United States of America, Utah, Garfield, Escalante R. drainage, along Old Sheffield road 5.5 mi. from junction with hwy 12, 155° SE of true N.
37.73594 -111.44308 NAD 27
Collector corrected or updated georeference in 2017. Used software BaseCamp (Garmin) to either convert NAD27 to decimal latitude and longitude or to add latitude and longitude when no prior georeference existed.
1809 meters
5935 ft.
Stabilized sand dune community in open Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma pygmy forest; associates include Artemisia filifolia, A. bigelovii, Ephedra cutleri, Sporobolus contractus, Munroa squarrosa, Ambrosia acanthacarpa, Dithyrea wislizenii, Muhlenbergia pungens, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Hymenopappus filifolius; 6 ft. densely branched shrub; rare
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)