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Photographed 27 July 2019.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2036, 26 May 2019.

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Scanned 27 July 2019.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2036, 26 May 2019.

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Photographed 6 October 2019.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2066, 6 Jun 2019.

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Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 20040418050.

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I guess I don't understand why "Digger Pine" is perjorative, and "Chinese House" is not. Maybe, political correctness is stronger for some cultures than others, or maybe the dominant culture has a stonger sense of guilt about some minority cultures than others.

Photograph taken May 13, 2005.

Article records that use this photograph:

• California Highway 140: 22020.
• Field Notes: 20050513050.

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Photographed 24 November 2018.

Coll. No. 1899, 28 May 2018, characters observed: Annual herb, to 23 cm., ±minutely pubescent throughout, eglandular; Stem, round; Leaves, opposite below, but occurring in 3s above, 14 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, oblanceolate, very short petiole if at all, generally glabrous except minute pubescence on entire margins; Inflorescence, indeterminant, axillary (or nearly entire plant inflorescence as seen in Veronica spp.); Pedicels, 4 mm. in flower, to 21 mm. in fruit, finely pubescent; Calyx, lobes, #5, tube 2 mm. + lobes 2.5-3.0 mm., keeled or mid-vein prominent, body purplish when young, fading tan, tips, green; Corolla, none found; Stamens, none found; (Possible that stamens are inserted on a corolla that is very early deciduous.) Ovary, 1.6 mm. × 1.4 mm. wide, globose, entire, very dark brown to black; Style, #1, 2.5-2.7 mm.; Stigma, simple; Fruit, capsule, 5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, entire, i.e., no notch, obovate; Seeds, #3, maybe 4, 2 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, flattened, dark brown.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1899, 28 May 2018.

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Photographed 24 November 2018.

Coll. No. 1899, 28 May 2018, characters observed: Annual herb, to 23 cm., ±minutely pubescent throughout, eglandular; Stem, round; Leaves, opposite below, but occurring in 3s above, 14 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, oblanceolate, very short petiole if at all, generally glabrous except minute pubescence on entire margins; Inflorescence, indeterminant, axillary (or nearly entire plant inflorescence as seen in Veronica spp.); Pedicels, 4 mm. in flower, to 21 mm. in fruit, finely pubescent; Calyx, lobes, #5, tube 2 mm. + lobes 2.5-3.0 mm., keeled or mid-vein prominent, body purplish when young, fading tan, tips, green; Corolla, none found; Stamens, none found; (Possible that stamens are inserted on a corolla that is very early deciduous.) Ovary, 1.6 mm. × 1.4 mm. wide, globose, entire, very dark brown to black; Style, #1, 2.5-2.7 mm.; Stigma, simple; Fruit, capsule, 5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, entire, i.e., no notch, obovate; Seeds, #3, maybe 4, 2 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, flattened, dark brown.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1899, 28 May 2018.

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Scanned 1 July 2020.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2250, 25 Apr 2020.

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Photographed 25 April 2020.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2250, 25 Apr 2020.

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Photographed 24 November 2018.

Coll. No. 1899, 28 May 2018, characters observed: Annual herb, to 23 cm., ±minutely pubescent throughout, eglandular; Stem, round; Leaves, opposite below, but occurring in 3s above, 14 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, oblanceolate, very short petiole if at all, generally glabrous except minute pubescence on entire margins; Inflorescence, indeterminant, axillary (or nearly entire plant inflorescence as seen in Veronica spp.); Pedicels, 4 mm. in flower, to 21 mm. in fruit, finely pubescent; Calyx, lobes, #5, tube 2 mm. + lobes 2.5-3.0 mm., keeled or mid-vein prominent, body purplish when young, fading tan, tips, green; Corolla, none found; Stamens, none found; (Possible that stamens are inserted on a corolla that is very early deciduous.) Ovary, 1.6 mm. × 1.4 mm. wide, globose, entire, very dark brown to black; Style, #1, 2.5-2.7 mm.; Stigma, simple; Fruit, capsule, 5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, entire, i.e., no notch, obovate; Seeds, #3, maybe 4, 2 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, flattened, dark brown.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1899, 28 May 2018.

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Photograph taken 8 July 2010 in Sagehen Meadow.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 8 Jul 2010.

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Photograph taken 5 July 2010.

