University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelmann
CACTACEAE
Caleb A. Morse
3235
1999-05-27
27 May 1999
United States, Colorado, Mesa, 13.5 mi S, 3.8 mi E jct of Hwys 50 and 6 in Grand Junction. BLM public lands: Unaweep Canyon, 5.45 mi S jct with Hwy 50 on Hwy 141.
38.9201123 -108.4948649 +-100m. WGS84
38°55'15"N, 108°29'45"W; T13S R01E SEC18 SE¼
I put the point at a UTM close to that of the lat/long given, which is in Unaweep Canyon near Hwy141. I only moved it across the river to be on a Western facing slope above East Creek (the lat/long given was on an E facing slope) and to match the given el
1680 meters
1680 m
Weedy, cattle-grazed Chrysothamnus-grassland, on rocky, W-facing slope above East Creek. Scattered juniper. Rocky sandstone soil, with massive sandstone boulders. Common, especially on NW side of boulders.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)