Rhododendron occidentale var. californicum (Torr. & A.Gray ex Durand) Hrusa

I Rhododendron occidentale (T. & G.) A. Gray j
I var. occidentale
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I G. F. Hrusa	Date:
UC Davis Herbarium, Univ. of Ca., Davis
Rhododendron occidentale (T. & G.) A. Gray
Det. Kathleen A. Krön	198?
Examined for a Revision of Rhododendron sect. Pcntanthera
PLANTS OF CALIFORNIA ,
Rhododendron occidentals G»rav,
Shrub 10 feet high, loosejly branching,
stems slender; flowers white with a yel-
low streak on upper lobe, beautifully I
perfumed;
Associated with Comus, Sallx. Rubus
spp.. Berberls; in partial shade of Q,uer-
cus agrifolia on the hillside above;
elevation 1700 feet;
Moist rich humus soil in bottom of deep
ravine on northwest side of Fremont Peak,
San Benito County.
Thomas MORLEY 87	November 23, 1940
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