) .


Coll. No. 2625, Viscaceae Arceuthobium vaginatum var. cryptopodium

Sapindaceae

Acer glabrum Torr.  Rocky Mountain Maple. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Described by Torrey (1827) from a collection by Edwin James of the Long Expedition (1820).

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected nearby: Juniperus communis and J. scopulorum, Berberis repens, and Hieracium albiflorum. One of several quintessential Jefferson County taxa, as the type was collected in Platte Canyon by Dr. Edwin James of the Major Stephen H. Long expedition of 1820. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, edge of forest at extreme southwest corner near the railroad tracks, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2149. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO COLO2435378 JCOS s.n. KHD00072739 OBI ) Also collected nearby: Corydalis aurea, Brickellia grandiflora, and Polansia dodecandra. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwestern corner of the ranch, at base of railroad embankment, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2496. 4 Jun 2021. ( COLO2706190 Golden ) .


Coll. No. 2496, very large Acer glabrum.

Coll. No. 1738, Acer glabrum

Coll. No. 2939, Acer glabrum im bloom.

Flower of Coll. No. 2452, Acer glabrum

Emerging leaves and inflorescence of Coll. No. 2452, Acer glabrum

Coll. No. 2452, Acer glabrum

Saxifragaceae

Heuchera bracteata (Torr.) Ser.  Bracted Alumroot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Inflorescence, secund …

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Ponderosa pine forest, also collected here: Dryopteris filix-mas, Jamesia americana, Urtica dioica, and Elymus glaucus. Northern portion of the ranch in Boulder County, base of boulders above south fork of Spring Creek, 2.33 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.67 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2826. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO KHD00078903 ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 2826, Heuchera bracteata.

Coll. No. 2826, Heuchera bracteata.

Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray.  Littleleaf Alumroot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Inflorescence, (not secund) …

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2043. 5/6/2021. .


Coll. No. 1655, Heuchera parvifolia

Coll. No. 2928, Heuchera parvifolia.

Coll. No. 3274, Heuchera parvifolia.

Scrophulariaceae

Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh.  Lanceleaf Figwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2870. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, At the edge of a meadow in central portion, in disused rock corral or shed. Tom Schweich 1687. 5/26/2019. .


Scrophularia lanceolata at Devils Churn Trail.

Solanaceae

Physalis hederifolia A. Gray.  (Syn: Physalis hederifolia A. Gray var. comata (Rydb.) Waterfall ) Ivy-Leaved Ground Cherry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, north side of Spring Brook, lower edge of large boulder. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2168. 7/20/2021. . .


Ivy-Leaved Ground Cherry (Physalis hederifolia) on limestone outcrop, east side of Mesquite Mountains.

Coll. No. 3475, Physalis hederifolia.

Coll. No. 1511, Physalis hederifolia var. comata

Physalis hispida (Waterf.) Cronquist.  Prairie Ground Cherry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Several rattlesnakes here. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 222 m. west from the eastern boundary, north bank of the gulch, 1.36 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2662. 7 Aug 2021. ( KHD00075666 OBI183407 ) .


Coll. No. 2662, Physalis virginiana.

Coll. No. 2662, Physalis hispida.

Urticaceae

Parietaria pensylvanica Willd.  Pennsylvania Pellitory. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, In deep shade of Spring Brook. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. North part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, on the south bank of Spring Brook, 2.38 km. north northwest of the main gate, 24.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2628.2 20 Jul 2021. ( KHD00075382 ) . .


Parietaria pensylvanica on a wet slope under Rhus trilobata

Coll. No. 3046, Parietaria pensylvanica on a wet slope under Symphoricarpos occidentalis.

Coll. No. 2923, Parietaria pensylvanica.

Coll. No. 3046, Parietaria pensylvanica.

Coll. No. 2628.1, Parietaria pensylvanica.

Urtica dioica L.  Stinging Nettle. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Western portion of ranch, along unnamed stream tributary to Bull Gulch, about mid way between railroad and the gulch. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2147. 6/4/2021. . .

Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.  Stinging Nettle. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Ponderosa pine forest, also collected nearby: dryopteris filix-mas, Jamesia americana, Heuchera bracteata, and Elymus glaucus. Northern portion of the ranch in Boulder County, very close to the western parcel boundary, in streambed of south fork of Spring Creek, 2.32 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.68 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2827. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO KHD00078901 ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Grindelia squarrosa, Heterotheca foliosa, Pericome caudata, Senecio spartioides, and Nepeta cataria. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, among boulders on the south side of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2217. 29 Aug 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00074467 OBI186067 UCR ) .


Coll. No. 888, Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea, pistillate flowers

Verbenaceae

Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr.  Large Bract Vervain. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 15 cm., erect; Leaves, cauline, opposite, petiole 5 mm. + blade 20 mm. × 10 mm. wide, pinnafitid, toothed; Bract, 11 mm. × 2.2 mm. wide, entire; Calyx, 4 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide; Corolla, lobes, #5 tube 4 mm. + throat 1 mm. + lobes 2 mm., limb, 2.5 mm., color blue; Introduced (Described from Coll. No. 1500.2, 13 July 2016). Usually seen as a prostrate trailside herb. However, occasionally growing in grasses and herbs, and forced to adopt an erect habit.

- Bull Gulch, In the bed of the gulch, among boulders. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2356. 8/7/2021. .


Coll. No. 1500.2, Verbena bracteata

Violaceae

Viola canadensis L.  (Syn: Viola rydbergii Greene , Viola scopulorum (A. Gray) Greene ) Canadian White Violet. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2051. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Northwest facing forested slope. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south of Bull Gulch approximate centroid of parcel, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2037. 26 May 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00071104 OBI ) Edge of a dry watercourse, in deep ponderosa pine forest duff. Also collected here: Symphoricarpos rotundifolius and Lactuca serriola. About mid-way between Bull Gulch and the county boundary, 1.74 km. north northwest of the main gate, 23.4 km. north northwest of Golden Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2820. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO ) . .


Viola canadensis beside the Welch Ditch.

Viola canadensis out in an open sunny spot.

