Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey

  • Collector(s)

    C. A. Morse 21100, 30 Jun 2010

  • Location

    United States of America. Nebraska. Scotts Bluff Co. 5.5-6.75 mi S, 3—4.25 mi W of Melbeta. Buffalo Creek State Wildlife Management Area: vicinity of Windmill Trail.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2240639

    Occurrence ID: 55af84af-2f77-4e97-8f79-fc318f57d921

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Nebraska

  • County/Municipio

    Scotts Bluff Co.

  • Locality

    5.5-6.75 mi S, 3—4.25 mi W of Melbeta. Buffalo Creek State Wildlife Management Area: vicinity of Windmill Trail.

  • Township, Range, Section

    20N, 54W, 17 SW1/4, 18 S 1/4, 19 W1/2

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1250 - 1347 m. (4101 - 4419 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.6974, -103.586

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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PLANTS OF NEBRASKA, USA
Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
Nebraska, Scotts Bluff Co: 5.5-6.75 mi S, 3-4.25 mi W of Melbeta. Buffalo Creek State Wildlife Management Area: vicinity of Windmill Trail. T20N R54W sect 17 SW%, sect 18 SV* & sect 19 W1/2. [Sect
19 in Banner Co.] Within area bounded by points at 41.68842°N, 103.58657°W (±14 ft), 41.70093°N, 103.59728°W (±12 ft), and 41.70288°N, 103.57481°W (±15 ft; all determined by GPS; datum = WGS 84). Elevation 4100-4420 ft.
Weedy grasslands and riparian areas and tall, primarily N and S-
facing cliffs of erodable, non-calcareous, sedimentary rocks of
Tertiary age above unnamed tributary to Gering Canal. Secondary
riparian forest with Acer negundo, Celtis occidentalis, Junipems
scopulorum, Salix amygdaloides and scattered large Populus
deltoides along creek; highly disturbed grasslands largely
dominated by non-native species on lower slopes; Achnatherum
hymenoides-Elymus lanceolatus-Hesperostipa comata mixed-grass
prairie with scattered Artemisia spp. and Rhus trilobata on upper
slopes; scattered Juniperus scopulorum and Pinus ponderosa on
ridgetops and in ravines, with more mesic, N-facing ravines
becoming rather densely wooded.
Scattered on ridgetop. Plants densely caespitose.
Caleb A. Morse 21100	30June2010
The Ronald L. McGregor Herbarium (KANU)
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS USA
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