Pinus balfouriana Grev. & Balf. subsp. balfouriana

  • Filed As

    Pinaceae
    Pinus balfouriana Grev. & Balf. subsp. balfouriana

  • Collector(s)

    D. H. Goldman 3554, 20 Jul 2005

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Siskiyou Co. Along Forest Road 42N17C, about 0.3 mi SE of Forest Road 17, about 8.9 mi SW along FR 17 from the intersection with Stewart Springs Road and probably less than 50 ft N. of the Trinity Co. line. Mount Eddy ("The Eddys"), Trinity Moutains.

  • Habitat

    In an open forest/savanna seasonally buried deep in snow. Growing with Abies concolor, ... [see herbarium label for long list of associated species]. Rare. Growing in dry, gravelly loam over serpentine bedrock (Deadfall family-Lithic cryochepts complex, 40-60 % slopes; loamy skeletal, magnesic Typic Cryorthents).

  • Description

    Double-trunked tree (or perhaps 2 trees) 40 ft tall, trunk diameter 1 ft, twig sap very fragrant. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Foliage on sheet (NY 1186123) and cone apart (NY 1186124)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1186123

    Occurrence ID: 44e1b3fe-b33d-44f8-af19-b044d3f41f7d

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Siskiyou Co.

  • Locality

    Along Forest Road 42N17C, about 0.3 mi SE of Forest Road 17, about 8.9 mi SW along FR 17 from the intersection with Stewart Springs Road and probably less than 50 ft N. of the Trinity Co. line. Mount Eddy ("The Eddys"), Trinity Moutains

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2115 m. (6939 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.3413, -122.534

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

SEE FRUIT COLLECTION
Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)
PLANTS OF CALIFORNIA
Pinus balfouriana Grev. & Balf.
subsp. balfouriana
PINACEAE
Double-trunked tree (or perhaps 2 trees) 40ft tall, trunk
diameter 1ft, rare, twig sap very fragrant. Growing in dry,
gravelly loam over serpentine bedrock (Deadfall family-Lithic
cryorchepts complex, 40-60% slopes; loamy-skeletal,
magnesic Typic Cryorthents), in an open forest/savanna
seasonally buried deep in snow. Growing with Abies
concolor (?), Achillea millefolium, Allium falcifolium,
Astragalus whitneyi var. siskiyouensis, Cirsium cymosum,
Delphinium depauperatum, Eriogonum umbellatum var.
polyanthum, Eriophyllum lanatum var. achillaeoides, Lupinus
lepidus var. lobbii, Monardella odoratissima, Orthocarpus
cuspidatus subsp. cuspidatus, Penstemon parvulus, Phlox
hoodii subsp. canescens, Pinus albicaulis, P.jeffreyi, P.
monticola, Senecio integerrimus var. major & Tsuga
mertensiana (rare). Along Forest Service Road 42N17C,
about 0.3mi SE of Forest Road 17, about 8.9mi SW along FR
17 from the intersection with Stewart Springs Road and
probably less than 50ft N. of the Trinity Co. line. Mount
Eddy (“The Eddys”), Trinity Mountains, Shasta-Trinity
National Forest, Siskiyou Co. Elev. around 6940ft. 41° 20'
28.7”N, 122° 32' 01.2”W. UTM 10 539017E, 4576749N
(NAD83AVGS84).
Coll. Doug Goldman
With Frank Callahan
#3554
20 July 2005
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