Eastern Mojave Vegetation

Detailed Area Plant List for Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Jefferson County, United States.

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Edited by Tom Schweich

This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria as indicated by a single dagger “†.” Their web site is at: (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network as indicated by a double dagger “‡,” which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.

For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.

For a check list, please see: Check List for Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Jefferson County, United States.

Cupressaceae

Juniperus communis L.  Common Juniper. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3892. 9/12/2024. .

Pinaceae

Pinus ponderosa Laws.  Ponderosa Pine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3884. 9/12/2024. . .

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco.  Douglas Fir. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3885. 9/12/2024. .

Apiaceae

Aletes anisatus (A. Gray) W. L. Theob. & C. C. Tseng.  Anise Indian Parsley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Soils are gravelly coarse sandy loams derived from weathered Pike's Peak granite. Forest within the 2002 hayman Fire, along FS Road 211 near the decommissioned Molly Gulch Campground. Paula Fornwalt 3. 20 May 2008. ( CS162583 ) Disturbed site in mixed forest of Populus tremuloides/ Pseudotsuga menziesii/ Pinus ponderosa burned in Hayman Fire of 2002. Lost Creek Wilderness Area, Pike National Forest, Hankins Gulch Trail, SW of Goose Creek trailhead. Tim Hogan 5135. 3 Jun 2013. ( COLO1818806 RMBL6353 ) .

Araliaceae

Aralia nudicaulis L.  Wild Sarsaparilla. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, In moist soil in the shade of large Psuedotsuga. Pike National Forest. Growing along Goose Creek. Mark Duff 139. 14 Aug 1992. ( COLO451104 ) .

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias speciosa Torr.  Showy Milkweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, This was being pollinated by a variety of insects, including at leaste two species of bees, ants, and a large unknown insect, all at the same time. Cheeseman Lake 7/5" Quadrangle. Along Forest Road 211. Stephen B. Austin 838. 23 Jul 2013. ( KHD59787 ) .

Asteraceae

Achillea millefolium L.  (Syn: A. lanulosa Nutt. , A. m. L. var. alpicola (Rydb.) Garrett , A. m. L. var. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper , A. m. L. var. occidentalis DC. ) Common Yarrow. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb to 50 cm.;; Leaves alternate, tendrils absent, finely dissected, aromatic when fresh; Inflorescence, heads enclosed by an involucre, in flat-topped clusters; Phyllaries in 2+ series; Receptacles bearing scale-like bracts (paleate); Perianth in 2 or more whorls, parts in 5s; Phyllaries in 2+ series, not all subtending ray flowers; Flowers open, bisexual, two kinds, some with strap-shaped corollas; Petals fused into a tube; Ray flowers, white, lobe ovate; Disc flowers, white; Stamens = in number to corolla lobes; Ovary inferior. Pistils, 1 per flower (Described from Coll. No. 482, 30 Nov 2011, and Coll. No. 1023, 24 Jul 2013).

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3879. 9/12/2024. . .

Antennaria rosea Greene.  Rosy Pussytoes. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 9 cm., stoloniferous 4-5 cm., forming loose mats in wet muddy soil, all sixteen plants collected pistillate (gynoecious?); Leaves, simple, white tomentose both sides, basal, 35 mm. × 9 mm wide, oblanceolate, cauline, 11-13 mm., linear; Inflorescence, >> basal leaves; Involucre, 5.5-7.0 mm.; Bracts (phyllaries), 5.0-6-5 mm. × 1.1-0.7 mm. wide, green at base, purplish band in middle, tips, white, scarious. (Described from Coll. No. 1083, 25 April 2015).

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, aspen grove-marshland Wigwam Ranch. John B. Hartwell 736. 4 July 1937. ( KHD2217 ) . .

Artemisia frigida Willd.  Prairie Sagewort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 30 cm., woody at base; Stems many; Leaves alternate, 9 mm., pinnately dissected into 7 parts, silvery hairy; Inflorescence raceme-like, indeterminate, heads 1-3 in axils; Heads have only disk flowers, all alike; Involucre of hairy phyllaries; Phyllaries in 2 series, hairy, not gummy or with tips recurved; Receptacle hairy, not chaffy or bristly; Flowers fertile; Pappus absent; (Described from Coll. No. 1067, 8 Oct 2014).

