DECEMBER 2011 1-k • The • Pipevme Newsletter of the Mount Lassen Chapter CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY General Meeting December 7, 2011 Wednesday 7:30 pm Butte County Library, Chico Evolutionary Development, Classification, and Name Changes in the California Flora T he names of plants have been in flux for centuries. They have oc- curred at an accelerated pace in recent years, due to advances in our un- derstanding of evolutionary relationships based on analyses of DNA. The results are sometimes striking. For example, in the forthcoming Second Edition of The Je- pson Manual, Mimulus (monkey-flowers), Castilleja (paintbrushes), and Penstemon (beardtongues) will be listed in three separate families instead of the single Snapdragon (Scrophulariaceae) family. Several families are no longer recognized including: Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae), Caper (Capparaceae), Duckweed (Lem- naceae), Maple (Aceraceae), and Horse- chestnut (Hippocastanaceae). The large lily family will be broken into 13 small families, many with unfamiliar names such as Themidaceae. There are also changes in naming genera such as Aster (asters) and Polygonum (knotweed). While such changes may seem inconvenient in the short term, most experts agree that they serve everyone’s best interests in the long run. Presented by DAN POTTER PhD, University of California, Davis Dan Potter is a professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at UC Davis and Director of the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity, including the University’s herbarium. The pri- mary focus of his research is angiosperm systematics (classification). He is especially interested in evolutionary studies of crop plants and their wild relatives. Much of his research has focused on the phylogeny and character evolution of plants in the family Rosaceae and taxonomy within the genus Prunus. He super- vises graduate student research and teaches courses on California Floristics and Ethno- botany. He is editor of the family Rosaceae for the Second Edition of The Jepson Manual. And he has led workshops on such name changes for the Davis Botanical Society and the Friends of the Jepson Herbarium. See the complete systematics chart on page 9. Wes Dempsey and Gerry In geo Co-chairs Aconitum columbianum (Columbia monkshood) Photo by Robert Fischer LOWER BIDWELL PARK OLD FORESTRY STATION December 4 Sunday Meet at 1 0 am in the Cedar Grove parking area (just west of the Chico Creek Nature Center at 1968 E. 8th St) for a 2-hour stroll through the old (1888) CA Board of For- estry plant introduction and nursery station. Many fine old specimens of American persimmon, Japanese zelkova, cork oak, black ash, and 65 others from around the world still survive. The Bidwells gave these 29 acres to the state for testing woody plants for their use in horticul- ture, medicine, forestry, and landscaping. Over at noon. Leaders: Wes Dempsey, 530-342-2293 and Gerry Ingco, 530-893-5123 TEN-MILE HOUSE TRAL TO BIG CHICO CREEK November 27 Sunday Meet at Chico Park & Ride west parking lot (Hwy 99/32) in time to leave by 9:30 am. Wear hiking shoes. Bring lunch, water, sun screen/insect protection, and money for ride sharing. Call the leader for an alternate meeting place. We will drive east 9 miles on Hwy 32 to the Green Gate Trail Head. We will follow an historic wagon road two miles down to Big Chico Creek where we stop for lunch. On the way we will walk past California buckeye and black oak in fruit. We shall stop at a spring where an old homestead once stood. Be prepared to climb a verti- cal distance of 700’ on the two mile return route to the trail head. Leader: Gerry Ingco, 530-893-5123 HAPPY NEW YEAR! BANANA BELT UPPER BIDWELL PARK January 1 Sunday Meet at 1 0 am at Horseshoe Lake parking lot (E) with lunch and drink. Wear hiking shoes for the scramble up to the north ridge to see the first of the new year’s flowers. With good Fall rains, we may see blue dicks, purple mouse ears, goldfields, and some of the last Indian paintbrush and gaping penstemon. If the weather is supportive, we will lunch at an Indian rock shelter equipped with 30 bedrock mortars and running water. Manzanita flowers on the return down the park road. About 2 miles overall. Leaders: Wes Dempsey, 530-342-2293 and Gerry Ingco, 530-893-5123 CSU, CHICO CAMPUS TREE TOURS December 2 Friday Meet at 10 am in front of Bidwell Mansion, parking is free for participants. This is the 125th anniversary of CSUC Campus so we will be featuring