United States, Colorado, Montezuma, Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: ca 13 air miles W of Cortez, County Road N, north end of Sand Canyon.
37.3744568 -108.7904794 +-5000m. WGS84
T36N R18W SEC13, 14, 23
I put the point in the TRS given near the border of section 14 and somewhat close to section 23 toward the N end of Sand Canyon on an E facing slope at 5880ft. AAS OK. RA
1737 meters
5700 ft
Pinyon-juniper, Amelanchier, Purshia, and Cercocarpus on cryptogamic soil and rimrock pavement; Anasazi ruins present; east facing slopes. Elevational range: 5600-5800 feet.
Flr & Frt
Physaria rectipes (Wooton & Standley) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz subspecies rectipes, det. by K.D. Lees & S.L. O'Kane, Jr., 2010. DNA has been extracted from a small portion of leaf tissue from this specimen, Kelsey D. Lees & S.L. O'Kane, Jr., 2009.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)