Aquilegia

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by  Colorado Native Plant Society

Aquilegia
Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society
Dedicatedtofurtheringtheknowledge,appreciationandconservationofnativeplants
andhabitatsofColoradothrougheducation,stewardshipandadvocacy
Volume 36 - Number 2 - 2012 Annual Meeting Issue
ISSN 2161-7317(print)- ISSN 2162-0865 (online)
Colorado Native Plant Society
and
201 2 Rare Plant Symposium
DETAILS INSIDE
2012 Colorado Rare PlantSymposium
Friday Evening Reception, Big Horn Lodge
2012 CoNPSAnnual MeetingAgenda
SEPTEMBER CoNPSAnnual Meeting Speakers and Abstracts
28 - 30
2012 ^^Canyons oftheArkansas^^ Field Trip Options
CANON
CITY
Lodging Options in Canon City
Things to Do in Canon City
A FewWords Aboutthe SoutheastChapter
CoNPS MembershipApplication and Renewal Form
Colorado Native PlantSociety
9TH annual COLORADO RARE PLANT SYMPOSIUM
CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND STATUS REVIEW
OF THE G2 & G3 plants OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO
Friday, September 28, 2012 -- 9:00 am-4:oo pm
Holy Cross Abbey Events Complex
2951 E. Highway 50, Canon City, CO 81212
Join members ofthe Colorado Rare PlantTechnical threatswill be emphasized. Come prepared to ex-
Committee (RPTC)forthe 9^^Annual Colorado Rare changeyourknowledge ofsome ofourrarest plant
PlantSymposium.The RPTC is an ad-hocgroup of specieswith otheramateurand professional botanists
agency, academic, and NGO botaniststhat has been from throughoutthestate.
workingforyearsto advance rare plant conservation
efforts in thestate. This one-dayworkshopwill be held in collaboration
with the Colorado Native PlantSociety’sannual meet-
Thisyear,the RPTCwill provide a photo reviewofthe ing(Sept. 29-30, 2012). Thesymposium is opento any
imperiled and vulnerable (G2 &G3) plantspecies onewith an interest inthe rare plants ofColorado.
knownfrom southeastColorado. Discussion oftheir ContactJill Handwerkformore information at 970/491
relationshipto Colorado’s important plant biodiversity 5857 [email protected]. Registration is
areas, current conservation status, and potential $10. To register,visitthe CoNPSwebsite
www.conps.orgorregisteratthe door.
TheHolyCrossAbbeyisa200-acrecomplexthatincludes
vineyards, a winery, picnicareas, lodgingandan eventscenter.
JOIN US FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL FRIDAY NIGHT RECEPTION
AT AN EXCEPTIONAL LOCATION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,
5:30 P.M. TO 8 P.M.
BIG HORN LODGE,
ON THE RIM OF THE ROYAL GORGE
Directions: The lodge is located just outside the
entrance to Royal Gorge Park. From Pueblo, go
east on Hwy. 50 and take the left turn toward the
east entrance ofthe Royal Gorge Park(well
signed). Drive this winding road several miles to
the bridge, and the lodge driveway is on the left
as you enterthe large parking lot. Parkin the main
Say hello and socialize with fellowCoNPS mem- lot and walkup the driveway about 200 feetto
bers atthis special Southeast Chapter Reception!
the lodge.
We'll meet at the Big Horn Lodge, which is an-
chored to the rim ofthe fantastic Royal Gorge -
the most spectacularand deepest canyon ofthe
Arkansas River. Have a glass ofwine ($4) or beer
($3)from the cash bar, ora soft drinkwhile you
enjoy the viewfrom the observation room.
Note: Ifyou’dlike tostayat the exceptional Big
Horn Lodge whileyou're in Canon City, a limited
numberofroomsareavailable at $100 pernightfor
doubleoccupancy. CallDoris at 719322-3902 before
August 22forallofthe details and to makeyour
reservation.
