United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; minor drainage ca. 1mi. E of Mesa Co road 4.2 on W side of the Palisade.
38.709669 -108.989763
12 0674787E 4286477N
Certainty code: 1
1516 meters
4975 FT ca
Permian Cutler Form. On gravelly slope just above narrow, low canyon section of drainage; with scattered Sabina osteosperma and Penstemon moffatii, Physaria acutifolia, Hymenopappus filifolius var. megacephalus, Castilleja scabrida, Astragalus nuttalianu
erect center stem, branched sparsley throughout; flowers deep rose-pink, anthers blue; only a few plants locally
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)