United States, Utah, Garfield, Little Egypt Geological Site, approx. 21 miles south of Hanksville, Utah
38.08028 -110.62801 +-8m. WGS84
Garmin GPS76
1520 meters (4986ft)
Desert shrub, sparsely vegetated
Red sandy soil derived from Entrada Sandstone with large loose gravels
Oenothera cespitosa var. navajoensis, Sphaeralcea coccinea, Phacelia crenulata, Atriplex corrugata
Leaflets mostly 9-13, linear (becoming somewhat wider on lower stems), hairs upwardly pointing/appressed and simple/basifixed, with only occasional malpighian/dolabriform hairs on stems and leaves; erect/ascending naked racemes only somewhat exserted above leaves with numerous (8-12+) terminal flowers, rose-pink (drying dark purple/indigo) with narrow white-streaked banners extending more than half of the banner height; calyces with dense silky hairs
Flowering
This is the lowland, warm desert phase as described by Barneby (1989, IF Vol. 3B) and which is currently only known from three counties in Utah. Perhaps worthy of separate taxonomic recognition at some level.