User:Dcrjsr/gallery of Sierra flowers
Identification of flower family and species is made with reference to L.R. Blackwell 2002 "Wildflowers of the Eastern Sierra and adjoining Mojave Desert and Great Basin" (ISBN 1551052814), L.R. Blackwell 1998 "Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada and the Central Valley" (ISBN 1551052261), E.L. Horn 1998 "Sierra Nevada Wildflowers" (ISBN 0878423885), C. Rose & S. Ingram 2015 "Rock Creek Wildflowers" (ISBN 9780943460543), E. Wenk 2015 "Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada and John Muir Trail" (ISBN 9780899977386), K. Wiese 2012 "Sierra Nevada Wildflowers" (ISBN 9780762780341), J.M. Laws 2007 "The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada" (ISBN 9781597140522), J.D. Stuart & J.O. Sawyer 2001 "Trees & Shrubs of California" (ISBN 9780520221109).
Also consulted are CalPhotos (http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/flora) or category images on Wikimedia Commons. Subtle distinctions and unusual species are checked with N.F. Weeden 1996 "A Sierra Nevada Flora" (ISBN 0899972047) and especially "The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California", 2nd edition (ISBN 9780520253124). When unsure, I usually do not upload an image, except in cases like the sedges, where I'd love to get help with identifying them.
Using The Jepson Manual, 2nd Edition, these galleries are organized with Monocots first, then Dicots. Within the Dicots, the order is first the Rosid group, then Poppy and Buttercup, then the Asterid group. Within those sections, families are alphabetical by common name (except Rose is first in the Rosids).
My thanks to the Outdoor Recreation Dept at UC Boulder and especially to the Botany Dept at Harvard, who got me intrigued with alpine plants and gave me some background; more recently, thanks to the Bristlecone chapter of the California Native Plant Society [1].
Monocots[edit]
Grass family (Poaceae)[edit]
Trisetum wolfii grass, three seedheads
Trisetum wolfii grass, stems & leaves
Mountain wild-oat grass (Danthonia intermedia)
Closeup of Mountain wild-oat grass, Box Lake
Squirrel-tail grass (Elymus elymoides) closeup of red spike
Squirrel-tail grass (Elymus elymoides) spreading spikes
Squirrel-tail grass (Elymus elymoides), early-season form
Squirrel-tail grass (Elymus elymoides) late-season form
Mountain bluegrass (Poa wheeleri)
Tufted-hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), clump
Tufted-hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), close
Clumps of mountain timothy (Phleum alpinum)
Brewer's reed grass (Calamagrostis breweri) in rocks
Sedge family (Cyperaceae) carex, scirpus[edit]
Carex utriculata (lake-margin sedge), Hamilton Lake
Lake-margin sedge close, Heart Lake
Showy sedge (Carex spectabilis) below Gem Lakes
Closeup of Carex aurea spikelet
Golden sedge (Carex aurea) on streambank
Talus sedge (Carex congdonii) plant
Talus sedge (Carex congdonii) spikes, close
Scirpus microcarpus flowerhead
3 Scirpus microcarpus (small-fruited bulrush)
Rush family (Juncaceae)[edit]
Long-anthered rush (Juncus macrandrus) close
Juncus macrandrus, cluster of many plants
Juncus mertensianus plants in full flower
Alaska rush (Juncus mertensianus) in seed
Lily family (Liliaceae) lilium, mariposa lily, corn lily[edit]
Columbia tiger lily (Lilium columbianum) with bud
Columbia tiger lily (Lilium columbianum) pair
Lilium columbianum plant, by creek
Lilium columbianum inflorescence
Alpine lily (Lilium parvum) flowerhead with leaf whorl
Alpine lily (Lilium parvum) closeup of flowers & buds
Mariposa lilies, west of Ritter Range
Mariposa lily drift (Calochortus leichtlinii)
Mariposa lily (Calochortus leichtlinii) furled flowers
Green-striped mariposa lily (Calochortus bruneaunis) flowers
Calochortus bruneaunis flower from underside
Corn lilies (Veratrum californicum) Mineral King
Corn lilies (Veratrum californicum) at stream
Corn lily flowers close (Veratrum californicum)
Veratrum californicum flowers, closeup detail
Corn lily (Veratrum californicum) buds
Corn lily (Veratrum californicum) leaf swirl
Iris family (Iriidaceae)[edit]
Western blue flag (Iris missouriensis) flower
Western blue flag plant, in flower
Western blue flag (Iris missouriensis) fruit
Brodiaea family (Themidaceae) harvest lily, pretty-face[edit]
Harvest Brodiaea lily (Brodiaea elegans)
Pretty face (Triteleia ixioides) flower close
Pretty face (Triteleia ixioides) plant
Onion family (Alliaceae)[edit]
Swamp onions, above Purple Lake
Swamp onions (Allium validum) at lakeshore
