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NOTEWORTHY COLLECTION
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(ASU); Mt. Trumbull Loop, 350731 40773ION, Clifton through Mexico and the West Indies to northern South
41711 (CliftonNprWivate herbarium). Apache Co., Red America(Krai2003). Imdorf(1994)documentedthefirst
Valley, ca 3 mi ofjet. between Navajo Rtes 12 and recordo{FuirenasimplexinArizona.Thereitoccursata
134, fine red clay soils ofChinle formation, occasional spring in oak-juniper woodland at 4800 ft (1450 m) in
with Artemisia bigelovii. Yucca angustissima, Sitanion the Sierra Ancha Mountains ofeast central Arizona.
hystrimx, Jimiperus monosperma, 12S 674218 3988143N, Significance. The La Paz Co. record documents a
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northern Nevada, Utah and Colorado south to siteisalsoover 1000mlowerinelevationthantheSierra
northern New Mexico and northern Arizona. In Ancha Mountains location. Its adjacent vegetative
Arizona it has only been known from one locahty community, SonoranDesertscrub,isverydifferentfrom
south of Fredonia where it has been collected several theMadrean EvergreenWoodlandattheSierraAnchas
times since 1945 {Darrow 3006 [ARIZ]). locality. The Grapevine Springs locale is also dissimilar
Significance. The above collections document the from the usual habitats ofFuirena simplex described as
second and third localities of Artemisia pygmaea in "low open woods, savannas and prairies" (Krai 2003).
Arizona. Anderson 99-30 is only ca 16 km (10 mi) from Pholistoma membranaceum (Benth.) Constance
thepreviousknownArizonalocality,butRoth1600isca (HYDROPHYLLACEAE).—Mohave Co., in large
320km(200mi)east,neartheNewMexicostateline. Its wash about 0.1 mi n ofjunction of Bonelii Landing
importance is as an indicatorofrare plant habitat since Rd 74 and Temple Bar Rd, 550 m, 24 March 2001,
"...it occurs in peculiar edaphic habitats...where it is Katherine Birgy s.n., Seth ThompsonWand Elizabeth
often a component of communities that support rare Powell(ARIZ, UNLV); Wilson Ridge, side, canyon
plant species" (Welsh et al. 2003). At the Fredonia N of LMNRA Rd 64 (Boundary Mine Rd), Mohave
localityArtemisiapygmaeaoccurswithPediocactussileri Desert, sandy wash bottom along base of narrow
Gray, a Moenkopi Formation endemic. canyon, with Keckiella antirrhinoides ssp. microphylla,
BuRSE—RA MiCROPHYLLA A. Gray (BURSERA- Viguiera deltoidea, Salazaria mexicana, Brickellia cali-
CEAE). La Paz Co., Harquahala Mts., foothills on fornica, BebbiaJuncea, Penstemon bicolor, T30N R22W
the S side, ca 4 mi NE omfSalome Hwy. below Socorro S26E, 3200 ft (970 m), 2 Apr 2003, John L. Anderson
Peak, small shrubs(< 1 tall)growingon steepsouth- 2003-17 (ASU, ARIZ); Petroglyph Wash, 721059
facing hillsides of Paleozoic gray limestone with 3993362N, Clifton 43456 (Clifton private herbarium).
Parkinsonia microphylla, Carnegia gigantea, Fouquieria Previous knowledge. Pholistoma membranaceum is
splendens, Ferocactus cylindraceus, Opimtia bigelovii, widespread through the southern two thirds ofCalifor-
Enceliafarinosa, Hvptisemoryi, T5N RlIW S30center, nia from the coast, foothills, and desert in a variety of
2100 ft (640 m) 19 Mar 2001, John Anderson 2001-22 habitats below 4750 m. It also extends into Baja
andLeanna Anderson (ASU, ARIZ). California.
Previous knowledge. Bursera microphylla (elephant Significance. The above collections, all from the
tree,torotebianco,copal)rangesthroughouttheSonoran Wilson Ridge area, represent first records for Arizona
DesertfromwesternSonoraandsouthernBajaCalifornia ofPholistimamembranaceum. Wilson Ridge, partofthe
north to southern Arizona and disjunct in California in Black Mountains, isdirectlyeast ofthe Colorado River
the Anza-Borrego Desert (Kearney and Peebles 1960; and Nevada.
