Cirsium scariosum Nutt.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  California

• County/Municipio

  San Bernardino Co.

• Locality

  San Bernardino Mtns.: High Meadow Springs, at the head of a canyon on S-facing slope of the ridge west of Dollar Lake Saddle and Mt. San Gorgonio, upper end of meadow (San Gorgonio Mtn. 7.5' Q)

• Township, Range, Section

  1N, 1E, 34

• Elevation

  Alt. 3095 m. (10154 ft.)

• Coordinates

  34.1247, -116.867

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN

Herbarium of U. C. Riverside (UCR)

Plants of San Bernardino County, California, USA
Cirsium scariosum Nutt.

AST

San Bernardino Mtns.: High Meadow Springs, at the head of a
canyon on S-facing slope of the ridge west of Dollar Lake Saddle
and Mt. San Gorgonio, upper end of meadow (San Gorgonio Mtn.
7.5’ Q.: 34°07.481'N, 116°52.007W,±100m;TlNRlES34).

Alt.: 3095m/10150ft. Wet meadow with dense turf over fine dark
loam held in place, despite fairly steep slopes of canyon bottom
and sides, by extensive network of roots; springs feeding small
streams that irrigate meadow; assoc, with grasses, Carex spp.,

Juncus spp., Mimulus guttatus, Rumex salicifolius, Potentilla,
Trifolium wormskioldii, T. monanthum, etc.; surrounding dry
slopes with lodgepole pine forest with sparse understory of
Penstemon caesius, Carex rossii, etc. No woody plants in center
of meadow.

Uncommon perennial in local colonies toward edge of meadow;
all stemless; local in old disturbed places, probably colonized bare
soil; fls. white. All plants small like these, with small heads. = C.
congdonii Moore & Frankton

A.C. Sanders 37140
wIPJ. MacKay,Tim Thomas

31 M2009

Entered into UCR Database (61124UCR1)

02053178