Flora of Santa Rosa Mountains Above 7800 Feet Elevation

Flora of Santa Rosa Mountains Above 7800 Feet Elevation

shaggy-haired alumroot, Heuchera hirsutissima

© Tom Chester rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla

© James Dillane

This is a preliminary checklist for the highest elevations of the Santa Rosa Mountains, the area around Santa Rosa Mountain Peak and Toro Peak above an elevation of 7800 feet. This checklist has been compiled from three days of surveying, from online vouchers, and from Zabriskie's Flora of Deep Canyon.
We decided to compile this flora above 7800 feet, for three reasons:

An elevation of 7800 feet corresponds to the minimum elevation we surveyed, and our three surveys represented a significant sampling of the area above 7800 feet.
An elevation contour of 7800 feet delineates well the highest portion of the Santa Rosa Mountains.
The area above 7800 feet contains no springs, and few significantly-wet areas. Thus this checklist gives a fairly pure view of the species that are found in this ridge-top habitat. This checklist thus excludes many of the species that grow in moist areas, which tend to be widespread species, growing wherever there are moist conditions.

An overview of the San Jacinto Mountain / Santa Rosa Mountain area is given in the Overview to the Flora of Santa Rosa Mountains.
Our Surveys

The following topographic maps show the area covered by this checklist, and the detailed paths covered in the three days of surveying:

Santa Rosa Mountain Peak Survey (= Santa Rosa Peak Survey)

Toro Peak Surveys

Note that peak 7928 is found in both maps, at the lower right in the first map and the upper left in the second map. See also a single larger map that contains both of the above maps.
The surveys were as follows, in time order:

Toro Peak East, 19 July 2008. This survey was done by Tom Chester, Anne Kelly and Brendan Crill. We surveyed a linear distance of 1.6 miles, shown by the heavy dark blue line on the lower right of the above map. This was the initial survey of this area. We decided to cut off the survey at an elevation of 8000 feet, since that contour, shown by the dotted red line on the above map, nicely delineated the area of Toro Peak.
Santa Rosa Peak, 18 July 2009. This peak is shown on the topo map above as Santa Rosa Mountain, which causes no end of confusion since this has the same name as the entire mountain range, yet this is not even the highest peak here! To avoid confusion, we'll refer to that peak as Santa Rosa Peak in the following.
This survey was done by Tom Chester, James Dillane, Dave Stith, Mike and Lolly Crouse, and Pam Pallette. We surveyed a linear distance of 2.0 miles, as shown by the heavy dark blue line in the upper left of the map above. The intent was to cover as much as possible of the area above an elevation of 7800 feet, shown by the dotted red line, which is a more appropriate contour to delineate the area around Santa Rosa Peak.
Toro Peak West, 23 July 2009. This survey was done by Tom Chester, James Dillane, Dave Stith, Anne Kelly, Mike Crouse, and Alexis Kim. This survey covered the ridgeline west of Toro Peak and the drainage from the saddle to the west of Toro Peak. We surveyed a linear distance of 1.7 miles, as shown by the portion of the heavy green line above the 8000 foot contour.
In addition, we also recorded new species seen below the 8000 foot contour, on the 0.7 miles of that portion of the heavy green line. However, we did not consider this area part of the survey to estimate plant abundances, in order to be consistent with the previous Toro Peak survey. This area was above an elevation of 7800 feet, so it fit well with the Santa Rosa Peak survey.

The view of this area as seen looking south from Red Tahquitz Peak is shown in the next photograph (note that west is on the right in this photograph, and on the left in the above topo map):

See also unlabeled image.
See also a larger scale view of the entire Santa Rosa Mountains ridge taken from Red Tahquitz (unlabeled image)
Interestingly, each of our three surveys found almost exactly the same number of species: 69, 70 and 67, in the survey order given above. Together, our surveys found 94 taxa, of which 29 were found in only one of the surveys; 18 in exactly two of the surveys, and 47 in all three surveys.
Amazingly, this distribution is almost exactly that predicted from the usual "Number of species is proportional to roughly the third root of the area" power law distribution. Using the numbers from a fit to our trail data from 2002, the predicted numbers are 30 found in only one of the surveys; 18 in exactly two of the surveys, and 46 in all three surveys. See How Common Are The Plants Of Southern California? for more information.
The Zabriskie Survey

