Flora of Tamarack, Round and Long Valleys, San Jacinto Mountains, Sorted By Abundance

See Flora of Tamarack, Round and Long Valleys, San Jacinto Mountains for an introduction to this page.

The following histogram gives the number of surveys in which each taxon was found:

As of 16 August 2008, we have conducted 13 different surveys, so the maximum number in the above histogram is 13. Only two taxa were found in all 13 surveys (see below).

This histogram follows the usual shape, in which only a very few species are ubiquitous, with most species being found in only a small number of places. Note that some of the taxa listed as not being found (occurring in zero locations), because they have not yet been determined, will eventually appear in their rightful place in the rest of the histogram, and not necessarily in a single survey.

The Checklist sorted in decreasing order of abundance follows. It is sorted first by the number of surveys, then by the maximum number of locations, and then by the maximum number of plants.

Note that Ribes cereum and Erysimum capitatum are the only species among the most abundant 19 taxa not to have a maximum abundance of 99 plants in 9 locations on at least one trail. I.e., they are widespread species, but were never terribly abundant in any survey.

None of the top 21 species are restricted to wet areas, simply because wet areas are not found in most of the surveyed areas.

This is a working list, about which we make no guarantees at all until we officially release it. Use at your own risk!

#	JM Family	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	#S	#Pl	V	O	L	T	R	W
1	Pinaceae	Abies concolor	white fir	13	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
2	Asteraceae	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	13	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
3	Pinaceae	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	lodgepole pine	12	99/9		O	L	T	R
4	Asteraceae	Artemisia dracunculus	wild tarragon	12	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
5	Scrophulariaceae	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	12	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
6	Pinaceae	Pinus jeffreyi	Jeffrey pine	11	99/9		O	L	T	R
7	Caprifoliaceae	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	Parish's snowberry	11	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
8	Fabaceae	Lupinus hyacinthinus	San Jacinto lupine	11	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
9	Brassicaceae	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	western wallflower	10	40/9	V	O	L	T	R
10	Grossulariaceae	Ribes cereum var. cereum	wax currant	9	20/9	V	O	L	T	R
11	Asteraceae	Solidago californica	goldenrod	8	99/9		O	L	T	R
12	Fagaceae	Chrysolepis sempervirens	bush chinquapin	8	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
13	Pinaceae	Pinus flexilis	limber pine	7	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
14	Pinaceae	Pinus lambertiana	sugar pine	7	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
15	Lamiaceae	Monardella australis	southern mountain-monardella	7	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
16	Polemoniaceae	Leptodactylon pungens	granite prickly phlox	7	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
17	Rubiaceae	Galium parishii	Parish's bedstraw	7	99/9	V	O	L	T
18	Scrophulariaceae	Pedicularis semibarbata	pine lousewort	7	99/9	V	O		T	R
19	Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon labrosus	San Gabriel beardtongue	7	99/9		O	L	T	R
20	Rhamnaceae	Ceanothus cordulatus	mountain whitethorn	7	50/9		O	L	T	R
21	Caryophyllaceae	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	white catch-fly	6	50/9	V	O	L	T	R
22	Rosaceae	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis	Nevada cinquefoil	6	20/9	V	O	L	T	R	W
23	Dennstaedtiaceae	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	bracken	5	99/9	V	O		T	R	W
24	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos patula	green-leaf manzanita	5	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
25	Philadelphaceae	Philadelphus microphyllus	little-leaf mock orange	5	50/9	V	O	L	T	R
26	Rosaceae	Cercocarpus ledifolius	curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	5	50/9	V	O	L	T
27	Rosaceae	Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus	mountain spray	5	40/9		O	L	T	R
28	Apiaceae	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	ranger's buttons	5	30/9	V	O	L	T	R	W
29	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium fremontii	Fremont's goosefoot	5	20/9		O	L	T	R