Colorado Native Plant Society
and
201 2 Rare Plant Symposium
AGENDA
Saturday, September29, 2012
The HolyCrossAbbey in Canon City, CO
7:15 - 8:15 a-m. Registration
Booksales until 2 p.m., silent auction begins
8:15- 8:30 a.m. Welcome, announcements and field trip information
8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Plant Life History Knowledge and Tribal Lore from Native American Plant Names
Don Hazlett, Ph.D., EthnobotanyAssistant, Denver Botanic Gardens
9:15-10:00 a.m. The Plants of Southeast Colorado
Bernadette Kuhn. Botanist, Colorado Natural Heritage Program
10:00-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-11:45 a.m. The Flora ofthe Future (presentation plus question and answersession)
JenniferAckerfield, Assistant Curator, Colorado State University Herbarium
11:45 a-m* -12:45 P-m* Lunch
12:45-1:30 p.m. Peakto Prairie: Botanical Landscapes ofthe Pikes Peak Region
Tass Kelso, Ph.D., Professor, Colorado College
1:30 -2 p.m. Break
2 p.m. Booksales end
2 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Field trips (See "Field Trip Options")
(estimated)
2012 ANNUAL MEETING SPEAKERS AND ABSTRACTS
PLANT LIFE HISTORY KNOWLEDGE THE PLANTS OF SOUTHEAST
AND TRIBAL LORE FROM NATIVE COLORADO
AMERICAN PLANT NAMES Bernadette Kuhn
Donald L. Hazlett
Abstract: Southeastern Colorado containssome ofthe
Abstract:This presentation will summarize and dis- mostexquisite, often overlooked plantsand plant
cuss Englishtranslations ofindigenous plant names communities inthe state.Wewill explore common
from published NativeAmerican plant lists:Arapaho, plantcommunitiesofthe region, aswell asthe rare and
Chiricahua & MescaleroApache, PlainsApache, Navajo, endemicplantspeciesfrom a geographicperspective.
and Lakota (Sicanu/Brule). Sixcategories oftranslated
nameswill be presented and discussed: descriptive
plant names, plant nameswith animal references,
unanalyzable lexemes, medicinal orfood use infer-
ences, ecological knowledge, andfolklore. Southern
Colorado and New Mexico plant uses, pioneerand Na-
tiveAmericanfolklorewill be emphasized.
BernadetteKuhn isa botanistat theCoioradoNatural
HeritageProgramatColoradoState University. Shebe-
camefascinatedbytheplants ofsoutheasternColorado
whileconductingresearchforherMaster'sthesis:AFlo-
risticInventoryoftheCimarronandComancheNational
Grasslands. BernadettehasaM.S. in Botany(University
ofWyoming), andaB.A. in EnvironmentalPolicy(Univer-
Don Hazlett isaColorado nativewhoearnedhis Ph.D. in sityofKansas). ShecurrentlyservesasVicePresidentfor
tropicalforest ecologyfrom theUniversityofWashing-
theColoradoNativePlantSociety.
ton, Seattle. Hehaspublisheddozensofpeer-reviewed
articles, has taughtateightdifferentcoilegesanduni-
versities, andhas developedan expertiseinshortgrass THE FLORA OF THE FUTURE
steppeecoiogy, floristicsandethnobotany. Heis now
JenniferAckerfield
workingasan ethnobotanyresearchassistantatthe
DenverBotanicGardens. His currentresearch objectiveis
Abstract:The Flora ofColorado, currently beingcom-
todevelopthematerialscollectionsattheDBG, which
inciudespiantsfromNativeAmerican marketsandfrom piled byCSUAssistantCuratorJenniferAckerfield, is
HispanicherbstoresinColoradoandtheSouthwest. nearingcompletion. Presently, identifyinga plant in
Colorado can be quite challengingforstudents aswell
(Photographs ofrepresentativecollections can be
viewedon theDBG website.) as amateurand even professional botanists. The mate-
rial available is eitheroutdated, incompleteforthe
state, ortaxonomicallyunstable and challengingto PEAK TO PRAIRIE: BOTANICAL LAND-
use. (Theshortcomings ofthesefloraswill be covered
SCAPES OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION
in detail.) The Flora ofColoradostrivesto usethe most
easily recognizable morphological characteristicsto Tass Kelso
separatetaxonomic groups, makingfora more user-
friendly key, and liststhe general range, habitat, and Abstract: From ourfamousfourteenertotheArkansas
floweringtime ofeach species aswell. Recentdrafts
RiverValley lowland prairies,the Pikes Peakregion is
have been verywell received by numerous botanists
blessed with exceptional botanical diversity nurtured
acrossthe state.The plantfamiliesfollowtheAngio-
by itsexceptionally diverse geology.Ancientoceans,
sperm PhylogenyGroup III (2009)guidelines, providing dunes,volcanoesand glaciers have shaped ourregion
a much needed updatetofamilytaxonomyforthe Col-
topography, and theirgeological remaindersshape our
oradoflora and reflectinga modern, systematicap-
botanical landscapestoday.This presentationwill ex-
proach tothe phylogenetic relationshipsatthefamily amine howthe geologyand the botanyofthe Pikes
level. Peakregion are entwined on multiple scales, and por-
traythe how,where, and why ofsome ofour
geobotanical riches,from rare endemicsto geographic
disjuncts ofthe Easternforests. Midwestprairies and
the Southwestmountains.
JenniferAckerfieldteachesplantidentificationandhas
been theAssistantCuratoroftheherbarium in theCol-
legeofNaturalSciences, ColoradoStateUniversityin
FortCollins, since1998. Shecompletedhermaster'sde-
greein botanyin2001, focusingon thetaxonomyand
systematicsofthegenusHedera (Araliaceaefamily). She
writes, "Myinitialgoalwas togothrough theentireher- TassKelsohas taughtatColoradoCollegesince1987, and
barium, verifyallthespecimens, updatethenomencla- iscurrentlyProfessorandAssociateChair, Departmentof
ture, andmakea referencecollectionforspecimens in Biology. ShereceivedherPh.D. in botanyfrom the Uni-
Colorado. WhatIfoundwas that Iwaspullingout4 or5 versityofAlaska, Fairbanks, anM.A. inGeographyfrom
floras in orderto keyoutaplant, andmanygroups were theUniversityofColorado, andaBAfrom Dartmouth
in desperateneedofwork. So, Ibegan writingmyown College. Sheistheauthorof, orcontributorto, a longlist
keysas wouldworkthrough aparticularfamilyorge-
I ofpeer-reviewedarticlesappearingin variousscholarly
nus. Ofcourse, somerequiredmoreworkthan others publications, as wellas writingforamoregeneralaudi-
andsomeweremoretaxonomicallychallenging(i.e. encein magazinearticlesandin hermonograph, "Botany
fun!). Itwas likeabigpuzzle. Mygoalis thatanyonecan ofthePikes PeakRegion." Flerresearch interests include
pickupthis bookand keyoutaplant. Includedin the evolution, biogeographyand thesystematicsofthe
completedflorawill becolorpicturesofmorphologically
Primulaceae, rareplantconservation, regionalbiogeog-
challengingfeatures, such as thenutletsofCryptanthaor raphyandthebotanyoftheRockyMountainsand
thefruitofAtriplex, nexttothekeysforthesegroups.
southeasternColorado.
Thesewillgreatlyaidbotanists in keyingoutspeciesin
thesechallenginggroups."
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Colorado Native Plant Society
and
2012 Rare Plant Symposium
Holy Cross Abbey, Canon City, Colorado
REGISTRATION FORM
Please fill out a new registration form for each person attending and submit by September 12, 2012. Late regis-
tration will be available at the door. However, box lunches will not be available to late registrants.
Name: Phone:
Address
E-mail
Please check ifyou would like to be contacted about carpooling to Canon City. (Your contact information will be
provided to others interested in carpooling.)