Swamp onions (Allium validum), flower closeup
Flowerheads, Allium bisceptrum (aspen onion)
Buds & leaves, Allium bisceptrum (aspen onion)
Sierra onion, close (Allium campanulatum)
Sierra onion (Allium campanulatum)
Dwarf Sierra onion (Allium_obtusum), dry
Butcher-broom family (Ruscaceae) solomon seal[edit]
Star-flower Solomon seal, Lake Sabrina
Star-flower Solomon seal, flower closeup
Maianthemum stellatum young green-black striped berries
Orchid family (Orchidaceae) epipactis, ladies-tresses, rein orchid, coralroot[edit]
Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea) single flower closeup
Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea), close
Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea), flower pair & bud
Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea) seedheads
Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea), plants
Stream orchid, lush clump in moist meadow
Epipactis gigantea, single isolated plant
Ladies' tresses, closeup of flower coils
Ladies' tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana) plants
Rein orchid (Platanthera leucostachys) clump
Rein orchid (Platanthera leucostachys) close
White rein orchid (Platanthera dilatata v leucostachys) leaves
Yellow rein-orchid (Platanthera tescamnis) stalk
Yellow rein orchid (Platanthera tescamnis) close
Yellow rein orchid (Platanthera tescamnis) flowers close
Spotted coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata)
Spotted coralroot close (Corallorhiza maculata)
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Dicots[edit]
Rosids[edit]
Rose family (Rosaceae) rose, sarvis, prunus, potentilla, rubus, desert-sweet, bitterbrush, horkelia, creambush, spiraea, avens, mt mahogany[edit]
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]
Ceanothus parviflorus, Tuolumne Grove
Ceanothus parviflorus 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]
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 (Epilobium) showing bottom-to-top blooming
Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) flowerhead
Fireweed, one flower close
Epilobium angustifolium, seeds & seed-pods close
Epilobium angustifolium, 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]
Flax flowers (Linum lewisii)
Blue flax (Linum lewisii) flower close
Blue flax (Linum lewisii) plant
Geranium family (Geraniaceae)[edit]
Richardson's geranium (Geranium richardsonii) flower & seedpods
Richardson's geranium (Geranium richardsonii)
Gooseberry family (Grossulariaceae)[edit]
Mountain gooseberry (R. montigenum) berries
Mountain gooseberry, flowers & leaves
Mountain gooseberry (Ribes 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]
Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia californica) flower
Parnassia californica smooth grass-of-parnassus
Small-flowered grass-of-parnassus, closeup of flower
Small-flowered grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia parviflora)
Mallow family (Malvaceae) globemallow, checkerbloom[edit]
Apricot mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) flower & bud spike
Desert globemallow (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)
Sidalcea oregona ssp. spicata, flowers close
Spicate Oregon checker-mallow, flowerspike
Sidalcea oregano ssp. spicata flowerstalk
Oregon checker bloom, 7 flowerstalks
Sidalcea oregano sap. spicata, plant
Sidalcea oregona, ssp. spicata, 7-palmate leaf
Mustard family (Brassicaceae) shieldleaf, chocolate drops, wallflower, draba, daggerpod, tumblemustard[edit]
Shieldleaf (Streptanthus tortuosus) flowers
Shieldleaf (Streptanthus tortuosus) flowers&pods
Shieldleaf (Streptanthus tortuosus) between rocks
Caulanthus pilosus, closeup of flowers
Chocolate drops (C. pilosus) flower stems
Caulanthus pilosus basal leaves
Chocolate drops (C. pilosus) plant
Caulanthus pilosus stems with seedpods
Western wallflower close (Erysimum capitatum)
Yellow western wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)
Lemmon's draba (Draba lemmonii)
Daggerpod (Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides) flowering
Daggerpod (P. cheir) thriving hi-altitude plants
Daggerpod (Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides) with seedpods, Burro Pass
Daggerpod (Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides} flowers & pods, High Trail
Daggerpod (Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides) High-Trail cliff-top habitat
Daggerpod flowers & buds, close
Daggerpod with flowers & new pods
Daggerpod, large plant at 9900 ft
Tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) flower close
Tumble-mustard yellow flower & new pods close
Tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) branch
Tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) plant
Pea family (Fabaceae, prev. Leguminaceae) lupine, locoweed, licorice, lotus, clover[edit]
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]
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]
Western St. John's wort (Hypericum formosum)
tSt-John's wort flowers and buds, close
Stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) sedum[edit]
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
Sedum lanceolatum (from BakerClaw)
Poppy[edit]
Poppy family (Papaveraceae)[edit]
Prickly poppy (Argemone munita) flower, closeup
Prickly poppy (Argemone munita) plant, backlit
Prickly poppy (Argemone munita) plant
Prickly poppy returns after fire
Buttercup[edit]
Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) monks-hood, delphinium, columbine, clematis, meadow rue[edit]
Monk's-hood (Aconitum columbianum), close
Larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) flower closeup
Larspur (Delphinium glaucum) against sky
Desert larkspur (Delphinium parishii) plant
Desert larkspur (Delphinium parishii) closeup of flowers
Desert larkspur (Delphinium parishii) buds and flowers
Desert larkspur (Delphinium parishii) flowers and fruits
Aquilegia pubescens, symmetrical closeup of flower
White Coville's columbine closeup, near Morgan Pass
White Coville's columbine plant, near Morgan Pass
Coville's columbine (Aquilegia pubescens) white flowers, close
Hybrid forms between Aquilegia pubescens & formosa: 4 flower closeups L to R
Hybrid forms between Aquilegia pubescens & formosa: 4 flower closeups clockwise
Crimson columbine, Kaweah bowl
Western virgin's-bower (Clematis ligusticifolia)
Clematis ligusticifolia flower cluster at paired stems
Virgin's_bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) twined leaf stems
Fendler's meadow rue, male flowers close
Meadow rue (Thalictrum fendleri) male plant
Thalictrum fendleri female plant, with flowers/seed
Asterids[edit]
Borage or Waterleaf family (Boraginaceae) stickseed, phacelia[edit]
Sierra stickseed close (Hackelia nervosa)
Sierra stickseed, tight young flowerheads
Sierra stickseed, open flowerheads by stream
Sierra stickseed (Hackelia nervosa) seedhead
Timberline phacelia, scorpioid flowerheads
Timberline phacelia (Phacelia hastata) McGee
Timberline phacelia (Phacelia hastata) Minaret
Branching phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima) close
Branching phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima)
Phacelia bicolor, closeup of trumpets
Phacelia bicolor, in Swall Meadows
Broomrape family (Orobanchaceae) paintbrush, pink elephants[edit]
Red paintbrush in grass, Little Lakes Valley
Red paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) close
Red paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) in rock cracks
Desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa) close
Desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa)
Desert paintbrush clumps on hillside
Castilleja applegatei flowers & wavy leaves
Applegate paintbrush (Castilleja applegatei)
Linear-leaved paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) pinkish flowers
Castilleja lemmonii, detail of pink flowerhead
Meadow paintbrush (Castilleja lemmonii)
Meadow paintbrush, group of dark pink flowers
Peirson's paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) palette of colors
Peirsons paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) closeup of red flowers
Peirsons paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) yellow clump
Peirsons paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) red flowers around rock
Alpine paintbrush (Castilleja nana) green
Alpine paintbrush (C. nana) greenish form close
Alpine paintbrush (Castilleja nana) dark form
Alpine paintbrush (Castilleja nana) dark close
Elephant's head close (Pedicularis groenlandica)
Little elephant's head close (Pedicularis attolens)
Little elephant head plants (Pedicularis attolens)
Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) sorrel, buckwheat, knotweed[edit]
Mountain sorrel (Oxyria digyna)
Alpine sheep sorrel (Rumex paucifolius ssp gracilescens) in bud
American bistort (Bistorta bistortoides)
Nude buckwheat on granite (Eriogonum nudum)
Nude buckwheat branching nodes (Eriogonum nudum)
Nude buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum)