the many fine trees that were in existence or planted about that time by the Bidwells: European lindens, American chestnuts, California incense cedars, water oaks, English and east white oaks, London planes, southern magnolia, pecans, turkey oak, and others. Ends about 11:45. Leaders: Wes Dempsey, 530-342-2293 and Gerry Ingco, 530-893- 5123 t* TOQDKlir ILA©©@G1 ©CHAPTER 2012 Elected Officers The following people were elected to the Mount Lassen Chapter 2012 Executive Board on November 2, 2011 at the General Meeting. President PAUL MOORE Vice President JOHN MEEHAN Secretary JIM BISHOP Treasurer SUSAN BAZELL Members-at-Large PAULA SHAPIRO CAT IE BISHOP CINDY WEINER L 2 . The Pipevine December 2011 President’s Message Legislative Notes by Paul L. Moore by David Anderson Chapter President I wish to sincerely thank the 43 individuals who contributed to the Mount Lassen Chapter during the Annie B’s Drive, which concluded at the end of September. This is a community fund- raising program that encourages giving by rewarding the par- ticipating organizations with an 8-9% match provided by an anonymous donor. Our campaign raised $2,475 which is criti- cal because it allows the chapter to participate in projects such as helping renew the Yahi Trail signs in Bidwell Park, sponsor- ing student participation in related educational events, and the development of a chapter website. These activities help meet our mission of conserving the native plants of California and are possible only because of your contributions. Thank you so much and watch the progress. NEW LAWS OF INTEREST D uring the 2011 session of the California Legislature seven bills supported by CNPS were passed and approved by the Governor, namely: AB 320. Amends the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to require lead agencies to identify all parties receiving benefits or entitlements in notices of approval and determinations regarding Environmental Impact Reports. AB 587. Extends until January 1 , 201 7, the exemption of wages for volunteers and CCC members working on public projects from the requirement that they be paid the general prevailing wage rate. Last month we identified three chapter committees and pro- grams which provide members and friends the opportunity to actively participate in chapter programs, and they were the Con- servation Committee, Field Trips and Yahi Trail Maintenance. There are many more opportunities, three more of which are listed here. INVASIVE PLANT COMMITTEE Chaired by Susan Mason, a long time plant activist in our com- munity, spends a good bit of time in Bidwell Park and other loca- tions extracting invasive plants which tend to squeeze out na- tive species. A most recent effort was along Big Chico Creek in what locally is known as the Lost Park. Two notable examples of invasive plants are Scotch Broom and Privet. There are lots of opportunities for helping throughout the year. PROGRAMS COMMITTEE Every month, the Chapter has a General Meeting of the member- ship where we provide an informative talk by a professional or aca- demic expert on some aspect of the plant world. The November talk was by John Whittlesey, a local nursery owner and garden de- signer, on the insects which we frequently find in our gardens. This committee is chaired by Jim Bishop and Woody Elliott, and they are always looking for excellent speakers and committee members. RARE PLANTS COMMITTEE This is a long time aspect of the state organization but only re- cently has our Chapter organized itself to participate. Chaired by Ron Coley, the committee’s task is to work with the state organization to find rare plants in our Northern California area. This involves wonderful field trips into all sorts of environments and significant personal learning. These are only three more of the opportunities for participation available to members of the chapter. We encourage your partici- pation, so call the chairs and get involved. AB 703. Extends Welfare Exemption from property tax for prop- erty used exclusively for preservation of nature resources or open space until January 1, 2022. AB 1265. Authorizes counties to make specified revisions to Williamson Act contracts when reimbursement from the State is less than half the foregone property tax revenue. SB 328. Revises eminent domain law to establish requirements for acquisition of property subject to a conservation easement. SB 489. Revises Public Utilities Code to redefine eligible cus- tomer-generator as one utilizing a renewable energy source. SB 61 8 . Authorizes parties to a Williamson Act contract to mutu- ally agree to rescission in order to simultaneously enter into a 20-year agreement requiring land to be used for solar photovoltaic facilities. To get the full, official version of any bill, including the Legislative Counsel’s digest, google “search bills” and enter the bill number. INTER BR THE NEXT Board Meeting will be on January 18, 2012 General Meeting will be on February 1, 2012 and the Pipevine will be the February issue HAPPY HOLIDAY^ The Pipevine December 2011 3. THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS at the PLANT SALE Good Time at FCC Harvest Festival! H orticulture Chair Paula Shapiro reports, “Those who volunteered at CNPS’ tables at the FCC Harvest Festival had a very successful day. Many people stopped by to learn about our chapter and the plant sale was a big success. The event was very fun, well organized, and educational. Helpers were Meryl Bond, Phyllis Lindley, Jana Lathrop, Paul Moore, Catie and Jim Bishop, Gerry Ingco, and John Whittelsey. We sold toyon, deer grass, milkweed, erigonum, blue flax, blue-eyed grass, yellow-eyed grass, pipevine, clematis, ribes, salvia, manzanita and more. The star of the show was the Eriogonum gigantium (St Catherine’s Lace), grown by John Whittelsey. It was outstanding!” We need to focus on propagating some new plants for future sales and too broaden our selec- tion. If you can help, please call or email Paula Shapiro, Horticultural Chair. pARMClTy ANNIE B’S COMMUNITY DRIVE SUCCESS Congratulations and Thank-you anna Lathrop reports, “As a result of our participation in the 2011 Annie B’s Community Drive through the North Valley Community Foundation, Mount Lassen Chapter received $2292.35 plus 8% matching grant monies of $183.39 for a total of $2475.74 to add to our general fund. The MLC Board of Directors thanks each of our 43 member donors that contributed to the success of this year’s drive. This is the third year that we have participated and are gratified that each year turns out to be more successful than the one before! “ MLC is ONLINE! mountlassen.cnps.org O ur website is growing and changing and it will even be different when you get this news- letter. Check the Home page - General Meetings, Board Meetings, Field Trips (download each trip) current Pipevine (download), a link to CNPS E- newsletter, our MLC facebook link. Good stuff on Conservation- Butte Regional Conservation Plan, Bidwell Park Peregrine Point, and Table Mt updates, and Dave’s Legislative Notes. Horticulture has Native Garden Lists for CalPark and Native Plant Gardens in Butte County brochure. Invasives has many references. Rare Plants has a wonderful photo gallery. Contacts has the Officers/Chairs emails. Archives has one year of Pipevines, Board Minutes and MLC Bylaws. And don’t miss the growing list of Links. Thanks all to Woody the Webmaster. facebook Go to California Native Plant Society, Mount Lassen Chapter and LIKE US 4. The Pipevine December 2011 SALES TABLE at the GENERAL MEETING DEC 7, 7:30 pm Butte County Library S ales Chairs Ellen Copeland and Jim Mehan remind you to bring money to the December General Meeting for T-shirts, books and other goods for the holidays This will be the only time to shop. RARE PLANT tflBSASUIBIH EIIDJM'iP by Ron Coley, Rare Plant Chair Y ES! we got third place in the state wide Rare Plant Treasure Hunt. Thanks to all of the volunteers, they did a great job finding the rare plants we surveyed this year. GOOD JOB Mount Lassen Chapter on our first year. Next year is going to be an exciting year, we will be going to some new places (at least for me) and some old places. Springtime we will be on the go so keep your eye on the Pipevine. If any of you have pictures of rare plants that the chapter could post on our chapter web page let me know, check it out at mountlassen.cnps.org Fritillaria eastwoodiae (Butte County fritillary) Photo by Ron Coley VOLUNTEERS Needed CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER T he Chico Creek Nature Center (CCNC), the official visitor center for Bidwell Park, is looking for park knowledgeable individuals to staff Howard S. Tucker Exhibit Hall and Kristie’s Nature Lab. We need your help this year as we plan on expanding services through the new exhibit hall and classroom. A short 45 minute training session will be provided prior to volunteering. If you are interested in becoming a docent please contact Jon Aull at 530-891-4671 or naturecenter@chico.com CHICO CREEK Nature Center Welcome! For