Plant Check List for Mid Hills, San Bernardino County, United States.

Edited by Tom Schweich

This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists.In particular, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/).

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

This page is highly summarized. For detail about the distribution of plants, please see: Detailed Area List for Mid Hills, San Bernardino County, United States.

For a summary of distribution information, with photographs and online queries, please see: Area List for Mid Hills, San Bernardino County, United States.

Amaranthaceae
[ ] Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson. Mat Amaranth.
[ ] Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson. Careless Weed.
[ ] Amaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. Torrey's Amaranthus.
[ ] Atriplex canescens (Pursh.) Nutt. ssp. canescens. Four-wing Saltbush.
[ ] Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A. D. J. Meeuse & Smit. Winter Fat.

Anacardiaceae
[ ] Rhus trilobata Torrey & A. Gray. Squawbush.

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
[ ] Cymopterus multinervatus (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Tidestr. Purple-Nerve Spring-Parsley.
[ ] Cymopterus purpurascens (A. Gray) M. E. Jones. Wide-Wing Spring-Parsley.

Apocynaceae
[ ] Apocynum cannabinum L. Indian Hemp.

Asclepiadaceae
[ ] Asclepias erosa Torrey. Desert Milkweed.

Asteraceae
[ ] Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus (Harv. & A. Gray) A. Gray. Rayless Goldenhead.
[ ] Ageratina herbacea (A. Gray) R. M. King & H. Rob. Fragrant Snakeroot.
[ ] Ambrosia eriocentra (A. Gray) Payne. Wooly Bur-Sage.
[ ] Baccharis sergiloides A. Gray. Squaw Waterweed.
[ ] Baileya multiradiata A. Gray var. multiratiata. Desert Marigold.
[ ] Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. Longflower Rabbitbrush.
[ ] Cirsium neomexicanum A. Gray. Desert Thistle.
[ ] Ericameria laricifolia (A. Gray) Shinn. Turpentine Bush.
[ ] Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urb. & J. Wussow. Narrowleaf Goldenbush.
[ ] Ericameria nauseosa (Pall.) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird. (Syn: Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pall.ex Pursh) Britton )
[ ] Ericameria nauseosa (Pursh) G. L. Nesom & G. I. Baird var. hololeuca (A. Gray) Nesom & Baird. (Syn: Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pall.ex Pursh) Britton ssp. hololeucus (A. Gray) H. M. Hall & Clem. ) Rubber Rabbitbush.
[ ] Ericameria paniculata (A. Gray) Rydb. (Syn: Chrysothamnus paniculatus (A. Gray) H. M. Hall ) Mojave Rabbitbrush.
[ ] Eriophyllum pringeli A. Gray. Pringle's Woolly Sunflower.
[ ] Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) A. Gray. Threadleaf Snakeweed.
[ ] Hymenoclea salsola A. Gray. Cheese Bush.
[ ] Psilostrophe cooperi (A. Gray) E. Greene. Cooper's Paper Daisy.
[ ] Sanvitalia abertii A. Gray. Abert's Sanvitalia.
[ ] Senecio multilobatus A. Gray. Lobeleaf Groundsel.
[ ] Stylocline psilocarphoides M. Peck. Bare-Twig Nest Straw.
[ ] Syntrichopappus fremontii A. Gray. Yellow-Ray Fremont's-Gold.
[ ] Tetradymia argyraea Munz & Roos. Striped Cottonthorn.
[ ] Thymophylla pentachaeta (DC.) Small var. belenidium (DC.) Strother. Scale Glandbush.
[ ] Undetermined . Asteraceae Family.

Bignoniaceae
[ ] Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet ssp. arcuata (Fosb.) Henrickson. Desert Willow.

Boraginaceae
[ ] Emmenanthe penduiflora Benth. Whispering Pells.
[ ] Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene. Spotted Hideseed.
[ ] Eucrypta micrantha (Torr.) A. Heller. Dainty Desert Hideseed.
[ ] Pectocarya penicillata (Hook. & Arn.) A. DC. Sleeping Combseed.
[ ] Pectocarya platycarpa (Munz & I.M. Johnst.) Munz & I.M. Johnst. Broad-Fruited Combseed.
[ ] Pectocarya setosa A. Gray. Moth Combseed.
[ ] Phacelia campanularia A. Gray ssp. vasiformis G. Gillett. Desert Bluebells.

Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
[ ] Arabis perennans S. Watson. Perennial Rockcress.
[ ] Arabis pulchra M. E. Jones ex S. Watson. Beautiful Rockcress.
[ ] Arabis pulchra M. E. Jones ex S. Watson var. gracilis M. E. Jones. Beautiful Rockcress.
[ ] Halimolobos jaegeri (Munz) Rollins. Mojave Halimolobos.
[ ] Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton var. pinnata. Prince's Plume.
[ ] Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook. Sand Fringepod.
[ ] Undetermined . Brassicaceae Family.

Cactaceae
[ ] Echinocereus engelmannii (Engelm.) Lemaire. Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus.
[ ] Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. Three-Spine Hedgehog Cactus.
[ ] Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orc. Barrel Cactus.
[ ] Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J. Bigelow var. coloradensis L. Benson. Buckhorn Cholla.
[ ] Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J. Bigelow. Beavertail Cactus.
[ ] Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & J. Bigelow. Pancake Prickly-Pear.
[ ] Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J. Bigelow. Silver Cholla.

Caryophyllaceae
[ ] Arenaria macradenia S. Watson var. mcaradenia. (=Eremogone macradenia (S. Watson) Ikonn. var. macradenia ) Desert Sandwort.
[ ] Eremogone macradenia (S. Watson) Ikonn. var. macradenia. (Syn: Arenaria macradenia S. Watson var. mcaradenia ) Desert Sandwort.

Chenopodiaceae
[ ] . Unknown Chenopod.

Cucurbitaceae
[ ] Curcurbita palmata S. Watson. Coyote Melon.

Euphorbiaceae
[ ] Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torrey & A. Gray) Small. Rattlesnake Weed.

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
[ ] Acacia greggii A. Gray. Catclaw.
[ ] Dalea searlsiae (A. Gray) Barneby. Searls' Prairie Clover.
[ ] Lotus rigidus (Benth.) E. Greene. Desert Lotus.

Fagaceae
[ ] Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Canyon Live Oak.

Garryaceae
[ ] Garrya flavescens S. Watson. Ashy Silk-Tassel.

Gentianaceae
[ ] Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze. (Syn: Frasera albomarginata S. Watson ) Desert Elkweed.
[ ] Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze ssp. albomarginata. Desert Elkweed.

Grossulariaceae
[ ] Ribes velutinum E. Greene. Desert Gooseberry.

Krameriaceae
[ ] Krameria erecta Schultes. Pima Rhatany.

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
[ ] Salazaria mexicana Torrey. Mexican Bladder Sage.
[ ] Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia.
[ ] Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams ssp. dorrii. Desert Sage.
[ ] Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams ssp. pilosa (A. Gray) J. L. Strachan & Rev. (Syn: Ramona pilosa (A. Gray) Abrams ) Purple Sage.
[ ] Salvia mohavensis E. Greene. Mohave Sage.

Linaceae
[ ] Linum puberulum (Engelm.) A. A. Heller. Hairy Flax.

Malvaceae
[ ] Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray. Apricot Mallow.
[ ] Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray ssp. monticola Kearney. (Error looking up Synonym =176Sphambamb). Desert Globemallow.

Nyctaginaceae
[ ] Mirabilis coccinea (Torr.) Benth. & Hook. f. Scarlet Four o'clock.
[ ] Mirabilis multiflora (Torrey) A. Gray ssp. pubescens S. Watson. Colorado Four O'clock.
[ ] Mirabilis pumila (Standl.) Standl. (=Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl) Dwarf Four o'clock.

Oleaceae
[ ] Forestiera pubescens Nutt. Desert Olive.
[ ] Fraxinus anomala S. Watson. Single-Leaf Ash.
[ ] Menodora spinescens A. Gray. Spiny Desert Olive.

Onagraceae
[ ] Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson ssp. avita Klein. California Evening Primrose.

Phrymaceae
[ ] Mimulus rubellus A. Gray. Little Redstem Monkeyflower.

Polemoniaceae
[ ] Eriastrum diffusum (A. Gray) H. Mason. Miniature Woollystar.
[ ] Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H. Mason. Desert Woollystar.
[ ] Eriastrum sparsiflorum (Eastw.) H. Mason. Great Basin Woollystar.
[ ] Gilia aliquanta A. D. Grant & V. E. Grant ssp. breviloba A. D. Grant & V. E. Grant. Puffcalyx Gilia.
[ ] Gilia ophthalmoides Brand. Pinyon Gilia.
[ ] Phlox stansburyi (Torrey) A. A. Heller. Cold-Desert Phlox.

