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 Formation.
38.714663 -108.997494
NAD27 12S 0674107E 4286809N
Certainty code: 1
1436 meters
4710 FT
On floodplain bench above silt and sand deposited in 23 Aug 2010 flood. Common and widespread on floodplain benches along drainage.
Diffusely branched woody based shrub forming large dense knee high clumps; flower heads nodding; 1-2 marginal pistillate flowers and 2-4 disc flowers/heads; common and widespread on floodplain benches along drainage.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)