This flower, called Perityle inyoensis, sits on 22,500 acres of precious desert land in Conglomerate Mesa. The terrain is described as “unconfined, rugged, and brimming with rich desert life and cultural history.”
"Botanist Maria Jesus has made a career out of trying to protect wild places where rare plants are making their last stand, and field work can mean bivouacking alone in a pup tent. Take the Inyo rock daisy, which only grows in the crevices of cliff walls in two largely roadless areas of the southern Inyo Mountains near Death Valley National Park."