HIDDEN LAKE, SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS
JUNE 2008 PAGE ONE
Photographs by Michael Charters
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After a ride up the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in June 2008, I accompanied Tom Chester on an excursion to the aptly named Hidden Lake in the San Jacintos Mts. Our goal was the find the Hidden Lake bluecurls (Trichostema austromontanum ssp. compactum) which had been listed as a threatened species in 1998. To protect it, all references to the lake's location was removed from maps and signs. In the years since the beautiful and fragrant 4" plant has recovered sufficiently that it is no longer in need of protection. Hidden Lake is a vernal pool that fills and empties as the seasons pass and according to the rainfall and snow melt. Tom has a plant checklist for the area which is online HERE. Click HERE to see a comparison photograph taken of the scene above by CNPS in 1983. |
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Mountain prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens Polemoniaceae |
Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii Rubiaceae [Named for Sanuel Bonsall Parish, 1838-1928] |
San Jacinto buckwheat Eriogonum apiculatum Polygonaceae |
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Snow plant Sarcodes sanguinea Ericaceae |
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Mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii Caprifoliaceae |
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San Jacinto Mountains daisy Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus Asteraceae [Named for William Henry Brewer, 1828-1910] |
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Hidden Lake bluecurls Trichostema austromontanum ssp. compactum Lamiaceae |
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Downy monkeyflower Mimulus pilosus Scrophulariaceae |
Brewer's monkeyflower
Mimulus breweri Scrophulariaceae |
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San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus Fabaceae |
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Common spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya Cyperaceae |
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Diverse-leaved pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius Potamogetonaceae |
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Pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata Scrophulariaceae |
PHOTO GALLERIES INDEX |
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Copyright © 2008 by Michael L. Charters.
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