Flora of PCT North of Scissors Crossing, San Felipe Valley

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Introduction
Checklist

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Introduction

This checklist has been compiled from field surveys by the authors, and vouchers from the area of the PCT.

For more information about the surveys used for this flora, see Plant Trail Guide To Pacific Crest Trail North of Scissors Crossing.

The checklist also includes species vouchered within a mile or so of that trail, from a search of the Consortium of California Herbaria on 8 January 2012.

See Voucher Flora of San Felipe Valley for a much larger list of the species vouchered in any part of the San Felipe Valley.

This page used to have a List of Target Species, some of which we have subsequently found in this area. The old version of that List of Target Species is still online for reference.

Checklist

See Information about the order in which the species are presented, and the links from the Scientific Name and Common Name.

The column titled ID? gives a symbol if the observed species determination is uncertain, usually because the determination was made from dead plants or from babies. A symbol of sp indicates the species is uncertain; a symbol of ~ indicates that we think the given species is the likely determination, but await confirmation from flowers.

The column titled TG# gives the plant order number along the trail given in the Plant Trail Guide.

The column titled #Pls gives our estimate of the minimum number of plants, up to a maximum of 99. Plants seen in the RT and Shaun Hawke Survey without abundance estimates have RT in that column if they were seen earlier on the trail, and RT' if they were seen later on the trail. If we haven't seen a species, but it is vouchered from this area, the column contains V.

