Death Valley Sandpaper Plant

Petalonyx thurberi A. Gray ssp. gilmanii (Munz) Davis & H.J. Thomp.

Loasa family

Plant Type
Subshrub, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Nevada
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.