Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. subsp. canescens

  • Filed As

    Amaranthaceae
    Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. subsp. canescens

  • Collector(s)

    M. Honer 1524, 27 Aug 2001

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Mono Co. Glass Mountain Region: Roadside, Highway 120, appx. 1 mile west of Adobe Creek. Narrow constricted pink rhyolitic canyon as road drops down into Adobe Valley. (Indian meadows quad).

  • Habitat

    Narrow W-E running dry canyon with 2-lane asphalt road. With Pinus monophylla, Juniperus osteosperma, Artemisia tridentata, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, C. viscidiflorus, Chenopodium leptophyllum, Salsola tragus, Ambrosia acanthicarpa, Eriogonum brachyanthum. Uncommon. Ashy pumice alluvial soil with steep bishop rhyolite cliffs on each side.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2m across, 1m high. Waif?. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 801179

    Occurrence ID: 2cc7be63-78f9-45c8-b922-1a080353afbd

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Mono Co.

  • Locality

    Glass Mountain Region: Roadside, Highway 120, appx. 1 mile west of Adobe Creek. Narrow constricted pink rhyolitic canyon as road drops down into Adobe Valley. (Indian meadows quad)

  • Township, Range, Section

    T1N, R30E, S30 SW/4 of NE/4

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2053 m. (6736 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.9187, -118.71

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Herbarium of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Plants of MONO Co., California, USA
Chenopodiaceae
Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. ssp. canescens
GLASS MOUNTAIN REGION: Roadside, Hwy 120, appx. 1 mi.
W of Adobe Creek. Narrow constricted pink rhyolitic canyon as
road drops down into Adobe Valley. (Indian meadows quad: 37°
55.124'N, 118° 42.616'W; TIN R30E S30, SW/4 of NE/4). Alt.:
2053m/6735ft.
Narrow W-E running dry canyon with 2-lane asphalt road. Ashy
pumice alluvial soil with steep bishop rhyolite cliffs on each side.
With Pinus monophylla, Juniperus osteosperma, Artemisia
tridentata, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, C. viscidiflorus,
Chenopodium leptophyllum, Salsola tragus, Ambrosia
acanthicarpa, Eriogonum brachyanthum.
Uncommon shrub to 2m across, lm high. Waif?
Michael Honer 1524	27 Aug 2001
Entered into RSA Database (2388RSA)
00801179