United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; BLM WSA; 0.28 mi. due E of Mesa Co road 4.2 & 2.2 mi. 306? NW of Palisade summit.
38.72789 -109.0068 27
12S 673266 4288260 (UTM)
1433 meters
4700 ft.
In dry drainage bounded by open Juniperus osteosperma - Fraxinus anomala community on flats above; with Packera multilobatus, Lepidium montanum, Opuntia polyacantha on very steep bank; plants deeply rooted in loose gravelly soil; relatively common locally.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)