Coll. No. 2037, Viola canadensis

Coll. No. 2259, Viola canadensis

Viola nuttallii Pursh.  Nuttall's Violet. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2050. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, In deep ponderosa pine forest duff near top of forested west southwest-facing slope. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, west side of ridge, 23.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2033. 26 May 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. OBI183248 UCR ) Collected later on the north side of the drainage. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 1679. 4/24/2019. Grassy, open, southeast-facing slope. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, high prairie above Rocky Flats, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2025. 24 Apr 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070552 REGIS ) .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1094, Viola nuttallii

Coll. No. 1094, Viola nuttallii

Early Spring habitat of Viola nuttallii and Alyssum simplex

Habitat of Coll. No. 1313, Viola nuttallii in Ranson Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1593, Viola nuttallii

Coll. No. 1780, Viola nuttallii

Coll. No. 1301, Viola nuttallii

Amaryllidaceae

Allium cernuum Roth.  Nodding Onion. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), tentative, vegetative Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2041. 5/6/2021. Northern (Boulder County) portion of ranch, top of ridge in ponderosa pine forest Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2177. 7/20/2021. . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1240, Allium cernuum

Coll. No. 1240, Allium cernuum

Coll. No. 3189, Allium cernuum.

Allium geyeri S. Watson.  Geyer's Onion. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, geophyte, to 40 cm.; Bulb, 20 mm. × 20 mm. wide, ovoid, outer coat with coarse fibers; Leaves, #2-3, 24 cm. × 1.5 mm. wide, somewhat withered at anthesis; Inflorescence, umbel; Bracts, #3, 14 mm., prominently 1-veined; Flowers, #29, tepals, 7 mm., pink; Seed, unknown (Described from Coll. No. 1417, 10 June 2016).

- Lippincott Ranch, South margin of a small meadow in saddle between hogback and flatiron, quite wet from runoff of the meadow. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by City of Boulder and Jefferson County Open Space, approximate centroid of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2065. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072527 ) Nearly flat, open ponderosa pine woodland with grasses and forbs. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2086. 17 Jun 2019. ( CAS CDA0052292 OBI183161 REGIS UC ) Gentle rocky southwest-facing slope with forest duff near edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest base of hogback in center of parcel, 22.4 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden Tom Schweich 2157.1 13 Jul 2019. ( CS ) .


Habitat of Coll. No. 1417, Allium, perhaps A. geyeri

Coll. No. 1417, Allium geyeri

Asparagaceae

Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. ex A. Gray.  Star Lily. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep ponderosa pine forest duff. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, west side of ridge, 23.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2034. 26 May 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. OBI183242 UCR ) Grassy, open, southeast-facing slope. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south parcel, high prairie above Rocky Flats, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Irene Weber 2024. 24 Apr 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070554 REGIS ) . .


Habitat of Coll. No. 2254, Leucocrinum montanum

Locality of Leucocrinum montanum

View upstream at Leucocrinum montanum locality.

View downstream at Leucodrinum montanum locality.

Leucocrinum montanum in Long Valley.

Leucocrinum montanum sometimes called "sand lily" in some actual sandy habitat.

Star Lily (Leucocrinum montanum) as seen on Tin Cup Ridge.

Habitat of Leucocrinum montanum and Townsendia hookeri in the Survey Field.

Leucocrinum montanum on an old alluvial ridge in the Survey Field.

Leucocrinum montanum on an old alluvial ridge in the Survey Field.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1311, Leucocrinum montanum.

Leucocrinum montanum on south-facing slope.

Coll. No. 1303, Leucocrinum montanum in the Survey Field.

Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. amplexicaule (Nutt.) LaFrankie.  (Syn: Maianthemum amplexicaule (Nutt.) W. A. Weber ) Feathery False Lily of the Valley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also seen or collected nearby: Arnica cordifolia, Pseudognaphalium macounii, and Pterospora andromedea. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwestern corner of the ranch, just below the railroad, on wooded northwest slope with ponderosa pine and Juniperus communis, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2495. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden ) .


Coll. No. 2495, Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Coll. No. 2942, Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule.

Cyperaceae

Carex nebrascensis Dewey.  Nebraska Sedge. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Coll. No. 1924, 3 June 2018, characters observed: Perennial sedge, sometimes growing in running water; Habit, rhizomatous; Culms, to 50 cm., lightly scabrous below the head; Leaves, 4.3 mm. wide, green, sheaths, white-hyaline, ventrally smooth; Inflorescence, 120 mm. × 15 mm. wide, #3-5 spikes per culm, separated; Proximal bract, leaf-like, 130 mm., nearly equaling the inflorescence; Spikes, differentiated, terminal spike staminate, lateral spikes androgynous to proximal spikes pistillate; Pistillate spike, 30-40 mm. × 5-7.5 mm. wide, ength 6× width, peduncle 6 mm., stout, erect; Pistillate scales, 5 mm., including awn 1.2 mm., >perigynia, brown-black, mid-vein green; Perigynia, many per spike, body 1.8-3.0 mm. + beak 0.3-0.4 mm. = 2.1-3.4 mm. × 1.2-1.5 mm. wide, wingless, glabrous, faces veined, beak bidentate, ciliolate between teeth; Achene, 1.4 mm. × 0.9 mm. wide, biconvex; Stigma, #2. (Described from Coll. No. 508, 2 Aug 2007, Mono County, CA, and Coll. No. 1123, 1924, and 2489, Jefferson County, CO.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, northern portion of property, sunny site on the south bank of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2070. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070516 ) Also collected nearby: Erigeron flagellaris, Astragalus agrestis, Trifolium repens, Prunella vulgaris, Juncus bufonius, and Alopecurus carolinianus. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Central part of ranch, at the south end of the clay pit, where the emphemeral stream has been diverted through the pit, 22.2 km. north northwest of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2489. 4 Jun 2021. ( CIBO COLO2706430 ) . .


Coll. No. 1123, Carex nebrascensis.

Collection No. 508, Carex nebrascensis

Overview of Coll. No. 1123, Carex nebrascensis

Pistillate Spike of Coll. No. 1123, Carex nebrascensis

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2070, Carex nebrascensis

Carex occidentalis L. H. Bailey.  Western Sedge. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial sedge; Habit, caespitose; Culms, to 50 cm., slightly scabrous especially below the inflorescence; Leaves, 1.7 mm. wide, green, sheaths, white-hyaline, ventrally smooth; Inflorescence, 29 mm. × 10 mm. wide, loosely clustered; Spikes, identical appearing, 6 mm. × 5 mm. wide, terminal and lateral androgynous (there are no anthers, but the flowers at the top of each spike contain white filaments); Bracts, 5 mm., proximal, 10 mm., <inflorescence, leaf-like; Pistillate scales, 3.5 mm., <perigynia, mid-vein green, brown laterally, hyaline margin; Perigynia, #12 per spike, 4 mm. × 1.6-1.8(2) mm. wide, weakly winged, ±veinless, glabrous, beak, 1 mm., flattish, dorsally bulged and the margin is displaced but not onto the ventral face; Achene, 2.3 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, biconvex, short oblong; Stigmas, #2; Anthers, n/a; (Described from Coll. No. 2056, 4 Jun 2019, but see also Coll. No. 1913.)

