Plant Checklist for Cahuilla Mountain

Compiled February 14, 2007 from voucher data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria, CalFlora species data, and Tom Chester's database of Southern California plants. The scientific name of all plants are current names as defined by the Jepson Flora Project. The "R" column indicates plants which appear in one of the CNPS (California Native Plant Society) lists (1B,2,3,or 4) of rare and/or endangered plants. The "N" column identifies plants that are non-native with an "I" (introduced).

Dicotyledonae

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Apiaceae Carrot Family
1     Lomatium dasycarpum key woolly-fruited lomatium Perennial herb 0 5249  
2     Osmorhiza brachypoda key California sweet-cicely Perennial herb 0 8500  
3     Tauschia arguta key southern tauschia Perennial herb 328 4921  
4     Tauschia parishii key Parish's tauschia Perennial herb 4000 9000  
 
Asteraceae Sunflower Family
5     Agoseris retrorsa key spear-leaved mountain dandelion Perennial herb 1312 9186  
6     Ambrosia dumosa key burroweed Shrub 0 5249  
7     Artemisia douglasiana key mugwort Perennial herb 0 6000  
8     Artemisia dracunculus key wild tarragon Perennial herb 0 9000  
9     Artemisia tridentata key big sagebrush Shrub 0 10000  
10     Ericameria cuneata key rock goldenbush Shrub 0 9187  
11     Eriophyllum confertiflorum key golden yarrow Shrub 0 9843  
12     Filago californica key California filago Annual herb 0 3500  
13   4.2 Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha key beautiful hulsea Perennial herb      
14     Hymenoclea salsola key burrobrush Shrub 0 5906  
15     Lasthenia californica key goldfields Annual herb 0 4000  
16     Lessingia glandulifera key valley vinegar-weed Annual herb 0 5577  
17     Malacothrix californica key California dandelion Annual herb 0 5577  
18     Senecio californicus key California groundsel Annual herb 0 3500  
19     Syntrichopappus fremontii key Fremont's syntrichopappus Annual herb 1969 8202  
 
Boraginaceae Borage Family
20     Cryptantha barbigera key bearded cryptantha Annual herb 984 7382  
21     Cryptantha intermedia key popcorn flower Annual herb 1500 4500  
22     Cryptantha micrantha key purple-root cryptantha Annual herb 0 7500  
23     Cryptantha microstachys key Tejon cryptantha Annual herb 0 4000  
24     Cryptantha muricata key prickly cryptantha Annual herb 0 8000  
25     Pectocarya penicillata key combseed Annual herb 0 4500  
26     Plagiobothrys collinus key Annual herb 0 6890  
 
Brassicaceae Mustard Family
27     Arabis glabra key tower mustard Perennial herb 0 9300  
28     Arabis sparsiflora key elegant rock-cress Perennial herb 0 9186  
29     Athysanus pusillus key dwarf athysanus Annual herb 0 5000  
30     Caulanthus heterophyllus key slender-pod jewelflower Annual herb 0 4265  
31     Erysimum capitatum key western wallflower Perennial herb 0 13123  
32 I   Sisymbrium altissimum key tumble-mustard Annual herb 0 8202  
33     Thysanocarpus curvipes key fringe-pod Annual herb 3000 5000  
 
Campanulaceae Bellflower Family
34     Githopsis diffusa key San Gabriel bluecup Annual herb 164 6562  
35     Nemacladus longiflorus key thread plant Annual herb 984 7874  
36     Nemacladus ramosissimus key Nuttall's nemacladus Annual herb 492 5249  
 
Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family
37     Symphoricarpos mollis key creeping snowberry Shrub 30 9843  
 
Caryophyllaceae Pink Family
38     Loeflingia squarrosa key spreading loeflingia Annual herb 0 3937  
39     Silene verecunda ssp. platyota key white catch-fly Annual herb 984 11155  
 
Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family
40     Crassula connata key pygmy-weed Annual herb 0 2500  
 
Cuscutaceae Dodder Family
41     Cuscuta californica key California dodder Annual herb, Vine (parasitic) 0 8202  
 
Ericaceae Heath Family
42     Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa key Eastwood manzanita Shrub 984 6233  
43     Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea key pink-bracted manzanita Shrub 3937 7874  
 
Fabaceae Legume Family
44     Lotus strigosus key strigose lotus Annual herb 0 5000  
45     Lupinus bicolor key dwarf lupine Annual, Perennial herb 0 8500  
46     Lupinus concinnus ssp. optatus key bajada lupine        
47     Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus key mountain grape-soda lupine Shrub 3281 9843  
48     Lupinus hirsutissimus key stinging lupine Annual herb 0 4593  
49     Lupinus sparsiflorus ssp. sparsiflorus key Coulter's lupine        
50 I   Medicago polymorpha key California burclover Annual herb 0 4921  
51     Vicia americana var. americana key American vetch Perennial herb, Vine 0 8000  
 
Fagaceae Oak Family
52     Quercus berberidifolia key scrub oak Tree 984 4922  
53   1B.1 Quercus dumosa key coast scrub oak Shrub 0 5000  
54     Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens key interior live oak        
 
Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf Family
55     Emmenanthe penduliflora key whispering bells Annual herb 0 7218  
56     Nemophila menziesii key baby blue eyes Annual herb 0 6233  
57     Phacelia cicutaria key caterpillar phacelia Annual herb 0 4593  
58     Phacelia distans key common phacelia Annual herb 0 7000  
59     Phacelia minor key wild canterbury bells Annual herb 0 5249  
 
Lamiaceae Mint Family
60     Salvia columbariae key chia Annual herb 0 7000  
 
Loasaceae Loasa Family
61     Mentzelia montana key mountain blazing star Annual herb 3937 8530  
 
