Locality:
USA, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; BLM WSA ca. 0.7mi. E of Mesa Co road 4.2 & ca. 1.3 mi W of GPNA boundary near N. end.
Elevation:
1463 meters Verbatim Elevation:
4800 FT ca
Habitat:
On cattle hammered outwash plain between minor drainages in gritty soil with abundatant Arisantha tectorum and common associates opuntia phaeacantha, Aristida purpurea, plantago patagonica, Lepidium lasiocaprum, Chaetopappa ericoides.