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Terrace above Spring Brook, edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.3 km. north of the main gate, 23.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2618. 20 Jul 2021. ( Golden KHD00075353 OBI183796 ) .

- Bull Gulch, Many collections here, such as: Carex nebrascensis, Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare, Sisyrinchium montanum, and Juncus bufonius. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. In Lippincott Ranch, on the south bank of Bull Gulch, wet area above the active stream channel, just upstream of the ranch road crossing of Bull Gulch, 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2508. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden ) . .


Coll. No. 1913, Carexoccidentalis

Coll. No. 2508, Carex occidentalis

Coll. No. 1913, Carex occidentalis

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1913, Carex occidentalis.

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2255, Carex occidentalis

Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd.  Pointed Broom Sedge. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial sedge, caespitose, to 60 cm., lightly scabrous below head; Leaves, 2 mm. wide, green sheaths, white-hyaline, centrally smooth; Inflorescence, 22 mm. × 15 mm. wide, spikes, #6, closely clustered; Spikes, identical appearing, gynecandrous, 10 mm. × 5 mm. wide, terminal spike clavate; Bracts, 9 mm. long, proximal, 20 mm., =inflorescence, bristle-like; Pistillate scales, <perigynia, mid-vein, green, margin, hyaline, awn, absent; Perigynia, many per spike, 5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, winged, faces, veined, adaxial veins, #7-9, glabrous, beak, 1.5 mm., ±sloping to tip, achene to beak tip, 2.5-2.8 mm.; Achene, 1.3 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, oval, biconvex; Stigma, #2. Described from Coll. No. 2163, 16 July 2019.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), In an open ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. North part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, just north of the Boulder County line, 2.20 km. north northwest of the main gate, 23.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2629. 20 Jul 2021. ( KHD00075352 ) . .


Coll. No. 2163, Carex scoparia.

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2163, Carex scoparia.

Eleocharis compressa Sull.  (Syn: Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. compressa (Sull.) Drapalik & Mohlenbr. ) Flatstem Spikerush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Wet grassland with a few ponderosa pines. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Central "wasp waist" of ranch, just below the ranch road, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2532. 29 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD00075329 ) . .


Coll. No. 2532, Eleocharis compressa

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C.Gmel.) Palla.  (Syn: Scirpus lacustris L. var. validus (Vahl) Kük. , Scirpus validus Vahl ) Softstem Bulrush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Edge of small pond. Also collected here: Prunella vulgaris, Dianthus armeria, Juncus sp., Veronica anagallis-aquatica, Potentilla recta, and Bromus japonicus. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the "panhandle" southern part of the ranch, on the south side of the upper of two artificial ponds, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2539. 29 Jun 2021. ( CDA54492 CIBO JCOS UCR294557 ) .


Coll. No. 1962, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Iridaceae

Iris missouriensis Nutt.  Western Blue Flag. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2057. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, In a gently southeastern sloping meadow of the central portion of the ranch. Tom Schweich 1688. 5/26/2019. Open prairie in small saddle. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, south of Bull Gulch approximate centroid of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2039. 26 May 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00071102 REGIS ) . .


Habitat of Iris missouriensis in Sagehen Meadow.

Iris missouriensis in Sagehen Meadow.

Coll. No. 1370, Iris missouriensis

Coll. No. 2039, Iris missouriensis

Coll. No. 478, Iris missourensis

Sisyrinchium montanum Greene.  Rocky Mountain Blue-Eyed Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, northern portion of property, sunny site on the south bank of Bull Gulch, 22.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2071. 6 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072423 ) .


Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2071, Sisyrinchium montanum

Juncaceae

Juncus L.  Rush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2538. 29 Jun 2021. ( Deferred ) . .


Coll. No. 1274, Juncus

Juncus articulatus L.  Joint-Leaf Rush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 68 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.35 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2655.1 7 Aug 2021. ( Deferred ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2540. 29 Jun 2021. ( Golden ) . .


Coll. No. 2426, Juncus articulatus.

Juncus bufonius L.  Toad Rush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, to 15 cm., of wet places; Leaves, basal and cauline, sheath 19-20 mm., not bristle-tipped, auricles 0, blade, 45 mm., rolled, not equitant (leaves of two ranks each folded in half); Inflorescence, >½ total height of plant, appears terminal, bract erect, ±=inflorescence, but does not appear be a continuation of stem, 12-15 heads per inflorescence; Perianth, 3-5-4.0 mm.; Capsule, 3 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, oblong; Seeds, 0.3 mm., brown, not tailed. Described from Coll. No. 1203, 12 Jul 2015.

- Bull Gulch, In a muddy spot beside Bull Gulch. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2153. 6/4/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Aloperucus carolinianus, Prunella vulgaris, and Trifolium repens. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, in flowing water diverted through former clay pit, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2142. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO COLO2435360 JCOS s.n. KHD00070783 REGIS ) . .


Coll. No. 1203, Juncus bufonius

Coll. No. 1689.4, Juncus bufonius and Coll. No. 1689.6, Limosella aquatica.

Coll. No. 2142, Juncus bufonius

Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.  Sword-Leaf Rush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Bull Gulch, Growing in the stream channel that was scoured out by the floods of September 2013. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 68 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.35 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2655. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden KHD00075330 OBI183699 ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, In mud with a little flowing water, also collected here: Gratiola neglecta and Mentha arvensis. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwestern portion of the ranch, in an unnamed drainage that is tributary to Bull Gulch, 1.11 km. northwest of the main gate, 22.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2749.2 7 Sep 2021. ( UCR297677 ) . .


Coll. No. 2655, Juncus ensifolius

Gall(?) on Coll. No. 2655, Juncus ensifolius

Coll. No. 3439.1, Juncus ensifolius.