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#	FAM	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	ID?	TG#	#Pls
Lycophytes
1	Selag	Selaginella bigelovii	Bigelow's spike-moss		110	99
2	Selag	Selaginella eremophila	desert spike-moss		126	99
Ferns
3	Pteri	Cheilanthes clevelandii	scaly lipfern		200	RT'
4	Pteri	Cheilanthes covillei	beady lipfern		167	16
5	Pteri	Cheilanthes parryi	woolly lipfern		144	55
6	Pteri	Notholaena californica	California cloak fern		105	75
7	Pteri	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	bird's-foot fern		160	7
Gymnosperms
8	Cupre	Juniperus californica	California juniper		64	99
9	Ephed	Ephedra aspera	Mormon tea		30	99
Eudicots
10	Amara	Amaranthus fimbriatus	fringed amaranth		16	99
11	Anaca	Rhus ovata	sugar bush		188	RT
12	Apiac	Lomatium mohavense	Mojave lomatium		180	1
13	Apocy	Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii	climbing milkweed		118	3
14	Apocy	Matelea parvifolia	spearleaf		147	5
15	Aster	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus	goldenhead		32	10
16	Aster	Adenophyllum porophylloides	San Felipe dogweed		51	99
17	Aster	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	bur-ragweed		12	25
18	Aster	Ambrosia dumosa	burroweed		106	99
19	Aster	Ambrosia salsola var. salsola	cheesebush		11	99
20	Aster	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	mountain mugwort		169	7
21	Aster	Baccharis brachyphylla	short-leaved baccharis		71	60
22	Aster	Bahiopsis parishii	Parish's viguiera		83	99
23	Aster	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush		79	90
24	Aster	Brickellia atractyloides var. odontolepis	California spear-leaved brickellia	ssp	33	2
25	Aster	Brickellia frutescens	shrubby brickellia		168	2
26	Aster	Chaenactis artemisiifolia	meally white pincushion		185	RT
27	Aster	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	pebble pincushion		101	99
28	Aster	Chaenactis fremontii	Fremont pincushion		67	99
29	Aster	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula	yellow pincushion		196	RT'
30	Aster	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	California-aster		187	RT
31	Aster	Encelia actoni	Acton encelia		75	10
32	Aster	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush		115	99
33	Aster	Ericameria brachylepis	boundary goldenbush		109	99
34	Aster	Ericameria linearifolia	narrowleaf goldenbush		37	20
35	Aster	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow		172	9
36	Aster	Eriophyllum pringlei	Pringle's woolly sunflower			V
37	Aster	Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum	Wallace's woolly daisy		86	99
38	Aster	Gutierrezia californica	California matchweed		107	99
39	Aster	Hulsea californica	San Diego sunflower		193	RT'
40	Aster	Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila	solitary-leaved alkali goldenbush			50
41	Aster	Lasthenia gracilis	goldfields		2	11
42	Aster	Layia glandulosa	white tidy-tips		195	RT'
43	Aster	Logfia arizonica	Arizona herba impia			V
44	Aster	Logfia filaginoides	California filago		163	99
45	Aster	Malacothrix clevelandii	annual malacothrix			V
46	Aster	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion		119	30
47	Aster	Pectis papposa var. papposa	chinch-weed		78	99
48	Aster	Perityle emoryi	Emory's rock-daisy		141	25
49	Aster	Porophyllum gracile	odora		52	40
50	Aster	Rafinesquia californica	California chicory	?	214	RT'
51	Aster	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory		131	6
52	Aster	Senecio californicus	California groundsel		175	1
53	Aster	Sonchus oleraceus	*sow thistle		161	1
54	Aster	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	slender wreathplant		22	99
55	Aster	Stephanomeria pauciflora	wire-lettuce		55	99
56	Aster	Stylocline gnaphaloides	everlasting nest-straw		41	99
57	Aster	Stylocline micropoides	desert nest straw			V
58	Aster	Trixis californica var. californica	California trixis		139	16
59	Aster	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs		123	7
60	Borag	Amsinckia intermedia	common fiddleneck		89	75
61	Borag	Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata	bristly fiddleneck		174	1
62	Borag	Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera	bearded cryptantha		76	20
63	Borag	Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia	popcorn flower		59	99
64	Borag	Cryptantha micrantha	red-root cryptantha	sp	192	RT'
65	Borag	Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii	Jones' prickly-nut cryptantha		178	2
66	Borag	Cryptantha pterocarya var. “pseudocycloptera”	wing-nut cryptantha		98	1
67	Borag	Cryptantha utahensis	scented cryptantha		154	99
68	Borag	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells		114	99
69	Borag	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum	smoothleaf yerba santa		217	RT'
70	Borag	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida	eucrypta		165	10
71	Borag	Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum	seaside heliotrope		9	RT
72	Borag	Nama demissa var. demissa	purple mat		156	25
73	Borag	Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula	slender combseed		42	99
74	Borag	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed		166	2
75	Borag	Phacelia affinis	limestone phacelia		143	8
76	Borag	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	caterpillar phacelia	sp	208	RT'
77	Borag	Phacelia cryptantha	limestone phacelia		157	20
78	Borag	Phacelia distans	common phacelia		62	99
79	Borag	Phacelia minor	wild canterbury bells		97	99
80	Borag	Pholistoma membranaceum	white fiesta flower		150	99
81	Borag	Plagiobothrys arizonicus	Arizona popcorn flower		43	99
82	Brass	Boechera perennans	perennial rock-cress		149	10
83	Brass	Brassica tournefortii	*Sahara mustard		1	1
