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

Grass family (Poaceae)

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  Trisetum wolfii grass, three seedheads
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  Trisetum wolfii grass, stems & leaves
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  Mountain wild-oat grass (Danthonia intermedia)
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  Closeup of Mountain wild-oat grass, Box Lake
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  Squirrel-tail grass (Elymus elymoides) closeup of red spike
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  Squirrel-tail grass (Elymus elymoides) spreading spikes
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  Squirrel-tail grass (Elymus elymoides), early-season form
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  Squirrel-tail grass (Elymus elymoides) late-season form
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  Mountain bluegrass (Poa wheeleri)
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  Tufted-hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), clump
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  Tufted-hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), close
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  Clumps of mountain timothy (Phleum alpinum)
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  Brewer's reed grass (Calamagrostis breweri) in rocks

Sedge family (Cyperaceae) carex, scirpus

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  Carex utriculata (lake-margin sedge), Hamilton Lake
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  Lake-margin sedge close, Heart Lake
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  Showy sedge (Carex spectabilis) below Gem Lakes
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  Closeup of Carex aurea spikelet
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  Golden sedge (Carex aurea) on streambank
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  Talus sedge (Carex congdonii) plant
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  Talus sedge (Carex congdonii) spikes, close
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  Scirpus microcarpus flowerhead
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  3 Scirpus microcarpus (small-fruited bulrush)

Rush family (Juncaceae)

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  Long-anthered rush (Juncus macrandrus) close
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  Juncus macrandrus, cluster of many plants
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  Juncus mertensianus plants in full flower
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  Alaska rush (Juncus mertensianus) in seed

Lily family (Liliaceae) lilium, mariposa lily, corn lily

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  Columbia tiger lily (Lilium columbianum) with bud
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  Columbia tiger lily (Lilium columbianum) pair
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  Lilium columbianum plant, by creek
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  Lilium columbianum inflorescence
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  Alpine lily (Lilium parvum) flowerhead with leaf whorl
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  Alpine lily (Lilium parvum) closeup of flowers & buds
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  Mariposa lilies, west of Ritter Range
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  Mariposa lily drift (Calochortus leichtlinii)
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  Mariposa lily (Calochortus leichtlinii) furled flowers
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  Green-striped mariposa lily (Calochortus bruneaunis) flowers
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  Calochortus bruneaunis flower from underside
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  Corn lilies (Veratrum californicum) Mineral King
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  Corn lilies (Veratrum californicum) at stream
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  Corn lily flowers close (Veratrum californicum)
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  Veratrum californicum flowers, closeup detail
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  Corn lily (Veratrum californicum) buds
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  Corn lily (Veratrum californicum) leaf swirl

Iris family (Iriidaceae)

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  Western blue flag (Iris missouriensis) flower
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  Western blue flag plant, in flower
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  Western blue flag (Iris missouriensis) fruit

Brodiaea family (Themidaceae) harvest lily, pretty-face

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  Harvest Brodiaea lily (Brodiaea elegans)
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  Pretty face (Triteleia ixioides) flower close
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  Pretty face (Triteleia ixioides) plant

Onion family (Alliaceae)

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  Swamp onions, above Purple Lake
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  Swamp onions (Allium validum) at lakeshore
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  Swamp onions (Allium validum), flower closeup
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  Flowerheads, Allium bisceptrum (aspen onion)
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  Buds & leaves, Allium bisceptrum (aspen onion)
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  Sierra onion, close (Allium campanulatum)
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  Sierra onion (Allium campanulatum)
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  Dwarf Sierra onion (Allium_obtusum), dry

Butcher-broom family (Ruscaceae) solomon seal

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  Star-flower Solomon seal, Lake Sabrina
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  Star-flower Solomon seal, flower closeup
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  Maianthemum stellatum young green-black striped berries