Juncus interior Wiegand.  Inland Rush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial graminoid, to 45 cm., Culm, 40 cm, round, 1 mm. dia.; Leaves, basal, outer, 7 mm., sheath-like, inner, sheath, 80 mm., open, ligule, 0.5 mm., membraneous, blade, 225 mm., rolled; Bracts, #2, 85 mm., 46 mm.; Pedicel, 3 mm., bract, 2 mm.; Flowers, #17, closely subtended by a pair of scarious bracteoles; Tepals, 3.2 mm. lanceolate, tip acuminate, green center, then light brown strips, then scarious margin; Capsule, 3.5 mm., rounded at summit, placenta extends nearly to tip; Seeds, 0.5 mm., oblong, not tailed, annular grooves; (Described from Coll. No. 1527, 5 August 2014).

- Lippincott Ranch, In small ravine, open below. Smut infested. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2109. 1 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070520 OBI183240 ) Wet grassland with a few ponderosa pines. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Central "wasp waist" of ranch, just below the ranch road, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2532.1 29 Jun 2021. ( COLO2718526 ) . .


Location of Coll. No. 1804, Juncus sp.

Coll. No. 2513, Juncus interior

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1527, Juncus interior

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2109, Juncus interior

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2513, Juncus interior

Juncus longistylis Torr.  Long-Style Rush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Seasonally wet slope with a few ponderosa pines. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southeastern "panhandle" portion of ranch, near the north boundary of Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space, nearly under the power line, 21.8 km. north northeast of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2535. 29 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD00075403 OBI183420 ) .


Coll. No. 2535

Liliaceae

Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson.  Gunnison's Mariposa Lily. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Deep grasses in openings of ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, north-facing slope overlooking Spring Brook. 2.2 km. north of the main gate, 23.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2611. 20 Jul 2021. ( CIBO ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Northeast slope, small swale; also collected here: Lithospermum occidentale and Claytonia rosea. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2108. 1 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070542 OBI183250 ) .


Coll. No. 2901, Calochortus gunnisonii

Calochortus gunnisonii on South Table Mountain.

Calochortus gunnisonii with semi-circular segments cut from petals.

Coll. No. 2108, Calochortus gunnisonii.

Coll. No. 2988, Calochortus gunnisonii.

Petal of Coll. No. 2108, Calochortus gunnisonii

Flower interior of Coll. No. 2108, Calochortus gunnisonii

Flower interior of Coll. No. 2108, Calochortus gunnisonii being scanned.

Petal of Coll. No. 2901, Calochortus gunnisonii.

Melanthiaceae

Toxicoscordion venenosum (S. Watson) Rydb. var. gramineum (Rydb.) Brasher.  (Syn: T. gramineum (Rydb.) Rydb. , Zigadenus gramineus Rydb. , Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Ackerfield ) Meadow Death Camas. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, In thick soil and forest duff on the exposed east side of a ridge. Jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, near the northern edge of the property and the Boulder County boundary, east side of ridge, 25.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2032. 26 May 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00071106 ) .

Orchidaceae

Corallorhiza Gagnebin.  Coralroot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2083. 5/6/2021. . .

Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.  Summer Coralroot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), lateral lobes at the base of the lower lip are folded up on the lip Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2862. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Southeast portion of ranch, in deep forest duff in (mostly) ponderosa pine woodland, 7 plants seen. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2142. 6/4/2021. . .


Observation No. 3687, Orchidaceae Corallorhiza maculata.

Pipera unalascensis (Spreng.) Rydb.  Slender-Spire Orchid. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2866. 7/2/2022. .

Poaceae

Achnatherum Beauv.  (=Stipa L.) Needlegrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Observation No. 423, Achnatherum? Tom Schweich 1790. 9/30/2019. Observation No. 424, Achnatherum? Tom Schweich 1791. 9/30/2019. . .

Alopecurus carolinianus Walter.  Carolina Foxtail. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, clumped, to 25 cm.; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Internodes, hollow, glabrous; Sheath, 30 mm., open; Ligule, membranous, 3.8 mm., auricles, 0; Blade, 37 mm., × 2.5 mm. wide, flat, glabrous, margins, glabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, tightly contracted panicle, appearing to be a spike, 35 mm. × 6 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, glabrous; Spikelets, many, similar, borne singly, 1-flowered, 2.6 mm.; Disarticulation, below the glumes; Glumes, lower, 2.8 mm., veins (3), upper, 2.8 mm., veins (3), lateral veins pillose, keeled, keels ciliate, awns 0; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Lemma, 2.6 mm., ±=glumes, ovate, glabrous, margins connate ½, tip obtuse, awns, #1, 4 mm., bent, attached middle; Palea, absent; Anthers, 0.5 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1917, 3 June 2018.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Juncus bufonius, Prunella vulgaris, and Trifolium repens. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, in flowing water diverted through former clay pit, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2142.1 13 Jul 2019. ( UCR ) . .


Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1689.3, Alopecurus carolinianus

Coll. No. 1689.3, Alopecurus carolinianus

Coll. No. 1689.3, Alopecurus carolinianus

Andropogon gerardii Vitman.  Big Bluestem. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, to 85 cm., clumped, rhizomes unknown; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 11 cm., open; Ligule, membraneous (though surrounded by hairs), 3 mm., auricles 0; Blade, soft, flat, 27 cm., hairy near ligule; Inflorescence, 80 mm., > leaves, 1-2 per stem, in 5-6 digitate branches, spikelets many; Rachis, soft bristles on margins and at nodes; Disarticulation at nodes of rachis; Spikelets in pairs, Sterile spikelet, 7 mm., pedicel 4.5 mm.; Fertile spikelet, Florets #1, Glumes, awns 0, ±equal, lower keeled, upper flattened and grooved; Lemma, 6 mm., membraneous, rolled, glabrous, tip 2-forked, awn, #1, 13 mm., bent, twisted, attached on back; Stamens, 3; Anthers, yellow; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery. (Described from Coll. No. 1060, 28 Aug 2014).

- Lippincott Ranch, Central portion of ranch, base of railroad embankment, openings in ponderosa pine and douglas fir. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2436. 9/7/2021. . .


Dissected spikelet pair of Coll. No. 1060, Andropogon gerardii

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1265, Andropogon gerardii

Spikelets of Coll. No. 1265, Andropogon gerardii

Bromus L.  Brome. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), “mountain brome” Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2874. 7/2/2022. . .

