2023: The Sphaeralcea Spectacle

In the inaugural year, the Foray was held in early June at the Desert Experimental Range (USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station) in Millard County, UT. More than 25 botanists spent a long weekend exploring the high salt-desert shrublands and the Tunnel Springs Mountains. We documented over 200 plant species, including Sphaeralcea caespitosa [pictured] and the first record of Lewisia maguirei for Utah! Check out our iNaturalist project here. iNaturalist link