84	Brass	Capsella bursa-pastoris	*shepherd's purse		25	1
85	Brass	Caulanthus cooperi	Cooper's jewel-flower		81	15
86	Brass	Caulanthus hallii	Hall's caulanthus		60	99
87	Brass	Caulanthus lasiophyllus	California mustard		130	50
88	Brass	Descurainia pinnata	western tansy-mustard		170	99
89	Brass	Draba cuneifolia	wedge-leaved draba		177	1
90	Brass	Hirschfeldia incana	*shortpod mustard		26	1
91	Brass	Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass		91	99
92	Brass	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket		145	7
93	Brass	Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. eradiatus	fringe-pod		92	99
94	Brass	Tropidocarpum gracile	slender tropidocarpum		6	31
95	Cacta	Cylindropuntia bigelovii	teddy-bear cholla		125	99
96	Cacta	Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri	cane cholla		82	3
97	Cacta	Cylindropuntia ganderi	Gander's cholla		31	99
98	Cacta	Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus		36	99
99	Cacta	Ferocactus cylindraceus	California barrel cactus		34	99
100	Cacta	Mammillaria dioica	California fish-hook cactus		87	32
101	Cacta	Mammillaria tetrancistra	desert fish-hook cactus		102	7
102	Cacta	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus		128	99
103	Cacta	Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii	Engelmann prickly-pear		113	25
104	Cacta	Opuntia phaeacantha	desert prickly-pear		20	20
105	Campa	Nemacladus longiflorus var. breviflorus	thread plant			20
106	Campa	Nemacladus orientalis	eastern glandular nemacladus			V
107	Campa	Nemacladus pinnatifidus	comb-leaved nemacladus			V
108	Campa	Nemacladus ramosissimus	Nuttall's nemacladus			V
109	Capri	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	southern honeysuckle		222	RT'
110	Caryo	Loeflingia squarrosa	spreading loeflingia			V
111	Caryo	Minuartia pusilla	annual sandwort			V
112	Cheno	Atriplex canescens var. canescens	four-wing saltbush			V
113	Cheno	Atriplex polycarpa	cattle saltbush			V
114	Cheno	Salsola tragus	*Russian thistle		7	10
115	Cleom	Peritoma arborea	bladderpod			V
116	Crass	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	desert dudleya		49	99
117	Cucur	Cucurbita palmata	coyote melon			1
118	Cucur	Marah macrocarpa	wild-cucumber		189	RT
119	Erica	Arctostaphylos glandulosa	Eastwood manzanita	sp	219	RT'
120	Erica	Arctostaphylos glauca	bigberry manzanita		176	5
121	Eupho	Bernardia incana	western bernardia		151	25
122	Eupho	Chamaesyce melanadenia	red-gland spurge		46	70
123	Eupho	Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge		137	10
124	Eupho	Chamaesyce setiloba	starfish (Yuma) spurge			V
125	Eupho	Croton californicus	California croton			1
126	Eupho	Ditaxis lanceolata	narrowleaf ditaxis		90	99
127	Eupho	Ditaxis neomexicana	New Mexico ditaxis		103	1
128	Eupho	Stillingia linearifolia	linear-leaved stillingia		66	70
129	Fabac	Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus	southern California silver-lotus		182	RT
130	Fabac	Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus	short-winged deerweed		179	6
131	Fabac	Acmispon haydonii	pygmy lotus		53	99
132	Fabac	Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus	short-bannered coastal lotus			V
133	Fabac	Acmispon strigosus	strigose lotus		58	99
134	Fabac	Astragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensis	Cedros milk-vetch			V
135	Fabac	Astragalus palmeri	Palmer's milk-vetch		184	RT
136	Fabac	Hoffmannseggia glauca	hog potato			V
137	Fabac	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine		23	30
138	Fabac	Lupinus hirsutissimus	stinging lupine		216	RT'
139	Fabac	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Coulter's lupine		96	50
140	Fabac	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite		19	8
141	Fabac	Senegalia greggii	catclaw		8	99
142	Fagac	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	desert scrub oak		171	30
143	Fouqu	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	ocotillo		127	99
144	Geran	Erodium brachycarpum	*short-fruited filaree	~	28	2
145	Geran	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree		15	99
146	Gross	Ribes indecorum	white-flowering currant	~	212	RT'
147	Krame	Krameria bicolor	white rhatany		35	50
148	Krame	Krameria erecta	Pima rhatany		104	30
149	Lamia	Hyptis emoryi	desert-lavender		99	2
150	Lamia	Lamium amplexicaule	*henbit			V
151	Lamia	Salvia apiana	white sage		153	30
152	Lamia	Salvia carduacea	thistle sage		5	50
153	Lamia	Salvia columbariae	chia		57	99
154	Loasa	Mentzelia albicaulis	white-stemmed blazing star			V
155	Loasa	Mentzelia involucrata	bracted blazing star		142	24
156	Malva	Ayenia compacta	ayenia		93	70
157	Malva	Malacothamnus densiflorus	yellow-stem bush mallow	sp	201	RT'
158	Malva	Malva parviflora	*cheeseweed		3	1
159	Malva	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	desert globemallow		120	35
160	Marty	Proboscidea althaeifolia	desert unicorn-plant		4	2
161	Mollu	Mollugo cerviana	*carpet-weed		155	2
162	Monti	Calandrinia ciliata	red maids		136	99
163	Monti	Calyptridium monandrum	sand cress		158	99
164	Nycta	Allionia incarnata var. villosa	large-flowered trailing four o'clock		74	50
165	Nycta	Boerhavia coccinea	scarlet spiderling			5
166	Nycta	Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia	fivewing spiderling		73	99
167	Nycta	Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock		47	99
168	Nycta	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	giant four o'clock		211	RT'
169	Onagr	Camissoniopsis confusa	San Bernardino suncup			V
170	Onagr	Camissoniopsis ignota	Jurupa Hills suncups		100	5
171	Onagr	Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida	pale suncup		159	99
