i66 Muhlenbergia, Volume 2 



syne bigelozrii was found on steep slopes at the mouth of Kern 

 canyon, but its home is on the desert, there being acres of it in 

 places, notably about Mojave. Caulanthus injlatus awA Eurotia 

 lanata occur on the hills at Sunset in the southern Coast Range, 

 both characteristic desert plants. Chaenactis fremontii is plen- 

 tiful at Simset, and was also found sparingly about the mouth 

 of- Kern canyon. 



On the other hand, some species which normally belong in 



less arid regions were found on the desert, but usually only on 



the hills. Of these, two conspicuous examples are Lotus nudi' 



fiorus and Dichelostemma capitatum. Emnie7ianthe pendiili' 



flora is equally at home on desert mountains and in the Coast 



Range near San Francisco Bay, where the precipitation is three 



or four times greater, and the climatic conditions very different. 



Thelypodium lasiophyllum is another example of this class, but 



the desert form is somewhat lower and stouter. 



7. Since a list of the species found in the different counties 



may be useful, they are here enumerated. Further study may 



cause a revision of some of the names, but as a whole they are 



fairly correct. 



Kern County 



Pellaea ornithopus Allium serratum 



Selaginella bigelovii Hookera terrestris 



Ephedra nevadensis Triteleia laxa 



Muhlenbergia debilis Calliprora scabra 



Melica imperfecta Dichelostemma capitatum 



Distichlis spicata Populus fremontii 



Achyrodes aureum Salix exigua 

 Poa gracillima lasiolepis 



Carex nebraskensis Urtica breweri 



Zygadenus venenosus Parietaria iloridana 



Allium hyalinum Pterostegia drymarioides 



parryi Hollisteria lanata 



