Sibbaldea procumbens (Creeping Sibbaldea)

7/5/16 Near Rush Creek below Grant Lake Overlook, June Lake Loop (SR 158), 

Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Creeping Sibbaldea

SPECIES: Sibbaldea procumbens

FAMILY: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/5/2016

LOCATION: Near Rush Creek below Grant Lake Overlook, June Lake Loop (SR 158), Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Plant hairs appressed, generally +- sparse. 

Stem: 2--15 cm, +- spreading. 

Leaf: petiole 1--7 cm; leaflets 5--25 mm, +- wedge-shaped, teeth generally 3, at tip. 

Inflorescence: pedicels generally 3--10 mm, straight. 

Flower: hypanthium bractlets linear, < sepals; sepals 2--4 mm, triangular; petals +- 1 mm, widely oblanceolate, yellow; stamens 5. 

Fruit: +- 1 mm, smooth, brown, often retained in disintegrating flower. 

Ecology: Moist rocky areas; 

Elevation: 1820--3700 m (lowest in n). 

Bioregional Distribution: KR, CaRH, SNH, SnBr, Wrn, SNE; 

Distribution Outside California: to northeastern North America, arctic; Mexico, Eurasia. 

Flowering Time: Jun--Aug 

eFlora Treatment Author: Barbara Ertter