Calliandra eriophylla Benth. var. eriophylla

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Calliandra eriophylla Benth. var. eriophylla

  • Collector(s)

    M. Fishbein 1224 with D. Meggs, G. Ferguson, & S. Sartorious, 24 Jul 1993

  • Location

    Mexico. Sonora. Hwy. 89 roadside, 6.8 miles south of Arroyo Los Ajos, 16.1 miles by road southeast of Cananea.

  • Habitat

    Growing on hilltop protected form grazing in oak-mesquite savanna with Prosopis, OPuntia spinosior, OPuntia (pickly pear), Chenopodium, Talinum, Ambrosia, Verbena, Asclepias nummularia, MAcrosiphonia brachysiphon, Amoreuxia palmatifida, and Ipomoea thurberi.

  • Description

    Small shrub with pink and white stamens forming several very dense clumps. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Asociada a: Verbena, Asclepis nummularia, Macrosiphonia brachysiphon, Amoreuxia palmatifida and Ipomea thurberi

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00548461

    Occurrence ID: c12fc404-9bf0-4204-a003-dd21378fc88d

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Sonora

  • Locality

    Hwy. 89 roadside, 6.8 miles south of Arroyo Los Ajos, 16.1 miles by road southeast of Cananea.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1325 m. (4347 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    30.85, -110.067

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00548461
BOTANICAL
00548461
University of Arizona Herbarium (ARIZ) PLANTS OF THE SIERRA DE LOS AJOS SONORA, MEXICO
LEGUMINOSAE
Calliandra eriophylla Bentham	.
Hwy. 89 roadside, 6.8 miles south of Arroyo Los Ajos, 16.1 miles by road southeast of Cananea; 30°51'/i’N 110°04Vi’W, elev. 1325m.
Growing on hilltopprotected from grazing in oak-mesquite savanna with Prosopis, Opuntia spinosior. Opuntia (prickly-pear), Chenopodium, Talinum, Ambrosia, Verbena, Asclepias nummularia, Macrosiphoniabrachysiphon, Amoreiixia palmatifida, and Ipomoea thurberi.
Small shrub with pink and white stamens forming several very dense clumps.
24	July 1993
Mark Fishbein #1224, Donya Meggs, George Ferguson, Sean Sartorius