Flora of the Lake Hemet area of Garner Valley, San Jacinto Mountains

Flora of the Lake Hemet area of Garner Valley, San Jacinto Mountains

Bruce Watts and Tom Chester

Fig. 1. Top: View of the Lake Hemet area from along the Spitler Peak Trail looking southwest.
Bottom: View across Lake Hemet from its northwest end, looking east / southeast. Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila, threadleaf common rabbitbrush, is in the foreground. The Desert Divide is the main skyline ridge, with the more distant Santa Rosa Mountains seen at the right where the Desert Divide ends near SR74. Note the people along the shoreline for scale.
Photos by Bruce Watts. Click on the pictures for versions showing a larger area.

Fig. 2. Top Left: Anemopsis californica, yerba mansa. Top Right: Asclepias fascicularis, narrow-leaf milkweed.
Bottom Left: Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum, annual water-aster. Bottom right: Huge mats of Acmispon heermannii var. heermannii, silky lotus, cover the exposed shoreline in 2018. They were submerged by water in 2019 and disappeared.
Photos by Bruce Watts. Click on the pictures for larger versions.

Introduction
Shoreline, Aquatic, and Marsh Species Unique to Lake Hemet at San Jacinto Mountain
Procedure for Compiling the Checklist
Species Checklist
Notes on Some Species

Introduction

Lake Hemet is located at the lowest end of Garner Valley, in the southern part of the San Jacinto Mountains, four miles east of Mountain Center, and about 20 miles east of the town of Hemet. The reservoir has 12 miles (19 km) of shoreline, which is at an elevation of 4340 feet (1322 m).
Lake Hemet is a reservoir constructed and owned by the Lake Hemet Water Company. The reservoir was built in order to supply water to develop the town of Hemet. It took four years to build the 122.5 foot tall dam, from 1891 to 1894. For sixteen years it was the tallest masonry dam in the world. After six feet of water poured over the top of the dam in January 1916, the dam was raised by 12.5 feet, to a height of 135 feet. Water has flowed over the dam several times since then, with only minor damage. (Source: Robinson and Risher, The San Jacinto Mountains, pp. 155 to 158; see also Historic Lake Hemet Dam)
For 37 years, the Water Company prohibited any public access to the lake, despite pressure from the public, and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to allow it. Finally, they agreed in 1933 to open the lake to public use. (Robinson and Risher, pp. 158 to 159.) The eastern part of the lake is a public campground, with a day use fee of $25 and camping fees of $49 to $59 per night, entered from the Lake Hemet Campground Store area.
The Forest Service owns the land on the north shore of the lake, and has established a day use area for picnicking and fishing. An Adventure Pass ($5 / day) is required. The entrance to the Forest Service Land is along SR74 northwest of the Campground Store area, and southwest of Apple Canyon Road.
The flora of this area primarily comes from surveys by Bruce Watts of the Forest Service land, including the Lake Shore and the access road (see Fig. 4). The flora has been augmented by vouchers and iNaturalist observations.
The flora includes a separate checklist for species found in the area of the three bridges on SR74 of the streams that feed into the Lake. The northernmost bridge is signed "Antsell Rock Creek". The southernmost bridge is signed "South Fork San Jacinto River". The middle bridge is unsigned, since it drains a small unnamed area.
Most of the species in the flora are unrelated to the Lake, growing above the shoreline of the Lake and in the streams. However, it is of much interest to note the shoreline and aquatic species found in the Lake, since every one of them has had to be introduced into those areas since the Lake was filled 126 years ago. Many of those species presumably have arrived by birds or boats from areas outside of San Jacinto Mountain, since there are no permanent lakes here. We have only one ephemeral lake, Hidden Lake in Long Valley, which is at a much higher elevation, and has few species in common with Lake Hemet.
Reservoirs are a difficult place for shoreline and aquatic species to live, since the water levels change much more rapidly than they do in natural lakes. Plants may get established along the shoreline in years in which the lake level is low, and then become rapidly drowned by several feet of water when the lake fills up again from major storms; see the bottom right panel of Fig. 2. Plants may arrive one year, and be extirpated from the lake the next year. It might take several introductions before a species becomes established here. We don't know how long it takes for the lake to reach its equilibrium number of species, but we doubt it has already happened.
Shoreline, Aquatic, and Marsh Species Unique to Lake Hemet at San Jacinto Mountain

The most interesting species unique to Lake Hemet at San Jacinto Mountain are ones that live in habitats created by Lake Hemet. That includes shoreline species, aquatic species, and ones that live in marshy areas. These species would not have lived at San Jacinto Mountain prior to the creation of Lake Hemet and Lake Fulmor, and the smaller ponds created by cattle ranchers.
There are 14 such species known only from Lake Hemet at San Jacinto, listed in Table 1. It is quite interesting that all but one of these species are native to southern California. Most of these species are known only from a single small area at Lake Hemet (different areas for different species), possibly indicating that they haven't reached their full potential distribution there.
The year that each of those species was first vouchered, or seen by us, is also given. The first year any of those species was vouchered was 1909, 15 years after the Lake was created. The next years were 1938, 1964, 1971, and 1987, each with a single species. Four species were vouchered in 1999, which was probably the first comprehensive collection event. We observed five additional species from 2013 to 2018 in our surveys, with one of them seen previously in 1973, but not identified correctly until 2020. That may, or may not, imply that those five species were introduced to this area in the last 20 years.
The species are listed in alphabetical order by Scientific Name in the tables in this section.
Table 1. Shoreline, Aquatic, and Marsh Species Known Only From Lake Hemet at San Jacinto Mountain

