United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO Hwy 141 & Dolores R; minor drainage E of Mesa Co road 4.2 on W side of the Palisade; Permian Cutler Form. NAD27
39.166389 -108.119633
1524 meters
5000 FT ca
In rocky, gritty soil on gently sloping low bench between two forks of drainage in open Pinus edulis-Juniperus osteosperma community with Sarcobatus mermiculatus, Fraxinus anomala, Rhus aromatica, Coleogyne ramosissimum, Ountia phaeacantha, Oreocarya flav
forming patches of decumbent stems ,3 pads high above ground level; flowers yellow
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)