Orchid family (Orchidaceae) epipactis, ladies-tresses, rein orchid, coralroot

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  Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea) single flower closeup
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  Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea), close
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  Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea), flower pair & bud
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  Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea) seedheads
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  Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea), plants
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  Stream orchid, lush clump in moist meadow
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  Epipactis gigantea, single isolated plant
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  Ladies' tresses, closeup of flower coils
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  Ladies' tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana) plants
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  Rein orchid (Platanthera leucostachys) clump
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  Rein orchid (Platanthera leucostachys) close
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  White rein orchid (Platanthera dilatata v leucostachys) leaves
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  Yellow rein-orchid (Platanthera tescamnis) stalk
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  Yellow rein orchid (Platanthera tescamnis) close
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  Yellow rein orchid (Platanthera tescamnis) flowers close
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  Spotted coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata)
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  Spotted coralroot close (Corallorhiza maculata)

Dicots

Rosids

Rose family (Rosaceae) rose, sarvis, prunus, potentilla, rubus, desert-sweet, bitterbrush, horkelia, creambush, spiraea, avens, mt mahogany

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  Wood's rose (Rosa woodsii), flower closeup
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  Woods rose (Rosa woodsii), hips (fruit)
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  Serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis) Agnew Pass
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  Utah serviceberry (A. utahensis) Cooney Lake
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  Utah serviceberry branch with ripe berry
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  Bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata) close
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  Bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata) branch
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  Bitter cherry espaliered against rock
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  Desert peach (Prunus andersonii) flowers close
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  Desert peach, flowering branch
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  Desert peach (Prunus andersonii) plant
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  White cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa) close
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  White cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa)
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  5-finger cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis) flowers & buds
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  Potentilla gracilis, 5-fold palmately compound leaves
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  Shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) bush
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  Shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) close
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  Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Mineral King
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  Rubus parviflorus, Mariposa Grove
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  Chamaebatiaria millefolium flowers close
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  Chamaebatiaria millefolium flowerspike
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  Chamaebatiaria millefolium leaves
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  Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) flowers close
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  Bitterbrush/antelope brush, flower branch
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  Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) on slope
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  Antelope bitterbrush sprouts after wildfire
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  Dusky horkelia (Horkelia fusca) flowers close
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  Dusky horkelia (Horkelia fusca) plants
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  Holodiscus microphyllus flowers close
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  Creambush, pinkish flowers close
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  Holodiscus microphyllus flower spikes
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  Creambush (Holodiscus microphyllus) plants
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  Mountain spiraea flowers and buds
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  Mountain spiraea (Spiraea densiflora) flower clusters
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  Mountain spiraea (Spiraea densiflora) by log
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  Large-leaved avens (Geum macrophyllum) in fruit
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  Curl-leaf mountain mahogany seedpods close

Buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae) ceanothus

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  Ceanothus parviflorus, Tuolumne Grove
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  Ceanothus parviflorus closeup, Tuolumne Grove
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  Cupleaf ceanothus (C greggii) close flowers twigs
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  Cupleaf ceanothus (C greggii) mountainside bush

Evening primrose family (Onagraceae) evening primrose, fireweed, rock fringe, gayophytum

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  Yellow evening primrose (Oenothera elata) flowers
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  Plants of yellow evening primrose (Oenothera elata)
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  Rock-rose evening primrose, Convict Lake
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  Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) against sky
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  Fireweed (Epilobium) showing bottom-to-top blooming
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  Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) flowerhead
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  Fireweed, one flower close
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  Epilobium angustifolium, seeds & seed-pods close
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  Epilobium angustifolium, stalk with seed-pods & seeds
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  Rock fringe (Epilobium obcordatum) N of Forester
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  Rock fringe, massed cluster of brillant blooms
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  Rock fringe close, Emigrant Wilderness
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  Rock fringe (Epilobium obcordatum) Pioneer B
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  Blackfoot groundsmoke (Gayophytum racemosum) branch
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  Blackfoot groundsmoke (Gayophytum racemosum) flower closeup

Flax family (Linaceae)

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  Flax flowers (Linum lewisii)
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  Blue flax (Linum lewisii) flower close
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  Blue flax (Linum lewisii) plant

