Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains
Robert L. Allen and Fred M. Roberts, Jr.

Errata, Omissions, Addenda, & Updates – by Bob Allen (bugbob@mac.com)
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Copyright pageThe name of the cover photo is incorrectly formatted. It should read: Dichelostemma
capitatum ssp. capitatumix

Acknowledgements
Sixth paragraph, a name was misspelled. In the sentence, “… for Orange County Parks,… Candy Hubert…”. Her name should read, “Candi Hubert”.

12Tips for identification
First bulleted item, “Take inventory: Begin…”. So that the capitalization matches theother bullets, it should read, “Take inventory: begin…”.

13Cladogram
Research has shown that waterlotus (family Nelumbonaceae) are not members of theNymphaeales; they are Eudicots. Remove their name from the list of Nymphaeales in
the cladogram. Also remove page number 13 from their entry in the index.

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Mosaic on the landscape, South Main Divide Road.
This photo was made on two different dates and an interesting comparison can bemade. Add to the caption: “This photo was taken on May 26, 2006. See page 367 for thesame location on March 12, 2004.”

40Blue Elderberry, Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea
Paragraph 5. Delete the stray comma in the midst of this sentence: “...flat-toppedclusters,; flowers...”40

Valley Broomrape, Orobanche vallicola
Last sentence, “It is pictured and discussed under Orobanchaeae.” Orobanchaceae wasmisspelled.

40

California Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Desmocerus californicus californicus
Last sentence, “Known in the 1960s from upper Newport Bay, but not found there
recently.” In April 2013, while this book was in press, Dick Newell of Seal Beach found asingle living specimen in upper Newport Bay.

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Pacific Sanicle, Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis
a. TJM2 recognizes no varieties for this species, thus the name should be Saniculacrassicaulis (strike the variety name).
b. First paragraph, second to last sentence, wording is too formal, “flowers” reference
should read “petals”, and there is an extraneous comma. It should read, “Petalsyellow. Fruits covered with stout, curved prickles.”95

Marsh Fleabane & Desert Arrowweed: Pluchea
Captions are missing on the three photos in the middle of the page.
In the left photo, the large leaf at left is marsh fleabane, the stem and leaves at right aredesert arrowweed. Center photo: marsh fleabane. Right photo: desert arrowweed.

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Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains
Robert L. Allen and Fred M. Roberts, Jr.

Errata, Omissions, Addenda, & Updates – by Bob Allen (bugbob@mac.com)
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Sonora Everlasting, Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum
Flowering period should be extended to read, “In flower July-Sep; earlier and later insome years.”

121Gumplant, Grindelia camporum
The epithet was changed during production of the book, but our history of that epithet
was not. It should read, “The epithet was given in 1894 by E.L. Greene for its habitat(Latin, campus = a plain, field, open country, level place).”

129

Photo of butterfly nectaring at center rightThe caption on the photo reads, “Sand-wash Butterweed with Virginia Lady Butterfly.”This common name has been used for this butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis), but thecurrently accepted common name is American Lady. It should read, “Sand-wash
Butterweed with American Lady Butterfly.” The butterfly also appears on page 77 and isdiscussed on page 96, both with the correct common name.

139

Wreath-plants, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria
Seed photographs. A color shift prevented proper printing of the background behind thephotographs. It should be black, not dark grey.

146

Cat’s-eyes, Cryptantha spp.
Seed photographs. A color shift prevented proper printing of the background behind thephotographs. It should be black, not dark grey.

149

Popcorn Flowers, Plagiobothrys spp.
Seed photographs. A color shift prevented proper printing of the background behind thephotographs. It should be black, not dark grey.

166

Large-flowered phacelia, Phacelia grandiflora
According to Lee Shoemaker (pers. comm., 29-May-2016) who shared with me his
photograph of the plant, it also occurs in San Mateo Canyon.

174

San Diego Jewelflower, Caulanthus heterophyllus
Add “It is the larval food plant of the Sara orangetip butterfly, Anthocharis sara sara(Pieridae).”

