Checklist for Candy's Creek and Skunk Cabbage Meadow, Tahquitz Valley, San Jacinto Mountains

Checklist for Candy's Creek and Skunk Cabbage Meadow, Tahquitz Valley, San Jacinto Mountains

Tom Chester, Dave Stith, James Dillane, William Schlegel, RT Hawke, and Mike Crouse

This gives just the flora of Candy's Creek and Skunk Cabbage Meadow.
The following gives some basic information about this checklist.
See:

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 species.
The columns labeled SCM and CC gives the number of plants of each species that occur in Skunk Cabbage Meadow and Candy's Creek. The number is a minimum estimate of the number of plants, up to a maximum of 99 plants.
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# Famil Scientific Name
Link goes to Jepson eFlora (*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos SCM CC
Ferns
1 Denns Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens bracken 99 99
2 Woods Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum subarctic lady-fern 5
3 Woods Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladder fern 5 10
Gymnosperms
4 Pinac Abies concolor white fir 99 99
5 Pinac Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana lodgepole pine 1 2
6 Pinac Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine 99 99
7 Pinac Pinus lambertiana sugar pine 5
Eudicots
8 Adoxa Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea blue elderberry 1
9 Apiac Perideridia parishii Parish's yampah 99 2
10 Apiac Sphenosciadium capitellatum ranger's buttons 17 50
11 Aster Achillea millefolium yarrow 99 99
12 Aster Agoseris retrorsa spear-leaved mountain dandelion 1
13 Aster Artemisia dracunculus wild tarragon 99 99
14 Aster Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta mountain mugwort 75
15 Aster Cirsium scariosum elk thistle 3
16 Aster Cirsium vulgare *bull thistle 40
17 Aster Corethrogyne filaginifolia California-aster 1
18 Aster Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush 10
19 Aster Erigeron canadensis horseweed 1
20 Aster Gnaphalium palustre western marsh cudweed 50
21 Aster Helenium bigelovii Bigelow's sneezeweed V
22 Aster Lactuca serriola *prickly lettuce x
23 Aster Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera sticky lessingia 99
24 Aster Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii alpine aster 99
25 Aster Pseudognaphalium stramineum cotton-batting plant 11
26 Aster Pseudognaphalium thermale slender everlasting 15
27 Aster Solidago velutina ssp. californica goldenrod 99
28 Aster Sonchus asper ssp. asper *prickly sow thistle 5
29 Aster Stephanomeria virgata twiggy wreath plant 1
30 Aster Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum western mountain aster 99 50
31 Aster Taraxacum officinale *common dandelion 6
32 Aster Tragopogon dubius *yellow salsify 1
33 Borag Phacelia mutabilis changeable phacelia 75 99
34 Brass Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum western wallflower 40 8
35 Brass Sisymbrium altissimum *tumble-mustard nr
36 Capri Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii Parish's snowberry 10 50
37 Caryo Silene parishii Parish's campion 4
38 Caryo Silene verecunda white catch-fly 99 20
39 Caryo Stellaria calycantha northern starwort 15
40 Cheno Chenopodium atrovirens forest goosefoot 1 99
41 Cheno Chenopodium fremontii Fremont's goosefoot 99
42 Erica Chimaphila menziesii little prince's pine 1
43 Erica Pterospora andromedea pinedrops 1
44 Erica Pyrola dentata toothed wintergreen 1
45 Erica Pyrola picta white-veined wintergreen 12
46 Erica Sarcodes sanguinea snow-plant 5
47 Fabac Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis Sierra Nevada lotus 50 10
48 Fabac Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia broad-leaved lotus 15
49 Fabac Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia streambank lotus 99 5
50 Fabac Lupinus hyacinthinus San Jacinto lupine 99 99
51 Fabac Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei bigleaf lupine 70 99
52 Fabac Trifolium longipes var. atrorubens mountain clover 20
53 Fabac Trifolium microcephalum small-head field clover 20
54 Fabac Trifolium monanthum ssp. grantianum mountain carpet clover 99 50
55 Fabac Trifolium wormskioldii cows clover 25
56 Fagac Chrysolepis sempervirens bush chinquapin 1
57 Geran Geranium californicum California geranium 50 10
58 Gross Ribes cereum var. cereum wax currant 4 2
59 Hyper Hypericum anagalloides tinker's penny 99 30
60 Lamia Monardella australis ssp. australis southern mountain-monardella 99
61 Lamia Monardella nana short-flowered monardella 2
62 Lamia Stachys rigida rigid hedge-nettle 99 99
63 Monti Calyptridium monospermum pussy paws 15
64 Monti Montia chamissoi toad lily 99
