Erigeron acomanus Spellenb. & P.J.Knight

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New Mexico

• County/Municipio

  McKinley Co.

• Locality

  5 miles north of Prewitt; on sandstone ledges of Entrada or Navajo Sandstone

• Township, Range, Section

  T14N, R12W, S24

• Elevation

  Alt. 2134 m. (7001 ft.)

• Coordinates

  35.4284, -108.061

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  969

• Georeferencing Method

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• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

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The New York

Botanical Garden copyright

Studies in Erigeron
Erigeron $ ee m2.« *s StelL-nL 6

G.	Nesom 2003

This specimen was collected on 8/j3/8J.
At the time I did not realize it was unusual,
and failed to take extensive notes. The
following is an exerpt from my field notes
on that day. " Collected on sandstone ledges
of Entrada or Navajo Sandstone, at 7000',

T 14 N, R 12 W, S 24, 5 miles north of
Prewitt, N.M. . Associates:,Pinus edulis,
Juniperus monosperma, Cercocarpus montanus,
Echinocerus fendleri . Knight #1717.

This was my first collection' of this
taxon, and is the only specimen with
fresh ligulate flowers. The ligules
were white but faded pink.

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McKINLEY CO.: On sandstone ledges 5 miles north of
Prewitt, Twp 14 N, R 12 W, S 24. Elevation 7000 feet.
Associated with Pinus edulis, Juniperus monosperma,
Cercocarpus montanus, and Echinocereus fendleri.

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Ligules white, drying pink.
Paul J. Knight 1717

13 August 1982

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