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Tom Schweich |
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When I first read the field notes of Annie Alexander and Louise Kellogg, I was fascinated by the descriptions they wrote about the places they went and the plants and animals they found there. By publishing my field notes on the Internet I hope to follow a little bit in their tradition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sunday, April 2nd
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Other articles:
Coalinga Road
at the pass
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Toxicoscordion fremontii (Torr.) Rydb. Fremont's Death Camas.
| Diablo Range, San Benito County, California. In the saddle between Lorenzo Vasquez Canyon and Miller Canyon, on Coalinga Road, 11 miles south of the Junction with State Highway 25. 36.3603°N, 120.8488°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 900 m. Small grassland under oaks, on ridge. Coll. No. 203, 2 Apr 2000, characters observed: Perennial geophyte, to 40 cm.; Bracts, 7 mm.; Pedicel, 11 mm.; Flowers, bisexual on lower branches; Perianth, rotate; Petals, 9.5 mm. × 2.3 mm. wide; Stamens, 6 mm., stamens < perianth; Filaments, straight, proximally thick.
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Other articles:
Coalinga Road
at the pass
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Ranunculus californicus Benth. var. californicus. California Buttercup.
| Diablo Range, San Benito County, California. In the saddle between Lorenzo Vasquez Canyon and Miller Canyon, on Coalinga Road, 11 miles south of the Junction with State Highway 25. 36.3603°N, 120.8488°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 900 m. Small grassland under oaks, on ridge. Coll. No. 204, 2 Apr 2000, characters observed: Herbaceous perennial, to 25 cm.; Stem, not floating, not rooting at nodes, erect, hairy; Leaves, basal and cauline, cauline, alternate, deeply lobed; Flower, radial; Perianth, parts in 2 whorls, sepals and petals different; Sepals, 5 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide, spurs 0, yellow, hairy abaxially, reflexed; Petals, #11, 7 mm. × 2.8 mm. wide, clawed, yellow, round nectary near base of blade; Stamens, yellow; Ovule, 1 per ovary; Pistils, many; Style, present; Fruit, follicle (not a berry), 3.2 mm. × 3 mm. wide × 1 mm. thick, width 3 × depth, not inflated, wall tough, not papery, faces smoooth, beak, 0.6 mm., curved.
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Other articles:
New Idria Road
near New Idria
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Castilleja foliolosa Hook. & Arn. Chaparral Paintbrush.
| San Carlos Creek, San Benito County, California. Along creek 1 mile below New Idria Mine. 36.4261°N, 120.6694°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 800 m. Steep hill slope on sandstone. Coll. No. 205, 2 April 2000, characters observed: Perennial subshrub, to 30 cm.; Stems, decumbent to ascending; Herbage gray-green; Hairs, much branched; Leaves, alternate, sessile, 14 mm. oblong, to few 3- lobed distally; Calyx, 14 mm., cleft equally 4 mm., entire on sides; Corolla, tube 8 mm. + beak 13 mm. = 21 mm., lower lip small.
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Other articles: New Idria Road near New Idria
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Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene. Sanddune Wallflower.
| New Idria Mine, San Benito County, California. Along creek 1 mile below New Idria Mine. 36.4261°N, 120.6694°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 800 m. Steep hill slope on sandstone. Coll. No. 206, 2 Apr 2000, characters observed: Perennial or biennial, to 45 cm.; Stems, proximal not woody; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, petiole + blade, 100 mm. × 3 mm. wide, margin sparsely toothed, proximal cauline leaves, adaxial surface, hairs 2 & 3 rayed; Pedicels, 3-5 mm., elongating as flower matures; Petals, yellow, 16 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide; Fruit, unknown; Seeds, unknown.
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New Idria Road
near New Idria
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Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urb. & J. Wussow. Narrowleaf Goldenbush.
