Sierra Nevada Wildflowers

Scientific NameCommon NameFormer Name
Abies magnifica Red fir
Acmispon americanus Spanish clover Lotus purshianus
Acmispon argophyllus var. fremontii Silver lotus Lotus argophyllus var. fremontii
Acmispon decumbens Matted lotus Acmispon nevadensis
Acmispon parviflorus San Diego lotus Lotus micranthus
Aconitum columbianum Monk's hood
Actaea rubra Baneberry
Adelinia grandis Western hound's tongue (flower) Cynoglossum grande
Adenocaulon bicolor Trail plant
Adenocaulon bicolor Trail plant (leaves)
Agastache urticifolia Horsemint
Ageratina occidentalis Western eupatory (in bud)
Agoseris aurantiaca Orange-flowered agoseris
Agoseris heterophylla Annual mountain dandelion
Agoseris parviflora Pale agoseris Agoseris glauca var. laciniata
Agoseris retrorsa Spear-leaved agoseris
Agropyron cristatum Crested wheat grass
Allium abramsii Abrams' onion
Allium amplectens? Narrow-leaf onion?
Allium bisceptrum Aspen onion Allium bisceptrum var. bisceptrum
Allium campanulatum Sierra onion
Allium hyalinum Glassy onion
Allium obtusum Red Sierra onion
Allium tribracteatum Three-bracted onion
Allium validum Swamp onion
Allophyllum divaricatum Purple false gilia
Allophyllum gilioides ssp. gilioides Dense allophyllum
Allophyllum integrifolium White allophyllum
Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting
Angelica breweri Brewer's angelica
Angelica callii Call's angelica (leaves)
Angelica lineariloba Sierra angelica
Antennaria corymbosa Meadow pussy-toes
Antennaria media Pussy toes
Antennaria rosea Rosy pussy toes
Aphyllon californicum California broomrape (pink) Orobanche californica
Aphyllon epigalium? Galium broomrape?
Apocynum androsaemifolium Bitter dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum Hemp dogbane
Aquilegia formosa Crimson columbine
Aquilegia pubescens Alpine columbine
Arabidopsis thaliana Mouse-ear cress
Arctostaphylos nevadensis Pine-mat manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula Greenleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos viscida White-leaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos viscida White-leaf manzanita (flowers)
Arnica cordifolia Heart-leaved arnica
Arnica mollis Soft arnica
Arnica nevadensis Sierra arnica Arnica tomentella
Arnica ovata Sticky arnica Arnica diversifolia
Artemisia cana Silver sagebrush
Artemisia ludoviciana Western mugwort
Artemisia rothrockii Rothrock sagebrush
Artemisia spiciformis Snowfield sagebrush
Asarum hartwegii Hartweg's wild ginger
Asarum hartwegii Hartweg's wild ginger (flower)
Asarum lemmonii Lemmon's wild ginger
Asclepias cordifolia Heart-leaf milkweed
Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed
Aspidotis densa Indian's dream fern
Astragalus canadensis Canadian milk-vetch
Astragalus kentrophyta Spiny milk-vetch
Astragalus lentiginosus var. ineptus Sierra locoweed
Astragalus whitneyi Whitney's locoweed
Astragalus whitneyi Whitney's locoweed (with fruit)
Asyneuma prenanthoides California harebell Campanula prenanthoides
Athyrium distentifolium Alpine ladyfern Athyrium alpestre
Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota Jepson's Oregon grape
Betula occidentalis Water birch (leaves)
Bistorta bistortoides Bistort Polygonum bistortoides
Boechera divaricarpa Spreading-pod rock-cress Arabis divaricarpa
Boechera platysperma Broad-seeded rock-cress Arabis platysperma
Boechera retrofracta Holboell's rock-cress Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta
Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus California brome Bromus carinatus
Calamagrostis canadensis Blue-joint
Calamagrostis muiriana? Muir's reed grass?
