Flora of Long Valley, San Jacinto Mountains

For an introduction to this flora, see Flora of Tamarack, Round and Long Valleys.

This is the latest version of the Long Valley flora, including fieldwork on 6/12/12, 8/3/12, 8/13/12, and 8/8/13, and was made specifically for continued work on the Long Valley flora. This version explicitly gives the number of plants observed in different surveys in Long Valley. It also includes other species seen only in Tamarack Valley, Round Valley and other parts of Long Valley, but without numeric information on the abundances of those species.

This version has been converted to the 2012 Jepson Manual Second Edition plant species names, but most of the other high-elevation SnJt floras have not been converted yet.

The last eight columns give the number of plants, up to a maximum of 99, observed in various sections of Long Valley. These columns are organized as follows. The first three columns are for different sections of Long Valley Creek, from its upper end at the confluence of Round Valley and Tamarack Creeks, to its drop-off below Long Valley. The middle three columns are for different areas of Long Valley, from north to south. The last two columns are the trails that go from Long Valley to Round Valley, the high trail (Willow Creek / High Trail) and the low trail (Round Valley Low Trail). For the last column, abundance estimates have not yet been made for species seen only off-trail, and hence they have ot in the column instead of a number.

Column header	Section
W	The westernmost portion of Long Valley Creek, from its upper end at the confluence of Round Valley and Tamarack Creeks, to just above Long Valley Meadow
M	The middle portion of Long Valley Creek, which is mostly Long Valley Meadow, including species seen along the Long Valley Nature Trail (now called Discovery Trail).
S	The southernmost portion of Long Valley Creek, south of the Long Valley Nature Trail and Desert View Trail, including a short section after the Creek turns east.
N	Two surveys north of the tram sidewalk / Round Valley trail in Long Valley, including an area informally known as Shangri-La.
Tr	Tram sidewalk area
DV	Desert View Trail in Long Valley
Hi	The Willow Creek / Round Valley High Trail
Lo	Round Valley Low Trail

Species with no entry in any of those columns were observed or vouchered elsewhere in Tamarack, Round and Long Valleys.

Basic information about the checklist presentation and links:

• Notes on the Scientific Names Used At This Site and
• Information about the links from the Scientific Name and Common Name.

An asterisk before the Common Name indicates a non-native taxon.

