United States of America, Colorado, Chaffee, Browns Canyon National Monument, Arkansas R. drainage, Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, just S of mouth of Little Cottonwood Creek
38.74223 -106.06685 WGS 84
2317 meters
7602 ft.
Floodplain just above water level with Betula occidentalis, Salix sp., Penstemon barbatus, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, Sphenopholis obtusa, Sporobolus airoides; rhizomatous in occasional patches; staminate plant; flowers pink; widespread.
Quaternary terrace deposits derived from surrounding Precambrian granite hills and Tertiary intrusive volcanic rock
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)