United States of America, Colorado, Douglas, Unincorporated Douglas County south of City of Littleton. Along the High Line Canal at estimated Mile Marker 0 (inception of the Canal).
39.48362 -105.11293 WGS84
39.48362 -105.11293
HLC00
1698 meters
1698m
Foothills shrubland ecoregion type; earthen canal and adjacent recreational trail ("Wild Canyon" zone, High Line Canal trail). Canal vegetation composition changes from ruderal grasses and forbs (upland areas by trail) to water-loving trees/shrubs and associated understory (lowland areas near canal). Representative trees and shrubs: Populus deltoides, Acer negundo, Acer glabrum, Cercocarpus montanus, Prunus americana; Grasses: Bouteloua gracilis, Buchloe dactyloides, Festuca octoflora, Sporobolus cryptandrus, Aegilops cyclindrica, Thinopyrum intermedium, Poa bulbosa; Forbs: Solidago gigantea, Pseudostellaria jamesiana, Liatris punctata, Ambrosia trifida, Onopordum acanthium, Medicago sativa, Conyza canadensis, Cynoglossum officinale.
silt, sand, gravel
Approximate height: 30 centimeters. Flowers: pink burgundy. Habit: forb. Life cycle habit: perennial. Origin: native. Estimated frequency within viewshed: frequent (11-100).
High Line Canal Ecological Survey. Additional data describing plant abundance and pollinator community is available. Tissue sample collected from same individual. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Indicator Value: FAC (Lichvar et al. 2012). Coefficient of conservatism value: 3 (Floristic Quality Assessment Indices for Colorado Plant Communities, doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2634.8248).
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)