Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (Lehm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. (Fisch & C.A. Mey.) Ganders
Boraginaceae
Loraine Yeatts
5581
2008-03-25
Dick Yeatts
United States of America, Arizona, Gila, Sierra Ancha Mts.; along Natl Forst Rd 140 W of Globe-Young AZ Hwy 288, E of Parker Creek, and N of Roosevelt L & dam; Paleozoic Dripping Springs quartzite (NAD27)
7.5' Aztec Peak quad [T5N R13E S24];
1423 meters
4670 FT
Interface between semi-desert grassland and AZ Upland subdivision of Sonoran desertscrub with scattered Pinus edulis, Juniperus monosperma, Dasylirion wheeleri, Agave chrysantha, A. toumeyana var. bella; near edge of massive cliff system in duff under uniperes & in open meadows; associates include Phacelia distans, Plagiobothrys arizonica, Descurainia obtusa ssp. brevisiliqua, Lupinus shockleyi
Flowers golden yellow; calyx 5-lobed; nutlets dorsally keeled; relatively common
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)