Calliscirpus criniger Fringed bulrush Eriophorum criniger
Callitriche palustris Water starwort Callitriche verna
Calocedrus decurrens Incense cedar
Calochortus amoenus Rosy fairy lantern
Calochortus invenustus Mariposa lily
Calochortus leichtlinii Subalpine mariposa lily
Calochortus minimus Lesser star tulip
Calochortus superbus Grand mariposa lily
Calochortus westonii Shirley Meadows star-tulip
Caltha leptosepala Marsh marigold
Calycanthus occidentalis Spicebush
Calystegia malacophylla ssp. malacophylla Woolly morning glory
Calystegia occidentalis Western morning glory
Camassia leichtlinii Camas Camassia quamash ssp. quamash
Camissonia sierrae ssp. alticola Sierra suncup
Camissonia sierrae ssp. sierrae Sierra suncup
Cardamine oligosperma Bitter cress
Carex congdonii Congdon's sedge
Carex douglasii Douglas' sedge
Carex limosa? Mud sedge?
Carex nebrascensis Nebraska sedge
Carex subfusca? Brown sedge?
Carex utriculata Bladder sedge
Carpenteria californica Bush anemone
Cassiope mertensiana White mountain heather
Castilleja applegatei Wavy-leaved paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei ssp. pallida Wavy-leaved paintbrush
Castilleja lacera Cutleaf owl's clover
Castilleja lemmonii Lemmon's paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia Desert paintbrush
Castilleja lineariloba Pale owl's clover
Castilleja miniata Great red paintbrush
Castilleja nana Alpine paintbrush
Castilleja praeterita Salmon Creek paintbrush
Castilleja tenuis Hairy owl's clover
Castilleja tenuis Hairy owl's clover (white)
Caulanthus pilosus Chocolate drops
Ceanothus cordulatus Mountain whitethorn
Ceanothus diversifolius? Pine-mat ceanothus?
Ceanothus integerrimus Deer brush
Ceanothus parvifolius Blue brush
Ceanothus pinetorum Kern ceanothus (fruit)
Ceanothus velutinus Tobacco brush Ceanothus velutinus var. hookeri
Cephalanthera austiniae Phantom orchid
Chaenactis douglasii Douglas' dustymaiden
Chaenactis glabriuscula var. megacephala Yellow pincushion flower
Chamaebatia foliolosa Mountain misery
Chamerion angustifolium Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium
Chamerion latifolium River beauty Epilobium latifolium
Chorizanthe membranacea Pink spineflower
Circaea alpina Enchanter's nightshade
Cirsium andersonii Anderson's thistle
Clarkia dudleyana Dudley's clarkia
Clarkia heterandra Mountain clarkia
Clarkia modesta Waltham Creek clarkia
Clarkia purpurea ssp. viminea Purple clarkia
Clarkia rhomboidea Diamond clarkia
Clarkia rostrata Beaked clarkia
Clarkia williamsonii Fort Miller clarkia
Claytonia rubra Red-stemmed miner's lettuce
Clintonia uniflora Bride's bonnet
Collinsia parviflora Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary
Collinsia tinctoria Tincture plant
Collinsia tinctoria Tincture plant (pink)
Collinsia tinctoria Tincture plant (white)
Collinsia torreyi Torrey's blue-eyed Mary
Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii Wright's blue-eyed Mary
Collomia heterophylla Variable-leaf collomia
Collomia heterophylla Variable-leaf collomia (white)
Collomia tinctoria Yellow-staining collomia
Comandra umbellata Bastard toadflax
Comastoma tenellum Danes' gentian Gentianella tenella
Corallorhiza striata Striped coral root
Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood
Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood (pale green)
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea American dogwood
Corylus cornuta California hazelnut (male catkins)
Crepis acuminata Long-leaved hawkbeard
Cryptogramma acrostichoides American parsley fern
Cymopterus terebinthinus Turpentine cymopterus
Cypripedium montanum Mountain lady's slipper
Cystopteris fragilis Fragile fern
Darmera peltata Indian rhubarb
Dasiphora fruticosa Shrubby cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa
Delphinium andersonii Anderson's larkspur
Delphinium depauperatum Small larkspur
Delphinium glaucum Giant mountain larkspur
Delphinium gracilentum Pine forest larkspur
Delphinium hansenii Hansen's larkspur
Delphinium inopinum Unexpected larkspur
Delphinium polycladon Mountain marsh larkspur
Delphinium purpusii Kern County larkspur
Descurainia californica Sierra tansy mustard
Dianthus armeria? Grass pink?
