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What

Gray Chickensage (Artemisia albicans)

Observer

jdmore

Date

July 29, 2016 01:11 PM PDT

Description

mountain rocktansy, Sphaeromeria cana, California, White Mountains, Cottonwood Basin, Granite Meadow, Fishlake Valley drainage, elevation 3025 m (9925 ft).

Another rock outcrop species found with the Jamesia posted earlier, this species is endemic to the Great Basin mountains of Nevada and adjacent southeast Oregon and eastern California, including the southern Sierra Nevada and northern Mojave Desert, up to about 3600 meters (12000 feet) elevation. The species is a calcifuge, liking granite crevices best, but found on other rock types as long as they have no significant carbonate content.

In 1984 I had to backpack to some pretty remote granite outcrops to document this species in the White Mountains for the first time, and thought I had some unnamed sagebrush species until Mary Dedecker set me straight. It has since proven to be fairly frequent in the White Mountains, but is a late-flowering species, and when not in flower it looks exactly like sagebrush from a short distance, so had gone unnoticed here for a century.

The similarity to sagebrush is no accident, as recent DNA studies have shown that the 9 species of Sphaeromeria originated from within Artemisia. For those who want to lump an ever bigger Artemisia, the name Artemisia albicans is available for this species.

Uploaded from my Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/

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What

Gila Thistle (Cirsium gilense)

Observer

rachel_nm

Date

July 11, 2018 08:42 AM MDT

Description

Cirsium parryi and Bombus huntii

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What

Parry's Thistle (Cirsium parryi)

Observer

ck2az

Date

August 15, 2019 01:23 PM MST

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What

Wright's Marsh Thistle (Cirsium wrightii)

Observer

rocknsky

Date

August 2023

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What

Fleabanes and Horseweeds (Genus Erigeron)

Observer

jlmartin

Date

August 14, 2018 06:13 PM PDT

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What

Slender Spiderflower (Cleomella multicaulis)

Date

July 2021

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What

Sand Food (Pholisma sonorae)

Observer

duncan_bell

Date

April 2013

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Observer

sympiotr

Date

January 12, 2023 10:42 AM EAT

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What

Ellis' Shooting Star (Primula standleyana)

Observer

wonderbird22

Date

June 26, 2023 06:15 PM MDT

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What

Parish's Alkali Grass (Puccinellia parishii)

Observer

duncan_bell

Date

April 2020

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What

Iron Ipomopsis (Ipomopsis laxiflora)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

May 10, 2023 08:00 AM MDT

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What

Santa Fe Cholla (Cylindropuntia × viridiflora)

Observer

mcferny

Date

September 24, 2016 02:48 PM CDT

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Observer

danielcarpenter2

Date

September 18, 2013 12:00 PM MDT

Description

yellow petals, gold disc. 18" tall. leaves rough to the touch. stems finely hairy.

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Observer

billy_bop

Date

October 10, 2023 10:55 AM MDT

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What

Leoncita False Foxglove (Agalinis calycina)

Observer

raquelaloma

Date

September 21, 2019 11:37 AM UTC

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What

Dwarf Mousetail (Ivesia pygmaea)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

June 17, 2018 03:41 PM PDT

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What

Muttongrass (Poa fendleriana)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

May 24, 2023 04:32 PM MDT

Description

possibly... I thought florets/lemmas were awned initially but upon close inspection of photos they appear to just be sharply pointed.

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Observer

mdpurdy

Date

June 1, 2023 04:30 PM MDT

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What

Loving Sedge (Carex pityophila)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

June 2023

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What

Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

May 25, 2023 10:42 AM MDT

Description

bigelovii?