172	Onagr	Eulobus californicus	California suncup		80	99
173	Oroba	Castilleja foliolosa	woolly Indian paintbrush		186	RT
174	Papav	Argemone munita	prickly poppy		197	RT'
175	Papav	Dendromecon rigida	bush poppy		221	RT'
176	Papav	Ehrendorferia chrysantha	golden ear drops		203	RT'
177	Papav	Eschscholzia californica	California poppy		205	RT'
178	Papav	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	small-flowered poppy		77	99
179	Papav	Eschscholzia parishii	Parish's poppy		138	30
180	Papav	Platystemon californicus	cream cups		134	99
181	Phrym	Mimulus brevipes	wide-throated yellow monkeyflower		162	99
182	Plant	Antirrhinum coulterianum	Coulter's snapdragon		207	RT'
183	Plant	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	little-leaved chaparral beardtongue		181	RT
184	Plant	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	whorledleaf penstemon		215	RT'
185	Plant	Penstemon centranthifolius	scarlet bugler			18
186	Plant	Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii	Cleveland's beardtongue			V
187	Plant	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	showy penstemon		213	RT'
188	Plant	Plantago patagonica	Patagonia plantain		116	12
189	Polem	Eriastrum diffusum	miniature woolly-star		40	70
190	Polem	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	desert woolly-star		54	99
191	Polem	Gilia diegensis	coastal gilia		24	99
192	Polem	Gilia stellata	star gilia		148	60
193	Polem	Leptosiphon lemmonii	Lemmon's linanthus			V
194	Polem	Linanthus bigelovii	Bigelow's linanthus		164	11
195	Polem	Loeseliastrum schottii	Schott's calico		38	9
196	Polyg	Centrostegia thurberi	red triangles		194	RT'
197	Polyg	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower		65	99
198	Polyg	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata	lace-fringed spineflower		48	99
199	Polyg	Eriogonum davidsonii	Davidson's buckwheat		88	99
200	Polyg	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat		44	99
201	Polyg	Eriogonum gracile var. incultum	slender buckwheat		39	50
202	Polyg	Eriogonum inflatum	desert trumpet		70	99
203	Polyg	Eriogonum maculatum	spotted buckwheat			V
204	Polyg	Eriogonum plumatella	yucca buckwheat		45	40
205	Polyg	Eriogonum thurberi	Thurber's buckwheat			V
206	Polyg	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	Wright's buckwheat		85	99
207	Polyg	Pterostegia drymarioides	threadstem		140	25
208	Ranun	Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum	intermediate larkspur	~	124	80
209	Rhamn	Ceanothus perplexans	cupped-leaf ceanothus		204	RT'
210	Rhamn	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry		218	RT'
211	Rhamn	Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	lotebush		122	99
212	Rosac	Adenostoma fasciculatum	chamise		183	RT
213	Rosac	Coleogyne ramosissima	black brush		108	75
214	Rosac	Heteromeles arbutifolia	toyon		220	RT'
215	Rosac	Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata	desert almond		17	10
216	Rosac	Prunus fremontii	desert apricot		95	80
217	Rosac	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	hollyleaf cherry		210	RT'
218	Rubia	Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense	Borrego bedstraw	sp	191	RT
219	Rubia	Galium stellatum	star-flowered bedstraw		135	60
220	Rutac	Thamnosma montana	turpentine broom		61	30
221	Simmo	Simmondsia chinensis	jojoba		112	60
222	Solan	Datura wrightii	sacred datura		198	RT'
223	Solan	Lycium andersonii	Anderson's boxthorn		133	15
224	Solan	Lycium cooperi	Cooper's boxthorn		63	10
225	Solan	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco		117	40
226	Solan	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry		94	30
227	Solan	Solanum parishii	Parish's purple nightshade		190	RT
228	Visca	Phoradendron bolleanum	dense mistletoe		206	RT'
229	Visca	Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe		68	99
230	Zygop	Kallstroemia californica	California caltrop			V
231	Zygop	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush		18	99
Monocots
232	Agava	Agave deserti	desert agave		56	99
233	Agava	Hesperoyucca whipplei	chaparral yucca		199	RT'
234	Agava	Yucca schidigera	Mohave yucca		29	70
235	Allia	Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum	fringed onion			V
236	Lilia	Calochortus splendens	splendid mariposa lily			V
237	Poace	Aristida adscensionis	six-weeks three-awn		72	99
238	Poace	Aristida purpurea	purple three-awn		50	99
239	Poace	Avena barbata	*slender wild oats		202	RT'
240	Poace	Avena fatua	*wild oats		132	1
241	Poace	Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides	needle grama		84	4
242	Poace	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome		10	99
243	Poace	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome		21	5
244	Poace	Dasyochloa pulchella	fluff grass		146	3
245	Poace	Hilaria rigida	big galleta		13	99
246	Poace	Hordeum murinum	*foxtail barley		27	1
247	Poace	Melica frutescens	tall melica		121	10
248	Poace	Melica imperfecta	coast-range melic		152	1
249	Poace	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	one-sided bluegrass		209	RT'
250	Poace	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus		14	99
251	Poace	Stipa parishii var. parishii	Parish's needlegrass		173	1
252	Poace	Stipa speciosa	desert needlegrass		69	25
253	Themi	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks		111	99
254	Themi	Muilla maritima	muilla		129	2

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Voucher Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/; Sun Jan 8 2012)

Go to:

• Plant Trail Guide To Pacific Crest Trail North of SR78 / Scissors Crossing
• Plants of Southern California: Regional Floras
• The Flora of the PCT A9 Highway 78 to Highway S22 (Barrel Springs)