Dianthus nudiflorus Velezia Velezia rigida
Dicentra formosa Pacific bleeding heart
Dicentra uniflora Steer's head
Dichelostemma multiflorum Wild hyacinth
Dichelostemma volubile Snake lily
Dieteria canescens Hoary aster Machaeranthera canescens
Diplacus bicolor Whitney's monkeyflower Mimulus whitneyii
Diplacus bolanderi Bolander's monkeyflower Mimuulus bolanderi
Diplacus douglasii Douglas' monkeyflower Mimulus douglasii
Diplacus kelloggii Kellogg's monkeyflower Mimulus kelloggii
Diplacus layneae Layne's monkeyflower Mimulus layneae
Diplacus leptaleus Slender monkeyflower Mimulus leptaleus
Diplacus mephiticus Skunky monkeyflower (maroon) Mimulus nanus var. mephiticus
Diplacus mephiticus Skunky monkeyflower (yellow) Mimulus nanus var. mephiticus
Diplacus pulchellus Pansy monkeyflower Mimulus pulchellus
Diplacus torreyi Torrey's monkeyflower Mimulus torreyi
Diplacus viscidus Sticky monkeyflower Mimulus viscidus
Doellingeria breweri Brewer's aster Aster breweri
Downingia montana Sierra downingia
Draba breweri? Brewer's draba?
Draba praealta Slender white draba
Draperia systyla Draperia
Dudleya abramsii ssp. calcicola Limestone dudleya Dudleya calcicola
Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa Canyon dudleya
Ehrendorferia chrysantha Golden eardrops Dicentra chrysantha
Elymus cinereus Great Basin wild rye Leymus cinereus
Elymus multisetus Big squirrel tail
Enemion occidentale Western false rue anemone Isopyrum occidentale
Epilobium anagallidifolium Alpine willow herb
Epilobium densiflorum Spike primrose
Epilobium glaberrimum Smooth willowherb (white)
Epilobium glaberrimum? Smooth willowherb?
Epilobium hallianum Hall's willowherb Epilobium halleanum
Epilobium obcordatum Rock fringe
Equisetum arvense Common horsetail
Eremogone kingii King's sandwort Arenaria kingii
Eriastrum sparsiflorum Great Basin woolstar (blue)
Eriastrum wilcoxii Wilcox's woolstar
Ericameria bloomeri Bloomer's goldenbush
Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa Rabbitbrush
Ericameria suffruticosa Single-head goldenbush
Erigeron aequifolius Hall's daisy
Erigeron algidus Sierra daisy
Erigeron barbellulatus Shining daisy
Erigeron breweri Brewer's fleabane
Erigeron clokeyi Clokey's daisy
Erigeron compositus Cut-leaf daisy
Erigeron compositus Cut-leaf daisy (discoid)
Erigeron coulteri Coulter's daisy
Erigeron glacialis Wandering daisy Erigeron peregrinus
Erigeron lonchophyllus Short-rayed daisy Trimorpha lonchophylla
Erigeron pygmaeus Alpine daisy
Erigeron vagus? Fellfield daisy?
