628 Part IV. 
Chapter 4. 
In the subjoined table, according to PARISH, the species restricted to the 
interior or coastal territories are displayed. 
Interior. 
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 
Andropogon macrourus Mich. 
Antirrhinum glandulosum Lindl. 
Aplopappus linearifolius DC. 
Artemisia Parishii A. Gray. 
Boykinia (Therofon) rotundifolia Parry. 
Calochortus Plummerae Greene. 
» splendens Dougl. 
Carex barbarae Dewey. 
Chorizanthe Fernandina Wats. 
» Parryi Wats. 
Euphorbia ocellata Dur. & Hilg. 
Gilia californica Benth, 
Helianthus Parishii A. Gray. 
Hemizonia (Deinandra) Wrightü A. - 
Lathyrus lactiflorus Greene. 
Monardella Pringlei A. Gray. 
Opuntia Bernardina Engelm. 
Phacelia Davidsonii A. Gray var. 
Ribes glutinosum Benth. 
Zauschneria californica Presl. 
. [Gray. 
Coastal. 
Adiantum emarginatum Hook. (— A. 
Jordani Muell.). 
Andropogon saccharoides Sw. 
Antirrhinum Nevinianum A. Gray. 
Aplopappus ericoides Less. 
Artemisia Palmeri A. Gray. 
Boykinia (Therofon) occidentalisT.&G. 
Calochortus Weedii Wood. 
>» Dunnii. 
Carex spissa Bailey. 
Chorizanthe laciniata Torr. 
» fimbriata Nutt. 
Euphorbia misera Benth. 
Gilia floribunda A. Gray. 
Helianthus Oliveri A. Gray. 
Hemizonia virgata A. Gray. 
Lathyrus splendens Kellogg. 
Monardella hypoleuca A. Gray. 
Opuntia prolifera Engelm. 
Phacelia Douglasii Torr. 
Ribes speciosum Pursh. 
Z. californica Presl. var. microphylla 
A. Gray. 
1. Mesa- and Chaparral Formations. 
Mesa Formation. 
Stretching between the western or coastal chain of 
mountains and the interior or San Bernardino range is a slightly elevated and 
comparatively level plain, commonly called a mesa. The mesa formation is 
characterized by an absence of all arborescent and shrubby growth. 
Although the vegetation is herbaceous, grasses are uncommon and form an 
insignificant part of the flora. 
bryanthemum crystallinum, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Eremocarpus setigerus, Sarcobatus Maximiliani, 
Asclepias eriocarpa, Atriplex patula, A. californica, Heliotropium curassavicum, Euphorbia albo- 
marginata, Croton tenuis, Grindelia robusta, Centaurea melitensis, Cucurbita foetidissima, Malva 
borealis, Helianthus annuus, Heterotheca grandiflora, Erigeron canadensis, Chenopodium ambro- 
sioides, Eurotia lanata, Trichostema lanceolatum, Nemocaulis Nuttallii, Pterostegia drymarioides, 
Lastarriaea chilensis and Eriogonum Thurberi. The more suceulent forms are commoner on the 
more alkaline sections of the mesa and the others on the less alkaline soils. Both types tend to 
The prineipal species are Datura meteloides, Suaeda Torreyana, Salicornia ambigua, Mesem- 
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