65 Onagr Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum fireweed 60
66 Onagr Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium mountain California-fuchsia 5
67 Onagr Epilobium ciliatum willowherb 30
68 Onagr Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum glandular willowherb 99 x
69 Onagr Epilobium densiflorum spike primrose V
70 Onagr Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum glaucus willowherb 10
71 Onagr Epilobium oregonense slimstem willowweed 99
72 Onagr Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum groundsmoke 99
73 Onagr Gayophytum oligospermum pinegrove groundsmoke 20 50
74 Oroba Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Martin's paintbrush 3
75 Oroba Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata giant red paintbrush 15
76 Oroba Pedicularis semibarbata pine lousewort 1 20
77 Phrym Mimulus breweri Brewer's monkeyflower 99
78 Phrym Mimulus moschatus musk monkeyflower 99 99
79 Phrym Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides primrose monkeyflower 99
80 Phrym Mimulus tilingii larger mountain monkeyflower 99 20
81 Plant Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis San Jacinto Mts. keckiella 99 99
82 Plant Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii Grinnell's beardtongue V
83 Plant Penstemon labrosus San Gabriel beardtongue 5
84 Plant Penstemon rostriflorus beaked penstemon 4
85 Plant Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa thyme-leaved speedwell 40 10
86 Polem Allophyllum divaricatum purple false-gilia 1 50
87 Polyg Bistorta bistortoides western bistort 50 10
88 Polyg Eriogonum apiculatum San Jacinto buckwheat x 99
89 Polyg Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat x
90 Polyg Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum naked buckwheat 10
91 Polyg Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum Wright's buckwheat 50
92 Polyg Polygonum douglasii Douglas' knotweed 99 5
93 Polyg Rumex acetosella *common sheep sorrel 50
94 Primu Dodecatheon alpinum alpine shooting star 99 5
95 Ranun Aquilegia formosa western columbine 50
96 Ranun Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus slender buttercup V
97 Ranun Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri Fendler's meadow-rue 4
98 Rhamn Ceanothus cordulatus mountain whitethorn 30 1
99 Rosac Drymocallis lactea var. lactea Nevada cinquefoil 50 99
100 Rosac Horkelia clevelandii var. clevelandii Cleveland's horkelia 60 20
101 Rosac Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata slender cinquefoil 70 1
102 Rosac Prunus emarginata bitter cherry 1? 99
103 Rubia Kelloggia galioides breakfast bedstraw x 3
104 Salic Salix lemmonii Lemmon's willow 10
105 Salic Salix lutea yellow willow 5 20
106 Salic Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow 10 10
107 Viola Viola macloskeyi small white violet 99 10
Monocots
108 Amary Narcissus hybrid *garden trumpet daffodil 10
109 Cyper Carex abrupta abrupt-beak sedge 99 50
110 Cyper Carex fracta fragile sheath sedge 99 99
111 Cyper Carex heteroneura vari-nerved sedge 99
112 Cyper Carex rossii Ross' sedge 5 20
113 Cyper Carex senta swamp sedge 99 99
114 Cyper Carex subfusca brown sedge 30
115 Cyper Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis needle spikerush 10
116 Irida Sisyrinchium bellum blue-eyed grass 10
117 Junca Juncus effusus ssp. austrocalifornicus Sonoran rush 4
118 Junca Juncus macrandrus long-anthered rush 99 10
119 Junca Juncus mexicanus Mexican rush 99 20
120 Junca Luzula comosa hairy wood rush 20 99
121 Lilia Lilium parryi lemon lily 48 99
122 Melan Veratrum californicum var. californicum California corn lily 99 99
123 Orchi Corallorhiza maculata spotted coralroot 2 10
124 Orchi Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda adder's-mouth V
125 Orchi Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys white bog orchid 3
126 Orchi Spiranthes romanzoffiana hooded ladies-tresses V
127 Poace Agrostis idahoensis Idaho bentgrass 99 99
128 Poace Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass 99
129 Poace Bromus carinatus var. carinatus California brome 20 20
130 Poace Bromus richardsonii fringed brome 15
131 Poace Bromus tectorum *downy brome 75
132 Poace Dactylis glomerata *orchard-grass 3 3
133 Poace Deschampsia elongata slender hairgrass 99 99
134 Poace Elymus elymoides squirreltail 25 99
135 Poace Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus blue wildrye 99 99
136 Poace Elymus hispidus *intermediate wheatgrass 99 50
137 Poace Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus slender wheatgrass 99 30
138 Poace Festuca myuros *rattail fescue 5
139 Poace Glyceria elata tall mannagrass 99 99
140 Poace Muhlenbergia andina foxtail muhly 2 2
141 Poace Muhlenbergia richardsonis mat muhly 99 99
