Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Trinity Alps
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Humboldt State University Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University Botanical Studies Open Educational Resources and Data 4-2019 Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Trinity Alps James P. Smith Jr Humboldt State University, [email protected] John O. Sawyer Jr. Humboldt State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/botany_jps Part of the Botany Commons Recommended Citation Smith, James P. Jr and Sawyer, John O. Jr., "Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Trinity Alps" (2019). Botanical Studies. 86. https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/botany_jps/86 This Flora of Northwest California-Regional is brought to you for free and open access by the Open Educational Resources and Data at Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Botanical Studies by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A CHECKLIST OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE TRINITY ALPS (NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA) Compiled by James P. Smith, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Botany Department of Biological Sciences Humboldt State University Third Edition • 17 April 2019 INTRODUCTION LYCOPHYTES (FERN ALLIES) The Trinity Alps are a mountain range located about 50 miles ISOËTACEAE • Quillwort Family northwest of Redding in Trinity and Siskiyou counties, California. Isoëtes bolanderi • Bolander’s quillwort They are a component of the Klamath Mountains, and as such lie Isoëtes howellii • Howell’s quillwort between the Coast Range to the west and the Cascade Range to the Isoëtes tenella • Spiny-spored quillwort east. Their flora is predominantly Sierran, a unique feature considering that the Trinity Alps are only about sixty miles from the SELAGINELLACEAE • Spike-moss Family Pacific coast. Elevations range from 1350 ft. along the Trinity River Selaginella scopulorum • Dense spike-moss to 9002 ft. at Thompson Peak. The Alps are drained by the Salmon Selaginella wallacei • Wallace’s spike-moss and Trinity Rivers. The area is shown on the Cecilville, Coffee Creek, Selaginella watsonii • Watson’s spike-moss and Trinity USGS maps. The Canyon Creek and Coffee Creek trails are the most popular access to the Alps. F E R N S The Trinity Alps Wilderness is a 517,000 acre region in the Klamath, Shasta-Trinity, and Six Rivers National Forests. It is the second ATHYRIACEAE • Lady Fern Family largest wilderness area in California. The region is known for its Athyrium americanum • Alpine lady fern spectacular views and rich flora, especially its diversity of conifer Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosporum • Lady fern species. CYSTOPTERIDACEAE • Brittle Fern Family Cystopteris fragilis • Fragile fern, brittle fern -1- Picea breweriana • Weeping spruce DENNSTAEDTIACEAE • Bracken Fern Family Pinus albicaulis • Whitebark pine Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens • Bracken fern Pinus attenuata • Knobcone pine Pinus balfouriana • Foxtail pine DRYOPTERIDACEAE • Wood Fern Family Pinus contorta ssp. murryana • Lodgepole pine Polystichum imbricans var. imbricans • Narrow-leaved sword fern Pinus jeffreyi • Jeffrey pine Polystichum lemmonii • Lemmon’s holly fern Pinus lambertiana • Sugar pine Polystichum lonchitis • Northern holly fern Pinus monticola • Western yellow pine Pinus ponderosa • Yellow pine, ponderosa pine EQUISETACEAE • Horsetail or Scouring-Rush Family Pinus sabiniana • Ghost pine, gray pine Equisetum arvense • Field horsetail Pseudotsuga menziesii • Douglas-fir Equisetum laevigatum • Smooth scouring-rush Tsuga mertensiana • Mountain hemlock MARSILEACEAE • Water-clover Family TAXACEAE • Yew Family Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita • Hairy water-clover Taxus brevifolia • Pacific yew OPHIOGLOSSACEAE • Adder’s-tongue Family Sceptridium multifidum • Leather grape fern F L O W E R I N G P L A N T S PTERIDACEAE • Brake Fern Family ACERACEAE • Maple Family Adiantum aleuticum • Five-finger fern, western maiden-hair Acer glabrum var. glabrum • Rocky Mountain maple Aspidotis densa • Indian’s dream Acer glabrum var. torreyi • Mountain, Torrey, or dwarf maple Cheilanthes gracillima • Lace fern Acer macrophyllum • Big-leaved maple Cryptogramma acrostichoides • American parsley fern Cryptogramma cascadensis • Cascade rock-brake AMARANTHACEAE • Amaranth Family Pellaea brachyptera • Cliff-brake Chenopodium atrovirens • Piñon goosefoot WOODSIACEAE • Cliff Fern Family AMARYLLIDACEAE • Amaryllis or Onion Family Woodsia scopulina • Rocky Mountain woodsia Allium amplectans • Paper onion Allium campanulatum • Sierra onion Allium falcifolium • Scythe-leaved onion C O N I F E R S Allium parvum • Dwarf onion Allium siskiyouense • Siskiyou onion CUPRESSACEAE • Cypress Family Allium validum • Swamp onion Calocedrus decurrens • Incense-cedar Juniperus