Plant Voucher Checklist for Mission Creek Area, San Bernardino Mountains

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Introduction
Procedure For Compiling The Checklist
Checklist

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Introduction

This is not to be confused with a flora of this area!!! This is only a compilation of voucher names, found in an online search in January and February 2010 for vouchers. It may have some obviously-wrong names in it!!

Caveat emptor!

This checklist was compiled solely in preparation for the BioBlitz scheduled in Whitewater River Canyon on 12-13 April 2010. Such voucher lists are usually very incomplete.

Procedure For Compiling The Checklist

See Procedure For Compiling The Whitewater Canyon Checklist for the initial construction of the voucher list.

For the checklist below for the Mission Creek area east of Whitewater Canyon, I augmented these vouchers by a search for Riverside County vouchers with the words Mission Creek in the locality. That search yielded an additional 71 vouchers not found in the previous searches.

The locality field was reviewed for the additional vouchers. All were in the Mission Creek area considered here except for 28 vouchers from the Santa Ana Mountains that were removed.

The vouchers were compared to my southern California database, and all names were converted to the 1993 Jepson Manual versions as much as possible.

Vouchers of just the species were assigned to the appropriate subspecies whenever the subspecies was unambiguous. If it was ambiguous, vouchers of just the species name were retained along with any vouchers of subspecies that also existed.

This resulted in a total of 173 separate taxa given in the checklist below for the area east of Whitewater, from 387 vouchers that could be determined to species.

Checklist for Mission Creek Area

The Checklist is sorted first by category - ferns, dicots, and monocots - and then by family and scientific name. The Family and Scientific Name are from the Jepson Manual. An asterisk before the Common Name indicates a non-native taxon.

The next column, titled # V, gives the total number of vouchers found in the Mission Creek area.

The column SnBr indicates whether that taxon is in the SnBr Bootleg Flora from Krantz and Sanders, circa 2003. The column contains a code as follows:

Code	Meaning
1	taxa in the SnBr flora with the same taxon name
2	taxa that have had names converted to the Jepson Manual system
4	taxa with SnBr or TR in the Jepson Manual geographic ranges
5	taxa included in the SnBr flora from Munz or other non-Jepson Manual report
7	taxa that have had subspecies assigned using the Jepson Manual geographic ranges
9	taxa that are questionably present at SnBr

The final column, titled SoCal, indicates the number of lists for which each taxa is present in my database for southern California. This indicates how widespread each taxon is in southern California. Species with low numbers may be endemic to this area, or they may be misdetermined vouchers. Species with large numbers are either widespread and abundant in southern California, or they are abundant in some areas that are heavily over-represented in my database, such as the Santa Rosa Plateau, the San Jacinto Mountains, and the Borrego Desert.

Note also that, for species that have several subspecies, some floras and vouchers are determined only to species, and hence sometimes the abundance numbers are split between the species and subspecies. For example, Brickellia arguta is found in 8 lists in my database, its ssp. arguta is found in 14 lists, and its ssp. odontolepis is found in 6 lists. Thus the species, including all its subspecies, is found in a total of 27 lists, significantly more than the 8 that record just the species.

These last two columns help the user judge whether a vouchered taxon might have a questionable determination.

This is a working list, about which I make no guarantees at all. Use at your own risk!

