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Cedar Creek

number of families = 35
number of genera = 68
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 85

LOCATION: Near Greenhorn Summit, Highway 155, Kern County
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35.7489 -118.5828
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The map to the right (and the coordinates above) show the location of Highway 155 as it crosses Cedar Creek.


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PLANT LIST all picture links are directed to CalPhotos
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
  • Toxicodendron diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak

    Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
  • Lomatium utriculatum bladder/wild parsnip, hog fennel
  • Osmorhiza brachypoda sweet-cicely
  • Sanicula bipinnata poison sanicle
  • Sanicula tuberosa
  • Tauschia hartwegii

    Asclepidaceae
  • Asclepias cordifolia
  • Asclepias eriocarpa (Woolly milkweed)

    Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
  • Agoseris heterophylla annual agoseris
  • Agoseris retrorsa
  • Layia glandulosa white tidy-tips
  • Taraxacum officinale common dandelion

    Berberidaceae (barberry family)
  • Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium var. dictyota

    Betulaceae (birch family)
  • Alnus rhombifolia white alder

    Boraginaceae (borage family)
  • Amsinckia sp. fiddleneck
  • Plagiobothrys nothofulvus rusty popcorn flower

    Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
  • Athysanus pusillus dwarf athysanus
  • Draba verna whitlow grass
  • Erysimum capitatum western wallflower
  • Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (Nasturtium officinale) water cress
  • Thysanocarpus curvipes fringe/lace pod
  • Tropidocarpum gracile slender keel-fruit, dobie pod

    Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
  • Lonicera subspicata southern honeysuckle

    Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
  • Cerastium glomeratum sticky mouse-ear chickweed
  • Sagina saginoides
  • Stellaria media common chickweed

    Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
  • Calystegia malacophylla (Convolvulus concolvulus) sierra morning-glory

    Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
  • Dudleya cymosa rock lettuce

    Cupressaceae (cypress family)
  • Calocedrus decurrens (Libocedrus d.) incense cedar

    Equisetaceae
  • Equisetum arvense arvense (Common horsetail)

    Ericaceae (heath family)
  • Arctostaphylos viscida whiteleaf manzanita

    Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
  • Lathyrus sulphureus
  • Lupinus bicolor dove/miniature lupine
  • Trifolium willdenovii (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
  • Vicia americana

    Fagaceae (oak family)
  • Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak
  • Quercus kelloggii black oak

    Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
  • Ribes roezlii sierra gooseberry

    Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
  • Hydrophyllum occidentale
  • Nemophila maculata five spot
  • Nemophila menziesii baby blue eyes
  • Nemophila parviflora var. quercifolia oakleaf nemophila
  • Nemophila pulchella var. pulchella
  • Liliaceae (lily family)
  • Calochortus amoenus globe lily
  • Chlorogalum pomeridianum soap lily
  • Dichelostemma (Brodiaea) capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks
  • Dichelostemma (Brodiaea) volubile snake lily
  • Fritillaria brandegei Greenhorn fritillary
  • Triteleia (Brodiaea) ixioides (Brodiaea lutea) pretty face, golden brodiaea
  • Triteleia (Brodiaea) laxa ithuriel's spear

    Onagraceae
  • Clarkia heterandra
  • Clarkia rhomboidea

    Orchidaceae (orchid family)
  • Piperia (Habenaria) unalascensis (Habenaria u.)

    Poaceae (grass family)
  • Poa bulbosa bulbous bluegrass

    Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
  • Allophyllum gilioides ssp. gilioides
  • Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum (A. v.)
  • Collomia grandiflora
  • Gilia tricolor bird's eye gilia
  • Linanthus bicolor baby stars
  • Phlox gracilis (Microsteris g.) slender/annual phlox

    Portulacaceae (purslane family)
  • Calandrinia ciliata red maids
  • Claytonia (Montia) parviflora narrow-leaf minor's lettuce
  • Claytonia (Montia) perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce

    Primulaceae (primrose family)
  • Dodecatheon hendersonii (D. hansenii) mosquito bills, sailor cap

    Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
  • Isopyrum occidentale
  • Ranunculus occidentalis western buttercup

    Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
  • Ceanothus cuneatus buckbrush
  • Rhamnus ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry
  • Rhamnus tomentella (R. californica tomentella) hoary coffeeberry

    Rosaceae (rose family)
  • Cercocarpus betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
  • Chamaebatia foliolosa mountain misery
  • Potentilla glandulosa

    Rubiaceae (madder family)
  • Galium aparine common bedstraw, goose grass

    Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
  • Lithophragma affine woodland/rock star
  • Saxifraga californica

    Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
  • Castilleja attenuata (Orthocarpus a.) valley tassels
  • Castilleja exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
  • Collinsia childii
  • Mimulus guttatus (M. nasutus) common/creek monkey flower
  • Mimulus primuloides

    Urticaceae (nettle family)
  • Urtica dioica hoary/common/creek nettle

    Valerianceae (valerian family)
  • Plectritis ciliosa

    Violaceae (violet family)
  • Viola glabella
  • Viola macloskeyi White violet
  • Viola purpurea
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