Mount Hamilton Field Trip
Leader: Joanne Geggatt
12-May-02
Trip meter readings taken from the intersection of Alum Rock Avenue & Mt Hamilton Road
Miles Scientific Name Family Common Name Origin
9.8 Agoseris grandiflora Asteraceae California Dandelion Native
9.8 Ascelpias californica Asclepidaceae California Milkweed Native
9.8 Delphinium hesperium Ranunculaceae Western Larkspur Native
9.8 Dichelostemma capitatum Liliaceae Blue Dicks Native
9.8 Dichelostemma congestum Liliaceae Ookow Native
9.8 Lupinus microcarpus densiflorus Fabaceae Chick Lupine Native
9.8 Plectritis ciliosa Valerianaceae Longspur Seablush Native
9.8 Triteleia laxa Liliaceae Ithuriel's Spear Native
11 Clarkia concinna Onagraceae Red Ribbons Native
11 Eriophyllum confertiflorum Asteraceae Golden Yarrow Native
11 Lupinus latifolius Fabaceae Broadleaf Lupine Native
11 Lupinus succulentus Fabaceae Arroyo Lupine Native
11 Monardella villosa Lamiaceae Coyote Mint Native
11 Nemophila heterophylla Hydrophyllaceae Canyon Nemophila Native
11 Ribes californicum Grossulariaceae Hillside Gooseberry Native
11 Sanicula bipinnatifida Apiaceae Purple Sanicle Native
11 Smilacina racemosa Liliaceae Western Solomon's Seal Native
11 Thermopsis macrophylla Fabaceae False Lupine Native
11 Viola pedunculata Violaceae Johnny Jump-up Native
11 Wyethia angustifolia Asteraceae Narrowleaf Mule Ears Native
11.2 Acer macrophyllum Aceraceae Big-leaf Maple Native
11.2 Aesculus californica Hippocastanaceae California Buckeye Native
11.2 Amelanchier utahensis Rosaceae Serviceberry Native
11.2 Claytonia perfoliata Portulacaceae Miner's Lettuce Native
11.2 Collinsia heterophylla Scrophulariaceae Chinese Houses Native
11.2 Dodecatheon hendersonii Primulaceae Henderson's Shooting Star Native
11.2 Dryopteris arguta Dryopteridaceae Coastal Wood Fern Native
11.2 Galium aparine Rubiaceae Common Bedstraw Native
11.2 Galium nuttallii Rubiaceae Climbing Bedstraw Native
11.2 Geranium molle Geraniaceae Dovefoot Geranium Non-native
11.2 Lithophragma heterophyllum Saxifragaceae Hill Star Native
11.2 Lonicera hispidula vacillans Caprifoliaceae Hairy Honeysuckle Native
11.2 Madia gracilis Asteraceae Slender Tarweed Native
11.2 Melica torreyana Poaceae Torrey Melic Native
11.2 Montia fontana Portulacaceae Water Chickweed Native
11.2 Pentagramma triangularis Pteridaceae Goldenback Fern Native
11.2 Poa secunda secunda Poaceae Pine Bluegrass Native
11.2 Polypodium californicum Polypodiaceae California Polypody Native
11.2 Quercus agrifolia Fagaceae Coast Live Oak Native
11.2 Quercus chrysolepis Fagaceae Gold Cup Oak Native
11.2 Quercus douglasii Fagaceae Blue Oak Native
11.2 Quercus kelloggii Fagaceae Black Oak Native
11.2 Quercus wislizenii Fagaceae Interior Live Oak Native
11.2 Ranunculus californicus Ranunculaceae California Buttercup Native
11.2 Ranunculus hebecarpus Ranunculaceae Delicate Buttercup Native
11.2 Saxifraga californica Saxifragaceae California Saxifrage Native
11.2 Thysanocarpus curvipes Brassicaceae Fringe Pod Native
11.2 Tonella tenella Scrophulariaceae Innocence Native
11.2 Toxicodendron diversilobum Anacardiaceae Poison Oak Native
11.2 Trifolium willdenovii Fabaceae Tomcat Clover Native
11.2 Umbellularia californica Lauraceae California Bay Native
14.6 Arceuthobium campylopodum Viscaceae Western Dwarf Mistletoe Native
14.6 Arctostaphylos glauca Ericaceae Bigberry Manzanita Native
14.6 Calochortus luteus Liliaceae Gold Nuggets Native
14.6 Cirsium occidentale californicum Asteraceae California Thistle Native
14.6 Clarkia purpurea quadrivulnera Onagraceae Four Spot Clarkia Native
14.6 Cryptantha flaccida Boraginaceae Beaked Cryptantha Native
14.6 Cynoglossum grande Boraginaceae Western Hound's Tongue Native
14.6 Daucus pusillus Apiaceae Rattlesnake Weed Native
