Taxon:
Thymophylla acerosa (DC.) Strother
Family: Asteraceae
Collector:
M. Licher 3027
Date: 30 March 2011
Additional Collectors:
S. Smith
Locality:
USA, Arizona, Yavapai County, Bill Ensign Trail, at south end of the Verde Valley Botanical Area, on high mesa top above Verde River, east of Cotttonwood.
Verbatim Coordinates:
34° 44' 50.7'' N Longitude data on given on sheet.
Elevation:
1070 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
3500ft
Habitat:
Canotia/Larrea desert scrub.
Substrate:
On Verde Formation limestone rimrock with shallow soil.
Associated Species:
Dalea formosa, Canotia holacantha, Larrea tridentata, Berberis haematocarpa, Polygala scoparia, Tiquilia canescens, Thymophylla acerosa, Ephedra viridis, Juniperus coahuilensis var. arizonica, Opuntia phaeacantha, Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi, Tridens muticus
Description:
Low shrub, 25-30 cm tall, yellow flowers, abundant.
Notes:
Elevation data is plus or minus 10m.
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