United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; drainage near abandoned mine E of Mesa Co road 4.2, 0.68 mi. from Palisade summit, WSW 257° of true N
38.70669 -108.98643 NAD27
12S 675008E 4285956N
1483 meters
4865 ft.
Scattered along drainage at base of bank; forming dense clumps with stems to 4 ft. tall; open Juniperus osteosperma - Pinus edulis - Fraxinus anomala community with Achnantherum hymenoides, Hesperostipa comata, Hilaria jamesii, Eriogonum corymbosum; occasional.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)