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#	Fam	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	LV Creek			LV Other			Trails
				W	M	S	N	Tr	DV	Hi	Lo
Lycopods
1	Sel	Selaginella asprella	bluish spike-moss						10
2	Sel	Selaginella watsonii	Watson's spike-moss			30	20
Ferns
3	Den	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	bracken	2							5
4	Dry	Polystichum scopulinum	mountain holly fern			3
5	Pol	Polypodium hesperium	western polypody		10	9	4				ot
6	Pte	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	California cliff-brake
7	Woo	Cystopteris fragilis	brittle bladder fern	20	12	10					ot
Gymnosperms
8	Pin	Abies concolor	white fir	30	25	99	99	5	30	99	99
9	Pin	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	lodgepole pine	40	40	50	50		5	99	99
10	Pin	Pinus flexilis	limber pine			20	30				20
11	Pin	Pinus jeffreyi	Jeffrey pine	99	50	99	99	20	99	50	50
12	Pin	Pinus lambertiana	sugar pine	20		50	99	3	5	20	50
Eudicots
13	Api	Osmorhiza berteroi	mountain sweet-cicely								10
14	Api	Perideridia parishii	Parish's yampah
15	Api	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	ranger's buttons	30	13	30				2	20
16	Apo	Apocynum androsaemifolium	spreading dogbane
17	Ast	Achillea millefolium	yarrow	99	99	99				99	ot
18	Ast	Antennaria rosea	rosy everlasting, pussytoes	2		5				14	ot
19	Ast	Artemisia dracunculus	wild tarragon	99	99	99	99	3	99	50	50
20	Ast	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	rock goldenbush				2		1
21	Ast	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	70	50	99	99	99	99	99	50
22	Ast	Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus	San Jacinto Mtns. daisy			2	50		99	99
23	Ast	Gnaphalium palustre	western marsh cudweed	99	50	99					10
24	Ast	Hieracium horridum	prickly hawkweed				10			2
25	Ast	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	beautiful hulsea				99		50		ot
26	Ast	Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii	alpine aster
27	Ast	Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum	*common cudweed								40
28	Ast	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	goldenrod	70	99	30	99	30	2	40	5
29	Bor	Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida	mountain red-root cryptantha				99			99
30	Bor	Nemophila spatulata	Sierra nemophila								ot
31	Bor	Phacelia mutabilis	changeable phacelia	2	15						10
32	Bra	Boechera retrofracta X	mountain rock-cress						22		ot
33	Bra	Boechera sp. nov.	rock cress				4
34	Bra	Draba saxosa	Southern California rock draba							36
35	Bra	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	western wallflower	20	20	40	15		30	99	10
36	Bra	Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii	wild pepper-grass	1		5
37	Bra	Streptanthus bernardinus	Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower
38	Cap	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	Parish's snowberry	99	50	50	99	2	10	99	99
39	Car	Sagina saginoides	pearlwort	60	99					1	ot
40	Car	Silene parishii	Parish's campion			10	40	1	2	20	5
41	Car	Silene verecunda	white catch-fly	1	2		10		2	50	5
42	Car	Stellaria calycantha	northern starwort
43	Che	Chenopodium atrovirens	forest goosefoot		20	1					10
44	Che	Chenopodium fremontii	Fremont's goosefoot		99	20	20	3	99		5
45	Eri	Arctostaphylos patula	green-leaf manzanita	3			30	2		3	5
46	Eri	Chimaphila menziesii	little prince's pine
47	Eri	Chimaphila umbellata	pipsissewa
48	Eri	Orthilia secunda	one-sided wintergreen
49	Eri	Pterospora andromedea	pinedrops		2	1	2				ot
50	Eri	Pyrola minor	lesser wintergreen
51	Eri	Rhododendron occidentale	western azalea								ot
52	Eri	Sarcodes sanguinea	snow-plant			2	1			10	ot
53	Eup	Euphorbia lurida	woodland spurge						7
54	Fab	Lupinus hyacinthinus	San Jacinto lupine	5	30	30	99		15	99	99
55	Fab	Trifolium monanthum ssp. grantianum	mountain carpet clover	99	99	1					10
56	Fag	Chrysolepis sempervirens	bush chinquapin	7		10	50		20	65	50
57	Fag	Quercus chrysolepis	canyon live oak			2	20	5	50	1	ot
58	Ger	Geranium californicum	California geranium								5
59	Gro	Ribes cereum var. cereum	wax currant	3	30	3	2	1	4	2	2
60	Gro	Ribes montigenum	mountain gooseberry								40
61	Gro	Ribes nevadense	mountain pink currant	50		10					20
62	Gro	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	Sierra gooseberry	10
63	Hyd	Philadelphus microphyllus	little-leaf mock orange	3	10	50	30		30	20	ot
64	Lam	Monardella australis ssp. australis	southern mountain-monardella	30		99	99			5	10
65	Lam	Monardella nana	short-flowered monardella				10	12	30
66	Lam	Salvia pachyphylla	rose sage						15
67	Mon	Calyptridium monospermum	pussy paws			1	99			99	10
68	Mon	Calyptridium parryi var. parryi	Parry's sand cress				50
69	Mon	Montia chamissoi	toad lily								2
70	Ona	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	mountain California-fuchsia			20	99		15	99	ot
71	Ona	Epilobium ciliatum	willowherb								ot
72	Ona	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	willowherb			99				5
73	Ona	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum	glandular willowherb	99	50
74	Ona	Epilobium oregonense	slimstem willowweed
75	Ona	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	groundsmoke	50	99	99	99		5	99	20
76	Ona	Gayophytum oligospermum	pinegrove groundsmoke
77	Oro	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	Martin's paintbrush			2	15		17		1
78	Oro	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	giant red paintbrush	99	6						ot
79	Oro	Cordylanthus nevinii	Nevin's bird's beak			5	30			25	10
80	Oro	Kopsiopsis strobilacea	California groundcone
81	Oro	Orobanche fasciculata	clustered broomrape
82	Oro	Orobanche parishii	Parish's broomrape			10	2