142 Poace Phleum alpinum mountain timothy 9 3
143 Poace Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis Kentucky blue grass 99 99
144 Poace Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis western needlegrass 50
145 Poace Trisetum canescens tall trisetum 2 30
146 Rusca Maianthemum stellatum little false-solomon's-seal 88 5

#	Famil	Scientific Name Link goes to Jepson eFlora	(*)Common Name Link goes to Calphotos	SCM	CC
Ferns
1	Denns	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	bracken	99	99
2	Woods	Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum	subarctic lady-fern		5
3	Woods	Cystopteris fragilis	brittle bladder fern	5	10
Gymnosperms
4	Pinac	Abies concolor	white fir	99	99
5	Pinac	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	lodgepole pine	1	2
6	Pinac	Pinus jeffreyi	Jeffrey pine	99	99
7	Pinac	Pinus lambertiana	sugar pine		5
Eudicots
8	Adoxa	Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea	blue elderberry	1
9	Apiac	Perideridia parishii	Parish's yampah	99	2
10	Apiac	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	ranger's buttons	17	50
11	Aster	Achillea millefolium	yarrow	99	99
12	Aster	Agoseris retrorsa	spear-leaved mountain dandelion	1
13	Aster	Artemisia dracunculus	wild tarragon	99	99
14	Aster	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	mountain mugwort	75
15	Aster	Cirsium scariosum	elk thistle	3
16	Aster	Cirsium vulgare	*bull thistle	40
17	Aster	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	California-aster	1
18	Aster	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush		10
19	Aster	Erigeron canadensis	horseweed	1
20	Aster	Gnaphalium palustre	western marsh cudweed	50
21	Aster	Helenium bigelovii	Bigelow's sneezeweed	V
22	Aster	Lactuca serriola	*prickly lettuce	x
23	Aster	Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera	sticky lessingia	99
24	Aster	Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii	alpine aster	99
25	Aster	Pseudognaphalium stramineum	cotton-batting plant	11
26	Aster	Pseudognaphalium thermale	slender everlasting	15
27	Aster	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	goldenrod	99
28	Aster	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	*prickly sow thistle	5
29	Aster	Stephanomeria virgata	twiggy wreath plant	1
30	Aster	Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum	western mountain aster	99	50
31	Aster	Taraxacum officinale	*common dandelion	6
32	Aster	Tragopogon dubius	*yellow salsify	1
33	Borag	Phacelia mutabilis	changeable phacelia	75	99
34	Brass	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	western wallflower	40	8
35	Brass	Sisymbrium altissimum	*tumble-mustard	nr
36	Capri	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	Parish's snowberry	10	50
37	Caryo	Silene parishii	Parish's campion	4
38	Caryo	Silene verecunda	white catch-fly	99	20
39	Caryo	Stellaria calycantha	northern starwort	15
40	Cheno	Chenopodium atrovirens	forest goosefoot	1	99
41	Cheno	Chenopodium fremontii	Fremont's goosefoot	99
42	Erica	Chimaphila menziesii	little prince's pine	1
43	Erica	Pterospora andromedea	pinedrops		1
44	Erica	Pyrola dentata	toothed wintergreen	1
45	Erica	Pyrola picta	white-veined wintergreen	12
46	Erica	Sarcodes sanguinea	snow-plant	5
47	Fabac	Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis	Sierra Nevada lotus	50	10
48	Fabac	Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia	broad-leaved lotus	15
49	Fabac	Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia	streambank lotus	99	5
50	Fabac	Lupinus hyacinthinus	San Jacinto lupine	99	99
51	Fabac	Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei	bigleaf lupine	70	99
52	Fabac	Trifolium longipes var. atrorubens	mountain clover	20
53	Fabac	Trifolium microcephalum	small-head field clover	20
54	Fabac	Trifolium monanthum ssp. grantianum	mountain carpet clover	99	50
55	Fabac	Trifolium wormskioldii	cows clover	25
56	Fagac	Chrysolepis sempervirens	bush chinquapin		1
57	Geran	Geranium californicum	California geranium	50	10
58	Gross	Ribes cereum var. cereum	wax currant	4	2
59	Hyper	Hypericum anagalloides	tinker's penny	99	30
60	Lamia	Monardella australis ssp. australis	southern mountain-monardella	99
61	Lamia	Monardella nana	short-flowered monardella		2
62	Lamia	Stachys rigida	rigid hedge-nettle	99	99
63	Monti	Calyptridium monospermum	pussy paws		15
64	Monti	Montia chamissoi	toad lily	99
65	Onagr	Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum	fireweed		60
66	Onagr	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	mountain California-fuchsia		5
67	Onagr	Epilobium ciliatum	willowherb		30
68	Onagr	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum	glandular willowherb	99	x
69	Onagr	Epilobium densiflorum	spike primrose	V
70	Onagr	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	glaucus willowherb		10
