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Larcrtcifo Canvort Mine - Vegefmion Tcchniml ReDOrr • Smith Whitlow-grass Smith whitlow-grass plants are covered with minute and densely stellate hairs. They have numerous, elongate, slender caudices. The flowers are white at the top of multiple stems. This species occurs in rock crevices in the southern mountains from the upper Rio Grande Valley to the Mesa de Maya. Colorado Green Gentian Colorado green gentian produces several branched flowering stems up to a foot tall. The plant grows for several years as a vegetative rosette before flowering. It appazently dies after flowering. Leaves and floral bracts have distinct white margins. Flowers are four-petaled, whitish or greenish with purple dots and are about 3/4 inches across. This species is known from only a few populations in Baca, Las Animas, Bent, and Prowers counties. The gentian grows primarily on Greenhorn limestone outcrops, where it is associated with typical grassland plants and occasionally with juniper. Sandhill Goosefoot Sandhill goosefoot has flowers in small clusters that do not become fleshy or red. The leaves are • often mealy and pubescent. This species is rare or infrequent. It occurs on the southeastern plains. Special concern plant surveys were conducted along with the general vegetation mapping and data collection. If suitable habitat was identified for the plants, asite-specific survey was conducted. Any potential habitat was combed in a zig-zag pattern by two qualified biologists. SECTION 4 -REFERENCES CITED Carlson, LeRoy. 1996. Personal Communication. Colorado Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Golden, Colorado. February 13, 1996. Grunau, Lee. 1996. Personal Communication. Environmental Review Coordinator, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Fort Collins, Colorado. February 15, 1996. Mutel, C.F. and J.C. Emerick. 1984. From Grassland to Glacier: The Natural History of Colorado and the Surrounding Region. Johnson Books, Boulder, Colorado. • Veg d75/December 9, 1996 25