# Famil Scientific Name
Link goes to the Jepson eFlora (*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos Year first vouchered or seen
1 Apiac Berula erecta cutleaf water-parsnip V - 1964
2 Cheno Chenopodium rubrum red goosefoot V - 1999
3 Cyper Cyperus erythrorhizos redroot flatsedge V - 1999
4 Aster Eclipta prostrata false daisy V - 1999
5 Aster Euthamia occidentalis western goldenrod S - 2014
6 Arace Lemna turionifera turion duckweed S - 1973
7 Verbe Phyla nodiflora turkey tangle fogfruit S - 2013
8 Rosac Potentilla norvegica *Norwegian cinquefoil V - 1971
9 Brass Rorippa sphaerocarpa round-fruit yellow-cress V - 1999
10 Polyg Rumex fueginus golden dock V - 1909
11 Cyper Schoenoplectus californicus California tule S - 2015
12 Aster Solidago confinis southern goldenrod V - 1987
13 Aster Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum annual water-aster S - 2018
14 Viola Viola nephrophylla northern bog violet V - 1938

Five additional shoreline, aquatic, and marsh species are known only from Lake Hemet and perhaps from one or two nearby locations in the area, listed in Table 2.
Two of those species have vouchers from "upper end of Garner Valley". As far as we know, the upper (southeastern) end of Garner Valley doesn't have any habitats similar to that of Lake Hemet. We speculate that locality might actually be the lower end of Garner Valley, which is at the base of the mountains to the northwest. It seems quite possible that the collector might have assumed the Lake Hemet area was the "upper end" of Garner Valley. If so, those two species should be added to the 12 species in Table 1.
Two of the other species in Table 2 have vouchers from very nearby areas, from similar human-created habitat on a smaller scale, ponds at K Flat Meadow, the Quinn Flat / Kenworthy area, and Keen Camp. The pond at K Flat Meadow may now be gone, after the scouring rains of 2019 took out its dam.
The fifth species, Amaranthus californicus, has vouchers from a County Park just below the Forest lower boundary.
Three species are known only from Lake Hemet and Lake Fulmor, listed in Table 3. Lake Fulmor is also a reservoir, formed by damming of Hall Canyon when SR243 was built in 1948.
All but one of the species in Tables 2 and 3 are also native.
Table 2. Shoreline, Aquatic, and Marsh Species Known Only From Lake Hemet and Perhaps One or Two Nearby Locations at San Jacinto Mountain

# Famil Scientific Name
Link goes to the Jepson eFlora (*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos Notes
1 Amara Amaranthus californicus California amaranth Only other is SR243 just below Forest boundary
2 Poace Crypsis schoenoides *swamp grass Only other location is "upper end Garner Valley"
3 Poace Leptochloa fusca ssp. uninervia Mexican sprangletop Only other location is "upper end Garner Valley"
4 Poace Paspalum distichum knot grass Voucher from Keen Camp
5 Verbe Verbena bracteata bracted verbena Voucher from K Flat; seen at Quinn Flat pond

Table 3. Shoreline, Aquatic, and Marsh Species Known Only From Lake Hemet and Lake Fulmor at San Jacinto Mountain

# Famil Scientific Name
Link goes to the Jepson eFlora (*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos
1 Azoll Azolla filiculoides mosquito fern
2 Cerat Ceratophyllum demersum coon's tail
3 Typha Typha latifolia broadleaf cattail

Some of our favorite species listed in Tables 1 through 3 are shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 3. Some of the species unique to Lake Hemet and/or Lake Fulmor at San Jacinto Mountain. Top Left: Azolla filiculoides, mosquito fern. Top Right: Phyla nodiflora, turkey tangle fogfruit. Bottom: Euthamia occidentalis, western goldenrod (with Baldy Mountain in background).
Pictures by Bruce Watts. Click on the pictures for larger versions.

Procedure for Compiling the Checklist

This checklist was compiled from a number of visits to the publicly-accessible area of Lake Hemet, including the bridges on SR74 over the eastern tributaries to the lake; from vouchers; and from iNaturalist observations.
Fig. 4 shows the Lake Hemet area, along with the surveyed portions.

Fig. 4. The Lake Hemet Area. The Survey Area along the north edge of the Lake is in the National Forest, accessible by foot or vehicle. The eastern area is a campground with a day use fee of $25 per day. The dam is at lower left, not publicly accessible. Three bridges over the eastern tributaries that were also surveyed for this Flora are circled at right. Click on the map for larger version.
Bruce surveyed the Lake Hemet area shown in Fig. 4 with the red lines on 31 July 2020, 3, 4, and 5 August 2020. He surveyed the bridge areas on 7 and 9 August 2020.
The bridge areas were also surveyed by Bruce, Tom, Nancy Accola and Don Rideout on 19 and 23 September 2019.
After a preliminary checklist was created from the above surveys, Bruce went back through his pictures from his many trips in prior years, and found additional species for the flora.
There were 210 observed species from the above.
On 16 August 2020, a search of iNaturalist observations by Tom found four additional species
On 19 August 2020, Tom searched vouchers for additional species. Vouchers were first searched in a rectangle that covered the Lake Hemet area, and then the localities were reviewed, keeping only those vouchers that clearly indicated they were from the Lake, or the Bridge area. That resulted in accepting 149 vouchers, which added 30 species to the Flora.
The Checklist below contains a total of 245 taxa the above sources.
See Notes on Some Species for some species that were excluded from this flora.
Species Checklist

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.