There are three drainage basins in the Santa Rosa Mountains in the area above 7800 feet elevation here. One of those basins, Deep Canyon, has a very comprehensive previous survey for plants. The northern side of the Toro Peak ridge, east of the peak directly south of Stump Spring, is the head of the Deep Canyon drainage.
Jan Zabriskie produced a Flora of Deep Canyon in 1979, which Tom Chester updated in 2006. Species recorded by Zabriskie as occurring above 7800 feet are given in the checklist below.
The other two drainage basins are as follows. West of that drainage divide, the northern side drains into Palm Canyon. The south side drains into Coyote Creek, which initially flows west, turns south at Horse Canyon, and then flows southeast into Borrego Springs.
Santa Rosa Mountains Vouchers

In 2006, Tom Chester compiled a Flora of the Santa Rosa Mountains From Vouchers, which he has updated as he has come across further vouchers from there. The current list was reviewed for species that might occur above 7800 feet, but that were not recorded in our surveys or by Zabriskie as occurring above 7800 feet. A new search for vouchers of those species above 7800 feet elevation was made, which added a few species to the list.
Analysis and Discussion of Checklist

This section has not been written yet. These are just notes to ourselves to expand into this section in the future.

This checklist contains 115 taxa. Of those, 94 were found in our surveys.
correct placement of below 8000 feet surveys in table below, and put it in original spreadsheet.
species previously unrecorded in snrsmtns.
new elevation records.
Remarkable change of vegetation as one crosses over the ridge.
carex, draba in toro east.
sedum just below; draba missed near saddle, but found below, and possibly within toro 1 survey.
Of missed species, High % of annuals.
() for species below 8000 feet at toro.
Z wet species possibly in unsurveyed drainage.
Voucher taxa rejected from checklist: Astragalus purshii, etc.

Checklist for Santa Rosa Mountains Above 7800 Feet Elevation

The checklist follows the taxonomy in the Jepson Manual.
The columns in the checklist are as follows:

Fam. the Jepson Manual Family.
An asterisk before the common name for a species indicates a non-native taxon.
# Plants / # Locations. This is our minimum estimate of the number of plants for each species found in each survey, as well as the minimum number of separate locations in which each species was found. A single location is roughly what can be seen from a given spot in the survey. Maximum values are 99 plants and 9 locations.
The main intent of this abundance estimate is to indicate which species are uncommon, with only a few plants and/or only a few locations.
V. The number of vouchers for each taxon, to a maximum of 9, found anyplace in the Santa Rosa Mountains, regardless of elevation.
Z. If this column has a Z in it, this taxon was in the Zabriskie Flora of Deep Canyon, regardless of elevation. Note that it is to be expected that some species found in the Palm Canyon or Coyote Creek drainage basins would not be found in the Deep Canyon drainage basin.

