Boechera pulchra (M.E. Jones ex. S. Watson) W.A. Weber
Brassicaceae
Steve Boyd
11935
2008-05-01
05/01/2008
Valentin Arvizu
United States, California, Kern, Sierra Nevada: Southern Sierra Nevada region: Piute Mountains, lower Esperanza Canyon at eastern base of Sorrell Peak and western edge of Kelso Valley. Alt.: 1372-1463m/4500-4800ft.
35.418611 -118.256389
35§ 25m 7s N; 118§ 15m 23s W
Alluvial flats and moderate to steep slopes, granitic substrate with large boulder outcrops, loose, decomposed granite soils. Vegetation recently burned (2006 or 2007), formerly dominated by scrub of Artemisia tridentata, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, Yucca brevifolia on flats, drier slopes, scrubby woodland of Pinus sabiniana, Pinus monophylla, Quercus wislizeni, Quercus chrysolepis, Fremontodendron californicum, Ribes spp., Cercocarpus betuloides, Ceanothus vestitus, Rhamnus californica on steeper slopes and more mesic exposures. Rich and diverse display of annuals and perennial herbs on burned area and in adjacent areas of unburned vegetation. Perennial herb, flowers reddish violet. Infrequent on slopes.
Label says: Herbarium of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.