Phacelia parishii A.Gray

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Nevada

• County/Municipio

  Nye Co.

• Locality

  Mojave Desert, Stewart Valley, east edge of dry lake bed at west end of Baker Rd., 0.7 km west of Stewart Valley (= Ash Meadows) Rd., 15.9 km WNW (279 degrees) of Hwy 372/160 intersection in Pahrump (Stewart Valley 7.5' Q.)

• Elevation

  Alt. 751 m. (2464 ft.)

• Coordinates

  36.2312, -116.16

• Distribution

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02706391
Herbarium of U. C. Riverside (UCR)
Plants of Nye County, Nevada, USA
Phacelia parishii Gray
HYD
Mojave Desert: Stewart Valley, east edge of dry lake bed at west
end of Baker Rd.; 0.7 km west of Stewart Valley (=Äsh Meadows)
Rd, 15.9 km WNW (279°) of Hwy 372/160 intersection in
Pahrump (Stewart Valley 7.5’ Q.: 36°13.874'N, 116°09.606W,
±100m). Alt: 751m/2462ft Shadscale scrub and mesquite
thickets at edge of barren lake bed.
Very common annual in slight depressions on lake bed: in places
Where water was deeper or longer lasting, and which nOW have a
thin brown dried mud/organic coating. Many thousands of plants,
probably >1 million, in patches towaid center of lake; dense local
colonies. Populations extended to within 1.8 km of GA state line.
Similar habitat on west shore in GA not visited due to soft lake
bed, Hs. purple.
A.C, Sanders 39507 06 May 2011
rtl Ann JSpwald, Chloe Scott, Bill Qark, Josh Utter
_ -, . '_ Entered into UCR Database (70g51U<2Rl:)
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