United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.
38.712543 -108.982402
12 0675420E 4286810N
Certainty code: 1
1408 meters
4620 FT ca
Permian Cutler Form. In loose, gritty soil on steep N facing slope below thin-bedded sandstone layer, in open Juniperus osteosperma forest with Amelanchior utahensis, Penstemon utahensis, Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica, Lathyrus brachycalyx var. zioni
dioecious, pistillate 2.5ft tall shrub with densely packed broomlike green stems; relatively common
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)