United States, California, Kern, San Joaquin Valley; McKittrick brea pit, along Highway 33 0.6 miles S of southern end of town, in SE1/4 Section 20, T30S, R22E
35.3029 -119.6373 +-805m. NAD27
copied from duplicate
366 meters
1200 feet
Forming a large colony on fossiliferous asphalt in Atriplex polycarpa scrub.
plants to 3 feet tall, with 20-50 inflorescences. Leaves largely absent when flowering.