Pectocarya recurvata I.M.Johnst.

PLANTS OF CALIFORNIA, USA
Pectocarva recurvata I.M.Johnst.
Boraginaceae
Det.: S. R. Hill, (ILLS) 2001
LOS ANGELES COUNTY 34° 43.394’ N,Lat. 118°
22.470’ W. Long. Antelope Valley, east of California
Poppy Reserve, north and south sides of Avenue I
(Lancaster Road), 1.5 miles west of Munz Ranch Road,
2.6 miles west of junction with 120th Street West,
about 15 miles due northwest of Palmdale. Elevation
about 2640 feet. North side of San Gabriel Mountains.
Gentle slopes, sandy gravel (decomposed granite).
Southwestern Mojave Desert, annual desert grassland
with grazing history, with Eschscholzia califomica,
Astragalus, Pectocarya, Lasthenia califomica,
Schismus, Bromus spp. Flowers white, inconspicuous,
fruit sections planar-recurved, adherent to clothing;
common inconspicuous annual herb.
Steven R. Hill 33343A
Kate Kramer
22 April 2001
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