Eriogonum incanum Hoary buckwheat (female)
Eriogonum incanum Hoary buckwheat (male)
Eriogonum lobbii Prostrate buckwheat
Eriogonum microtheca Slender buckwheat
Eriogonum nudum Nude buckwheat
Eriogonum nudum var. scapigerum Nude buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale Oval-leaved buckwheat
Eriogonum rosense Alpine buckwheat
Eriogonum spergulinum Spurry buckwheat
Eriogonum spergulinum var. pratense Spurry buckwheat
Eriogonum twisselmannii Twisselmann's buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum Sulfur-colored buckwheat (flowers)
Eriogonum umbellatum var. covillei Sulfur-colored buckwheat
Eriophyllum congdonii Congdon's woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum Woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum var. croceum Woolly sunflower
Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum Wallflower
Erysimum perenne Sierra wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. perenne
Erythranthe acutidens Kings River monkeyflower
Erythranthe bicolor Bi-colored monkeyflower Mimulus bicolor
Erythranthe bicolor Bi-colored monkeyflower (all yellow) Mimulus bicolor
Erythranthe breweri Brewer's monkeyflower Mimulus breweri
Erythranthe filicaulis Hetch Hetchy monkeyflower Mimulus filicaulis
Erythranthe inconspicua Inconspicuous monkeyflower Mimulus inconspicus
Erythranthe laciniata Cut-leaf monkeyflower Mimulus laciniatus
Erythranthe lewisii Lewis' monkeyflower Mimulus lewisii
Erythranthe montioides Montia-like monkeyflower Mimulus montioides
Erythranthe moschata Musk monkeyflower Mimulus moschatus
Erythranthe primuloides Primrose monkeyflower Mimulus primuloides
Erythranthe suksdorfii Suksdorf's monkeyflower Mimulus suksdorfii
Erythranthe tilingii Large mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii
Erythronium pluriflorum Shuteye Peak fawn lily
Eurybia integrifolia Entire-leaved aster Aster integrifolius
Fragaria virginiana Strawberry
Frangula rubra Sierra coffeeberry Rhamnus rubra
Frangula rubra ssp. yosemitana Red-stem coffeeberry Rhamnus rubra ssp. yosemitana
Frasera speciosa Monument plant Swertia radiata
Frasera speciosa Monument plant (flower) Swertia radiata
Frasera tubulosa Kern green gentian Swertia tubulosa
Fritillaria atropurpurea Purple fritillary
Fritillaria brandegeei Greenhorn fritillary Fritillaria brandegei
Fritillaria micrantha Brown bells
Galium porrigens Climbing bedstraw
Galium sparsiflorum? Sequoia bedstraw?
Galium sparsiflorum? Sequoia bedstraw? (leaves)
Galium trifidum Three-petaled bedstraw
Galium triflorum Sweet-scented bedstraw
Gaultheria humifusa Alpine wintergreen (fruit)
Gayophytum eriospermum Coville's ground-smoke
Gayophytum humile Dwarf ground smoke
Gentiana calycosa Explorer's gentian
Gentiana newberryi Alpine gentian
Gentiana newberryi Alpine gentian (blue)
Gentianella amarella Northern gentian
Gentianopsis holopetala Sierra gentian
Geum macrophyllum Large-leaved avens (fruit)
Gilia cana? Showy gilia?
Gilia capitata ssp. mediomontana Globe gilia
Gilia leptantha Broad-flowered gilia
Githopsis pulchella ssp. serpentinicola Sierra bluecup
Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake plantain
Hackelia micrantha Stickseed
Hackelia mundula Pink stickseed
Hackelia velutina Stickseed
Hemizonella minima Dwarf madia Madia minima
Hesperochiron pumilus Dwarf hesperochiron
Heuchera rubescens Alpine alumroot
Hieracium albiflorum White hawkweed
Hieracium horridum Shaggy hawkweed
Holcus lanatus Velvet grass
