Plant Check List for County, Lake 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 County, Lake County, United States.
2. [ ] Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Brittle Bladderfern. CC:9 Brumley
4. Tribe: Oenantheae
5. [ ] Oxypolis fendleri (A. Gray) Heller. Fendler's Cowbane. * Brumley UG1
6. Tribe: Selineae
7. [ ] Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn. (Syn: Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose ) Alpine False Springparsley. CC:6 EvansGl UG1 WTennC
8. [ ] Ligusticum tenuifolium S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 293 (1879), nom. illeg. (Syn: L. filicinum S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 140 (1876) var. tenuifolium Mathias & Constance, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 123 (1941) ) Slender Ligusticum. CC:8 Brumley
10. Tribe: Anthemideae
11. SubTribe: Artemisiinae
12. [ ] Artemisia campestris L. var. purshii (Besser ex Hook.) Cronquist. (Syn: A. borealis Pall. ssp. borealis ) Boreal Wormwood. CC:5 WTennC
13. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle. Mountain Big Sagebrush. * UG1
14. SubTribe: Matricariinae
15. [ ] Achillea millefolium L. (Syn: A. lanulosa Nutt. , A. m. L. var. alpicola (Rydb.) Garrett , A. m. L. var. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper , A. m. L. var. occidentalis DC. ) Common Yarrow. CC:4 Brumley Mdw3099 UG1
16. Tribe: Astereae
17. SubTribe: Chrysopsidinae
18. [ ] Heterotheca pumila (Greene) Semple. Alpine False Goldenaster. * ChalkCk WTennC
19. SubTribe: Conyzinae
20. [ ] Erigeron . Fleabane. * Brumley
21. [ ] Erigeron glacialis (Nutt.) A. Nelson. Glacial Daisy. * LilyLk NFWTennC
22. [ ] Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. CC:5 ChalkCk UG1
23. [ ] Erigeron ursinus D. C. Eaton. Bear River Fleabane. CC:7 Mdw3099
24. SubTribe: Solidagininae
25. [ ] Oreochrysum parryi (A. Gray) Rydb. Goldenrod. CC:8 Brumley
26. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. CC:5 NFWTennC
27. [ ] Solidago multiradiata Aiton. Rocky Mountain Goldenrod. * Brumley NFWTennC
28. [ ] Solidago simplex Kunth. Sticky Goldenrod. CC:6 Brumley
29. SubTribe: Symphyotrichinae
30. [ ] Symphyotrichum foliaceum (DC.) G. L. Nesom var. apricum (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom. Parry's Aster. CC:5 Brumley EvansGl
31. [ ] Symphyotrichum foliaceum (DC.) G. L. Nesom var. parryi (D. C. Eaton) G. L. Nesom. Parry's Aster. CC:5 Brumley
32. Tribe: Cardueae
33. SubTribe: Carduinae
34. [ ] Cirsium parryi (A. Gray) Petr. Parry's Thistle. CC:5 Brumley
35. Tribe: Cichorieae
36. SubTribe: Crepidinae
37. [ ] Taraxacum ceratophorum (Ledeb.) DC. Northern Dandelion. CC:9 Brumley UG1
38. [ ] Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. (Syn: T. laevigatum (Willd.) DC. ) Common Dandelion. CC:0 LilyLk WTennC
39. SubTribe: Microseridinae
40. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. CC:6 UG1
41. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hooker) Greene var. aurantica. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. CC:6 UG1
42. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hooker) Greene var. purpurea (A. Gray) Cronquist. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. CC:6 WTennC
43. [ ] Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. dasycephala (Torr. & A. Gray) Jeps. (Syn: A. pubescens Rydb. ) Pale Goat-Chicory. CC:7 UG1
44. Tribe: Gnaphalieae
45. [ ] Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Bentham & Hooker. Western Pearly Everlasting. CC:4 Brumley
46. [ ] Antennaria rosea Greene. Rosy Pussytoes. CC:5 Brumley NFWTennC WTennC
47. Tribe: Heliantheae
48. SubTribe: Enceliinae
49. [ ] Helianthella quinquenervis (Hook.) A. Gray. Five-Nerve Little Sunflower. * ChalkCk UG1
50. Tribe: Madieae
51. SubTribe: Arnicinae
52. [ ] Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane. CC:7 LilyLk
53. [ ] Arnica mollis Hook. Cordilleran Leopardbane. CC:7 NFWTennC
54. [ ] Arnica parryi A. Gray. Nodding Leopardbane. * NFWTennC
55. Tribe: Senecioneae