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What

Slimleaf Bean (Phaseolus angustissimus)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

June 1, 2023 11:27 AM MDT

Description

May be outside plot, but vegetative plant of same species in plot: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179726212

Appears to be the same species as plants seen one day earlier and a few miles east which were tentatively keyed to P. parvulus from photos.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179060173

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179060160

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What

Spicate Checkerbloom (Sidalcea oregana ssp. spicata)

Observer

keirmorse

Date

July 14, 2021 09:29 AM PDT

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What

Cut-leaf Fleabane (Erigeron compositus)

Observer

bigsam

Date

September 21, 2023 01:21 PM PDT

Tags

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What

Whitlowgrasses (Genus Draba)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

September 9, 2023 01:41 PM PDT

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What

Fluffgrass (Dasyochloa pulchella)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

September 20, 2023 09:25 AM PDT

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What

Desert Paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa)

Observer

helado

Date

May 9, 2023 09:17 AM MDT

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What

Sivinski's Scorpionweed (Phacelia sivinskii)

Observer

egordon88

Date

October 23, 2021 12:05 PM MDT

Description

Steep, crumbling hillslope along US550 consisting of sedimentary, gypsum-rich bedrock in various degrees of weathering. Some unique plants and quite a few mat or rosette forming.

@aspidoscelis small, accessible population along 550

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What

Glass Mountain Crested Coralroot (Bletia nitida)

Observer

amen2stamens

Date

August 2023

Description

Hexalectris nitida

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What

Chocolate Tube Slimes (Genus Stemonitis)

Observer

sarahlloyd

Date

March 24, 2023 11:24 AM AEDT

Description

Small decaying log. Heavy rain destroyed the Stemonitis before I could collect it for microscopy to determine species.

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What

Rusby's Primrose (Primula rusbyi)

Observer

mattlavin

Date

May 27, 2021 01:40 AM MDT

Description

Rusby primrose was flowering abundantly during a drought year in the Magdalena Mountains at upper elevations in the understory of Doug fir and limber pine. This site lies along the trail just below and to the north of the summit of South Baldy, Magdalena Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico.

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What

Wilkinson's Nailwort (Paronychia wilkinsonii)

Observer

aspidoscelis

Date

September 2, 2013

Description

Paronychia wilkinsonii, west base of the Guadalupe Mountains 2.5 miles south of the Chaves County line, 32.4786 -105.1421, Otero County, New Mexico, 2 Sep 2013.

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Observer

aspidoscelis

Date

August 20, 2013

Description

Anulocaulis leiosolenus var. howardii, western base of the Guadalupe Mountain near Pup Canyon, 32.377 -105.072, Otero County, New Mexico, 20 Aug 2013.

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What

Hairless Fleabane (Erigeron subglaber)

Observer

tghoward

Date

August 12, 2019 10:31 AM MDT

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Observer

aspidoscelis

Description

Mentzelia humilis var. guadalupensis, west base of the Guadalupe Mountains 1.5 miles south of the Chaves County line, 32.4936 -105.1399, Otero County, New Mexico, 1 Sep 2013.

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Observer

matsonburger

Date

July 16, 2019 12:30 PM PDT

Description

My best guess

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What

Texas Balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus)

Observer

thomasbarbin

Date

January 22, 2023 11:53 AM PST

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What

Manyflower Broomrape (Aphyllon multiflorum)

Observer

craigmartin

Date

March 4, 2023 02:50 PM MST

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What

Torrey's Jointfir (Ephedra torreyana)

Observer

crediblecorvid

Date

February 2023

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What

Rocky Mountain Fameflower (Phemeranthus confertiflorus)

Observer

bobby23

Date

July 23, 2021 02:49 PM MDT

Description

LOAM_189

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What

King's Sandwort (Eremogone kingii var. glabrescens)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

July 27, 2017 12:51 PM PDT

Description

having trouble differentiating Sabulina, Eremogone, and Cherleria

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What

Mancos Milkvetch (Astragalus humillimus)

Observer

scottysmith

Date

April 2018

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What

Sivinski's Blazingstar (Mentzelia sivinskii)

Observer

bobby23

Date

August 2021

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Observer

aspidoscelis

Date

September 3, 2021

Description

Eriogonum lachnogynum colobum, west side of the Rio Grande Canyon, east-southeast of Tres Orejas and west of Taos, 36.38736 -105.72603, Taos County, New Mexico, 3 Sep 2021.

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Observer

alex_abair

Date

May 19, 2018 11:35 AM MDT

Description

Leaves sage-scented.