Bromus briziformis Fisch. & C. A. Mey.  Rattlesnake Brome. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual grass, 30-40 cm., clumped; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, closed; Ligule, membraneous, ciliate; Blade, 120 mm. × 4 mm. wide, flat, hairy; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, nodding, raceme or few-branched panicle, >leaves; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, 16-20 mm. × 8-10 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 18-22 mm.; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, unknown, rachilla seems pretty tough; Glumes, spreading at 45° to rachilla, lower, 5.5 mm., veins, #5, terete, upper, 7.0 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #9, ±parallel, membraneous, tough, awns, #0; Florets, 10-12 per spikelet, spreading at 45° to rachilla; Lemma, 8 mm., >glumes, ovate, membraneous, rolled, glabrous, tan, veins, #9, not uniformly spaced, ±parallel, margins, scarious, tip acute, awns, #0; Palea, 6 mm., membraneous, ciliate, tip, unknown, color, tan; Stamens, none seen; Achene, 5 mm., brown, fused to lemma and palea (Described from Coll. No. 2167, 21 July 2019).

- Lippincott Ranch, Gentle rocky southwest-facing slope with forest duff near edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, southwest base of hogback in center of parcel, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2158. 13 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070785 OBI UCR ) Other grasses collected nearby: Bromus lanatipes and Danthonia spicata. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, moderate slope above and on the north side of Bull Gulch, 23. km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2167. 21 Jul 2019. ( CDA52309 OBI ) . .


Habit of Coll. No. 2167, Bromus briziformis

Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2167, Bromus briziformis

Spikelet of Coll. No. 2167, Bromus briziformis

Bromus ciliatus L.  Fringed Brome. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass, 85-90 cm., caespitose; Sheath, closed, basal sheath retrorsely pilose; Ligule, membranous, 1 mm., auricles 0; Blade, 200 mm. × 4 mm. wide, flat, barely scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, open panicle, 90 mm. × 25 mm. wide, 1-3 branches; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, 10-14, 20 mm. × 6 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels 20-25 mm.; Glumes, lower, 8 mm., veins, 1, somewhat keeled, upper, 9 mm., <lowest floret, veins, 3, keeled, sparsely pilose toward left margin, awns, 0; Florets, 6 per spikelet, #1 is bisexual; Callus, hairs, 0; Lemma, 11.5 mm., body > glumes, lanceolate, membranous, not strongly keeled, veins, 5, tip, entire, awns, 1, 3.8 mm., straight, attached, end, pilose, hairs concentrated proximally and towards the margins, true for upper lemmas; Palea, 10.5 mm., membranous, veins, green, ciliate; Anthers, 1.3 mm.; Achene, 7-8 mm., green, adhering to lemma. (Described from Coll. No. 2638, 5 Aug 2021.)

- Lippincott Ranch (North), John Vickery 2092. 5/6/2021. . .


Coll. No. 1993, Bromus ciliatus

Coll. No. 2638, Bromus ciliatus

Bromus japonicus Thunb.  Japanese Cheat Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Coll. No. 1207, 13 Jul 2015, characters observed: Annual grass, to 40 cm.; Leaves, sheath, 60 mm. closed + 12 mm. open, pilose (but not densely so), ligule, membraneous, + some hairs, blade, hairy; Inflorescence, panicle, >leaves; Pedicel, 20 mm.; Spikelets, 1-3 per panicle branch, 22 mm. × 6 mm. wide, elliptical, drooping; Glumes, #2, <lowest floret, lower, 4.5 mm., veins 3, upper, 5.5 mm., veins 5; Rachilla, short hairy; Callus, glabrous; Florets, #12, 2-ranked, closely held hiding rachilla; Disarticulation between florets; Lemma, 8 mm. × 4 mm. wide, margin, hyaline, 0.5 mm., tip bifid, awn, #1, 5-12 mm. long, mid-spikelet awns longest, flattened at base, not twisted, attached near bifid tip. Described from Coll. No. 1207, 13 Jul 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Dianthus armeria, Heterotheca villosa, Potentilla recta, Prunella vulgaris, and Veronica anagallis-aquatica. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2115. 1 Jul 2019. ( CIBO COLO2433563 JCOS s.n. KHD00070511 ) . .


Coll. No. 1207, Bromus japonicus

Coll. No. 1461, Bromus japonicus

Coll. No. 1207, Bromus japonicus

Coll. No. 1207, Bromus japonicus

Bromus lanatipes (Shear) Rydb.  (Syn: Bromopsis lanatipes (Shear) Holub ) Wooly Brome. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass (short-lived?), 50 cm., clumped; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Internodes, glabrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, soft; Sheath, 60-70 mm., closed, long shaggy hair; Ligule, 1.5 mm., membraneous, auricles, absent; Blade, 160 mm. × 5 mm. wide, adaxial scaberulous, tip, acute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 130 mm. × 60 mm. wide, 2+ branches; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, #12-13, 23 mm. × 5 mm. wide, similar, borne singly; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, unknown, should be above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 5 mm., veins, #1, keeled, keel scabrous, upper, 6 mm., <lowest floret, veins, #5, keeled; Lemma, 7.5 mm., >glumes, hairy laterally becoming more broadly hairy distally, veins, #5, convergent, awns, #1, 3 mm., straight, barbellate, attached near end; Palea, 9 mm., ±=lemma, membraneous, keel ciliate, veins, lt. green, margin, glabrous, tip, entire; Anthers, #3, 2.3 mm., yellow; Achene, immature (Described from Coll. No. 2170, 21 July 2019).

- Spring Brook, Terrace above Spring Brook, edge of ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Northern part of ranch, shaded forest south side of Spring Brook, 2.3 km. north of the main gate, 23.9 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2620. 20 Jul 2021. ( CIBO ) South-facing slope, bouldery opening in ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. North part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, on boulders north side of and above Spring Brook, 2.4 km. north of the main gate, 24.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2623. 20 Jul 2021. ( COLO2718351 UCR ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Deep forest duff in ponderosa pine woodland. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, moderate slope above and on the north side of Bull Gulch, 23.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden Tom Schweich 2170. 21 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070521 OBI186004 ) . .


Coll. No. 2170, Bromus lanatipes

Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2170, Bromus lanatipes

Bromus sterilis L.  Poverty Brome. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual grass, 22-33 cm.; Leaves, sheath, closed, scantily pilose, ligule, membranous, 1.5 mm., lacerate, auricles, absent, blade, 15 cm., × 1.8 mm. wide, flat; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 14 cm. × 2.5 cm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, #5, 42 mm. × 5 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 25 mm., Compression, lateral; Glumes, lower, 9 mm., upper 13.5 mm., <lowest floret; Florets, 6 per spikelet; Axis, scabrous; Callus, minutely hairy; Lemma, 16.5 mm., >glumes, oddly rolled rather than keeled, mid-vein to margin 0.9-1.1 mm., awn, subterminal, 17.5 mm., straight. (Described from Coll. No. 2841, 2 Jul 2022.)

