United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; BLM WSA ca 0.5 mi. E of Mesa Co road 4.2 & ca. 1.5 mi. W of natural area boundary near N. end. Permian Cutler Form.
38.736901 -109.000623
NAD27 12S 0673781E 4289271N
Certainty code: 1
1497 meters
4910 FT
In cobbly maroon colored section of drainage bounded by Juniperus osteosperma - Fraxinus anomala - Coleogyne ramosissimum. Plant protected by 6 ft. high boulder in steep section of drainage; closest associates include Artemisia ludoviciana, Gutierrezia sp. Anisantha tectorum. Permian Cutler Form.
Stems from heavy taproot; flowers white; occasional. Sheet 2 of 2., flowering/fruiting
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)