For this flora, the monkeyflower scientific names have been updated to ones used in the Jepson eFlora revision of 2018.
An asterisk before the common name indicates a non-native species.
The last two columns indicate whether a species was found in the Lake Hemet Area (column title LH), or in the three bridges area (column title Br). In those columns, an x indicates we observed it; a P indicates we observed it and we think it was planted; a W indicates it was only observed once, and is likely a Waif. Species with iN in those columns are ones we haven't seen, but were recorded at iNaturalist. Species with V in those columns are ones we haven't seen, but are vouchered from this area. Some of those vouchered species may not actually be from the Lake Hemet area, since the voucher locality may just be the nearest landmark.
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# Famil Scientific Name
Link goes to the Jepson eFlora (*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos LH Br
Ferns
1 Azoll Azolla filiculoides mosquito fern x x
2 Equis Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush x
Gymnosperms
3 Cupre Calocedrus decurrens incense-cedar P
4 Pinac Pinus coulteri Coulter pine x
5 Pinac Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine x x
Magnoliids
6 Sauru Anemopsis californica yerba mansa x
Ceratophyllales
7 Cerat Ceratophyllum demersum coon's tail V
Eudicots
8 Adoxa Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea blue elderberry x x
9 Amara Amaranthus californicus California amaranth V
10 Amara Amaranthus powellii Powell's amaranth V
11 Amara Amaranthus retroflexus *red-rooted amaranth x
12 Apiac Berula erecta cutleaf water-parsnip V
13 Apiac Conium maculatum *poison hemlock x
14 Apocy Asclepias californica California milkweed x
15 Apocy Asclepias eriocarpa Indian milkweed x
16 Apocy Asclepias fascicularis narrow-leaf milkweed x
17 Aster Achillea millefolium yarrow x x
18 Aster Ambrosia acanthicarpa bur-ragweed x x
19 Aster Ambrosia psilostachya western ragweed x
20 Aster Anisocoma acaulis scale-bud x
21 Aster Anthemis cotula *dog-fennel W
22 Aster Artemisia dracunculus wild tarragon x
23 Aster Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta mountain mugwort x x
24 Aster Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush x x
25 Aster Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia mule fat x
26 Aster Chaenactis glabriuscula var. lanosa woolly yellow chaenactis V
27 Aster Cirsium occidentale var. californicum California thistle x x
28 Aster Cirsium scariosum var. citrinum meadow thistle x
29 Aster Cirsium vulgare *bull thistle x x
30 Aster Corethrogyne filaginifolia California-aster x x
31 Aster Deinandra mohavensis Mojave tarplant x x
32 Aster Dieteria asteroides hoary aster x
33 Aster Eclipta prostrata false daisy x
34 Aster Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila threadleaf common rabbitbrush x
35 Aster Ericameria pinifolia pine goldenbush x x
36 Aster Erigeron canadensis horseweed x x
37 Aster Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus leafy daisy x
38 Aster Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum golden yarrow x
39 Aster Eriophyllum wallacei Wallace's woolly daisy x
40 Aster Euthamia occidentalis western goldenrod x
41 Aster Gnaphalium palustre western marsh cudweed x x
42 Aster Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed x x
43 Aster Helianthus gracilentus slender sunflower x
44 Aster Heterotheca grandiflora telegraph weed x
45 Aster Heterotheca sessiliflora false goldenaster x x
46 Aster Lactuca serriola *prickly lettuce x x
47 Aster Lasthenia gracilis goldfields x
48 Aster Layia platyglossa common tidy-tips V
49 Aster Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera sticky lessingia x x
50 Aster Matricaria discoidea *pineapple weed x
51 Aster Pseudognaphalium beneolens fragrant everlasting x
52 Aster Pseudognaphalium californicum California everlasting x x
53 Aster Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum *common cudweed x x
54 Aster Pseudognaphalium stramineum cotton-batting plant x
55 Aster Solidago confinis southern goldenrod x
56 Aster Solidago velutina ssp. californica goldenrod x x
57 Aster Sonchus asper ssp. asper *prickly sow thistle x
58 Aster Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei slender wreathplant x x
59 Aster Stephanomeria virgata twiggy wreath plant x x
60 Aster Symphyotrichum ascendens long-leaved aster x x
61 Aster Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum annual water-aster x
62 Aster Taraxacum officinale *common dandelion x
63 Aster Tragopogon dubius *yellow salsify x
64 Aster Uropappus lindleyi silver puffs x
65 Aster Wyethia ovata southern mule's ears x
66 Borag Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia popcorn flower x x
67 Borag Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida mountain red-root cryptantha x
68 Borag Cryptantha muricata prickly cryptantha V
69 Borag Cryptantha simulans pine cryptantha V
70 Borag Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium thick-leaved yerba santa x
71 Borag Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum seaside heliotrope x x
72 Borag Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii baby blue eyes x
73 Borag Phacelia imbricata var. patula imbricate phacelia x
74 Borag Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells x
75 Borag Plagiobothrys collinus var. ursinus Bear Valley popcorn flower x
76 Borag Plagiobothrys tenellus slender popcorn flower x
77 Brass Boechera californica California elegant rock-cress x
78 Brass Descurainia sophia *herb sophia x x
79 Brass Hirschfeldia incana *shortpod mustard x x
80 Brass Lepidium virginicum wild pepper-grass x x
81 Brass Nasturtium officinale water cress x
82 Brass Rorippa curvisiliqua curvepod yellow-cress V
83 Brass Rorippa sphaerocarpa round-fruit yellow-cress V
84 Brass Sisymbrium irio *London rocket x
85 Cacta Opuntia phaeacantha desert prickly-pear x
86 Campa Heterocodon rariflorum few-flowered heterocodon x
87 Campa Nemacladus ramosissimus Nuttall's nemacladus V
88 Capri Lonicera subspicata var. denudata southern honeysuckle x
89 Caryo Spergularia rubra *red sandspurry x
90 Cheno Atriplex rosea *tumbling oracle x
91 Cheno Chenopodium berlandieri pit-seed goosefoot x
92 Cheno Chenopodium fremontii Fremont's goosefoot x
93 Cheno Chenopodium rubrum red goosefoot x
94 Cheno Salsola tragus *Russian thistle x x
95 Convo Cuscuta californica var. papillosa papillate dodder x
96 Crass Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides desert dudleya x
97 Datis Datisca glomerata Durango root x
98 Dipsa Dipsacus fullonum *wild teasel x
99 Erica Arctostaphylos glauca bigberry manzanita x
100 Erica Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea pink-bracted manzanita V
101 Erica Arctostaphylos pungens Mexican manzanita x
102 Eupho Chamaesyce albomarginata rattlesnake weed x x
103 Eupho Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia thyme-leafed spurge iN
104 Fabac Acmispon americanus var. americanus Spanish clover x
105 Fabac Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus southern California silver-lotus V
106 Fabac Acmispon heermannii var. heermannii silky lotus x x
107 Fabac Amorpha fruticosa western false-indigo x
108 Fabac Astragalus douglasii var. parishii Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch x
109 Fabac Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia broad-leaved lotus x
110 Fabac Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia streambank lotus V
111 Fabac Lathyrus vestitus common Pacific pea x
112 Fabac Lotus corniculatus *bird's-foot lotus x
113 Fabac Lupinus bicolor dwarf lupine x