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# FAM Scientific Name (*)Common Name # Plants / # Locations #V Z
Santa
Rosa
Peak Toro
West Toro
East
1 Dryopteridaceae Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladder fern / / / Z
2 Dryopteridaceae Woodsia oregana Oregon cliff fern / / 10/1 4 Z
3 Pteridaceae Pellaea mucronata var. californica California cliff-brake 10/5 20/3 1/1 3 Z
4 Selaginellaceae Selaginella watsonii Watson's spike-moss / / / 3 Z
5 Cupressaceae Calocedrus decurrens incense-cedar 30/3 1/1 1/1 7 Z
6 Pinaceae Abies concolor white fir 99/9 99/9 99/9 6 Z
7 Pinaceae Pinus flexilis limber pine / 10/2 10/1 6 Z
8 Pinaceae Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine 99/9 99/9 99/9 1 Z
9 Pinaceae Pinus lambertiana sugar pine 3/2 / / 1 Z
10 Apiaceae Sphenosciadium capitellatum ranger's buttons / / / Z
11 Apiaceae Tauschia parishii Parish's tauschia 20/3 3/1 / 2 Z
12 Asteraceae Artemisia dracunculus wild tarragon 50/9 99/9 40/9 3 Z
13 Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta mountain mugwort 50/5 99/9 20/3 2 Z
14 Asteraceae Bahia dissecta ragged-leaf bahia 20/3 50/3 / 2 Z
15 Asteraceae Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush 50/9 99/9 99/9 2 Z
16 Asteraceae Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis threadleaf common rabbitbrush 30/3 30/2 / 1
17 Asteraceae Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus sticky-leaved rabbitbrush 5/1 / /
18 Asteraceae Cirsium occidentale var. californicum California thistle 1/1 / / 1 Z
19 Asteraceae Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata wide-leaved rock goldenbush 20/5 50/5 10/1 3 Z
20 Asteraceae Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus leafy daisy 5/2 1/1 10/2 4 Z
21 Asteraceae Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum golden yarrow 99/9 99/9 10/1 8 Z
22 Asteraceae Gnaphalium palustre western marsh cudweed / / / 1 Z
23 Asteraceae Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed / / 20/1 5 Z
24 Asteraceae Hieracium horridum prickly hawkweed / 20/3 2/1 1 Z
25 Asteraceae Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha beautiful hulsea 15/7 15/6 / 9 Z
26 Asteraceae Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens Columbia cutleaf 30/4 / / 3 Z
27 Asteraceae Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia California-aster 20/5 20/3 10/3 1 Z
28 Asteraceae Machaeranthera canescens var. ziegleri Ziegler's aster 20/5 50/9 30/5 9 Z
29 Asteraceae Solidago californica goldenrod 99/9 99/9 99/9 1 Z
30 Brassicaceae Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum pinewoods rock-cress 10/3 10/4 10/1 1 Z
31 Brassicaceae Draba corrugata var. saxosa Southern California rock draba / / / 4 Z
32 Brassicaceae Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum western wallflower 2/2 99/5 30/9 4 Z
33 Brassicaceae Thysanocarpus curvipes fringe-pod / / / 2 Z
34 Cactaceae Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea Mojave prickly-pear / / 5/1 6 Z
35 Caprifoliaceae Sambucus mexicana blue elderberry / / 1/1 2 Z
36 Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii Parish's snowberry 10/4 99/9 99/9 6 Z
37 Caryophyllaceae Silene parishii Parish's campion 20/3 20/7 10/5 9 Z
38 Caryophyllaceae Silene verecunda ssp. platyota white catch-fly 50/9 20/4 1/1 1 Z
39 Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium fremontii Fremont's goosefoot 1/1 40/2 50/9 3 Z
40 Chenopodiaceae Salsola tragus *Russian thistle / / 20/1 2 Z
41 Convolvulaceae Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata western morning-glory 30/4 80/2 / 1
42 Crassulaceae Sedum niveum Davidson's stonecrop / / / 4 Z
43 Ericaceae Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea pink-bracted manzanita 50/9 10/2 / 9 Z
44 Ericaceae Pterospora andromedea pinedrops / / (1) 1
45 Ericaceae Pyrola picta white-veined wintergreen / / / 1 Z
46 Ericaceae Sarcodes sanguinea snow-plant 10/5 1/1 / 7 Z
47 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia palmeri woodland spurge 50/5 30/5 1/1 6 Z
48 Fabaceae Amorpha californica var. californica California false-indigo 1/1 / / 7
49 Fabaceae Astragalus bicristatus crested milk-vetch / 3/1 20/2 7 Z
50 Fabaceae Astragalus douglasii var. parishii Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch 30/9 / / 9 Z
51 Fabaceae Astragalus leucolobus Big Bear Valley woollypod 30/9 99/9 10/2 6 Z
52 Fabaceae Lotus argyraeus var. argyraeus canyon lotus 20/3 40/9 5/1 5 Z
53 Fabaceae Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis Sierra Nevada lotus 99/9 / (10) 4 Z
54 Fabaceae Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus mountain grape-soda lupine 99/9 30/4 20/9 6 Z
55 Fabaceae Lupinus hyacinthinus San Jacinto lupine 99/9 99/9 50/9 4 Z
