Arctostaphylos nissenana Merriam

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Arctostaphylos nissenana Merriam

  • Collector(s)

    R. W. Gankin 1334, 11 Jan 1974

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Tuolumne Co. 1 mi N of bench mark #1530. State Highway 108-49m ca 0.5 mi SW of town of Sonora.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02517013

    Occurrence ID: 12e486d1-8898-4ce4-aa3e-10a650691db9

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Tuolumne Co.

  • Locality

    1 mi N of bench mark #1530. State Highway 108-49m ca 0.5 mi SW of town of Sonora.

  • Township, Range, Section

    1N, 14E

  • Elevation

    Alt. 640 - 655 m. (2100 - 2149 ft.)

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HERBARIUM, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, DAVIS, CALIFORNIA
Arctostaphylos nissenana C. H. Merriam
Shrubs 2 to 15 dm. high, without burls, foliage
light gray-green to dark gray-green, bark rough,
shaggy, and peeling in small bits, flowers light
pink to white, bracts foliaceous; rock outcrops,
green schist, on south- and east-facing slopes,
elevation 2100-2150 feet; hybridizing with A.
viscida ssp. mariposa; 1 mile north of bench
mark #1530, TIN Rl^E MDN, State Highway 108-49,
ca. 0.5 mile southwest of town of Sonora,
Tuolumne County, California.
Roman Gankin 133^	January 11, 197^
02517013