Viguiera deltoidea var. parishii (Greene) Vasey & Rose

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Collected under the auspices of
Associates in Tropical Biogeography, University of California.
Collector’s note. Mesa de San Alejo, an extensive broken
topped volcanic tableland, slopes gradually from the highest
northwestern part (ca. poo m.) towards the southwest. The
most abundant woody plants are Prosopis Palmeri, Cercid-
ium praecox, C. sonorae, Bursera microphylla, Jatropha
cinerea, Fouquieria peninsularis, Lemaireocereus Thurberi,
Pachycereus Pringlei and Ruellia peninsularis. Following
winter rains, Franseria camphorata is very abundant.
BAJA CALIFORNIA, SUR, MEXICO
Sierra de la Giganta
Viguiera deltoidea Gray aff, var. Parishii
(Greene) Vasey & Rose
Spreading shrub 1-1.$ m. high; leaves bright
green, soft-scabrous.
Volcanic rock outcrops, vicinity of La Tinaja, Mesa de
San Alejo (west of San Javier). Altitude ca. 750 m.
ca. Lat. 25°5i.5' N., long. iii034.5'W.
Annetta Carter ^
_. _11 March 1961
Helen Sharsmith
Herbarium of the University op California
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