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What

Spellenberg's Springparsley (Cymopterus spellenbergii)

Observer

erincall

Date

June 1, 2021 12:56 PM MDT

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What

Swale Paintbrush (Castilleja ornata)

Observer

markegger

Date

August 26, 1994 12:00 AM PDT

Description

Only known population in the United States. Map location is approximate. Permission must be obtained to access this private land.

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What

Horned Dandelion (Taraxacum ceratophorum)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

July 2016

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What

Cinquefoils (Genus Potentilla)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

August 20, 2020 04:03 PM PDT

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Observer

mdpurdy

Date

August 9, 2021 09:01 AM PDT

Description

Or Potentilla amicarum if recognized.

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What

Tall Draba (Draba praealta)

Observer

lizzywenk

Date

June 2014

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What

Spear-fruited Draba (Draba lonchocarpa)

Observer

phantom-sweattb

Date

July 2022

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What

Spear-fruited Draba (Draba lonchocarpa)

Observer

phantom-sweattb

Date

July 2022

Description

Pretty sure on this id, There aren't many records of this species.

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What

Silver Rockcress (Boechera puberula)

Observer

ekoberle

Date

May 30, 2022 03:58 PM PDT

Description

Exposed ridgeline east of Bald Mountain summit. Growing among rocks and crevices, multiple individuals, but all found within 20' or so of each other. This one has got me stumped.

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What

Father Crowley's Lupine (Lupinus padre-crowleyi)

Observer

devilsacmispon

Date

July 2021

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What

Panamint Sulphur Flower (Eriogonum umbellatum var. versicolor)

Observer

gkayla

Date

July 15, 2022 10:10 AM PDT

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What

Tulare Cryptantha (Cryptantha incana)

Observer

duncan_bell

Date

June 2022

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What

Kern Plateau Bird's-Beak (Cordylanthus eremicus ssp. kernensis)

Observer

joyengland

Date

October 2021

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What

Kern Plateau Milkvetch (Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis)

Observer

duncan_bell

Date

August 2020

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What

Parry's Oxytrope (Oxytropis parryi)

Observer

lizzywenk

Date

June 2019

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What

Poison Canyon Stickseed (Hackelia brevicula)

Observer

jdmore

Date

July 28, 2016 12:47 PM PDT

Description

Poison Canyon stickseed, Hackelia brevicula, California, White Mountains, Cottonwood Basin, Poison Creek, Fishlake Valley drainage, elevation 2960 m (9710 ft).

This rare species is endemic to the White Mountains, almost entirely in Mono County, California, but getting into the northeast edge of Inyo County, California, and possibly the west edge of Esmeralda County, Nevada. Within this very limited geographic range, it is further confined to a zone mainly of higher montane and subalpine elevations between 2650 and 3150 meters (8700-10300 feet). Within this zone, however, it is locally common in mountain sagebrush, aspen woodland, riparian edges, and other habitats. Quite frankly it's hard to understand how it can be so rare, with its barbed, easily detached seeds that I pick out of my clothing whenever I hike through the area. (Maybe I should stop picking them out? ;-).

The common name, Poison Canyon stickseed, comes from the canyon where this image was taken. The type specimen was collected here (and later named) by Willis Lynn Jepson in 1917.

Uploaded from my Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/

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What

Silver Rockcress (Boechera puberula)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

June 17, 2020 08:53 AM PDT

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What

Wavyleaf Paintbrush (Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum)

Observer

jdmore

Date

July 20, 2019 05:16 PM PDT

Description

wavyleaf paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei subsp. pallida, California, White Mountains, Coldwater Spring, Deep Springs Valley watershed, elevation 3060 m (10040 ft).

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What

Dwarf Alpine Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja nana)

Observer

mylan

Date

June 27, 2021 07:06 AM PDT

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What

Desert Bitterbrush (Purshia glandulosa)

Observer

carexobnupta

Date

April 27, 2018 11:26 AM PDT

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What

Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata)

Observer

jdmore

Date

June 24, 2014 05:14 PM PDT

Description

mountain bitterbrush, Purshia tridentata, unnamed high-elevation variant, White Mountains, elevation 3215 m (10545 ft).