71	Onagr	Epilobium oregonense	slimstem willowweed	99
72	Onagr	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	groundsmoke	99
73	Onagr	Gayophytum oligospermum	pinegrove groundsmoke	20	50
74	Oroba	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	Martin's paintbrush	3
75	Oroba	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	giant red paintbrush	15
76	Oroba	Pedicularis semibarbata	pine lousewort	1	20
77	Phrym	Mimulus breweri	Brewer's monkeyflower	99
78	Phrym	Mimulus moschatus	musk monkeyflower	99	99
79	Phrym	Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides	primrose monkeyflower	99
80	Phrym	Mimulus tilingii	larger mountain monkeyflower	99	20
81	Plant	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	99	99
82	Plant	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	Grinnell's beardtongue	V
83	Plant	Penstemon labrosus	San Gabriel beardtongue	5
84	Plant	Penstemon rostriflorus	beaked penstemon		4
85	Plant	Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa	thyme-leaved speedwell	40	10
86	Polem	Allophyllum divaricatum	purple false-gilia	1	50
87	Polyg	Bistorta bistortoides	western bistort	50	10
88	Polyg	Eriogonum apiculatum	San Jacinto buckwheat	x	99
89	Polyg	Eriogonum davidsonii	Davidson's buckwheat	x
90	Polyg	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	naked buckwheat	10
91	Polyg	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	Wright's buckwheat	50
92	Polyg	Polygonum douglasii	Douglas' knotweed	99	5
93	Polyg	Rumex acetosella	*common sheep sorrel		50
94	Primu	Dodecatheon alpinum	alpine shooting star	99	5
95	Ranun	Aquilegia formosa	western columbine		50
96	Ranun	Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus	slender buttercup	V
97	Ranun	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	Fendler's meadow-rue		4
98	Rhamn	Ceanothus cordulatus	mountain whitethorn	30	1
99	Rosac	Drymocallis lactea var. lactea	Nevada cinquefoil	50	99
100	Rosac	Horkelia clevelandii var. clevelandii	Cleveland's horkelia	60	20
101	Rosac	Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata	slender cinquefoil	70	1
102	Rosac	Prunus emarginata	bitter cherry	1?	99
103	Rubia	Kelloggia galioides	breakfast bedstraw	x	3
104	Salic	Salix lemmonii	Lemmon's willow	10
105	Salic	Salix lutea	yellow willow	5	20
106	Salic	Salix scouleriana	Scouler's willow	10	10
107	Viola	Viola macloskeyi	small white violet	99	10
Monocots
108	Amary	Narcissus hybrid	*garden trumpet daffodil	10
109	Cyper	Carex abrupta	abrupt-beak sedge	99	50
110	Cyper	Carex fracta	fragile sheath sedge	99	99
111	Cyper	Carex heteroneura	vari-nerved sedge	99
112	Cyper	Carex rossii	Ross' sedge	5	20
113	Cyper	Carex senta	swamp sedge	99	99
114	Cyper	Carex subfusca	brown sedge	30
115	Cyper	Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis	needle spikerush	10
116	Irida	Sisyrinchium bellum	blue-eyed grass	10
117	Junca	Juncus effusus ssp. austrocalifornicus	Sonoran rush	4
118	Junca	Juncus macrandrus	long-anthered rush	99	10
119	Junca	Juncus mexicanus	Mexican rush	99	20
120	Junca	Luzula comosa	hairy wood rush	20	99
121	Lilia	Lilium parryi	lemon lily	48	99
122	Melan	Veratrum californicum var. californicum	California corn lily	99	99
123	Orchi	Corallorhiza maculata	spotted coralroot	2	10
124	Orchi	Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda	adder's-mouth	V
125	Orchi	Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys	white bog orchid	3
126	Orchi	Spiranthes romanzoffiana	hooded ladies-tresses	V
127	Poace	Agrostis idahoensis	Idaho bentgrass	99	99
128	Poace	Agrostis scabra	rough bentgrass	99
129	Poace	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	California brome	20	20
130	Poace	Bromus richardsonii	fringed brome	15
131	Poace	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome	75
132	Poace	Dactylis glomerata	*orchard-grass	3	3
133	Poace	Deschampsia elongata	slender hairgrass	99	99
134	Poace	Elymus elymoides	squirreltail	25	99
135	Poace	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	blue wildrye	99	99
136	Poace	Elymus hispidus	*intermediate wheatgrass	99	50
137	Poace	Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus	slender wheatgrass	99	30
138	Poace	Festuca myuros	*rattail fescue	5
139	Poace	Glyceria elata	tall mannagrass	99	99
140	Poace	Muhlenbergia andina	foxtail muhly	2	2
141	Poace	Muhlenbergia richardsonis	mat muhly	99	99
142	Poace	Phleum alpinum	mountain timothy	9	3
143	Poace	Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis	Kentucky blue grass	99	99
144	Poace	Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis	western needlegrass	50
145	Poace	Trisetum canescens	tall trisetum	2	30
146	Rusca	Maianthemum stellatum	little false-solomon's-seal	88	5

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