Habitat | Large bowl shaped meadow, traces of an old road and fence along northern side. Beautiful thickets of Salix lutea within meadow system, especially western side.The eastern side more drier. Associated species include: Pinus jeffreyi, P. monophylla, Abies concolor, Juniperus occidentalis australis, Quercus chrysolepis, Cercocarpus ledifolius on surrounding slopes. Wet and dry areas within meadow had: Salix lasiolepis, S. scouleriana, Rosa woodsii, Solanum xanti, Penstemon labrosus, Eriophyllum confertiflorum, Artemisia ludoviciana, A. dracunculus, Chrysothamnus spp., Oenothera californica, Eriastrum sapphirinum, Tragopogon dubius, Sphenosciadium capitellatum, Urtica dioica holosericea, Castilleja miniata, Horkelia rydbergii, Potentilla gracilis, P. wheeleri, Ribes cereum, Maianthemum stellatum, Hypericum formosum scouleri, Cryptantha circumscissa, Monolepis spathulata, Mimulus floribundus, Lappula redowskii, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium scariosum congdonii, Stachys albens, Trifolium wormskioldii, Thalictrum fendleri, Equisetum laevigatum, Botrychium crenulatum, Veronica americana, Platanthera sparsiflora, Arabis eschscholtziana, Prunella vulgaris lanceolata, Juncus mexicanus, J. macrandrus, Carex praegracilis, C. aurea, C. alma, C. senta, C. pellita, Scirpus microcarpus, Poa pratensis, Muhlenbergia richardsonis, Bromus tectorum, and Elymus trachycaulus. Growing near western edge of meadow. |