Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L.D.Benson) M.C.Johnst.

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Fabaceae
Prosopis glandulosa Torrey
var. torreyana (L.Benson) M.Johnston
SAN JOSE HILLS: undeveloped slopes west erf
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. San
Dimas USGS 7.5' Quadrangle; near 34°0332"N
117°49'53,,W; elevation ca 900-1100 feet
Mesic slopes dominated by Quercus agrijblia-
Juglans californica woodlands sunnier, more xeric slopes
dominated by Eriogonum fasciculatum, Opuntia littoralis,
Salvia apiana, Stipa coronata, etc.
Solitary adventive arborescent shrub on easterly
slope; ca 5.5 m tall by 9 m broad, with a basal trunk
diameter of ca 38 x 45 cm; corolla petals free. Probably
disseminated here either by cattle or coyotes.
Timothy S. Ross 5554
Annette H. Ross
3 June 1991
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