• The 9th Annual Rare Plant Symposium Fee is $10: Join botanists from across the state to review and
discuss the imperiled and vulnerable (G2 & G3) plant species of southeast Colorado.
• Friday Night Reception cost is $5: The Southeast Chapter is hosting a Friday Evening Social Event at
the dramatic Big Horn Lodge overlooking the Royal Gorge. (See the article in this issue.) There will be
snacks and a cash bar.
• The 2012 Annual Meeting Fee is $35: Entitles you to all presentations and field trips occurring Satur-
day, Sept. 29 and Sunday, Sept. 30
Attendboth the 9th AnnualRare Plant Symposium AND the2012 "Canyons oftheArkansas"
AnnualMeeting for$40, a savings of$5.
• Box Lunches are $15 each: Box lunches are being offered for both the Rare Plant Symposium on Fri-
day, and the Saturday session of the 2012 "Canyons of the Arkansas" Annual Meeting.
Box Lunch forthe9th Annual Rare Plant Symposium, Friday, September28 (markyour choice):
All lunches include veggie cupwith ranch dressing dip, chips, cookie, fruit and drink, and choice of . .
Chicken Salad Croissant; Ham Croissant; Vegetarian Option (Chef's Choice)
Box Lunch forthe "Canyons ofthe Arkansas" Annual Meeting, Saturday, Sept. 29 (markyour choice):
All lunches include veggie cupwith ranch dressing dip, chips, brownie, fruitand iced teaorwater, and choice
of
Roast BeefWrap; ^TurkeyWrap; Vegetarian Option (Chef's Choice)
FIELD TRIP OPTIONS see complete descriptions in this issue of Aquilegia before selecting your trip(s).
Saturday Field Trips. Please note your first and second choice. All Saturday trips are shorter trips.
Note: To preserve habitat and improve the quality ofthese trips, groupsize may be limited atthe discretion ofthe lead
er(s).
Rim of the Royal Gorge; The Tanner Trail
"Guided Tour of the Real Jurassic Park" for CoNPS family members. CoNPS membership is not
required, but admission will be charged forthe Dinosaur Depot Museum. Please indicate how many
will participate;
Sunday Field Trips. Please markyour first and second choice.
Note: To preserve habitatand improvethequality ofthese trips, group size may be limited atthediscretion ofthe
leader(s).
Longer trips: Lion Canyon Trail Beaver Creek
Short trip option: The 4-Way Ranch
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Attendance is limited tothosewho are members ofthe Colorado Native Plant Society. Ifyou are notcurrently a member,
pleasejoin us by indicating the appropriate annual membershipcategory belowand includethe amount shown with your2012
Annual Meeting fee. (Existing members may renewat anytime by emailing AdministrativeAssistant Linda Smith at
conpsoffice@aoLcom.)
Senior$12 (65+) Student$12 Individual $20
Family $30 Supporting $50 Lifetime $300
When youjoin CoNPS, we askthatyou indicate your preferred chapteraffiliation. (Part of yourdues will be shared with the
chapteryou select.) Note, however, as acurrent memberofthe CoNPS you are invited to participate in anyfunction, event or
field tripoffered by any CoNPS chapter, regardless of your preferred affiliation.
Boulder Gore Range Metro-Denver Northern
Plateau Southeast Southwest
Please enterthe appropriate fees and total
$ 9th Annual Rare Plant Symposium, Friday, September28 - $10
$ Fridayevening reception, September28 - $5
$ "Canyons ofthe Arkansas" Annual Meeting Registration, Saturday and/orSunday - $35
$ Combination Rate for Rare Plant Symposium and Annual Meeting Registration (Special for both
events) - $40
$ Box Lunch for Rare Plant Symposium, Friday, September28 - $15
$ Box Lunch for "Canyons ofthe Arkansas" Annual Meeting, Saturday, September29 - $15
$ Membershipfeefor new member(s). See above for rates and chapterchoices
$ Donation to help defray 2012 annual meeting costs
TOTAL ENCLOSED
$
PLEASE ENCLOSE THIS FORM AND YOUR CHECK MADE OUT TO “CoNPS” AND MAIL TO:
CoNPS
Attn: Linda Smith
4057 Cottonwood Drive
Loveland, CO 80535
THANK YOU! If you have questions, please call 970-663-4085, or e-mail conpsoffice(a)aol.com.