56 Fabaceae Trifolium repens *white clover / / / Z
57 Fagaceae Chrysolepis sempervirens bush chinquapin / / 10/1 3
58 Fagaceae Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak 99/9 40/5 10/1 4 Z
59 Grossulariaceae Ribes cereum var. cereum wax currant 50/9 99/9 30/9 7 Z
60 Grossulariaceae Ribes nevadense mountain pink currant / 10/1 / 2 Z
61 Lamiaceae Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora short-flowered monardella 99/9 99/9 50/9 9 Z
62 Lamiaceae Salvia pachyphylla rose sage 99/9 99/9 50/3 9 Z
63 Linaceae Linum lewisii var. lewisii Lewis' flax 30/3 / / 1 Z
64 Loasaceae Mentzelia congesta clustered blazing star / / / Z
65 Onagraceae Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium mountain California-fuchsia 50/3 20/4 20/1 7 Z
66 Onagraceae Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum groundsmoke / 10/2 20/2 3 Z
67 Orobanchaceae Orobanche fasciculata clustered broom-rape / / / Z
68 Philadelphaceae Philadelphus microphyllus little-leaf mock orange / 2/1 / 3 Z
69 Polemoniaceae Eriastrum sapphirinum sapphire woolly-star 4/1 / / 2 Z
70 Polemoniaceae Gilia diegensis coastal gilia / / / 9 Z
71 Polemoniaceae Gilia ochroleuca ssp. exilis volcanic gilia / / / 5 Z
72 Polemoniaceae Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox 20/5 50/9 20/9 9 Z
73 Polemoniaceae Phlox austromontana southern mountain phlox 50/9 99/9 2/2 9 Z
74 Polygonaceae Eriogonum apiculatum San Jacinto buckwheat 99/2 50/7 99/9 9 Z
75 Polygonaceae Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum naked buckwheat 99/9 50/3 30/9 2 Z
76 Polygonaceae Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum Wright's buckwheat 10/1 50/3 / 9 Z
77 Polygonaceae Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum Wright's buckwheat 99/9 99/9 50/9 1 Z
78 Polygonaceae Polygonum arenastrum *knotweed / / 1/1 Z
79 Portulacaceae Calyptridium parryi var. parryi Parry's sand cress / / / 1 Z
80 Ranunculaceae Aquilegia formosa western columbine / 3/1 / Z
81 Ranunculaceae Thalictrum fendleri Fendler's meadow-rue / / 10/1 1 Z
82 Rhamnaceae Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans cupped-leaf ceanothus / / 5/1 9 Z
83 Rhamnaceae Rhamnus californica (including R. tomentella) California coffeeberry 3/1 / 3/1 1 Z
84 Rosaceae Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany 1/1 / 1/1 4 Z
85 Rosaceae Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain-mahogany / / 1/1
86 Rosaceae Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus mountain spray / 20/5 /
87 Rosaceae Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa sticky cinquefoil / / (1) 1 Z
88 Rubiaceae Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw 99/9 40/3 20/1 2
89 Rubiaceae Galium parishii Parish's bedstraw 50/9 99/9 50/9 6 Z
90 Saxifragaceae Heuchera hirsutissima shaggy-haired alumroot 2/1 99/9 50/5 5 Z
91 Scrophulariaceae Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Martin's paintbrush 20/5 50/9 30/9 2 Z
92 Scrophulariaceae Cordylanthus nevinii Nevin's bird's beak 99/9 20/1 30/9 1 Z
93 Scrophulariaceae Mimulus floribundus floriferous monkeyflower / / / 6 Z
94 Scrophulariaceae Mimulus pilosus false monkeyflower / / / 7 Z
95 Scrophulariaceae Pedicularis semibarbata pine lousewort 10/3 20/4 5/1 2 Z
96 Scrophulariaceae Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii Grinnell's beardtongue 25/3 10/2 30/3 2 Z
97 Scrophulariaceae Penstemon labrosus San Gabriel beardtongue 99/9 99/9 99/9 6 Z
98 Solanaceae Nicotiana attenuata coyote tobacco / / 2/1 2 Z
99 Solanaceae Solanum xanti purple nightshade 20/4 / 20/3 1 Z
100 Viscaceae Arceuthobium campylopodum pine dwarf-mistletoe 50/9 / / 2 Z
101 Viscaceae Phoradendron pauciflorum fir mistletoe 2/2 / 1/1 2 Z
102 Cyperaceae Carex rossii Ross' sedge 99/9 30/3 1/1
103 Liliaceae Calochortus invenustus plain mariposa lily / / 1/1 3 Z
104 Poaceae Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass / / / 1 Z
105 Poaceae Achnatherum lettermanii Letterman's needlegrass / / / Z
106 Poaceae Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens Elmer's needlegrass / / / Z
107 Poaceae Achnatherum parishii Parish's needlegrass 15/3 10/4 10/1 1 Z
108 Poaceae Agropyron sp. wheatgrass / / / Z
109 Poaceae Bromus carinatus var. carinatus California brome 20/3 / / 1 Z
110 Poaceae Bromus grandis tall brome / / 10/1 2
111 Poaceae Bromus richardsonii fringed brome / 10/4 30/9 1 Z
112 Poaceae Bromus tectorum *downy brome 20/1 99/5 99/9 2 Z
113 Poaceae Elymus elymoides squirreltail 99/9 99/9 30/9 5 Z
114 Poaceae Elymus glaucus ssp. virescens Virginia wildrye / / / Z
115 Poaceae Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula Fendler's blue grass 40/9 50/9 30/9 2 Z

