United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway betwteen CO Hwy 141 (West Creek) & Dolores River; The Palisade, Salt Wash member of Morrison Formation
38.678275 -108.97521
2147 meters
7045 FT ca
Salt Wash member of Morrison Formation. Flat area on mesa summit in rocky, gritty soil; common associates include Pinus edulis, Sabina osteosperma, Purshia stansburiana, Packera multilobata, Amelanchior utahensis, Stenotus ameroides, Oreocarya osterhouti
plants few-stemmed from taproot; in fruit; occasional
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)