United States, California, Kern, Southern High Sierra Nevada. East slope of Piute Mountains; 150 m north of Piute Mountain Road, 2.3 road km east of Forest Service boundary. T28S R35E S20 SW1/4 of SW1/4 USGS Quadrangle: Pinyon Mt. 1:24,000
35.466667 -118.243333 NAD 1983
T28S R35E S20 SW1/4 of SW1/4; 35§ 28m N; 118§ 14m 36s W
1728 meters (5668ft)
Very open pinyon pine, gray pine, live oak, manzanita; and rocky decomposed granite. Flowers lemon-yellow; plant with tight branching close to ground and woody base; leaves appearing to be basal.