Occurrence ID (GUID):
908b7828-0312-46c4-85a3-9fbace3b27b0
Secondary Catalog #:
53330
Taxon:Chamaesyce glyptosperma (Engelm.) Small Family: Euphorbiaceae
Collector:
Loraine Yeatts
Number:
6168
Date: 2013-10-21
Additional Collectors:
Dick Yeatts
Locality:
USA, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; mouth of minor drainage E of Mesa Co road 4.2 on W side of the Palisade at end of access road ca. 1.2 mi 290° true from Palisade summit.
Elevation:
1437 meters Verbatim Elevation:
4716 ft.
Habitat:
At edge of carpark at GPNA boundary in open Sabina osteosperma community on open flats with Opuntia phaeacantha, Halogeton glomeratus, Seriphidium vaseyanum, Salsola tragus; annual ground cover; stems prostrate or slightly decumbent and radiating from a taproot; capsules > 1.4mm long; seeds transversely ridged; abundant locally
Substrate:
Permian Cutler Form
Associated Species:
Sabina osteosperma community on open flats with Opuntia phaeacantha; Halogeton glomeratus; Seriphidium vaseyanum; Salsola tragus