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• Field Notes: 5 Jul 2010.

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Photograph taken 8 July 2010 in Sagehen Meadow.

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• Field Notes: 8 Jul 2010.

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Scanned 30 September 2015.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Tower Trail, Mount Falcon Park, Jefferson County, Colorado: below summit.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1127, 1 Jun 2015.

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Scanned 5 July 2018.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1789, 23 Apr 2018.

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Photographed 1 June 2015.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Tower Trail, Mount Falcon Park, Jefferson County, Colorado: below summit.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1127, 1 Jun 2015.

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Photographed 23 April 2018.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1789, 23 Apr 2018.

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Photographed 1 February 2022.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2672, 7 Aug 2021.

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Scanned 6 January 2018.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1729, 28 Jul 2017.

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Photograph taken May 28, 2005.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 20050528170.

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Photograph taken October 15, 2005 near Lobo Point, Mojave National Preserve.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 at Lobo Point.

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Photograph taken in May 1993 at Lobo Point.

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Lobo Point.

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Photographed 5 August 2012.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Veterans Court, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California: near Coll. No. 877.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 877.

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Photographed 5 August 2012.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Mount Trashmore, Alameda, Alameda County, California

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• Veterans Court, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California: 285 m e. of bridge.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 877.

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Photographed 5 August 2012.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Mount Trashmore, Alameda, Alameda County, California

Article records that use this photograph:

• Veterans Court, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California: 285 m e. of bridge.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 877.

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Photographed 5 August 2012.

The plants were just behind the daypack.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Veterans Court, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California: near Coll. No. 877.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 877.

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Photographed 5 August 2012.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Veterans Court, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California: 285 m e. of bridge.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 877.

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Scanned 7 July 2013.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Veterans Court, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California: 285 m e. of bridge.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 877.

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Scanned 7 July 2013.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Veterans Court, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California: 285 m e. of bridge.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 877.

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Photographed 14 Jun 2019.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Dakota Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado

Article records that use this photograph:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Dakota Ridge. Linaria canadensis texana.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2077, 14 Jun 2019.

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Photographed 28 November 2023.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2981, 19 Jun 2023.

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Scanned 7 December 2017.

Colorado Noxious Weed List B.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Linaria dalmatica.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1641, 30 May 2017.

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Photographed 8 June 2016.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Linaria dalmatica.
• North Table Mountain Trail, City of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado: Near water tank.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1393, 8 Jun 2016.

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Photographed 2 February 2020.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Colorado, Pike-San Isabel Forest, Forest Road 311: collecting locality.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2193, 5 Aug 2019.

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Grid is 10x10 to the inch.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 200806060537.

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Grid is 10x10 to the inch.

This image shows the anther sacs opening the full length, but the connective indehiscent.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 200806060537010.

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Grid is 10x10 to the inch.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 200806060537.

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Photograph taken 2 July 2010.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Forest Road 1N02 "Sagehen Meadows Road," Mono County, California: at Sagehen Mdw.
• Field Notes: Coll, No. 629, 2 Jul 2010..

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Photograph taken 2 July 2010.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Forest Road 1N02 "Sagehen Meadows Road," Mono County, California: at Sagehen Mdw.
• Field Notes: Coll, No. 629, 2 Jul 2010..

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Photographed 18 June 2012.

Several collections of these plants have been annotated as Penstemon cinicola as opposed to P. rydbergii var. oreocharis.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Crooked Meadows, Mono County, California

Article records that use this photograph:

• "Taylor Canyon Road," Inyo Forest Road 1S17, Mono County, California: at Crooked Mdws.
• Field Notes: in Crooked Mdws.
• A Checklist Flora of the Mono Lake Basin, Mono County, California and Mineral County, Nevada.: Penstemon cinicola.

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Photograph taken 2 July 2010.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Forest Road 1N02 "Sagehen Meadows Road," Mono County, California: at Sagehen Mdw.
• Field Notes: Coll, No. 629, 2 Jul 2010..

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Photograph taken 8 July 2010.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 8 Jul 2010.

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Photographed 23 June 2015.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Forest Road 1S19B (1S181), Mono County, California: at coll. locality.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1155, 23 Jun 2015.

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Scanned 29 October 2015.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Forest Road 1S19B (1S181), Mono County, California: at coll. locality.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1155, 23 Jun 2015.

