Rosids of the Sierra Nevada
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Main gallery: Flowers of the Sierra Nevada (United States).
See also: Monocots of the Sierra Nevada. See also: Asterids of the Sierra Nevada. Rose family (Rosaceae) rose, sarvis, prunus, potentilla, rubus, desert-sweet, bitterbrush, horkelia, creambush, spiraea, avens, mt mahogany[edit]
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Wood's rose (Rosa woodsii), flower closeup -
Woods rose (Rosa woodsii), hips (fruit) -
Serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis) Agnew Pass -
Utah serviceberry (A. utahensis) Cooney Lake -
Utah serviceberry branch with ripe berry -
Bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata) close -
Bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata) branch -
Bitter cherry espaliered against rock -
Desert peach (Prunus andersonii) flowers close -
Desert peach, flowering branch -
Desert peach (Prunus andersonii) plant -
White cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa) close -
White cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa) -
5-finger cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis) flowers & buds -
Potentilla gracilis, 5-fold palmately compound leaves -
Shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) bush -
Shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) close -
Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Mineral King -
Rubus parviflorus, Mariposa Grove -
Chamaebatiaria millefolium flowers close -
Chamaebatiaria millefolium flowerspike -
Chamaebatiaria millefolium leaves -
Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) flowers close -
Bitterbrush/antelope brush, flower branch -
Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) on slope -
Antelope bitterbrush sprouts after wildfire -
Dusky horkelia (Horkelia fusca) flowers close -
Dusky horkelia (Horkelia fusca) plants -
Holodiscus microphyllus flowers close -
Creambush, pinkish flowers close -
Holodiscus microphyllus flower spikes -
Creambush (Holodiscus microphyllus) plants -
Mountain spiraea flowers and buds -
Mountain spiraea (Spiraea densiflora) flower clusters -
Mountain spiraea (Spiraea densiflora) by log -
Large-leaved avens (Geum macrophyllum) in fruit -
Curl-leaf mountain mahogany seedpods close
Buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae) ceanothus[edit]
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Ceanothus parvifolius, Tuolumne Grove -
Ceanothus parvifolius closeup, Tuolumne Grove -
Cupleaf ceanothus (C. greggii) close flowers twigs -
Cupleaf ceanothus (C. greggii) mountainside bush
Evening primrose family (Onagraceae) evening primrose, fireweed, rock fringe, gayophytum[edit]
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Yellow evening primrose (Oenothera elata) flowers -
Plants of yellow evening primrose (Oenothera elata) -
Rock-rose evening primrose, Convict Lake -
Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) against sky -
Fireweed (E. angustifolium) showing bottom-to-top blooming -
Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) flowerhead -
Fireweed, one flower close -
Epilobium angustifolium, seeds & seed-pods close -
Fireweed stalk with seed-pods & seeds -
Rock fringe (Epilobium obcordatum) N of Forester -
Rock fringe, massed cluster of brillant blooms -
Rock fringe close, Emigrant Wilderness -
Rock fringe (Epilobium obcordatum) Pioneer B -
Blackfoot groundsmoke (Gayophytum racemosum) branch -
Blackfoot groundsmoke (Gayophytum racemosum) flower closeup
Flax family (Linaceae)[edit]
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Flax flowers (Linum lewisii) -
Blue flax (Linum lewisii) flower close -
Blue flax (Linum lewisii) plant
Geranium family (Geraniaceae)[edit]
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Richardson's geranium (Geranium richardsonii) flower & seedpods -
Richardson's geranium (Geranium richardsonii)
Gooseberry family (Grossulariaceae)[edit]
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Mountain gooseberry (Ribes montigenum) berries -
Mountain gooseberry, flowers & leaves -
Mountain gooseberry (R. montigenum) twigs -
Wax currant (Ribes cereum) berries close -
Wax currant (Ribes cereum) berries -
Wax currant (Ribes cereum) flowers -
Wax currant N of Forester Pass (3800m) -
Sierra gooseberry (Ribes roezlii) spiny fruit
Grass-of-Parnassus family (Parnassiaceae)[edit]
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Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia californica) flower -
Smooth grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia californica) -