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3881. 9/12/2024. . .

Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman.  (Syn: Machaeranthera b. (A. Gray) Greene , Machaeranthera varians Greene ) Bigelow's Tansy Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 60 cm.; Stem erect, stipitate-glandular, more dense above; Leaves, basal, unknown, cauline, alternate, sessile, 50 mm. × 4-5 mm. wide, reduced above, lance-linear, spinulose toothed; Inflorescence, panicle, heads borne singly on pedicels 10-20 mm.; Involucre, 8 mm. × 12 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 5+ series, imbricate, chartaceous below, green and stipitate-glandular above, tips, acuminate, reflexed; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers of 2 kinds; Rays, fertile, corolla, tube 4.5 mm. + laminae 10 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, spatulate, blue; Disk flowers, corolla, 6 mm., yellow; Pappus, capillary bristles, 6 mm.; Cypsela, 3 mm., hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1299, 23 Sep 2015.

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3372. 12 Sep 2024. . .

Erigeron flagellaris A. Gray.  Trailing Fleabane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial, to 5-6 cm., with scapose inflorescence to 9 cm., spreading by leafy stoloniferous branches; Leaves, basal and cauline, entire, basal, linear-oblanceolate, 35 mm. × 2.5 mm., cauline, linear, 13 mm. × 1.5 mm.; Inflorescence, single heads on scape to 8 cm.; Receptacle epaleate; Phyllaries, 2+series, ±equal, 4 mm., hairy abaxially, ascending multicellular hairs with clear crosswalls, glandular between hairs; Flowers of 2 kinds; Pappus of bristles, 2 mm., + short scales, that of ray and disc flowers alike; Rays, #±80, corolla white, fading lilac, 8 mm. × 0.5 mm.; Disc flowers, corolla yellow, lobes triangular; Achene, short hairy. (Described from Coll. No. 1116, 28 May 2015).

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3381. 12 Sep 2024. ( Undist. ) .

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, South slope: dry, gravelly soil, with grass and weeds. Pike National Forest: Goose Creek. K. J. Helwick 13. 1 Jun 1916. ( USFS477732 ) . .

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners.  (Syn: H. v. (Pursh) Shinners var. nana (A. Gray) Semple , H. v. (Pursh) Shinners var. villosa ) Hairy False Goldenaster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 50 cm.; Leaves, cauline alternate, entire, 1-veined, distal perpendicular to stems, hairs > glands; Heads solitary, with both ray and disk flowers; Phyllaries in 2+ series, unequal, to 7 mm.; Rays, 9 mm.; Pappus double, outer narrow scales ≤ 1 mm. (easier to see on mature fruit), inner bristles, 6.5 mm., white; Fruit, disk 3 mm., hairy.

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3376. 12 Sep 2024. ( Undist. ) . .

Hymenothrix dissecta (A. Gray) B. G. Baldwin.  (Syn: Amauriopsis dissecta (A. Gray) Rydb. , Bahia dissecta (A. Gray) Britton ) Ragleaf Bahia. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3374. 12 Sep 2024. ( Undist. ) . .

Liatris punctata Hook.  Dotted Blazing Star. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 32 cm.; Leaves, cauline, alternate, 78 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, gradually reduced above, linear, glandular punctate, margins, entire, revolute, sparsely hairy; Inflorescence, single heads in axils on short pedicels; Involucre, 16 mm. × 7 mm. wide, ±cylindrical; Phyllaries, in 2+ series, inbricate, 14 mm. × 3.8 mm. wide, glandular-punctate abaxially distally, margin, ciliate, scarious, tip acute; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, one kind; Disk flowers; Corolla, tube white 8 mm. + lobes purple 2.5 mm.; Pappus, bristles, one series, 10 mm., plumose; Cypsela, 7 mm., hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1264, 29 Jul 2015.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3889. 9/12/2024. . .

Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve.  (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Sunny south-facing hillside in ponderosa forest. Originally ID as Senecio fendleri. Lost Creek Project. Lost Creek Area, Tarryall Mtns., 80 km (50 mi) southwest of Denver and 80 m northwest of Colo. Springs. Near Goose Creek trailhead. P. Murphy 79143. 9 July 1979. ( COLO114942 ) . .

