Locality:
United States, New Mexico, Colfax, Vermejo Park Ranch: rocky promitory on north side of Ponil Creek 3.2 air mi E of Cimarron.
36.5130556 -104.8580556 +-50m. WGS 84
Verbatim Coordinates:
36.5130556° N, 104.8580556° W
Elevation:
1943 meters Verbatim Elevation:
6376 ft
Description:
Petals deep magenta; plants erect, multi-stemmed, to over 1 meter tall; stems round with prominent short ridges; common. Photographed.
Notes:
Gently sloping rocky hill on shortgrass prairie, with sparse herbaceous vegetation and scattered Rhus aromatica var. trilobata, Cercocarpus montanus, Cylindropuntia imbricata; dry soil.