United States, California, Siskiyou, Klamath Ranges. West end of Badger Mountain, along Badger Mountain Road 5.3 road-km north of Hawkinsville-Humbug Road. T46N, R7W, SW¼ of sec. 27. Badger Mtn 7.5' quad.
41.800556 -122.651667 WGS84
Lat: N 41˚ 48' 02" Long: W 122˚ 39' 06" WGS84
1410 meters (4625ft)
Rocky ridgeline, thin soil (not serpentine); open with scattered Ponderosa pine, western juniper, incense cedar.
Plants with large, erect leaves; flowers dull, but shiny, white, with greenish to pinkish midveins, the flowers pink before anthesis; anthers dark pink.