190

Mission Prickly-pear, Opuntia ficus-indica
Second paragraph, last sentence. Trabuco is misspelled.

204

Snowberry Clearwing Sphinx Moth
The western species of this moth has been found to be a different species (Schmidt2009). Ours is not Hemaris diffinis, it is Hemaris thetis (Boisduval), the Western
Snowberry Clearwing Sphinx Moth. The reference is added to our References section,below. Also, the first sentence should read, “A fairly large day-flying moth…”

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Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains
Robert L. Allen and Fred M. Roberts, Jr.

Errata, Omissions, Addenda, & Updates – by Bob Allen (bugbob@mac.com)
217Dodders, Witch’s Hairs: Cuscuta
Introduction, second to last sentence. We have 5 species of Cuscuta (not 4), so thesentence should read, “Three of our 5 species have tiny “fingers” on their appendages.”

242

The Lotus Clade
Third paragraph. Waterlotus are not members of the Nymphaeales, nor are theymembers of the family Nymphaeaceae. Modify the paragraph to read: “Don’t confuse
these lotus plants with those called waterlotus, popular among pond owners. While they
too are Eudicots, waterlotus are members of the unrelated family Nelumbonaceae (wehave no waterlotus native to our area).”278

Southern Mountains Skullcap, Scutellaria bolanderi ssp. austromontana
On June 6, 2013, Ron Vanderhoff discovered a small population of this plant in upper
San Juan Canyon. Under Danny’s Skullcap, add a new Similar section to read:
Similar. Southern Mountains Skullcap (S. bolanderi A. Gray ssp. austromontana Epling):
plant larger, 30-100 cm; lower leaf petioles shorter, to 10 cm long; corolla 12-14 mm
long, white (to pale yellow), lower lip pale blue with blue-purple spots. Limiteddistribution, Chiquito Basin Trail and Cole Canyon on Santa Rosa Plateau. In flower
later, June-July.

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Linaceae • Flax Family“Ovary superior, 4-6 chambered, styles 2-5, fruit usually a capsule.” Some have aninferior ovary (see “Similar” on this page).

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Onagraceae • Evening-Primrose Family
In the stigma table, add White as a petal color for Oenothera.

301

Paintbrushes: Castilleja
First paragraph, second to last sentence. Paintbrushes are partial parasites, but thewrong term was used in the sentence. Strike “(holoparasites)” and replace with“(hemiparasites)”. The sentence should properly read: “They are all partial parasites(hemiparasites), able to manufacture their own food, but can supplement their diet bytapping into roots of adjacent plants.”

316

Cleveland’s Bush Monkeyflower, Diplacus clevelandii
First paragraph, “An herbaceous perennial from a woody base.” Some reviewers feelthat this should be worded as, “A herbaceous…”

319

Downy monkeyflower, Mimetanthe pilosa
First paragraph, “The hairy oval fruit is surprisingly stout for such a small flower.” Thefruit is hairless and tapered, so the sentence should read, “The hairless oval fruit tapers
to a point at its tip and is surprisingly stout for such a small flower.”

321

Chaparral Snapdragon, Antirrhinum multiflorum
For the photo of Bob taking a GPS reading during the plant’s discovery, the photo credit
was omitted. Caption should read, “Bob & plant: Trisha Smith”

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Errata, Omissions, Addenda, & Updates – by Bob Allen (bugbob@mac.com)
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San Fernando Valley Spineflower, Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina
The plant was rediscovered “… by local botanists Rick Riefner and Tony Bomkamp in1999.”

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Electric Buck Moth, Hemileuca electra
Ken Osborne suggests that inspiration for the moth’s name may have been the Greek
Goddess Elektra. In the 1800s and into the early 1900s, it was a common trend among
moth experts to name moths after mythical figures.

