United States of America, New Mexico, Taos, Vermejo Park Ranch: Culebra Range: large unnamed cirque on east side of crest of Culebra Range 1.9 air mi SSW of Lake No 2 and 2.4 air mi NNE of Big Costilla Peak.
36.954086 -105.321175 WGS 84
3695 meters
12123 ft.
Alpine meadows just above treeline; rocky and gravelly soil, with Carex, Deschampsia, Dasiphora fruticosa, and Sibbaldia procumbens.
Inflorescences drooping; stems scattered in small tufts; common on steep meadowy slopes. Photographed.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)