A desert plant growing on high, loose, sandy soils. Blooms in May, with
a small bur following the bloom. It ranges from Wyoming to Arizona and
west Texas. It yields nectar freely and an average of forty pounds per
colony has been reported from this source. The honey is light amber, of
inferior flavor, according to D. W. Spangler, of Longmont, Colorado,
but it is extremely valuable for building up colonies in spring.
Extended cultivation is rapidly reducing the area where the plant is to
be found.
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