#	FAM	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	# Plants / # Locations	#V	Z
Santa Rosa Peak	Toro West	Toro East
1	Dryopteridaceae	Cystopteris fragilis	brittle bladder fern	/	/	/		Z
2	Dryopteridaceae	Woodsia oregana	Oregon cliff fern	/	/	10/1	4	Z
3	Pteridaceae	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	California cliff-brake	10/5	20/3	1/1	3	Z
4	Selaginellaceae	Selaginella watsonii	Watson's spike-moss	/	/	/	3	Z
5	Cupressaceae	Calocedrus decurrens	incense-cedar	30/3	1/1	1/1	7	Z
6	Pinaceae	Abies concolor	white fir	99/9	99/9	99/9	6	Z
7	Pinaceae	Pinus flexilis	limber pine	/	10/2	10/1	6	Z
8	Pinaceae	Pinus jeffreyi	Jeffrey pine	99/9	99/9	99/9	1	Z
9	Pinaceae	Pinus lambertiana	sugar pine	3/2	/	/	1	Z
10	Apiaceae	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	ranger's buttons	/	/	/		Z
11	Apiaceae	Tauschia parishii	Parish's tauschia	20/3	3/1	/	2	Z
12	Asteraceae	Artemisia dracunculus	wild tarragon	50/9	99/9	40/9	3	Z
13	Asteraceae	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	mountain mugwort	50/5	99/9	20/3	2	Z
14	Asteraceae	Bahia dissecta	ragged-leaf bahia	20/3	50/3	/	2	Z
15	Asteraceae	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	50/9	99/9	99/9	2	Z
16	Asteraceae	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis	threadleaf common rabbitbrush	30/3	30/2	/	1
17	Asteraceae	Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus	sticky-leaved rabbitbrush	5/1	/	/
18	Asteraceae	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	California thistle	1/1	/	/	1	Z
19	Asteraceae	Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata	wide-leaved rock goldenbush	20/5	50/5	10/1	3	Z
20	Asteraceae	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	leafy daisy	5/2	1/1	10/2	4	Z
21	Asteraceae	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	99/9	99/9	10/1	8	Z
22	Asteraceae	Gnaphalium palustre	western marsh cudweed	/	/	/	1	Z
23	Asteraceae	Gutierrezia sarothrae	matchweed	/	/	20/1	5	Z
24	Asteraceae	Hieracium horridum	prickly hawkweed	/	20/3	2/1	1	Z
25	Asteraceae	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	beautiful hulsea	15/7	15/6	/	9	Z
26	Asteraceae	Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens	Columbia cutleaf	30/4	/	/	3	Z
27	Asteraceae	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	California-aster	20/5	20/3	10/3	1	Z
28	Asteraceae	Machaeranthera canescens var. ziegleri	Ziegler's aster	20/5	50/9	30/5	9	Z
29	Asteraceae	Solidago californica	goldenrod	99/9	99/9	99/9	1	Z
30	Brassicaceae	Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum	pinewoods rock-cress	10/3	10/4	10/1	1	Z
31	Brassicaceae	Draba corrugata var. saxosa	Southern California rock draba	/	/	/	4	Z
32	Brassicaceae	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	western wallflower	2/2	99/5	30/9	4	Z
33	Brassicaceae	Thysanocarpus curvipes	fringe-pod	/	/	/	2	Z
34	Cactaceae	Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea	Mojave prickly-pear	/	/	5/1	6	Z
35	Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus mexicana	blue elderberry	/	/	1/1	2	Z
36	Caprifoliaceae	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	Parish's snowberry	10/4	99/9	99/9	6	Z
37	Caryophyllaceae	Silene parishii	Parish's campion	20/3	20/7	10/5	9	Z
