United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; minor drainage ca 1 mi. E of Mesa Co road 4.2 on W side of the Palisade. Permian Cutler Form.
38.712385 -108.98968
NAD27 12S 0674792E 4286571N
Certainty code: 1
1516 meters
4975 FT
On cobbly slope above drainage in gritty soil with scattered Pinus edulis/Juniperus osteosperma and Gutierrezia sp., Coleogyne ramosissima, Penstemon utahensis, Aliciella haydenii, Eremogine eastwoodii. Permian Cutler Form.
Two plants locally; flowers purplish; occasional., flowering/fruiting
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)