Since Dean Taylor passed away in 2020, these data are to be considered archived and will not be regularly updated.

Please note that this database used to display specimens from CAS, DS, RSA and POM. However, since the creation of CCH2, the accession numbers of these collections have changed to barcodes. As a result, the accession in Dean's database no longer link to specimens. In the future, Dean's database will be updated to link his notes to the corrected CCH2 accession numbers for these records.

Collection number: 1133 Current name: Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. Field Book name: Eriodictyon Field Book data: p. 176 hills South of Coal Mine and N.E. of Mount Diablo, May 22th, 1862 Notes (Field Book): Upper surface of leaves very shining and sticky as if covered with varnish. Fl. lead color within often pale lavender. Leaves of pleasant taste; used for sore throat; etc. At top of dry hill with chaparral. Collector: William H. Brewer Collection date: May 22, 1862 Taylor notes: Accession numbers: UC24044 State: CA County: Contra Coast Camp number: Place: Nortonville Location description: arbitrarily mapped 2 air miles S of Nortonville as hills south of Nortonville, Antioch South, USGS quadrangle Elevation (estimated): 1300 ft Coordinates: 37.94205 -121.87043 Notes: Curatorial notes: