Mertensia foliosa A. Nelson
Annotated by Tyrell Styhl, 6 Nov 2019. Sources: Flora of PNW Revised.

Idaho: Owyhee County: Air distance 23.86 km SE from Riddle 1) Head SE on Roland Rd. for 50.2km. 2) Turn right/go west on no-named 2-track road into pasture. Travel for 3km. 3) Keep left/northwest at split. Travel for 1.8km through the stream and to the next gate. 4) At the gate turn right/head NE for 1.5km. 5) Park in the east. Walk out 300m to the east. Elev. 1795 m.
42.06894° N, 115.86846° W; UTM Zone 11, 593706E, 4658095N
Datum: WGS 84.
Rolling hills to the east, canyons to the north and northwest, cliff side to the west, mountain range in the south, overstory is basin big sage, green and rubber rabbitbrush, currants, and other tall shrubs, dominate grasses are basin wildrye, bluebunch wheatgrass, Sandberg bluegrass; cheat grass present - more overtaking in the flat plain, soil is rocky with large rocks and boulders, clay. Blue-purple tubular; dropping flower; many flowers on one stalk; basal and alternate light green leaves with well-defined mid-vein, common. Phenology: Flowers.

Nachman 39-18, May 20, 2018
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