Taxon:Ceanothus megacarpus var. insularis (Eastw.) Munz Family: Rhamnaceae
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Collector:
D.O. Burge; T.Thibault and C. Ames 836e
Date: 2007-04-14
Verbatim Date: 14 Apr 2007
Locality:
United States, California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co: Santa Cruz Island, on South Ridge, near Center 2 Peak, 2.24 road miles (3.58 km) from the University of California Field Station via Islay Canyon Road and South Ridge Road. 3.14 km 267 deg. (True) WSW of Stanton Ranch.
33.994722 -119.749444 WGS84
Verbatim Coordinates:
33° 59m 41s N; 119° 44m 58s W
Elevation:
380 meters
(1246ft)
Occurrence Remarks:
Chaparral and grassland on north-facing slope, with deep to very shallow soil derived from schist parent material ( Geologic Map of California : shch). Abundant. Shrub up to 3.1 m tall. Flowers white with dark nectary. Associated plant species: Eriogonum grande var. rubescens, Rhus ovata, Baccharis pilularis, Quercus pacifica, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Arctostaphylos insularis, Lotus dendroideus var. dendroideus, Eriogonum arborescens, Prunus ilicifolia subsp. lyonii, Marah macrocarpus var. major, Gnaphalium sp., Adenostoma fasciculatum, Cercocarpus betuloides var. blancheae, Galium nuttallii subsp. insulare, Marrubium vulgare, Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides, Brassica nigra, Lotus grandiflorus var. grandiflorus, Mimulus longiflorus, Baccharis plummerae, and Ceanothus megacarpus var. insularis, Ceanothus arboreus, and Rhamnus pyrifolia. | Access Database Number (Deprecated): UCD123584