Arbutus menziesii Pursh

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Oregon

• County/Municipio

  Josephine Co.

• Locality

  ca 7 mi due WNW of Selma along logging road (NFD 087), 0.6 mi SE of Store Gulch campsite, S side Illinois River. Siskiyo National Forest. Klamath Mountains (Siskiyou Mountains) Ecoregion.

• Township, Range, Section

  38S, 9W

• Elevation

  Alt. 457 m. (1499 ft.)

• Coordinates

  42.28, -123.8

• Georeferencing Method

  Corrected label coordinates.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF OREGON, USA
Arbutus menziesii Pursh "Pacific madrone"
det.: S.R. Hill Dec. 2000 Ericaceae
OREGON: JOSEPHINE COUNTY 42°17'N; 123° 48' W.
T. 38 S., R. 9 W. ca. 7 mi due WNW of Selma along
logging road (NFD 087), 0.6 mi SE of Store Gulch
campsite, S side Illinois River. Elev. ca. 1500 ft. Siskiyo
National Forest. Klamath Mountains (Siskiyou Mtns.)
Ecoregion. Rather shallow soil over and among
serpentine outcrops and gravel. Steep bluffs above river
Dry, mostly evergreen forest with Pinus, Pseudotsuga,
Calocedrus, Umbellularia, Arctostaphylos, Ceanothus,
Garrya, Quercus, Lithocarpus, Toxicodendron. Commo
tree ca. 10m tall, bark smooth, cinnamon-color, peeling
in patches on older trunks; twigs very pale green. Fruits
green, immature, in pendulous clusters; inflorescence
buds forming; leaves leathery, glossy dark green above,
pale beneath.
Steven R. Hill 33023
B.E. Dutton
13 August 2000
02515963