Telescope Peak Trail (and road from charcoal kilns) 7-12-97
From the Kern Chapter of CNPS page: http://kern.cnps.org/index.php/plants/checklists
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
- Pellaea breweri Brewer's cliff-brake
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
- Artemisia sagebrush
- dracunculus tarragon
- nova? black sagebrush
- tridentata great-basin/big sagebrush
- Chaenactis pincushion
- douglasii var. douglasii (C. d. rubricaulis) dusty maidens, red-stemed pincushion
- Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
- nauseosus ssp. mohavensis rubber/gray rabbitbrush
- viscidiflorus curly-leaved rabbitbrush
- Gutierrezia matchweed, snakeweed
- sarothrae matchweed
- Heliomeris golden-eye
- multiflora var. nevadensis (Viguiera m. n.)
- Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
- flaccidus var. monoensis (S. douglasii var. m.)
- Sphaeromeria (Tanacetum) tansy
- cana (Tanacetum canum) grey tansy
- Stephanomeria
- spinosa (Lygodesmia s.) thorny skeleton plant
- Tetradymia cotton-thorn, horse brush
- canescens spineless horsebrush
Cactaceae (cactus family)
- Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
- erinacea var. erinacea old-man cactus
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
- Sambucus elderberry
- mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
- Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
- longiflorus fragrant/desert snowberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
- Silene catchfly, campion
- verecunda ssp. andersonii
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
- Juniperus juniper
- californica California juniper
Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
- Ephedra mormon/mexican/desert tea
- viridis green ephedra
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
- Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
- gilmanii
- lentiginosus? freckled milkvetch
- Lupinus lupine
- alpestris (hybrid population?) alpine lupine
- magnificus (no vars)? Panamint Mts. lupine
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
- Ribes current, gooseberry
- montigenum mountain gooseberry
- velutinum plateau gooseberry
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
- Salvia
- dorrii var. dorrii (S. d. ssp. argentea) grey-ball sage, great basin blue sage
Liliaceae (lily family)
- Calochortus mariposa lily
- panamintensis (C. nuttallii p.) panamint mariposa lily
Linaceae (flax family)
- Linum flax
- lewisii western blue flax
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
- Gayophytum
- sp.
- Oenothera evening primrose
- caespitosa ssp. crinita limestone evening primrose
- caespitosa ssp. marginata fragrant evening primrose
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
- Argemone prickly poppy
- munita (no vars) chicalote
Pinaceae (pine family)
- Pinus pine
- flexilis limber pine
- longaeva bristlecone pine
- monophylla singleleaf pinyon pine
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
- Allophyllum
- gilioides ssp. violaceum (A. v.)
- Gilia
- sp. Ipomopsis scarlet gilia
- arizonica (I. aggregata ssp. a)
- Leptodactylon
- pungens (no vars) granite gilia, prickly-phlox
- Phlox
- stansburyi (P. longifolia, P. viridis)
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
- Eriogonum wild buckwheat
- deflexum var. deflexum flat-topped/skeleton buckwheat
- eremicola Wildrose canyon buckwheat
- microthecum var. simpsonii great basin buckwheat
- panamintense
- umbellatum sulfur flower
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
- Ceanothus California-lilac
- cordulatus snowbush, mountain whitethorn
Rosaceae (rose family)
- Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
- ledifolius var. intermontanus
- Chamaebatiaria fern bush, desert sweet
- millefolium Holodiscus
- microphyllus var. microphyllus rock spiraea, creambush
- Purshia antelope bush
- mexicana var. stansburyana (Cowania m. s.) cliff-rose
Rubiaceae (madder family)
- Galium bedstraw, cleavers
- hilendiae ssp. carneum? panamint mountains bedstraw
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
- Heuchera alumroot
- sp.
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
- Castilleja indian paintbrush
- angustifolia (C. chromosa, martinii) desert paintbrush
- Keckiella
- rothrockii var. rothrockii
- Mimulus monkeyflower
- bigelovii var. cuspidatus (M. b. panamintensis) panamint monkeyflower
- Penstemon beard-tongue
- rostriflorus (P. bridgesii)
- Scrophularia figwort
- desertorum
Viscaceae (Loranthaceae) (mistletoe family)
- Arceuthobium dwarf mistletoe
- divaricatum pinyon dwarf mistletoe
- Phoradendron mistletoe
- densum (P. bolleanum d.) juniper/dense mistletoe
- juniperinum juniper mistletoe
number of families = 23
number of genera = 46
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 60
