Flora of the Very Highest Elevations of San Jacinto Mountain
Family Scientific Name Hall Trail #V Year Locality Dryopteridaceae Cystopteris fragilis 11 4 1932 summit Selaginellaceae Selaginella watsonii 11 5 1932 summit Pinaceae Abies concolor 84 8 Pinaceae Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 123 4 Pinaceae Pinus flexilis 1284 4 Pinaceae Pinus jeffreyi 843 999 Apiaceae Sphenosciadium capitellatum 3 9 Asteraceae Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus 4 7 Asteraceae Hieracium horridum 111 1 1910 10,000 feet Asteraceae Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 111 1 1922 10,000 feet Asteraceae Hymenoxys acaulis var. arizonica 11 1 1922 9000-12000 feet; high mountain species, on grassy slopes, heavy soil Brassicaceae Draba corrugata var. saxosa 123 9 1933 Rocks at summit Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 113 1 Caryophyllaceae Silene parishii 121 17 Ericaceae Arctostaphylos patula 1 999 Fabaceae Lupinus hyacinthinus 115 3 Fabaceae Trifolium monanthum var. grantianum 113 1 1897 10,000 feet; valley on w side main peak Fagaceae Chrysolepis sempervirens 123 2 Grossulariaceae Ribes cereum var. cereum 1261 11 Grossulariaceae Ribes montigenum 123 15 Lamiaceae Monardella australis 123 6 Onagraceae Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 3 16 Polygonaceae Oxyria digyna 121 4 1934 among rocks near the summit; n side mt along banks of perpetual snow Portulacaceae Calyptridium monospermum 123 4 1932 Rocks at summit Portulacaceae Calyptridium parryi var. parryi 127 1 2007 summit, ca. 20 meters south of sign marking high point, in sandy opening among boulders. Ranunculaceae Aquilegia formosa 123 1 1901 among rocks near summit Ranunculaceae Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. oxynotus 12 3 1932 summit Rosaceae Amelanchier utahensis 113 1 1922 9000-12000 ft Rosaceae Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus 1239 18 Rubiaceae Galium parishii 3 14 Saxifragaceae Heuchera hirsutissima 123 999 Scrophulariaceae Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis 3 5 Scrophulariaceae Pedicularis semibarbata 121 Hall: "to the very summit, where it grows sparingly in the shelter of the larger rocks"; highest voucher is 9000 feet Scrophulariaceae Penstemon labrosus 111 1 1922 10,000 feet Cyperaceae Carex feta 11 1 1977 Summit of Mount San Jacinto; common among rocks. Cyperaceae Carex fracta 3 10 Cyperaceae Carex mariposana 11 2 1930 Summit Cyperaceae Carex multicostata 113 1 1932 Rocks at summit Cyperaceae Carex subfusca 123 3 1928 summit Poaceae Trisetum spicatum 1283 1 1897 near the summit Code for Hall Column: 3 = changed name on voucher; 4 = vouchered by Hall, but not in Flora; 5 = "probable updated name, but voucher name unchanged; 6 = "sp or ssp added by t. chester"; 7 = "vouchers from other than hall"; 8 = given in hall, but no cited voucher; 9 = "hall voucher not online; 11="vouchered above 10,000 feet"; 12="vouchered above 10,700 feet"
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Last update: 2 July 2008