![]() | Lee Vining, Mono County, California. |
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The town is named for Lee (Leroy) Vining of Laporte, Indiana, who came to California in 1852 in search of gold. Vining settled on the creek named for him and operated a sawmill (Gudde, 1969, p. 175).
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Pinaceae Pinus contorta Loudon murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Critchf. Sierra Lodgepole Pine (Oth) Adoxaceae Sambucus nigra L caerulea Bolli. Common Elderberry (Oth) Apiaceae Lomatium dissectum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance. (Oth) Asteraceae Arnica chamissonis Less. Chamisso Leopardbane (Oth) Agoseris parviflora (Nutt.) D. Dietr. Steppe Goat-Chicory (Oth) Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. Flat-Spine Burr-Ragweed (Oth) Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood (Oth) Chaenactis (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. Douglas' Dustymaiden (Oth) Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. puberulus (D. C. Eaton) H. M. Hall & Clem. Yellow Rabbitbrush (Oth) Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. viscidiflorus. Yellow Rabbitbrush (Oth) Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird hololeuca (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird. Rubber Rabbitbush (Oth) Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird speciosa (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird. Rubber Rabbitbush (Oth) Erigeron philadelphicus L. Philadelphia Fleabane (Oth) Grindelia camporum Greene. Great Valley Gumweed (Oth) Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray nuttallii. Nuttall's Sunflower (Oth) Pleiacanthus spinosus (Nutt.) Rydb. Thorny Skeletonweed (Oth) Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G. L. Neson. Western Aster (Oth) Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G. L. Nesom. Western Mountain Aster (Oth) Boraginaceae Cryptantha barbigera (A. Gray) Greene. Bearded Cryptantha (Oth) Cryptantha circumscissa (Hook. & Arn.) I. M. Johnst. Cushion Cryptantha (Oth) Cryptantha muricata (Hook. & Arn.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr. Pointed Cryptantha (Oth) Brassicaceae Boechera pinetorum (Tidestr.) Windham & Al-Shehbaz. Holboell's Rockcress (Oth) Caryophyllaceae Gypsophila paniculata L. Baby's Breath (Oth) Saponaria officinalis L. Bouncingbet (Oth) Silene oregana S. Watson. Oregon Silene (Oth) Chenopodiaceae Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. Spiny Hop Sage (Oth) Salsola tragus L. Tumbleweed (Oth) Fabaceae Astragalus casei A. Gray. Case's Milkvetch (Oth) Lupinus argenteus Pursh heteranthus (S. Watson) Barneby. Tailcup lupine (Oth) Lupinus argenteus Pursh meionanthus (A. Gray) Barneby. Tailcup lupine (Oth) Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa (Oth) Melilotus albus Medik. White Sweet Clover (Oth) Hypericaceae Hypericum scouleri Hook. Scouler's Gold Wire (Oth) Orobanchaceae Castilleja miniata Hook. miniata. Giant Red Indian Paintbrush (Oth) Castilleja minor (A. Gray) A. Gray minor. Lesser Indian Paintbrush (Oth) Phrymaceae Erythranthe guttata (Fisch. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom. Seep Monkeyflower (Oth) Polemoniaceae Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nelson) H. Mason. Wilcox's Woollystar (Oth) Phlox stansburyi (Torrey) A. A. Heller. Cold-Desert Phlox (Oth) Polygonaceae Eriogonum baileyi S. Watson baileyi. Bailey's Buckwheat (Oth) Eriogonum davidsonii Greene. Davidson's Buckwheat (Oth) Eriogonum elatum Douglas ex Benth. elatum. Tall Woolly Buckwheat (Oth) Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. laxiflorum Hook. Slender Buckwheat (Oth) Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. nevadense Gand. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (Oth) Fallopia convolvulus (L.) A.Löve. Black Bindweed (Oth) Polygonum aviculare L. depressum (Meisn.) Arcangeli. Prostrate Knotweed (Oth) Ranunculaceae Aquilegia formosa DC. Western Columbine (Oth) Thalictrum sparsiflorum Turcz. Fewflower Meadow-Rue (Oth) Rhamnaceae Ceanothus cordulatus Kellogg. Whitethorn Ceanothus (Oth) Rosaceae Prunus andersonii A. Gray. Desert Peach (Oth) Rubiaceae Galium multiflorum Kellogg. Many-Flower Bedstraw (Oth) Salicaceae Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar (Oth) Salix exigua Nutt. exigua. Coyote Willow, Narrow-Leaved Willow (Oth) Salix lutea Nutt. Yellow Willow (Oth) Santalaceae Phoradendron juniperinum A. Gray. Juniper Mistletoe (Oth) Solanaceae Nicotiana attenuata Torr. Coyote Tobacco (Oth) Physalis philadelphica Lam. Mexican Ground Cherry (Oth) Violaceae Viola purpurea Kellogg aurea (Kellogg) J.C. Clausen. Goosefoot Violet (Oth) Cyperaceae Scirpus microcarpus J. Presl & C. Presl. Panicled Rush (Oth) Liliaceae Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. f. Smokey Mariposa (Oth) Orchidaceae Epipactis gigantea Hook. Stream Orchid (Oth) Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer. Sierra Bog Orchid (Oth) Poaceae Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. carinatus. California Brome (Oth) Elymus cinereus Scribn. & Merr. Great Basin Wild Rye (Oth) Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. Squirreltail Grass (Oth) Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners trachycaulus. Slender Wheatgrass (Oth) Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. Stinkgrass (Oth) Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Needle and Thread (Oth)
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