Habitat: dry meadows and rocky slopes from montane to alpine zones, various habitats differing in abiotic and biotic conditions, conifer forest, ravines, open fields, steep inclines, semi-arid, arid, mixed coniferous forests, significantly wetter and thicker forests
Also known as: Western United States, Southwestern United States, southwestern United States, eastern United States, Northwestern United States, Eleven Western United States, Midwest & Western United States