information about becoming a member of MOUNT LASSEN CHAPTER CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY contact Membership Chair Phyllis Lindley 530-899-1514, Iindley84@att.net or use the application on last page of this newletter NEW MEMBERS Ed Caldwell Chico Ayla Mills Chico Rachel Morgan Chico Aaron Sewell Chico Dash Weidhofer Chico Rachel Brownsey Red Bluff Sierra Cascade Nursery Susanville REINSTATED Andrea Craig Los Molinos Kristina Schierenbeck Chico John Ost Portland, OR The Pipevine December 2011 5. By Rob Schlising and Robert Fischer F lorulae, or “little floras,” are annotated check-lists of plants in an area that are written to reflect the currently accepted scientific nomenclature, often with author cita- tions, common names, and interesting field observations. Some are mini-books, with an introduction that defines the survey area, habitat information, summaries and whatever makes the story professional and interesting. These florulae can be useful for finding research materials or seeds, photographing specific plants, or for simply providing pleasurable botanizing. The Mount Lassen (MTL) Chapter of the California Native Plant Society has the responsibility of increasing native plant aware- ness - for the counties of Butte, Glenn, Plumas, and Tehama. During the last 90 years many botanists, both professional and amateur, have plied their skills and plant passions throughout this area. What resulted is a handed-down knowledge of loca- tions that are botanically-rich, harbor unique species, or provide special habitats that have attracted field trip leaders, collectors, grad students and other researchers over the decades. Of the many lesser-known special plant places, only a few have even a single page floral check-list to record their legacy, chronicle chang- es, or to build upon. Time and seasons create floral fluctuations, for - and written by - the Mount Lassen Chapter and the abundance or lack of plants one year may not hold for another. Printed checklists allow those who follow to learn more quickly and expand the existing knowledge without having to recreate it each time. In 2011 , two of the lesser-known but botanically-interesting plac- es at higher elevations in Butte County were selected for MTL fieldtrips. The goal was to provide interested persons chances to help assemble formal check-lists for these areas. The first site was in the mountains above Oroville, east of the village of Feather Falls, at Lumpkin Ridge. This area of Lovejoy basalt at 4000 feet elevation, had the ridge-top and its edges scrutinized on 25 June. Rob Schlising and Cindy Weiner orga- nized the foray, and Robert Fischer guided the search in the field. The genus Mimulus provided the most species (6) for the list. Viola and Trifolium were runners-up in numbers of taxa, with 3 species each. An abundant Arctostaphylos (Manzanita) in shallow soils here defied unanimous identification, and a spe- cies of fern and a shrubby oak also suggested hybridization. (It is frustrating when something doesn’t fit well into an intellectual “box.” The great beauty, of course, is that we slowly begin to understand that all life is unique and no two things really belong in exactly the same “box”.) Shasta meadowfoam, the higher- elevation vernal pool plant known as Limnanthes alba subspe- cies versicolor, was abundantly in fruit on drying open areas of the Lumpkin ridgetop. Fischer added to the check-list during the summer and the total taxa now number 130. This list will be available as a florula on the Mount Lassen Chapter website for future botanical adventurers, mountlassen.cnps.org Top - Mimulus laciniatus (cut-leaved monkey-flower) Bottom - Mimulus mephiticus skunky monkey-flower) on Lovejoy basalt at 4000 ft on Lumpkin Ridge, June 25, 2011 Photos by Rob Schlising 6 . The Pipevine December 2011 On 4 August the same organizers led a trip to Scotts John Creek (SJC). A few miles east and north of Jonesville. SJC flows south out of lower Plumas County and drains into Butte Creek. This trip started with a list that Emilie White and the MTL Chapter had prepared in earlier years. Botanists on the fieldtrip date identi- fied nearly 150 species of vascular plants in a relatively small area of the SJC drainage, between elevations of 5700 and 6000 feet. Carex, from both wet and dry habitats represented the greatest diversity in a genus (13 species!). Other large genera on the check-list are Mimulus and Viola. One highlight of the day was a view of the rare catchfly Silene occidentalis subspecies