38	Caryophyllaceae	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	white catch-fly	50/9	20/4	1/1	1	Z
39	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium fremontii	Fremont's goosefoot	1/1	40/2	50/9	3	Z
40	Chenopodiaceae	Salsola tragus	*Russian thistle	/	/	20/1	2	Z
41	Convolvulaceae	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	western morning-glory	30/4	80/2	/	1
42	Crassulaceae	Sedum niveum	Davidson's stonecrop	/	/	/	4	Z
43	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	pink-bracted manzanita	50/9	10/2	/	9	Z
44	Ericaceae	Pterospora andromedea	pinedrops	/	/	(1)	1
45	Ericaceae	Pyrola picta	white-veined wintergreen	/	/	/	1	Z
46	Ericaceae	Sarcodes sanguinea	snow-plant	10/5	1/1	/	7	Z
47	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia palmeri	woodland spurge	50/5	30/5	1/1	6	Z
48	Fabaceae	Amorpha californica var. californica	California false-indigo	1/1	/	/	7
49	Fabaceae	Astragalus bicristatus	crested milk-vetch	/	3/1	20/2	7	Z
50	Fabaceae	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	30/9	/	/	9	Z
51	Fabaceae	Astragalus leucolobus	Big Bear Valley woollypod	30/9	99/9	10/2	6	Z
52	Fabaceae	Lotus argyraeus var. argyraeus	canyon lotus	20/3	40/9	5/1	5	Z
53	Fabaceae	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	Sierra Nevada lotus	99/9	/	(10)	4	Z
54	Fabaceae	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	mountain grape-soda lupine	99/9	30/4	20/9	6	Z
55	Fabaceae	Lupinus hyacinthinus	San Jacinto lupine	99/9	99/9	50/9	4	Z
56	Fabaceae	Trifolium repens	*white clover	/	/	/		Z
57	Fagaceae	Chrysolepis sempervirens	bush chinquapin	/	/	10/1	3
58	Fagaceae	Quercus chrysolepis	canyon live oak	99/9	40/5	10/1	4	Z
59	Grossulariaceae	Ribes cereum var. cereum	wax currant	50/9	99/9	30/9	7	Z
60	Grossulariaceae	Ribes nevadense	mountain pink currant	/	10/1	/	2	Z
61	Lamiaceae	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	short-flowered monardella	99/9	99/9	50/9	9	Z
62	Lamiaceae	Salvia pachyphylla	rose sage	99/9	99/9	50/3	9	Z
63	Linaceae	Linum lewisii var. lewisii	Lewis' flax	30/3	/	/	1	Z
64	Loasaceae	Mentzelia congesta	clustered blazing star	/	/	/		Z
65	Onagraceae	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	mountain California-fuchsia	50/3	20/4	20/1	7	Z
66	Onagraceae	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	groundsmoke	/	10/2	20/2	3	Z
67	Orobanchaceae	Orobanche fasciculata	clustered broom-rape	/	/	/		Z
68	Philadelphaceae	Philadelphus microphyllus	little-leaf mock orange	/	2/1	/	3	Z
69	Polemoniaceae	Eriastrum sapphirinum	sapphire woolly-star	4/1	/	/	2	Z
70	Polemoniaceae	Gilia diegensis	coastal gilia	/	/	/	9	Z
71	Polemoniaceae	Gilia ochroleuca ssp. exilis	volcanic gilia	/	/	/	5	Z
72	Polemoniaceae	Leptodactylon pungens	granite prickly phlox	20/5	50/9	20/9	9	Z
73	Polemoniaceae	Phlox austromontana	southern mountain phlox	50/9	99/9	2/2	9	Z
74	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum apiculatum	San Jacinto buckwheat	99/2	50/7	99/9	9	Z
75	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	naked buckwheat	99/9	50/3	30/9	2	Z
76	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	Wright's buckwheat	10/1	50/3	/	9	Z
