Sidalcea oregana subsp. hydrophila (A.Heller) C.L.Hitchc.

FLORA
Coll;
OF CALIFORNIA
C. L* HITCHCOCK
KiPW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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(heller) c. l. hitchc. ined.
LAKE COS Elk MT., At YORKS CABIN, NEAR
OLD SAWMILL ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF PlLLS-
bury Lake and 24 miles north of Upper
Lake, at edge of and in seepage from
spring* Most of plants grazep by deer,
but some growing in blackberries show
THAT THE BRANCHING HABIT IS NORMAL, ALL
RACEMES OF SHORT, SPIKE-LJKE NATURE}
PETALS WATERMELON PINK, L|KE THOSE OF
SPJCATA* PLANTS MUCH LIKE SOME EPILO-
B i UMS j ROOTING ALONG THE DECUMBENT STEMS
OR RH I ZOME^HKE BASES, IN THIS RESPECT
DEFINITELY UNLIKE SPICATA SOME PLANTS
NEARLY I FOOT WIDE AT THE BASE, DUE TO
THIS ONtQttC ROOT|MG HABIT. SURROUNDING
vegetation; Pseudotsuga taxifoha, PlNUS
PONPEROSA9 AND QUERCUS.
21 August 1952
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