This bitterbrush form is found at higher elevations in (at least) the southwestern portion of the species range, has often been called Purshia glandulosa, and has been a source of confusion between the two species. This form seems to intergrade only with Purshia tridentata, with which it shares flat and relatively thin (though mostly smaller) primary leaves with only narrowly inrolled margins. It gets confused with P. glandulosa because of its tendency toward primary leaves glabrous above with margins often ciliate-glandular, and glands more frequent on the hypanthia and peduncles, as seen clearly on this plant.

Purshia glandulosa, on the other hand, appears to be a completely distinct species centered around the Mojave Desert, and characterized by primary leaves strongly thickened and inrolled most of their width, and with upper leaf surfaces always glabrous and glutinous. It appears to flower later where it grows in proximity to P. tridentata, and intermediates have not been found so far.

Field observations are ongoing to determine whether mountain bitterbrush warrants a formal scientific name as a variety of Purshia tridentata.

Examples and comparisons:
www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/15125367974
www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/16653752647
www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/16835202736
www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/16859906822
www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/16208690804

Uploaded from my Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/

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What

Two-colored Phacelia (Phacelia bicolor)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

June 12, 2021 10:29 AM PDT

Description

fremontii or bicolor. Growing on coarse volcanic rubble.

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What

Pinzl's Fleabane (Erigeron clokeyi var. pinzliae)

Observer

carolblaney

Date

September 24, 2018 04:45 PM PDT

Description

In the White Mountains Wilderness in a rocky area under pines, just above 11,000 feet

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Observer

mccreedy

Date

July 7, 2005 11:29 AM HST

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What

Leafy Leopardbane (Arnica chamissonis var. incana)

Observer

jdmore

Date

July 30, 2016 12:20 PM PDT

Description

silver arnica, Arnica chamissonis var. incana, California, White Mountains, McAfee Meadow, McAfee Creek, Fishlake Valley drainage, elevation 3568 m (11705 ft).

The White Mountains representatives of this species seem a little different from populations elsewhere, being uniformly shorter with fewer pairs of leaves, and sometimes being mistaken for Arnica parryi. The best fit appears to be a variant of var. incana, which otherwise occurs in wet places mainly along the Sierra Nevada and Cascade axis, eastward irregularly into the Great Basin. Like so many other species, it reaches its highest elevation limit here in the White Mountains, but also extends well down through the subalpine zone in appropriate habitats.

Uploaded from my Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/

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What

Sierra Penstemon (Penstemon heterodoxus)

Observer

dmlawson

Date

June 30, 2018 03:29 PM PDT

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What

Sherman Pass Sulphur Flower (Eriogonum umbellatum var. canifolium)

Observer

jeffbisbee

Date

August 3, 2021 12:38 PM PDT

Description

Mat, inflorescence 1-order, leaves densely grayish-lanate on both surfaces. Growing with Eriogonum umbellatum var. subaridum (seen in last photo) and Eriogonum microthecum var. ambiguum

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What

Purple Cushion Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum)

Date

June 25, 2016 12:17 PM PDT

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What

Sierra Draba (Draba sierrae)

Observer

lizzywenk

Date

July 2019

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What

Booth's Willow (Salix boothii)

Observer

mattlavin

Date

July 4, 2019 03:17 PM MDT

Description

Staminate and pistillate shrubs are particularly evident this time of year with each catkin type bearing flowers at full anthesis, or nearly so. The glabrous reddish twigs and leaves equally green above and below are diagnostic of Booth's willow. This site lies in the North Bowl of the Bridger Bowl ski area, Gallatin Range, Gallatin County, Montana.

Booth's willow is a native shrub to 5 m tall and common along streams and lakes and generally in wetland areas from low to high elevations in western and south-central Montana. A shrub with a rounded canopy, twigs that are glabrous and yellowish, and leaves equally green on both surfaces are diagnostic of this species. Booth's willow is similar to yellow willow, Salix eriocephala (Salix lutea), except that the leaves are equally green on both surfaces in Booth's willow whereas the leaves are distinctly lighter green (glaucous) on the lower surface of the leaves of yellow willow.

