Palafoxia arida var. arida (Spanish Needles)

2/6/05 Wash on north side of Box Canyon Rd. across from Little Box Canyon Trailhead, between Meccacopia Trail & Sheep Hole Oasis Campground, Mecca Hills

2/6/05 Wash on north side of Box Canyon Rd. across from Little Box Canyon Trailhead, between Meccacopia Trail & Sheep Hole Oasis Campground, Mecca Hills

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Spanish Needles

SPECIES: Palafoxia arida

FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 2/6/2005

LOCATION: Wash on north side of Box Canyon Rd. across from Little Box Canyon Trailhead, between Meccacopia Trail & Sheep Hole Oasis Campground, Mecca Hills

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Stem: +- rough-hairy, glandular distally. 

Leaf: 2--10 cm, +- rough-canescent. 

Inflorescence: heads generally 5--40; involucre 5--10 mm diam, cylindric; phyllaries 10--20 mm. 

Flower: 9--20; corolla 9--11 mm, outer +- bilateral. 

Fruit: 10--15 mm. 

Ecology: Washes, dunes, other sandy places in creosote-bush scrub; 

Elevation: < 1000 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: D; 

Distribution Outside California: Nevada, Arizona, northern Mexico. 

Flowering Time: Jan--Sep 

eFlora Treatment Author: David J. Keil