Crowley Point (Coso) Flora (Pollen) 

Eastern Central California

 Late Pliocene (Axelrod and Ting 1960).

Scanned From Tertiary Vegetation History By Dr. Constance Millar

 

      
Citation: Millar, C. I. 1996. Tertiary vegetation history. 71-122.
In: Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project, Final report to Congress,
Volume II, Assessments and Scientific Basis for Management Options,
Centers for Water and Wildland Resources, Report No. 37, University
Of California, Davis, California.

Gymnosperms
    Cupressaceae
        Juniperus occidentalis (Western Juniper)
        Juniperus osteosperma (Utah Juniper)
     Pinaceae
        Pinus aristata or flexilis (Bristlecone Pine)
        Pinus lambertiana (Sugar Pine)
        Pinus cf. monophylla (Singleleaf Pinyon Pine)
        Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa Pine)
        Pseudotsuga taxifolia (Douglas-Fir)
Angiosperms
    Berberidaceae
        Mahonia sp (Holly-leaved barberry)
    Caprifoliaceae
        Symphoricarpos oreophilus (Mountain Snowberry)
    Cornaceae
        Cornus californica (Creek Dogwood)
        Cornus sessilus (Blackfruit Dogwood)
    Fagaceae
        Quercus kelloggii (California Black Oak)
    Rhamnaceae
        Ceanothus cordulatus (Mountain Whitehorn)
        Ceanothus integerrimus (Deer Brush)
        Rhamnus crocea (Redberry)
    Rosaceae
        Cercocarpus betuloides (California Mountain-mahogany)
        Rosa sp (Rose Family)
    Salicaceae
        Populus trichocarpa (Black Cottonwood)
        Salix exigua (Coyote Willow)
        Salix lasiandra (Pacific Willow)
        Salix lasiolepis (Arroyo Willow)
    Saxifragaceae
        Ribes nevadense (Kellog Sierran Currant)
        Ribes viscosissimum (Sticky Flowering Currant)
    Sterculiaceae
        Fremontia californica (California Slippery Elm)
    Ulmaceae
        Ulmus alata (Winged Elm)

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