Colorado Researchers Discover New Plant In Leadville's High Country

By Danielle Chavira, CBS Denver:

DENVER (CBS4) – The head curator at the Denver Botanic Gardens says researchers discovered a new plant in Colorado’s high country. The discovery led Dr. Jennifer Ackerfield, colleagues and the U.S. Forest Service to Mount Sherman, near Leadville.

Ackerfield first learned about the type of new plant in her Ph. D. research. She named it Cirsium funkiae in honor of her mentor, Dr. Vicki Funk.

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