83	Oro	Pedicularis semibarbata	pine lousewort	3	2		3		35	99	20
84	Phr	Mimulus breweri	Brewer's monkeyflower	15	50	30	30			1	ot
85	Phr	Mimulus floribundus	floriferous monkeyflower	10		4					10
86	Phr	Mimulus moschatus	musk monkeyflower	50	99	10					30
87	Phr	Mimulus pilosus	false monkeyflower	99	99	99	15			1	ot
88	Phr	Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides	primrose monkeyflower	99	99	10				99	ot
89	Phr	Mimulus suksdorfii	Suksdorf's monkeyflower								ot
90	Phr	Mimulus tilingii	larger mountain monkeyflower	99	99	99				20	5
91	Pla	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	99	99	50	99	20	10	99	50
92	Pla	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	Grinnell's beardtongue		2		40	99	40
93	Pla	Penstemon labrosus	San Gabriel beardtongue	35	50	40	60		30		10
94	Pla	Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa	thyme-leaved speedwell	99	15					10	ot
95	Pol	Allophyllum divaricatum	purple false-gilia								ot
96	Pol	Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum	dense false-gilia			5					ot
97	Pol	Allophyllum sp.	false-gilia
98	Pol	Linanthus jaegeri	San Jacinto prickly phlox			1	20		10
99	Pol	Linanthus pungens	granite prickly phlox		10	30	50	10	30	50	ot
100	Pol	Bistorta bistortoides	western bistort								5
101	Pol	Eriogonum apiculatum	San Jacinto buckwheat			10	99		30		5
102	Pol	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	naked buckwheat
103	Pol	Polygonum douglasii	Douglas' knotweed								ot
104	Pol	Rumex salicifolius	willow-leaved dock	99	3	40					10
105	Pri	Dodecatheon alpinum	alpine shooting star
106	Ran	Aquilegia formosa	western columbine	20		10				20	1
107	Ran	Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus	slender buttercup								5
108	Ran	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	Fendler's meadow-rue	10	50	10
109	Ran	Thalictrum sparsiflorum	few-flowering meadow-rue
110	Rha	Ceanothus cordulatus	mountain whitethorn			1	10			2	ot
111	Rha	Frangula californica	California coffeeberry					1
112	Rha	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry				1
113	Ros	Cercocarpus ledifolius	curl-leaf mountain-mahogany		5	20	50	20	30	20	ot
114	Ros	Drymocallis lactea var. lactea	Nevada cinquefoil	99	99	10	1			99	5
115	Ros	Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus	mountain spray			30	40		30	10
116	Ros	Horkelia clevelandii var. clevelandii	Cleveland's horkelia	30	25	99	99			50	ot
117	Ros	Ivesia saxosa	rock ivesia				75
118	Ros	Potentilla rimicola	cliff cinquefoil				99
119	Ros	Prunus emarginata	bitter cherry								10
120	Ros	Rubus parviflorus	thimbleberry	20							5
121	Rub	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw
122	Rub	Galium parishii	Parish's bedstraw		10	99	50	15	99	15	1
123	Sal	Salix scouleriana	Scouler's willow	99		10	1			10	10
124	Sap	Acer glabrum var. diffusum	mountain maple			20
125	Sax	Heuchera hirsutissima	shaggy-haired alumroot			10	3		14
126	Vio	Viola macloskeyi	small white violet								ot
127	Vio	Viola pinetorum ssp. pinetorum	pine violet
Monocots
128	All	Allium burlewii	Burlew's onion				99			99
129	All	Allium campanulatum	dusky onion							99
130	Cyp	Carex abrupta	abrupt-beak sedge	1	99					5	ot
131	Cyp	Carex fracta	fragile sheath sedge	99	10				10		99
132	Cyp	Carex heteroneura	vari-nerved sedge	1							2
133	Cyp	Carex multicostata	many-ribbed sedge
134	Cyp	Carex nebrascensis	Nebraska sedge
135	Cyp	Carex rossii	Ross' sedge		1		20			75	5
136	Cyp	Carex senta	swamp sedge	20	99	30			ot		ot
137	Cyp	Carex subfusca	brown sedge	2	1					99
138	Cyp	Eleocharis quinqueflora	few-flowered spikerush
139	Jun	Juncus duranii	Duran's rush	16	1
140	Jun	Juncus macrandrus	long-anthered rush	99	99					2	ot
141	Jun	Juncus mexicanus	Mexican rush		99
142	Jun	Luzula comosa	hairy wood rush	1	30						ot
143	Lil	Calochortus invenustus	plain mariposa lily							5	ot
144	Mel	Veratrum californicum var. californicum	California corn lily	12							10
145	Orc	Cephalanthera austiniae	phantom orchid
146	Orc	Corallorhiza maculata	spotted coralroot		10	1				5	ot
147	Orc	Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys	white bog orchid								ot
148	Poa	Agrostis idahoensis	Idaho bentgrass	99	99	50				50	20
149	Poa	Agrostis scabra	rough bentgrass
150	Poa	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	California brome
151	Poa	Bromus richardsonii	fringed brome			40
152	Poa	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome
153	Poa	Deschampsia elongata	slender hairgrass	99	99	40					ot
154	Poa	Elymus elymoides	squirreltail			10	15		4
155	Poa	Elymus glaucus	blue wildrye
156	Poa	Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus	slender wheatgrass		40	10
157	Poa	Festuca rubra	red fescue
158	Poa	Glyceria elata	tall mannagrass	50	99	20					5
159	Poa	Muhlenbergia filiformis	pullup muhly			99
160	Poa	Muhlenbergia richardsonis	mat muhly	99	30	3					ot
161	Poa	Phleum alpinum	mountain timothy
162	Poa	Phleum pratense	*timothy		99
163	Poa	Poa bolanderi	Bolander's blue grass
164	Poa	Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula	Fendler's blue grass								5
165	Poa	Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis	Kentucky blue grass		99						5
166	Poa	Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis	western needlegrass		2		10			50	ot
167	Poa	Stipa parishii var. parishii	Parish's needlegrass			10	20		15

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We thank Huang-Chi Kuo for help with the 8/3/12 surveys, and Bill Bulger for the addition of Euphorbia palmeri and Corallorhiza maculata to the Long Valley Flora, and for his help with part of the 8/13/12 survey.

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