Rocky, ENE-facing, dry-mesic area near ridge top. Heavy needle litter. Pinus ponderosa overstory with Juniperus communis and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Assoc. spp: Shepherdia canadensis, Carex sp.
fruiting
Occasional in habitat. Growing in clump in crack in rock. Det. By A. Reznicek Aug. 2012.