United States of America, Colorado, Montrose, S. side of San Miguel R., along rd. Y11 ca 0.7 mi W. of Atkinson Creek. Quaternary fill below Wingate cliffs.
38.38543 -108.783701
1289 meters
4230 FT
Minor side canyon drainage in open Pinus edulis / Juniperus osteosperma / Amelanchior utahensis community. Quaternary fill below Wingate cliffs. Quarternary fill below Wingate cliffs.
Hugh hemispherical plant of many ascending to erect stems surrounded at base by hundreds of dead stems of previous seasons. Flowers on ascending pedicels, white with purple tipped keels; only plant seen.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)