| San Carlos Creek, San Benito County, California. Along San Carlos Creek 1 mile below New Idria Mine. 36.4259°N, 120.6693°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 800 m. Steep hill slope on sandstone. Coll. No. 207, 2 April 2000, characters observed: Perennial, herb, woody below, to 30 cm.; Leaves, alternate, some in clusters, linear, 20 mm. × 1 mm. wide, glandular-sticky, regularly spaced resin pits; Inflorescence, some flowers with strap-shaped corollas, head composed of two kinds of flowers; Receptacle, epaleate; Phyllaries, in 5 not-fully-overlapping series, graduated in size, 6-11 mm. × 1.5-2.5 mm. wide, mid phyllary vein prominent throughout length though not raised, margin fringed; Rays, 7, yellow, 22-23 mm. × 5 mm. wide, 0-2 appendages to 14 mm.; Disk flowers, ±20; Pappus of well-developed bristles on both ray and disk flowers, ± cylindric; Pistil, style 8 mm. + stigma 1.5 mm. + appendages 1.0 mm.; Fruit, dense silky hairy. This collection is determined as Ericameria linearifolia, although it does not key there, primarily because the phyllaries are definitely not equal, whereas E. linearifolia requires phyllaries that are ±equal. The ray corollas are larger than typically described, and some of them have long thin appendages.
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New Idria Road
50000
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Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood ssp. capitatum. Bluedicks.
| San Carlos Creek, San Benito County, California. Hillsides, 2 miles by road below the townsite of New Idria, 86 km southwest of Fresno, California. 36.4465°N, 120.6636°W. Elev. 700 m. Hill slopes above and below road. Coll. No. 209, 2 Apr 2000, characters observed: Perennial geophyte, to 35 cm.; Scape, curved; Bracts, 12.5 mm.; Pedicel, 5 mm.; Perianth, tube 6 mm. + lobes 9.5 mm. = 15.5 mm., blue-purple, inner crown, 1.5 mm. > anthers, color unknown, straw color when dry; Stamens, #6; Anthers, unequal, #3 @ 2.7 mm., #3 @ 4.2 mm.
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Other articles: New Idria Road in Griswold Cyn
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Ephedra californica S. Watson. Desert Tea.
| Griswold Canyon, San Benito County, California. Hillslopes, on New Idria Road in Griswold Canyon, 5 miles by road south of Panoche, 16.5 miles by road northwest of New Idria, 36.545°N, 120.8374°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 500 m. Hill slopes above road.
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| Wednesday, April 26th
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Other articles:
Basin Road
58000
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Physalis | Physalis crassifolia Benth. Thick Leaved Ground Cherry. Baxter, San Bernardino County, California. Former railroad roadbed at Cave Mountain Limestone mine, mouth of Afton Canyon, north side of Mojave River, ½ mile northwest of current Union Pacific Railroad station named Basin. 35.047°N, 116.3027°W. Elev. 360 m. Only one seen.
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Eucnide urens, several seen in rocks and cliff faces. 11S 0563596 3878478
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Drove back nearly to Interstate 15 on Basin Road, to a place at which I had seen Creosote Bush, Desert Willow, and Mesquite growing together. This location could be described as on Basin Road, 1½ miles South of U. S. Interstate 15, 11S 0566602 3882202, Mojave River Sink, Chilopsis, Prosopis and Larrea all growing on sand hillocks.
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Field identification: Chilopsis linearis, one of many.
| Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet ssp. arcuata (Fosb.) Henrickson. Desert Willow. Mojave River Wash, San Bernardino County, California. South of US Interstate 15, 214 km northeast of Los Angeles, California. 35.0876°N, 116.2661°W. NAD1983 Elev. 350 m. One of many plants in this area.
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Field identification: Prosopis sp., not many flowers here, though I had seen many flowers on other bushes elsewhere along Basin Road.
| Prosopis glandulosa Torrey var. torreyana (L. Benson) M. Johnston. Honey Mesquite. Mojave River Wash, San Bernardino County, California. 214 km northeast of Los Angeles, California. 35.0876°N, 116.2661°W. NAD1983 Elev. 350 m. Not many flowers here, though I had seen many flowers on other bushes elsewhere along Basin Road.
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Along the highway through this area, there were many Palo Verde, though I could find none away from the highway. I drove across the north side of Basin Road, parked, and then walked back under the bridge to a specimen that was accessible on the south side of Interstate 15, west of the Basin Road bridge.
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Interstate 15
near Basin Road
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| Parkinsonia aculeata L. Mexican Palo Verde. Mojave River Wash, San Bernardino County, California. On Interstate 15 at Basin Road, collected north side of highway, at the edge of the wash, west of Basin Road overpass. 35.1007°N, 116.2704°W. WGS 1984, Elev. 337 m. Has spines at nodes.
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Spent the night at Zzyzx.
