University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
00472829
4b6e340e-a923-4abb-b6c2-3145295c2177
475505
Sonchus arvensis L.
ASTERACEAE
Rea Orthner
1002
2000-09-22
22 September 2000
United States, Colorado, Eagle, Eagle River Valley. Approximately 1/2 mile southwest of downtown Eagle in the Eagle Ranch Development. Wetland creation site on the floodplains adjacent to Brush Creek.
39.6447163 -106.8329273 +-500m. WGS84
T5S R84W SEC5 NW¼ of SE¼
From the gnis UTM for Eagle, measured 0.5 miles along highway 6. This the UTM plotted which corresponds with T5S, R84W, S5 NE 1/4. LJ I moved the UTM to the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of section 5 at 6560' because this 1/4 1/4 section does not drop to 6520'.
1987 meters
6520 ft
Wet meadow. Wetland creation site. This species is a colonizer here.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)