United States of America, California, Inyo, Death Valley N.P., N end of Black Mts., mouth of Gower Gulch (1st gulch S of Golden Canyon)
7.5' Furnace Creek quad T26N R1E sec 2; . .
50 meters
-164 FT
Tertiary volcanic rocks of Artist Drive Formation. Mojave Desertscrub; in gravelly desert pavement on mud bajada along drainage; with Gilmania luteola.
plants single- or few-stemmed, erect from taproot; fleshy leaves succulent and brittle; flowers deep purple with white tube; seeds cross furrowed; locally common.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)