- Lippincott Ranch, Moderate south-facing slope in open ponderosa pine woodland. Other grasses collected nearby: Bromus briziformis, B. lanatipes, and Danthonia spicata. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. About 150 m. north of Bull Gulch, 1.49 km. north northwest of the main gate, 3.38 km. south of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2841. 2 Jul 2022. ( Golden KHD00078679 ) . .


Coll. No. 2841, Bromus sterilis.

Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm.  (=Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus) Buffalo Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Wet gravel bench above ephemeral stream. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest quadrant of the "panhandle" southern part of the ranch, bear the lower of two artificial ponds, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2541. 29 Jun 2021. ( COLO2718476 Golden OBI183418 ) . .

Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.  Poverty Oatgrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, Bouldery south-facing slope in openings of ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. North part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, among boulders north side of and above Spring Brook, 2.4 km. north of the main gate, 24.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2626. 20 Jul 2021. ( COLO2718369 UCR ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Ponderosa pine woodland; a little immature compared to the same grass collected at Ranson/Edwards in full sun a week earlier. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, moderate slope above and on the north side of Bull Gulch, 23.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2168. 21 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070510 OBI186010 ) . .


Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata

Open inflorescence of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata

Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata

Spikelets of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata

Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribn.) Gould.  Slimleaf Panicgrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Spring Brook, South-facing slope, bouldery opening in ponderosa pine woodland. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. North part of Lippincott Ranch in Boulder County, on boulders north side of and above Spring Brook, 2.4 km. north of the main gate, 24.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2624. 20 Jul 2021. ( KHD00075348 ) . .


Coll. No. 2624, Dichanthelium linearifolium.

Elymus albicans (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Á.Löve.  (Syn: Agropyron albicans Scribn. & J.G.Sm. ) Montana Wild Rye. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also collected here: Pseudognaphalium canescens. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Along the western parcel boundary, just north of the power line, at the base of a rock outcrop below the Union Pacific railroad, 1.16 km. northwest of the main gate, 22.6 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2745.1 7 Sep 2021. ( KHD00075619 ) . .

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey.  (Syn: E. longifolius (J. G. Sm.) Gould , Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm. ) Squirreltail Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass to 50 cm., clumped; Inflorescence, bilateral spike; Rachis, internodes, 6.4 mm., breaking apart when mature; Spikelets, 2 per node; Glumes, #2, subulate, 62-65 mm.; Florets, #3, lowest 2 fertile, upper sterile; Lemma, 10 mm. + awn 50 mm., veins, #5, converging; Palea, 9 mm., 1 of 2 veins slightly extended as bristle. Variety brevifolius if infraspecific names are to be applied. Described from Coll. No. 1717, 28 July 2017.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2888. 7/2/2022. .

- Lippincott Ranch, With ponderosa pines, grasses and forbs. Northernmost Jefferson County, jointly owned by City of Boulder OSMP and Jefferson County Open Space, on the spoils pile east side of the clay pit, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2165. 21 Jul 2019. ( CAS984246 CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070509 ) . .


Coll. No. 1717, Elymus elymoides

Elymus glaucus Buckley ssp. glaucus.  Blue Wild Rye. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass, to 85 cm., not rhizomatous; Cauline nodes visible; Sheath open; Ligule membraneous, 1 mm.; Auricles absent; Blade 250 mm. × 13 mm. wide, flat, lax; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, two-sided spike, straight or slightly curved but not drooping; Spikelets, 2 per node, sessile; Disarticulation between the florets; Glumes, lower, 10 mm. + awn 2-4 mm., veins 1, upper 12 mm. + awn 2-4 mm., ±= lowest floret, veins 5; Florets, 3 per spikelet; Lemma, 10 mm., awns 1, 16 mm., slightly curved; Palea, 9 mm., <lemma, tip bifid. (Described from Coll. No, 2825, 2 July 2022.)

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Ponderosa pine forest, also collected here Jamesia americana, Urtica dioica, and Heuchera bracteata. Northern portion of the ranch in Boulder County, base of boulders above south fork of Spring Creek, 2.33 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.67 km. south southwest of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2825. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO ) . .


Coll. No. 2825, Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus.

Glyceria elata (Rydb.) M. E. Jones.  Fowl Manna Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass, to 60-70 cm., of wetlands; Leaf sheath and blade differentiated, Sheath closed to near top; Ligule membraneous; Blade 25-30 cm. x 8 mm. wide, soft, thin, rows of dots parallel to veins; Inflorescence well-developed, open; Compression weak lateral; Spikelets, many, similar, 1 per node on 1° and 2° branches, ovoid (not cylindric), many florets; Glumes, reduced to small scales, glabrous, awns 0; Lemma, glabrous, veins many, awns 0, tip boat-shaped; Ovary (can't visualize, immature?) (Described from Coll. No. 869, 23 Jun 2012).

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Streambed shaded by Ponderosa pines, previously collected nearby: Corylus cornuta, Circaea alpina, and Parietaria pensylvanica. Prosartes trachycarpa also observed nearby. In the streambed of the south fork of Spring Brook, 2.38 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 2.56 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2829. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO KHD00078680 ) . .


Coll. No. 1979, Glyceria elata

Coll. No. 869, Glyceria elata

Coll. No. 869, Glyceria elata

Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc.  Striate Manna Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass, to 1 m.; Leaf, sheath closed, ligule membraneous, blade, 3 mm. wide; Inflorescence, loose panicle; Spikelets, one per node on short pedicels, laterally compressed, 2+ fertile florets, all similar; Glumes, #2, lower < upper, lower 1-nerved; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Lemma, 7-nerved, well-developed, evenly spaced, apices prow-shaped, awns, 0. (Described from Coll. No. 1446, 22 Jun 2016).

- Lippincott Ranch, Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest quadrant of the "panhandle" southern part of the ranch, in the bed of the lower of two artificial ponds, 21.7 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2542. 29 Jun 2021. ( COLO2718492 Golden OBI183417 ) . .