Holcus lanatus Velvet grass (open)
Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus Small-leaved creambush Holodiscus microphyllus
Horkelia fusca Dusky horkelia
Horkelia parryi Parry's horkelia
Horkelia tridentata Three-toothed horkelia
Horkelia tridentata Three-toothed horkelia (leaves)
Horkelia tularensis Kern Plateau horkelia
Horkeliella purpurascens Purple false horkelia
Hosackia oblongifolia Meadow lotus Lotus oblongifolius
Hulsea algida Alpine gold
Hulsea brevifolia Short-leaved hulsea
Hulsea vestita ssp. vestita Pumice alpinegold
Humulus lupulus Hops (leaves)
Hydrophyllum occidentale Western waterleaf
Hymenoxys hoopesii Hoope's sneezeweed Dugaldia hoopesii
Hypericum anagalloides Tinker's penny
Hypericum scouleri St. John's wort Hypericum formosum
Hypochaeris radicata Rough cat's ear
Ipomopsis aggregata Scarlet gilia
Ipomopsis tenuituba Slender-tube skyrocket
Iris hartwegii Hartweg's iris
Iris missouriensis Western blue flag
Iris munzii Munz's iris
Ivesia campestris Field mousetail
Ivesia lycopodioides Club-moss mousetail
Ivesia santolinoides Sierra mousetail
Ivesia unguiculata Yosemite ivesia
Jamesia americana Rosy-petalled cliff-bush
Jensia yosemitana Yosemite tarweed Madia yosemitana
Jepsonia heterandra Foothill jepsonia (leaves)
Juncus chlorocephalus Yellow-green rush
Juncus nevadensis Sierra Nevada rush Juncus phaeocephalus var. gracilis
Juncus parryi Parry's rush
Juniperus communis Dwarf juniper
Juniperus grandis Western juniper Juniperus occidentalis var. australis
Kalmia polifolia Mountain laurel
Keckiella breviflora var. glabrisepala Gaping keckiella
Keckiella breviflora var. glabrisepala Gaping keckiella (white)
Keckiella rothrockii Rothrock's keckiella
Kelloggia galioides Kelloggia
Kelloggia galioides Kelloggia (with fruit)
Lathyrus nevadensis Sierra pea
Lathyrus sulphureus Sulfur pea
Layia pentachaeta Sierra tidy-tips
Lepidium virginicum Virginia pepperweed
Leptosiphon ciliatus Whisker brush Linanthus ciliatus
Leptosiphon ciliatus Whisker brush (white) Linanthus ciliatus
Leptosiphon filipes Thread linanthus Linanthus filipes
Leptosiphon harknessii? Harkness' flaxflower? Linanthus harknessii?
Leptosiphon montanus Mustang clover Linanthus montanus
Leptosiphon montanus Mustang clover (white) Linanthus montanus
Leptosiphon nuttallii Nuttall's linanthus Linanthus nuttallii
Lessingia leptoclada Sierra lessingia
Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye daisy
Lewisia congdonii Congdon's lewisia
Lewisia glandulosa Alpine lewisia
Lewisia kelloggii Kellogg's lewisia
Lewisia nevadensis Nevada lewisia
Lewisia pygmaea Pygmy lewisia
Lewisia triphylla Three-leaved lewisia
Ligusticum grayi Lovage
Lilium kelleyanum Kelley's lily
Lilium pardalinum Leopard lily
Lilium parvum Alpine lily
Lilium washingtonianum Washington lily
Limnanthes alba White meadowfoam
Limnanthes montana Mountain meadowfoam
Linanthus dichotomus Evening snow
Lithophragma affine Woodland star
Lithophragma bolanderi Bolander's woodland star
Lithophragma glabrum Subalpine woodland star
Lithophragma parviflorum Small woodland star
Lomatium torreyi Torrey's lomatium
Lonicera conjugialis Purple honeysuckle (in bud)
Lupinus albicaulis White-stemmed lupine
Lupinus arbustus Spurred lupine (white)
Lupinus argenteus Silvery lupine
Lupinus benthamii Spider lupine
Lupinus breweri var. breweri Brewer's lupine
Lupinus breweri var. bryoides Brewer's lupine
Lupinus citrinus var. citrinus Orange lupine
Lupinus covillei? Shaggy lupine?
