Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn.

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Hydrophyllaceae
Nemophila menziesii Hooker & Amott
var. menziesii
SAN GABRIEL MTNS: Doe Flat and immediate
vicinity, situated between Graveyard Canyon and the E Fk
of Susanna Canyon, draining to the lower E Fk of the San
Gabriel River. Glendora 1.5' USGS quadrangle; T2N
R9W, NW/4 NW/4 section 23; elev. ca 2760-2840 feet
Delicate spreading annual with very pale flowers,
occurring about bases of Amorpha and also onto the flat.
Doe Flat consists of an open area dominated by
Elymus condensatus, Artemisia dracunculus, and various
other herbs such as Claytonia parviflora parviflora,
Nemophila menziesii, Dichelostemma pulchellum,
Lupinus bicolor microphyllus, Eriogonum cf. gracile,
Delphinium parryi, Achillea millefolium, Heterotheca cf.
fastigiaia, this in turn surrounded by a ring of Amorpha
californica; then giving way to a mosaic of hard and soft
chaparral with Artemisia californica, Salvia mellifera,
Rhus trilobata, Eriogonum fasciculatum foliolosum,
Yucca whipplei parishii, Quercus durata gabrielensis, Q
wislizeni, Ceanothus leucodermis, C. crassifolius, Rhus
ovata, Hazardia squarrosa grindelioides, etc.
Tim Ross 4573	25	April	1991
Steve Boyd
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