University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Acosta diffusa (Lamarck) Sojak
ASTERACEAE
Jody K. Nelson
201
1995-08-04
04 August 1995
United States, Colorado, Jefferson, Rocky Flats Site. 7 miles south of Boulder on Rocky Flats Pediment. Near power station.
39.8894286 -105.2164516 +-500m. WGS84
T2S R70W SEC10 SW¼
The elevation in the SW 1/4 of section 10 does not drop to 1840m. I am not exactly sure which building is the powerplant so I plotted the UTM near the center of the 1/4 section at 1850m. RA
1840 meters
1840 m
Disturbed area in gravel next to asphalt parking lot. Flat area, no slope. Growing with Ambrosia artemisiifolia and Polygonum convolvulus.
Flr & Frt
Forb, white and sometimes purple flowers, hgt. 6"-2', common. Flora of Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site. Original ID: Centaurea diffusa.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)