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environmental legislation. The late season surveys on this site were recommended 
on the basis of the habitat description in Sanders et al. {op. cit.) and known 
occurrences higher in the watershed. 
Limnanthes gracilis Howell subsp. parishii (Jepson) Beauch. 
(LIMNANTHACEAE) - Riverside Co., San Jacinto Mountains, K Flat Meadow, 
USGS 7.5’ Idyllwild Quad (33°41 , 30 ,, N, 116°40’19.5”W; T5S, R3E, SE/4 S33), 
elev. 1438 m (4718 ft.), 18 Jun 2008, Scott D. White & Justin M. Wood 12218 
(RSA); May Valley near Fleming Ranch, north of Bonita Vista Rd. and east of 
Herkey Creek, USGS Idyllwild Quad (33°42’50”N, 116°40 , 15 ,, W; T5S, R3E, 
NE/4 S 28), elev. 1550 m (5085 ft.), 20 Jun 2008, Andrew C. Sanders & Tim 
Thomas 35537 { UCR). 
Previous knowledge. Limnanthes gracilis subsp. parishii (Parish’s meadowfoam) 
is listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act and is on 
California Native Plant Society’s List IB. 2. It occurs in wet meadows and the 
edges of ephemeral streams at 600-2000 m elevation in the Cuyamaca and Laguna 
Mountains (San Diego Co.) and Santa Rosa Plateau (Riverside Co.) (Consortium 
of California Herbaria, op. cit.). 
Significance. First records from the San Jacinto Mountains, an eastward range 
extension of about 55 km from the Santa Rosa Plateau. Limnanthes gracilis subsp. 
parishii was not common at either location though field work was near the end 
of its flowering season at the May Valley site and past flowering at K Flat. Other 
plants, if present, may have been gone unnoticed. Both sites are on public lands 
managed by the San Bernardino National Forest for multiple use. 
-Justin M. Wood and Scott D. White, Scott White Biological Consulting, 
201 North First Ave No. 102, Upland, California, 91786 
