[pct-l] snow plant revisited.

[david_tibor at yahoo.com (David Tibor)]

> widespread isn't the word I'd use... it's a rare
plant, and I'd wager you'd be hard pressed to find one
growing at 10,000 ft. haha not alot of pine duff up
that high.

well, in the interest of completeness, by "widespread"
i meant it is widespread in california (i.e. wide
ranging) - from the San Jacintos and Transverse
Ranges, through the Sierra Nevada, to the Klamath and
Cascade Ranges, and in the North Coast Ranges also.  i
agree that it isn't abundant or common, though i've
seen lots of it over the years.  it's not considered
as a rare plant by either the state or Federal
government as far as i know.

the elevational range is given by The Jepson Manual as
1000-3100 m, so that's really only up to about 9500
feet or so.  that's just the whole elevational range
it's been reported from, from the whole geographic
range of the plant, so (for example) it might be found
at 9500 feet in the San Jacintos or even the Baja CA
mountains, while being found not nearly as high as you
go north.

anyway, it's a cool plant, and always makes me happy
when i see it.

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