114 Fabac Lupinus concinnus ssp. optatus showy bajada lupine x
115 Fabac Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus mountain grape-soda lupine x
116 Fabac Lupinus latifolius var. parishii Parish's lupine x
117 Fabac Medicago sativa *alfalfa x
118 Fabac Melilotus albus *white sweetclover x
119 Fabac Melilotus indicus *sourclover x x
120 Fabac Trifolium obtusiflorum creek clover x
121 Fabac Trifolium wormskioldii cows clover V
122 Fabac Vicia villosa *purple vetch x
123 Fagac Quercus (planted) oak (planted) P
124 Fagac Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak x
125 Fagac Quercus kelloggii California black oak x
126 Fagac Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens interior live oak x
127 Fagac Quercus Xmorehus oracle oak x
128 Genti Frasera parryi Parry's green-gentian x
129 Genti Zeltnera venusta canchalagua x x
130 Geran Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree x x
131 Lamia Monardella breweri ssp. lanceolata mustang mint V
132 Lamia Salvia columbariae chia x
133 Lamia Scutellaria bolanderi ssp. austromontana southern skullcap V
134 Lamia Stachys rigida rigid hedge-nettle x
135 Lamia Trichostema austromontanum ssp. austromontanum southern bluecurls V
136 Linac Linum lewisii var. lewisii Lewis' flax x
137 Loasa Mentzelia veatchiana Veatch's blazing star x
138 Malva Sidalcea sparsifolia checkerbloom x x
139 Malva Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa desert globemallow x x
140 Monti Calyptridium monandrum sand cress x
141 Nycta Abronia villosa var. aurita hairy sand verbena x x
142 Onagr Camissoniopsis confusa San Bernardino suncup V
143 Onagr Epilobium brachycarpum autumn willowweed x x
144 Onagr Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium mountain California-fuchsia x
145 Onagr Epilobium densiflorum spike primrose x
146 Onagr Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum glaucus willowherb x
147 Onagr Oenothera californica ssp. californica California evening-primrose x x
148 Onagr Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima Hooker's evening-primrose x x
149 Oroba Castilleja foliolosa woolly Indian paintbrush x
150 Oroba Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis lesser paintbrush x
151 Oroba Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger bristly bird's beak x
152 Phrym Diplacus brevipes wide-throated yellow monkeyflower x
153 Phrym Diplacus fremontii Fremont's monkeyflower x
154 Phrym Erythranthe cardinalis scarlet monkeyflower x
155 Phrym Erythranthe diffusa Palomar monkeyflower x
156 Phrym Erythranthe floribunda floriferous monkeyflower x
157 Phrym Erythranthe guttata common monkeyflower x x
158 Phrym Erythranthe nasuta shy monkeyflower x
159 Phrym Erythranthe rubella little redstem monkeyflower x
160 Phrym Mimetanthe pilosa false monkeyflower x x
161 Plant Antirrhinum coulterianum Coulter's snapdragon x
162 Plant Penstemon centranthifolius scarlet bugler x x
163 Plant Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis showy penstemon x
164 Plant Plantago lanceolata *English plantain x
165 Plant Plantago major *common plantain x x
166 Plant Veronica anagallis-aquatica *water speedwell x x
167 Plant Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis purslane speedwell x
168 Polem Allophyllum glutinosum sticky false-gilia x x
169 Polem Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum southern mountain woolly-star x x
170 Polem Eriastrum sapphirinum ssp. sapphirinum sapphire woolly-star x x
171 Polem Leptosiphon liniflorus flax-flowered linanthus x x
172 Polyg Chorizanthe leptotheca Peninsular spineflower x
173 Polyg Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat x x
174 Polyg Eriogonum gracile var. gracile slender buckwheat x
175 Polyg Eriogonum gracile var. incultum slender buckwheat V x
176 Polyg Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum Wright's buckwheat x x
177 Polyg Persicaria lapathifolia willow weed x x
178 Polyg Polygonum aviculare ssp. depressum *knotweed x x
179 Polyg Rumex californicus willow-leaved dock x
180 Polyg Rumex crispus *curly dock x ~
181 Polyg Rumex fueginus golden dock iN
182 Portu Portulaca oleracea *common purslane x x
183 Ranun Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi blue larkspur V
184 Ranun Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus water crowfoot x
185 Ranun Ranunculus cymbalaria Rocky Mountain buttercup x
186 Ranun Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus cursed crowfoot x x
187 Rhamn Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus buck brush x
188 Rhamn Ceanothus leucodermis chaparral whitethorn x
189 Rhamn Frangula californica California coffeeberry x
190 Rhamn Rhamnus ilicifolia hollyleaf redberry x
191 Rosac Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise x
192 Rosac Adenostoma sparsifolium red shanks x
193 Rosac Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany x
194 Rosac Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa sticky cinquefoil x x
195 Rosac Potentilla norvegica *Norwegian cinquefoil x
196 Rosac Prunus virginiana var. demissa western choke-cherry x
197 Rosac Rosa californica California wild rose x x
198 Rubia Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrowleaf bedstraw x
199 Salic Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii Fremont cottonwood x x
200 Salic Salix exigua var. hindsiana Hinds' narrowleaf willow x
201 Salic Salix laevigata red willow x x
202 Salic Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow x x
203 Scrop Limosella acaulis stemless mudwort iN
204 Scrop Scrophularia californica California bee plant x
205 Scrop Verbascum thapsus *common mullein x
206 Solan Datura wrightii sacred datura x
207 Solan Nicotiana attenuata coyote tobacco x x
208 Solan Petunia parviflora wild petunia x
209 Urtic Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea stinging nettle x x
210 Verbe Phyla nodiflora turkey tangle fogfruit x
211 Verbe Verbena bracteata bracted verbena x x
212 Viola Viola nephrophylla northern bog violet x
213 Visca Arceuthobium campylopodum pine dwarf-mistletoe x
214 Visca Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum oak mistletoe x
215 Zygop Tribulus terrestris *puncture-vine x x
Monocots
216 Agava Hesperoyucca whipplei chaparral yucca x
217 Arace Lemna turionifera turion duckweed x
218 Cyper Cyperus erythrorhizos redroot flatsedge V
219 Cyper Cyperus squarrosus bearded flatsedge V
220 Cyper Eleocharis macrostachya common spikerush V
221 Cyper Eleocharis palustris common spikerush V
222 Cyper Eleocharis parishii Parish's spikerush V
223 Cyper Schoenoplectus californicus California tule x x
224 Cyper Scirpus microcarpus panicled bulrush x
225 Junca Juncus balticus ssp. ater wire rush V
226 Junca Juncus mexicanus Mexican rush x
227 Junca Juncus oxymeris pointed rush x
228 Lilia Calochortus palmeri var. munzii San Jacinto mariposa lily x
229 Poace Aristida purpurea purple three-awn x
230 Poace Bromus diandrus *ripgut brome x
231 Poace Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome x
232 Poace Bromus tectorum *downy brome x x
233 Poace Crypsis schoenoides *swamp grass x
234 Poace Dactylis glomerata *orchard-grass x
235 Poace Elymus glaucus blue wildrye x
236 Poace Elymus hispidus *intermediate wheatgrass x
237 Poace Leptochloa fusca ssp. uninervia Mexican sprangletop V
238 Poace Muhlenbergia asperifolia sparklergrass, scratchgrass x
239 Poace Muhlenbergia rigens deergrass x
240 Poace Paspalum distichum knot grass V
241 Poace Polypogon monspeliensis *rabbits-foot grass x x
242 Poace Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus x
243 Potam Potamogeton pusillus small pondweed V
244 Typha Typha latifolia broadleaf cattail x

