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Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium (DES)
Catalog #:
DES00034130
Occurrence ID:
06e8ff5d-b3ef-4cf3-bf3b-f4f4fea20667
Taxon:
Melochia tomentosa var. tomentosa
Family:
Sterculiaceae
Collector:
W. Hodgson
Number:
5740
Date:
1990-05-10
Additional Collectors:
Liz Ecker, Gary Nabhan
Locality:
Mexico, Sonora, North end of Bahia Kino Nuebo, ca 1/4 mi ENE of main street/ Kino Bay Motel & Trailer Park
28.875 -112.25
Verbatim Coordinates:
28d 52m 30s N; 112d 15m W
Elevation:
15 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
50ft.
Habitat:
Utility corridor and dirt road, cleared right-of ways
Associated Taxa:
Larrea divaricata, Bursera microphylla, Hibiscus denudatus, Dalea, Lippia palmeri, Cercidium, Marina parryi, Jatropha cuneata
Description:
Shrub to 1 m tall, attractive with flowers purple-pink, mature fruit on same plant, ants attracted to inflorescence
Reproductive Condition:
flowers & fruits
Notes:
Frequent
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Usage Rights:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Record ID:
06e8ff5d-b3ef-4cf3-bf3b-f4f4fea20667
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Andrew Salywon (
asalywon@dbg.org
)
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