Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum (A.Heller) I.M.Johnst.

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RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of the Liebre Mountains,
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Boraginaceae
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
var. oculatum (A.A.Heller) I.M.Johnston
"COTTONWOOD SWAMP": Confluence of San
Francisquito Canyon stream and two tributaries draining
off the southeast slopes of Red Mountain. Warm Springs
Mountain 7.5' USGS Quadrangle. T5N R16W, N/2 NE/4
SW/4 section 1 (compensating for distortion of the
section). Elevation ca 1680-1690 feet.
Broad marshy area- overstory dominated by Populus
fremontii, Salix laevigata, and S. lasiolepis. Dissected by San
Francisquito Canyon Road.
SE side of road,; herbaceous perennial with glaucous
herbage, occasional in the area, forming small colonies on heavy
alkaline soil in sunnier openings; corolla milk-white, throat
greenish-yellow, often aging to pale purplish.
Timothy S. Ross 8094	6	My	1994
Steve Boyd, & Steve Bums.
03238593