Notes on Some Species

Centaurea solstitialis, yellow star thistle. There is a voucher of it from 1959 from one of the bridges over SR74, but no one else has ever seen it anywhere in the San Jacinto Mountains. The collector also collected from lower elevations in Riverside County on the same day, where it has been collected by others. It is thus possible he gave the wrong locality for this collection. We have therefore rejected this species from the list.
Cryptantha corollata, Coast Range cryptantha. A specimen was collected by A. C. Sanders and Mitch Provance on 26 September 1999 from the "north shore day use area". We suspect that specimen is a depauperate C. muricata, since the most significant difference between those two species is the number of nutlets. C. corollata is otherwise known only from the Riverside / Hemet / Temecula Valley at lower elevation. But we'll look for this in the future, to see if there is indeed a population of this species here.
Ribes roezlii, Sierra gooseberry. There is an iNat observation of this species with a location that plots in the water area. Tom surveyed the area near that voucher location without finding any plants of that species. Bruce has only seen that species to the west, in the Keen Camp Summit area. We have removed this species from the list until a good location for it here is known.
Zeltnera exaltata, desert centaury. There are three vouchers of this species, all from the same collection event in 1935. However, we suspect these are just the four-petaled form of Zeltnera venusta, which is not infrequently found amidst a much larger number of plants with the usual five petals. Bruce has seen such plants twice in nearby areas, at K Flat and Apple Canyon Creek. As far as we know, there are no populations of Zeltnera exaltata in this area.

We thank Nancy Accola and Don Rideout for their help in the bridge surveys on 19 and 23 September 2019, and Wayne Armstrong for the determination of Lemna turionifera, turion duckweed.

#	Famil	Scientific Name Link goes to the Jepson eFlora	(*)Common Name Link goes to Calphotos	Year first vouchered or seen
1	Apiac	Berula erecta	cutleaf water-parsnip	V - 1964
2	Cheno	Chenopodium rubrum	red goosefoot	V - 1999
3	Cyper	Cyperus erythrorhizos	redroot flatsedge	V - 1999
4	Aster	Eclipta prostrata	false daisy	V - 1999
5	Aster	Euthamia occidentalis	western goldenrod	S - 2014
6	Arace	Lemna turionifera	turion duckweed	S - 1973
7	Verbe	Phyla nodiflora	turkey tangle fogfruit	S - 2013
8	Rosac	Potentilla norvegica	*Norwegian cinquefoil	V - 1971
9	Brass	Rorippa sphaerocarpa	round-fruit yellow-cress	V - 1999
10	Polyg	Rumex fueginus	golden dock	V - 1909
11	Cyper	Schoenoplectus californicus	California tule	S - 2015
12	Aster	Solidago confinis	southern goldenrod	V - 1987
13	Aster	Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum	annual water-aster	S - 2018
14	Viola	Viola nephrophylla	northern bog violet	V - 1938

