Calliandra californica Benth.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Calliandra californica Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. León de la Luz 06094 with Doug Goldman, 20 Mar 2005

  • Location

    Mexico. Baja California. About 0.25 mi. form the Pacific Ocean and Santa Rosalillita.

  • Habitat

    Near the top of a tiny arroyo. On a low mesa of alluvium (gravelly loam at hte surface) in a bleak, cold windy, occasionally foggy and sparsely vegetated desert with low, stunted shrubs. With Ambrosia chenopodifolia, A. dumosa, Bursera microphylla, Dendrographa leucophaea, Ferocactus sp., Frankenia palmeri, Fouqueria diguetii, Jatropha cinerea, Mammillaria sp., Metaselma pringlei, Mirabilis sp., Niebla ceruchis See label for further plant description.]. Occasional.

  • Description

    Broad shrubs to 2 ft. tall, mostly dead but resprouting form the base.Flowers red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01491297

    Occurrence ID: 161e2d86-93cc-407e-899f-7a0fe2d6956e

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Baja California

  • Locality

    About 0.25 mi. form the Pacific Ocean and Santa Rosalillita.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    28.6697, -114.233

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01491297
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Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)
PLANTS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Calliandra californica Benth. FABACEAE
Broad shrubs to 2ft tall, mostly dead but resprouting from the base, occasional near the top of a tiny arroyo, flowers red. On a low mesa of alluvium (gravelly loam at the surface) in a bleak, cold, windy, occasionally foggy and sparsely vegetated desert with low, stunted shrubs. With Ambrosia chenopodiifolia, A. dumosa, Bursera microphylla, Dendrographa leucophaea, Ferocactus sp., Frankenia palmen, Fouquieria diguetii, Jatropha cinerea, Mammillaria sp., Metastelma pringlei, Mirabilis sp., Niebla ceruchis, N. homalea. Opuntia tesajo, Pachycormus discolor, Ramalina bajacalifornica, Roccella peruensis, Simmondsia chinensis and Trichoramalina crinita. About 0.25mi from the Pacific Ocean and Santa Rosalillita. Elev. around 100ft. 28° 40'
1PN, 114° 13' 57"W. UTM 11 770474E, 3174524N (NAD83/WGS84).
Coll. José Luis León de la Luz With Doug Goldman
#06094 20 March 2005