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Mortonia scabrella
Sandpaper Saddlebush
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Photographer: E. Wynn Anderson
ID: 0000 0000 1018 1643 (2018-10-26)Copyright © 2018 Wynn Anderson
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date of photo Apr 3, 2018
latitude 31.84348 longitude 106.48718
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location
gravel road to city water storage tank, ca. 580 feet north of McKelligon Canyon Road, McKelligon Canyon Park, Franklin Mountains State Park (El Paso County, Texas, US)family
Celastarceae
plant community Chihuahuan Desert scrub at 5055' (1540m)notes plants around water storage tank in limestone gravels at base of low hillside. Much of this rare population was destroyed by construction for the tank before area was placed in the State Park.Note short hairs that produce a rough scabrous feel to the foliage.keywords: CDR, Chihuahuan Desert
contributor's ID # CDR 129 photo category: Plant - shrub
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Sandpaper Saddlebush (photographer)
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