Geranium family (Geraniaceae)

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  Richardson's geranium (Geranium richardsonii) flower & seedpods
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  Richardson's geranium (Geranium richardsonii)

Gooseberry family (Grossulariaceae)

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  Mountain gooseberry (R. montigenum) berries
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  Mountain gooseberry, flowers & leaves
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  Mountain gooseberry (Ribes montigenum) twigs
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  Wax currant (Ribes cereum) berries close
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  Wax currant (Ribes cereum) berries
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  Wax currant (Ribes cereum) flowers
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  Wax currant N of Forester Pass (3800m)
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  Sierra gooseberry (Ribes roezlii) spiny fruit

Grass-of-Parnassus family (Parnassiaceae)

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  Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia californica) flower
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  Parnassia californica smooth grass-of-parnassus
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  Small-flowered grass-of-parnassus, closeup of flower
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  Small-flowered grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia parviflora)

Mallow family (Malvaceae) globemallow, checkerbloom

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  Apricot mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) flower & bud spike
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  Desert globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) capsules
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  Apricot mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), closeup of flower
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  Apricot mallow flower, close
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  Apricot mallow bud branch
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  Sphaeralcea ambigua) closeup of leaves
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  Apricot mallow leaves & flowers
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  Apricot mallow plant (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
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  Sidalcea oregona ssp. spicata, flowers close
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  Spicate Oregon checker-mallow, flowerspike
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  Sidalcea oregano ssp. spicata flowerstalk
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  Oregon checker bloom, 7 flowerstalks
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  Sidalcea oregano sap. spicata, plant
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  Sidalcea oregona, ssp. spicata, 7-palmate leaf

Mustard family (Brassicaceae) shieldleaf, chocolate drops, wallflower, draba, daggerpod, tumblemustard

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  Shieldleaf (Streptanthus tortuosus) flowers
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  Shieldleaf (Streptanthus tortuosus) flowers&pods
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  Shieldleaf (Streptanthus tortuosus) between rocks
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  Caulanthus pilosus, closeup of flowers
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  Chocolate drops (C. pilosus) flower stems
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  Caulanthus pilosus basal leaves
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  Chocolate drops (C. pilosus) plant
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  Caulanthus pilosus stems with seedpods
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  Western wallflower close (Erysimum capitatum)
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  Yellow western wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)
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  Lemmon's draba (Draba lemmonii)
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  Daggerpod (Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides) flowering
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  Daggerpod (P. cheir) thriving hi-altitude plants
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  Daggerpod (Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides) with seedpods, Burro Pass
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  Daggerpod (Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides} flowers & pods, High Trail
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  Daggerpod (Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides) High-Trail cliff-top habitat
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  Daggerpod flowers & buds, close
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  Daggerpod with flowers & new pods
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  Daggerpod, large plant at 9900 ft
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  Tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) flower close
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  Tumble-mustard yellow flower & new pods close
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  Tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) branch
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  Tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) plant

Pea family (Fabaceae, prev. Leguminaceae) lupine, locoweed, licorice, lotus, clover

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  Broadleaf lupine (Lupinus latifolius), Little Lakes
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  Lupine (Lupinus lepidus) by lake, Pioneer Basin
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  Brewer's lupine (Lupinus breweri), Duck Lake
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  Alpine lupine (Lupinus argenteus) flowers close
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  Silver, or alpine, lupine (Lupinus argenteus)
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  Inyo meadow lupine (Lupinus pratensis) flowerhead
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  Inyo meadow lupine (Lupinus pratensis) flowers leaves pods
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  Astragalus whitneyi flowers & seedpods
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  Balloon seedpods of Astragalus whitneyi
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  Whitney's locoweed (A. whitneyi) backlit pods
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  Astragalus purshii flowers & leaves. close
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  Astragalus purshii cushion-plant by rock
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  Pursh's milkvetch (A. purshii) fuzzy seedheads
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  Astragalus purshii with seedpuffs
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  Glycyrrhiza lepidota, flower closeup
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  Glycyrrhiza lepidota, flower & leaf stems
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  Wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) McGee
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  Wild licorice, group of plants
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  Meadow lotus (Lotus oblongifolius) close
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  L oblongifolius (Meadow lotus) Rock Creek
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  Birds-foot lotus, or trefoil, flowerheads
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  Lotus corniculatus, top view of flower whorl
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  Birds-foot trefoil, red & yellow buds
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  Bird's-foot Lotus corniculatus, seedhead
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  Birds-foot trefoil, plants along roadside
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  Long-stalked clover, closeup of flowerhead
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  Trifolium longipes, variety nevadense
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  Carpet clover (Trifolium monanthum) low mat

Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae) rock star, saxifrage, alumroot

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  Rock star (Lithophragma glabrum) flowers.jpg
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  Rock star (Lithophragma glabrum) leaves & bulbils
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  Sierra saxifrage (Saxifraga aprica) close
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  Sierra saxifrage (Saxifraga aprica)
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  Pink alumroot (Heuchera rubescens) close
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  Pink alumroot (Heuchera rubescens) rock cleft

St. John's wort family (Hypericaceae)

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  Western St. John's wort (Hypericum formosum)
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  tSt-John's wort flowers and buds, close

Stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) sedum

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  Stonecrop (Sedum obtusatum) flower closeup
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  Stonecrop (Sedum obtusatum) flowers & leaves
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  Stonecrop (Sedum obtusatum), on rocks
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  Rosy sedum (Sedum rosea) flowerhead, close
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  Rosy sedum (Sedum rosea) clump
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  Rosy sedum (Sedum rosea) clump, from side
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  Sedum lanceolatum (from BakerClaw)

Poppy

Poppy family (Papaveraceae)

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  Prickly poppy (Argemone munita) flower, closeup
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  Prickly poppy (Argemone munita) plant, backlit
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  Prickly poppy (Argemone munita) plant
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  Prickly poppy returns after fire

Buttercup

Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) monks-hood, delphinium, columbine, clematis, meadow rue

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  Monk's-hood (Aconitum columbianum), close
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  Larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) flower closeup
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  Larspur (Delphinium glaucum) against sky
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  Desert larkspur (Delphinium parishii) plant
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  Desert larkspur (Delphinium parishii) closeup of flowers
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  Desert larkspur (Delphinium parishii) buds and flowers
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  Desert larkspur (Delphinium parishii) flowers and fruits
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  Aquilegia pubescens, symmetrical closeup of flower
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  White Coville's columbine closeup, near Morgan Pass
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  White Coville's columbine plant, near Morgan Pass
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  Coville's columbine (Aquilegia pubescens) white flowers, close
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  Hybrid forms between Aquilegia pubescens & formosa: 4 flower closeups L to R
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  Hybrid forms between Aquilegia pubescens & formosa: 4 flower closeups clockwise
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  Crimson columbine, Kaweah bowl
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  Western virgin's-bower (Clematis ligusticifolia)
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  Clematis ligusticifolia flower cluster at paired stems
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  Virgin's_bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) twined leaf stems
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  Fendler's meadow rue, male flowers close
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  Meadow rue (Thalictrum fendleri) male plant
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  Thalictrum fendleri female plant, with flowers/seed

Asterids

Borage or Waterleaf family (Boraginaceae) stickseed, phacelia

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  Sierra stickseed close (Hackelia nervosa)
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  Sierra stickseed, tight young flowerheads
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  Sierra stickseed, open flowerheads by stream
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  Sierra stickseed (Hackelia nervosa) seedhead
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  Timberline phacelia, scorpioid flowerheads
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  Timberline phacelia (Phacelia hastata) McGee
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  Timberline phacelia (Phacelia hastata) Minaret
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  Branching phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima) close
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  Branching phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima)
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  Phacelia bicolor, closeup of trumpets
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  Phacelia bicolor, in Swall Meadows

Broomrape family (Orobanchaceae) paintbrush, pink elephants

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  Red paintbrush in grass, Little Lakes Valley
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  Red paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) close
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  Red paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) in rock cracks
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  Desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa) close
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  Desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa)
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  Desert paintbrush clumps on hillside
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  Castilleja applegatei flowers & wavy leaves
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  Applegate paintbrush (Castilleja applegatei)
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  Linear-leaved paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) pinkish flowers
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  Castilleja lemmonii, detail of pink flowerhead
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  Meadow paintbrush (Castilleja lemmonii)
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  Meadow paintbrush, group of dark pink flowers
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  Peirson's paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) palette of colors
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  Peirsons paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) closeup of red flowers
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  Peirsons paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) yellow clump
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  Peirsons paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) red flowers around rock
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  Alpine paintbrush (Castilleja nana) green
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  Alpine paintbrush (C. nana) greenish form close
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  Alpine paintbrush (Castilleja nana) dark form
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  Alpine paintbrush (Castilleja nana) dark close
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  Elephant's head close (Pedicularis groenlandica)
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  Little elephant's head close (Pedicularis attolens)
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  Little elephant head plants (Pedicularis attolens)

Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) sorrel, buckwheat, knotweed

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  Mountain sorrel (Oxyria digyna)
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  Alpine sheep sorrel (Rumex paucifolius ssp gracilescens) in bud
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  American bistort (Bistorta bistortoides)
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  Nude buckwheat on granite (Eriogonum nudum)
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  Nude buckwheat branching nodes (Eriogonum nudum)
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  Nude buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum)
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  Nude buckwheat, flower cluster in branch node
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  Nude buckwheat flower close (Eriogonum nudum)
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  Nude buckwheat basal leaves (Eriogonum nudum)
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  Yellow nude buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum-var-westonii) plant
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  Yellow nude buckwheat, closeup of flowers
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  Eriogonum inflatum, inflated stem node
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  Eriogonum inflatum, closeup of small flowers on stems
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  Eriogonum inflatum basal leaves
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  Inflated-stem desert trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum)
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  Sulfur flower (Eriogonum umbellatum) cushion of leaves and flowers
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  Oval-leafed eriogonum or butterballs (Eriogonum ovalifolium)
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  Spurry buckwheat (E spergulinum) flowers
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  Spurry buckwheat (Eriogonum spergulinum) plant
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  Prostrate buckwheat(Eriogonum lobbii) rosette with green flowers
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  Lobbs buckwheat (Eriogonum lobbii) green-flowered plant
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  Eriogonum lobbii, closeup of light pink flowers
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  Lobb's buckwheat plant, bright pink flowers
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  Eriogonum lobbii closeup of bright pink flowers
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  Eriogonum lobbii late,red flowered plan
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  Lobbs buckwheat late red flower close
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  Polygonum shastense, pink & white flowers close
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  Shasta knotweed (Polygonum shastense), closeup
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  Polygonum shastense, 2-veined leaves
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  Polygonum shastense, branches with white flowers
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  Polygonum shastense, with deep pink flowers
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  Polygonum shastense, bonsai plant with white flowers
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  Habitat of Shasta knotweed, in 20-Lakes Basin

Cactus family (Cactaceae) opuntia

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  Mojave pricklypear (Opuntia erinacea) yellow
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  Mojave pricklypear (Opuntia erinacea) orange
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  Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) close
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  Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) clump

Carrot family (Apiaceae, prev. Umbelliferae) ranger buttons, angelica, cow parsnip, yampah, cymopterus

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  Swamp whitehead/ranger's buttons closeup
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  Ranger button seedheads
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  Ranger's buttons (Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
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  Sierra angelica (Angelica lineariloba), McGee Creek
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  Sierra angelica (Angelica lineariloba) plant, NV
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  Angelica lineariloba seedhead PineCreek
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  Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) flowers close
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  Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) seedhead
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  Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) seedhead close
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  Cow parsnips (Heracleum lanatum) flowerheads
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  Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) buds & leaves
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  Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) with mtn
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  Cow parsnip & lupine, along hillside stream
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  Yampah (Perideridia parishii) meadow
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  Yampah (Perideridia parishii), sideview of umbel
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  Yampah (Perideridia parishii), top-view of umbel
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  Rocky pteryxia (Cymopterus terebinthinus) plant
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  Cymopterus terebinthinus, double-umbel yellow flowers

Dogbane family (Apocynaceae) dogbane, milkweed

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  Spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) close
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  Spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
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  Spreading dogbane, Convict Lake
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  Showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) flowers
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  Showy milkweed (A. speciosa) plant

Dogwood family (Cornaceae)

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  Mountain dogwood (Cornus nuttalli)

Gentian family (Gentianaceae) gentian, felwort, swertia

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  Sierra arctic gentians (Gentiana newberryi var. tiogana), Golden Lake
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  Sierra arctic gentian pair (Gentiana newberryi var. tiogana)
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  Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa) 3 close, Shadow L
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  Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa) pair, N of Ediza
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  Explorers gentian (Gentiana calycosa) pair, Mineral King
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  Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa) plant, N of Ediza
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  Pair of sierra gentians (Gentianopsis holopetala)
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  Clump of Sierra gentians (Gentianopsis holopetala)
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  Star felwort (Swertia perennis) flower spike
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  Star felwort (Swertia perennis) plant
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  Star felwort (S perennis) bud spike
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  Deers tongue (Swertia radiata) Vidette climb
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  Deers tongue (Swertia radiata) flowers dry
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  Inyo frasera (Frasera puberulenta) flowerclose

Goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae) tumbleweed

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  Tumbleweed (Kali tragus) as a dry ball
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  Tumbleweed (Kali tragus) as the green plant
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  Tumbleweed, detail of green branches & flowers
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  Russian thistle (Kali tragus), red-striped stems
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  Tumbleweed or Russian thistle, branch detail in dry tumbled form

Heath family (Eriaceae) labrador tea, heather, manzanita, vaccinium

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  Labrador tea (Ledum glandulosum) close
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  Labrador tea (Rhododendron columbianum) plant
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  White heather (Cassiope mertensiana) flowers close
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  White heather, Hoover Wilderness
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  Red heather (Phyllodoce breweri) close, Barrett Lake
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  Red heather (Phyllodoce breweri), Barrett Lake
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  Pinemat manzanita (Arctostaphylos nevadensis)
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  Sierra bilberry (Vaccinium caespitosum) flowers

Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) elderberry, snowberry

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  Blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) flowerhead & leaves
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  Blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) flowers
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  Blue elderberry, closeup of berries
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  Blue elderberry leaves, stems, & berry cluster
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  Mountain snowberry (Symphoricarpus rotundifolius) flowers
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  Mountain snowberry (Symphoricarpus rotundifolius) berries

Loasa family (Loasaceae) blazing star

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  Blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis)
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  Blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis) flower
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  Blazing star flowers opening at dusk
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  Venus blazing-star (Mentzelia nitens), close

Lopseed family (Phrymaceae) monkeyflowers

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  Common monkeyflowers (Mimulus guttatus)
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  Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) flower closeup
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  Mountain monkeyflower (Mimulus tilingii) clump
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  Mimulus tilingii, flower & sepals close
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  Primrose monkeyflower (Mimulus primuloides) group of plants
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  Mimulus primuloides, single plant
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  Mimulus primuloides, hummock of plants
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  3 Lewis monkeyflowers (Mimulus lewisii)
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  Lewis monkeyflower (Mimulus lewisii) profile
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  Scarlet monkeyflower single flower, close
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  Mimulus cardinalis, stem, flowers, leaves
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  Scarlet monkeyflower (M. cardinalis) plant

