[pct-l] snow plant revisited.

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

while we're on the subject, one page I read described the snow plant as an
herb.  I'll betcha you won't find any above 8000 ft.  betcha betcha betcha.
haha

s.c.
san diego

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Tibor" <david_tibor@yahoo.com>
To: "PCT-L" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 3:54 PM
Subject: [pct-l] snow plant revisited.


> > 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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