University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
00899062
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524390
Purshia stansburiana (Torrey) Henrickson
ROSACEAE
Loraine Yeatts
5488
2007-06-21
21 June 2007
Dick Yeatts
United States, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 (West Creek) & Dolores R.; The Palisade.
12 76153E 86210N;
2147 meters
7045 ft
Flat area on mesa summit in rocky, gritty soil; common associates include Pinus edulis, Sabina osteosperma, Amelanchior utahensis, Pacera multilobata, Oreocarya osterhoutii, Stenotus ameriodes, Hesperostipa comata. Common and widespread.
Flr
5 ft. shrub densely branched from base, mostly in fruit; flowers pale yellow; NAD27. Salt Wash member of Morrison Formation.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)