Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray

BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of the Agua Tibia Mountains
San Diego County, California, USA
ERICACEAE
Rhododendron occidentale (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray
NW Palomar Mountains; Agua Tibia Mountains; Cleveland
National Forest, Agua Tibia Wilderness Area, NE face of Eagle
Crag, SE of the Crosley Saddle; South of the Cutca Trail along the
drainage that parallels the trail. E of upper Arroyo Seco. T9S
R1W; SE 1/4, SE 1/4, Sec. 14. Elev. 4360’.
Riparian area in big cone spruce woodland of Pseudotsuga
macrocarpa, Quercus chrysolepis, Calocedrus decurrens, Ceanothus
oliganthus, Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, etc. Granitic
substrate with decomposed, granitic soil; Aspect ENE; slope 80%.
Shrub, 10’-12’ tall.
Darin L. Banks 0687
Steve Boyd
15 June 1995
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