Lupinus fulcratus Green-stipuled lupine
Lupinus gracilentus Slender lupine
Lupinus grayi Gray's lupine
Lupinus lepidus var. culbertsonii Hockett Meadows lupine
Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii Lyall's lupine
Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii Lyall's lupine (flowers)
Lupinus lepidus var. ramosus Branched tidy lupine
Lupinus lepidus var. sellulus Dwarf tidy lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus Large-leaved lupine
Lupinus pratensis Inyo meadow lupine
Lupinus spectabilis Shaggy-hair lupine
Lupinus stiversii Harlequin lupine
Madia elegans Common madia
Maianthemum racemosum Large false Solomon's seal Smilacina racemosa
Maianthemum stellatum Little false Solomon's seal Smilacina stellata
Malacothamnus fremontii Fremont's bush mallow
Marah horrida Sierra wild cucumber (fruit) Marah horridus
Mentzelia crocea Sierra blazing star
Mentzelia dispersa Nada stickleaf
Mertensia ciliata Lungwort
Micranthes aprica Sierra saxifrage Saxifraga aprica
Micranthes bryophora Bud saxifrage Saxifraga bryophora
Micranthes nidifica? Peak saxifrage? Saxifraga nidifica?
Micranthes odontoloma Brook saxifrage Saxifraga odontoloma
Micranthes oregana Bog saxifrage Saxifraga oregana
Monardella exilis Desert monardella
Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca Gray monardella Monardella glauca
Monardella odoratissima ssp. pallida Mountain monardella
Montia chamissoi Toad lily
Montia linearis Linear-leaved montia
Montia parvifolia Little-leaf montia
Muhlenbergia montana Mountain muhly
Myrica hartwegii Sierra sweet bay
Myriopteris gracillima Lace-lip fern Cheilanthes gracillima
Narcissus pseudonarcissus Daffodil
Navarretia breweri Brewer's navarretia
Navarretia divaricata Mountain navarretia
Navarretia leptalea ssp. leptalea Bridge's gilia
Navarretia sinistra Clockwise gilia Gilia sinistra
Nemacladus secundiflorus One-sided threadplant
Nemophila heterophylla Varied-leaf nemophila
Nemophila maculata Five-spot
Nemophila menziesii Baby blue eyes (white)
Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora Woodland nemophila
Nemophila parviflora var. quercifolia Oak-leaved nemophila
Nemophila pedunculata Meadow nemophila
Nemophila pedunculata Meadow nemophila (blue)
Nemophila pedunculata Meadow nemophila (white)
Nemophila pulchella Eastwood's baby blue eyes
Nemophila spatulata Sierra nemophila
Notholithocarpus densiflorus Tanbark oak Lithocarpus densiflorus
Oreonana clementis Pygmy mountain parsley
Oreonana purpurascens Purple mountain parsley (in fruit)
Oreostemma alpigenum Alpine aster Aster alpigenus
Orochaenactis thysanocarpha Mountain pincushion
Orthilia secunda One-sided wintergreen
Orthocarpus cuspidatus Broad-scaled owl's clover
Osmorhiza occidentalis Western sweet cicely
Oxyria digyna Mountain sorrel
Packera cana Woolly groundsel Senecio canus
Packera cana Woolly groundsel (discoid) Senecio canus
Packera pauciflora Alpine butterweed Senecio pauciflorus
Packera subnuda var. subnuda Alpine meadow groundsel Senecio cymbalarioides
Parnassia palustris Grass of Parnassus Parnassia californica
Pectiantia breweri Bishop's cap Mitella breweri
Pedicularis attollens Little elephant's head
Pedicularis crenulata Meadow lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica Elephant's head
Pellaea breweri Brewer's cliff-brake
Pellaea bridgesii Bridges' cliff-brake
Penstemon azureus Azure beardstongue
Penstemon davidsonii Alpine penstemon
Penstemon heterodoxus Whorled penstemon
Penstemon newberryi Mountain pride
Penstemon parvulus? Purple penstemon?
Penstemon procerus Small-flowered penstemon
Penstemon rydbergii Meadow penstemon
Pentagramma pallida Silver-back fern
Perideridia parishii ssp. latifolia Yampah
Petrophytum caespitosum Rock spiraea (leaves) Petrophyton caespitosum
Phacelia bicolor Bi-colored phacelia
Phacelia cicutaria var. cicutaria Caterpillar phacelia
Phacelia congdonii Congdon's phacelia
Phacelia eisenii? Eisen's phacelia?
