Calycadenia tenella

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Calycadenia tenella

  • Collector(s)

    D. Goldman 6158 with José Luis León de la Luz, 8 May 2005

  • Location

    Mexico. Baja California. Ensenada Mun. Some of, About 0. lmi E. of a, creek, E. of Rancho San Fernando, S. of Chaboda & around, 2 mi N. of Ensenada.

  • Habitat

    On a moderate to steep W-facing slope in open, grassy chaparral, scrub. Acalypha californica, Adiantum jordanii, Aesculus parryi, Asterella californica, Astragalus trichopodus, Avena barbata, Brassica tournfortii (?), Bromus madritensis, Calochortus splendens, Carex triquetra, Castilleja exserta, Centaurea melitensis, Centaurium venustum, Chaenactis glabriuscula, Cneoridium dumosum, Convolvulus sp., Cordylanthus orcuttianus, Cryptantha pondii, Cryptomitrium tenerum, Dichelostemma capitatum, Encelia californica, Ephedra californica, Eriodictyon sessilifolium, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Eriophyllum confertiflorum, 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, Rhamnus crocea, Rhus integrifolia, R. laurina, Sambucus mexicana, Silene gallica, Tortula brevipes, Trifolium willdenovii, Verbesina dissita, Viguiera laciniata and Xylococcus bicolor. Sandy loam over granite and almost large granite boulders.

  • Description

    Herbs to 15 in tall, often less, abundant, flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2030504

    Occurrence ID: 1a057c3b-ed12-47a0-a369-541e3ee34e50

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asterales

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • All Determinations

    Calycadenia tenella

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Baja California

  • County/Municipio

    Ensenada Mun.

  • Locality

    Some of, About 0. lmi E. of a, creek, E. of Rancho San Fernando, S. of Chaboda & around, 2 mi N. of Ensenada

  • Elevation

    Alt. 168 m. (551 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    31.9033, -116.606

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Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)

PLANTS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MEXICO

Calycadenia tenella (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
[= Osmadenia tenella Nutt.]
ASTERACEAE
Herbs to 15in tall, often less, abundant, flowers white. 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, A vena barbata, Brassica tournfortii (?), Bromus
madritensis, Calochortus splendens, Carex triquetra,
Castilleja exserta, Centaurea melitensis, Centaurium
venustum, Chaenactis glabriuscula, Cneoridium dumosum,
Convolvulus sp., Cordylanthus orcuttianus, Cryptantha
pondii, Cryptomitrium tenerum, Dichelostemma capitatum,
Encelia californica, Ephedra californica, Eriodictyon
sessilifolium, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Eriophyllum
confertiflorum, 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,
Rhamnus crocea, Rhus integrifolia, R. laurina, Sambucus
mexicana, Silene gallica, Tortula brevipes, Trifolium
willdenovii, Verbesina dissita, Viguiera laciniata and
Xylococcus bicolor. 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 550ft. 31° 54' 12"N, 116°
36' 22"W. UTM 11 537248E, 3529788N (NAD83/WGS84),

Coll. José Luis León de la Luz #06158
With Doug Goldman 8 May 2005

02030504