Английская Википедия:Gutierrezia elegans

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Gutierrezia elegans, the Lone Mesa snakeweed, is a species of Gutierrezia endemic to the United States.

Discovery

Gutierrezia elegans was discovered by Peggy Lyon, a Colorado State University botanist, and Al Schneider, an amateur botanist of the Four Corners area, August 4, 2008.[1] Lyon and Schneider found the plant while they were putting together a list of plant species in Lone Mesa State Park in Colorado. Peggy said that they would have missed noticing the plant if they were only looking for known rare plants.[2] They sent the specimen to Guy Nesom, a plant expert. Guy and other experts examined the plant and agreed that it was a previously undiscovered species of Gutierrezia. Tim Hogan, an employee of the University of Colorado Herbarium, said that the discovery shows us how little we know about biodiversity.[1]

The Lone Mesa snakeweed was the sixth new plant discovered in Colorado in roughly 15 years.[2]

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External links

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