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Photographed 23 June 2015.

Also in this photo, Lupinus duranii.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Forest Road 1S19B (1S181), Mono County, California: at coll. locality.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1155, 23 Jun 2015.

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The collection is: Penstemon cyanocaulis Payson USA, Utah, San Juan County: La Sal Creek, Utah Highway 46, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) west of Colorado border: T28S R26E S32; 1830 m (6000 ft) elevation. Locally common on slopes among Gambel oak. Noel H. Holmgren #11178, with Patricia K. Holmgren 14 June 1986 UC1874834

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• Glossary: crisped.

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Photograph taken May 27, 2001.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Macedonia Canyon Road - Mojave National Preserve: 21000.
• Field Notes: 20010527020.

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Photograph taken May 27, 2001.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Macedonia Canyon Road - Mojave National Preserve: 21000.
• Field Notes: 20010527020.

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Photographed 20 January 2024.

Coll. No. 3156, 26 July 2023, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 30 cm., not mat-forming; Leaves, opposite, sessile, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 90 mm. × 14 mm. wide, glabrous, entire (not undulate or crisped); Inflorescence, axis, glabrous; Flowers, 30 mm., blue; Stamens, included; Staminode, slightly notched at tip; Anthers, 3.7 mm., sacs, short hairy opposite dehiscence.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 3156, 26 Jul 2023.

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Scanned 22 December 2016.

Coll. No. 1482, 29 June 2016, characters observed: Perennial herb, caulescent, 8 to 15 cm., glabrous below, becoming glandular in inflorescence, but not hairy; Leaves, opposite, 20 mm. × 1.8 mm. wide, narrowly oblanceolate, reduced above; Inflorescence, 6-8 flowers per stem, somewhat one-sided; Pedicel, leafy, 4-9 mm.; Calyx, tube 1.0-1.5 mm. + lobes 4.0-5.5 mm., green to dark green with tinges of purple, chartaceous scalloped margins; Flowers, tube, 12 mm. + lobes 5-6 mm. × 8-9 mm., blue throughout, or yellow tube with blue lobes; Staminode, hairy at tip; Stamens, just reaching orifice of corolla, Anther, sacs, 1.6 mm. glabrous.

Article records that use this photograph:

• County Route 3, Lake County, Colorado.: at CR 3B W.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1482, 29 Jun 2016.

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Photographed 8 December 2021.

Coll. No. 2580, 12 July 2021, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 20 cm., caulescent, ascending; Leaves, cauline, opposite, lower, petiole 23 mm. + blade 39 mm. × 10 mm. wide = 62 mm., elliptical, entire, glabrous, upper, sessile, 22 mm. × 4 mm. wide, lance-linear, entire, glabrous; Inflorescence, barely hispid but not frankly glandular, verticillasters, #1-4, symmetrical, densely flowered; Flowers, some reflexed or “declining,” 6 mm., blue, stamens, staminode, and style all crowded in throat; Calyx, 4 mm., lobes mostly free, green center with erose chartaceous margins; Corolla, 5.5 mm., blue-violet, floor white with blue guides and gold hairs; Stamens, 4; Staminode, tip gold hairy; Anthers, sacs, 0.8 mm., glabrous; Style, persistent; Fruit, capsule, 3.5 mm. × 3 mm. wide.

The short corollas and reflexed or declined flowers suggest P. procerus, whereas the scarious margins of the sepals suggest P. rydbergii (see Weber & Wittmann, 2012).

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2580, 13 Jul 2021.

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Scanned 14 Nov 2011.

Coll. No. 702, 14 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial terrestrial; Stem round; Leaves cauline, opposite; Calyx segments free; Corolla red, upper lobes not forming a beak or hood, lower lip strongly reflexed, spur 0; Stamens fertile 4, staminode 1, attached at root of corolla tube; Filament base glabrous; Anther sacs not dehiscing full length.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 702, 9 Aug 2011.

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Scanned 14 Nov 2011.

Coll. No. 702, 14 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial terrestrial; Stem round; Leaves cauline, opposite; Calyx segments free; Corolla red, upper lobes not forming a beak or hood, lower lip strongly reflexed, spur 0; Stamens fertile 4, staminode 1, attached at root of corolla tube; Filament base glabrous; Anther sacs not dehiscing full length.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 702, 9 Aug 2011.

