United States of America, Utah, Emery, E of San Rafael Reef on W slope of Shadscale Mesa, 3.2mi S of I70
12 540100E 4304040N
Collector corrected or updated georeference in 2017. Used software BaseCamp (Garmin) to either convert NAD27 to decimal latitude and longitude or to add latitude and longitude when no prior georeference existed.
1341 meters
4400 ft.
Near local high point of ranch road on gypsiferous clay, shale and mud barrens; associates include Sphaeralcea coccinea, Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii, Atriplex confertifolia, Oreocarya cinerea, Eriogonum corymbosum var., Enceliopsis nudicaulis; new growth herbaceous, old stems woody; low rounded to sprawling dense mounds; inflorescence blackish, darker than gray-green leaves; dominant locally.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)