United States of America, Colorado, Chaffee, Browns Canyon National Monument, Arkansas R. drainage, Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area; Little Cottonwood Creek due E 510 ft. from Arkansas R.
38.74333 -106.06582 WGS 84
2325 meters
7627 ft.
Sandy drainage bank shaded by Populus angustifolia - Pinus ponderosa trees on floodplain bench; associates include Conyza canadensis, Cirsium arvense, Pascopyrum smithii, Achillea lanulosa, Artemisia campestris var. pacificus, Juncus ater var. balticus; flowers not prophyllate; a few plants locally.
Quaternary terrace deposits derived from surrounding Precambrian granite hills and Tertiary intrusive volcanic rock
Populus angustifolia; Pinus ponderosa; Conyza canadensis; Cirsium arvense; Pascopyrum smithii; Achillea lanulosa; Artemsia campestris var. pacificus; Juncus ater var. balticus
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)