Xylococcus bicolor Nutt.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  California

• County/Municipio

  Los Angeles Co.

• Locality

  Santa Catalina Island: upper E side of Cottonwood Canyon drainage, ca 1035 m WNW of Black Jack Mtn summit; Santa Catalina North

• Elevation

  Alt. 436 m. (1430 ft.)

• Coordinates

  33.3831, -118.41

• Location Notes

  [US & Canada]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Ericaceae
Xylococcus bicolor Nuttall
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND: upper E side of
Cottonwood Canyon drainage, ca 1035 m WNW of Black
Jack Mtn summit; Santa Catalina North USGS 7.5' quad;
near 33°22'59"N 118024'35"W; elev. ca. 1430 feet.
Grassy, northwesterly slope with occasional patches
of oaks. Localized colony of 7 plants: 2 young, 5 very
old. Oldest with trunk ca 30 cm diameter, and basal burl
ca 65 cm broad at soil line; ca 45-50 dm tall with a
canopy 55-60 dm broad; bark brownish-gray, exfoliating
to reveal reddish-brown under-surface; leaves dark green
above, light gray beneath; fruits light green maturing to
black. (Sowing with a plant of Comarostaphylis
diversifolia planifolia. [Colony discovered by Vernon
Lopez of the Catalina Conservancy.]
Tim Ross 6942a
Janet Takara
23 April 1993
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