56. [ ] Packera crocata (Rydb.) W. A. Weber & A. Love. Saffron Ragwort. CC:6 Brumley WTennC
57. [ ] Senecio crassulus A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 19: 54. 1883. Mountain Meadow Ragwort. CC:7 Brumley
58. [ ] Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort. CC:5 EvansGl
59. [ ] Senecio triangularis Hook. Arrowleaf Ragwort. CC:7 NFWTennC WTennC
61. [ ] Mertensia ciliata (Torr.) G. Don var. ciliata. Tall Fringed Bluebells. CC:7 Brumley NFWTennC
62. [ ] Phacelia sericea (Graham ex Hook.) A. Gray. Silky Phacelia. CC:6 EvansGl
64. [ ] Boechera grahamii (Lehm.) Windham & Al-Shehbaz. Graham's Rockcress. * WTennC
65. [ ] Boechera stricta (Graham) Al-Shebaz. (Syn: Arabis drummondii A. Gray ) Drummond's Rockcress. * Mdw3099 UG1
66. [ ] Cardamine cordifolia A. Gray. (Syn: C. cardiophylla Rydb. nom. Illeg. ) Heartleaf Bittercress. CC:8 Brumley NFWTennC UG1
67. [ ] Descurainia incisa (Engelm.) Britton ssp. incisa. (Syn: D. incisa (Engelm.) Britton ssp. viscosa Rydb.) G. Mulligan ) Mountain Tansymustard. CC:2 UG1
68. [ ] Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb. Tansy Mustard. CC:0 Mdw3099
69. [ ] Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene. Sanddune Wallflower. CC:5 Brumley
70. [ ] Rorippa alpina (S. Watson) Rydb. Alpine Yellow Cress. CC:4 NFWTennC
72. [ ] Campanula parryi A. Gray. Parry's Bellflower. * Mdw3099
73. [ ] Campanula rotundifolia L. (=Campanula petiolata A. DC.) Harebell. CC:5 Brumley ChalkCk
75. [ ] Linnaea borealis L. var. longiflora Torr. Twinflower. * LilyLk
76. [ ] Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. Twinberry Honeysuckle. CC:7 UG1
77. [ ] Valeriana acutiloba Rydb. Sharpleaf Valerian. CC:8 NFWTennC WTennC
78. [ ] Valeriana edulis Nuttall var. edulis. Tobacco Root. * EvansGl
80. [ ] Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. var. saxosa (A. Gray) Zarucchi, R. L. Hartman & Rabeler. Spreading Sandwort. * WTennC
81. [ ] Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaudin. (Syn: Cerastium strictum L ) Field Chickweed. CC:5 Adalaide
82. [ ] Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonnikov. (Syn: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler's Sandwort. CC:6 EvansGl
83. [ ] Silene menziesii Hook. (Syn: S. m. Hook. ssp. dorrii (Kellogg) C. L. Hitchc. & Maguire ) Menzies' Campion. CC:7 NFWTennC
84. [ ] Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl. Red Sand Spurry. CC:0 NFWTennC
85. [ ] Stellaria longipes Goldie ssp. longipes. (Syn: S. l. Goldie var. l. ) Longstalk Starwort. * NFWTennC
87. [ ] Rhodiola rhodantha (A. Gray) Jacobsen. Queen's Crown. CC:8 NFWTennC WTennC
89. [ ] Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Russet Buffalo-Berry. CC:7 NFWTennC WTennC
91. [ ] Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. (Syn: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor ) Bearberry. CC:6 LilyLk
92. [ ] Orthilia secunda (L.) House. Sidebells Wintergreen. CC:8 LilyLk
93. [ ] Pyrola asarifolia Michx. (Syn: Pyrola rotundifolia L. ssp. asarifolia (Michx.) A. Löve ) Liverleaf Wintergreen. CC:8 LilyLk
94. [ ] Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Green-Flowered Wintergreen. * NFWTennC
95. [ ] Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry. CC:7 EvansGl
96. [ ] Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville. Grouse Whortleberry. CC:7 LilyLk NFWTennC
98. [ ] Astragalus alpinus L. Alpine Milkvetch. CC:6 Brumley EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC
99. [ ] Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. rubricaulis (Greene) S.L. Welsh. Silvery Lupine. CC:7 ChalkCk UG1
100. [ ] Lupinus caespitosus Nutt. var. utahensis (S. Watson) B. J. Cox. (Syn: L. aridus Douglas var. utahensis S. Watson , L. lepidus Douglas ssp. caespitosus (Nuttall) Detling , L. lepidus Douglas ex Lindl. var. utahensis (S. Watson) C. L. Hitchc. ) Utah Lupine. * WTennC
101. [ ] Oxytropis deflexa (Pall.) DC. var. sericea Torr. & A. Gray. Nodding Locoweed. CC:8 UG1
102. [ ] Oxytropis splendens Douglas ex Hook. Showy Locoweed. CC:6 EvansGl
103. [ ] Trifolium parryi A. Gray. Parry's Clover. CC:8 LilyLk
