United States of America, Utah, Grand, Colorado R drainage, along Onion Creek road ca 0.4 mi W of Fischer Valley and NE of Onion Cr drainage. Hermosa Formation. NAD27
7.5' Fischer Valley quad;
1439 meters
4720 FT
Open Pinus edulis-Juniperus osteosperma on narrow ridge in fine, soft red sand with Coleogyne ramosissimum, Artemisia tridentata, Psoralea sp., Penstemon strictus, Enceliopsis nudicaulis, Cryptantha flava; Townsendia incana, Astragalus piscator, A. Pruessii
flowers deep purple, banner white spotted with obvious notch; occasional locally
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)