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Photographed 23 December 2018.

Coll. No. 1950, 20 June 2018, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 30 cm., caulescent; Stem, unbranched, leafy, increasingly pubescent above, (in lines running downward from intervals between leaf-pairs, Harrington, 1964); Leaves, basal and cauline, green (not thick, fleshy, or glaucus); basal, some withered at anthesis, petiole, 20 mm. + blade 50 mm. × 9-10 mm. wide, margin, entire, glabrous, cauline, opposite, sessile, 75 mm. × 12 mm. wide, reduced above, oblanceolate, slightly falcate, margin, entire; Inflorescence, 2 dense symmetrical verticillasters, 48 mm. × 30 mm. wide, eglandular; Bracts, 9-11 mm., scarious margins, tip acuminate; Pedicels, 1-3.5 mm, obscured; Flowers, ascending to spreading; Calyx, tube 1 mm. + lobes 3.5 mm., green, margins scarious; Corolla, tube 7-8 mm. + lobes 1.5-2.0 mm., blue, palate, yellow bearded; Filaments, 10 mm., curved at end; Anthers, just reaching to end of corolla, spreading wide, 1.5 mm., glabrous on side opposite dehiscence; Staminode, not widened at tip, scant golden hairs; Ovary, 1.8 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide; Style, 10 mm.; Stigma, weakly lobed.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1950, 20 Jun 2018.

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Scanned 23 December 2018.

Coll. No. 1950, 20 June 2018, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 30 cm., caulescent; Stem, unbranched, leafy, increasingly pubescent above, (in lines running downward from intervals between leaf-pairs, Harrington, 1964); Leaves, basal and cauline, green (not thick, fleshy, or glaucus); basal, some withered at anthesis, petiole, 20 mm. + blade 50 mm. × 9-10 mm. wide, margin, entire, glabrous, cauline, opposite, sessile, 75 mm. × 12 mm. wide, reduced above, oblanceolate, slightly falcate, margin, entire; Inflorescence, 2 dense symmetrical verticillasters, 48 mm. × 30 mm. wide, eglandular; Bracts, 9-11 mm., scarious margins, tip acuminate; Pedicels, 1-3.5 mm, obscured; Flowers, ascending to spreading; Calyx, tube 1 mm. + lobes 3.5 mm., green, margins scarious; Corolla, tube 7-8 mm. + lobes 1.5-2.0 mm., blue, palate, yellow bearded; Filaments, 10 mm., curved at end; Anthers, just reaching to end of corolla, spreading wide, 1.5 mm., glabrous on side opposite dehiscence; Staminode, not widened at tip, scant golden hairs; Ovary, 1.8 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide; Style, 10 mm.; Stigma, weakly lobed.

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Photographed 20 December 2022.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Colorado, Pike-San Isabel National Forest, Forest Road 189: on the road.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2906, 21 Jul 2022.

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Scanned 26 February 2013.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Forest Road 01N17, "Farrington Siphon," Mono County, California: near Parker Creek.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 864, 23 Jun 2012.

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Scanned 15 Dec 2011.

Coll. No. 787, 15 Dec 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial herb, to 6 dm; Leaves opposite, lower elliptic, entire, obtuse, to 8 cm, petiole to 3 cm, glabrous, proximal caluine leaves well developed; Infloresence axis glabrous; Pedicels glabrous (i.e., not glandular); Calyx 4 mm; Corolla blue, 9-12 mm; Stamens 2 unequal pairs, 7 and 9 mm; Anthers glabrous, dehiscing full length; Staminode glabrous, one observed with three large hairs or small protuberences on margin.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest Road 181 "Jordan Spring Road," Mono County, California: at Jordan Spr.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 787.

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Scanned 15 Dec 2011.

Coll. No. 787, 15 Dec 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial herb, to 6 dm; Leaves opposite, lower elliptic, entire, obtuse, to 8 cm, petiole to 3 cm, glabrous, proximal caluine leaves well developed; Infloresence axis glabrous; Pedicels glabrous (i.e., not glandular); Calyx 4 mm; Corolla blue, 9-12 mm; Stamens 2 unequal pairs, 7 and 9 mm; Anthers glabrous, dehiscing full length; Staminode glabrous, one observed with three large hairs or small protuberences on margin.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest Road 181 "Jordan Spring Road," Mono County, California: at Jordan Spr.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 787.

