United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area, Salt Creek Canyon along Mesa Co. road 7.2 to Sinbad Valley (12.7 mi S of Gateway bridge over Dolores River on CO Hwy 141 to Jct with Rd 7.2). NAD 27
38.544116 -108.951356
12 0678537E 4268178N
Certainty code: 1
1597 meters
5240 FT ca
QUATERNARY FILL DERIVED FROM OVERLYING CHINLE fORMATION AND WINGATE SANDSTONE. IN DISTURBED ROCKY SOIL ALONG ROAD AND ON TALUS LITTERED OPEN SLOPE WITH SENECIO MULTICAPITATUS, MACHAERANTHERA CANESCENS, SPHAERALCEA SP., AMBROSIA ACANTHICARPA; TAPROOTED ANNUAL BRANCHED FROM BASE AND ABOVE, SPRAWLING OR FORMING VASE-LIKE CLUMPS WHEN WELL DEVELOPED
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