United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N f Gateway between CO hwy 141 (West Creek) & Dolores R., West Creek tributaries draining E side of The Palisade; Permian Cutler Formation. NAD27
38.712408 -108.968422
12 0676636E 4286822N
Certainty code: 1
1667 meters
5470 FT ca
Deep canyon drainage bounded by rocky slopes; open Pinus edulis-Juniperus osteosperma community with Rhus aromatica, Artemisia sp., Lathyrus brachycalyx, Astragalus lentiginosus var. palans, Opuntia phaecantha; abundant and widespread
shrub with woody trunk >3 cm thick; leaves gray pubescent, resin dotted; not blooming
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)