Taxon: Hesperoyucca newberryi (McKelvey) Clary
Family: Agavaceae

Collector: Wendy C. Hodgson   22008   

Date: 18 May 2007

Locality: USA, Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park, river mile 202, river left, 12S 288188 E, 3991777 N NAD 83/84.

Verbatim Coordinates: UTM: 3991777 288188 12S

Elevation: 474 meters

Verbatim Elevation: 1558ft.

Habitat: Desert scrub, cryptogamic soil

Associated Species: Ferocactus cylindraceus, Opuntia basilaris basilaris, Larrea tridentata, Bromus rubens, Mammillaria grahamii, Muhlenbergia porteri, Acacia greggii, Ephedra viridis, Pleuraphis jamesii, Ambrosia dumosa, Fouquieria splendens, Sphaeralcea, Encelia farinosa.

Description: Occasional, stalk 3 m tall, inflorescence 1-1/4 m high, down 3/4 of stalk, 38 mm in diameter, fruits in upper 1/4 of inflorescence.

Notes: sheet 1 of 2.

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