Coll. No. 1446, Glyceria striata

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth.  (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, 50 cm., clumped, nonrhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 100-120 mm., open ≥½, glabrous; Ligule, membranous, length 3.7 mm., lacerate into 2 equal parts, auricles 0; Blade, 60 mm., involute, glabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 200 mm. × 30 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, somewhat scabrous throughout; Spikelets, many, similar, borne singly; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 23-34 mm., veins #3, upper, 23-29 mm., veins #5, awl-shaped, rounded, membranous, ±equal, tip, very narrow, not awned; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Callus, 4.5-50 mm., sharp, straight hairs 1.0-1.5 mm., color tan; Lemma, 9.5-10.0 mm., rolled, indurate, straight hairy 0.5 mm., color white-tan, veins #3(?), awns, #1, 125-160 mm., twisted and short straight hairy proximal 45 mm., bent, scabrous distally; Palea, 9 mm., ±lemma, few white hairs on mid-vein; Stamens, #3; Anthers, 6.5 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1890, 28 May 2018).

- Lippincott Ranch, Southeast slope of southern hogback, Observation No. 421, per microscopic examination of florets. Tom Schweich 1789. 9/30/2019. Edge of open ponderosa pine woodland at break in slope. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2082.1 17 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070518 UCR297634 ) . .


Coll. No. 992, Stipa comata var. comata

Coll. No. 1929, Hesperostipa comata

Florets of Coll. No. 1890, Hesperostipa comata

Hordeum murinum L.  (Syn: Critesion murinum (L.) Á.Löve ) Mouse Barley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, Disturbed site at junction of two ranch roads on the edge of a flat, open ponderosa pine woodland. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2087. 17 Jun 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070778 ) . .


Wingate collection of Hordeum murinum

Ciliate glumes of Coll. No. 2087, Hordeum murinum

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.  Prairie Junegrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial bunch grass, to 45-55 cm., non-rhizomatous; Leaves, mostly basal or lowest cauline, cauline, sheath, 90 mm., open, ligule, <1-1.5 mm., membraneous, auricles, 0, blade, 40 mm., tip prow-shaped or merely constricted; Inflorescence, panicle, 60 mm. × 9 mm., shiny in anthesis due to exposure of translucent palae, short branches, branches short soft hairy; Spikelets, 5 mm., 1 per node on 1°-3° or indistinct panicle branches; Glumes, lower, 3 mm., veins 1, upper, 4 mm., veins 3; Florets, 3, #1 and #2 pistillate, #3 staminate, or variously mixed bisexual and pistillate, open, i.e., palea separated from lemma; Disarticulation, between florets; Rachilla hairy, extends nearly 1 mm. above upper floret (or not); extension undecorated; Lemma, 4.5 mm., veins 5, short hairy throughout, awn, 0-0.5 mm., short, soft; Palea, =lemma, translucent or colorless, exposed, i.e., outside lemma.; Stamens, 3, 1.8 mm. Described from Coll. No. 1131, 9 June 2015, and Coll. No. 1144, 15 Jun 2015.

- Lippincott Ranch, Edge of open ponderosa pine woodland at break in slope. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, narrows of the parcel between central and southeast portions, 22 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2082. 17 Jun 2019. ( CAS991083 CIBO EIU JCOS s.n. KHD00070517 ) . .


Coll. No. 1131, Koeleria macrantha

Coll. No. 1117, Koeleria macrantha

Coll. No. 1131, Koeleria macrantha

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1419, Koeleria macrantha

Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.  (Syn: Festuca arundinacea Schreb. , Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort. ) Tall Fescue. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Edge of ponderosa pine woodland, just above the creek. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. South fork of Spring Brook, 2.36 km. north northwest of the main gate, 2.51 km. south southwest of the GNIS location of Eldorado Springs. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2837. 2 Jul 2022. ( CIBO KHD00079104 ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Grassland with a few ponderosa pines. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Central "wasp waist" of ranch, just below the ranch road, 22.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2531. 29 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD00075401 OBI183676 ) . .


Collections of “tall fescue” entered into SEINet

Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc.  Mountain Muhly. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass, to 50 cm., caespitose; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 4.5 mm., auricles, 0, blade, 110 mm. × 1 mm. wide; Inflorescence, rather sparse contracted panicle, 120 mm.; Florets per spikelet, #1; Glumes, #2, papery, toothed, lower, 1.5 mm., upper, 2 mm., teeth 3; Lemma, 3 mm. + awn 13 mm., flexuous, tuft of hairs at base; Palea, 2.8 mm. Described from Coll. No. 1282, 28 Aug 2015.

- Bull Gulch, Shaded south bank of gulch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 297 m. west from the eastern boundary, south bank of the gulch, 1.43 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2666. 7 Aug 2021. ( CIBO ) .

- Lippincott Ranch, Open ponderosa pine woodlland on steep rocky slope of hogback, also collected nearby: Bromus briziformis and Hesperostipa comata. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, approximate centroid of parcel, south end of hill above clay pit, 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2245. 30 Sep 2019. ( CDA0052321 CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD 70519 ) Central portion of ranch, bedrock slab just below railroad, openings in ponderosa pine and douglas fir. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo & John Vickery 2433. 9/7/2021. . .


Coll. No. 1282, Muhlenbergia montana

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1282, Muhlenbergia montana

Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Stern & Poggenb.  Marsh Muhly. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass, to 60 cm., rhizomatous; Leaves, Sheath, 38 mm., open; Ligule, membranous, 0.7 mm., lacerate; Auricles, absent; Blade, 65-135 mm. × 3-4 mm. wide, flat, scabrous, margins, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, spike-like panicle, 70 mm. × 6 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, scabrous; Spikelets, many, 4.0-4.5 mm. ×0.5 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 0.6-0.8+ mm.; Glumes, body 2 mm. + awn 3 mm.; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Lemma, 2.5 mm., body < glumes (body+awn), membranous, proximal spreading hairs, distal scabrous, veins, 3, green, tip, acute, awns, 0, [dark green splotches proximally, maybe a smut(?)]; Palea, 2 mm., membranous, glabrous, veins, green; Stamens, Ovary, Achene, none found (Described from Coll. No. 2658, 7 Aug 2021).

- Bull Gulch, Also collected (No. 2667) 180 m. farther west. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, 129 m. west from the eastern boundary, north side of the giant boulder, 1.35 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.0 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2658. 7 Aug 2021. ( Golden KHD00075664 ) Same as Coll. No. 2658. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, mid-channel bar, 311 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.47 km. north northwest of the main gate, and 23.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2667. 7 Aug 2021. ( CIBO OBI183696 ) . .


