Mortonia utahensis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).
[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: It is native to the southwestern United States, where it grows in desert and mountain scrub and woodland, often on limestone substrates. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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