longistipitata, with calices (and stipes inside) up to 4 cm long. Another good find was a moonwort, Botrychium simplex variety compositum. Snow lasting into July here made this a spectacu- larly showy and interesting late-flowering summer, and further surveys by Fischer expanded the SJC check-list to 227 species. When finished, the developed list, with comments, will be avail- able as a florula on the Mount Lassen Chapter website. Although annotated check-listing is a rather new venture with the Mount Lassen Chapter, Vern Oswald did prepare more than a dozen lists (several with co-authors) for sites within the four counties represented by this Chapter. A number of the Oswald lists are becoming available as pdf. files on the Chico State Her- barium website at csuchico.edu/herbarium/index.shtml. Top - Silene occidentalis subspecies longistipitata (long-stiped campion) Bottom - Botrychium simplex var compositum (Yosemite moonwort) on Scotts John Creek, August 4, 2011 Photos by Robert Fischer The Pipevine December 2011 7. ©©KlTn^OIULDKl© Invasive Plants by Susan Mason, Invasive Plants Chair W inter is a good time to plan your major invasive plant removal projects for next year, instead of acting or reacting only as each weed species reaches (or passes) the crisis point. You already use the winter months to plan next spring’s plantings so why not include a weed component in your planning? Just as a doctor treating an injury or illness would first diagnose the problem, you need to understand your invasive plants and how to effectively control them before embarking on a major weeding pro- gram. Below is an overview of the steps involved in this process. Over the next few months, I’ll provide information and resources to help you fill in the details. 1 . Decide what you want to do with your land - grazing, crops, wildlife enhancement, etc. 2. Identify plant species you want to protect 3. Identify your weeds and estimate quantities - e.g. acres, square feet, # of plants 4. Research the biology and recommended control for these weeds 5. Decide what your goal is for each weed species: • Eradication totally eliminate the weed from your property • Containment limit the weed spread from existing population(s) • Reduction reduce the number and/or size of existing population(s) 6. Decide how much time and money you want to spend 7. Prioritize weeds and make a plan 8. Put crucial weed control dates on your calendar 9. Make sure all required tools/materials are available before you need them Centaurea solstitialis (yellow starthistle) 10. Implement plan and document your work 11. Review results, and adjust plan as needed 12. Consider using revegetation to reduce future weeding costs 8 . The Pipevine December 2011 General Meeting on Dec 7 Evolutionary Development, Classification, and Name Changes in the California Flora by Dan Potter, PhD The Pipevine December 2011 9. by Rex Burress I n Feather River country during early October, 2011 , a couple of early rains ignited the dormant grass seeds, and soon a flush of green covered the bare soil like a fairy artist had been at work. Veteran park promoter Stu Shaner excitedly called to announce the green tinge of grass Oust as he is eager to be the first to spot spring almond blossoms on his Thermalito side of the river]! The touch of ‘grass’ was activating the earth around the Nature Center, too, and all along the Parkway Path. I was soon down with my nose in the ground examining the sprouting miracles, and although straight, singular shafts of grass were already an inch high, the growth was not all grass. There were an equal number of dicotyledons taking root. In the botanical world, there are two principal growth forms: dicotyledons [two initial seed leaves ], and monocotyledons [embryo with one cotyledon and one parallel-veined leaf]. At that minute stage, determining what species the plant will become is a real puzzler. Even though there are about 6,000 species of grass in the world among about 70,000 monocots, most of the ~ 250,000 species of flowering plants are dicots. So there is more than meets the eye in that first skim of green ‘grass.’ Take the challenge and nose around the baby botanical’s to play the guessing game. Many of those riverside dicots with two leaves are pea family arousals. I could see plenty of the frilly bur-chervils rising, too. After digging out a grass sprig, I found the leaf attached to a wild oat seed, so different from the tall brown stem it would eventually become in a sea of summer stems, part of “Golden California,” even though Avena fatua is of European origin. In spite of driving budding taxonomists crazy, the grass family is more romantic than the dicot-type of things, often connected with songs of spring like The Green, Green Grass of Home. Perhaps eternally green lawns are partly the reason of the home-feeling. There are, however, some unlikely members of the grass family, including bamboo. Monocots also claim palm trees, lilies, orchids, daffodils, rushes, duckweeds, pineapples, and bananas! Grass species are rather overlooked by wildflower afficionados, due to Poaceae’s inconspicious flowers, but Vern Oswald fet- tered out about 205 species [including both alien and native] in Butte County. All told, there are about 2023 plant species in Butte County, and about 8,375 species of vascular plants in the state (Calflora) including about 300 species of native grasses. Numbers are hard to pin down, but there are about 1 023 species of non-native plants in CA. The California Native Grass Association specializes in grass research. They helped advance the designation of the Purple Needlegrass ( Nassella pulchra), as our official State Grass on Aug 23, 2004, (signed by Governor Arnold S.!). The green, green grass of my homeland - around Trenton, Mis- souri - is not so green in winter as it is in Butte County country. Mr. Freezing Weather makes MO a brown-ground complete with white snow for decoration! Grass is for springtime there, and to some degree, Butte County has a spring in the autumn as well as in April! Consider the CA asters and wild fuschias of October! ...Grass is the forgiveness of nature; her constant benediction. Fields trampled with battle, saturated with blood, torn with the ruts of cannon, grow green again with grass, and carnage is forgotten. Streets abandoned by traffic become grass-grown with rural- like lanes and are finally obliterated. Forests decay, harvests perish, flowers vanish, but grass is immortal. Sown by the wind, by wandering birds, propagated by the subtle agriculture of the elements, which are its ministers and servants, it softens the outline of the world. It bears no blazonry of bloom to charm the senses with fragrance or splendor, but its homely hue is more enchanting than the lily or the rose. A Tribute to Grass (in part) by John Ingalls (1860) 10 . The Pipevine December 2011 Officers & Chairs SNOW GOOSE F E S T I VAL It’s a BIG YEAR for the 1 3th Annual SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL January 26 - 29, 2012, Chico GREG MILLER is joining the festival this year and causing some BIG excitement! He is one of the famed birders featured in the 2004 book, The Big Year by Mark Obmascik and portrayed by Jack Black in the recently-released movie. Greg will be the Keynote Speaker at the banquet and lead some field trips. OVER 65 field trips and workshops Art Exhibit & Reception The Chico Museum Banquet & Silent Auction Exhibits & Vendors Registration opens in December snowgoosefestival.org 530-345-1865 info@snowgoosefestival.org SN %£29 SE festive ^ 26 . 29 , 2012.0 snowgooKtesti^t ELECTED OFFICERS (530) President PAUL MOORE 343-4287 pmoore@csuchico.edu Past President JANNALATHROP 636-4547 jlathrop4mlc@comcast.net Vice-President JOHN MEEHAN 894-5339 jsmeehan64@yahoo.com Secretary ELIZABETH TICE 345-5787 elizacnps@yahoo.com Treasurer SUSAN BAZELL 876-1475 bazell@maxinet.com Member-at-Large GERRY INGCO 893-5123 genaroingco@aol.com ERIN GOTTSCHALK FISHER egottschalkfisher@mail.csuchico.edu PHYLLIS LINDLEY 899-1514 Iindley84@att.net NANCY SCHLEIGER 774-4362 dirtball@shocking.com CHAIRS Conservation WOODY ELLIOTT 342-6053 woodyelliott@gmail.com Education ADRIENNE EDWARDS aledwards@csuchico.edu Invasive Plants SUSAN MASON 892-1666 smason908@gmail.com Field Trips WES DEMPSEY 342-2293 Co-chairs wdempsey@csuchico.edu GERRY INGCO 893-5123 genaroingco@aol.com Membership PHYLLIS LINDLEY 899-1514 Iindley84@att.net Horticulture PAULA SHAPIRO 343-7440 paulashapiro@wildblue.net Newsletter Editor DENISE DEVINE 345-8444 dsrdevine@hotmail.com Programs JIM BISHOP Co-chairs cjbishopl 991 @sbcglobal.net WOODY ELLIOTT 342-6053 woodyelliott@gmail.com Rare Plants RON COLEY 533-1238 rcoley64@comcast.net Publicity CINDY WEINER 342-7645 wildflowermaven@comcast.net Sales JOHN MEEHAN 894-5339 Co-chairs jsmeehan64@yahoo.com ELLEN COPELAND copelande12@yahoo.com Vol. Recognition / Chapter Council Delegate CATIE BISHOP cjbishopl 991 @sbcg lobal.net mountlassen.cnps.org The Pipevine December 2011 11 . 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