Mt. San Jacinto Natural History Association


Native Plants of the San Jacinto Mountains

From Long Valley to Round Valley

Click on underlined plant names for more information.

Common Name Genus Name Family
Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi Pinaceae (pines)
Sugar pine Pinus lambertiana Pinaceae
Lodgepole pine (above 8,000') Pinus murrayana (P. contorta) Pinaceae
Limber pine Pinus flexilis Pinaceae
White fir Abies concolor Pinaceae
Chinquapin Castanopsis sempervirens Fagaceae (oaks)
Squaw current Ribes  spp. Saxifragaceae
Gooseberry Ribes spp. Saxifragaceae
Manzanita Arctostaphylos spp. Ericaceae
Mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius Rosaceae
Willow Salix spp. Salicaceae
Snowberry Symphoricarpos parishii Caprifoliaceae
Rabbit brush Chrysothamnus spp Asteraceae
Mugwort Artemesia ludoviciana Asteraceae
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Asteraceae
Corn lily Veratrum californicum Liliaceae
Lupine Lupinus spp Fabaceae
California fuchsia Zauchneria latifolia Onagraceae
Western wallflower Erysimum capitulum Brassicaceae
Dwarf maple Acer glabrum Aceraceae