Plant Check List for Sagehen Meadow, Mono County, United States.
Edited by Tom Schweich
This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network, which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.
For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.
This page is highly summarized. For detail about the distribution of plants, please see: Detailed Area List for Sagehen Meadow, Mono County, United States.
2. [ ] Pinus contorta Loudon ssp. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Critchf. (Syn: P. m. Balf. ) Sierra Lodgepole Pine. SGSpr
3. [ ] Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf. Jeffrey Pine. SGSpr
5. [ ] Angelica lineariloba A. Gray. Poison Angelica. SGPk
7. [ ] Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. glauca. Pale Goat-Chicory.
8. [ ] Anisocoma acaulis Torr. & A. Gray. Scale Bud.
9. [ ] Arnica sororia Greene. Twin Leopardbane.
10. [ ] Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. bolanderi (A. Gray) G. H. Ward. Silver Sagebrush.
11. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush.
12. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle. Mountain Big Sagebrush.
13. [ ] Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. ssp. puberulus (D. C. Eaton) H. M. Hall & Clem. Yellow Rabbitbrush.
14. [ ] Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. ssp. viscidiflorus. Yellow Rabbitbrush. SGS
15. [ ] Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird var. hololeuca (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird. Rubber Rabbitbush.
16. [ ] Ericameria parryi (A. Gray) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird var. aspera (Greene) G. L. Nesom & G. I. Baird. Rough Rabbitbrush.
17. [ ] Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) J. Forbes var. integrifolium (Hook.) Smiley. (Syn: Erigeron monoense Rydb. ) Oregon Sunshine. SGPk
18. [ ] Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. ssp. exigua. Small Wirelettuce.
19. [ ] Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G. L. Nesom. (Syn: Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray , Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. fremontii ) Western Mountain Aster.
20. [ ] Tetradymia canescens DC. Spineless Horsebush.
22. [ ] Cryptantha glomeriflora Greene. Truckee Cryptantha.
23. [ ] Phacelia bicolor Torr. ex S. Watson var. bicolor. Two-Color Phacelia.
24. [ ] Phacelia ramosissima Douglas ex Lehm. (Syn: P. r. Douglas ex Lehm. var. eremophila (Greene) J. F. Macbr. , P. r. Douglas ex Lehm. var. ramosissima , P. r. Douglas ex Lehm. var. subglabra M. Peck ) Branching Phacelia.
25. [ ] Plagiobothrys kingii (S. Watson) A. Gray var. kingii. Great Basin Popcornflower. SGPk
27. [ ] Boechera pinetorum (Tidestr.) Windham & Al-Shehbaz. (Syn: Arabis holboellii Hornem. var. p. (Tidestr.) Rollins ) Holboell's Rockcress.
28. [ ] Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene var. capitatum. Sanddune Wallflower. SGPk
29. [ ] Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg. Shieldplant. SGPk
31. [ ] Symphoricarpos rotundifolius A. Gray. (Syn: S. oreophilus A. Gray , S. rotundifolius A. Gray var. parishii (Rydb.) Dempster , S. rotundifolius A. Gray var. rotundifolius , S. vaccinioides Rydb. ) Roundleaf Snowberry.
33. [ ] Stellaria longipes Goldie ssp. longipes. (Syn: S. l. Goldie var. l. ) Longstalk Starwort.
35. [ ] Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Watson. Narrowleaf Goosefoot. SGPk
36. [ ] Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. Spiny Hop Sage.
38. [ ] Astragalus . Milkvetch. SGPk
39. [ ] Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. argenteus. Loosely Flowered Silver Lupine. SGPk
40. [ ] Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. meionanthus (A. Gray) Barneby. Tailcup lupine. SGPk
41. [ ] Lupinus lepidus Douglas ex Lindl. var. confertus (Kellogg) C. P. Sm. (Syn: L. c. Kellogg ) Crowded Lupine. SGMC
43. [ ] Ribes cereum Douglas var. cereum. Wax Currant.
45. [ ] Mentzelia monoensis J. M. Brokaw & L. Hufford. Mono Craters Blazing Star. SGS
47. [ ] Montia chamissoi (Spreng.) Greene. (Syn: Crunocallis c. (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Rydb. ) Toad Lily.
49. [ ] Abronia turbinata S. Watson. Transmontane Sand Verbena. SGMC SGPk
51. [ ] Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & A. Gray ssp. parviflorum H. Lewis & Szweyk. Spreading Groundsmoke.
53. [ ] Castilleja applegatei Fernald ssp. pinetorum (Fernald) T. I. Chuang & Heckard. Wavy-Leaf Indian Paintbrush.