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#	JM Family	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	# V	SnBr	SoCal
1	Pteridaceae	Cheilanthes covillei	beady lipfern	1	1	61
2	Pteridaceae	Cheilanthes parryi	woolly lipfern	1	1	64
3	Pteridaceae	Cheilanthes viscida	sticky lipfern	3	1	25
4	Pteridaceae	Notholaena californica	California cloak fern	1	94	30
5	Pteridaceae	Pellaea andromedifolia	coffee fern	1	1	73
6	Pteridaceae	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	bird's-foot fern	2	1	96
7	Pteridaceae	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	goldback fern	1		75
8	Selaginellaceae	Selaginella bigelovii	Bigelow's spike-moss	1	1	71
9	Cupressaceae	Juniperus californica	California juniper	1	1	55
10	Ephedraceae	Ephedra californica	desert tea	5	1	38
11	Ephedraceae	Ephedra trifurca	long-leafed ephedra	1		10
12	Anacardiaceae	Rhus ovata	sugar bush	2	1	99
13	Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias subulata	rush milkweed	1	1	27
14	Asteraceae	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus	goldenhead	1		14
15	Asteraceae	Anisocoma acaulis	scale-bud	1	1	24
16	Asteraceae	Baccharis brachyphylla	short-leaved baccharis	2	1	24
17	Asteraceae	Baccharis salicifolia	mule fat	3	1	118
18	Asteraceae	Baccharis sergiloides	desert baccharis	8	1	43
19	Asteraceae	Brickellia arguta	California spear-leaved brickellia	1	1	8
20	Asteraceae	Brickellia desertorum	desert brickellia	1	1	37
21	Asteraceae	Calycoseris parryi	yellow tackstem	3	1	25
22	Asteraceae	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	pebble pincushion	2		36
23	Asteraceae	Chaenactis fremontii	Fremont pincushion	10	1	52
24	Asteraceae	Chrysothamnus paniculatus	blackbanded rabbitbrush	1	1	28
25	Asteraceae	Coreopsis bigelovii	Bigelow's coreopsis	3	1	14
26	Asteraceae	Coreopsis californica var. californica	California coreopsis	1	1	22
27	Asteraceae	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	2	1	110
28	Asteraceae	Ericameria linearifolia	narrowleaf goldenbush	2	1	52
29	Asteraceae	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	4	2	149
30	Asteraceae	Eriophyllum wallacei	Wallace's woolly daisy	1	1	44
31	Asteraceae	Geraea canescens	hairy desert-sunflower	1		29
32	Asteraceae	Hymenoclea salsola	cheesebush	2	1	12
33	Asteraceae	Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila	solitary-leaved alkali goldenbush	1	1	33
34	Asteraceae	Lasthenia coronaria	southern goldfields	8	1	26
35	Asteraceae	Lepidospartum squamatum	scale-broom	2	1	48
36	Asteraceae	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion	3	1	58
37	Asteraceae	Peucephyllum schottii	pygmy-cedar	1	1	29
38	Asteraceae	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory	7	1	61
39	Asteraceae	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	slender wreathplant	1		28
40	Asteraceae	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs	1	1	84
41	Asteraceae	Viguiera parishii	Parish's viguiera	6	1	70
42	Asteraceae	Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia	Mojave-aster	2	1	7
43	Bignoniaceae	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	desert-willow	4	1	54
44	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha barbigera	bearded cryptantha	2	1	60
45	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha circumscissa	cushion cryptantha	1	1	21
46	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha decipiens	gravel cryptantha	4	2	20
47	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha intermedia	popcorn flower	1	1	97
48	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha maritima	Guadalupe cryptantha	1	9	41
49	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha micrantha	purple-root cryptantha	1	1	68
50	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha racemosa	bushy cryptantha	1	1	30
51	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha utahensis	scented cryptantha	1	1	11
52	Boraginaceae	Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula	slender combseed	4	2	42
53	Boraginaceae	Pectocarya penicillata	combseed	1	1	44
54	Boraginaceae	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed	2	1	45
55	Brassicaceae	Arabis pulchra	beautiful rock-cress	1	1	16
56	Brassicaceae	Thysanocarpus curvipes	fringe-pod	2	1	68
57	Brassicaceae	Thysanocarpus laciniatus	lace-pod	1	1	39
58	Cactaceae	Ferocactus cylindraceus	California barrel cactus	3	1	73
59	Cactaceae	Opuntia echinocarpa	silver cholla	1	1	48
60	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus glanduliferus var. orientalis	eastern glandular nemacladus	2		13
61	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus longiflorus var. breviflorus	thread plant	2	2	12
62	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus rubescens	desert nemacladus	2	1	23
63	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus sigmoideus	small-flowered nemacladus	2	1	16
64	Capparaceae	Isomeris arborea	bladderpod	3	1	57
65	Chenopodiaceae	Atriplex polycarpa	cattle saltbush	1	1	39
66	Chenopodiaceae	Grayia spinosa	hop-sage	1	1	5
67	Crassulaceae	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	desert dudleya	1	1	42
68	Crossosomataceae	Crossosoma bigelovii	rock crossosoma	9	1	24
69	Cucurbitaceae	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	wild-cucumber	3	1	116
70	Cuscutaceae	Cuscuta denticulata	desert dodder	2	1	11
71	Euphorbiaceae	Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge	5	2	120
72	Euphorbiaceae	Croton californicus	California croton	1	1	65
73	Euphorbiaceae	Ditaxis neomexicana	New Mexico ditaxis	1	9	16
74	Euphorbiaceae	Stillingia linearifolia	linear-leaved stillingia	7	1	45
75	Fabaceae	Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae	Coachella Valley milk-vetch	1	1	7
76	Fabaceae	Astragalus nuttallianus var. imperfectus	turkey-peas	2		8
77	Fabaceae	Astragalus tricarinatus	triple-ribbed milk-vetch	6	1	5
78	Fabaceae	Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus	southern California silver-lotus	2	2	46
79	Fabaceae	Lotus haydonii	pygmy lotus	1		10
80	Fabaceae	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	short-winged deerweed	2	1	79
81	Fabaceae	Lotus strigosus	strigose lotus	4	1	133
82	Fabaceae	Lupinus arizonicus	Arizona lupine	1	1	60
83	Fabaceae	Lupinus bicolor	dwarf lupine	1	1	98
84	Fabaceae	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine	1	1	90
85	Fabaceae	Lupinus hirsutissimus	stinging lupine	1	1	71
86	Fabaceae	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Coulter's lupine	5	1	53
87	Fabaceae	Prosopis pubescens	screw-bean mesquite	1		21
88	Fabaceae	Psorothamnus arborescens	Mojave indigo-bush	2		4
89	Fabaceae	Psorothamnus arborescens var. simplicifolius	California indigo-bush	1	1	7
90	Fabaceae	Psorothamnus fremontii	Fremont's indigo-bush	1		3
91	Fagaceae	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	desert scrub oak	3	1	32
92	Geraniaceae	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	1	1	167
93	Hydrophyllaceae	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	1	2	67
94	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia campanularia	desert bluebells	2	1	11
95	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia campanularia ssp. vasiformis	desert bluebells	7		5
96	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	caterpillar phacelia	2	1	75
97	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia cryptantha	limestone phacelia	2	1	20
98	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia curvipes	curve-stem phacelia	1	1	23
99	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	2	1	113
100	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia minor	wild canterbury bells	4	1	74
101	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia vallis-mortae	Death Valley phacelia	1		4
102	Hydrophyllaceae	Pholistoma membranaceum	white fiesta flower	7	1	46
103	Hydrophyllaceae	Tricardia watsonii	three-hearts	1	1	4
104	Krameriaceae	Krameria erecta	Pima rhatany	1	1	48
105	Krameriaceae	Krameria grayi	white rhatany	2	1	72
106	Lamiaceae	Salvia columbariae	chia	2	1	133
107	Lamiaceae	Salvia vaseyi	Vasey's sage	5	1	46
108	Loasaceae	Mentzelia involucrata	bracted blazing star	1		47
109	Loasaceae	Mentzelia involucrata var. megalantha	bracted blazing star	2	1	6
110	Lythraceae	Lythrum californicum	California loosestrife	1	1	37
111	Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua	apricot mallow	1		48
112	Nyctaginaceae	Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock	4		64
113	Nyctaginaceae	Mirabilis californica	California four o'clock	1	1	82
114	Nyctaginaceae	Mirabilis tenuiloba	slender-lobed four o'clock	1		21
115	Onagraceae	Camissonia bistorta	southern suncup	1	1	57
116	Onagraceae	Camissonia californica	California suncup	3	1	133