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2012 ’’CANYONS OF THE ARKANSAS” FIELD TRIP OPTIONS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. false goldenaster(Heterothecdvillosa),tulip pricklypear
(Opuntiaphaeacantha), and skunkbush sumac(Rhus
All are shorter trips starting at 2 p.m.
trilobata). Remnants of Degener’s beardtongue
(Penstemon degeneri)mayalso be present.
The Rim ofthe Royal Gorge
SteveOlson, leader, is Forest BotanistforthePike-San
IsabelNationalForestsandCimarron-ComancheNational
Ashort butspectacularhike alongthe rim of Royal
Grasslandssincelate2002. Areas ofinterestinclude
Gorgejusteastofthe bridge, mostlyforthe spectacu-
birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals,geologyandsoils,
larscenery, butalso atypical pinon/juniperareawith
biogeography, andecology.
several kindsofcacti, scrub oakand cliff-side plants.
We'll seewhatspecieswe canfind clingingtothe pre-
A Guided Tour of the ’’Real Jurassic Park”
carious ledges athousandfeetabovetheArkansas Riv-
er. Length isabouta mile orso, lastingaround 1-1/2to 2
Amustforthe dinosaur-obsessed non-botanists inthe
hours.
family, orforthosewho arejust interested inthe giant
Doris Drisgill, leader, isanamateurwildflowerfan who reptilesthat lived and walked in the Canyon Cityarea.
has livedin ColoradoSpringsfor25yearsandhas led (Seefollowing pageformore details.
wildflowerwalksin thePikes Peakareasince1993, and
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER
with theCoNPSSEChaptersince2003. 30.
LONGER TRIPS
(Start Times To Be Announced During
Saturday’s Meeting)
The Beaver CreekWildernessArea
BeaverCreekisa dramatic, low-elevation canyonwith a
perennial creekdrainingthe southeastslopesof Pikes
Peakthroughthe BeaverCreekWilderness StudyArea.
It's a rugged and nearly inaccessible region ofcrags
and canyonsthat has been onthe listfordesignation as
TheTannerTrail a NationalWildernessAreaformanyyears. Southern
and desertspeciesminglewiththeflora ofthe Pikes
TheTannerTrail isonthe northeastern edge oftheWet Peakfoothills. Ourthree-to-five-mile hikewilltake us
Mountains, aboutfive milessouth ofCanon City. intothe mouth ofthe main canyon, in pinyon/juniper
Slopes are moderatetosteepwith generallyeastern habitat,whereArkansasValleyspeciessuch as
aspects. Elevation atthetrailhead is about6,500feet. turbinella oakand claretcup cactusmeetfoothillsspe-
The area is underlain bygneiss and 1.7 billion-year-old ciessuch as mountain mahogany(Cercocarpus
granite. Wewill gothrough pinyon-juniperwoodlands, montanus)and boulderraspberry(Rubusdeliciosus).
mixed shrubs, and ponderosa pinewoodland, and may We mayevenfind an uncommon cliffbrakefern.
reach mixed conferforest iftime permits. Plants likely George Cameron and Doris Drisgill, co-leaders.
to beseen include kinnikinnick(Arctostaphy/os uva- George Cameron grew up in Colorado Springs, has
ursi), prairiesagewort(Artemisiafrigida), alderleaf taught botanyat Pikes PeakCommunityCollegefor
mountain mahogany(Cercocarpusmontanus), hairy manyyears, and isa specialist in Pikes Peakareaflora.
