United States of America, Arizona, La Paz, Buckskin Mts., W of Gibraltar Mt. Wilderness, ca. 1 mi SW of Mammon Mine
34.148621 -114.115733 +-6894m. WGS84
12 764410E 3782120N
282 meters
925 ft.
AZ upland division of Sonoran Desertscrub Formation; in dry desert wash bounded by Cercidium cf. floridum, Lycium cf. andersonii, Larrea tridentata, Encelia farinosa; with Camissonia brevipes, Chaenactis carphoclinia, Eriogonum deflexum var. insigne, Calycoseris wrightii, Lotus tomentellus, Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua; plant annual; tepals red in bud, opening white wiuth green mid-stripe; uncommon.
Tertiary volcanics
Cercidium cf. floridum, Lycium cf. andersonii, Larrea tridentata, Encelia farinosa; with Camissonia brevipes, Chaenactis carphoclinia, Eriogonum deflexum var. insigne, Calycoseris wrightii, Lotus tomentellus, Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)