Nude buckwheat, flower cluster in branch node
Nude buckwheat flower close (Eriogonum nudum)
Nude buckwheat basal leaves (Eriogonum nudum)
Yellow nude buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum-var-westonii) plant
Yellow nude buckwheat, closeup of flowers
Eriogonum inflatum, inflated stem node
Eriogonum inflatum, closeup of small flowers on stems
Eriogonum inflatum basal leaves
Inflated-stem desert trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum)
Sulfur flower (Eriogonum umbellatum) cushion of leaves and flowers
Oval-leafed eriogonum or butterballs (Eriogonum ovalifolium)
Spurry buckwheat (E spergulinum) flowers
Spurry buckwheat (Eriogonum spergulinum) plant
Prostrate buckwheat(Eriogonum lobbii) rosette with green flowers
Lobbs buckwheat (Eriogonum lobbii) green-flowered plant
Eriogonum lobbii, closeup of light pink flowers
Lobb's buckwheat plant, bright pink flowers
Eriogonum lobbii closeup of bright pink flowers
Eriogonum lobbii late,red flowered plan
Lobbs buckwheat late red flower close
Polygonum shastense, pink & white flowers close
Shasta knotweed (Polygonum shastense), closeup
Polygonum shastense, 2-veined leaves
Polygonum shastense, branches with white flowers
Polygonum shastense, with deep pink flowers
Polygonum shastense, bonsai plant with white flowers
Habitat of Shasta knotweed, in 20-Lakes Basin
Cactus family (Cactaceae) opuntia[edit]
Mojave pricklypear (Opuntia erinacea) yellow
Mojave pricklypear (Opuntia erinacea) orange
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) close
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) clump
Carrot family (Apiaceae, prev. Umbelliferae) ranger buttons, angelica, cow parsnip, yampah, cymopterus[edit]
Swamp whitehead/ranger's buttons closeup
Ranger button seedheads
Ranger's buttons (Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
Sierra angelica (Angelica lineariloba), McGee Creek
Sierra angelica (Angelica lineariloba) plant, NV
Angelica lineariloba seedhead PineCreek
Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) flowers close
Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) seedhead
Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) seedhead close
Cow parsnips (Heracleum lanatum) flowerheads
Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) buds & leaves
Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) with mtn
Cow parsnip & lupine, along hillside stream
Yampah (Perideridia parishii) meadow
Yampah (Perideridia parishii), sideview of umbel
Yampah (Perideridia parishii), top-view of umbel
Rocky pteryxia (Cymopterus terebinthinus) plant
Cymopterus terebinthinus, double-umbel yellow flowers
Dogbane family (Apocynaceae) dogbane, milkweed[edit]
Spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) close
Spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
Spreading dogbane, Convict Lake
Showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) flowers
Showy milkweed (A. speciosa) plant
Dogwood family (Cornaceae)[edit]
Mountain dogwood (Cornus nuttalli)
Gentian family (Gentianaceae) gentian, felwort, swertia[edit]
Sierra arctic gentians (Gentiana newberryi var. tiogana), Golden Lake
Sierra arctic gentian pair (Gentiana newberryi var. tiogana)
Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa) 3 close, Shadow L
Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa) pair, N of Ediza
Explorers gentian (Gentiana calycosa) pair, Mineral King
Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa) plant, N of Ediza
Pair of sierra gentians (Gentianopsis holopetala)
Clump of Sierra gentians (Gentianopsis holopetala)
Star felwort (Swertia perennis) flower spike
Star felwort (Swertia perennis) plant
Star felwort (S perennis) bud spike
Deers tongue (Swertia radiata) Vidette climb
Deers tongue (Swertia radiata) flowers dry
Inyo frasera (Frasera puberulenta) flowerclose
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Goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae) tumbleweed[edit]
Tumbleweed (Kali tragus) as a dry ball
Tumbleweed (Kali tragus) as the green plant
Tumbleweed, detail of green branches & flowers
Russian thistle (Kali tragus), red-striped stems
Tumbleweed or Russian thistle, branch detail in dry tumbled form
Heath family (Eriaceae) labrador tea, heather, manzanita, vaccinium[edit]
Labrador tea (Ledum glandulosum) close
Labrador tea (Rhododendron columbianum) plant
White heather (Cassiope mertensiana) flowers close
White heather, Hoover Wilderness
Red heather (Phyllodoce breweri) close, Barrett Lake
Red heather (Phyllodoce breweri), Barrett Lake
