SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS
JULY 2003 PAGE TWO


   
Woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum var. obovatum
Asteraceae
 
Great red paintbrush
Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata
Orobanchaceae

[Named for Domingo Castillejo Muñoz. 1744?-1793
 
California geranium
Geranium californicum
Geraniaceae
   


 
Bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia
Ericaceae


 
 
Spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Apocynaceae
 
 



 
Mountain wormwood
Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta
Asteraceae

[The name wormwood comes from the Old English word wermod of uncertain meaning and refers to the use in olden times of another Artemisia species (absinthium) and its extracts as an intestinal anthelmintic or vermifuge to get rid of worms. It was also used apparently to protect clothes and bedding from moths and fleas. Better known perhaps was its use as an ingredient in absinthe, vermouth, and other alcoholic beverages.]


 
 
 
Slender wild cabbage
Caulanthus major
Brassicaceae
 
 



   
Southern monardella
Monardella australis ssp. australis
Lamiaceae



   
Rydberg's horkelia
Horkelia rydbergii
Rosaceae

[Named for Per Axel Rydberg, 1860-1931, and Johann Horkel, 1769-1846]


 
Rose sage
Salvia pachyphylla
Lamiaceae


 
 
 
Ranger's buttons
Angelica capitellata
Apiaceae
 
 



 
San Bernardino beardtongue
Penstemon caesius
Plantaginaceae


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