Felger 2000). In Arizona Bursera microphylla is known Pulicaria paludosa Link (ASTERACEAE).
from approximately fifteen desert mountain ranges Yuma Co., Mitry Lake State WildhWfe Area, 0.5 mi E
primarilyjust north ofthe Mexican border. of AZ/CA stateline and 6.2 mi of Hwy 95 on
Significance. The Harquahala Mountains location Imperial Dam Rd, roadside in damp soil with
represents the northernmost known occurrence of Phragmites, Tvpha, Pluchea, Polypogon, T6S R21W
Bursera microphylla. This site is 120 km (75 mi) north S31NW, lis 0737901 3639858, 176 ft (53 m),15 July
ofthe nearest occurrence to the south in the Mohawk 2010, John L. Anderson 2010-14 (ASU). La Paz Co.,
Mountains {Salywon 547, 551 [ASU]), east of Yuma, CibolaWNational Wildlife Refuge, Island Unit (Unit 3),
Arizona, and 80 km (50 mi) northwest of the White 0.5 mi of Colorado River on Island Road, edge of
Tanks Mountains {Keil 4012, 5943, 6191 [ASU]), west flooded field with Cvnodon dactylon, Typha, Salix
of Phoenix, Arizona. The Harquahala Mountains gooddingii, Prosopis, "llS 0715264 3687034, 200 ft
Bursera microphylla plants are dwarf shrubs due to (60 m), 30 Sept 2010, John L. Anderson 2010-26
the harshness of the habitat at this northernmost (ASU); Parker, east bank of Colorado River just
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downstream from Hwy 62 Bridge between Parker, AZ, identified as Purshia glandulosa. The author visited
and Earp, CA, densely vegetated mudflat with Echino- theselocalitiesonAug 30and Sept 1, 2010, respectively,
chloa lemmonii, Cynodon dactylon, Anmdo dona.w and found the Purshia plants present to be P.
Typha, Plucheapurpiirascens, Baccharis salicifolia, 11 stansburiana, having the multiple plumose-tailed
0749065 3782807, 350 ft (105 m), 30 Sept 2010, John L. achenes ofP. stansburiana, not the single non-plumose
Anderson 2010-27 ASU). achene ofP. glandulosa. In Arizona Purshia glandulosa
f
Previous knowledge. Pidieariapaludosa is a native of is a peripheral species of limited distribution, present
the Mediterranean region of Portugal and Spain, only in the westernmost mountains in Mohave Co,
reflected in its common name, Spanish false fleabane. Arizona, the Black Mountains {Anderson 94-5) and the
It is introduced in California (Preston 2006) where it Virgin Mountains {Gierisch 4714), adjacent to Nevada;
was first collected in 1946 (Orange Co., Rancho Santa nonetheless, it is a welcome addition to the Arizona
Ana, Santa Ana River Canyon, moist sandy bank, flora. As Lester Rowntree (1939) said, "Although there
Munz J1554 [RSA], Preston2006) and firstdocumented is a great deal of Purshia glandulosa growing with
in 1963 Raven (1963). In California, Pulicariapaludosa DesertArtemisiaonthemountainsslopesborderingthe
is primarily known from coastal southern California desert, it seems never to be tiresome."
with a Mediterranean climate similar to its native —
habitat; it also occurs in the Palm Springs area and all John L. Anderson, Bureau of Land Manage-
along the Colorado River adjacent to Arizona: Squaw ment, 21605 N. 7"^ Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027.
Lake, Imperial Co., Bell230 (UCR); Blythe, Riverside jlanders(g^blm.gov.
Co., Ballmer s.n. (UCR); Earp, San Bernardino Co.,
McGaugh s.n. (UCR); Whipple Mts, San Bernardino Literature Cited
Co., DeGroot et al 3348, 4367, 4382 (RSA). The
collection McLaughlin 4318 has a label location of Benson, L. and R. Darrow. 1981. Trees and shrubs
"Sand island in Colorado River, near outlet ofTaylor of the southwestern deserts, 3rd ed. University of
Lake" but with different counties on different dupli- Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
cates at different herbaria: Imperial/Yuma Cos. (RSA), Cronquist, A., N. H. Holmgren, and P. K.