Pinemat manzanita (Arctostaphylos nevadensis)
Sierra bilberry (Vaccinium caespitosum) flowers
Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) elderberry, snowberry[edit]
Blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) flowerhead & leaves
Blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) flowers
Blue elderberry, closeup of berries
Blue elderberry leaves, stems, & berry cluster
Mountain snowberry (Symphoricarpus rotundifolius) flowers
Mountain snowberry (Symphoricarpus rotundifolius) berries
Loasa family (Loasaceae) blazing star[edit]
Blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis)
Blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis) flower
Blazing star flowers opening at dusk
Venus blazing-star (Mentzelia nitens), close
Lopseed family (Phrymaceae) monkeyflowers[edit]
Common monkeyflowers (Mimulus guttatus)
Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) flower closeup
Mountain monkeyflower (Mimulus tilingii) clump
Mimulus tilingii, flower & sepals close
Primrose monkeyflower (Mimulus primuloides) group of plants
Mimulus primuloides, single plant
Mimulus primuloides, hummock of plants
3 Lewis monkeyflowers (Mimulus lewisii)
Lewis monkeyflower (Mimulus lewisii) profile
Scarlet monkeyflower single flower, close
Mimulus cardinalis, stem, flowers, leaves
Scarlet monkeyflower (M. cardinalis) plant
Mint family (Lamiaceae) pennyroyal, purple sage, horsemint, hedgenettle[edit]
Pennyroyal, Duck Lake trail
Pennyroyal (Monardella odoratissima), closeup
Purple sage (Salvia dorii), close
Purple sage (Salvia dorii), plant
Horsemint (Agastache urticifolia) flowerhead
Horsemint (Agastache urticifolia)
White hedge nettle (Stachys albens) plant
White hedge nettle flower cluster
Closeup of Stachys albens flowers
Nightshade family (Solanaceae) datura, nicotiana, solanum[edit]
Datura wrightii plant Westgard Pass
Datura wrightii, large flower close
Datura wrightii, large bud close
Nicotiana attenuata, Coyote tobacco plant
Nicotiana attenuata flower stem, close
Nicotiana attenuata forming capsules
Purple nightshade (Solanum xanti) plant
Purple nightshade (Solanum xanti) flower
Buffalo berry (Solanum rostratum) plant
Buffalo berry (Solanum rostratum) flower
Buffalo berry (Solanum rostratum) prickly fruits
Phlox family (Polemoniaceae) polemonium, collomia, gilia, phlox[edit]
Sky pilot (Polemonium eximium) Forester Pass
Sky pilot (P eximium) flower closeup
Sky pilot (P eximium) closeup of leaves
Great polemonium, Purple Lake
Showy polemonium (P pulcherrimum), close
Showy polemonium flower, close
Polemonium pulcherrimum plant
Collomia grandiflora, closeup of flower
Grand collomia, closeup of flower pair
Grand collomia, side-branch flowerhead
Collomia grandiflora plant, framed
Collomia grandiflora flowering plant
Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) flower close
Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) flowers
Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) in sage
Leptodactylon pungens (Granite gilia) close
Granite gilia (Leptodactylon pungens)
Phlox stansburyi, small plant in flower
Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) plant
Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) close
Pink family (Caryophyllaceae) campion, sandwort[edit]
Sargent's campion (Silene sargentii) flowers
Nuttall's sandwort (Minuartia nuttallii) leaves, buds & flowers
Kings sandwort (Arenaria kingii)
Kings sandwort (A. kingii) clump in grass
Plantain family (Plantaginaceae) penstemon[edit]
Bridge's penstemon (Penstemon rostriflorus)
Bridge's penstemon close (Penstemon rostriflorus)
Pride-of-the-mountain (Penstemon newberyi) close
Pride-of-the-mountain (Penstemon newberyi)
Alpine penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii), drift of flowers
Alpine penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii) flowers close
Timberline penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii) close
Timberline penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii)
Sierra penstemon (Penstemon heterodoxus)
Whorled penstemon (Penstemon heterodoxus) clump
tShowy penstemon (Penstemon speciosus)
Owens Valley penstemon, plant
Owens Valley penstemon, flowers
Owens Valley penstemon, in bud stage
Primrose family (Primulaceae) shooting-star, Sierra primrose[edit]
Jeffrey's shooting star (D jeffreyi flowers close
Jeffreys shooting-star (Dodecatheon jeffreyi)
Alpine shooting star (Dodecatheon alpinum)
Sierra primrose (Primula suffrutescens)
Purslane family (Portulacaceae) pussypaws, lewisia[edit]