Mint family (Lamiaceae) pennyroyal, purple sage, horsemint, hedgenettle

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  Pennyroyal, Duck Lake trail
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  Pennyroyal (Monardella odoratissima), closeup
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  Purple sage (Salvia dorii), close
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  Purple sage (Salvia dorii), plant
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  Horsemint (Agastache urticifolia) flowerhead
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  Horsemint (Agastache urticifolia)
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  White hedge nettle (Stachys albens) plant
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  White hedge nettle flower cluster
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  Closeup of Stachys albens flowers

Nightshade family (Solanaceae) datura, nicotiana, solanum

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  Datura wrightii plant Westgard Pass
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  Datura wrightii, large flower close
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  Datura wrightii, large bud close
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  Nicotiana attenuata, Coyote tobacco plant
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  Nicotiana attenuata flower stem, close
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  Nicotiana attenuata forming capsules
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  Purple nightshade (Solanum xanti) plant
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  Purple nightshade (Solanum xanti) flower
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  Buffalo berry (Solanum rostratum) plant
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  Buffalo berry (Solanum rostratum) flower
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  Buffalo berry (Solanum rostratum) prickly fruits

Phlox family (Polemoniaceae) polemonium, collomia, gilia, phlox

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  Sky pilot (Polemonium eximium) Forester Pass
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  Sky pilot (P eximium) flower closeup
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  Sky pilot (P eximium) closeup of leaves
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  Great polemonium, Purple Lake
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  Showy polemonium (P pulcherrimum), close
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  Showy polemonium flower, close
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  Polemonium pulcherrimum plant
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  Collomia grandiflora, closeup of flower
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  Grand collomia, closeup of flower pair
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  Grand collomia, side-branch flowerhead
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  Collomia grandiflora plant, framed
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  Collomia grandiflora flowering plant
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  Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) flower close
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  Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) flowers
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  Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) in sage
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  Leptodactylon pungens (Granite gilia) close
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  Granite gilia (Leptodactylon pungens)
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  Phlox stansburyi, small plant in flower
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  Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) plant
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  Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) close

Pink family (Caryophyllaceae) campion, sandwort

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  Sargent's campion (Silene sargentii) flowers
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  Nuttall's sandwort (Minuartia nuttallii) leaves, buds & flowers
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  Kings sandwort (Arenaria kingii)
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  Kings sandwort (A. kingii) clump in grass

Plantain family (Plantaginaceae) penstemon

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  Bridge's penstemon (Penstemon rostriflorus)
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  Bridge's penstemon close (Penstemon rostriflorus)
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  Pride-of-the-mountain (Penstemon newberyi) close
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  Pride-of-the-mountain (Penstemon newberyi)
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  Alpine penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii), drift of flowers
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  Alpine penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii) flowers close
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  Timberline penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii) close
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  Timberline penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii)
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  Sierra penstemon (Penstemon heterodoxus)
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  Whorled penstemon (Penstemon heterodoxus) clump
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  tShowy penstemon (Penstemon speciosus)
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  Owens Valley penstemon, plant
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  Owens Valley penstemon, flowers
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  Owens Valley penstemon, in bud stage

Primrose family (Primulaceae) shooting-star, Sierra primrose

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  Jeffrey's shooting star (D jeffreyi flowers close
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  Jeffreys shooting-star (Dodecatheon jeffreyi)
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  Alpine shooting star (Dodecatheon alpinum)
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  Sierra primrose (Primula suffrutescens)

Purslane family (Portulacaceae) pussypaws, lewisia

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  Pussypaws (Cistanthe umbellata)
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  Pussypaws (Cistanthe umbellata) 4 on gravel
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  Pussypaws (Cistanthe umbellata) alpine garden
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  Pussypaws, small plant with early flowers
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  Pussypaws (C umbellata) flowerheads up
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  Dwarf lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea) 9 flowers
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  Dwarf lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea) pair

Snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae) mullein

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  Woolly mullein (V. thapsus) flowers, close
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  Woolly mullein flower-spike
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  Verbascum thapsus, young plant

Sunflower family (Asteraceae, prev. Compositae)

