United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area, Informal campsite on BLM land between Mesa Co Rd 4.2 and Dolores River about 3 mi W of Gateway; Permian Cutler Formation (NAD27)
38.707933 -109.007831
12 0673220E 4286250N
Certainty code: 1
1387 meters
4550 FT ca
In dense thicket on floodplain bench just above river with Populus deltoides ssp. wislizenii Ericameria linifolia; Artemisia tridentata, Atriplex canescens, Sarcobatus vermiculatus;
Shrubs up to 7 ft tall with woody trunk and multiple erect tomentose stems; flowers golden yellow; abundant and widespread near drainages
flower
Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britton ssp. graveolens (Nuttall) H.M. Hall & Clements
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)