Sambucus mexicana C.Presl ex DC.

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of the Liebre Mountains,
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Adoxnceae •
Sambucus mexicana Presl
SAWMILL MOUNTAIN: 5514-ft summit and
immediately adjacent slopes. Burnt Peak 7.5' USGS
Quadrangle, T7N R.16W, SW/4 NW/4 SE/4 section 15
(projected from section 14). Elevation ca 5460-5514 feet.
Summit and adjacent slopes a mosaic of open areas and
thickets. Thickets composed of Q. kelloggii, Qu. wislizeni
frutescens, hybrids between these two, Rhamnus tomentella
cuspidata, Sambucus mexicana, Ceanothus leucodermis,
Cercocarpus betuloides, Lonicera interrupta, Keckiella temata
septentrionalis, etc.
Shrub to ca 25 dm tall, scattered at margins of brushlands;
flowers cream-colored.
Timothy S. Ross 8037
Steve Boyd
23 June 1994
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