Field Notes of Annie Alexander and
Louise Kellogg
Annie Alexander
and Louise Kellogg
Edited by Tom Schweich
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Field Notes of Annie Alexander and
Louise Kellogg | 1940 Field Notes (Continued) |
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Annie Alexander
and Louise Kellogg |
 Topics in this Article: March, 1940 April, 1940 May, 1940 June, 1940 July, 1940 | This article
contains the 1940 Field Notes of Annie Alexander and Louise Kellogg. I have attempted to reproduce the field notes as faithfully as possible while taking advantage of opportunities presented by the World Wide Web. For details about the Field Notes, please see About the Field Notes."
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| July, 1940
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| Locations: Hidden Forest.
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| Hidden Forest
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1812 |
Silene .Andersonii Clokey (but the calyx retorsely pubescent and non-glandular and calyx lobes acute) | Above Wiregrass Spring in rocky draw 7800 ft. Not common. A few plants seen at 7700 ft. and on back bone of Sheep Mts. June 25 at 8700 ft. all still in bud. Fl. pinkish when first open. |
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Solidago trinervata Greene | Above spring 7800 ft. Seen here and under yellow pine near camp, beginning to head up. |
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Break camp this morning, driving as far as Tonopah. Day very hot, between 90° & 100° deg.
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Deadmans Canyon Locations: Deadman Canyon.
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Deadman's Canyon. | | Locations: Sheep Range.
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1814 |
Woodsia oregana D. C. Eaton | In hollow in rock, soil very dry, Deadman's Canyon, 7500 ft. |
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Compositae (immature) | Rooted in wall of rock about 5 ft. above floor of canyon, 6300 ft. | 
Deadmans Canyon. Locations: Deadman Canyon.
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Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada Locations: Corn Creek Ranch.
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Corn Ck. Ranch, Nev. | | 
Approaching Goldfield, Nevada, July 2, 1940.
Locations: Goldfield. |
Approaching Goldfield, Nev. July 2, 1940 |
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On road to Casa Diablo Mountains, Mono County, California, July 3, 1940.
Locations: Casa Diablo Mountains. |
On road to Casa Diablo Mts., Mono Co., Calif. July 3, 1940. |
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| | Locations: Benton Station. Bridgeport. Casa Diablo Mountains. Leavitt Meadows. Tonopah.
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From Tonopah, Nev., today we drive to Leavitt Meadows, Mono Co. Calif. on the west fork of the Walker River. From Benton Station we crossed the Casa Diablo Mts. to the main highway up the valley to Bridgeport, turning off at 17 miles to the Sonora Pass Rd. and stopping at Leavitt Mds. to stay over the 4th. Made several stops to collect plants on the way.
| | Locations: Casa Diablo Mountains. |
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1816 |
Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. sp. stellatum (Benth.) var. polypodum (Sm.) St. | At 7750 ft. common |
1817 |
Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. (Yellow flowered form.) | Growing with above, not as common. |
1818 |
Purshia tridentata D. C. | Common shrub thru these mountains. |
1819 |
Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. | Few miles West of above, across divide on open flat covered with Artemisia alt. 7600 ft |
1820 |
Hugelia filifolia (Nutt. ) Jeps. = Eriastrum filifolium (Nutt. ) Wook. & Standl. | Same location. | Locations: Casa Diablo Hot Springs. Whitmore Tub.
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Tetradymia canescens DC. | Highway between Whitmore Tub Tub and Casa Diablo Hot Springs, 7150 ft. :not yet in full bloom. | Locations: Mono Lake.
1822 |
Leptodactylon Nuttallii (Gray) Rydb. | Highway South Mono Lake under Jeffrey pine 7700 .ft. |
1823 |
Eriogonum latifolium Smith ssp. nudum (Dougl.) St. | Same location. |
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Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh.) Forbes var. integrifolium (Hook.) Smiley (E. monoense Rydb.) Det. L. Constance 1940. | Hignway. at 8000 ft. in Jeffrey pine. |
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Lupinus Breweri Gray | Same location, common.
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1826 |
Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Nutt. | Same location.
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1827 |
Penstemon speciosus Dougl. | Same location under Jeffrey pine. |
1828 |
Eriogonum spergulinum Gray | Same location in the open. | Locations: Bridgeport.
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1829 |
Cirsium acaulescens (Gray) Jepson. | Fl. purple, cluster in center, of flat - growing thistle on edge of marsh. |
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Penstemon | Same location.
| Locations: Leavitt Meadows.
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| Leavitt Meadows 7100 ft. on Sonora Pass Rd. |
1831 |
Penstemon breviflorus Lindl. ssp. glabrisepalus Keck | Several clumps on rocky bank along road. Fl. white with red lines. |
1832 |
Eupatroium occidentale Hook. | Fl. pink, growing among rocks, few plants seen. |
1833 |
Eriogonum elatum Dougl. | Fl. white, stamens pink, sagebrush flat above river bank. |
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Summit, Sonora Pass, California, July 5, 1940.
