Silene verecunda subsp. platyota (S.Watson) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire

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RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of the San Gabriel Mountains
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Caryophyllaceae
Silene verecunda S.Watson
ssp. platyota (S.Watson) Hitchcock & Maguire
BIG ROCK CREEK CANYON: ca 120 m NNW of Icy
Springs, around a stone building that has been gutted by
fire (the Webber Cabin); Valyermo 7.5' USGS topo sheet;
T3N R9W, NW/4 NW/4 NE/4 section 1; elevation ca.
5680 feet.
Vegetation dominated by woodland of Pinus jeffreyi,
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, Quercus chrysolepis, and
scattered Ccdocedrus decurrens, Abies concolor, and Acer
macrophyllum. Understory shrubs including Rhamnus
californica, Ceanothus integerrimus, Fremontodendron
californicum, Cer cocarpus betuloides, Prunus virginiana,
Ribes roezlii, and R. nevadense.
Herbaceous perennial, locally common on granitic
soils; corollas with a slightly pinkish cast.
Timothy S. Ross 3357	11 June 1990
Steve Boyd, Peter W. Fritsch