UCJEPS - University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley (UCJEPS:VASC)
UC1928690
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Asclepias californica Greene
Apocynaceae
Steve Boyd
11942
2008-05-01
1 May 2008
Valentin Arvizu
United States, California, Kern, Sierra Nevada; S Sierra Nevada region; Piute Mountains, lower Esperanza Canyon at E base of Sorrell Peak and W edge of Kelso Valley.
35.418611 -118.256111
1372-1463 meters
1372-1463 m
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 Artemisia tridentata, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, Yucca brevifolia on flats, drier slopes, scrubby woodland of Pinus sabiniana (etc...) on steeper slopes and more mesic exposures. Rich and diverse display of annuals and perennials herbs on burned area and in adjacent areas of unburned vegetation. Generally on tops of ridges and knolls.