Adult mountain lion (circled in blue) tracks with possible kitten tracks (circled in red) above it.
Observed from nearby collections by Madsen. Pods distinctly larger both lengthwise and widthwise. Only specimen in bloom found. There are so many pods. In this specific area, I spotted about 15-20 plants ranging from young to old. Overall, i saw about 3-40 plants in the total areas I searched.
Habit: clay-sand. Quercus turbinella, Garya flavescens, Penstemon linarioides sileri, Psoralidium spp, Artemisia tridentata, Calochortus nuttallianus, Dalea searlsiae.
Growth, subacaulescent, spreading but still tuft-forming. Flowers deep purple, drying drying pale blue to creamy-white. Seedpods, very large, red spotted, thick, fleshy, dual-chambered.