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  Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
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  Aster vs Daisy, comparison of phyllaries
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  Alpine aster (Oreostemma alpigenum) flowerhead
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  Alpine aster (Oreostemma alpigenum)
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  Alpine daisy (Erigeron pygmaeus) at 11000ft
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  Cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) ray-flowered
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  Cut-leaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) rayless
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  Coulters daisy (Erigeron coulteri) single flower
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  Coulters daisy (Erigeron coulteri), group of flowers
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  Coulters daisy (Erigeron coulteri) bracts
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  White layia (Layia glandulosa) flowers and seedhead
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  Whitedaisy tidytips (Layia glandulosa) flower and bud
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  Bigelow sneezeweed (Helenium bigelovii) close
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  Bigelow sneezeweed (Helenium bigelovii), clump
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  Helenium bigelovii in mountain meadow
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  Owl's claws (Hymenoxys hoopesii) flowers
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  Yellow coneflower (Rudbeckia californica)
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  Alpine gold (Hulsea algida) close flower
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  Alpine gold (Hulsea algida) side view
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  Alpine gold (Hulsea algida), opening
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  Mule ears (Wyethia mollis), closeup
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  Clump of mule ears (Wyethia mollis)
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  Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) 12-flower bush
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  Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) flower, opening
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  Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) huge fuzzy leaf
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  Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) on hillside
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  Hairy arnica (Arnica mollis) flower clump
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  Shaggy hawkweed plant (Hieracium horridum)
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  Shaggy hawkweed flower (Hieracium horridum)
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  Inyo tonestus (Tonestus peirsonii) perennial clump in cliffs at Long L
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  Inyo tonestus (Tonestus peirsonii) endemic, closeup of flower
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  Inyo tonestus clump in near-vertical rock crevice
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  Inyo tonestus, stem flower bracts leaves
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  Inyo tonestus on cliff-face ledge, with dried remnants
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  Goats beard (Tragopogon dubius) flower
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  Seedhead of goatsbeard (Tragopogon dubius)
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  Goats beard (Tragopogon dubius) bud
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  Anisocoma acaulis (Scale bud) flowerhead closeup
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  Scale bud (Anisocoma acaulis) closed flower
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  Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flowers
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  Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) puffball
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  Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) flower spikes
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  Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) bush
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  Western mugwort (A ludoviciana), flowerheads
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  Western mugwort (Artemisia ludoviciana) leaves
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  Western mugwort (Artemisia ludoviciana) plant
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  Ericameria suffruticosa flowers close
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  Singlehead goldenbush (Ericameria suffruticosa) plant
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  Singlehead goldenbush (Ericameria suffruticosa) hi-alt
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  Spineless horsebrush, flowerheads & buds
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  Spineless horsebrush (Tetradymia canascens)
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  Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) dark gold
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  Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus_viscidiflorus) bush by lakeshore
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  Arrowleaf butterweed (Senecio triangularis)
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  Arrowleaf butterweed close (Senecio triangularis)
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  Single-stem groundsel (Senecio integerrimus) flowerhead & black-tipped bracts
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  Alpine goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata) clump
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  Alpine goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata) flowerhead close
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  Silky raillardella (Raillardella argentia)
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  Silver raillardella (Raillardella argentea) leaves
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  Sierran raillardella (Raillardella scaposa) flowerhead
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  Sierran raillardella (Raillardella scaposa)
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  Golden-aster (Pyrrocoma apargioides) Mono Pass
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  Golden-aster (Pyrrocoma apargioides) Glacier Canyon
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  Golden aster seedheads & white stars of bracts
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  Anderson thistle (Cirsium andersonii) close
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  Anderson's thistle (Cirsium andersonii) bud close
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  Anderson's thistle (Cirsium andersonii) plant
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  Anderson thistles (Cirsium andersonii) dense
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  Elk thistle (Cirsium scariosum), Dana Plateau
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  Yellowspine thistle (Cirsium ochrocentrum)
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  Rosy everlasting (Antennaria rosea), pair of flowerheads
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  Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea) in flower
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  Rosy everlasting (Antennaria rosea) in seed
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  Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) flowers, close
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  Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) plant