<b>Mid Hills</b>, San Bernardino County, California.

Eastern Mojave Vegetation

Mid Hills, San Bernardino County, California.

Ridge line between the Providence Mountains and New York Mountains. Bounded on the north by Cedar Canyon, an on the south by Macedonia Canyon. Recent papers indicate that the Mid Hills are formed by a west facing fault scarp boundin an deeply weathered pediment to the east.

Elevation: 4885ft.

Articles that refer to this location:

Field Notes: Apr 1995; 30 May 1999;
Portfolio of Maps: in May 2008;
Eastern Mojave Geology -- A Botanist's View: Introduction;
Summaries of Literature About the Mid Hills.: 40100;
The Vegetation of Lobo Point and North Wild Horse Mesa, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, California.: Introduction; Geography; 60400; 61800; 62000; 95000;

Literature Referring To This Location:

Cody, Martin L. and Henry J. Thompson. 1986. Distribution and Morphology of Happlopappus Hybrids (Asteraceae: Astereae) in the Mojave Desert. Madroño. 33(4):237-243.
Keeler-Wolf, Todd. 2007. Mojave Desert Scrub Vegetation. pp. in Barbour, Michael G., Todd Keeler-Wolf, and Allan A. Schoenherr. Terrestrial Vegetation of California. Third Edition. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2007. {TAS}
Raven, Peter H. and Daniel I. Axelrod. 1978. Origin and relationships of the California flora. University of California. Publications in Botany. 72. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. {TAS}
Thorne, Robert F., Allan A. Schoenherr, Charlie D. Clements, and James A. Young. 2007. Transmontane Coniferous Vegetation. pp. in Barbour, Michael G., Todd Keeler-Wolf, and Allan A. Schoenherr. Terrestrial Vegetation of California. Third Edition. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2007. {TAS}
Yeaton, R. I., R. W. Yeaton, J. P. Waggoner III and J. E. Horenstein. 1985. The ecology of Yucca (Agavaceae) over an environmental gradient in the Mohave Desert: distribution and interspecific interactions. Journal of Arid Environments. 8: 33-44.

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.

Ephedraceae

Ephedra viridis Cov. Green Ephedra (TAS)

Apiaceae

Cymopterus purpurascens (A. Gray) M. E. Jones. Wide-Wing Spring-Parsley (Oth)

Asteraceae

Thymophylla pentachaeta (DC.) Small belenidium (DC.) Strother. Scale Glandbush (Oth)

Brassicaceae

Arabis pulchra M. E. Jones ex S. Watson. Beautiful Rockcress (Oth)

Grossulariaceae

Ribes velutinum E. Greene. Desert Gooseberry (TAS)

Plantaginaceae

Collinsia parviflora Lindl. Maiden Blue-eyed Mary (Oth)

Polemoniaceae

Eriastrum diffusum (A. Gray) H. Mason. Miniature Woollystar (Oth)

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum trichopes Torr. Little Desert Trumpet (Oth)

Rhamnaceae

Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg. Hollyleaf Redberry (TAS)

Poaceae

Eragrostideae

Tridens muticus (Torr.) Nash. Slim Tridens (Oth)

Total number of taxa:	10
Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold)	9
Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic)	0
Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic)	1
Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed	0

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Date and time this article was prepared:4:50:04 PM, 9/22/2024.