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| Thursday, April 27, 2000
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Next morning drive to Wild Horse Mesa. Checked my plot on the north slope of Wild Horse Mesa Clear and warm last night in Zzyzx, 75-76° F in Baker at 8:30 AM. Radio predicting record-setting temperature in the high desert. At NWHM and LP there is a nice breeze out of the southwest that is keeping temperatures down to 75-80° F. Excellent displays of Apricot Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) along I-15 above 2000 feet.
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Wild Horse Canyon Road
near Wild Horse Mesa
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Castilleja sp., solitary plants or growing in Prunus fasciculata.
| Castilleja chromosa Nelson. Desert Indian Paintbrush. Wild Horse Mesa, San Bernardino County, California. North face of Wild Horse Mesa, about 1.5 miles by road and trail southwest of Wild Horse Canyon Road, and about 8 miles north northeast of Mitchell Caverns. 35.0471°N, 115.4583°E. WGS 1984. Elev. 1540 m. Solitary plants or growing in Prunus fasciculata. Coll. No. 217, 27 April 2000, characters observed: Perennial subshrub, to 25 cm., green, hairs simple, not glandular anywhere especially proximal to inflorescence, pinyon-juniper woodland; Leaves alternate (sometimes nearly appearing opposite), sessile, 50 mm. × 5 mm. wide, lanceolate to 5-lobed distally, not fleshy; Calyx, 18 mm., cleft ab- and ad-axially 5 mm. (28%), lobes not curved upward; Corolla, tube 11 mm. + beak 13 mm. = 24 mm., straight, not curved through abaxial side of side of calyx sinus, upper lobes tip open, projected forward, lower lip small; Stamens, 4, fused in pairs; Anther, sacs per stamen obscured by twinning, looks like at least 3 sacs per pair of stamens; Stigma, lobes obscured by pollen.
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Wild Horse Canyon Road
near Wild Horse Mesa
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Phlox stansburyi (Torrey) A. A. Heller var. stansburyi. Cold-Desert Phlox.
| Wild Horse Mesa, San Bernardino County, California. North face of Wild Horse Mesa, about 1.5 miles by road and trail southwest of Wild Horse Canyon Road, and about 8 miles north northeast of Mitchell Caverns. 35.0471°N, 115.4583°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 1540 m. Solitary plants or growing out of Coleogyne ramosissima. Coll. No. 218, 27 Apr 2000, characters observed: Perennial, subshrub, open, not matted or cushion-like, Stem, woody below, Leaves, mostly opposite, some alternate, simple, entire, 45 mm. × 3 mm. wide, lance-linear; Inflorescence, not head-like; Calyx, lobes equal, membrane ±keeled; Corolla, salverform, tube 11 mm. + lobes 6 mm. = 17 mm.; Anthers, 3 short, 2 long; Style, 5.5 mm.; Stigma, 1 mm.
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Other articles:
Field Notes
Coll. No. 248, 5 Jun 2000
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Astragalus sp., on the old road with Dalea searlesiae, just starting to bloom.
| Astragalus lentiginosus Hook. var. fremontii (A. Gray) S. Watson. Fremont's Milkvetch. Wild Horse Mesa, San Bernardino County, California. North slopes of Wild Horse Mesa, 5.73 km west of the current (2012) Hole-in-the-Wall Visitor Center, 12.49 km north northeast of Mitchell Caverns. 35.0471°N, 115.4583°W. wgs 1984. Elev. 1540 m. On the old road with Dalea searlesiae, just starting to bloom. Same as Coll. No. 248.
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Wild Horse Canyon Road
near Wild Horse Mesa
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Chamaesyce, in the old road.
| Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torrey & A. Gray) Small. Rattlesnake Weed. Wild Horse Mesa, San Bernardino County, California. North face of Wild Horse Mesa, about 1.5 miles by road and trail southwest of Wild Horse Canyon Road, and about 8 miles north northeast of Mitchell Caverns. 35.0471°N, 115.4583°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 1540 m. In the old road. Coll. No. 220, 27 Apr 2000, characters observed: Perennial, tap-rooted, prostrate, to 7 cm. dia.; Leaves, opposite, ovate, 5 mm. × 4 mm. wide, margins entire, petioles 0.7 mm., stipules fused into wide membraneous scale; Inflorescence, 1 involucre per node, of separate ♂ and ♀ flowers; Involucre, glabrous, appendage white; Styles, #3, each divided ½; Fruit, glabrous.