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Photographed 2 June 2023.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Schweich Hill, Jefferson County, Colorado

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 2 Jun 2023.

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Photographed 30 May 2023.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Schweich Hill, Jefferson County, Colorado

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 30 May 2023.

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Photographed 6 December 2017.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Penstemon secundiflorus.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1639, 30 May 2017.

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Scanned 6 December 2017.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1639, 30 May 2017.

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Scanned 24 September 2015.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1120, 28 May 2015.

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Photographed 8 June 2016.

Article records that use this photograph:

• North Table Mountain Trail, City of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado: Near water tank.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1392, 8 Jun 2016.

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Photographed 28 May 2015.

Coll. No. 1120, 28 May 2015, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 40 cm., caulescent, eastern slope; Leaves, opposite, well-spaced, sessile, 66 mm. × 23 mm. wide, lanceolate, entire, glaucus; Inflorescence, axis glabrous, not glandular-hairy, flowers mostly on one side of the stem; Calyx, 5 mm., with purple-tinged sinus tissue; Flowers, 18 mm., magenta; Stamens, inserted; Staminode, 1.8 mm. wide at tip, hairy; Anther, sacs, glabrous on side opposite dehiscence.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Plainview Road, Jefferson County, Colorado.: near coll loc.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1120, 28 May 2015.

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Photograph taken 22 June 2011.

Article records that use this photograph:

• The Other Cemetery Road, Mono County, California: a little further on.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 778, 22 Jun 2011..

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Scanned 18 Oct 2011.

Leaves, upper glabrous; Infloresence, axis and pedicels glabrous; Calyx 7-9 mm; Corolla, color blue, 30 mm, throat 11 mm wide; Anthers glabrous (definitely not wooly), sacs not dehiscing full length, spreading not quite 90°.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Sagehen Meadow Campground, Mono County, California

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 12 Jul 2010.

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Scanned 18 Oct 2011. Scale in millimeters and centimeters.

Leaves, upper glabrous; Infloresence, axis and pedicels glabrous; Calyx 7-9 mm; Corolla, color blue, 30 mm, throat 11 mm wide; Anthers glabrous (definitely not wooly), sacs not dehiscing full length, spreading not quite 90°.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Sagehen Meadow Campground, Mono County, California

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 12 Jul 2010.

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Photographed 19 November 2022.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2862, 18 Jul 2022.

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Photographed 30 May 2023.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Schweich Hill, Jefferson County, Colorado

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 30 May 2023.

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Photographed 2 June 2023.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Schweich Hill, Jefferson County, Colorado

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 2 Jun 2023.

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Photographed 14 May 2015.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Penstemon virens.
• Tin Cup Ridge (social trail), Jefferson County, Colorado: at Coll. 1107.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1107, 14 May 2015.

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Scanned 6 December 2017.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1640, 30 May 2017.

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Scanned 24 September 2015.

Coll. No. 1121, 28 May 2015, characters observed: Perennial herb, of eastern slope, ascending 16 cm. from horizontal rooting stem; Stem, short hairy becoming gland-tipped hairs distally; Leaves, “basal” and cauline, “basal,” crowded around sprouts from horizontal stems, petiole 30 mm. + blade 30 mm. × 7 mm. wide, oblanceolate, entire, tip mucronate, cauline, opposite, sessile, 30 mm. × 8 mm. wide, lanceolate, slightly toothed; Inflorescence, thyrse, arising from axils, leaves reduced; Pedicels, 3 mm., with gland-tipped hairs; Calyx, 4 mm., lobe tips acute; Corolla, 13 mm., blue-violet (not pale); Stamens, inserted; Staminode, not enlarged at tip, hairy in terminal 2 mm.; Anther sacs, papillate, not hairy;

Article records that use this photograph:

• Plainview Road, Jefferson County, Colorado.: near coll loc.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1121, 28 May 2015.

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Scanned 30 August 2015.

