Camissonia boothii subsp. decorticans (Hook. & Arn.) P.H.Raven

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BOTANICAL
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RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANTC GARDEN
Flora of the Liebre Mountains
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Onagraceae
Camissonia boothii (Douglas in Hooker) Raven
ssp. decorticans (Hooker & Amott) Raven
LIEBRE GULCH: NE side of the junction of Forest
Service Road 8N05 (descending into the gulch from the
Tumble Inn site) and 8N01 in the canyon bottom. USGS
7.5' Liebre Mtn Quadrangle; T7N R17W, SE/4 SE/4
NW/4 NW/4 Section 7; elevation ca 3265 feet.
Southerly, sunny scree slope of decomposed
sedimentary substrate.
Annual, locally scattered on slope; leaves dull green
with reddish spotting; stems reddish, aging gray and
ultimately exfoliating; buds and sepals rose-red; petals
white, or with a hint of pink; inflorescence arching with
terminal buds drooping. Very attractive.
Timothy S. Ross 8389
26 April 1995