Winnemucca Lake (Carson Pass) Wildflowers

Although I already ID'd most of this date's plant species (earlier in 2019), I wanted to record them here on iNaturalist since it's so late in the season to still be seeing some of these in bloom. For most of these, I followed a small stream up the base of Round Top from Winnemucca Lake (taking care only to walk on rocks, of course!). It was as if time had stood still along the small snowmelt stream. Some of the IDs were just along the Winnemucca Trail (from Carson Pass).

Posted on 15 September, 2019 02:54 by jaredmanninen jaredmanninen

Observations

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American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:42 AM PDT

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Sticky Cinquefoil (Drymocallis glandulosa)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:48 AM PDT

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Toothed Owl's Clover (Orthocarpus cuspidatus)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:57 AM PDT

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Alpine Buttercup (Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. oxynotus)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 08:05 AM PDT

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Western Moss-Heather (Cassiope mertensiana)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 08:12 AM PDT

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Brewer's Aster (Doellingeria breweri)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:20 PM PDT

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Pale Agoseris (Agoseris glauca)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:22 PM PDT

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Mountain Gooseberry (Ribes montigenum)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:48 PM PDT

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Western Labrador Tea (Rhododendron columbianum)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 05:15 PM PDT

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Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia palustris)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 05:22 PM PDT

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Corn Lily (Veratrum californicum)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 05:25 PM PDT

Description

So hard to believe that Corn Lily was still in full bloom ... on September 10th!

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American Alpine Speedwell (Veronica wormskjoldii)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 05:31 PM PDT

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Rocky Mountain Willow (Salix petrophila)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 05:36 PM PDT

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Purple Mountain-Heath (Phyllodoce breweri)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 05:46 PM PDT

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Western Bog Laurel (Kalmia microphylla)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 05:53 PM PDT

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American Alpine Lady Fern (Athyrium americanum)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 05:58 PM PDT

Description

Not 100% sure, but it does have toothed lobes.

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Brook Saxifrage (Micranthes odontoloma)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 06:31 PM PDT

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Tiling's Monkeyflower (Erythranthe tilingii)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 06:35 PM PDT

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Slender Cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 06:45 PM PDT

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Creeping Sibbaldia (Sibbaldia procumbens)

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jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 06:56 PM PDT

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Bud Saxifrage (Micranthes bryophora)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:07 PM PDT

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Rockfringe Willowherb (Epilobium obcordatum)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:15 PM PDT

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Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:15 PM PDT

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Alpine Sorrel (Oxyria digyna)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:15 PM PDT

Description

Unfortunately, there was just this big (and little) leaf creeping out from beneath a rock so it's hard to tell, but there are a bunch of observations of Alpine Sorrel in this area (and the leaf looks the same).

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Lewis Flax (Linum lewisii)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:27 PM PDT

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Mount Hood Pussypaws (Calyptridium umbellatum)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:32 PM PDT

Description

Possibly One-seeded Pussypaws.

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Frosted Buckwheat (Eriogonum incanum)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:32 PM PDT

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Frosted Buckwheat (Eriogonum incanum)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:32 PM PDT

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Arrowleaf Senecio (Senecio triangularis)

Observer

jaredmanninen

Date

September 10, 2019 07:44 PM PDT

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