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

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    H. K. Sharsmith 4779, 20 May 1960

  • Location

    United States of America. Nevada. Lander Co. Birch Creek Canyon, 4.5 miles upstream from State Highway 8A. Toiyabe Range, Toiyabe National Forest.

  • Habitat

    Growing on unstable scree. South-facing canyon slope. Pinyon-Juniper belt, with Cercocarpus, Holodiscus, Artemisia tridentata. Steep talus of disintegrated granite with outcroppings of massive granite.

  • Description

    Entire plant microscopically glandular. Sepals scarious-margined, acerose at tip, the midrib raised; petals white, 5-6, not widely spreading, obtuse to emarginate; stamens 10-11; styles 3. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 446130

    Occurrence ID: ec3299e1-6897-4b19-9218-61de669a2fe2

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Nevada

  • County/Municipio

    Lander Co.

  • Locality

    Birch Creek Canyon, 4.5 miles upstream from State Highway 8A. Toiyabe Range, Toiyabe National Forest.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2194.6 m. (7200 ft.)

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1*779 Herbarium op the University of California
Entire plant microscopically glandular.
Sepals scarious-margined, acerose at tip,
the midrib raised; petals white, 5-6, not
widely spreading, obtuse to emarginate;
stamens 10-11; styles 3. Growing on un-
stable scree*
Herbarium of the University of California
NEWYORK.BOTANICAL GARDEN
00446130
NEVADA
Arenaria nuttallii Pax aff• subsp* fragilis
Maguire & Holm, but sepals shorter.
South-facing canyon slope, steep talus of disintegrated gran-
ite with outcroppings of massive granite. Pinyon-Juniper
belt, with Cercocarpus, Holodiscus, Artemisia tridentata.
Birch Creek Canyon 4.5 miles upstream from State High-
way 8A. Toiyabe Range, Toiyabe National Forest.
Altitude ca. 7100 feet.
Landed County
Helen K. Sharsmith 1*779	20 May i960
00446130