Petalonyx nitidus S.Watson

  • Filed As

    Loasaceae
    Petalonyx nitidus S.Watson

  • Collector(s)

    J. D. Morefield 4009, 29 Jun 1986

  • Location

    United States of America. Nevada. Esmeralda Co. White Mountains: Busher Creek canyon, 1.5 miles N25°E of Juniper Mountain summit. Fish Lake Valley drainage.

  • Habitat

    On dark calcareoius talus sloing 30° SE. With Atriplex, Ephedra, Stipa, Gutierrezia, Acamptopappus, Opuntia, etc.

  • Description

    Spreading subshrubs to 5 dm high, petals white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 22965

    Occurrence ID: 939095df-d1c9-4e95-b960-71f60c8098b7

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Nevada

  • County/Municipio

    Esmeralda Co.

  • Locality

    White Mountains: Busher Creek canyon, 1.5 miles N25°E of Juniper Mountain summit. Fish Lake Valley drainage

  • Township, Range, Section

    T3S, R35E, S7

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1707 m. (5600 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.7, -118.13

  • Georeferencing Method

    TRS Conversion Calculator. Used TRS2LL tool (defunct, now: TRS-data conversion tool, Montana State University, www.esg.montana.edu/gl/trs-data.html) to convert TRS coordinates (Township, Range, Section; Public Land Survey System) to decimal degrees.

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

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