United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; drainage above abandoned mine E of Mesa Co road 4.2; 0.79 mi. from Palisade summit, WSW 265° of true N
38.70791 -108.9887 NAD27
12S 674888E 4286067N
1466 meters
4810 ft.
Bench flats above drainage mixed with H. neomexicana, Achnantherum hymenoides; large clumps; terminal portion of awn not plumose; widespread and abundant after benevolent monsoon rains.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)