Rare Plant Field Guide

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Photo Copyright © 1999 courtesy of the Colorado Natural Heritage Program Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Look Alikes: A. acaulis forms loose clumps, with flowers taller than the leaves. Flowering/Fruiting Period: March-June/May-July. Habitat: On and around large, west and north-facing cliffs of Silver Plume Granite. In cracks in massive rocks and in adjacent thin soils composed of disintegrated granite. Also in duff with ponderosa pine. Elev. 6500-8700 ft. Photo Copyright © 1999 by R. Scully Distribution: Wyoming and Colorado (Boulder and Larimer Cos.). References: Jennings 1989 and 1990b; Linhart and Premoli 1993; O’Kane 1988. Please send comments to: Colorado Natural Heritage Program 254 General Services Building, Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO 80523 · (970) 491-2992