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Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. Longflower Rabbitbrush. Longflower rabbitbrush, Wild Horse Mesa, San Bernardino County, California. 4 km west of Hole-in-the-Wall, 278 km northeast of Los Angeles, California. 35.0468°N, 115.458°W. NAD1983 Elev. 1540 m. Low-growing woody perennial, occasional in experimental plots, no flowers when collected, with Juniperus osteosperma, Pinus monophylla, Coleogyne ramosissima, Erigonum fasciculatum in Frasera albomarginata plot. See also collection number 265.
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Winkler's Cabin Road
where I park
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| Cryptantha flavoculata (A. Nelson) Payson. Roughseed Cryptantha. Wild Horse Mesa, San Bernardino County, California. In open areas on limestone, about 5.5 km. west of Hole-in-the-Wall. 35.0471°N, 115.4583°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 1540 m. Solitary Plants. Stinging hairs. With Swertia albomarginata, Juniperus osteosperma, Pinus monophylla, Coleogyne ramosissima, and Eriogonum fasciculatum. Coll. No. 222, 27 April 2000, characters observed while keying: Perennial to 20 cm.; Hairs of two kinds, short appressed, long single-celled “bulbous-based bristles;” Leaves basal and cauline, cauline alternate, to 65 mm. × 12 mm. wide; Corolla, salverform, white, tube 4 mm. + lobe 3.5 mm., appendages prominent; Nutlets not sufficiently developed.
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Forestiera pubescens, in bottom of wash at the water tank.
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Drove over to Lobo Point for lunch.
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Sphaeralcea ambigua, with Ferocactus cylindraceus, Ericameria cooperi, on ridge line south of Lobo Point with southwest exposure. Most plants of this species in less exposed areas are not im bloom yet.
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At Lobo Point, I climbed up the ridge south of the campsite looking for Loeseliastrum and Salvia mohavensis but did not find either one.
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Other articles:
Lobo Point Road
at the camp site
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Lotus sp., on outcrops of pyroclastic mud flow, growing from fractures in rock.
| Acmispon rigidus (Benth.) Brouillet. Desert Rock Pea. Lobo Point, San Bernardino County, California. On north-facing outcrops of pyroclastic mudflow, growing from fractures in rock, 170 m south of the “campsite,” now closed, 2.65 km northwest of the current (2012) Hole-in-the-Wall Visitor Center, 14.55 km northeast of Mitchell Caverns 35.0498°N, 115.4233°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 1395 m.
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Along the road out of the Lobo Point campsite, between the Opal Beds and the Andesite outcrop.
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Lobo Point Road
at andesite outcrop
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Ephedra nevadensis, from both male and female plants, great clouds of pollen are produced by the male plants when tapped. Finding this plant in bllom was a surprise; I don’t think I have ever seen such a heavy bloom in this species.
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Eschscholtzia sp., on the andesite flat next to road.
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Walked over to the outcrop with the Salvia mohavensis, found 5-6 plants, but no buds or flowers.
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Drove to Pinto Mountain to check my experimental plots in Frasera albomarginata there.
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Other articles: Cedar Canyon Road Pinto Mountain
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Blue flower, Linum(?), few seen.
| Linum lewisii Pursh var. lewisii. Prairie Blue Flax. Pinto Mountain, San Bernardino County, California. On the lowest south-facing slopes of Pinto Mountain, 600 meters north of Cedar Canyon Road, and 12.7 km by air southeast of Cima. 35.1728°N, 115.3847°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 1700 m. Blue flower. Few seen.
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Thamnosma montana
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There were some new rosettes of Frasera albomarginata at Pinto Mountain. The unknown orange flower with the petals that fall out was in bud, but not flower. I collected very similar, but a little taller and with blue flowers.
| Weather stayed warm 75-80°F and breezy. Worlds tallest thermometer at Baker said 101°F at 5:30 PM when I drove through there. Rob said the high was 104°F at Zzyzx.
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| Saturday, April 29, 2000
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Locations: Afton Canyon.
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Drive through Afton Canyon as part of the DRS field trip.
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| Sunday, April 30, 2000
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Locations:
Tule Spring.
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Tule Spring, in California Valley, Inyo County, 11S 0585779 3963649.
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Other articles: Mesquite Valley Road Tule Spring Locations:
Tule Spring.