Doris Drisgill, leader, isanamateurwildflowerfan who hasa highlydiverseflora in perennial stream drainages,
has livedin ColoradoSpringsfor2^yearsandhas led hoodoos, seeps,springs, and diverse grassland types
wildflowerwalksin thePikes Peakareasince1993, and that include relicttallgrassand mixed grass prairies.
has been a memberoftheCoNPSSEChaptersince200^. This area encompasses one ofthe last remaining
tallgrassprairies inthe Pikes Peakregionthatshould be
The Lion Canyon Trail colorful inthisseason. There is astrongcomponentof
Midwest prairiespecies likefringed loosestrife
We'll hikefrom the OakCreekCampground upthe Lion (Lysimachiaciliata), lilac penstemon (Penstemon
CanyonTrail into Locke Park. The area is partofthe gracilis), common blueviolet(Violasororia), Flail’s
San Isabel National Forest. It's abouta 6.5-7.0 mile milkweed (Asclepiashallii),stiffgoldenrod (Oligoneuron
round trip and we should return bymid-afternoon. This rigidum), and prairie goldenrod (0. album), aswell as
trail goes up a rich canyon into a montane parkcom- montanewildflowersthatotherwise occurinthefoot-
plex. It is a north-trendingcanyonwithfairlysteep hills orhigher. Aquatic plants are also abundanthere.
sidesofgneisses, so aspects aretothe east, west, and Whilewe are not likelytofind much in bloom late in
north. Elevation gain isabout1,500feet. Vegetation September,the BlackSquirrel drainage hasan unusual-
includes mixed conifers, ponderosa pineforest, Doug- ly high composition ofrare and locally unusual plants
las-fir, Gambel oak, aspen (fora bitoffall color), and that includewetland species like common goldstar
montane grassland. Amongspecieswe maysee are (Hypoxishirsuta), RockyMountain blazingstar(Liatris
ragleafbahia (Bahia dissecta), pine dropseed ligulistylis), Crawe’ssedge (Carexcrawei), wood lily
(Blepharoneuron tricholepis), spotted coralroot (Liliumphiladelphicum), and lesserbladderwort
(Corallorrhiza maculata),scarlet hedgehogcactus (Utricularia minor). These drainagesare alsothe only
(Echinocereustriglochidiatus), Parry’s gentian (Gentiana known Colorado locationsforlesserfringed gentian
parryi), creepingbarberry(Mahonia repens),woolly (Gentianopsisvirgata)and smallhead rush (Juncus
cinquefoil(Potentilla hippiana), and smooth blue aster brachycephalus).
(Symphyotrichum laeve). The most interestingplant
thatmaystill bevisible (although probablyonly infruit) Tass Kelso, leader, is Professorof BiologyatColorado
is Degener's beardtongue (Penstemon degeneri), en- College since 1987, research specialties include local
demic in the Canon Cityvicinity. biodiversity, rare plants, and the connections between
geologyand botanical distributions.
SteveOlson, leader, is Forest BotanistforthePike-San
IsabelNationalForestsandCimarron-ComancheNational A Guided Tour of the ’’Real Jurassic Park”
Grasslandssincelate2002. Areas ofinterestinclude Saturday, September 29 from 2 p.m. to ap-
birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals,geologyandsoils, proximately 5:30 p.m.
biogeography, andecology.
SHORTER TRIP OPTION:
The 4 Way Ranch
(Thiswill be a relativelyshorttrip~about2-3 hours, but
would be goodforthose heading north to go home
from there.)
The4Way Ranch, a historical ranch coveringca.7000
acres between Falcon and Peyton, is a natural beefop- The DinosaurDepot Museum
eration run bythe Leefamily. Itcovers mostofthe
BlackSquirrel Creekdrainage system, one ofthefew
We'll startwith atourand orientation atthe Dinosaur
remainingperennial streams ofthe Palmer Divide area.
Depot Museum, includingthe examination offossils
Duetothe highwatertable and local aquifers, plus a
with special access and a close up demonstration of
relativelyhigh elevation (6500-7000feet),this region