United States of America, Colorado, Montezuma, Ca. 4 miles west of Cortez on Hwy 160, then ca. 0.5 m ENE of Fairgrounds.
37.349931 -108.485318
12S 0722736E 4136659N
1804 meters
5920 ft
Locally common on SSW facing slope.
Some populations of this variable taxon (syn: C. fendleri) have very aromatic foliage (only these are chimaja). This population does NOT have aromatic foliage.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)