Description: Perennial shrub, 15 - 20 cm (5.9 - 7.9 in.) high. Stems
intricately branched, woody, branches dark green, angled, and spiny. Leaves oblong, alternate, 5 - 6 mm (0.2 in.) long, with continuous margins (entire), lack spiny tips. Inflorescence axillary with single flowers along stems. Flower sepals 5; petals 5, white, 3 mm (0.1 in.) long. Fruit a follicle that splits open to release seeds. Time of flowering: May to June.
Habitat: Mixed conifer community, in cracks and crevices on the northern side of vertical or near-vertical limestone cliffs. Elevations: 2,100 - 2,800 m (7,000 - 9,200 ft).
Range: Endemic to the Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada. Known from few sites in Kyle Canyon, and also in Carpenter Canyon and
Robbers Roost.
Comments: Clokey greasebush can be distinguished from pungent greasebush (G. pungens) by its lack of spine-tipped leaves. This species was formerly known as Forsellesia clokeyi.