United States of America, California, Mono, White Mts., E. slope White Mt. Pk., 12500 ft.; dolomite & igneous substrate.
37.59406 -118.24486 NAD 27
11 S 390100E 4161300N
Decimal latitude and longitude calculated by collector. Used software BaseCamp (Garmin) to convert NAD27 to decimal latitude and longitude. Collector corrected or updated georeference in 2017.
3816 meters
12520 ft.
Compact cushion plant from taproot with branching cau- dex; stems erect; rays lavender to purple, disc yellow; abundant on flats & gentle slopes in gravelly soil with Haplopappus apargioides.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)