104. [ ] Trifolium repens L. White Clover. CC:0 NFWTennC
105. [ ] Vicia americana Willd. var. americana. American Vetch. * Mdw3099 UG1
107. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. CC:6 Brumley Lead
108. [ ] Gentiana parryi Engelm. (Syn: Pneumonanthe parryi (Engelmann) Greene ) Parry's Gentian. CC:9 Brumley
109. [ ] Swertia perennis L. Felwort. CC:8 Brumley NFWTennC
111. [ ] Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant. CC:6 Brumley
113. [ ] Utricularia . * NFWTennC
115. [ ] Linum lewisii Pursh. (Syn: Adenolinum lewisii (Pursh) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Prairie Blue Flax. CC:4 Brumley
116. [ ] Linum perenne L. (Syn: Adenolinum perenne (L.) Rchb. ) Blue Flax. CC:0 UG1
118. [ ] Nuphar polysepala Engelm. Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily. * LilyLk
120. [ ] Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub. (Syn: Epilobium a. L , Epilobium angustifolium L var. intermedium ) Fireweed. CC:4 Brumley
121. [ ] Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Fringed Willowherb. CC:4 Brumley NFWTennC
122. [ ] Gayophytum decipiens H. Lewis & Szweyk. Deceptive Groundsmoke. CC:6 NFWTennC
123. [ ] Gayophytum racemosum Torr. & A. Gray. Blackfoot Groundsmoke. CC:5 UG1
124. [ ] Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & A. Gray. Pinyon Groundsmoke. CC:6 TennPs
126. [ ] Castilleja miniata Hook. Giant Red Indian Paintbrush. CC:7 EvansGl
127. [ ] Castilleja sulphurea Rydb. Sulphur Indian Paintbrush. CC:7 Brumley EvansGl NFWTennC
128. [ ] Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. Yellow Owls Clover. CC:6 UG1
129. [ ] Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Elephanthead Lousewort. * Brumley UG1 WTennC
130. [ ] Pedicularis parryi A. Gray. Parry's Lousewort. * UG1
131. [ ] Pedicularis racemosa Douglas ex Benth. ssp. alba Pennell. Sickletop Lousewort. * WTennC
133. [ ] Erythranthe tilingii (Regel) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Mimulus tilingii Regel ) Tiling's Monkeyflower. * Brumley
135. [ ] Linaria vulgaris Mill. Butter and Eggs. CC:0 Weed: CO DofA, List: B. WTennC
136. [ ] Penstemon hallii A. Gray. Hall's Beardtongue. CC:8 EvansGl
137. [ ] Penstemon procerus Douglas ex Graham var. procerus. Pincushion Beardtongue. CC:6 LilyLk WTennC
138. [ ] Penstemon rydbergii A. Nelson. Rydberg's Penstemon. CC:7 UG1
139. [ ] Penstemon whippleanus A. Gray. Whipples Penstemon. CC:7 Brumley EvansGl LilyLk
141. [ ] Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet. CC:4 Mdw3099 NFWTennC UG1
142. [ ] Leptosiphon nuttallii (Gray) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson ssp. nuttallii. (Syn: Gilia nuttallii A Gray , Leptodactylon nuttallii (Gray) Rydb. , Linanthus nuttallii (A. Gray) Greene ex Milliken , Linanthastrum nuttallii (A. Gray) Ewan ) Nuttall's Linanthus. CC:4 ChalkCk EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC
143. [ ] Polemonium viscosum Nuttall. Sticky Sky Pilot. CC:8 EvansGl
145. [ ] Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small. (Syn: Polygonum bistortoides Pursh ) CC:7 Adalaide Brumley LilyLk UG1
146. [ ] Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre. Alpine Bistort. * UG1 WTennC
147. [ ] Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York. 2: 241. 1827. var. majus Hook. Subalpine Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. CC:6 Brumley EvansGl NFWTennC UG1 WTennC
148. [ ] Polygonum aviculare L. Prostrate Knotweed. CC:0 NFWTennC
149. [ ] Polygonum douglasii Greene. (Syn: Polygonum majus (Meisner) Piper ) Douglas Knotweed. CC:3 UG1
150. [ ] Polygonum polygaloides Meisn. ssp. kelloggii (Greene) J. C. Hickman. Kellogg's Knotweed. * UG1
151. [ ] Rumex densiflorus Osterhout. Dense-Flower Dock. CC:5 NFWTennC
152. [ ] Rumex utahensis Rech. f. Utah Willow Dock. CC:4 Brumley
154. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. CC:6 EvansGl NFWTennC UG1
156. [ ] Aconitum columbianum Nutt. Columbian Monkshood. CC:8 Brumley NFWTennC WTennC
157. [ ] Anemone multifida Poir. Pacific Anemone. CC:10 EvansGl
