BSCA - Colorado Desert District, California Department of Parks and Recreation (BSCA)
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Ditaxis lanceolata (Benth.) Pax & K. Hoffm.
Euphorbiaceae
Desert Silverbush
Churchwell, Mary Jo
155
2009-03-08
8-Mar-09
United States, California, San Diego County, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park; Hellhole Canyon; at mile marker #17 of Hwy S-22, 1.0 mi up Hellhole Canyon trail, about 3.0 mi WSW of Christmas Circle.
Canyon is located in N. end of ABDSP. It trends from NE to SW in a linear fashion. Canyon bottom is composed of mostly granitic detritus, including sand, silt, and gravel eroded from surrounding uplands.
Small inconspicuous shrub with smooth, silvery stems and white flowers, growing at base of rocky slope.