PACIFIC CREST TRAIL, THREE POINTS TO LITTLE ROCK CREEK ROAD,
SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS JULY 2014 PAGE SIX
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Rydberg's horkelia Horkelia rydbergii Rosaceae |
Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Orobanchaceae |
Southern monardella Monardella australis ssp. australis Lamiaceae |
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| Indian hemp Apocynum cannabinum Apocynaceae [cannabinum = like hemp] |
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| Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Rosaceae |
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Small-leaved creambush Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus Rosaceae |
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| Johnston's monkeyflower Mimulus johnstonii Phrymaceae [Family name comes from the genus Phryma, lopseed] |
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Beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus Plantaginaceae |
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Arching rock-cress Boechera arcuata Brassicaceae |
Willow-leaved dock, California dock
Rumex californicus Polygonaceae |
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Sticky lessingia Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera Asteraceae [glandulifera = bearing or producing glands] |
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Beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris Cactaceae |
Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum Polygonaceae |
Smoothleaf yerba santa Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx Boraginaceae |
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This is the large red ant called a red harvester which is very common in the mountains. I have been bitten by these guys now four times this year. This ant can both bite and sting and injects formic acid into the victim. It is incredibly painful and the pain lasts for hours. The genus is Pogonomyrmex in the family Formicidae. My recommendation is to watch where your're sitting down. |
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