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Tule Spring, Inyo County, California. At a former settlement 0.5 km southeast of the Spring, 14 km east of Tecopa, Inyo County, and 90 km southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. 35.8142°N, 116.0523°W. WGS1984 Elev. 715 m. Coll. No. 232, 30 Apr 2000, characters observed; Perennial, woody shrub, to 1 m.; Stem, some branch tips spiny, smooth not striate; Leaves, petiole 4-5 mm., blade 16-18 mm. × 9.0-9.5 mm. wide, length 1.7-2.0 × width, margins entire; Inflorescence, dioecious or monoecious (staminate or pistillate flowers are borne separately, but when the collection was made, I did not note separate branches or separate plants); Bracts, fruiting, to 5 mm. × 4 mm. wide, ±leaf-like (small, per description in TJM2, but all different sizes and likely still growing).
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Lepidium sp.
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At Tule Spring there is a water tank and several foundations. Tamarisk has been cut recently.
| The Kingston Range isto the south, the Spring Mountains (with some snow on the top) to the east, and the Nopah Range to the north. The source of water for Tule Spring is probably the low axis of valley. The fine-grained sediments of alluvial fans from Alexander Hills and Nopah Range may have dammed water exiting the California Valley, or possibly there is a sill or ground water basin. Looking at the Kingston Range, there is a spring at the trees between the 2 talc mines.
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Lichen, in tufa at the white spring mound.
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Stop 6. Hidden Hills Ranch, Pahrump Valley Fault zone, cienega deposits.
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Lycium sp., on top of the spring deposits, 11S 0603473 3984730
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Locations: Stump Spring.
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Heliotropum curassavicum, bank of moist wash at Stump Spring, 11S 0605922 3982482
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Field trip stop at Black Butte, 11S 0615140 3970108
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Amsonia tomentosa Torrey & Fremont, woolly bluestar, colony on edge of wash north of Black Butte, 11S 0612767 3971874
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Undet. annual, perhaps a "Plaintain," such as Plantago patagonica, many seen along the road, 11S 0608236 3976215.
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| Monday, May 1, 2000
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Monday morning, beautiful clear breezy desert day.
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Locations: Shoshone.
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Phacelia sp., on top of lake beds, possibly aligned to subsurface shrinkage polygons, on Highway 178, 1 miles east of Shoshone, CA, 11S 0567623 3981612.
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| Monday, June 5, 2000Monday morning I drove down to Lobo Point to check plots there and at Wild Horse Mesa. Started with my plot in Salvia dorrii. Discovered that I didn't have the work sheets for this plot. So I had to search for each plant and record information on a blank sheet of paper. I hope I found all the plants. Also found a few new plants, which I staked. Some of the smaller S. dorrii have completely dried up, and a few of those I could find no sign of.After checking my Salvia dorrii plot, I drove into Lobo Point.
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| Sunday, June 4, 2000Left Atascadero about 8:15 AM and arrived at Baker about 5 hours later, 1:15 PM. Tehachapi was breezy and cool when I stopped for gas. The next stop at Fields Road Rest Stop, then Baker at 106°F. Got gas and a Chulupa (I guess it's not politically correct to call them an "Indian Taco".) then pressed on to Pinto Mountain arriving about 3:00 PM. Staked one new Frasera albomarginata and saw a couple in bloom out side my plot.
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Purshia neomexicana, on Winkler Formation at Pinto Mountain, two bushes each about 1 meter in diameter.
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When I pulled into Mid Hills Campground the thermometer read 92°F, although sitting in the shade was quite comfortable. The flies, however, were horrible, I've never experienced them so bad. They went for my nose, eyes and ears. Plain water didn't interest them at all. Don't have any idea whether insect repellent would work or not.
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Salvia mohavensis 11S 0643477 3880238, on rhyolite outcrop with Skunkbush (Rhus trilobata), Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus), and California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum).
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At Lobo Point, I climbed up the landslide looking at plants. The Keckiella antirrhinoides was not collectible. It looked more like the flowers dried up than the plant had finished blooming. The Krameria is in seed, and I should collect some on the way down.
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Acacia greggii, on the east faciong slope of Lobo Point, the only plant seen in bloom on the entire trip.
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Field Notes
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Near the top of the landslide, on the south side, I looked for the mystery "Phacelia" I saw here several years ago. Could not find any sign of it. However, I did see many Salvia mohavensis in bloom here.
