United States, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County: San Gabriel Valley. On boundary between Irwindale and Azusa, E of Irwindale Ave., S of 210 Fwy (which bisects pit) and N of Santa Fe RR, E of the San Gabriel River channel.
34.129722 -117.929167
34° 7m 47s N; 117° 55m 45s W
171 meters
560ft
Long abandoned gravel pit. Rocky alluvial fan with sandy loam. Coastal sage scrub of Rhus laurina, R. integrif., Artemisia calif., Lotus scop., Salvia mellif., Lepidiospartum, etc. Exoctics present on floor of pit where yard and soil waste was dumped. Three trees 5-8 m. tall, ca. 15 cm. d.b.h., growing on bottom of pit; plainly spontaneous. Small saping also present. Foliage lemon-scented. | Access Database Number (Deprecated): UCD103198