Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  California

• County/Municipio

  Los Angeles Co.

• Locality

  Liebre Mountains; Necktie Basin: Hanging basin ca. 470-830 m. W of Warm Springs Mtn. summit. These collections from ca. 600-800 m. wsw of summit. Warm Springs Mtn 7.5' USGS Quadrangle;

• Elevation

  Alt. 1061 - 1076 m. (3481 - 3530 ft.)

• Coordinates

  34.5932, -118.585

• Location Notes

  [US & Canada]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of the Liebre Mountains,
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Rosaceae
Prunus ilicifolia (Nuttall) Walpers
NECKTIE BASIN: Hanging basin ca 470-830 m W of
Warm Springs Mtn summit. These collections from ca
600-800 m WSW of summit. Warm Springs Mtn 7.5'
USGS Quadrangle; T6N R16W (sections not
demarcated). Near 34°35'35.5"N 118°35’07.5"W.
Elevation ca 3480-3530 feet.
More-or-less flat-bottomed basin of cobbly and gravelly
sedimentary soil. Slopes recovering from burn of 4-5 years
earlier; mostly chaparral elements on slopes. Of note are dead
remains of Juniperus califoniica throughout the lower portions
of the basin which have not survived the fire and do not appear
to be regenerating. Basin heavily infested with annual, non-
native grasses which may have carried the fire and intensified its
effects against the original juniper community.
Fairly common shrub locally, particularly on the lower
slopes and margins of the basin; to ca 18 x 30 dm.
Timothy S. Ross 7931
Steve Boyd
25 May 1994
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