Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi (Vasey) Allred

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POACEAE
Aristida purpurea Nutt.
var. nealleyi (Vasey) K.W. Allred
Riverside Co.: Chuckwalla Mountains, ca. 3.5 km
(by air) southwest of Corn Spring at the top of the
drainage to the west of peak “3215” feet; 33°36'15”
N, 115o21'10"W, ca. 900 m. Uncommon perennial
to 0.4 m tall; gravelly wash in desertscrub with
Ditaxis, Ephedra, Euphorbia, Ferocactus,
Fouquieria, Larrea, Marina, Porophyllum, Trixis.
V.W. Steinmann 1500
25 March 2000