Polygonaceae
[ ] Eriogonum davidsonii Greene. Davidson's Buckwheat.
[ ] Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. ssp. polifolium (A. DC.) Torrey & A. Gray. California Buckwheat.
[ ] Eriogonum heermannii Durand & Hilg. var. floccosum Munz. Clark Mountain Buckwheat.
[ ] Eriogonum inflatum Torrey & Fremont. Desert Trumpet.
[ ] Eriogonum maculatum A. Heller. Spotted Buckwheat.
[ ] Eriogonum nidularium Coville. Birdnest Buckwheat.
[ ] Eriogonum palmerianum Reveal. Palmer's Buckwheat.
[ ] Eriogonum plumatella Durand & Hilg. Yucca Buckwheat.
[ ] Eriogonum pusillum Torr. & A. Gray. Yellowturbans.
[ ] Eriogonum trichopes Torr. Little Desert Trumpet.
[ ] Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. juniporinum. Juniper Buckwheat.
[ ] Eriogonum wrightii Benth. var. wrightii. Wright's Buckwheat.
[ ] Undetermined . Buckwheat Family.

Portulacaceae
[ ] Claytonia parviflora Hook. ssp. utahensis (Rydb.) John M. Mill. & K. L. Chambers. Streambank Spring Beauty.
[ ] Portulaca oleracea L. Little Hogweed.

Ranunculaceae
[ ] Myosurus cupulatus S. Watson. Arizona Mousetail.

Rhamnaceae
[ ] Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg. Hollyleaf Redberry.

Rosaceae
[ ] Amelanchier utahensis Koehne. Utah Service-Berry.
[ ] Coleogyne ramosissima Torrey. Blackbrush.
[ ] Prunus fasciculata (Torrey) A. Gray. Desert Almond.
[ ] Purshia mexicana (D. Don.) Welsh var. stansburyana (Torrey) Welsh. Stansbury's Antelope Brush.

Rubiaceae
[ ] Galium munzii Hilend & J. T. Howell. Munz's Bedstraw.
[ ] Galium parishii Hilend & J. T. Howell. Parish's Bedstraw.

Rutaceae
[ ] Thamnosma montana Torrey & Fremont. Turpentine Broom.

Scrophulariaceae
[ ] Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don. Desert Indian Paintbrush.
[ ] Cordylanthus parviflorus (Ferris) Wiggins. Purple Bird's-Beak.
[ ] Penstemon eatonii A. Gray ssp. eatonii. Eaton's Firecracker.
[ ] Penstemon palmeri A. Gray ssp. palmeri. Wild Pink Snapdragon.

Solanaceae
[ ] Datura wrightii Regel. Sacred Datura.
[ ] Lycium andersonii A. Gray. Water Jacket.
[ ] Lycium cooperi A. Gray. Peach Thorn.

Undet.
[ ] Undet. . Unknown.

Agavaceae
[ ] Agave deserti (Engelm.) Gentry. Desert Agave.
[ ] Yucca baccata Torrey. Banana Yucca.
[ ] Yucca brevifolia Engelm. Joshua Tree.
[ ] Yucca schidigera K. E. Ortgies. Mohave Yucca.

Liliaceae
[ ] Calochortus kennedyi Porter. Desert Mariposa Lily.

Poaceae (Gramineae)
[ ] Aristida purpurea Nutt. Purple Threeawn.
[ ] Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey. Fendler's Threeawn.
[ ] Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. nealleyi (Vasey) Allred. Blue Threeawn.
[ ] Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. brevifolius (J. G. Sm.) Barkworth. Squirreltail Grass.
[ ] Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. Stinkgrass.
[ ] Tridens muticus (Torr.) Nash. Slim Tridens.
[ ] Undetermined . Grass.

Locations Included in This Area

• Bathtub Spring.
• Bullock Spring.
• Butcher Knife Canyon.
• Cabin Spring.
• Cedar Canyon.
• Chicken Water Spring.
• Columbia Mine.
• Columbia Mountain.
• Cottonwood Canyon.
• Cottonwood Canyon.
• Cottonwood Spring.
• Coyote Spring.
• Globe Canyon (Upper).
• Globe Mine.
• Gold Valley Mine.
• Gold Valley Spring.
• Granite Well.
• Hole-in-the-Wall.
• Howe Spring.
• Little Thorne Mountains.
• Live Oak Spring.
• Macedonia Canyon.
• Mexican Water Spring.
• Mid Hills.
• Mid Hills Campground.
• Pinto Mountain.
• Silver Lead Spring.
• Wild Horse Canyon.
• Wild Horse Mesa.
• Wild Horse Mesa.
• Wildcat Spring.
• Willow Well.