Solidago missouriensis Nutt.  Missouri Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 35-40 cm., generally glabrous throughout; Leaves, basal, unknown, cauline, alternate, petiole 10-45 cm. + blade 100 mm. × 21-22 mm. wide, reduced above, oblanceolate, margin, sparsely scabrous proximally, serrate distally, glabrous, prominently 3(5)-nerved; Inflorescence, crowded panicle; Pedicels, 1 mm.; Bracts, #2, 1.8 mm.; Involucre, 3.0-4.5 mm. × 3-5 mm. wide, obconic; Phyllaries, 2+ series, 2.2-3.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide, graduated, green, margin chartaceous, veins 1; Receptacle, epaleate, conic; Flowers, 2 kinds; Rays, #12, fertile, tube 2 mm. + blade 2.2 mm., yellow; Disk flower, #12, tube 2.8 mm. + lobes 0.7 mm. = 3.5 mm., yellow; Pappus, capillary bristles, 3.0 mm.; Cypsela, 0.4-0.6 mm., glabrous-sparsely hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1255, 26 Jul 2015, and Coll. No. 1519, 29 Jul 2016. Distinguished in part by its glabrous characters and presence of 3 prominent nerves on leaves. Jepson eFlora notes that S. missouriensis Nutt. Is misapplied to S. spectabilis (D. C. Eaton) A. Gray. FNANM states that, in the west, it can be similar to smaller plants of S. spectabilis (13 Sep 2014).

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3375. 12 Sep 2024. ( Undist. ) . .

Townsendia grandiflora Nutt.  Largeflower Townsend Daisy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 15 cm.; Stem, villous; Leaves, opposite below, alternate above, 32-43 mm. × 3 mm. wide, narrowly oblanceolate, long ciliate at base; Inflorescence, heads borne singly; Involucre, 12 mm. × 25 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 5+ imbricate series, 13 mm. × 2.5-3.0 mm. wide, ±equal, ovate, margin ciliate, tip acuminate, green around prominent mid-vein, chartaceous margins; Receptacle, flat, epaleate, very short bristles; Flowers of two kinds; Rays, sterile, pappus, scales, 0.6 mm., corolla, 14-21 mm. × 1.2-1.5 mm. wide, white with purple center; Disk, 14-21 mm. wide, pappus, bristles, 4.0 mm., corolla, 4.5-5.0 mm., yellow; cypsela, 4 mm. × 1.3 mm., laterally compressed (Described from Coll. No. 1247, 24 Jul 2015, and Coll. No. 1404, 8 June 2016).

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3382. 12 Sep 2024. ( Undist. ) .

Boraginaceae

Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray.  Many Flowered Stoneseed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial … cleistogamous flowers absent. Flowers heterostyled and dimorphic.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3886. 9/12/2024. . .

Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene.  (Syn: Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson ) Miner"s Candle. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Sunny south-facing hillside in ponderosa forest. Lost Creek Project; Miner's candle. Originally identified as Cryptantha virgata. Handwritten note says = Oreocarya. Lost Creek Area, Tarryall Mtns., 80km (50mi) southwest of Denver and 80km northwest of Colo. Springs, near Goose Creek trailhead. P. Murphy 79144. 9 Jul 1979. ( COLO429233 ) . .

Phacelia heterophylla Pursh.  Varileaf Phacelia. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Described by Pursh (1814) from a collection by M. Lewis Jun-Jul, 1806 on the banks of the Kooskooskie (Clearwater) River.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Cheeseman Lake 7.5" Quadrangle. Along the Forest Road #211 roadside. Stephen B. Austin 836. 23 Jul 2013. ( KHD59788 ) .

Campanulaceae

Campanula rotundifolia L.  Harebell. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Leaves, basal, ?, cauline, alternate, ±lance-linear, 52 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide; Inflorescence, solitary and loose racemes; Pedicel, 9 mm.; Calyx, tube 2.5 mm. + 5 lobes 2.5 mm. = 5.0 mm.; Corolla, 13 mm, blue-purple; Capsule, nodding, 5.5 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, opening by pores near the base. Described from Coll. No. 1246, 24 July 2015.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3890. 9/12/2024. .

