CAS - California Academy of Sciences Vascular Plants (CAS:BOT-BC)
331004
urn:catalog:CAS:BOT-BC:331004
urn:catalog:CAS:DS:566059
Acer glabrum var. glabrum Torr.
Aceraceae
Thomas, John H.; Thomas, Hazelle A.
6110
1956-07-21 - 1956-07-22
July 21--22, 1956
United States, California, Placer County, Sierra Nevada, vicinity of Donner Pass, about 80 miles NE of Sacramento.
39.3083333333 -120.3166666667
39° 18.5' N, 120° 19' W
2134-2377 meters
7000.0000000000-7800.0000000000 ft
Sheltered among bounders. Granitic boulders and faces common. Dominant trees include: Pinus contorta latifolia, P. monticola, P. albicaulis, Juniperus occidentalis, Tsuga mertensiana, and Abies magnifica. Common shrubs include: Arctostaphylos nevadensis, Acer glabrum, Quercus vaccinifolia, Populus tremuloides, Alnus tenuifolia, Sorbus sitchensis, Amelanchier glabra, and Spiraea densiflora.
Small shrubs to about 3 feet high; young samaras red-purple. (Could be Siskiyou Co.).