362

Chaparral Virgin’s-bower, Clematis lasiantha
Second paragraph begins with, “Out most common…”. It should read, “Our mostcommon…”

367

Thick-leaved lilac, Ceanothus crassifolius
This photo was made on two different dates and an interesting comparison can bemade. Add to the caption: “This photo was taken on March 12, 2004. See page 367 forthe same location on May 26, 2006.”

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Coffeeberries, Buckthorns, Redberries: Frangula, Rhamnus
First paragraph, fifth sentence, “Fruit is berry-like drupe, round, with 2-4 separate stones
inside.” It should read, “Fruit is a berry-like drupe, round, with 2-4 separate stones
inside.”384

Sticky Cinquefoil, Drymocallis glandulosa ssp. glandulosa
Second paragraph, first sentence, “A common plant of foothills and mountains, often in
shade on north-facing slopes and near seeps.” A printing glitch prevented “north-facing”
from appearing properly in some copies of the book.

386

California Blackberry, Rubus ursinus
First paragraph, second sentence, “Stems covered in fine white power”. “Power” shouldhave been “powder”.

386

Himalayan Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus
First paragraph, third sentence, “Stems hairless, green, not covered in fine white power”.
“Power” should have been “powder”.

396

The Jimsonweed Guild
The common name for Cyclocephala melanocephala is incorrect. It should be Darkheaded Masked Chafer. The larvae of most members of this genus feed on grass roots,
not jimsonweed. Reword last sentence to read: “Larvae live underground and feed ongrass roots, often near jimsonweed.”

410

Dense Mistletoe, Phoradendron bolleanum
Second paragraph, third sentence, “The mistletoe has not been recorded from junipers
those areas.” It should read, “The mistletoe has not been recorded from junipers in thoseareas.”

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Large-leaved Mistletoe
Now considered to be a subspecies of Phoradendron leucarpum. Change name to read:“Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnst. ssp. macrophyllum (Engelm.)
J.R. Abbott & R.L. Thomps. [P. macrophyllum (Engelmann) Cockerell; P. serotinum (Raf.)
M.C. Johnston ssp. macrophyllum]410

Hairy Mistletoe or Oak Mistletoe
Now considered to be a subspecies of Phoradendron leucarpum. Change name to read:“Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnst. ssp. tomentosum (DC.) J.R.
Abbott & R.L. Thomps. [P. serotinum (Raf.) M.C. Johnston
ssp. tomentosum (DC.) Kuijt [P. villosum (Nutt.) Nutt.]438

Western False Solomon’s Seal, Maianthemum racemosum
The Santa Ana Mountains population of this species continues to elude us. Before
searching, it would be helpful to visit a good reference population to form your own
search image. According to Dave Stith, “… it is abundant in Tahquitz Valley above
Idyllwild. They have reopened the Willow Creek Trail beyond Saddle Junction and it
grew among the bracken ferns there before the Mountain fire in 2013.”

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References
The word “The” was omitted from the title of the book by D.G. Crosby. Correct it to read:
Crosby, D.G. 2004. The Poisoned Weed: Plants Toxic to Skin. Oxford University Press,New York.

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References
The last name of Melissa Tulig was misspelled as “Tulag”.

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General Index.
Center column, fourth item, Lady, American. Add page 129, so the entry reads, “Lady,American 77, 96, 129”

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Quick Index by Flower Color.
Left column, yellow flowers, add “Crownbeard, Big-leaved 118”

462-465. References to be added
Hogue, C.L., & J.H. Hogue. 2015. Insects of the Los Angeles Basin, third edition. NaturalHistory Museum of Los Angeles County, CA. [Updated edition, published after ourbook]
Sampson, G.T. 1985. A Flora of Chino Hills State Park. Unpublished Master’s Thesis inBiology, California State University, Fullerton. [Accidentally omitted]
Schmidt, B.C. 2009. Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) is a Distinct Species. Journal of
the Lepidopterists’ Society, 63(2), 100-109. [Reference discovered after our book
was released]

Contributors & References
Bob Allen, Fred M. Roberts, Jr., Candi Hubert, Dick Newell, Ken Osborne, Ron Vanderhoff,
Dave Stith.
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