30	Portulacaceae	Calyptridium monospermum	pussy paws	5	20/3	V	O	L	T	R
31	Salicaceae	Salix scouleriana	Scouler's willow	5	10/3		O	L		R	W
32	Grossulariaceae	Ribes montigenum	mountain gooseberry	4	99/9	V	O		T	R	W
33	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia mutabilis	changeable phacelia	4	99/9	V	O		T	R
34	Onagraceae	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	groundsmoke	4	99/9	V	O	L	T	R
35	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus tilingii	larger mountain monkeyflower	4	99/9	V	O	L	T	R	W
36	Caryophyllaceae	Silene parishii	Parish's campion	4	50/9		O	L	T	R
37	Onagraceae	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	mountain California-fuchsia	4	50/9		O	L		R
38	Cyperaceae	Carex senta	swamp sedge	4	50/9	V	O	L		R	W
39	Poaceae	Agrostis idahoensis	Idaho bentgrass	4	50/9	V	O	L		R	W
40	Poaceae	Glyceria elata	tall mannagrass	4	50/9		O	L		R	W
41	Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	Martin's paintbrush	4	30/9		O	L	T
42	Poaceae	Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides	squirreltail	4	20/9	V	O	L	T	R
43	Asteraceae	Achillea millefolium	yarrow	4	99/7		O	L	T	R	W
44	Poaceae	Deschampsia elongata	slender hairgrass	4	40/5		O	L	T	R	W
45	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium atrovirens	forest goosefoot	4	10/3		O	L	T	R
46	Asteraceae	Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus	San Jacinto Mtns. daisy	3	99/9		O	L	T
47	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus breweri	Brewer's monkeyflower	3	50/9	V	O	L	T	R	W
48	Poaceae	Muhlenbergia richardsonis	mat muhly	3	30/9	V	O	L	T	R	W
49	Fabaceae	Trifolium monanthum var. grantianum	few-flowered clover	3	20/9	V	O	L	T	R	W
50	Fagaceae	Quercus chrysolepis	canyon live oak	3	20/9	V	O	L
51	Saxifragaceae	Heuchera hirsutissima	shaggy-haired alumroot	3	20/5		O	L	T
52	Asteraceae	Hieracium horridum	prickly hawkweed	3	10/5		O	L	T	R
53	Poaceae	Achnatherum parishii	Parish's needlegrass	3	20/4		O	L	T
54	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum apiculatum	San Jacinto buckwheat	3	99/2		O	L
55	Selaginellaceae	Selaginella watsonii	Watson's spike-moss	3	20/2		O	L	T
56	Polemoniaceae	Leptodactylon jaegeri	San Jacinto prickly phlox	3	20/2	V	O	L	T
57	Orobanchaceae	Orobanche parishii	Parish's broom-rape	3	10/2		O	L	T
58	Ranunculaceae	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	Fendler's meadow-rue	3	10/2	V	O	L	T	R	W
59	Polypodiaceae	Polypodium hesperium	western polypody	3	4/2	V	O	L	T
60	Asteraceae	Gnaphalium palustre	western marsh cudweed	2	99/9	V	O	L		R	W
61	Onagraceae	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	willowherb	2	99/9	V	O	L	T	R	W
62	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus pilosus	false monkeyflower	2	99/9	V	O	L	T		W
63	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus primuloides ssp. primuloides	primrose monkeyflower	2	50/9	V	O	L		R	W
64	Polygonaceae	Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius	willow-leaved dock	2	40/9		O	L			W
65	Polygonaceae	Polygonum bistortoides	western bistort	2	30/9	V	O			R	W
66	Grossulariaceae	Ribes nevadense	mountain pink currant	2	20/9		O	L			W
67	Rosaceae	Horkelia clevelandii	Cleveland's horkelia	2	99/5		O	L			W
68	Asteraceae	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	beautiful hulsea	2	50/5	V	O	L	T
69	Portulacaceae	Montia chamissoi	toad lily	2	50/5	V	O		T	R	W
70	Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	Grinnell's beardtongue	2	20/5		O	L	T
71	Dryopteridaceae	Cystopteris fragilis	brittle bladder fern	2	10/5	V	O	L	T	R
72	Brassicaceae	Arabis holboellii	Holboell's rock-cress	2	20/3		O	L	T
73	Ranunculaceae	Aquilegia formosa	western columbine	2	10/3		O	L	T		W
74	Scrophulariaceae	Cordylanthus nevinii	Nevin's bird's beak	2	30/2		O	L
75	Poaceae	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale	western needlegrass	2	30/2		O	L		R
76	Brassicaceae	Arabis breweri var. pecuniaria	San Bernardino rock cress	2	7/2		O	L	T
77	Poaceae	Bromus richardsonii	fringed brome	2	20/1		O		T	R
78	Poaceae	Elymus trachycaulus	slender wheatgrass	2	20/1	V	O	L	T	R
79	Asteraceae	Antennaria rosea	rosy everlasting, pussytoes	2	10/1	V	O	L	T	R
80	Geraniaceae	Geranium californicum	California geranium	2	10/1	V	O			R	W
81	Rosaceae	Prunus emarginata	bitter cherry	2	10/1		O	L	T	R
82	Ericaceae	Pterospora andromedea	pinedrops	2	2/1		O	L	T
83	Primulaceae	Dodecatheon alpinum	alpine shooting star	1	50/9	V	O			R	W
84	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus	slender buttercup	1	50/9	V	O		T	R	W
85	Cyperaceae	Carex nebrascensis	Nebraska sedge	1	50/9	V	O	L	T	R	W
86	Juncaceae	Juncus mexicanus	Mexican rush	1	50/9		O	L	T	R	W
