United States of America, Arizona, Coconino, 7.5' Ferry Swale quad, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness trailhead, Ferry Swale Canyon.
36.936167 -111.594099
12 0447095E 4087956N
1298 meters
4260ft
On Sandy flats.
Navajo sandstone substrate.
Vanclevea stylosa; Artemisia filifolia
Plants annual, rounded mounds with many branched sprawling to decumbent stems; inflorescence spicate-elongate; fruiting bracts bright red to deep maroon, densely packed and very showy; a few plants locally, uncommon.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)