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Nicotiana trigonophylla(?), only one seen, not in very good condition, in the watercourse on the south side of the landslide at Lobo Point.
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Lobo Point Road
at the camp site
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Unknown Composite, many of the flower heads had no ray flowers.
| Bahiopsis parishii (Greene) E. E. Schill. & Panero. Parish's Golden Eye. Lobo Point, San Bernardino County, California. In the watercourse on the south side of the landslide on the east side of Lobo Point, about 1.7 miles west northwest of Hole-in-the-Wall, and 9 miles north northeast of Mitchell Caverns. 35.051°N, 115.4257°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 1475 m. Common, many heads had no ray flowers. Coll. No. 246, 5 June 2000, characters observed: Perennial (assumed), to 40 cm.; Leaves, basal unknown, cauline present; Phyllaries, in 2 series, ±equal, abruptly narrowed at middle, not subtending ray flowers; Receptacle, flat, paleate, palea folded around disk flower ovary; Flowers, of two kinds, heads radiate; Rays, yellow, sterile, style 0, pappus of short scales; Disk, pappus of short scales and 2 long scales; Fruit, compressed, hairy, but margin not ciliate.
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Krameria erecta in seed.
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Walked up the landslide and across to the rim. Keckiella finished blooming but seed capsules have yet to develop. More Salvia mohavensis in bloom in the watercouse, not out on the landslide. Opuntia acanthocarpa finished bloom here, not like Pinto Mountain where many are still in bloom. Eriogonun fasciculatum in bloom. Goddam flies in my ears and up my nose. A few clouds went through and a good breeze, so maybe it won't be so hot today.
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Drove over the Wild Horse Mesa to check my Frasera albomarginata plot there.
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Other articles: Field Notes Coll. No. 219, 27 Apr 2000
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Astragalus sp. Seed pods, this plant is in the old road, near where an Astragalus was collected in April, 2000.
| Astragalus sp. Milkvetch. Wild Horse Mesa, San Bernardino County, California. North slope of the Mesa, on old roads. Elev. 1385 m. Seed pods only, no flowers, near where Astragalus sp. was collected in April, 2000. Dried out, falling apart, discarded.
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Dalea searlesiae, look more dried out than finished blooming, common on the old roads on the north face of Wild Horse Mesa.
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Stanleya pinnata, colony under Pinyon Pine beside old road, just beginning to bloom.
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Walked up the trail to the saddle north of Wild Horse Mesa, and clambered down the wash looking for oaks and ashes. Found three more of the Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis), so that now we know there are at least four in this area. Did not find any Single-Leaved Ash (Fraxinus anomala), so far I have only found one male plant of this species at this location.
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Drove to Winkler's Cabin. Read the recent logs, and added my own entry. Water no longer comes out to the entrance of the mine.
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Drove out, and stopped in a wide sandy ravine, often used by campers, to collect a bit more.
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Eriogonum fasciculatum 11S 0641620 3880590, alt, 1437 m, on the road to Wild Horse Mesa, sandy wash, with Juniperus osteosperma, Prunus fasciculata, Yucca baccata and Ephedra nevadensis.
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Winkler's Cabin Road
at wash
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Eriogonum sp., not in bloom yet.
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Opuntia acanthocarpa, flowers collected and sectioned.
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Winkler's Cabin Road
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Asclepias erosa, large colony in Wild Horse Canyon wash. 11S 0641928 3880944
| Asclepias erosa Torrey. Desert Milkweed. Wild Horse Canyon, San Bernardino County, California. In Wild Horse Canyon Wash on the cherry stem road into the Blue Jay Mine, north end of Wild Horse Mesa. 278 km northeast of Los Angeles, California. 35.0608°N, 115.4446°W. WGS 1984. Elev. 1442 m.
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| Tuesday, June 6, 2000Drove to Caruthers Canyon, and walked up to the Giant Ledge Mine. Saw several F. albomarginata on bloom. Climbed hill looking for Petrophyton, but none found.
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Caruthers Canyon Road
in cyn
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Eriodictyon, along Caruthers Canyon Road, approximately 1/2 mile north of OX Ranch well.
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Frasera albomarginata, on Harris Springs Road, 11S 0630078 4012053, beginning to bloom, open forest on limestone fan, with Junost, Pinmon, Dalsea, Cercoparpus, Garrya, Arctostaphylous, Purmex, Ameuta, and Quegam(?)
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| Wednesday, June 7, 2000 |