Coreocarpus parthenioides Benth. var. parthenioides

• Region

  North America

• Country

  Mexico

• State/Province

  Baja California Sur

• Locality

  Sierra de la Giganta, vicinity of Cajón de la Mesa de San Alejo (W of San Javier)

• Elevation

  Alt. 750 m. (2461 ft.)

• Coordinates

  25.87, -111.57

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Collector’s note. Mesa de San Alejo,an extensive broken topped volcanic tableland, slopes gradually from the highest northwestern part (ca. 900 m.) towards the southwest. The most abundant woody plants are Prosopis Palmeri, Cercid-ium praecox, C. sonorae, Bursera microphylla, Jatropha cinerea, Fouquieria peninsularis, Lemaireocereus Thurberi, Pachycereus Pringlei and Ruellia peninsularis. Following
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Sierra de la Giganta Coreocarpus parthenioides aenth. var. parthenioides
Dupl. det. E.B. Smith, 1987
Erect annual; ray flowers 3 to 5, white, disk yellow. Abundant in openings where volcanic rock is not solid.
Steep east-facing slopes, vicinity of Cajon de la Mesa de San Alejo (west of San Javier). Altitude ca. 750 m. ca. Lat. 250 52.5' N., long. ni°34' W.
Annetta Carter
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Helen Sharsmith	12	March	1961
Herbarium of the University of California
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