United States of America, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R., minor drainage ca. 1 mi. E of Mesa CO road 4.2 on W side of the Palisade. Permian cutler Form.
39.166389 -108.119633
1779 meters
5835 FT
Below N. facing Wingate cliffs of penisula fin extending W from main Palisade ridge, on extremely steep slope littered with boulders, rocks and gravel almost at angle of repose. In Pinus edulis / Juniperus osteosperma / Cercocarpus community with scattere
Common locally under shrubs, against boulder and on adjacent open slope.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)