Imperial Co. (UCR), and Yuma Co. (ARIZ). S. Holmgren. 1997. Intermountain Flora, Vol. 3,
McLaughlin (Univ. of Arizona, personal communica- Part A. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx,
NY.
tion) stated that the collection McLaughlin 4318 was
from the California side ofthe Colorado River. Felger, R. S. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and
Significance. The above collections extend the range Rio Colorado ofNorthwestern Mexico. University
of Pulicaria paludosa east across the Colorado River ofArizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
from California into Arizona and represent the first Hickman, J. C. (ed.). 1993. The Jepson manual: higher
recordsforArizona. Though, asnoted above, Anderson plantsofCalifornia. UniversityofCaHfornia Press,
2010-26 was actually collected west of the Colorado Berkeley, CA.
River but still in Arizona where the CA/AZ state line Imdorf, G 1994. Noteworthy collections: Fuirena
follows an old meander which is west of the present simplex. Madrono 41:330.
course ofthe Colorado River. — Kral, R. 2003. Fuirena. Pp. 32-37 in Flora ofNorth
PuRSHiAGLANDULOSA Curran (ROSACEAE). Mo- America Editorial Committee(eds.). 2003, Flora of
have Co., near Whitney Pass, gravelly, sandy loam, North America North ofMexico, Vol. 23. Oxford
locally common, with Yucca brevifolia, Y. baccata, University Press, New York, NY.
Thamnosma, Encelia, Hvmenoclea, 3925 ft (1190 m), 22 Kearney, T. H. and R. H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona
Apr 1980, Ralph Gierisch 4714 (ARIZ, ASC, ASU); flora, 2nd ed., with supplement, by J. T. Howell
Black Mountains, ca 7 air mi N of Union Pass, near and E. McClintock. University ofCalifornia Press,
radio facility and ca 2 mi N ofAir Ranch, small shrubs Berkeley, CA.
growing on light-colored volcanic tuff (and extending Lehr, J. H. 1978. Catalogue of the flora of Arizona.
onto adjacent rhyolitic hillsides), associated species Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ.
include Juniperus californica, Coleogyne ramosissima, McDougal, W. B. 1973. Seed plants of northern
Ericameria linearifolia, Salazariamexicana. Salviadorii, Arizona. Museum ofNorthern Arizona, Flagstaff,
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, T 22N R20W S2 SWSW, AZ.
4100 ft (1242 m), 26 Apr 1994, John L. Anderson 94-5 Munz, P. A. 1973. Flora of CaHfornia with supple-
(ASU). ment. UniversityofCalifornia Press, Berkeley, CA.
Previous knowledge. Purshia glandulosa is not includ- Preston, R. E. 2006. Pulicaria. Pp. 471 in Flora of
ed in Arizona botanical references (Kearney and North America Editorial Committee (eds.). 2006,
Peebles 1960; Shreve and Wiggins 1964; McDougal Flora ofNorth America North ofMexico, Vol. 19.
1973; Lehr 1978; Benson and Darrow 1981) as part of Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
the Arizona flora. Several floras of adjacent states do Raven, P. H. 1963. Pulicaria hispanica (Compositae:
include Arizona in its range (Munz 1973; Hickman Inuleae), a weed new to California. Aliso
1993; Cronquist et al. 1997; Welsh et al. 2003). 5:251-253.
Significance. The above collections document the Rowntree, L. 1939. Flowering shrubs of California.
occurrence of Purshia glandulosa in Arizona. Mature Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.
fruits are needed in collections to make a positive Shreve, F. and I. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and
identification ofPurshiaglandulosabecauseitresembles flora of the Sonoran Desert. Stanford University
P. stanshuriana vegetatively. Early season collections Press, Stanford, CA.
from other localities farther east in Mohave Co., Welsh, S. L.,N. D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L. C.
Arizona, Quail Canyon (21 Apr 2000 Higgins (NY Higgins. (eds.). 2003. A Utah flora, 3rd ed.,
Accession Number 848039) and Cedar Pockets (2 May revised. Brigham Young University Press, Provo,
2000 Higgins (NY Accession Number 848038), were UT.