Pussypaws (Cistanthe umbellata)
Pussypaws (Cistanthe umbellata) 4 on gravel
Pussypaws (Cistanthe umbellata) alpine garden
Pussypaws, small plant with early flowers
Pussypaws (C umbellata) flowerheads up
Dwarf lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea) 9 flowers
Dwarf lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea) pair
Snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae) mullein[edit]
Woolly mullein (V. thapsus) flowers, close
Woolly mullein flower-spike
Verbascum thapsus, young plant
Sunflower family (Asteraceae, prev. Compositae)[edit]
Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Aster vs Daisy, comparison of phyllaries
Alpine aster (Oreostemma alpigenum) flowerhead
Alpine aster (Oreostemma alpigenum)
Alpine daisy (Erigeron pygmaeus) at 11000ft
Cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) ray-flowered
Cut-leaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) rayless
Coulters daisy (Erigeron coulteri) single flower
Coulters daisy (Erigeron coulteri), group of flowers
Coulters daisy (Erigeron coulteri) bracts
White layia (Layia glandulosa) flowers and seedhead
Whitedaisy tidytips (Layia glandulosa) flower and bud
Bigelow sneezeweed (Helenium bigelovii) close
Bigelow sneezeweed (Helenium bigelovii), clump
Helenium bigelovii in mountain meadow
Owl's claws (Hymenoxys hoopesii) flowers
Yellow coneflower (Rudbeckia californica)
Alpine gold (Hulsea algida) close flower
Alpine gold (Hulsea algida) side view
Alpine gold (Hulsea algida), opening
Mule ears (Wyethia mollis), closeup
Clump of mule ears (Wyethia mollis)
Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) 12-flower bush
Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) flower, opening
Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) huge fuzzy leaf
Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) on hillside
Hairy arnica (Arnica mollis) flower clump
Shaggy hawkweed plant (Hieracium horridum)
Shaggy hawkweed flower (Hieracium horridum)
Inyo tonestus (Tonestus peirsonii) perennial clump in cliffs at Long L
Inyo tonestus (Tonestus peirsonii) endemic, closeup of flower
Inyo tonestus clump in near-vertical rock crevice
Inyo tonestus, stem flower bracts leaves
Inyo tonestus on cliff-face ledge, with dried remnants
Goats beard (Tragopogon dubius) flower
Seedhead of goatsbeard (Tragopogon dubius)
Goats beard (Tragopogon dubius) bud
Anisocoma acaulis (Scale bud) flowerhead closeup
Scale bud (Anisocoma acaulis) closed flower
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flowers
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) puffball
Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) flower spikes
Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) bush
Western mugwort (A ludoviciana), flowerheads
Western mugwort (Artemisia ludoviciana) leaves
Western mugwort (Artemisia ludoviciana) plant
Ericameria suffruticosa flowers close
Singlehead goldenbush (Ericameria suffruticosa) plant
Singlehead goldenbush (Ericameria suffruticosa) hi-alt
Spineless horsebrush, flowerheads & buds
Spineless horsebrush (Tetradymia canascens)
Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) dark gold
Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus_viscidiflorus) bush by lakeshore
Arrowleaf butterweed (Senecio triangularis)
Arrowleaf butterweed close (Senecio triangularis)
Single-stem groundsel (Senecio integerrimus) flowerhead & black-tipped bracts
Alpine goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata) clump
Alpine goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata) flowerhead close
Silky raillardella (Raillardella argentia)
Silver raillardella (Raillardella argentea) leaves
Sierran raillardella (Raillardella scaposa) flowerhead
Sierran raillardella (Raillardella scaposa)
Golden-aster (Pyrrocoma apargioides) Mono Pass
Golden-aster (Pyrrocoma apargioides) Glacier Canyon
Golden aster seedheads & white stars of bracts
Anderson thistle (Cirsium andersonii) close
Anderson's thistle (Cirsium andersonii) bud close
Anderson's thistle (Cirsium andersonii) plant
Anderson thistles (Cirsium andersonii) dense
Elk thistle (Cirsium scariosum), Dana Plateau
Yellowspine thistle (Cirsium ochrocentrum)
Rosy everlasting (Antennaria rosea), pair of flowerheads
Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea) in flower
Rosy everlasting (Antennaria rosea) in seed
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) flowers, close
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) plant