#	Famil	Scientific Name Link goes to the Jepson eFlora	(*)Common Name Link goes to Calphotos	Notes
1	Amara	Amaranthus californicus	California amaranth	Only other is SR243 just below Forest boundary
2	Poace	Crypsis schoenoides	*swamp grass	Only other location is "upper end Garner Valley"
3	Poace	Leptochloa fusca ssp. uninervia	Mexican sprangletop	Only other location is "upper end Garner Valley"
4	Poace	Paspalum distichum	knot grass	Voucher from Keen Camp
5	Verbe	Verbena bracteata	bracted verbena	Voucher from K Flat; seen at Quinn Flat pond

#	Famil	Scientific Name Link goes to the Jepson eFlora	(*)Common Name Link goes to Calphotos
1	Azoll	Azolla filiculoides	mosquito fern
2	Cerat	Ceratophyllum demersum	coon's tail
3	Typha	Typha latifolia	broadleaf cattail

#	Famil	Scientific Name Link goes to the Jepson eFlora	(*)Common Name Link goes to Calphotos	LH	Br
Ferns
1	Azoll	Azolla filiculoides	mosquito fern	x	x
2	Equis	Equisetum laevigatum	smooth scouring rush		x
Gymnosperms
3	Cupre	Calocedrus decurrens	incense-cedar	P
4	Pinac	Pinus coulteri	Coulter pine	x
5	Pinac	Pinus jeffreyi	Jeffrey pine	x	x
Magnoliids
6	Sauru	Anemopsis californica	yerba mansa		x
Ceratophyllales
7	Cerat	Ceratophyllum demersum	coon's tail	V
Eudicots
8	Adoxa	Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea	blue elderberry	x	x
9	Amara	Amaranthus californicus	California amaranth	V
10	Amara	Amaranthus powellii	Powell's amaranth	V
11	Amara	Amaranthus retroflexus	*red-rooted amaranth		x
12	Apiac	Berula erecta	cutleaf water-parsnip	V
13	Apiac	Conium maculatum	*poison hemlock		x
14	Apocy	Asclepias californica	California milkweed	x
15	Apocy	Asclepias eriocarpa	Indian milkweed	x
16	Apocy	Asclepias fascicularis	narrow-leaf milkweed	x
17	Aster	Achillea millefolium	yarrow	x	x
18	Aster	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	bur-ragweed	x	x
19	Aster	Ambrosia psilostachya	western ragweed		x
20	Aster	Anisocoma acaulis	scale-bud		x
21	Aster	Anthemis cotula	*dog-fennel	W
22	Aster	Artemisia dracunculus	wild tarragon		x
23	Aster	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	mountain mugwort	x	x
24	Aster	Artemisia tridentata	big sagebrush	x	x
25	Aster	Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia	mule fat	x
26	Aster	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. lanosa	woolly yellow chaenactis	V
27	Aster	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	California thistle	x	x
28	Aster	Cirsium scariosum var. citrinum	meadow thistle		x
29	Aster	Cirsium vulgare	*bull thistle	x	x
30	Aster	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	California-aster	x	x
31	Aster	Deinandra mohavensis	Mojave tarplant	x	x
32	Aster	Dieteria asteroides	hoary aster	x
33	Aster	Eclipta prostrata	false daisy	x
34	Aster	Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila	threadleaf common rabbitbrush	x
35	Aster	Ericameria pinifolia	pine goldenbush	x	x
36	Aster	Erigeron canadensis	horseweed	x	x
37	Aster	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	leafy daisy	x
38	Aster	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	x
39	Aster	Eriophyllum wallacei	Wallace's woolly daisy	x
40	Aster	Euthamia occidentalis	western goldenrod		x
41	Aster	Gnaphalium palustre	western marsh cudweed	x	x
42	Aster	Gutierrezia sarothrae	matchweed	x	x
43	Aster	Helianthus gracilentus	slender sunflower	x
44	Aster	Heterotheca grandiflora	telegraph weed	x
45	Aster	Heterotheca sessiliflora	false goldenaster	x	x
46	Aster	Lactuca serriola	*prickly lettuce	x	x
47	Aster	Lasthenia gracilis	goldfields	x
48	Aster	Layia platyglossa	common tidy-tips	V
49	Aster	Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera	sticky lessingia	x	x
50	Aster	Matricaria discoidea	*pineapple weed	x
51	Aster	Pseudognaphalium beneolens	fragrant everlasting	x
52	Aster	Pseudognaphalium californicum	California everlasting	x	x
53	Aster	Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum	*common cudweed	x	x
54	Aster	Pseudognaphalium stramineum	cotton-batting plant		x
55	Aster	Solidago confinis	southern goldenrod		x
56	Aster	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	goldenrod	x	x
57	Aster	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	*prickly sow thistle	x
58	Aster	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	slender wreathplant	x	x
59	Aster	Stephanomeria virgata	twiggy wreath plant	x	x
60	Aster	Symphyotrichum ascendens	long-leaved aster	x	x
61	Aster	Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum	annual water-aster	x
62	Aster	Taraxacum officinale	*common dandelion		x
63	Aster	Tragopogon dubius	*yellow salsify		x
64	Aster	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs	x
65	Aster	Wyethia ovata	southern mule's ears	x
66	Borag	Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia	popcorn flower	x	x
67	Borag	Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida	mountain red-root cryptantha	x
68	Borag	Cryptantha muricata	prickly cryptantha	V
69	Borag	Cryptantha simulans	pine cryptantha	V
70	Borag	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	thick-leaved yerba santa	x
71	Borag	Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum	seaside heliotrope	x	x
72	Borag	Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii	baby blue eyes	x
73	Borag	Phacelia imbricata var. patula	imbricate phacelia	x
74	Borag	Phacelia minor	wild canterbury bells	x
75	Borag	Plagiobothrys collinus var. ursinus	Bear Valley popcorn flower	x
