Achnatherum diegoense (Swallen) Barkworth

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Achnatherum diegoense (Swallen) Barkworth

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Junak 2708, 30 May 1991

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Santa Barbara Co. Santa Cruz Island. N side of coastal ridge, on W side of Coches Prietos Beach. NE-facing clay slope.

  • Specimen Notes

    Record databased by staff or volunteers in the Tri-Trophic Thematic Collections Network Symbiota Portal. Transferred to NYGB database on 17 Dec. 2015.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1486746

    Occurrence ID: 2e5aa175-7d96-4fc2-97eb-ae0094fc0b8f

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Barbara Co.

  • Locality

    Santa Cruz Island. N side of coastal ridge, on W side of Coches Prietos Beach. NE-facing clay slope.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 9 m. (30 ft.)

  • Distribution

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PLANTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS
Poaceae
Stipa diegoensis Swallen
Robust perennial with broad green leaves; culms to 5 feet high.
Santa Barbara County: Santa Cruz Island. N side of coastal ridge, on W side of Coches Prietos Beach. Locally common; NE-facing clay slope; Blanca Volcaniclastics; Coastal Scrub. Elevation: 30 feet.
Associated species: Baccharis pilularis, Rhus integrifolia. Isocoma menziesii, Artemisia cali fornica, Mimulus longiflorus, Filago gallica. Sanícula arguta, Daucus pusillus, Silene gallica. Trifolium microcephalum, T. tridentatum, Medicago polymorpha brevispina, Navarretia atractyloides, Cardionema ramosissimum. Micropus californicus, Galium angustí folium, Dudleya candelabrum, Bloomeria crocea, Dichelostemma pulchellum, Pterostegia drymarioides, Crassula connota, Poa scabrella,
Lamarckia aurea, Vulpia, Gastridium ventricosum, Bromus mollis, B. rubens.
Steven A. Junak SC-2708	30 May 1991
SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN (SBBG)
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