54. [ ] Castilleja chromosa A. Nelson. Desert Indian Paintbrush. SGMC
55. [ ] Castilleja pilosa (S. Watson) Rydb. (Syn: Orthocarpus pilosus S. Watson ) Parrothead Indian Paintbrush.
57. [ ] Diplacus mephiticus (Greene) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Mimulus angustifolius (Greene) A.L. Grant , Mimulus coccineus Congdon , Mimulus densus A.L. Grant , Mimulus nanus Hook. & Arn. var. mephiticus (Greene) D. M. Thomps. ) Skunky Monkey Flower.
58. [ ] Erythranthe primuloides (Benth.) G.L. Nesom & N.S. Fraga. (Syn: Mimulus primuloides Benth. ) Primrose Monkey Flower.
60. [ ] Collinsia parviflora Lindl. Maiden Blue-eyed Mary.
61. [ ] Penstemon cinicola D. D. Keck. Ash Penstemon.
62. [ ] Penstemon speciosus Lindl. Royal Penstemon. SGMC SGPk
64. [ ] Aliciella . Gilia. SGPk
65. [ ] Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet.
66. [ ] Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V. E. Grant ssp. aggregata. Scarlet Gilia. SGPk
67. [ ] Linanthus pungens (Torr.) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson. (Syn: Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Nutt. ex Rydb. ) Granite Prickly Phlox.
68. [ ] Phlox stansburyi (Torrey) A. A. Heller. Cold-Desert Phlox.
70. [ ] Eriogonum baileyi S. Watson var. baileyi. Bailey's Buckwheat.
71. [ ] Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. var. ambiguum (M. E. Jones) Reveal. Slender Buckwheat. SGPk
72. [ ] Eriogonum spergulinum A. Gray var. reddingianum (M. E. Jones) J. T. Howell. Redding Buckwheat.
73. [ ] Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. nevadense Gand. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. SGPk
74. [ ] Rumex paucifolius S. Watson. Alpine Sheep Sorrel.
76. [ ] Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. var. intermontanus N. H. Holmgren. Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany. SGPk
77. [ ] Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. var. microphyllus (Rydb.) Jeps. (Syn: H. microphyllus Rydb. , H. microphyllus Rydb. var. microphyllus ) Ocean Spray.
78. [ ] Horkeliella congdonis (Rydb.) Rydb. Congdon's False Horkelia.
79. [ ] Potentilla gracilis Hook. var. elmeri (Rydb.) Jeps. Comb-Leaf Cinquefoil.
80. [ ] Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. var. tridentata. Antelope Bitterbrush.
81. [ ] Rosa woodsii Lindl. ssp. ultramontana (S. Watson) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde. Mountain Rose. SGPk
83. [ ] Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen. SGMC
85. [ ] Salix geyeriana Andersson. (Syn: S. g. Andersson ssp. argentea (Bebb) C. K. Schneid. ) Geyer Willow. SGSpr
87. [ ] Carex douglasii Boott. Douglas Sedge.
89. [ ] Iris missouriensis Nutt. Western Blue Flag. Weed: Inyo National Forest, List: C.
91. [ ] Juncus mexicanus Willd. (=Juncus arcticus (Willd.) Trautv. var. mexicanus (Willdenow ex Roemer & Schultes) Balslev) Mexican Rush.
93. [ ] Calochortus bruneaunis A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr. Bruneau Mariposa Lily.
95. [ ] Agrostis scabra Willd. Rough Bentgrass.
96. [ ] Bromus tectorum L. (Syn: B. tectorum L. var. glabratus Spenn. ) Cheat Grass. Weed: CAL-IPC, List: High. Inyo National Forest, priority: Locally high; generally low,
97. [ ] Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. (Syn: E. longifolius (J. G. Sm.) Gould , Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm. ) Squirreltail Grass. SGPk
98. [ ] Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus. Slender Wheatgrass.
99. [ ] Hordeum jubatum L. ssp. jubatum. Foxtail Barley.
100. [ ] Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. Mat Muhly. SGPk
101. [ ] Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. var. comata. (=Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata ) Needle and Thread.
102. [ ] Stipa hymenoides Roem. & Schult. (=Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb.) Indian Rice Grass.
103. [ ] Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson var. californica (Merr. & Davy) C. L. Hitchc. (=Eriocoma occidentalis (Thurb. ex S. Watson) ssp. californica (Merr. & Burt Davy) Romasch.) California Needlegrass.
104. [ ] Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson var. occidentalis. (Error looking up Synonym =20Erioccocc). Western Needlegrass.
| Total number of taxa: | 78 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 70 |
| Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 1 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 7 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 2 |
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Date and time this article was prepared: 3/23/2025 6:16:12 PM