University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
00964338
910c8001-8a8f-462a-8d71-5b204af4d03a
539690
Cirsium neomexicanum A. Gray
ASTERACEAE
Loraine Yeatts; Dick Yeatts
5744
2009-05-21
21 May 2009
United States, Colorado, Mesa, Gateway Palisade Natural Area N of Gateway between CO hwy 141 & Dolores R.; BLM WSA ca 0.5 mi. E of Mesa Co road 4.2 & ca. 1.5 mi W of natural area boundary near N. end.
12S 673910E 428480N;
1497 meters
4910 ft
In cobbly maroon colored section of drainage bounded by Juniperus osteosperma-Fraxinus anomala-Coleogyne ramosissimum; plant protected by 6ft. high boulder in steep section of drainage; closest associates include Artemisia ludoviciana, Gutierrezia sp...; several plants and rosettes locally. Permian Cutler Form.
Flr
Stems from heavy taproot; flowers white; several plants and rosettes locally. 7.5' Gateway quad, NAD27.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)