Malvaceae Mallow Family
62     Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua key apricot mallow Perennial herb 492 8202  
 
Onagraceae Evening Primrose Family
63     Camissonia bistorta key southern suncup Annual herb 0 1968  
64     Camissonia hirtella key field sun-cup Annual herb 0 3000  
65     Camissonia strigulosa key strigose sun-cup Annual herb 0 6889  
 
Orobanchaceae Broom-Rape Family
66     Orobanche bulbosa key chaparral broomrape Perennial herb (parasitic) 0 5000  
67     Orobanche fasciculata key clustered broom-rape Perennial herb (parasitic) 4000 10000  
 
Paeoniaceae Peony Family
68     Paeonia californica key California peony Perennial herb 656 4921  
 
Papaveraceae Poppy Family
69     Platystemon californicus key cream cups Annual herb 0 3000  
 
Polemoniaceae Milkwort Family
70     Gilia australis key southern gilia Annual herb 1968 3937  
71     Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia key globe gilia Annual herb 0 6233  
72     Gilia diegensis key coastal gilia Annual herb 1640 7217  
73     Linanthus androsaceus ssp. luteolus key showy linanthus        
74     Linanthus ciliatus key whisker-brush Annual herb 0 8000  
75     Linanthus lemmonii key Lemmon's linanthus Annual herb 0 6233  
 
Polygonaceae Buckwheat Family
76   4.2 Chorizanthe leptotheca key Peninsular spineflower Annual herb      
77     Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum key naked buckwheat Shrub 3608 9186  
78     Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum key Wright's buckwheat Perennial herb, Shrub 656 11154  
79     Oxytheca trilobata key three-lobed oxytheca Annual herb 2296 9186  
80     Pterostegia drymarioides key threadstem Annual herb 0 5000  
 
Portulacaceae Purslane Family
81     Calandrinia ciliata key red maids Annual herb 0 6000  
82     Calyptridium monandrum key sand cress Annual herb 0 6000  
83     Claytonia parviflora key narrow-leaved miner's lettuce Annual herb 0 7545  
 
Rosaceae Rose Family
84     Adenostoma fasciculatum key chamise Tree, Shrub 0 5249  
85     Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa key sticky cinquefoil Perennial herb 1640 8530  
 
Rubiaceae Madder Or Coffee Family
86     Galium andrewsii key phlox-leaved bedstraw Perennial herb 820 8464  
87     Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium key narrowleaf bedstraw Perennial herb 49 8694  
88     Galium porrigens var. porrigens key graceful bedstraw Vine, Shrub 0 3477  
 
Scrophulariaceae Figwort Family
89     Antirrhinum coulterianum key Coulter's snapdragon Annual herb 0 5577  
90     Castilleja exserta key purple owl's-clover Annual herb 0 5249  
91     Castilleja foliolosa key woolly Indian paintbrush Perennial herb 0 5000  
92     Collinsia childii key Child's collinsia Annual herb 3000 7000  
93     Collinsia heterophylla key Chinese houses Annual herb 0 5000  
94     Mimulus brevipes key wide-throated yellow monkeyflower Annual herb 5000 7100  
95     Mimulus fremontii key Fremont's monkeyflower Annual herb      
96     Penstemon centranthifolius key scarlet bugler Perennial herb 0 5905  
97     Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda key California bee plant Perennial herb 0 4921  
 
Urticaceae Nettle Family
98     Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea key stinging nettle Perennial herb 0 10000  
 
Viscaceae Mistletoe Family
99     Phoradendron villosum key oak mistletoe Shrub (parasitic) 196 6889  
 

Gymnospermae

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Cupressaceae Cypress Family
100     Calocedrus decurrens key incense-cedar Tree 2400 8200  
 
Pinaceae Pine Family
101     Pinus coulteri key Coulter pine Tree 1000 7000  
 

Monocotyledonae

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Cyperaceae Sedge Family
102     Carex multicaulis key forest sedge Perennial herb 500 7300  
103     Carex subfusca key brown sedge Perennial herb 200 11500  
104     Scirpus microcarpus key panicled bulrush Perennial herb 0 9000  
 
Juncaceae Rush Family
105     Juncus effusus ssp. austrocalifornicus key Pacific rush        
106     Juncus macrophyllus key long-leaved rush Perennial herb      
107     Juncus mexicanus key Mexican rush Perennial herb 0 11000  
 
Liliaceae Lily Family
108     Muilla maritima key muilla Perennial herb 0 7500  
 
Poaceae Grass Family
109     Achnatherum speciosum key desert needlegrass Perennial herb 0 6700  
110 I   Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens key red brome Annual herb 0 7217  
111     Elymus glaucus ssp. virescens key Virginia wildrye Perennial herb 0 984  
112     Koeleria macrantha key June grass Perennial herb 0 11500  
113     Melica imperfecta key coast-range melic Perennial herb 0 4000  
114     Poa secunda key one-sided blue grass Perennial herb 0 12500  
115 I   Schismus barbatus key Mediterranean schismus Annual herb 0 3937  
116 I   Vulpia myuros var. myuros key rattail fescue Annual herb 0 4921  
 

Pteridophyta

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Dryopteridaceae Wood Fern Family
117     Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum key cliff sword fern Fern 1312 5249  
 
Equisetaceae Horsetail Family
118     Equisetum laevigatum key smooth scouring rush Fern 0 6500  
 
Pteridaceae Brake Family
119     Cheilanthes covillei key beady lipfern Fern 1500 9000  
120     Pellaea mucronata key bird's-foot fern Fern 0 8500