Records are made available under the CCH Data Use Terms. General citation for data retrieved from this page: Biodiversity data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (Accessed through CCH1 Data Portal, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/, 28 March 2024.
High Meadow Springs, at the head of a canyon on S-facing slope of the ridge west of Dollar Lake Saddle and Mt. San Gorgonio, upper end of meadow; San Gorgonio Mtn. 7.5′ Q.
Wet meadow with dense turf over fine dark loam held in place, despite fairly steep slopes of canyon bottom and sides, by extensive network of roots; springs feeding small streams that irrigate meadow; assoc. with grasses, Carex spp., Juncus spp., Mimulus guttatus, Rumex salicifolius, Potentilla, Trifolium wormskioldii, T. monanthum, etc.; surrounding dry slopes with lodgepole pine forest with sparse understory of Penstemon caesius, Carex rossii, etc. No woody plants in center of meadow.
Uncommon 0.7-1.2 m shrub at edge of meadow, forming local thickets 2-3 m across, branches tangled and plants dense and impenetrable. Ripe berries red and few, most still green.
High Meadow Springs, at the head of a canyon on S-facing slope of the ridge west of Dollar Lake Saddle and Mt. San Gorgonio, upper end of meadow; San Gorgonio Mtn. 7.5′ Q.