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: 192 Current name: Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. Field Book name: Calandrinia elegans Spach. Field Book data: p. 31 San Fernando Plain, February 1861 Notes (Field Book): Probably Calindrinia menziesii. Flower purple...Plant very variable in size possibly all the specimens I have gathered of this genus may be of the same species Collector: William H. Brewer Collection date: 12-13 Feb 1861 Taylor notes: Note: this collection number appears on p. 32 of the field book transcript as 179-II Accession numbers: UC7745 UC7728 State: CA County: Los Angeles Camp number: Place: Encino Location description: near present day Encino, at the northern base of the Santa Monica Mountains and attendent San Fernando Valley Elevation (estimated): 700 ft Coordinates: 34.18963 -118.53982 Notes: Curatorial notes: