Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Spelled 'sierrus' in 1994 Kartesz checklist; corrected to 'sierrae' in his 8/98 review draft.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-05-07
Change Date1993-06-10
Edition Date1993-05-07
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Large area with lots of habitat.
Range Extent Comments
CA (Sierra Nevada, from Tulare to Sierra Cos.).
Ecology & Habitat
Habitat
Stony slopes, 2,500-3,500 ft. (Hitchcock, 1951). Rocky slopes, 7,500-11,000 ft; Lodgepole Forest to Subalpine Forest (Munz, 1959).
Hitchcock, A.S. 1951. Manual of the grasses of the United States. 2nd edition revised by Agnes Chase. [Reprinted, 1971, in 2 vols., by Dover Publications, Incorporated, New York.]
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.