Polanisia dodecandra var. trachysperma (Torr. & A.Gray) Iltis

CLEOMACEAE OF ARIZONA
Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC.
ssp. trachysperma (T.°cG.) Iltis
Gila County: 7 airline miles SE of Payson,
0.5 mi N of Pocket Cabin (Old Rock House
on 1973 quad.) along FSR 454, in vicinity
of 111°13’45" long., 34°10f lat., T10N RUE
Section 27, center SW1/4, 3920 feet, 1190
meters.
Flat overgrazed area, dominated by Acacia
greggii, Mimosa biuncifera also with Euphorbia
spp., Portulaca oleracea, Celtis reticulata,
Pinus edulis, Juniperus monosperma, Solanum
eleagnifolium, Eriogonum wrightii, Berberis
haematocarpa, Datura meteloides, Rhus trilo-
bata, Chenopodium, Gutierrezia sarothrae,
Verbascum, Opuntia engelmannii, Chilopsis
linearis, Argemone, Maurandya antirrhiniflora.
Frequent here, common elsewhere, open
disturbed areas along this road; perennial,
herbage smelly-sticky.
Liz Ecker,
Wendy Hodgson 5957	22 August 1990
Herbarium of Desert Botanical Garden (DES)
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