Coll. No. 1107, 14 May 2015, characters observed (or not!): Perennial terrestrial herb, to 30 cm.; Stem very short hairy proximally (supposedly in lines but not clearly so to me), becoming glandular-hairy in the inflorescence; Leaves, basal and cauline, glabrous, basal, petiole, 20 mm., blade, 35 mm. × 13 mm. wide, ovate, entire, cauline, petioled 8 mm. to sessile distally, 25 mm. × 7 mm. wide, margin entire to minutely toothed distally; Inflorescence, thryse, 8 to 12 flowers per node; Calyx, lobe 2 mm. + 5 lobes 2 mm. = 4 mm.; Flowers, zygomorphic, parts in 5s, not spurred; Corolla fused at base, purple, 15 mm., lobes 2 mm., limb 10 mm., outer surface glandular-pubescent; Stamens, 4, included, staminode 1, hairy at tip; Anther, purple, sacs papillate.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Tin Cup Ridge (social trail), Jefferson County, Colorado: at Coll. 1107.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1107, 14 May 2015.

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Photographed 6 December 2021.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Penstemon virgatus var. asa-grayi.
• Colorado, Pike-San Isabel Forest, Forest Road 435: 61000.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2575, 12 Jul 2021.

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Photographed 10 December 2021.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2587, 13 Jul 2021.

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Photographed 28 June 2018.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Loveland Pass, Summit County, Colorado

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 28 Jun 2018.
• U. S. Highway 6: at Loveland Pass.

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Photographed 8 April 2012.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Towata Park, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California

Article records that use this photograph:

• Bridge View Isle, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California: at Towata Pk.
• Field Notes: Coll No 805.

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Photographed 8 April 2012.

Location records that use this photograph:

• Towata Park, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California

Article records that use this photograph:

• Bridge View Isle, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California: at Towata Pk.
• Field Notes: Coll No 805.

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Scanned 24 January 2013.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Bridge View Isle, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California: at Towata Pk.
• Field Notes: Coll No 805.

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Photographed 5 December 2019.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2147, 13 Jul 2019.

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Scanned 17 November 2018.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1882, 24 May 2018.

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Scanned 4 January 2017.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1490, 12 Jul 2016.

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Scanned 14 Jan 2014.

Coll. No. 281, 24 April 2001, characters observed: Annual, herb, to 10 cm., drying light green; Leaves, basal rosette, 55 mm. × 2.5 mm., narrowly oblanceolate, entire; Peduncle, 55 mm., not grooved, hairs ascending (not spreading), diameter >> than leaf hairs, Inflorescence, scapose, 10-12, in single terminal spikes, axis not visible between flowers; Bract, linear, 1-2 × calyx, exserted; Flower, bisexual, Corolla, lobes 1.8 mm., 1 erect, 3 spreading, tube glabrous (should be hairy); Stamens, 4, inserted; Style 1.2 mm.; Fruit, 2.5 mm Seeds 2, 1.4 mm., inner side deep concave (much easier to dissect fruit and examine seeds when dry, rather than when wetted with Pohl's solution).

Article records that use this photograph:

• Lobo Point Road: at the camp site.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 281.

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Photographed 1 January 2024.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 3086, 12 Jul 2023.

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Photographed 24 July 2013.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Old Highway 395, Mono County, California: at Walker Ck.
• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Veronica americana.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1024.

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Scanned 5 January 2015.

Coll. No. 1024, 24 July 2013, characters observed while keying: Perennial, decumbent, glabrous; Leaves, short-petioled (1.5-3.0 mm.), ovate, 30 mm. × 17 mm. wide, length 1.8 × width; Inflorescence, axillary, racemes opposite; Bracts, 6 mm., wider than linear; Pedicels, 4-6 mm.; Flowers, 15-20 per raceme; Sepals, 2 mm. at flowering, 2.5-3.5 mm. at fruit.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Old Highway 395, Mono County, California: at Walker Ck.
• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Veronica americana.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1024.

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Photographed 6 December 2018.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1923, 3 Jun 2018.

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Scanned 26 November 2021.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2557, 7 Jul 2021.

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Scanned 26 November 2021.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2557, 7 Jul 2021.

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Photographed 15 February 2015.

Coll. No. 1005, 22 Jul 2013, characters observed while keying: Perennial herb, to 25 cm., rhizomed, growing in muddy soil at creekside; Stem, rooting at nodes; Herbage, glabrous; Leaves, cauline, opposite, sessile, ovate, 35 mm. × 14 mm., 2.5× longer than wide; Inflorescence, in opposite axillary racemes; Sepals, 4; Corolla, radial, lobes 4, blue; Stamens 2, staminodes 0; Stigma entire; Fruit rounded (not notched).

