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CA 2. Bennett Mountain Lake. Acreage: 150. > 



Location: Sonoma County; Kenwood 7.5' Quadrangle; 3 miles W of Kenwood; 

 reached via Rt. 1 2. 



Description: Shallow lake with wide, marshy shores which are usually inundated 

 in winter, but become exposed in summer. The bordering area represents a ver- 

 nal pool-type habitat. The area is extremely rich in aquatic and marsh species of 

 plants and insects, many of which represent unusual records for this part of the 

 state. Unusual plants: Potamugeton diversifolius, Najas guadalupensis, Sagittaria 

 euneata, Alopecurus aequalis, Eleocharis pauciflora, Wolffiella lingulata, Elatine 

 heterandra, Myriophyllum hippuroides, Navarretia plieantha (this latter known 

 from this site and Boggs Lake in Lake County only). 



References: Rubtzoff, P. 1960-66. Notes on fresh-water marsh and aquatic 

 plants in California. Leafl. West Bot. 9:73-77, 170; 10:70, 166, 266, 268, 308. 



Encroachments: Overgrazing by cattle and horses, at times heavy, is adversely 

 affecting the vegetation. 



Ownership: Coney Brothers, 6834 Sonoma Hwy. 



Data source: Peter Rubtzoff, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, 

 Cal. 94100. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Information on entomological values can be sup- 

 plied by Mr. Hugh B. Leech and Dr. Charles O'Brien, c/o Department of En- 

 tomology, California Academy of Sciences; and Dr. J. Stannard, Illinois State 

 Natural History Survey, Urbana, 111. 61801. 



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