Xylococcus bicolor Nutt.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  Mexico

• State/Province

  Baja California

• Locality

  About 0.1 mi E of a creek, E. of Rancho San Fernando, S. of Chaboda & around 2 mi N. of Ensenada

• Elevation

  Alt. 152 m. (499 ft.)

• Coordinates

  31.9042, -116.607

• Location Notes

  [Mexico & Central America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)
PLANTS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO
Xylococcus bicolor Nutt.
ERICACEAE
Shrub 4ft tall, rare, bark red-brown & peeling, more common
about 0.1 mi to the E., just west of a creek. On a moderate to
steep W-facing slope in open, grassy chaparral scrub in sandy
loam over granite and amongst large granite boulders. With
Acalypha californica, Adiantum jordanii, Aesculus parryi,
Asterella californica, Astragalus trichopodus, Avena barbata,
Brassica tournfortii (?), Bromus madritensis, Carex triquetra,
Castillejo exserta, Cneoridium dumosum, Convolvulus sp.,
Cryptantha pondii, Cryptomitrium tenerum, Dichelostemma
capitatum, Encelia californica, Ephedra californica,
Eriodictyon sessilifolium, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Erodium
moschatum, Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia, Fossombronia
longiseta, Fraxinus trifoliata, Galium porrigens, Gnaphalium
bicolor, Helianthemum scoparium, Linanthus dianthiflorus,
Lonicera subspicata, Lotus hamatus, L. scoparius, L.
strigosus, Lupinus concinnus, L. truncatus, Malacothamnus
densiflorus, Marah macrocarpus, Medicago sp., Melilotus
officinalis, Mirabilis californica, Ornithostaphylos
oppositifolia, Pentagramma triangularis, Pholistoma
racemosum, Plagiobothrys bracteatus, Plantago erecta,
Pterostegia drymarioides, Rhus integrifolia, R. laurina,
Sambucus mexicana, Silene gallica, Tortula brevipes,
Trifolium willdenovii and Viguiera laciniata. Some of the
vegetation is rather robust here after an unusually rainy
winter. About 0. lmi E. of a creek, E. of Rancho San
Fernando, S. of Chaboda & around 2mi N. of Ensenada.
Elev. around 500ft. 31° 54' 15"N, 116° 36' 24"W. UTM 11
537193E, 3529873N (NAD83/WGS84).
Coll. José Luis León de la Luz #06039
With Doug Goldman 8 March 2005
04171284