United States, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; E of Mesa Co road 4.2 on W side of the Palisade, below N facing Wingate cliff of peninsula fin extending W from main Palisade ridge.
38.712519 -108.978941
12S 675721E 4286814N;
1779 meters
5835 ft
Extremely steep slope littered with boulders, rocks and gravel almost at angle of repose, on open portion of slope in Pinus edulis/Juniperus osteosperma/ Cercocarpus montanus community w/ scattered Fendlera falcata, Amelanchier utahensis, Boechera selbyi; locally common. Permian Cutler Form.
Flr
7.5' Gateway quad, NAD27. Small clumps, rays white to occasionally violet, stem hairs sparse, mostly spreading ascending; leaf hairs mostly strigose; appears intermediate w/ E. engelmannii;
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)