Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S.Watson) Barkworth

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S.Watson) Barkworth

  • Collector(s)

    M. Honer 1092, 01 Jul 2001

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Mono Co. Glass Mountain Region: "Wilfred Peak"; S end of the Glass Mtn. Ridge, adjacent to and N of Wilfred Cyn.

  • 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: 1552946

    Occurrence ID: dfb7faaf-32d5-4af2-967a-57b61878b9e2

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Mono Co.

  • Locality

    Glass Mountain Region: "Wilfred Peak"; S end of the Glass Mtn. Ridge, adjacent to and N of Wilfred Cyn.

  • Township, Range, Section

    T2S, R30E, S28 SE/4

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3090 m. (10138 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.7398, -118.671

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Herbarium of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Plants of MONO Co., California, USA Poaceae
Achnatherum occidentalis ssp. californicum (Merr. & Burtt Davy) Barkworth
GLASS MOUNTAIN REGION: "Wilfred Peak;” S end of the Glass Mtn. Ridge, adjacent to and N of Wilfred Cyn. (Watterson Cyn. quad: 37° 44.389'N, 118° 40.239'W; T2S R30E S28, SE/4). Alt.: 3090m/10135ft.
Windswept ridge-like peak of soft pumice gravelly soil, white rhyolitic outcrops, and occasional obsidian vent plugs. Ridgetop with Pinus flexilis, Cercocarpus ledifolius and small Holodiscus microphyllus. Dry E-facing leeward slopes with Calyptridium umbellatum, Leptodactylon pungens, Chrysothamnus parryi, Ericameria suffruticosa.
Scattered throughout the area; usually solitary culms, occasionally small clumps <.5dm across.
Michael Honer 1092	1 Jul 2001
Entered into RSA Database (1964RSA)