Small-flowered grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia parviflora), closeup of flower -
Small-flowered grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia parviflora)
Mallow family (Malvaceae) globemallow, checkerbloom[edit]
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Apricot mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) flower & bud spike -
Apricot mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) capsules -
Apricot mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), closeup of flower -
Apricot mallow flower, close -
Apricot mallow bud branch -
Sphaeralcea ambigua closeup of leaves -
Apricot mallow leaves & flowers -
Apricot mallow plant (Sphaeralcea ambigua) -
Spicate Oregon checker-mallow (Sidalcea oregana ssp. spicata), flowers close -
Spicate Oregon checker-mallow, flowerspike -
Sidalcea oregana ssp. spicata flowerstalk -
Oregon checker bloom, 7 flowerstalks -
Sidalcea oregana ssp. spicata, plant -
Sidalcea oregana, ssp. spicata, 7-palmate leaf
Mustard family (Brassicaceae) shieldleaf, chocolate drops, wallflower, draba, daggerpod, tumblemustard[edit]
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Shieldleaf (Streptanthus tortuosus) flowers -
Shieldleaf (S. tortuosus) flowers&pods -
Shieldleaf (S. tortuosus) between rocks -
Chocolate drops Caulanthus pilosus, closeup of flowers -
Chocolate drops (C. pilosus) flower stems -
Chocolate drops (C. pilosus) basal leaves -
Chocolate drops (C. pilosus) plant -
Chocolate drops (C. pilosus) stems with seedpods -
Western wallflower close (Erysimum capitatum) -
Yellow western wallflower (E. capitatum) -
Lemmon's draba (Draba lemmonii) -
Daggerpod (Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides) flowering -
Daggerpod (P. cheiranthoides) thriving hi-altitude plants -
Daggerpod (P. cheiranthoides) with seedpods, Burro Pass -
Daggerpod (P. cheiranthoides) flowers & pods, High Trail -
Daggerpod (P. cheiranthoides) High-Trail cliff-top habitat -
Daggerpod flowers & buds, close -
Daggerpod with flowers & new pods -
Daggerpod, large plant at 9900 ft -
Tumble-mustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) flower close -
Tumble-mustard (S. altissimum) yellow flower & new pods close -
Tumble-mustard (S. altissimum) branch -
Tumble-mustard (S. altissimum) plant
Pea family (Fabaceae, prev. Leguminaceae) lupine, locoweed, licorice, lotus, clover[edit]
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Broadleaf lupine (Lupinus latifolius), Little Lakes -
Lupine (Lupinus lepidus) by lake, Pioneer Basin -
Brewer's lupine (Lupinus breweri), Duck Lake -
Alpine lupine (Lupinus argenteus) flowers close -
Silver, or alpine, lupine (Lupinus argenteus) -
Inyo meadow lupine (Lupinus pratensis) flowerhead -
Inyo meadow lupine (Lupinus pratensis) flowers leaves pods -
Astragalus whitneyi flowers & seedpods -
Balloon seedpods of Astragalus whitneyi -
Whitney's locoweed (A. whitneyi) backlit pods -
Astragalus purshii flowers & leaves. close -
Astragalus purshii cushion-plant by rock -
Pursh's milkvetch (A. purshii) fuzzy seedheads -
Astragalus purshii with seedpuffs -
Glycyrrhiza lepidota, flower closeup -
Glycyrrhiza lepidota, flower & leaf stems -
Wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) McGee -
Wild licorice, group of plants -
Meadow lotus (Lotus oblongifolius) close -
L oblongifolius (Meadow lotus) Rock Creek -
Birds-foot lotus, or trefoil, flowerheads -
Lotus corniculatus, top view of flower whorl -
Birds-foot trefoil, red & yellow buds -
Bird's-foot Lotus corniculatus, seedhead -
Birds-foot trefoil, plants along roadside -
Long-stalked clover, closeup of flowerhead -
Trifolium longipes, variety nevadense -
Carpet clover (Trifolium monanthum) low mat
Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae) rock star, saxifrage, alumroot[edit]
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Rock star (Lithophragma glabrum) flowers.jpg -
Rock star (Lithophragma glabrum) leaves & bulbils -
Sierra saxifrage (Saxifraga aprica) close -
Sierra saxifrage (Saxifraga aprica) -
Pink alumroot (Heuchera rubescens) close -
Pink alumroot (Heuchera rubescens) rock cleft
St. John's wort family (Hypericaceae)[edit]
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Western St. John's wort (Hypericum formosum) -
tSt-John's wort flowers and buds, close
Stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) sedum[edit]
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Stonecrop (Sedum obtusatum) flower closeup -
Stonecrop (Sedum obtusatum) flowers & leaves -
Stonecrop (Sedum obtusatum), on rocks -
Rosy sedum (Sedum rosea) flowerhead, close -
Rosy sedum (Sedum rosea) clump -
Rosy sedum (Sedum rosea) clump, from side -
