Valeriana capitata ssp. acutiloba of Weber and Wittmann (2012).
Colorado Flora 3rd ed.
Williams, Charles F.
2010-0228
2010-07-18
United States, Colorado, Gunnison, Gothic. Mount Dorothy, Basin S of NW ridge out of Rustler Gulch. From ridge to tree island below grey slate rib with old mining cabin.
39.01301 -106.9813 +-500m. WGS84
T12S R86W; lat: 39.013015 N; long: 106.9813013 W
3429-3688 meters
11250-12100ft.
Alpine- subalpine meadows and grasslands with much exposed scree and gravel on SW facing slopes. Diverse alpine-subalpine herb and shrub community.
Flowers pink tinged or streaked, in tight heads. Leaves oblanceolate to obovate or spatulate. In flower and fruit. Common on slope below ridge.