Location records that use this photograph:

• Mill Creek, Mono County, California

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1005.

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Photographed 15 February 2015.

Coll. No. 1005, 22 Jul 2013, characters observed while keying: Perennial herb, to 25 cm., rhizomed, growing in muddy soil at creekside; Stem, rooting at nodes; Herbage, glabrous; Leaves, cauline, opposite, sessile, ovate, 35 mm. × 14 mm., 2.5× longer than wide; Inflorescence, in opposite axillary racemes; Sepals, 4; Corolla, radial, lobes 4, blue; Stamens 2, staminodes 0; Stigma entire; Fruit rounded (not notched).

Location records that use this photograph:

• Mill Creek, Mono County, California

Article records that use this photograph:

• Cemetery Road, Forest Road 02N40, Mono County, California: near Mill Creek.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1005.

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Scanned 14 November 2016.

Coll. No, 1344, 12 May 2016, characters observed: Annual, to 6 cm., lightly glandular hairy throughout; Stem erect; Leaves, opposite, ±sessile, 6 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, oval; Pedicel, in flower, 0.8 mm., in fruit, 1.5 mm.; Bracts, 4 mm × 1.3 mm. wide, lanceolate; Flower, appear solitary in upper leaf axils, limb 4.5 mm.; Corolla, blue; Style, in flower, 0.6 mm., in fruit, 0.5 mm.; Fruit, 2 mm. × 2.5 mm., notched 0.4 mm., flattened. Differentiated from Veronica persica, V. biloba, and V. polita by: short pedicels, short styles, and reduced depth of the notch in the capsule. Differentiated from V. peregrina var. xalapensis (which has also been collected on top of North Table Mountain) by the relatively short inflorescence, blue color of the flowers, and broadness of the leaves.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Veronica arvensis.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1344, 13 May 2016.

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Photomicrograph 14 November 2016.

Coll. No, 1344, 12 May 2016, characters observed: Annual, to 6 cm., lightly glandular hairy throughout; Stem erect; Leaves, opposite, ±sessile, 6 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, oval; Pedicel, in flower, 0.8 mm., in fruit, 1.5 mm.; Bracts, 4 mm × 1.3 mm. wide, lanceolate; Flower, appear solitary in upper leaf axils, limb 4.5 mm.; Corolla, blue; Style, in flower, 0.6 mm., in fruit, 0.5 mm.; Fruit, 2 mm. × 2.5 mm., notched 0.4 mm., flattened. Differentiated from Veronica persica, V. biloba, and V. polita by: short pedicels, short styles, and reduced depth of the notch in the capsule. Differentiated from V. peregrina var. xalapensis (which has also been collected on top of North Table Mountain) by the relatively short inflorescence, blue color of the flowers, and broadness of the leaves.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1344, 13 May 2016.

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Scanned 14 November 2016.

Coll. No, 1344, 12 May 2016, characters observed: Annual, to 6 cm., lightly glandular hairy throughout; Stem erect; Leaves, opposite, ±sessile, 6 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, oval; Pedicel, in flower, 0.8 mm., in fruit, 1.5 mm.; Bracts, 4 mm × 1.3 mm. wide, lanceolate; Flower, appear solitary in upper leaf axils, limb 4.5 mm.; Corolla, blue; Style, in flower, 0.6 mm., in fruit, 0.5 mm.; Fruit, 2 mm. × 2.5 mm., notched 0.4 mm., flattened. Differentiated from Veronica persica, V. biloba, and V. polita by: short pedicels, short styles, and reduced depth of the notch in the capsule. Differentiated from V. peregrina var. xalapensis (which has also been collected on top of North Table Mountain) by the relatively short inflorescence, blue color of the flowers, and broadness of the leaves.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1344, 13 May 2016.

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Photographed 12 May 2016.

Article records that use this photograph:

• North Table Loop, Jefferson County, Colorado: near creek.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1344, 13 May 2016.

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Photographed 12 May 2016.

Very dense small group of plants in the hollow in the center of the photograph.

Article records that use this photograph:

• North Table Loop, Jefferson County, Colorado: near creek.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1344, 13 May 2016.

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Scanned 4 October 2019.

