Monoblastiopsis nigrocortina R.C.Harris & C.A.Morse

  • Filed As

    Pleosporales incertae sedis
    Monoblastiopsis nigrocortina R.C.Harris & C.A.Morse

  • Collector(s)

    C. A. Morse 20913 with D. Ladd & S. Olson, 13 May 2010

  • Location

    United States of America. Colorado. Las Animas Co. ca 17 mi S, 6 mi E of Timpas. (Timpas in Otero Co.) Comanche National Grassland: Purgatoire Canyon: Bravo Canyon.

  • Habitat

    Gentle to moderate slopes of canyon, with S-facing outcrops of buff-colored oolitic limestone and red sandstone of Lower Jurassic Morrison Formation and extensive, N and NE-facing expanses of red aeolian sandstone bedrock of an unnamed formation of Triassic age (previously considered to be Entrada Sandstone). Vegetation comprising a transition from shortgrass prairie on level uplands to Juniperus monosperma woodland on slopes and over bedrock, with mixed-grass prairie vegetation towards bottom of ravine, where Bouteloua curtipendula, Hesperostipa neomexicana, and Schizachyrium scoparium become common. Significant shrubby component including Artemisia bigelovii, Atriplex canescens, Cercocarpus montanus, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Ericameria nauseosa, Rhus pilosissima, and Yucca glauca. Soil rocky. Abundant on sandstone bedrock.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2440032

    Occurrence ID: 6c50fabe-1e91-4376-b68d-0e4145b239d7

  • Exsiccatae

    Exsiccatae Number: 43

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Colorado

  • County/Municipio

    Las Animas Co.

  • Locality

    ca 17 mi S, 6 mi E of Timpas. (Timpas in Otero Co.) Comanche National Grassland: Purgatoire Canyon: Bravo Canyon

  • Township, Range, Section

    28S, 56W, 34

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1378 - 1414 m. (4521 - 4639 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.5673, -103.665

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LICHENES EXSICCATI MAGNiCAMPORUM
43. Monoblastiopsis nigrocortina R. C. Harris & C. A. Morse
USA, Colorado, Las Animas Co: ca 17 mi S, 6 mi E of Timpas. (Timpas
in Otero Co.) Comanche National Grassland: Purgatoire Canyon: Bravo
Canyon. T28S R56W section 34 E1A of NE% & section 35 W1/4 of NW1/4.
37.56727°-37.57228°N, 103.66512°-103.66129°W (±13-20 ft; det by
GPS; datum = WGS 84). Elevation 4520-4640 ft.
Gentle to moderate slopes of canyon, with S-facing outcrops of buff-
colored oolitic limestone and red sandstone of Lower Jurassic Morrison
Formation and extensive, N and NE-facing expanses of red aeolian
sandstone bedrock of an unnamed formation of Triassic age (previously
considered to be Entrada Sandstone). Vegetation comprising a
transition from shortgrass prairie on level uplands to Juniperus
monosperma woodland on slopes and over bedrock, with mixed-grass
prairie vegetation towards bottom of ravine, where Bouteloua
curtipendula, Hesperostipa neomexicana, and Schizachyrium
scoparium become common. Significant shrubby component including
Artemisia bigelovii, Atriplex canescens, Cercocarpus montanus,
Cylindropuntia imbricata, Ericameria nauseosa, Rhus pilosissima, and
Yucca glauca. Soil rocky.
Abundant on sandstone bedrock.
Caleb A. Morse 20913	13 May 2010
with Doug Ladd and Steve Olson
Distributed by the Ronald L. McGregor Herbarium (KANU)
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS USA
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