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Tripterocalyx crux-maltae
Also called Cross Sandpuffs, Lassen Sand Verbena, Kellogg's Sand Verbena
Tripterocalyx crux-maltae is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family known by the common names Lassen sandverbena and cross sand-verbena.
It is native to a section of the Great Basin straddling the far northern California-Nevada border, where it grows in sagebrush habitat. It is nearly endemic to Nevada, with only one occurrence present in Lassen County, California.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tripterocalyx crux-maltae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
