United States, California, Los Angeles, Santa Catalina Island, upper E side of Cottonwood Canyon Drainage, ca. 1035 m WNW of Black Jack Mtn. Summit; Santa Catalina N 7.5'
33.3830556 -118.4097222
436 meters
1430ft.
Grassy, northwesterly slope with occasional patches of oaks.
Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Localized colony of 7 plants: 2 young, 5 very old. Oldest with trunk ca 30 cm diameter, and basal burl ca 65 cm broad at soil line; ca 45-50 dm tall with a canopy 55-60 dm broad; bark brownish-gray, exfoliating to reveal reddish-brown under-surface; leaves dark green above, light gray beneath; fruits light green maturing to black. [Colony discovered by Vernon Lopez of the Catalina Conservancy]