United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; E of Mesa Co road 4.2 on W side of the Palisade. Permian Cutler Formation.
38.712822 -108.978467
NAD27 12S 0675766E 4286641N
Certainty code: 1
1882 meters
6173 FT
At base of N. facing Wingate cliff of penisula fin extending W from main Palisade ridge, growing in rock crevices and on narrow ledges in thin soil just below vertical pouroff; canopy shrub community includes Amelanchior utahensis, Acer glabrum, Fendlera falcata, Philadelphus microphyllus, Virgulaster ascendens. Rare.
16 mats locally, rare.
flower
Specimen is a photo -- no plant material. Photo collection: P2640008, P2640009, P2640012.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)