Lepidium montanum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray var. montanum

  • Filed As

    Brassicaceae
    Lepidium montanum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray var. montanum

  • Collector(s)

    M. Honer 1808, 23 Jul 2002

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Mono Co. Glass Mountain Region: Long Valley; wet saltgrass meadow road crossing appx. 3 km northwest of Benton Crossing of Owens River. (Whitmore Hot Springs quad).

  • Habitat

    Actively grazed wet tributary to Owens River. Alkaline silty pumice soil with sandy low berms above. Still water densly thatched with Carex praegracilis, Juncus balticus, Triglochin concinna, Pyrrocoma racemosa. Crusty white alkaline areas above water with Distichlis spicata, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, integrading into open Artemisia tridentata scrub with Chrysothamnus nauseosus, C. viscidiflorus, Leymus cinereus. Uncommon on dry Artemisis/Chrysothamnus uplands.

  • Description

    Flowers white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 674335

    Occurrence ID: 5a8534cb-7ab4-4d15-a2d0-ffcafecd025e

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Mono Co.

  • Locality

    Glass Mountain Region: Long Valley; wet saltgrass meadow road crossing appx. 3 km northwest of Benton Crossing of Owens River. (Whitmore Hot Springs quad)

  • Township, Range, Section

    T3S, R29E, S4 SE/4 of NW/4

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2090 m. (6857 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.7144, -118.784

  • Location Notes

    The elevation also appears on the label as: 6855 ft.

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Herbarium of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Plants of MONO Co., California, USA
Brassicaceae
Lepidium montanum Nutt. var. montanum
GLASS MOUNTAIN REGION: Long Valley; wet saltgrass
meadow road crossing appx. 3km NW of Benton Crossing of
Owens River. (Whitmore Hot Sprs. quad: 37° 42.88'N, 118°
47.033'W; T3S R29E S4, SE/4 of NW/4). Alt.: 2090m/6855ft.
Actively grazed wet tributary to Owens River. Alkaline silty
pumice soil with sandy low berms above. Still water densly
thatched with Carex praegracilis, Juncus balticus, Triglochin
concinna, Pyrrocoma racemosa. Crusty white alkaline areas above
water with Distichlis spicata, Sarcobatus vermiculatus,
intergrading into open Artemisia tridentata scrub with
Chrysothamnus nauseosus, C. viscidiflorus, Leymus cinereus.
Uncommon on dry Artemisis / Chrysothamnus uplands. Flws white.
Michael Honer 1808	23 Jul 2002
Entered into RSA Database (2634RSA)
00674335