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng.  Twinberry Honeysuckle. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Stream bank shrub Wigam Ranch, Colorado John B. Hartwell 708. 4 Jul 1937. ( KHD13231 ) .

Caryophyllaceae

Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonnikov.  (Syn: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler's Sandwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, tufted, to 30 cm.; Stem, proximal glabrous, distal short glandular hairy “peg-like hairs”; Leaves, mostly basal, cauline, stipules absent, opposite, 50 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, linear to needle-like, erect to appressed, margin finely scabrous, tip small spinulose; Inflorescence, open cyme; Pedicels, 3-8 mm.; Sepals, #5 distinct, 4.5-5.0 mm. × 1 mm. wide, glandular hairy (or stipitate glandular); Petals, white, 5 mm., entire; Stamens, #10; Anthers, purple; Styles, #3. Described from Coll. No. 1270, 1374, and 2372.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3891. 9/12/2024. .

Cornaceae

Cornus canadensis L.  (Syn: Chamaepericlymenum canadense L.) Asch. & Graebn. ) Bunchberry Dogwood. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, In moist soil along creek in the shade of large Pseudotsuga. Pike National Forest. Growing along Goose Creek. Mark Duff 131. 14 Aug 1992. ( COLO253427 ) .

Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel.  (Syn: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor ) Bearberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3894. 9/12/2024. .

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Plants forming low mats, open ponderosa -douglas fir forest on Pike's Peak granite gravel substrate. Abundant and widespread. Front Range, Tarryall Mountains, South Platte River below Cheeseman Reservoir. Along jeep trail about 1 miles E of Pike National Forest rd 211, 2 miles W of South Platte River at the head of Wildcat Creek. Loraine Yeatts 1264. 4 May 1986. ( KHD30608 ) .

Fabaceae

Oxytropis multiceps Nuttall.  Southwestern Locoweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Open poderosa-douglas fir forest on Pikes Peak granite gravel substrate. Abundant on W facing steep, gravelly roadside, common. Front Range, Yarrtall Mountains, South Platte River below Cheesman Reservoir, road cut along Pike National Forest Road 211, on hill above Goose Creek Campground. Loraine Yeatts 1263. 4 May 1986. ( KHD11306 ) .

Fumariaceae

Corydalis aurea Willd.  Scrambled Eggs. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Disturbed site in mixed forest of Populus tremuloides/ Pseudotsuga menziesii/ Pinus ponderosa burned in Hayman Fire of 2002. Lost Creek Wilderness Area, Pike National Forest, Hankins Gulch Trail, SW of Goose Creek trailhead. Tim Hogan 5134. 3 Jun 2013. ( COLO1818814 RMBL6329 ) .

Geraniaceae

Geranium caespitosum James.  Pineywoods Geranium. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3880. 9/12/2024. .

Grossulariaceae

Ribes cereum Douglas.  Wax Currant. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3887. 9/12/2024. .

Montiaceae

Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt.) Kiger.  Sunbright. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, dense in crack between boulders. 3878. 9/12/2024. .

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja integra A. Gray.  Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3378. 12 Sep 2024. ( Undist. ) .

Plantaginaceae

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb.  Front Range Beardtongue. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Lost Creek Wilderness Area, Pike National Forest, Hankins Gulch Trail, SW of Goose Creek trailhead. Lost Creek Wilderness Area, Pike National Forest, Hankins Gulch Trail, SW of Goose Creek trailhead. Tim Hogan 5136. 3 Jun 2013. ( COLO1818798 RMBL6352 ) .

Polemoniaceae

Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V. E. Grant.  (Syn: Gilia aggregata (Pursh) Sprengel ) Scarlet Gilia. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3882. 9/12/2024. .

Rosaceae

Cercocarpus montanus Raf.  Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Described by Rafinesque from a specimen collected by Edwin James of the Long Expedition, 1820, probably in present Jefferson County, Colorado. Rafinesque was somewhat frustrated by Torrey's reluctance publish a new species name in assigning James' collection to C. fothergillides Humb. Bonpl. And Kunth.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3883. 9/12/2024. . .

