United States of America, Arizona, Gila, Sierra Ancha Mts.; along Natl Forest Rd 140 W of Globe-Young AZ Hwy 288, E of Parker Creek, and N of Roosevelt L & dam; Paleozoic Dripping Springs quartzite (NAD27)
7.5' Aztec Peak quad [T5N R13E S24];
1423 meters
4670 FT
Interface between semi-desert grassland and AZ Upland subdivision of Sonoran desertscrub with scattered Pinus edulis, Juniperus monosperma, Dasylirion wheeleri, Agave chrysantha, A. toumeyana var. bella; near edge of assive cliff system under and around trees, with annuals including Pterostegia drymarioides, Phacelia distans, Amsinckia intermedia, Descurainia obtusa ssp. brevisiliqua, Lupinus shockleyi, Anemone tuberosa;
Delicate annual; corolla limb blue, throat greenish yellow most of length, blue at mouth; anthers & pollen white to pale blue, scattered locally
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)