CDA - California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDA)
CDA-0053885
68184cb5-0afc-45bc-b3a6-63ec121172d9
Mentzelia congesta (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
Loasaceae
A. Howald (6/7/19)
Ann Howald
4986
2019-06-07
6/7/19
United States, California, Mono, Northern foothills of Sweetwater Mountains, Rickey Canyon, c. 0.6 mi. east of canyon mouth.
38.609417 -119.445167
38°36'33.9''N, 119°26'42.6''W; T9N R23E S22
East of Sierra Nevada: East of Sierra Nevada. USGS 7.5' quad: Risue Canyon 7.5' Q.
decimal degrees conversion on upload to CCH2, 03082021
1681 meters
1681 m, 5514 ft
Creekbed and rolling terrain of adjacent uplands, sandy-silty soil; with Pinus monophylla, Juniperus osteosperma, Artemisia tridentata, Ephedra nevadensis, Grayia spinosa, many annuals.
Uncommon annual herb, bracts w/ large white area at base, corollas orange. Scattered among Mentzelia albicaulis plants, open sandy sites.