Geum macrophyllum Willd.  Large-leaf Avens. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial herb, to 50 cm., plant drying green; Leaves, upper stem leaves divided near to base; Sepals 5; Hypanthium bractlets (not visible); Petals 5 (not visible); Style continuous to fruit, 3 mm., hooked, not plumose, without bristles, non-glandular; Fruit, many per flower, 2.5 mm (Described from Coll. No. 438.1, 12 Nov 2012, var. perincisum considered indistinct).

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Growing along a small creek in a cool damp grotto. Pike National Forest. Side drainage of Goose Creek 1 mile west of Hankens Gulch. Mark Duff 129. 14 Aug 1992. ( COLO689679 ) . .

Potentilla L.  Cinquefoil. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, Lvs. pinnate, adaxial gray. 3888. 9/12/2024. .

Alliaceae

Allium cernuum Roth.  Nodding Onion. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3895. 9/12/2024. .

Iridaceae

Sisyrinchium montanum Greene.  Rocky Mountain Blue-Eyed Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Tarryall Mountains, East Slope, Sunny area near stream. Lost Creek Area, Tarryall Mtns., 80km (50mi) southwest of Denver and 80km northwest of Colo. Springs. Near Goose Creek trailhead. P. Murphy 79145. 9 July 1979. ( COLO415000 ) .

Poaceae

Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth.  (=Eriocoma nelsonii (Scribn.) Romasch.) Dore's Needlegrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

California authors place all Stipa [Achnatherum] nelsonii in variety dorei. Among Colorado authors, Shaw (2008) accepts varieties nelsonii and dorei, whereas Wingate (1994), Weber & Wittmann (2012), and Ackerfield (2015) do not accept infraspecific names.

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3379. 12 Sep 2024. ( Undist. ) . .

Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths.  (Syn: Chondrosum gracile Kunth ) Blue Grama. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3377. 12 Sep 2024. ( Undist. ) . .

Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc.  Mountain Muhly. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Perennial grass, to 50 cm., caespitose; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 4.5 mm., auricles, 0, blade, 110 mm. × 1 mm. wide; Inflorescence, rather sparse contracted panicle, 120 mm.; Florets per spikelet, #1; Glumes, #2, papery, toothed, lower, 1.5 mm., upper, 2 mm., teeth 3; Lemma, 3 mm. + awn 13 mm., flexuous, tuft of hairs at base; Palea, 2.8 mm. Described from Coll. No. 1282, 28 Aug 2015.

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3373. 12 Sep 2024. ( Undist. ) . .

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash.  Little Bluestem. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

- Dispersed Camp Site, 3893. 9/12/2024. . .

Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb.  (Syn: Festuca octoflora Walter , Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. var. octoflora ) Six Weeks Fescue. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.

Annual, 5-6 cm., tufted; Roots, fibrous; Sheath, 6 mm., open, minutely hairy; Ligule, membraneous, very short; Blade, 4.5 mm. × 0.3 mm. wide, rolled, glabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, raceme, 16 mm. × 5 mm. wide; Spikelets, #6, 6-7 mm., similar, 1 / node, many flowered; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 2 mm., vein, #1, upper, 3 mm., veins, #3, keeled, awns, #0; Florets, #5-6 per spikelets; Axis, short hairy abaxially; Lemma, 3.2 mm, >glumes, lanceolate, green, rolled, hairs, 0.2 mm., white/straw color, veins, #3, glabrous, tip entire, awns, #1, 1.8 mm., straight, attached to end; Palea, 2.7 mm., <lemma, membraneous, margin ciliate; keeled (Described from Coll. No. 1852, 18 May 2018).

- Dispersed Camp Site, Tom Schweich 3380. 12 Sep 2024. ( Undist. ) .

Total number of taxa: 43
Native Taxa:
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41
Exotic Taxa:
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0
Nativity Undetermined:
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2
Listed Weeds:
Identified as Weed
0

Notes:

† -- Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/).
‡ -- Southwest Environmental Information Network, SEINet. 2009-2014. http//:swbiodiversity.org/seinet/index.php. Accessed from July 2009 to September 2014.

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Date and time this article was prepared: 11/3/2024 7:03:55 PM.