14.6 Delphinium patens Ranunculaceae Spreading Larkspur Native
14.6 Eriogonum nudum Polygonaceae Naked Buckwheat Native
14.6 Eriogonum wrightii Polygonaceae Wright's Buckwheat Native
14.6 Filago californica Asteraceae California Cottonrose Native
14.6 Grindelia hirsutula hirsutula Asteraceae Hairy Gumweed Native
14.6 Iris macrosiphon Iridaceae Ground Iris Native
14.6 Lathyrus vestitus Fabaceae Pacific Pea Native
14.6 Linanthus bicolor Polemoniaceae True Babystars Native
14.6 Linanthus ciliatus Polemoniaceae Whiskerbrush Native
14.6 Lotus purshianus purshianus Fabaceae Spanish Clover Native
14.6 Lupinus albifrons collinus Fabaceae Silver Bush Lupine Native
14.6 Micropus californicus Asteraceae Slender Cottonweed Native
14.6 Minuartia douglasii Caryophyllaceae Douglas' Sandwort Native
14.6 Penstemon heterophyllus Scrophulariaceae Foothill Penstemon Native
14.6 Phacelia imbricata Hydrophyllaceae Imbricate Phacelia Native
14.6 Phoradendron villosum Viscaceae Oak Mistletoe Native
14.6 Pinus sabiniana Pinaceae Gray Pine Native
14.6 Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Boraginaceae Popcorn Flower Native
14.6 Plantago erecta Plantaginaceae California Plantain Native
14.6 Ranunculus californicus Ranunculaceae California Buttercup Native
14.6 Selaginella bigelovii Selaginellaceae Spike Moss Native
14.6 Trifolium albopurpureum Fabaceae Indian Clover Native
14.6 Wyethia angustifolia Asteraceae Narrowleaf Mule Ears Native
18.5 <Rest Stop: Lick Observatory>
19.5 Agoseris retrorsa Asteraceae Spearleaf Dandelion Native
19.5 Allium falcifolium Liliaceae Sickle-leaf Onion Native
19.5 Aster radulinus Asteraceae Rough-leaved Aster Native
19.5 Clematis lasiantha Ranunculaceae Chaparral Clematis Native
19.5 Delphinium patens Ranunculaceae Spreading Larkspur Native
19.5 Garrya fremontii Garryaceae Fremont's Silk Tassel Native
19.5 Isopyron occidentale Ranunculaceae Western False Rue Anemone Native
19.5 Lathyrus vestitus vestitus Fabaceae Wild Sweetpea Native
19.5 Lewisia rediviva Portulacaceae Bitter Root Native
19.5 Linanthus ambiguus Polemoniaceae Serpentine Linanthus Native
19.5 Phoradendron villosum Viscaceae Oak Mistletoe Native
19.5 Quercus berberidifolia Fagaceae Scrub Oak Native
19.5 Ribes menziesii Grossulariaceae Canyon Gooseberry Native
19.5 Senecio aronicoides Asteraceae California Butterweed Native
19.5 Viola sheltonii Violaceae Shelton's Violet Native
21.1 Claytonia gypsophiloides Portulacaceae Gypsum Springbeauty Native
21.1 Delphinium nudicaule Ranunculaceae Red Delphinium Native
21.1 Delphinium patens Ranunculaceae Spreading Larkspur Native
21.1 Fritillaria affinis Liliaceae Checker Lily Native
21.1 Lessingia filaginifolia californica Asteraceae California Aster Native
21.1 Parvisedum pentandrum Crassulaceae Central California Stonecrop Native
21.1 Perideridia californica Apiaceae California Yampah Native
21.1 Phacelia imbricata Hydrophyllaceae Imbricate Phacelia Native
21.1 Phacelia nemoralis Hydrophyllaceae Woods Phacelia Native
21.1 Quercus chrysolepis Fagaceae Gold Cup Oak Native
21.1 Rhamnus californica Rhamnaceae Coffeeberry Native
21.1 Ribes malvaceum Grossulariaceae Chaparral Currant Native
21.1 Wyethia helenioides Asteraceae Gray Mule Ears Native
24.4 Allium falcifolium Liliaceae Sickle-leaf Onion Native
24.4 Eriastrum abramsii Polemoniaceae Abrams' Wollystar Native
24.4 Ericameria linearifolia Asteraceae Interior Goldenbush Native
24.4 Helianthus californicus Asteraceae California Sunflower Native
24.4 Lomatium utriculatum Apiaceae Hog Fennel Native
24.4 Pogogyne serpylloides Lamiaceae Thymeleaf Mesamint Native
24.4 Sanicula saxatilis Apiaceae Diablo Sanicle Native
28.7 Juniperus californica Cupressaceae California Juniper Native
28.7 Mentzelia lindleyi Loasaceae Blazing Star Native
28.7 Salvia columbariae Lamiaceae Chia Native