Minuartia nuttallii var. fragilis (Maguire & A.H.Holmgren) Rabeler & R.L.Hartm.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Oregon

• County/Municipio

  Harney Co.

• Locality

  On loose talus slopes overlooking the south tributary to Alvord Creek in the foothills at the east base of the Steens Mountains, 100 miles southeast of Burns.

• Township, Range, Section

  T33S, R34E, S33

• Elevation

  Alt. 1371.6 - 1524 m. (4500 - 5000 ft.)

• Coordinates

  42.6324, -118.518

• Georeferencing Method

  TRS Conversion Calculator. Used TRS2LL tool (defunct, now: TRS-data conversion tool, Montana State University, www.esg.montana.edu/gl/trs-data.html) to convert TRS coordinates (Township, Range, Section; Public Land Survey System) to decimal degrees. Township, Range and Section data used for conversion: Oregon, Willamette Meridian, T33S, R34E, Sec. 33

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of OREGON
Arenaria nuttallii Pax,
passing to var* fragilis (Maguire and
Holmgren) C, Le Hitchc*, some plants with
longer, sharper, more veiny sepals than
others«
HARNEY CO* On loose talus slopes overlook-
ing the south tributary to Alvord Creek in
the foothills at the east base of the Steens
Mts*, 100 miles southeast of Burns» Twp«
33 S., R* 3h E«, So 33o Elevation about
¿¿00-5000 feet.
Talus plant forming mats up to dm0 wide,
with creeping stems and roots, the smaller
plants with a definite taproot. Flowers
white«
Arthur Cronquist 82^3
May 19, 19^9
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