Centaurea melitensis L.

Herbarium of U. C. Riverside (UCR)
Plants of Los Angeles County, California, USA
Centaurea melitensis L.	ASTE
San Gabriel Mountains: just south of boundary of Placerita
Canyon Natural Area, in Natl. Forest, Manzanita Mountain (on
park map but not on USGS topo), just north of jet. of Manzanita
Mtn. Trail and USFS ridge firebreak (San Fernando 7.5’ Q.:
34°22'18"N, 118°28'07"W, ±1000m; T3N R15W S5,NE/4). Alt.:
659-67lm/2160-2200ft. High point on ridge, previously
bulldozed on top and along the south and west ridglines; chaparral
with dominants including A denostoma fasciculatum, Eriogonum
\fasciculataum var.polifolium, Salvia mellifera, Eriodictyon
crassifolium, and Acmispon glaber.
Common annual at saddle and summit; yellow fls.
R.G. Swinney 12979
25 May 2010
Entered into UCR Database (1437RGS)
02715250