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What

Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)

Observer

fzhouzhe

Date

May 21, 2021 08:07 PM PDT

Description

Female peacock attacking a sagebrush vole at Floyd Lamb Park

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What

Snowfield Sagebrush (Artemisia spiciformis)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

September 5, 2015 01:04 PM PDT

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What

Timberline Sagebrush (Artemisia rothrockii)

Observer

tmessick

Date

October 13, 2018 02:08 PM PDT

Description

Artemisia, maybe A. rothrockii, maybe A. spiciformis. Youngest foliage seems glandular-sticky, but inflorescences are all dry with flowers gone from the heads. Edge of meadow near Dana Fork Tuolumne River, just south of the Mono Pass Trail, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, CA, elev. 9590 ft.

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What

Mountain Mugwort (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta)

Date

August 23, 2019 02:09 PM PDT

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What

River Redgum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)

Date

August 1, 2021 12:57 PM PDT

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What

Yellow Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

August 4, 2020 10:14 AM PDT

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What

Australian Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)

Observer

ronvanderhoff

Date

March 19, 2020 05:10 PM PDT

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What

Clustered Lupine (Lupinus lepidus var. confertus)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

August 9, 2021 03:50 PM PDT

Description

not as hairy as some images, description mentions "strigose to shaggy hairy". Hairs too long for pratensis.

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What

Idaho Sedge (Carex idahoa)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

August 10, 2021 10:50 AM PDT

Description

This plant keys well to C.s.p in Jepson eFlora except it lacks hairs on the perigynia. Same for FNA. ???

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What

Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

August 10, 2021 09:16 AM PDT

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What

Cloud Sedge (Carex haydeniana)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

August 9, 2021 09:26 AM PDT

Description

Also resembles microptera which some descriptions suggest is hard to distinguish from haydeniana at high altitudes

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What

Juniper Haircap (Polytrichum juniperinum)

Observer

kueda

Date

March 25, 2017 12:14 PM PDT

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What

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Observer

rrash

Date

December 2020

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What

Cavernous Crystalwort (Riccia cavernosa)

Observer

kkellman

Date

September 18, 2019 11:45 AM PDT

Description

on mud of receding shoreline.

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What

Howell's Rockcress (Boechera howellii)

Observer

aspidoscelis

Date

July 6, 2008

Description

Boechera covillei (P.J.A. 853), trail to Ruby Lake from Mosquito Flat, east side of the Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, 6 Jul 2008.

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What

Peirson's Tonestus (Tonestus peirsonii)

Observer

waywardtadpole

Date

August 2019

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What

Lupines (Genus Lupinus)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

July 2020

Description

MDP 275. ID pending specimen determination. Locally abundant to dominant. Foliage densely white woolly, banner back white woolly, keel margin ciliate from center to tip, banner spot white, keel white with purple tip. Plants 15-30 cm tall and appearing woody at base.

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What

Timberline Sagebrush (Artemisia rothrockii)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

September 14, 2019 11:43 AM PDT

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What

Rock Mousetail (Ivesia saxosa)

Observer

damontighe

Date

June 3, 2017 11:33 PM PDT

Description

fresh flowers had tissue that fluoresced strongly under UV light

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What

Mound Draba (Draba subumbellata)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

July 2019

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What

Few-seeded Draba (Draba oligosperma)

Observer

mdpurdy

Date

July 13, 2020 11:55 AM PDT

Description

Abundant in sandy flats of Bishop Pass area. Fruit hairs don't seem to match with subumbellata, but most other characters do. My best guess, and I can't fit it in any other Draba box. Comments and alternative IDs welcome! Note: located and photographed this species in an unsuccessful attempt to relocate a historical Draba sierrae record from this same location.

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What

Dwarf Alpine Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja nana)

Observer

adamschneider

Date

August 31, 2017 05:07 PM PDT

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What

Locoweed (Genus Oxytropis)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

July 30, 2016 02:37 PM PDT

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What

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn (Phallus indusiatus)

Observer

karthikeyan-r

Date

October 14, 2019

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What

Scented Shooting Star (Primula fragrans)

Observer

gg_smiley

Date

July 16, 2020 04:12 PM HST

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What

Water Awlwort (Subularia aquatica ssp. americana)

Observer

matsonburger

Date

August 2008