Coll. No. 2658, Muhlenbergia racemosa

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth.  (Syn: Stipa viridula Trin. ) Green Needlegrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass, 70-100 cm., clumped, non-rhizomatous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, cauline, sheath, 17 mm., ligule, 3 mm., membraneous, collar with few hairs at sides, blade, to 30 cm., convolute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, panicle, 20-25 cm.; Rachis, lightly scabrous, not extended beyond upper spikelet; Compression, unremarkable; Spikelets, 1 per node; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Glumes, 2, 8-9 mm., ±equal, rounded, membraneous, colorless, exc. 3 green veins, tip, short (2 mm.) hair-like awn; Disarticulation, above the glumes, Florets, 1 per spikelet; Callus, short; Lemma, 5-6 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide, <glumes, green, hairy, <1 mm., indurate, enclosing grain, awns, #1, 20-25 mm., twisted, bent, short hairy (±0.2 mm.); Palea, 1.5-2.0 mm., <lemma, membraneous, glabrous; Stamens, #3. Described from Colls. No. 1146, 1652, and 1698.

- Lippincott Ranch, South end of the hogback, at the edge of a small group of Ponderosa pines. Also collected nearby: Crataegus succulenta and Potentilla fissa. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, west of the clay pit and adit, 22.2 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2148. 13 Jul 2019. ( CAS CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00070784 ) . .


Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1146, Nassella viridula

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1146, Nassella viridula

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1652, Nassella viridula

Phleum pratense L.  Timothy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), John Vickery 2091. 5/6/2021. .

- Lippincott Ranch, Collected with Poa secunda and Cerastium brachypodum. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2119. 1 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. ) . .


Collection No. 501

Coll. No. 1216, Phleum pratense

So, are there short awns? And what's with the truncate(?) glumes?

Collection No. 501, Phleum pratense L. Timothy.

Piptatherum micranthum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth.  Littleseed Ricegrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass, to 50 cm., caespitose; Leaves, sheath, 75 mm., open, ligule, membranous, 1.5 mm., blade, 250 mm. × 3.2 mm. wide, some flat, some involute; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, <leaves, panicle, contracted [more so than would be expected], 120 mm. × 5 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended; Compression, not remarkable; Glumes, lower, 3.2 mm., veins, 5(7?), upper, 3.5 mm. >lowest floret, veins, 5(7?), membranous to transparent distally, awns, 0; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Lemma, 2.2 mm., <glumes, coriaceous, rolled, sparsely pubescent, veins, 3, awns, #1, 9 mm., wavy, deciduous; Palea, 2 mm., <lemma, coriaceous. (Described from Coll. No. 3079, 12 July 2023.)

- Bull Gulch, In the shade of trees on the south bank of the gulch. Lippincott Ranch is jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Lippincott Ranch, crossed west to east by Bull Gulch, south side of gulch, 529 m. west from the eastern boundary, 1.54 km. northwest of the main gate, and 23.1 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2673. 7 Aug 2021. ( KHD00075663 OBI183695 ) . .


Coll. No. 3079, Piptatherum micranthum.

Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey.  Muttongrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass, of shady dry places and eastern slopes, to 40-60 cm., clumped, not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stems, herbaceous; Internodes, hollow, glabrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 120 mm., open ½, minutely scabrous, reddish color proximally or not; Ligule, membraneous, 1-2 mm., Auricles 0, Blade, soft, short and rolled distally, 25 mm., scabrous, margin scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, 110 mm. × 20 mm. wide, >leaves, panicle, 3°-4° branches, somewhat contracted, i.e., not broad, branches sparsely scabrous, spikelets many; Rachis, sparsely scabrous on all sides, not extended beyond upper spikelet; Pedicels, 1.5-2.5 mm., short ascending hairs or sparsely scabrous; Spikelets, many, similar, 1 per node, 6 mm.; Compression lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, 2, lower, 3-3.7 mm., <lowest lemma, upper, 4-4.3 mm., veins 3(5); Florets, 5-6 per spikelet, lowest 1-3 or all pistillate, no evidence of stamens; Callus glabrous; Rachilla, hairy, extends beyond upper floret; Lemma, 4-5 mm., >glumes, keeled, wavy hairs proximal half of keels and margins, hairs to 0.7 mm., veins ≥3, 5, indistinct, tip obtuse, awns 0, Palea, 2.3-2.5 mm., <lemma, transparent, keels green and hairy; Stamens, none found; Ovary, glabrous, yellow-brown; Stigma, feathery; Described from Coll. No. 1126, 1 June 2015, and Coll. No. 1807, 7 May 2018.

- Lippincott Ranch, Also seen or collected nearby: Juniperus communis, J. scopulorum, Pinus ponderosa with Arceuthobium vaginatum, Hieracium albiflorum, Berberis repens, and Corallorhiza maculata. Jointly owned by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. Southwest corner of the ranch, near the railroad tracks, in deep ponderosa pine forest duff, 22.3 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2494. 4 Jun 2021. ( Golden KHD00075351 ) . .


Coll. No. 1126, Poa fendleriana

Coll. No. 1815, Poa fendleriana

Coll. No. 1805, Poa fendleriana

Coll. No. 2494, Poa fendleriana.

Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1807, Poa fendleriana

Coll. No. 1807, Poa fendleriana

Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort.  (=Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.) Tall Fescue. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch, In the bottom of a swale with timothy grass. Probably subspecies juncifolia if infraspecific names are to be applied. Northernmost Jefferson County, parcel jointly owned by Jefferson County Open Space and City of Boulder OSMP, open wet prairie in southeast portion, 21.8 km. north northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2118. 1 Jul 2019. ( CIBO JCOS s.n. KHD00072742 OBI186014 ) . .


Coll. No. 2837, Schedonorus arundinaceus.

Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Z.-W. Liu & R.-C. Wang.  (Syn: Elymus elongatus (Host) Runemark ) Rush Wheatgrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2190. 7/20/2021. .


Coll. No. 2681, Thinopyrum ponticum.

Coll. No. 2681, Thinopyrum ponticum.

Smilacaceae

Smilax lasioneuron Hook.  Blue Ridge Carrionflower. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Lippincott Ranch (North), large patch Tom Schweich, with John Vickery 2876. 7/2/2022. .

Total number of taxa: 297
Native Taxa:
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221
Exotic Taxa:
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60
Nativity Undetermined:
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16
Listed Weeds:
Identified as Weed
9

Notes:

† -- Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/).
‡ -- Southwest Environmental Information Network, SEINet. 2009-2014. http//:swbiodiversity.org/seinet/index.php. Accessed from July 2009 to September 2014.

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