Annual, petiole short, flowers in terminal raceme, pedicels long, style short, fruit notch deep.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Veronica biloba.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2063.1, 6 June 2019.

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Scanned 4 October 2019.

Annual, petiole short, flowers in terminal raceme, pedicels long, style short, fruit notch deep.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Veronica biloba.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2063.1, 6 June 2019.

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Scanned 14 February 2013. Collected by Clyde Golden, 21 May 2012.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 14 Feb 2013.

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Scanned 14 February 2013. Collected by Clyde Golden, 21 May 2012.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: 14 Feb 2013.

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Scanned 10 October 2015.

Coll. No. 1135, 9 June 2015, characters observed: Annual herb to 18 cm., of very wet places, stem, bracts, and sepals lightly stalked glandular; Leaves, cauline, opposite, what appears to be alternate leaves above are really bracts of inflorescence; Inflorescence, appears to be flowers borne singly in leaf axils, but “leaves” are actually bracts in a terminal raceme; Bracts, 12 mm. × 1.8 mm., lanceolate, entire, tip rounded; Sepals, 4, 2.5 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, united at base in pairs, entire, persistent; Corolla, 2.8 mm., white, fused at base, lobes, 4, 2 mm., tips rounded; Ovary, 1 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, superior; Style, short, (0.1 mm.?), persistent; Stigma, entire, ball-shaped; Fruit, 3 mm. × 4 mm. wide, obovoid, in 2 parts; Ovules, many.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1135, 9 Jun 2015.

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Scanned 10 October 2015.

Coll. No. 1135, 9 June 2015, characters observed: Annual herb to 18 cm., of very wet places, stem, bracts, and sepals lightly stalked glandular; Leaves, cauline, opposite, what appears to be alternate leaves above are really bracts of inflorescence; Inflorescence, appears to be flowers borne singly in leaf axils, but “leaves” are actually bracts in a terminal raceme; Bracts, 12 mm. × 1.8 mm., lanceolate, entire, tip rounded; Sepals, 4, 2.5 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, united at base in pairs, entire, persistent; Corolla, 2.8 mm., white, fused at base, lobes, 4, 2 mm., tips rounded; Ovary, 1 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, superior; Style, short, (0.1 mm.?), persistent; Stigma, entire, ball-shaped; Fruit, 3 mm. × 4 mm. wide, obovoid, in 2 parts; Ovules, many.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Cottonwood Canyon Trail, Jefferson County, Colorado: on Mesa.
• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1135, 9 Jun 2015.

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Scanned 28 June 2017.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1689.5, 28 Jun 2017.

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Photographed 9 June 2015.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Cottonwood Canyon Trail, Jefferson County, Colorado: on Mesa.
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1135, 9 Jun 2015.

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Scanned 10 October 2015.

Coll. No. 1135, 9 June 2015, characters observed: Annual herb to 18 cm., of very wet places, stem, bracts, and sepals lightly stalked glandular; Leaves, cauline, opposite, what appears to be alternate leaves above are really bracts of inflorescence; Inflorescence, appears to be flowers borne singly in leaf axils, but “leaves” are actually bracts in a terminal raceme; Bracts, 12 mm. × 1.8 mm., lanceolate, entire, tip rounded; Sepals, 4, 2.5 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, united at base in pairs, entire, persistent; Corolla, 2.8 mm., white, fused at base, lobes, 4, 2 mm., tips rounded; Ovary, 1 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, superior; Style, short, (0.1 mm.?), persistent; Stigma, entire, ball-shaped; Fruit, 3 mm. × 4 mm. wide, obovoid, in 2 parts; Ovules, many.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1135, 9 Jun 2015.

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Scanned 3 November 2015.

Coll. No. 1172, 25 Jun 2015, characters observed: Emergent aquatic herb, to 20 cm., probably annual, glandular hairy throughout; Leaves, opposite, sessile, 24 mm. × 6 mm. wide, oval, margin entire; Inflorescence, an elongated terminal raceme; Bracts to 12 mm, reduced above; Pedicel (in fruit) 0.6-1.0 mm.; Sepals, 4.5-5.0 mm., outer pair slightly larger; Flowers, small, corolla white; Capsule, 4.5 mm. × 5 mm. wide, notched 0.3 mm.; Style, very short, ±0.1 mm.

Article records that use this photograph:

• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1172, 25 Jun 2015.

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