Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Beecher Canyon. Mid Hills. Mitchell Caverns. Lobo Point and North Wild Horse Mesa.

Elevation: 5187ft, 1581m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Black Canyon Road - Mojave National Preserve: s. end of Wild Horse Mesa; 
• Wild Horse Canyon Road - Mojave National Preserve: near Wild Horse Mesa;  n. face of Wild Horse Mesa; 
• Climate of the Eastern Mojave Desert: 32400; 
• Effects of the Hackberry Complex Fire in Mojave National Preserve, June 22-25, 2005.: 232310; 
• Field Notes: in Apr 1980;  in Apr 1980;  on Wild Horse Mesa;  field trip;  Apr 1995;  23 May 1998;  Coll. No. 154.2;  22 Apr 1999;  Saturday, May 29^th;  30 May 1999;  20000923030;  15-Oct-05 north face wild Horse Mesa; 
• Eastern Mojave Geology -- A Botanist's View: Winkler Fm; 
• Summaries of Literature About the Mid Hills.: 60100; 
• The Vegetation of Lobo Point and North Wild Horse Mesa, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, California.: 02000;  Checksheets;  Summary of Data Set;  50800;  51000;  52200;  93000; 
• Autecology of Desert Elkweed Frasera albomarginata S. Watson (Syn: Swertia a.) Gentianaceae in the American Southwest: in the Mid Hills;  on north face of Wild Horse Mesa;  at experimental plots;  at Wild Horse Mesa;  photo of plot; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Hickman, James C. (Ed.). 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press..

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Asteraceae

Astereae

Pentachaetinae

Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urb. & J. Wussow. Narrowleaf Goldenbush (TAS)

Baccharidinae

Baccharis sergiloides A. Gray. Squaw Waterweed (TAS)

Solidagininae

Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. Longflower Rabbitbrush (TAS)

Helenieae

Tetraneurinae

Baileya multiradiata Harv. & A. Gray ex Torr. Desert Marigold (TAS)

Hymenoxys cooperi (A. Gray) Cockerell. Cooper's Rubberweed (TAS)

Madieae

Baeriinae

Eriophyllum pringeli A. Gray. Pringle's Woolly Sunflower (TAS)

Syntrichopappus fremontii A. Gray. Yellow-Ray Fremont's-Gold (Oth)

Madiinae

Layia glandulosa (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. White Daisy Tidy Tips (TAS)

Senecioneae

Packera multilobata (Torr. & A. Gray) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve. Lobeleaf Groundsel (TAS)

Boraginaceae

Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray tessellata. Bristly Fiddleneck (TAS)

Cryptantha flavoculata (A. Nelson) Payson. Roughseed Cryptantha (TAS)

Emmenanthe penduiflora Benth. Whispering Pells (Oth)

Phacelia fremontii Torr. Fremont's Phacelia (TAS)

Phacelia ramosissima Douglas ex Lehm. Branching Phacelia (TAS)

Brassicaceae

Arabis perennans S. Watson. Perennial Rockcress (Oth)

Boechera perennans (S. Watson) W. A. Weber. Perennial Rockcress (TAS)

Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton pinnata. Prince's Plume (TAS)

Cactaceae

Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. Three-Spine Hedgehog Cactus (Obs)

Caryophyllaceae

Arenaria macradenia S. Watson mcaradenia. Desert Sandwort (Oth)

Eremogone macradenia (S. Watson) Ikonn. macradenia. Desert Sandwort (TAS)

Euphorbiaceae

Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torrey & A. Gray) Small. Rattlesnake Weed (TAS)

Fabaceae

Astragalus cimae M. E. Jones cimae. Cima milkvetch (TAS)

Astragalus lentiginosus Hook. fremontii (A. Gray) S. Watson. Fremont's Milkvetch (TAS)

Dalea searlsiae (A. Gray) Barneby. Searls' Prairie Clover (TAS)

Fagaceae

Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Canyon Live Oak (TAS)

Garryaceae

Garrya flavescens S. Watson. Ashy Silk-Tassel (TAS)

Gentianaceae

Frasera albomarginata S. Watson. (TAS+Oth)

Lamiaceae

Salazaria mexicana Torrey. Mexican Bladder Sage (Obs)

Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams pilosa (A. Gray) J. L. Strachan & Rev. Purple Sage (TAS)

Malvaceae

Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray monticola Kearney. Desert Globemallow (Oth)

Nyctaginaceae

Mirabilis multiflora (Torrey) A. Gray pubescens S. Watson. Colorado Four O'clock (Oth)

Oleaceae

Forestiera pubescens Nutt. Desert Olive (TAS)

Fraxinus anomala S. Watson. Single-Leaf Ash (TAS)

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja chromosa A. Nelson. Desert Indian Paintbrush (TAS)

Phrymaceae

Mimulus rubellus A. Gray. Little Redstem Monkeyflower (Oth)

Plantaginaceae

Penstemon eatonii A. Gray eatonii. Eaton's Firecracker (TAS)

Polemoniaceae

Gilia. Gilia (TAS)

Gilia aliquanta A. D. Grant & V. E. Grant breviloba A. D. Grant & V. E. Grant. Puffcalyx Gilia (Oth)

Gilia ophthalmoides Brand. Pinyon Gilia (TAS)

Phlox stansburyi (Torrey) A. A. Heller stansburyi. Cold-Desert Phlox (TAS)

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. polifolium (A. DC.) Torrey & A. Gray. California Buckwheat (TAS)

Ranunculaceae

Myosurus cupulatus S. Watson. Arizona Mousetail (Oth)

Rhamnaceae

Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg. Hollyleaf Redberry (TAS)

Rosaceae

Amelanchier utahensis Koehne. Utah Service-Berry (TAS+Oth)

Coleogyne ramosissima Torrey. Blackbrush (TAS)

Scrophulariaceae

Cordylanthus parviflorus (Ferris) Wiggins. Purple Bird's-Beak (Obs)

Agavaceae

Agave deserti (Engelm.) Gentry. Desert Agave (Obs)

Liliaceae

Calochortus kennedyi Porter. Desert Mariposa Lily (Obs)

Poaceae

Triticeae

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey brevifolius (J. G. Sm.) Barkworth. Squirreltail Grass (Oth)

Interesting collections made at or near this location:

• Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams
• Tom Schweich 107 4/29/1997
• Tom Schweich 110 4/29/1997

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Date and time this article was prepared:4:50:25 PM, 9/22/2024.