87	Liliaceae	Veratrum californicum var. californicum	California corn lily	1	50/9		O			R	W
88	Juncaceae	Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus	spreading brown-headed rush	1	50/3	V	O			R	W
89	Asteraceae	Aster alpigenus var. andersonii	Anderson's oreastrum-aster	1	20/3		O			R	W
90	Brassicaceae	Draba corrugata var. saxosa	Southern California rock draba	1	10/3	V	O		T
91	Rosaceae	Potentilla rimicola	cliff cinquefoil	1	99/2		O	L
92	Rosaceae	Ivesia saxosa	rock ivesia	1	50/2	V	O	L
93	Aceraceae	Acer glabrum var. diffusum	mountain maple	1	20/2	V	O	L
94	Lamiaceae	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	short-flowered monardella	1	10/2		O	L
95	Juncaceae	Luzula comosa	hairy wood rush	1	10/2	V	O		T	R	W
96	Poaceae	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	California brome	1	5/2	V	O		T		W
97	Ericaceae	Sarcodes sanguinea	snow-plant	1	2/2		O	L	T
98	Apiaceae	Osmorhiza chilensis	mountain sweet-cicely	1	10/1	V	O		T	R
99	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium pratericola	meadow goosefoot	1	10/1		O		T
100	Onagraceae	Epilobium oregonense	slimstem willowweed	1	10/1	V	O			R	W
101	Polygonaceae	Polygonum douglasii ssp. douglasii	Douglas' knotweed	1	10/1	V	O		T	R
102	Portulacaceae	Calyptridium parryi var. parryi	Parry's sand cress	1	10/1	V	O		T	R
103	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus floribundus	floriferous monkeyflower	1	10/1		O	L		R	W
104	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus moschatus	musk monkeyflower	1	10/1		O	L			W
105	Scrophulariaceae	Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa	thyme-leaved speedwell	1	10/1		O			R	W
106	Violaceae	Viola macloskeyi	small white violet	1	10/1	V	O		T	R	W
107	Orchidaceae	Platanthera leucostachys	white bog orchid	1	10/1	V	O			R	W
108	Polemoniaceae	Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum	dense false-gilia	1	5/1		O	L	T
109	Rosaceae	Rubus parviflorus	thimbleberry	1	5/1		O	L			W
110	Dryopteridaceae	Polystichum scopulinum	mountain holly fern	1	3/1		O	L
111	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha micrantha	purple-root cryptantha	1	2/1		O	L
112	Brassicaceae	Streptanthus bernardinus	Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower	1	2/1		O		T
113	Pteridaceae	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	California cliff-brake	1	1/1		O		T
114	Ericaceae	Chimaphila menziesii	little prince's pine	1	1/1		O			R
115	Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry	1	1/1		O	L
116	Cyperaceae	Carex subfusca	brown sedge	1	1/1		O			R
117	Liliaceae	Calochortus invenustus	plain mariposa lily	1	1/1	V	O		T	R
118	Selaginellaceae	Selaginella asprella	bluish spike-moss			V		L
119	Apiaceae	Perideridia parishii ssp. latifolia	wide-leaved Parish's yampah							R	W
120	Apocynaceae	Apocynum androsaemifolium	spreading dogbane			V
121	Caryophyllaceae	Sagina saginoides	pearlwort			V	O		T	R	W
122	Caryophyllaceae	Stellaria calycantha	northern starwort			V				R	W
123	Ericaceae	Orthilia secunda	one-sided wintergreen			V				R
124	Ericaceae	Pyrola minor	lesser wintergreen			V				R
125	Ericaceae	Rhododendron occidentale	western azalea				O	L			W
126	Hydrophyllaceae	Nemophila spatulata	Sierra nemophila			V			T		W
127	Lamiaceae	Salvia pachyphylla	rose sage				O	L	T
128	Onagraceae	Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum	fireweed			V				R
129	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	naked buckwheat			V		L
130	Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	giant red paintbrush				O	L			W
131	Violaceae	Viola pinetorum ssp. pinetorum	pine violet			V			T
132	Cyperaceae	Carex heteroneura var. heteroneura	vari-nerved sedge			V				R
133	Cyperaceae	Carex multicostata	many-ribbed sedge			V				R
134	Cyperaceae	Eleocharis pauciflora	few-flowered spikerush			V				R
135	Juncaceae	Juncus duranii	Duran's rush			V				R	W
136	Orchidaceae	Cephalanthera austiniae	phantom orchid			V				R
137	Orchidaceae	Corallorhiza maculata	spotted coralroot			V	O		T	R
138	Poaceae	Agrostis scabra	rough bentgrass			V				R	W
139	Poaceae	Elymus glaucus	blue wildrye			V			T		W
140	Poaceae	Phleum alpinum	mountain timothy			V				R	W
141	Poaceae	Poa bolanderi	Bolander's blue grass			V			T
142	Poaceae	Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis	*Kentucky blue grass			V			T	R	W
143	Poaceae	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	one-sided bluegrass			V				R
144	Poaceae	Poa wheeleri	Wheeler's blue grass			V				R	W

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

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