United States of America, Utah, Emery, Escalante R. drainage 3.2 mi. 141° SE of true N from the mouth of Harris Wash
37.62809 -111.17868 NAD 27
1402 meters
4600 ft.
On broad slickrock bench on the N. side of the Escalante R. overlooking mouth of Choprock canyon in pockets of sand; common associates include Ephedra viridis, E. torreyana, Hesperostipa comata, Astragalus amphioxys, Cymopteris acaulis var. fendleri, Phacelia crenulata var. corrugata, Chaetopappa ericoides, Gilia inconspicua; plants appear annual; flowers tiny, white, scarious-margined; locally common.
Wingate sandstone
Ephedra viridis, E. torreyana, Hesperostipa comata, Astragalus amphioxys, Cymopteris acaulis, Phacelia crenulata var. corrugata, Chaetopappa ericoides, Gilia inconspicua
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)