Physconia thomsonii Essl.
[= Anaptychia elbursiana]
Annotated by M. A. B. Hutten.

Idaho: Blaine County: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve 18 miles SW of Arco, Hwy 20/26.¶Little Wood River, Snake River Watershed.¶Location: Carey Kipuka. Approximately 20 km E of Carey. Access through Carey Kimimah Desert Road. At (Piss) Ant Butte, turn north to Carey Kipuka Trail Access (appr. 7 km). Elev. 1582 m.
UTM Zone 12N, 286601E, 4800013N
Datum: NAD 83.
Substrate: Fully exposed xeric underhang lava.¶Habitat: Collections from sagebrush steppe communities in kipuka, and from lava rock along access trail and kipuka perimeter. Lava fields with some Phlox but largely non vegetated. Kipuka domiated by Artemisia tridentatata and native grasses. cf Physconi[illegible]um. Rhiz simple. Cort hairs present. Lower surf pale. Appressed. Phenology: Unknown.

M. A. B. Hutten Hutten 1520, Apr 28, 2007
CRMO, Catalog: 4248