77	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	Wright's buckwheat	99/9	99/9	50/9	1	Z
78	Polygonaceae	Polygonum arenastrum	*knotweed	/	/	1/1		Z
79	Portulacaceae	Calyptridium parryi var. parryi	Parry's sand cress	/	/	/	1	Z
80	Ranunculaceae	Aquilegia formosa	western columbine	/	3/1	/		Z
81	Ranunculaceae	Thalictrum fendleri	Fendler's meadow-rue	/	/	10/1	1	Z
82	Rhamnaceae	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	cupped-leaf ceanothus	/	/	5/1	9	Z
83	Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus californica (including R. tomentella)	California coffeeberry	3/1	/	3/1	1	Z
84	Rosaceae	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	1/1	/	1/1	4	Z
85	Rosaceae	Cercocarpus ledifolius	curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	/	/	1/1
86	Rosaceae	Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus	mountain spray	/	20/5	/
87	Rosaceae	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	sticky cinquefoil	/	/	(1)	1	Z
88	Rubiaceae	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	99/9	40/3	20/1	2
89	Rubiaceae	Galium parishii	Parish's bedstraw	50/9	99/9	50/9	6	Z
90	Saxifragaceae	Heuchera hirsutissima	shaggy-haired alumroot	2/1	99/9	50/5	5	Z
91	Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	Martin's paintbrush	20/5	50/9	30/9	2	Z
92	Scrophulariaceae	Cordylanthus nevinii	Nevin's bird's beak	99/9	20/1	30/9	1	Z
93	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus floribundus	floriferous monkeyflower	/	/	/	6	Z
94	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus pilosus	false monkeyflower	/	/	/	7	Z
95	Scrophulariaceae	Pedicularis semibarbata	pine lousewort	10/3	20/4	5/1	2	Z
96	Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	Grinnell's beardtongue	25/3	10/2	30/3	2	Z
97	Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon labrosus	San Gabriel beardtongue	99/9	99/9	99/9	6	Z
98	Solanaceae	Nicotiana attenuata	coyote tobacco	/	/	2/1	2	Z
99	Solanaceae	Solanum xanti	purple nightshade	20/4	/	20/3	1	Z
100	Viscaceae	Arceuthobium campylopodum	pine dwarf-mistletoe	50/9	/	/	2	Z
101	Viscaceae	Phoradendron pauciflorum	fir mistletoe	2/2	/	1/1	2	Z
102	Cyperaceae	Carex rossii	Ross' sedge	99/9	30/3	1/1
103	Liliaceae	Calochortus invenustus	plain mariposa lily	/	/	1/1	3	Z
104	Poaceae	Achnatherum hymenoides	Indian ricegrass	/	/	/	1	Z
105	Poaceae	Achnatherum lettermanii	Letterman's needlegrass	/	/	/		Z
106	Poaceae	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens	Elmer's needlegrass	/	/	/		Z
107	Poaceae	Achnatherum parishii	Parish's needlegrass	15/3	10/4	10/1	1	Z
108	Poaceae	Agropyron sp.	wheatgrass	/	/	/		Z
109	Poaceae	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	California brome	20/3	/	/	1	Z
110	Poaceae	Bromus grandis	tall brome	/	/	10/1	2
111	Poaceae	Bromus richardsonii	fringed brome	/	10/4	30/9	1	Z
112	Poaceae	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome	20/1	99/5	99/9	2	Z
113	Poaceae	Elymus elymoides	squirreltail	99/9	99/9	30/9	5	Z
114	Poaceae	Elymus glaucus ssp. virescens	Virginia wildrye	/	/	/		Z
115	Poaceae	Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula	Fendler's blue grass	40/9	50/9	30/9	2	Z

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