United States of America, Arizona, Gila, Sierra Ancha Mts, along Natl Rorest Rd 140 W of Globe-Young AZ Hwy 288, E of Parker Creek, and N of Roosevelt L & dam; Paleozoic Dripping Springs quartzite (NAD27)
7.5' Aztec Peak quad [T5N R13E S24];
1423 meters
4670 FT
Interface berween semi-desert grassland and AZ Upland subdivision of Sonoran desertscrub with scattered Pinus edulis, Juniperus monosperma, Dasylirion wheeleri, Agave chrysantha, A. toumeyana var. bella; around perimeter of juniper and pinyon trees and in drying muddy depressions in grassy meadow; assocaites include Calandrinia ciliata, Descurainia obtusa var. brevisiliqua, Lomatium nevadense, Erodium cicutarium
Bracts scarious, translucent; corolla blue; just beginning to bloom; uncommon or inconspicuous locally but generally widespread on mesas & open slopes
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)