Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, USA
ASTERACEAE
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby
Liebre Mountains, upper end of Castaic Creek drainage in broad
alluvial valley at head of Cienaga Canyon, south of Liebre
Mountain, just south of the boundary of Knapp Ranch area. Near
34°40’30”N, 118°40’18”W. T7N R17WNW 1/4 NE 1/4
NW 1/4 sec. 27. Elevation ca 2760 ft.
Broad valley grading to the SSE with drier scrub dominated terraces
above active riparian strip with dense woodland of Salix, Platanus,
etc. Soils derived from decomposed granite.
Suffrutescent perennial, flowers yellow. Local on dry benches in
canyon bottom. «.
Steve Boyd 8958	24 Sep 1996
Lauren Raz
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