Locations: Sonora Pass. |
Summit Sonora Pass. Calif. July 5, 1940. |
| Locations: Leavitt Meadows.
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1834 |
Helenium Hoopesii Gray | River bank under willow.
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1835 |
Potentilla gracilis Dougl. Det. B. C. Johnston, 1980 | Same. |
1836 |
Orthocarpus | Same. fl. white, pistil black.
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Artemesia vulgaris L. subsp. discolor (Dougl.) Hall = A. ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. incompta (Nutt.) Keck | River bank. |
1838 |
Thelypodium brachycarpum Torr. | Same location. Few seen. |
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1839 |
Aster leucanthemifolius Greene. | In Artemisia.
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1840 |
Kelloggia galioides Torr. | Under Cercocarpus.
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Monardella odoratissima Benth. | Above river in Artemesia. | Locations: Leavitt Meadows.
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1842 |
Collinsia parvifolia Dougl. | River bank, flower light blue and white. |
1843 |
Polygonum Douglasii Greene | Fl. white; green, slender plant. |
1844 |
Phlox gracilis (Dougl.) )Hook | Same location. Flower white or pink. |
1845 |
Collomia linearis Nutt. | Same location.
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Mimetanthe pilosa (Benth.) Greene | Fl. yellow, river bank. |
1847 |
Phlox gracilis (Dougl.) Hook. | Same location. Flower small, pink. |
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Summit, Sonora Pass, California 
Summit, Sonora Pass, California
Locations: Sonora Pass. |
Summit Sonora Pass, Calif. |
| Locations: Sonora Pass.
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Collected on east edge or slope of Pass. A few lodgepole pine on summit, otherwise open ground, mellow soil, with a variety of plants in bloom. Backward ones were species of Astragalus and Compositae. Snow banks S of divide, above timber line on high rocky slopes.
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Anemone baldensis L. | On open ground, coming into bloom. |
1849 |
Valeriana sylvatica Banks V. californica Heller [det. L. T. Dempster, 1972] | Same location, Quite common. |
1850 |
Ribes lentanthus Gray var. lasianthum (Greene) Jepson | A good sized patch. |
1851 |
Phlox Douglasii Hook. | Open ground, common.
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Eriogonum incanum T. & G. | Same location, only one seen. |
1853 |
Calyptridium umbellatum (Torr.) Greene | Same, common.
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Lomatium nevadense (Wats.) Coult. & Rose | Same location. |
1855 |
Monardella odoratissima Benth. | Same location.
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1856 |
Gilia aggregata (Pursh.) Spreng. | Same location.
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Aster canescens Pursh.? | Same location.
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Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr. | Same.
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West slope Sonora Pass, California, July 5, 1940.
West slope Sonora Pass, California, July 5, 1940.
Locations: Sonora Pass. |
West slope Sonora Pass, Calif. July 5, 1940. |
| Locations: Sonora Pass.
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1859 |
Valeriana sylvatica Banks | A large clump gone to seed, one next to it in full flower. |
1860 |
Castilleia Breweri Fer. | Open ground.
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1861 |
Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh.) Forbes var. integrifolium (Hook.) Smiley (E. monoense Rydb.) Det. Lincoln Constance ,1940. | Same location. |
1862 |
Crepis occidentalis Nutt. | Open ground.
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1863 |
Penstemon newberryi Gray | W slope of Sonora Pass 9100 ft. Growing among granite boulders. |
Locations: Montezuma Slough.
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1864 |
Lotus corniculatus L. (L. tenuis Walsat. & Kit.) | In salt grass along edge of irrigation ditch, Lot 8, Grizzly Island. 3 specimens from one plant. |
1865 |
Eryngium articulatum Hook. | Bank of Montezuma Slough at Grizzly Island ferry. Tide land. |
1866 |
Helenium Bigelovii Gray H. puberulum D. C. | Same location. |
1867 |
Lythrum californicum Torr. & Gray July 23 | Same. |
1868 |
Potentilla Anserina L. July 23 | Same. |
1869 |
Grindelia paludosa Greene | On Grizzly Island, bank of slough. Stem 3 ft. long, leaves thick. Still in bloom November 21 when last seen. G. M. A. |
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Stachys albens Gray | Same. Flower white with crimson streaks. Dense growth. |
1871 |
Lathyrus Jepsoni Greene July 23 L. jepsonii jepsonii det. S. Broich, Ore. St., 1982 | Same situation. Long runners, large pink banner. |
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Lotus americana (Nutt.) Bisch. = L. purshianus (Benth.) Clem. & Clem. | Same location, spreading plant, branches 3-3½ ft. long. Flowers yellowish. |
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Listed on the back of the previous page is: | | Locations: Tuolumne River.
1873 |
Zauschneria californica Presl. | Tuolumne River, Pit Valley. | Locations: Grizzly Island.
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| Grizzly Is. Solano County, California |
1874 |
Hibiscus Trionum L. | On cultivated ground petals sulphur yellow, center dark purple. Outer edge of petals on left side, perilla purple. |
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