76	Borag	Plagiobothrys tenellus	slender popcorn flower	x
77	Brass	Boechera californica	California elegant rock-cress	x
78	Brass	Descurainia sophia	*herb sophia	x	x
79	Brass	Hirschfeldia incana	*shortpod mustard	x	x
80	Brass	Lepidium virginicum	wild pepper-grass	x	x
81	Brass	Nasturtium officinale	water cress		x
82	Brass	Rorippa curvisiliqua	curvepod yellow-cress	V
83	Brass	Rorippa sphaerocarpa	round-fruit yellow-cress	V
84	Brass	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket		x
85	Cacta	Opuntia phaeacantha	desert prickly-pear	x
86	Campa	Heterocodon rariflorum	few-flowered heterocodon	x
87	Campa	Nemacladus ramosissimus	Nuttall's nemacladus	V
88	Capri	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	southern honeysuckle	x
89	Caryo	Spergularia rubra	*red sandspurry		x
90	Cheno	Atriplex rosea	*tumbling oracle		x
91	Cheno	Chenopodium berlandieri	pit-seed goosefoot		x
92	Cheno	Chenopodium fremontii	Fremont's goosefoot		x
93	Cheno	Chenopodium rubrum	red goosefoot		x
94	Cheno	Salsola tragus	*Russian thistle	x	x
95	Convo	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	papillate dodder	x
96	Crass	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	desert dudleya	x
97	Datis	Datisca glomerata	Durango root		x
98	Dipsa	Dipsacus fullonum	*wild teasel		x
99	Erica	Arctostaphylos glauca	bigberry manzanita	x
100	Erica	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	pink-bracted manzanita	V
101	Erica	Arctostaphylos pungens	Mexican manzanita	x
102	Eupho	Chamaesyce albomarginata	rattlesnake weed	x	x
103	Eupho	Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia	thyme-leafed spurge	iN
104	Fabac	Acmispon americanus var. americanus	Spanish clover	x
105	Fabac	Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus	southern California silver-lotus	V
106	Fabac	Acmispon heermannii var. heermannii	silky lotus	x	x
107	Fabac	Amorpha fruticosa	western false-indigo	x
108	Fabac	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	x
109	Fabac	Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia	broad-leaved lotus		x
110	Fabac	Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia	streambank lotus	V
111	Fabac	Lathyrus vestitus	common Pacific pea	x
112	Fabac	Lotus corniculatus	*bird's-foot lotus		x
113	Fabac	Lupinus bicolor	dwarf lupine	x
114	Fabac	Lupinus concinnus ssp. optatus	showy bajada lupine	x
115	Fabac	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	mountain grape-soda lupine	x
116	Fabac	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	Parish's lupine	x
117	Fabac	Medicago sativa	*alfalfa		x
118	Fabac	Melilotus albus	*white sweetclover	x
119	Fabac	Melilotus indicus	*sourclover	x	x
120	Fabac	Trifolium obtusiflorum	creek clover		x
121	Fabac	Trifolium wormskioldii	cows clover	V
122	Fabac	Vicia villosa	*purple vetch	x
123	Fagac	Quercus (planted)	oak (planted)	P
124	Fagac	Quercus chrysolepis	canyon live oak	x
125	Fagac	Quercus kelloggii	California black oak	x
126	Fagac	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	interior live oak	x
127	Fagac	Quercus Xmorehus	oracle oak	x
128	Genti	Frasera parryi	Parry's green-gentian	x
129	Genti	Zeltnera venusta	canchalagua	x	x
130	Geran	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	x	x
131	Lamia	Monardella breweri ssp. lanceolata	mustang mint	V
132	Lamia	Salvia columbariae	chia	x
133	Lamia	Scutellaria bolanderi ssp. austromontana	southern skullcap	V
134	Lamia	Stachys rigida	rigid hedge-nettle		x
135	Lamia	Trichostema austromontanum ssp. austromontanum	southern bluecurls	V
136	Linac	Linum lewisii var. lewisii	Lewis' flax		x
137	Loasa	Mentzelia veatchiana	Veatch's blazing star	x
138	Malva	Sidalcea sparsifolia	checkerbloom	x	x
139	Malva	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	desert globemallow	x	x
140	Monti	Calyptridium monandrum	sand cress	x
141	Nycta	Abronia villosa var. aurita	hairy sand verbena	x	x
142	Onagr	Camissoniopsis confusa	San Bernardino suncup	V
143	Onagr	Epilobium brachycarpum	autumn willowweed	x	x
144	Onagr	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	mountain California-fuchsia	x
145	Onagr	Epilobium densiflorum	spike primrose		x
146	Onagr	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	glaucus willowherb		x
147	Onagr	Oenothera californica ssp. californica	California evening-primrose	x	x
148	Onagr	Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima	Hooker's evening-primrose	x	x
149	Oroba	Castilleja foliolosa	woolly Indian paintbrush	x
150	Oroba	Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis	lesser paintbrush		x
151	Oroba	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger	bristly bird's beak	x
152	Phrym	Diplacus brevipes	wide-throated yellow monkeyflower	x
153	Phrym	Diplacus fremontii	Fremont's monkeyflower		x
154	Phrym	Erythranthe cardinalis	scarlet monkeyflower		x
155	Phrym	Erythranthe diffusa	Palomar monkeyflower		x
156	Phrym	Erythranthe floribunda	floriferous monkeyflower		x
157	Phrym	Erythranthe guttata	common monkeyflower	x	x
158	Phrym	Erythranthe nasuta	shy monkeyflower		x
159	Phrym	Erythranthe rubella	little redstem monkeyflower		x
160	Phrym	Mimetanthe pilosa	false monkeyflower	x	x
161	Plant	Antirrhinum coulterianum	Coulter's snapdragon	x
162	Plant	Penstemon centranthifolius	scarlet bugler	x	x
163	Plant	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	showy penstemon	x
164	Plant	Plantago lanceolata	*English plantain		x
165	Plant	Plantago major	*common plantain	x	x