158. [ ] Anemone narcissiflora L. var. zephyra (A. Nelson) B. E. Dutton & Keener. Narcissis Anemone. * Breece
159. [ ] Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. CC:8 Brumley UG1
160. [ ] Caltha chionophila Greene. Marsh Marigold. * Brumley WTennC
161. [ ] Caltha leptosepala DC. White Marsh Marigold. * WTennC
162. [ ] Ranunculus cardiophyllus Hook. Showy Buttercup. CC:8 Mdw3099
164. Tribe: Rosoideae
165. SubTribe: Colurieae
166. [ ] Geum macrophyllum Willd. var. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup. Large-leaf Avens. CC:6 Brumley
167. [ ] Geum triflorum Pursh. Old Man's Whiskers. CC:7 Brumley EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC
168. SubTribe: Potentilleae
169. [ ] Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla fruticosa L. ) Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardtack. * NFWTennC UG1
170. [ ] Fragaria virginiana Mill. Virginia Strawberry. CC:5 EvansGl NFWTennC
171. [ ] Potentilla glaucophylla Lehm. var. glaucophylla. Blue Leaf Cinquefoil. * Breece
172. [ ] Potentilla gracilis Hook. var. fastigiata (Nutt.) S. Watson. Slender Cinquefoil. CC:5 LilyLk WTennC
173. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. Wooly Cinquefoil. CC:5 EvansGl
174. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil. CC:5 UG1
175. [ ] Potentilla hippiana × pulcherrima. Hybrid Potentilla. * FrePs
176. [ ] Potentilla pulcherrima Lehmann. (Syn: P. gracilis Douglas ex Hooker var. pulcherrina (Lehmann) Fernald ) Beautiful Cinquefoil. CC:5 Brumley ChalkCk
178. [ ] Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen. CC:5 UG1
179. [ ] Salix . Willow. * UG1
180. [ ] Salix glauca L. Gray Willow. CC:8 WTennC
182. [ ] Micranthes odontoloma (Piper) A. Heller. Brook Saxifrage. CC:8 NFWTennC
184. [ ] Undetermined . * NFWTennC
186. [ ] Viola adunca Sm. Hooked Spur Violet. CC:6 WTennC
188. [ ] Juncus mertensianus Bong. Merten's Rush. CC:7 Brumley
189. [ ] Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. Small-Flower Wood-Rush. CC:7 NFWTennC
191. [ ] Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily. CC:7 EvansGl UG1
193. [ ] Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb. (Syn: Zigadenus elegans Pursh ) Mountain Death Camas. CC:6 NFWTennC UG1 WTennC
194. [ ] Veratrum californicum Durand. Helleborine, Corn Lily. * WTennC
196. [ ] Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak. Northern Green Orchid. CC:7 Brumley
198. Tribe: Aveneae
199. [ ] Agrostis scabra Willd. Rough Bentgrass. CC:4 Brumley NFWTennC UG1
200. [ ] Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. Bluejoint. CC:6 NFWTennC
201. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. CC:6 UG1
202. [ ] Phleum alpinum L. Alpine Timothy. CC:6 Brumley WTennC
203. [ ] Trisetum spicatum (L.) K. Richt. Spike Trisetum. CC:7 Brumley
204. Tribe: Bromeae
205. [ ] Bromus ciliatus L. Fringed Brome. CC:5 Brumley
206. [ ] Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. CC:5 Brumley
207. [ ] Bromus richardsonii Link. Richardson's Brome. CC:6 NFWTennC
208. Tribe: Danthonieae
209. [ ] Danthonia intermedia Vasey. Timber Oatgrass. CC:8 NFWTennC WTennC
210. Tribe: Poeae
211. [ ] Festuca calligera (Piper) Rydb. Callused Fescue. * EvansGl UG1
212. [ ] Festuca idahoensis Elmer. Idaho Fescue. CC:7 UG1
213. [ ] Festuca thurberi Vasey. Thurber's Fescue. CC:8 UG1
214. Tribe: Stipeae
215. [ ] Eriocoma lettermanii (Vasey) Romansch. (Syn: Achnatherum lettermanii (Vasey) Barkworth ) Letterman's Needlegrass. * Brumley UG1
216. Tribe: Triticeae
217. [ ] Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass. CC:4 Brumley NFWTennC
| Total number of taxa: | 152 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 141 |
| Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 7 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 4 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 1 |
| FQA, CC, n=115, Mean C: 5.9, FQI = 62.9 |
Locations Included in This Area
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Date and time this article was prepared: 8/1/2026 3:20:08 PM