Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L.Turner & T.M.Barkley

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, USA
ASTERACEAE
Senecio flaccidus Lessing
var. douglasii (DC.) B. Turner & T. Barkley
Liebre Mountains, Knapp Ranch area at upper end of Castaic Creek
drainage in broad alluvial valley at head of Cienaga Canyon, south
of Liebre Mountain. Near 34°40’57.2”N, 118°39’54.3”W' T7N
R17W W 1/2 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 22. Elevation ca 3000 - 3120
ft.
Broad alluvial valley grading gently to the SSE. Soils saturated
loam to sandy loam, water running on the surface in many areas.
Spring areas with overstory of Baccharis salicifolia, Salix
lasiolepis, S. laevigata, S. exigua, understory of dense stands of
Carex, Anemopsis californica, Juncus mexicana.
Shrub, flowers yellow. Occasional, especially in drier openings.
Steve Boyd 8924
Lauren Raz
24 Sep 1996
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