RSA - California Botanic Garden Herbarium (RSA:RSA)
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Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis (Greene) N. Holmgren
Plantaginaceae
Chas. H. Quibell
8010
1958-09-03
United States, California, Fresno, Large pond at W end of an elongated mead, behind a 10-15 ft moraine at ca 9550' at crest of steep 1400' S wall of Bear Creek Canyon, ca 0.5 m W of Cirque Creek. Slope up steep S very gentle for 2/5 m - ultimately to 11000' within a mile.; SW1/4 Mt Abbot Quad
Lodgepoles around lake and meadow; Subalpine Forest at this level in places and above. Upper end of meadow fairly dry; creek enters midway E side and meanders to pond which outlets over edge into canyon.
This Penstemon in drier portion of meadow away from pond - with Stellaria longipes, Aster fremontii, etc. in dense sod.