117	Onagraceae	Camissonia claviformis	brown-eyed primrose	1	1	8
118	Onagraceae	Camissonia confusa	San Bernardino sun-cup	2	1	24
119	Onagraceae	Camissonia pallida	pale-yellow sun-cup	3	1	9
120	Onagraceae	Camissonia pallida ssp. hallii	Hall's sun-cup	1		8
121	Orobanchaceae	Orobanche cooperi	Cooper's broom-rape	1	9	24
122	Oxalidaceae	Oxalis pes-caprae	*Bermuda buttercup	1		35
123	Papaveraceae	Argemone munita	prickly poppy	1	1	49
124	Papaveraceae	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	small-flowered poppy	1	2	43
125	Papaveraceae	Eschscholzia parishii	Parish's poppy	3	1	56
126	Plantaginaceae	Plantago patagonica	Patagonia plantain	1	1	38
127	Polemoniaceae	Eriastrum diffusum	miniature woolly-star	3	1	17
128	Polemoniaceae	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	desert woolly-star	5	2	48
129	Polemoniaceae	Gilia maculata	Little San Bernardino Mtns. gilia	6	1	3
130	Polemoniaceae	Gilia sinuata	rosy gilia	1	1	8
131	Polemoniaceae	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	splendid gilia	4	1	28
132	Polemoniaceae	Gilia stellata	star gilia	4	1	46
133	Polemoniaceae	Linanthus bigelovii	Bigelow's linanthus	1	1	17
134	Polemoniaceae	Loeseliastrum schottii	Schott's calico	1	1	39
135	Polygonaceae	Chorizanthe xanti var. leucotheca	white-bracted spineflower	1	2	11
136	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. flavoviride	California buckwheat	1		5
137	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum maculatum	spotted buckwheat	1	1	18
138	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum plumatella	yucca buckwheat	2	1	15
139	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum pusillum	yellow-turbans	2	1	12
140	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum saxatile	rock buckwheat	3	1	37
141	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum thomasii	Thomas' buckwheat	1	1	52
142	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum thurberi	Thurber's buckwheat	1	1	24
143	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	Wright's buckwheat	1	1	40
144	Polygonaceae	Pterostegia drymarioides	threadstem	1	1	122
145	Portulacaceae	Calyptridium monandrum	sand cress	1	1	79
146	Portulacaceae	Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis	green miner's lettuce	1		25
147	Ranunculaceae	Delphinium parishii ssp. parishii	Parish's larkspur	6	1	12
148	Rhamnaceae	Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus	Mojave ceanothus	1	1	4
149	Rhamnaceae	Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	lotebush	5	1	34
150	Rosaceae	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	1	1	79
151	Rosaceae	Prunus fasciculata	desert almond	3		10
152	Rubiaceae	Galium angustifolium	narrow-leaved bedstraw	2		13
153	Rutaceae	Thamnosma montana	turpentine broom	7	1	29
154	Salicaceae	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	Fremont cottonwood	1	2	64
155	Salicaceae	Salix exigua	narrowleaf willow	4	1	64
156	Salicaceae	Salix laevigata	red willow	2	1	81
157	Scrophulariaceae	Antirrhinum coulterianum	Coulter's snapdragon	2	1	54
158	Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta	purple owl's-clover	3	2	52
159	Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja foliolosa	woolly Indian paintbrush	6	1	58
160	Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja linariifolia	Wyoming paintbrush	2	1	4
161	Viscaceae	Phoradendron densum	dense mistletoe	2	1	25
162	Zygophyllaceae	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	2	1	99
163	Cyperaceae	Eleocharis parishii	Parish's spikerush	2	1	23
164	Liliaceae	Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum	fringed onion	2	1	18
165	Liliaceae	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks	1	2	121
166	Liliaceae	Yucca schidigera	Mohave yucca	1	1	57
167	Poaceae	Achnatherum speciosum	desert needlegrass	1	1	48
168	Poaceae	Bromus diandrus	*ripgut brome	1	1	128
169	Poaceae	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome	1	1	164
170	Poaceae	Bromus trinii	*Chilean chess	2	1	21
171	Poaceae	Pleuraphis rigida	big galleta	2	1	81
172	Poaceae	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	2	1	117
173	Poaceae	Vulpia microstachys	small fescue	1	1	11

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Voucher data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/).

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