Cryptantha virginensis (M.E.Jones) Payson

Plants of MONO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.
Boraginaceae	Forget Me Not Family
Oreocarya hoffmannii (I.M. Johnst.) Abrams
WHITE MOUNTAINS CRYPTANTHA
WHITE MOUNTAINS: steep north side of Jeffrey Mine Canyon toward bottom, 0.21 mile
S76°W of Jeffrey Mine map marker, Hammil Valley - Owens Valley watershed. Uncommon
Rocky light colored calcareous metamorphic colluvium along foot trail sloping 25° southwest
on north wall canyon in mixed desert shrubland, with Eriogonum inflatum, Psorothamnus
arborescens, Ericameria teretifolia, Pappostipa speciosa, Pectocarya setosa, Bromus tectorum
Festuca octoflora, etc. Erect perennial herbs, corollas white with pale yellow fomices.
ELEVATION 6960 ft (2121 m). 37.61823°N 118.32501°W (±10m), WGS84 datum.
T4S R33E S10, SW/4 ofNE/4.
More data & photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28988095
James D. Morefield 5899
Steve Matson, Martin Purdy
(duplicate 3 of 3)
22 June 2019
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