It was first collected by the botanist C. William Penland in 1935 on Hoosier Ridge in the Mosquito Range .
It is one of several rare alpine plants native to the area , such as the globe gilia ( Gilia globularis ) .
It was first collected by the botanist C. William Penland in 1935 on Hoosier Ridge in the Mosquito Range , and it is one of several rare alpine plants native to the area , such as the globe gilia ( Gilia globularis ) .