Spergula arvensis L. subsp. arvensis

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  California

• County/Municipio

  Butte Co.

• Locality

  Off Hwy 99. Ahart Family Ranch along boundary on access road and edge of field.

• Elevation

  Alt. 41 m. (135 ft.)

• Coordinates

  39.3436, -121.529

• Location Notes

  [US & Canada] Longitude mistyped as 121° 311.734' W on label. Corrected to 121° 31.734' W (See 00199569).

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of The United States of America
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Spergula arvensis L. subsp. arvensis
det. L. Ahart, 2003
The United States of America. California, Butte County. Off Hwy
99. Ahart Family Ranch along boundary on access road and edge
of field. 39° 20.617' N: 121° 311.734' W. Elevation: 41 m.
(coordinates from hand-held GPS)
Vernal pool prairie and roadside ditch. With Limnanthes,
Ranunculus, Briza and Castilleja.
Taprooted annual, 10-40cm, hairy; branched at base; leaves linear,
pointed at tips; inflorescences terminal; petals ovate, pale yellow.
HEPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATON OF THIS V0UCH3»
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
New YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00199570
Collected by: Daphne K. Christopher (Coll. No. 233) & Hannah
Stevens & Lowell Ahart
21 April 2003
00199570