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Mc Ginty Mountain Area

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Most of this area is chaparral-covered, with Adenostoma fasciculatum the dominant.  Xylococcus bicolor is present, as is Artemisia sp.

Several rare or uncommon plants occur on the mountain slopes; they include Acanthomintha ilicifolia, Caulanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus, Achnatherum diegoensis, Tetracoccus dioicus, Viguiera laciniata and Nolina interrata. This is one of the few sites where the latter plant occurs (see Dehesa Nolina Site).

A number of animals are present.  White-tailed kites, Elanus leucurus, have been observed here.  There is also a colony of the uncommon San Diego horned lizard, Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillei.

A spring and intermittent creeks are found on the mountain.

Integrity:  A part of the area was mined during the early 1900's and there are jeep trails.  Most of the vegetation is relatively undisturbed.

Use:  Research, educational, observational, on public areas.  Private portions.

March 1981  

San Diego
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2005 Steven Louis Hartman

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