Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Arizona

• County/Municipio

  Coconino Co.

• Locality

  Grand Canyon National Park, ca 5/6 mile (as raven flies) NW of Bright Angel Creek, above and west of Phantom Creek.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1164 m. (3819 ft.)

• Coordinates

  36.1144, -112.104

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

POACEAE OF ARIZONA
Heteropoaon contortus (L.) Beauv.
COCONINO COUNTY. Grand Canyon
National Park, ca 5/6 mile (as raven
flies) NW of Bright Angel Creek,
above and west of Phantom Creek, 36
06/52" N lat, 112 06'16" W long, 3820
feet, 1164 meters.
Tonto Formation, on sandstone flats
of drainage, amongst sandy soil, with
Artemesia ludoviciana, Bothriochloa,
Mimosa biuncifera, Coleogyne
ramosissima, Machaeranthera
bipinnatifida, Tiquilia latior,
Ephedra, Echinocereus engelmannii
variegatus, Rhus trilobata
simplicifolia, Opuntia polyacantha,
0. phaeacantha major?, Gutierrezia
sarothrae, Chrysothamnus, Erioneuron
pulchellum, Astragalus, Yucca
baccata, Bernardia incana, Eriogonum
wrightii, Erigeron, Fallugia
paradoxa, Bouteloua curtipendula,
Aristida, Agave utahensis
kaibabensis, Encelia frutescens,
Dyssodia, Thamnosma. Locally common
perennial.
Dave Ganci,
Wendy Hodgson 6888
9 October 1992
Herbarium of Desert Botanical Garden
(DES)
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