Phacelia hastata Timberline phacelia
Phacelia humilis Low phacelia
Phacelia hydrophylloides Waterleaf phacelia
Phacelia mutabilis Changeable phacelia
Phacelia platyloba Broad-lobed phacelia
Phacelia quickii Granite phacelia
Phacelia vallicola Mariposa phacelia
Phalacroseris bolanderi Bolander's dandelion
Philadelphus lewisii California mock-orange
Phleum alpinum Mountain timothy
Phleum pratense Common timothy
Phlox condensata Condensed phlox
Phlox diffusa Spreading phlox
Phlox stansburyi Stansbury phlox
Phyllodoce breweri Red mountain heather
Physocarpus capitatus Ninebark
Pinus albicaulis White-bark pine
Piperia transversa Flat-spurred piperia
Plagiobothrys torreyi Torrey's popcorn flower
Platanthera sparsiflora Green-flowered bog-orchid
Platanthera yosemitensis Yosemite bog orchid
Plectritis ciliosa Long-spurred plectritis
Poa bulbosa Bulbous bluegrass
Pogogyne serpylloides? Thyme-leaf mesa-mint?
Polemonium californicum Showy Jacob's ladder
Polemonium eximium Sky pilot
Polemonium occidentale Western polemonium
Polygonum douglasii Douglas' knotweed (fruit)
Polygonum majus? Wiry knotweed?
Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii Kellogg's knotweed
Polygonum sawatchense Sawatch knotweed
Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen (leaves)
Populus trichocarpa Black cottonwood Populus balsamifera
Potentilla drummondii Drummond's cinquefoil
Potentilla flabellifolia Fan-leaved cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis Slender cinquefoil
Potentilla pensylvanica Pennsylvania cinquefoil
Primula jeffreyi Jeffrey shooting star Dodecatheon jeffreyi
Primula subalpina Sierra shooting star Dodecatheon subalpinum
Primula suffrutescens Sierra primrose
Primula tetrandra Alpine shooting star Dodecatheon alpinum
Primula tetrandra Alpine shooting star (open) Dodecatheon alpinum
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata Prunella
Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry
Prunus subcordata Sierra plum
Pseudobahia heermannii Foothill sunburst
Pseudognaphalium thermale White everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale
Pyrola picta White-veined wintergreen
Pyrola picta White-veined wintergreen (flower)
Pyrrocoma apargioides Alpine pyrrocoma
Quercus douglasii Blue oak (leaves)
Quercus vacciniifolia Huckleberry oak Quercus vaccinifolia
Quercus wislizeni Interior live oak (leaves) Quercus wislizenii
Raillardella argentea Silky raillardella
Raillardella scaposa Green-leaved raillardella
Ranunculus alismifolius Water plantain buttercup
Ranunculus aquatilis Water buttercup
Ranunculus eschscholtzii Alpine buttercup
Ranunculus hystriculus Waterfall buttercup Kumlienia hystricula
Ranunculus testiculatus Tubercled crowfoot (in fruit)
Rhodiola integrifolia Rosewort Sedum roseum
Rhododendron columbianum Labrador tea Ledum glandulosum
Rhododendron occidentale Western azalea
Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry
Ribes viscosissimum Sticky currant
Rosa bridgesii Bridges' rose
Rosa pinetorum Pine rose
Rubus leucodermis Western raspberry
Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry
Rudbeckia californica Coneflower
Rumex paucifolius Alpine sheep sorrel
Salix eastwoodiae Mountain willow
Salix nivalis Snow willow Salix reticulata
Salix orestera Sierra willow
Salix orestera Sierra willow (in flower)
Salix petrophila Arctic willow Salix arctica
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa Black elderberry Sambucus melanocarpa
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Red elderberry Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys
Sanicula bipinnata Poison sanicle
Schizotechium jamesianum Sticky starwort Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Scirpus cyperinus Wool grass
Scleranthus annuus German knotweed
Sclerolinon digynum Northwestern yellow flax
Scrophularia desertorum Desert figwort
Sedella pumila Sierra stonecrop Parvisedum congdonii
Sedum lanceolatum Spearleaf stonecrop
Sedum obtusatum Sierra stonecrop
Senecio aronicoides California butterweed
Senecio clarkianus Clark's groundsel
Senecio fremontii Fremont's groudsel
Senecio hydrophilus Water groundsel
Senecio integerrimus Single-stemmed groundsel
Senecio scorzonella Sierra butterweed
Senecio scorzonella Sierra butterweed (rayless)
Senecio triangularis Arrowhead-leaved groundsel
Sequoiadendron giganteum Giant sequoia
Sibbaldia procumbens Sibbaldia
Sidalcea glaucescens Waxy checkerbloom
Sidalcea multifida Cut-leaf checkerbloom
Sidalcea oregana Oregon checkerbloom
Sidalcea ranunculacea Marsh checkerbloom
Sidalcea reptans? Sierra checkerbloom?
