University of California, Riverside Plant Herbarium (UCR)
UCR0064777
UCR-BPS-103918
UCR-103918
Platystemon californicus Benth.
Papaveraceae
B.G. Pitzer
3114
1997-04-11
1997-4-11
United States, California, Riverside, Lakeview Mtns; Pulsar View Road (dirt), at sharp turn in road c. 1 mile (air) NE of Juniper Flat Road, and c. 3/4 -1 mi. by road from the base of the hills. C. 3/4 mi. (airline) SE of Mt. Rudolph (measured from BM Nelson); Lakeview Mtns
33.81833 -117.0625
11S 9E 4N; T4S R2W sec15 projected SW/4 of SW/4
610 meters (2001ft)
Chaparral, burned w/in last few years. Shrubs just beginning to resprout, new growth 1-2 ft. high. Many native wildflowers& some non-natives, all on a NW-facing slope.
Flowering
Locally fairly common annual, on cliff face (uphill side of rd) & edge of rd; only observed at this site. Fls. cream-colored.