GOLDMAN—PLANT RECORDS OF LOWER CALIFORNIA. 825 
POLYGONACEAE. Buckwheat Family. 
Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn. 
This beautiful plant was first seen about 5 miles southwest of El Potrero as we 
climbed the steep slope of the backbone of the Peninsula on our way from Mulegé 
to La Purisima. It was noted at intervals thereafter and was abundant at all the 
lower levels throughout the Cape District south of La Paz, from the sand dunes along 
the beach up to 600 meters or more on the southern slopes of the Victoria Mountains. 
It grows asa vine 3 to 4.5 meters in length, spreading along the ground and climbing 
in masses over other vegetation. The flowers seem to be always coming out, the large 
dark-red sepals fading gradually as the seeds mature. Flowering specimens were 
taken at El Potrero, October 31, and along the road from Tres Pachitas to Valle Flojo, 
December 25. Brandegee records it as occurring at Comandt and La Purisima and 
common at low and middle elevations in the Cape District. 
Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. 
The genus Eriogonum well represents the Californian flora in the northern part of 
the Peninsula, but comparatively few species reach far south of the San Pedro Mar- 
tir Mountain region. Eriogonum fasciculatum, apparently a somewhat variable spe- 
cies, is one of the most abundant. It was a common shrub from near the Pacific 
coast up to about 2,100 meters altitude on southwest slopes on the west side of the 
San Pedro MArtir Mountains and was noted along Windy Canyon on the east side 
down to 750 meters. South of the mountains it was seen at intervals along our route 
as far as Agua Dulce, 30 miles southeast of San Fernando, where a flowering speci- 
men was taken at 660 meters altitude, September 9. Another specimen, also in 
flower, had been collected east of Ensenada, May 31. Brandegee, on his overland 
journey, found this shrub at Pozo Aleman. 
Eriogonum elongatum Benth. 
Noted as abundant and generally distributed in the desert region along the middle 
of the Peninsula from near Onyx to Yubay. It is a handsome plant, growing 60 to 
120 em. high, but is rather inconspicuous owing to the blending of its silvery-gray 
color with that of the bleached sand. At the time of our visit it was flowering mainly 
along dry arroyos or in the vicinity of water. A specimen was taken at Jaraguay, 
about 58 miles southeast of San Fernando, September 9. Brandegee records the 
species from San Julio Canyon. 
Eriogonum orcuttianum S. Wats. 
This large species was noted by us while skirting the east base of the San Pedro 
Mértir Mountains from the mouth of Windy Canyon southeast of San Matias Pass 
to La Providencia Canyon. It occurred in a few places in the gravelly deltas at 
the mouths of canyons, where flood waters spread over the neighboring desert. 
It grows here as a stout bush 90 to 120 cm. high. A flowering specimen was taken 
at the mouth of Esperanza Canyon, June 27. The species is recorded by Brandegee 
from Paraiso. 
Eriogonum parishii 8. Wats. 
Near La Grulla and Vallecitos on the upper slopes of the San Pedro Mértir Moun- 
tains we found this Eriogonum common in the loose, decomposed granite soil on 
dry, open hillsides. 
