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Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium (DES)
Catalog #:
DES00081836
Occurrence ID:
037f4320-0156-403c-abf5-2686e5a59d97
Taxon:
Anisacanthus thurberi
(Torr.) A. Gray
Family:
Acanthaceae
Collector:
Steve Jones
Number:
2024
Date:
2015-05-18
Locality:
USA, Arizona, Maricopa, Tonto National Forest: FS Trail 404 0.9 mile south of Bartlett Dam Road.
33.86037 -111.74107
Elevation:
922 meters (3024ft)
Habitat:
Granite grus and basalt cobble in wash.
Associated Taxa:
Simmondsia chinensis, Sphaeralcea ambigua, Celtis pallida, Keckiella antirrhinoides, Lycium exsertum, Bromus rubens, Amsinckia tessellata, Eriogonum wrightii, Bahiopsis parishii, Dieteria asteroides var. glandulosa, Pappostipa speciosa, Aristida adscensionis, Euphorbia pediculifera, Emmenanthe penduliflora, Berberis haematocarpa, Phoradendron californicum, Anisacanthus thurberi, Muhlenbergia porteri, Melampodium leucanthum, Cirsium neomexicanum, Aristida purpurea var. purpurea, Aristida purpurea var. fendleriana, Elymus elymoides, Vulpia microstachys
Description:
Tall shrub to over 2 m tall. Leaves branching opposite. Bark gray below, white and peeling on upper branches. Flowers brick red-orange, 3 cm long tubular with 4 recurved lobes.
Reproductive Condition:
Flowers
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Usage Rights:
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Record ID:
037f4320-0156-403c-abf5-2686e5a59d97
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Andrew Salywon (
asalywon@dbg.org
)
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Phenology (ver 1.0)
reproductive
: At least one reproductive structure of any kind is present (flowers, flower buds, fruits)
flowering
: At least one open flower is present