Silene bernardina Mountain campion
Silene laciniata ssp. californica California Indian pink Silene californica
Silene lemmonii Lemmon's catchfly
Silene sargentii Alpine campion
Sisymbrium altissimum Tumble mustard
Sisyrinchium elmeri Golden-eyed grass
Solidago elongata Meadow goldenrod Solidago canadensis
Solidago multiradiata Alpine goldenrod
Sphaeromeria cana Gray tansy
Spiraea splendens Rose spirea Spiraea densiflora
Spiranthes porrifolia Western ladies' tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Ladies' tresses
Staphylea bolanderi Bladdernut (fruit)
Stellaria longipes Long-stalked starwort
Stephanomeria tenuifolia Narrow-leaved wire-lettuce
Streptanthus cordatus Heartleaf jewelflower
Streptanthus cordatus var. piutensis Piute Mountains jewelflower
Streptanthus diversifolius Varied-leaved jewelflower
Streptanthus farnsworthianus Farnsworth's jewel flower
Streptanthus fenestratus Tehipite Valley jewelflower
Streptanthus polygaloides Milkwort jewelflower
Streptanthus tortuosus Shield leaf
Swertia perennis Felwort
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Mountain snowberry
Symphyotrichum ascendens Western aster Aster ascendens
Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. yosemitanum Western bog aster Aster occidentalis var. yosemitanus
Taraxacum erythrospermum Red-seeded dandelion
Taraxia subacaulis Stemless evening primrose Camissonia subacaulis
Tonestus peirsonii Peirson's serpentweed
Torreya californica California nutmeg
Toxicoscordion exaltatum Giant death-camas Zigadenus exaltatus
Tragopogon dubius Oyster plant
Trichostema oblongum Mountain bluecurls
Trifolium andersonii ssp. beatleyae Anderson's clover
Trifolium bolanderi Bolander's clover
Trifolium breweri Forest clover
Trifolium cyathiferum Bowl clover
Trifolium longipes Long-stalked clover
Trifolium monanthum ssp. monanthum Carpet clover
Trifolium monanthum ssp. parvum Carpet clover
Trifolium repens White clover
Trillium angustipetalum Narrow-petaled trillium
Trisetum spicatum Narrow oatgrass
Triteleia hyacinthina White brodiaea
Triteleia ixioides Pretty face
Tsuga mertensiana Mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana Mountain hemlock (leaves)
Vaccinium cespitosum Dwarf bilberry Vaccinium caespitosum
Valeriana californica Valerian
Veratrum californicum Corn lily
Veronica arvensis Corn speedwell
Veronica scutellata Marsh speedwell
Veronica wormskjoldii Alpine veronica
Viburnum ellipticum Viburnum
Vicia sativa ssp. nigra Spring vetch
Viola adunca Blue violet
Viola arvensis Field pansy
Viola douglasii Douglas' violet
Viola douglasii Douglas' violet (leaves)
Viola glabella Stream violet
Viola lobata Pine violet
Viola macloskeyi Macloskey's violet
Viola pinetorum Pine violet
Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum Oak violet
Viola sheltonii Shelton's violet
Wyethia angustifolia Narrow-leaf mule ears
Wyethia mollis Mule ears

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