CAS - California Academy of Sciences Vascular Plants (CAS:BOT-BC)
601405
urn:catalog:CAS:BOT-BC:601405
Lysichiton americanus Hultén & H. St. John
Araceae
Thomas, John Hunter
4317
1954-06-24
June 24, 1954
United States, California, Santa Cruz County, Two miles west of intersection of Alba Road and State Highway #9, along Alba Road. About 100 yards east along road from Alba School.
37.0983333333 -122.12
37° 05.9' N, 122° 07.2' W
457 meters
1500.0000000000 ft
Dense Redwood forest. This area has been logged; stumps 6-7 feet in diameter not uncommon. Understory composed of: Trillium ovatum, Oxalis oregana, Myrica californica, Lithocarpus densiflora (seedlings and a few small trees), Vaccinium ovatum, Woodwardia fimbriata, Asarum caudatum, Viola sempervirens, Acer macrophyllum (occasionally), Smilacina amplexicaulis, Rubus parviflorus, Equisetum sp., and Aralia californica. Soil rich and black with a deep layer of litter over it. Growing in moist streambed near a spring which is probably perennial.
Colony consists of about 1/2 dozen individuals. No plants in flower. Some leaves beginning to wither or are being eaten by insects.