ELIZABETH LAKE AND MUNZ RANCH ROAD
APRIL 2014 PAGE SEVEN


 
 
Nevada gilia ^
Gilia brecciarum ssp. brecciarum
Polemoniaceae
[brecciarum = relating to breccia, a rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in a fine-grained matrix, possibly referring to the type of soil this species prefers or was found in. Gilia brecciarum was named by M.E. Jones who had an interest in geology and published geological and mining articles for "Mining Review" in 1900-1903.]
 
   



 
Southern mountain lupine
Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus
Fabaceae
[Photo on right possibly a white variant]


   
Redstem filaree, Common stork's bill *
Erodium cicutarium
Geraniaceae
[cicutarium = with leaves resembling Cicuta, the ancient Latin name for poison hemlock]


 
Oak gooseberry
Ribes quercetorum
Grossulariaceae
[Photo on right from Anza Borrego]



   
Red maids
Calandrinia ciliata
Montiaceae
[Named for Swiss professor of mathematics and philosophy Jean Louis Calandrini, 1703-1758]


 
Peirson's morning glory ^
Calystegia peirsonii
Convolvulaceae
[Named for California plant collector Frank Warrington Peirson, 1865-1951])


 
 
 
Narrow-leaved bedstraw
Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
Rubiaceae
 
 



   
Pin-point clover
Trifolium gracilentum
Fabaceae



Rattlesnake weed
Chamaesyce albomarginata
Euphorbiaceae
[albomarginata = white-margined]


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