Field notes, v560
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Chattin J. 1940 Itinerary 250 ft. 5 mi S. Palo Verde, Imperial Co, California Jan. 4 P.M. - Wm Longhurst and I drove from Phoenix Ariz. to Blythe, Calif. where we ate lunch and purchased supplies. We left Blythe about 2:30 P.M. and travelled west on the main highway for about 2 miles, then turned southward on the road leading to Palo Verde. From there we drove south to the present locality, arriving about 3:00 P.M.. This locality is about 3 miles west of the Colorado river on the homestead or ranch owned by Styler (?) (or Stiler). 100 yds. or so east of the house is a large slough along the river bottom, westward 1/4 mi is the mesa above the river floodplain which is cut by numerous washes running towards the river. Vegetation along the river or sloughs consists of tule (Scirpus lacustris), Ironwood, Palo Verde, and mesquite. Creosote bush (Covillea)