University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Ephedra viridis var. viridis Coville
EPHEDRACEAE
Loraine Yeatts
5500
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 75439E 85673N;
1615 meters
5300 ft
Ridge near lower end of debris flow below Wingate cliff in rocky, loose soil; scattered Sabina osteosperma Ephedra viridis, Erigeron utahensis. Cutler formation. Locally common.
Seed cone
3 ft. rounded mounding shrub, densely branched from woody base. Dioecious, plant female, in fruit. 7.5' Gateway quad. NAD 27. Original ID: Ephedra viridis Coville.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)