Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) G.L.Nesom

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Colorado

• County/Municipio

  Mesa Co.

• Locality

  13.5 mi S, 3.8 mi E of jct of Hwys 50 and 6 in Grand Junction. BLM public lands: Unaweep Canyon, 5.45 mi S jct with Hwy 50 on Hwy 141. On W-facing slope above East Creek.

• Township, Range, Section

  T13S, 01E, 18 SE1/4

• Elevation

  Alt. 1680 m. (5512 ft.)

• Coordinates

  38.9208, -108.496

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF COLORADO, USA

Asteraceae

Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) G. L. Nesom

Colorado. Mesa Co. 13.5 mi S, 3.8 mi E jet of Hwys 50 and 6 in
Grand Junction. BLM public lands: Unaweep Canyon, 5.45 mi S jet
with Hwy 50 on Hwy 141. T13S R01E Section 18 SE1/4. 38°55,15"N
108°29'45"W (determined by topo map). Elevation ca 1680 m.

Weedy, cattle-grazed Chrysothamnus-grass\ar\d, on rocky, W-
facing slope above East Creek. Scattered juniper. Rocky sandstone
soil, with massive sandstone boulders.

Locally common. Rays white, seldom pink.

27 May 1999

Caleb A. Morse 3215

The Ronald L. McGregor Herbarium (KANU)
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS USA

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