Echinocereus mojavensis (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Engelm. ex Rümpler

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Colorado

• County/Municipio

  Mesa Co.

• Locality

  13.5 miles south, 3.8 miles east jct of Hwys 50 and 6 in Grand Junction. BLM public lands: Unaweep Canyon, 5.45 miles south jct with Hwy 50 on Hwy 141. T13S R01E Section 181 SE 1/4. on; W-facing slope above East Creek.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1680 m. (5512 ft.)

• Coordinates

  38.9208, -108.496

• Location Notes

  [US & Canada]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Echinocereus mojavensis (Engelmann & J. M. Bigelow) RUmpler
M. A. Baker	January 2017	z. ^
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03170038
PLANTS OF COLORADO, USA
Cactaceae
Echinocereus glochidiatus Engelm.
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 SE!4. 38055'15"N
108°29'45"W (determined by topo map). Elevation ca 1680 m.
Weedy, cattle-grazed Chrysothamnus-grass\and, on rocky, W-
facing slope above East Creek. Scattered juniper. Rocky sandstone
soil, with massive sandstone boulders.
Common, especially on NW side of boulders. Petals deep red.
27 May 1999
Caleb A. Morse 3235
The Ronald L. McGregor Herbarium (KANU)
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS USA
03170038