United States of America, Colorado, Chaffee, San Isabel National Forest, Browns Canyon National Monument, headwaters of Cottonwood Creek accessed 0.16 mi. S of junction CR185 and CR 185b; 0.24 mi. WSW 239° of true N from junction of Cottonwood and Little Bull Creeks
38.73789 -105.97871 WGS 84
2838 meters
9310 ft.
S facing rubbly 70% vegetated slope between limestone cliff and drainage; associates include Artemisia frigida, Macheranthera bigelovii, Lappula occidentalis, Eriogonum cernuum, Krascheninnikovia lanata; plant 3 ft. high, few stemmed, woody based; flowers pink; abundant locally and widespread along drainage.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)