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Map Satellite This area is of botanic interest, with a unique concentration of plants. It includes a pine woodland giving way to chaparral. The dominant tree species is Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri, with some big-cone Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, present. Wyethia ovata is the most characteristic plant of the area. Other plants of interest include Allophyllum glutinosum, Allium parryi, Allium lacunosum, Antennaria dimorpha, Swertia neglecta, Mimulus rubellus, Rigiopappus leptocladus, Viola douglasii, Viola purpurea ssp. mohavensis. Two rare plants are found in the area, Castilleja gleasonii (= Castilleja pruinosa) and Mimulus purpureus. Within the area are numerous outcrops of the underlying granite which dates to the Triassic or earlier. Integrity: Much of the area was burned in 1954. There are various recreational facilities and buildings. Use: Educational, research, observational, light recreation. December 1975
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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