Veronica ritteriana, August 4, 2023
August 4
Common & scientific name
Ritter’s kitttentail, Veronica ritteriana (?)
Family
Plantain, Plantiganaceae
Location
Ruby area, 12,700’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
(?) because this plant is identified by most botanists as being endemic to the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Alas, here it is, (and many more of them), at the edge of Pitkin and Gunnison Counties in the Collegiate Peaks. Next year I will return earlier to get it in full bloom to confirm, but this seems the most likely Veronica of the bunch.