EASTERN SIERRAS
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Ox-eye daisy *
Leucanthemum vulgare
Asteraceae
 
 
Scarlet gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
Polemoniaceae
 
cf. Drummond's rock-cress
Arabis drummondii
Brassicaceae

Sibbaldia
Sibbaldia procumbens
Rosaceae
[Named for Robert Sibbald, 1641-1722]

Elephant's head ?
Pedicularis groenlandica
Scrophulariaceae


 
White-flowered bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys
Orchidaceae
 
Shrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa
Rosaceae


Long-spurred lupine
Lupinus arbustus
Fabaceae
 
 
Antelope bush
Purshia tridentata var. tridentata
Rosaceae
[Named for Frederick Traugott Pursh, 1774-1820]
 


 
Mountain heather
Phyllodoce breweri
Ericaceae
 
Mountain jewelflower
Streptanthus tortuosus var. tortuosus
Brassicaceae
 
 
Meadow pussytoes
Antennaria corymbosa
Asteraceae
Mountain gooseberry
Ribes montigenum
Grossulariaceae
cf. Few-flowered woolstar
Eriastrum sparsiflorum
Polemoniaceae
 
 
Gilia
Gilia sp.
Polemoniaceae
[Named for Filippo Luigi Gilii, 1756-1821]
Popcorn flower
Cryptantha sp.
Boraginaceae
 


 
 
Applegate's paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei
Scrophulariaceae
[Named for Elmer Ivan Applegate, 1867-1949]
 
 
 
 
Nodding microseris
Microseris nutans
Asteraceae
Goosefoot violet
Viola purpurea
Violaceae
 
 


   
Nevada buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. nevadense
Polygonaceae
 
Mountain snowberry
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Caprifoliaceae


       
   
Sierra lewisia
Lewisia nevadensis
Montiaceae		    
    Pussypaws
Calyptridium monospermum
Montiaceae		   Primrose monkeyflower
Mimulus primuloides
Phrymaceae


     
Bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia
Ericaceae
 
Copeland's owls clover
Orthocarpus cuspidatus ssp. cryptanthus
Scrophulariaceae


Soda straw, Poison angelica
Angelica lineariloba
Apiaceae
 
 
Alpine pyrrocoma
Pyrrocoma apargioides
Asteraceae
 
 
 
Interior rose
Rosa woodsii
Rosaceae
[Named for Joseph Woods, 1776-1864]


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