communis var. saxatilis • Dwarf juniper ANACARDIACEAE • Cashew Family Toxicodendron diversilobum • Poison-oak PINACEAE • Pine Family Abies concolor • White fir APOCYNACEAE • Dogbane Family Abies magnifica • Red fir Apocynum androsaemifolium • Mountain or spreading dogbane Abies x shastensis • Shasta fir Asclepias cordifolia • Purple milkweed -2- Asclepias fascicularis • Narrow-leaved milkweed BORAGINACEAE • Borage Family Asclepias speciosa • Showy milkweed, common milkweed Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia • Small-flowered fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii • Small-flowered fiddleneck ARALIACEAE • Spikenard Family Cryptantha affinis • Common cryptantha Aralia californica • Elk’s-clover Cryptantha simulans • Pinewoods cryptantha Cryptantha torreyana • Torrey’s cryptantha ARISTOLOCHIACEAE • Birthwort Family Cynoglossum grande • Hound’s tongue Aristolochia californica • California dutchman’s-pipe Cynoglossum occidentale • Western hound’s tongue Asarum caudatum • Long-tailed wild ginger Hackelia bella • Showy stickseed Asarum hartwegii • Wild ginger Hackelia micrantha • Jessica’s stickseed Hackelia setosa • Bristly stickseed ASPARAGACEAE • Asparagus or Hyacinth Family Hackelia velutina • Velvety stickseed Brodiaea coronaria • Harvest brodiaea, harvest cluster-lily Lithospermum californicum • Puccoon, California gromwell Brodiaea coronaria • Harvest brodiaea Plagiobothrys cognatus • Cognate allocarya Brodiaea elegans • Elegant cluster-lily Plagiobothrys hispidulus • Harsh allocarya Camassia leichtlinii var. suksdorfii • Large camas Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora • Small camassia CAMPANULACEAE • Harebell Family Dichelostemma capitatum • Blue dicks Asyneuma prenanthoides • California harebell Dichelostemma congestum • Ookow Campanula rapunculoides • Creeping bell flower Dichelostemma ida-maia • Fire-cracker plant Campanula rotundifolia • Bluebell-of-Scotland Dichelostemma multiflorum • Many-flowered snake-lily Campanula wilkinsiana • Wilkin’s harebell Hastingsia alba • White-flowered schoenolirion Githopsis specularioides • Commpn bluecups Maianthemum racemosum var. amplexicaulis • False Solomon’s-seal Downingia yina • Cascade downingia Maianthemum stellatum • False Solomon’s-seal Heterocodon rariflorum • Western pearl flower Triteleia crocea • Yellow triplet-lily Triteleia hyacinthina • Wild hyacinth, fool’s onion CAPRIFOLIACEAE • Honeysuckle Family Triteleia ixioides ssp. anilina • Pretty face Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora • Twin flower Lonicera ciliosa • Orange honeysuckle BERBERIDACEAE • Barberry Family Lonicera conjugialis • Double honeysuckle Achlys californica • Vanilla leaf Lonicera hispidula • Hairy or California honeysuckle Mahonia nervosa • Oregon-grape Lonicera interrupta • Chaparral honeysuckle Mahonia piperiana • Piper’s mahonia Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus • Common snowberry Mahonia repens • Creeping Oregon-grape Symphoricarpos mollis • Creeping snowberry Vancouveria planipetala • Inside-out-flower Symphoricarpos rivularis • Common snowberry BETULACEAE • Birch Family CARYOPHYLLACEAE • Carnation Family Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia • Mountain alder Arenaria congesta • Capitate sandwort Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata • Wavy-leaved alder Arenaria nuttallii ssp. gregaria • Nuttall’s sandwort Alnus tenuifolia • Thin-leaved alder Arenaria serpyllifolia • Thyme-leaved sandwort Corylus cornuta var. californica • California hazelnut Cerastium arvense • Field chickweed Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare • Perennial mouse-ear chickweed -3- Cerastium vulgatum • Larger mouse-ear chickweed Antennaria sawyeri • Sawyer’s pussy-toes Eremogone congesta var. congesta • Capitate sandwort Antennaria umbrinella • Brown pussy-toes Minuartia douglasii • Douglas’ campion Anthemia cotula • May weed, dog-fennel Minuartia nuttallii ssp. gregaria • Nuttall’s sandwort Arnica amplexicaulis • Stream bank arnica Petrorhagia dubia • Rock pink Arnica cordifolia • Heart-leaved arnica Pseudostellaria jamesiana • Sticky starwort Arnica dealbata • Little leopard bane Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis • Decumbent pearlwort Arnica discoidea var. eradiata • Rayless arnica Silene californica • Indian pink Arnica diversifolia • Lawless arnica Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa • Red Mountain catchfly Arnica lanceolata ssp. prima • Stream bank arnica Silene campanulata ssp. greenei • Red Mountain catchfly Arnica latifolia • Mountain arnica Silene douglasii var. douglasii • Douglas’ campion Arnica mollis • Cordilleran arnica Silene grayi • Gray’s campion Arnica nevadensis • Sierra or Nevada arnica Silene hookeri ssp. bolanderi • Indian cartwheel Arnica viscosa • Shasta arnica Silene lemmonii • Lemmon’s campion, pine pink Artemisia douglasiana • Douglas’ mugwort Silene menziesii var. menziesii • White catchfly Artemisia