Krameria erecta (Little-leaved Rhatany, Pima Rhatany)

 10/4/1997 Hole-in-the-Wall, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, CA

5/30/1999 Between Belle and White Tank, Joshua Tree National Park, Riverside County, CA

4/27/01 Near primitive campground on dirt track off Black Canyon Road, 5.2 miles south of Hole-in-the-Wall, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, C

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Little-leaved Rhatany, Pima Rhatany

SPECIES: Krameria erecta

FAMILY: Krameriaceae (Rhatany Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 10/4/1997

LOCATION: Hole-in-the-Wall, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Shrub, ± strigose to canescent or ± silky-hairy

Stem < 1 m; branches often ascending, tips blunt

Leaf ± linear

Flower: buds ovate, barely curved; sepals cupped, pink; flag petal claws ± fused, blades triangular, green and pink; glandular petals pink, outer face glandular-blistered near margin

Fruit cordate, somewhat flat; spines smooth or barbs scattered

Ecology: Dry, rocky ridges, slopes

Elevation: < 1200 m.  

Bioregional distribution: eastern Peninsular Ranges (Santa Rosa Mtns), Desert 

Distribution outside California: to Nevada, Texas, n Mexico

Flowering time: Mar–May

Horticultural information: TRY.