166	Plant	Veronica anagallis-aquatica	*water speedwell	x	x
167	Plant	Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis	purslane speedwell		x
168	Polem	Allophyllum glutinosum	sticky false-gilia	x	x
169	Polem	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	southern mountain woolly-star	x	x
170	Polem	Eriastrum sapphirinum ssp. sapphirinum	sapphire woolly-star	x	x
171	Polem	Leptosiphon liniflorus	flax-flowered linanthus	x	x
172	Polyg	Chorizanthe leptotheca	Peninsular spineflower	x
173	Polyg	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat	x	x
174	Polyg	Eriogonum gracile var. gracile	slender buckwheat	x
175	Polyg	Eriogonum gracile var. incultum	slender buckwheat	V	x
176	Polyg	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	Wright's buckwheat	x	x
177	Polyg	Persicaria lapathifolia	willow weed	x	x
178	Polyg	Polygonum aviculare ssp. depressum	*knotweed	x	x
179	Polyg	Rumex californicus	willow-leaved dock		x
180	Polyg	Rumex crispus	*curly dock	x	~
181	Polyg	Rumex fueginus	golden dock	iN
182	Portu	Portulaca oleracea	*common purslane	x	x
183	Ranun	Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	blue larkspur	V
184	Ranun	Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus	water crowfoot	x
185	Ranun	Ranunculus cymbalaria	Rocky Mountain buttercup	x
186	Ranun	Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus	cursed crowfoot	x	x
187	Rhamn	Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus	buck brush	x
188	Rhamn	Ceanothus leucodermis	chaparral whitethorn	x
189	Rhamn	Frangula californica	California coffeeberry	x
190	Rhamn	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry	x
191	Rosac	Adenostoma fasciculatum	chamise	x
192	Rosac	Adenostoma sparsifolium	red shanks	x
193	Rosac	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	x
194	Rosac	Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa	sticky cinquefoil	x	x
195	Rosac	Potentilla norvegica	*Norwegian cinquefoil	x
196	Rosac	Prunus virginiana var. demissa	western choke-cherry	x
197	Rosac	Rosa californica	California wild rose	x	x
198	Rubia	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	narrowleaf bedstraw	x
199	Salic	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	Fremont cottonwood	x	x
200	Salic	Salix exigua var. hindsiana	Hinds' narrowleaf willow	x
201	Salic	Salix laevigata	red willow	x	x
202	Salic	Salix lasiolepis	arroyo willow	x	x
203	Scrop	Limosella acaulis	stemless mudwort	iN
204	Scrop	Scrophularia californica	California bee plant	x
205	Scrop	Verbascum thapsus	*common mullein		x
206	Solan	Datura wrightii	sacred datura	x
207	Solan	Nicotiana attenuata	coyote tobacco	x	x
208	Solan	Petunia parviflora	wild petunia		x
209	Urtic	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	stinging nettle	x	x
210	Verbe	Phyla nodiflora	turkey tangle fogfruit	x
211	Verbe	Verbena bracteata	bracted verbena	x	x
212	Viola	Viola nephrophylla	northern bog violet	x
213	Visca	Arceuthobium campylopodum	pine dwarf-mistletoe	x
214	Visca	Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum	oak mistletoe	x
215	Zygop	Tribulus terrestris	*puncture-vine	x	x
Monocots
216	Agava	Hesperoyucca whipplei	chaparral yucca	x
217	Arace	Lemna turionifera	turion duckweed		x
218	Cyper	Cyperus erythrorhizos	redroot flatsedge	V
219	Cyper	Cyperus squarrosus	bearded flatsedge	V
220	Cyper	Eleocharis macrostachya	common spikerush	V
221	Cyper	Eleocharis palustris	common spikerush	V
222	Cyper	Eleocharis parishii	Parish's spikerush	V
223	Cyper	Schoenoplectus californicus	California tule	x	x
224	Cyper	Scirpus microcarpus	panicled bulrush		x
225	Junca	Juncus balticus ssp. ater	wire rush	V
226	Junca	Juncus mexicanus	Mexican rush		x
227	Junca	Juncus oxymeris	pointed rush		x
228	Lilia	Calochortus palmeri var. munzii	San Jacinto mariposa lily	x
229	Poace	Aristida purpurea	purple three-awn		x
230	Poace	Bromus diandrus	*ripgut brome	x
231	Poace	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome	x
232	Poace	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome	x	x
233	Poace	Crypsis schoenoides	*swamp grass	x
234	Poace	Dactylis glomerata	*orchard-grass	x
235	Poace	Elymus glaucus	blue wildrye		x
236	Poace	Elymus hispidus	*intermediate wheatgrass	x
237	Poace	Leptochloa fusca ssp. uninervia	Mexican sprangletop	V
238	Poace	Muhlenbergia asperifolia	sparklergrass, scratchgrass		x
239	Poace	Muhlenbergia rigens	deergrass	x
240	Poace	Paspalum distichum	knot grass	V
241	Poace	Polypogon monspeliensis	*rabbits-foot grass	x	x
242	Poace	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus		x
243	Potam	Potamogeton pusillus	small pondweed	V
244	Typha	Typha latifolia	broadleaf cattail		x

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Fig. 2. Top Left: Anemopsis californica, yerba mansa. Top Right: Asclepias fascicularis, narrow-leaf milkweed. Bottom Left: Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum, annual water-aster. Bottom right: Huge mats of Acmispon heermannii var. heermannii, silky lotus, cover the exposed shoreline in 2018. They were submerged by water in 2019 and disappeared. Photos by Bruce Watts. Click on the pictures for larger versions.



Fig. 3. Some of the species unique to Lake Hemet and/or Lake Fulmor at San Jacinto Mountain. Top Left: Azolla filiculoides, mosquito fern. Top Right: Phyla nodiflora, turkey tangle fogfruit. Bottom: Euthamia occidentalis, western goldenrod (with Baldy Mountain in background). Pictures by Bruce Watts. Click on the pictures for larger versions.