Salvia carduacea Benth.

PLANTS OF CALIFORNIA
no. **308^	1	Los Angeles county
Salvia carduacea Benth.
MOJAVE DESERT: c. 1 mi SE of junction of Pear-
blossora and Antelope Valley -Hwys and 4.5 mi NW of
Pinyon Hills along Hwy 138; elev. c. 3250 ft;
Joshua tree woodland-creosote bush scrub inter-
face, also with many annuals as Coreopsis califor-
nica, Cryptantha pterocarya, Monardella exilis,
etc.; flowers purple.
Robert f. thorn* & C*W.Tilforth 20 April 1973
03093555