United States, California, Fresno, In dense Lodgepole For. - along Hilgard Branch of Bear Crk. below 3/4 m. long Hilgard Mead. enclosed n. & s. by 11,300' & 11,700' ridges. Florence L. 8 map-m. sw.
2917 meters
Ca. 9570'
Stream meanders thru Lodgepoles - Forest extends up past Meadow & around into n-s. sect. of Hilgard Branch; Junipers on exposed s. & w. facing slopes above; Subalp. For. begins ca. 10,400' on n. ridge; Krumholtz to 11,800' in favored spots. This Juncus in sandy soil, with several others, under dense Lodgepole canopy along stream.