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See also: Upper Mono Basin.

The first recorded discovery of Mono Lake was by US Army Lt. Tredwell Moore in 1852. Lt. Moore and members of his detachment became the first European Americans to discover the Mono Basin. The army was in pursuit of Chief Teneiya's Yosemite Miwok after a group of Indians attacked and killed three prospectors on the headwaters of the Merced River. The pursuit led them to Mono Pass for their first glimpse of Mono Lake

Latitude: 37.8552057 Longitude: -119.2134826 (° decimal)
Elevation: 10623ft, 3238m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Field Notes: 23 Sep 06 near Panum Crater; 
• A Checklist Flora of the Mono Lake Basin, Mono County, California and Mineral County, Nevada.: Walker Lake;  definition of Upper Mono Basin; 

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

• Area Plant List for Upper Mono Basin.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Dryopteridaceae

Woodsia scopulina D. C. Eaton. Rocky Mountain Woodsia (Oth)

Isoetaceae

Isoetes bolanderi Engelm. Bolander's Quillwort (Oth)

Pteridaceae

Pellaea breweri D. C. Eaton. Brewer's Cliffbrake (Oth)

Pinaceae

Pinus flexilis E. James. Limber Pine (Oth)

Apiaceae

Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. (Oth)

Podistera nevadensis (A. Gray) S. Watson. (Oth)

Asteraceae

Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane (Oth)

Antennaria alpina (L.) Gaertn. Alpine Pussytoes (Oth)

Artemisia cana Pursh bolanderi (A. Gray) G. H. Ward. Silver Sagebrush (Oth)

Artemisia tridentata Nutt. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle. Mountain Big Sagebrush (Oth)

Erigeron algidus Jeps. Stalked Fleabane (Oth)

Erigeron clokeyi Cronquist. Clokey's Fleabane (Oth)

Erigeron compositus Pursh. Cutleaf Daisy (Oth)

Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G. L. Nesom. Whitestem Goldenbush (Oth)

Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird speciosa (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird. Rubber Rabbitbush (Oth)

Ericameria parryi (A. Gray) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird (A. Nelson & P. B. Kenn.) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird monocephala (A. Nelson & P. B. Kenn.) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird. One-Headed Rabbitbrush (Oth)

Ericameria parryi (A. Gray) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird nevadensis (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom & G. I. Baird. Parry's Rabbitbrush (Oth)

Erigeron pygmaeus (A. Gray) Greene. Pygmy Fleabane (Oth)

Ericameria suffruticosa (Nutt.) Nesom. Singlehead Goldenbush (Oth)

Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) J. Forbes integrifolium (Hook.) Smiley. Oregon Sunshine (Oth)

Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) Greene grindelioides (DC.) W. D. Clark. Sawtooth Bristleweed (Oth)

Hulsea algida A. Gray. Pacific Hulsea (Oth)

Packera werneriifolia (A. Gray) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve. Hoary Groundsel (Oth)

Pyrrocoma apargioides (A. Gray) Greene. Alpine Flames (Oth)

Raillardella scaposa (A. Gray) A. Gray. Stem Raillardella (Oth)

Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Raf.) H. M. Hall. (Oth)

Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G. L. Nesom. Western Mountain Aster (Oth)

Boraginaceae

Phacelia hastata Douglas ex Lehm. compacta (Brand) Heckard. Compact Phacelia (Oth)

Brassicaceae

Boechera pendulocarpa (A. Nelson) Windham & Al-Shehbaz. (Oth)

Cardamine breweri S. Watson. Brewer's Bittercress (Oth)

Draba albertina Greene. Slender Draba (Oth)

Draba lemmonii S. Watson lemmonii. Granite Draba (Oth)

Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene perenne (Coville) R. J. Davis. Sanddune Wallflower (Oth)

Thelypodium crispum Payson. Crisped Thelypody (Oth)

Caprifoliaceae

Symphoricarpos r. A. Gray rotundifolius. Roundleaf Snowberry (Oth)

Chenopodiaceae

Monolepis nuttalliana (Schult.) Greene. Nuttall's Poverty Weed (Oth)

Monolepis spathulata A. Gray. Beaver Povertyweed (Oth)

Crassulaceae

Rhodiola integrifolia Raf. integrifolia. Ledge Stonecrop (Oth)

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia spathulata Lam. Warty Spurge, Spoonleaf Spurge (Oth)

Fabaceae

Astragalus lentiginosus Hook. ineptus (A. Gray) M. E. Jones. Freckled Milkvetch (Oth)

Astragalus lentiginosus Hook. semotus Jeps. Freckled Milkvetch (Oth)

Lupinus lepidus Douglas ex Lindl. lobbii (S. Watson) C. L. Hitchc. Lobb's Tidy Lupine (Oth)

Grossulariaceae

Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. Prickly Currant (Oth)

Hippuridaceae

Hippuris vulgaris L. Common Mare's Tail (Oth)

Montiaceae

Montia chamissoi (Spreng.) Greene. Toad Lily (Oth)

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja pilosa (S. Watson) Rydb. Parrothead Indian Paintbrush (Oth)

Papaveraceae

Argemone munita Durand & Hilg. Flatbud Prickly Poppy (Oth)

Phrymaceae

Mimulus suksdorfii A. Gray. Suksdorf's monkeyflower (Oth)

Plantaginaceae

Penstemon heterodoxus A. Gray heterodoxus. Sierra Beardtongue (Oth)

Polemoniaceae

Phlox caespitosa Nutt. Tufted Phlox (Oth)

Polemonium occidentale Greene. (Oth)

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. alpinum Reveal. Alpine Slender Buckwheat (Oth)

Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. Cushion Buckwheat (Oth)

Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. nivale (Canby ex Coville) M. E. Jones. Cushion Buckwheat (Oth)

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. nevadense Gand. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (Oth)

Primulaceae

Dodecatheon alpinum (A. Gray) Greene. Alpine Shootingstar (Oth)

Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia pubescens Coville. Sierra Columbine (Oth)

Rosaceae

Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardtack (Oth)

Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. discolor. Ocean Spray (Oth)

Ivesia lycopodioides A. Gray megalopetala (Rydb.) D. D. Keck. Clubmoss Mousetail (Oth)

Potentilla breweri S. Watson. (Oth)

Potentilla bruceae Rydb. (Oth)

Potentilla gracilis Hook. fastigiata (Nutt.) S. Watson. Slender Cinquefoil (Oth)

Potentilla pseudosericea Rydb. Silky Cinquefoil (Oth)

Salicaceae

Salix orestera C. K. Schneid. Sierra Willow (Oth)

Salix planifolia Pursh. Diamond-Leaf Willow (Oth)

Cyperaceae

Carex filifolia Nutt. erostrata Kük. (Oth)

Carex helleri Mack. Heller's Sedge (Oth)

Carex illota L. H. Bailey. Sheep Sedge (Oth)

Carex straminiformis L. H. Bailey. Shasta Sedge (Oth)

Carex tiogana D. W. Taylor & J. D. Mastrog. Tioga Pass Sedge (Oth)

Iridaceae

Iris missouriensis Nutt. Western Blue Flag (Oth)

Juncaceae

Juncus mertensianus Bong. Merten's Rush (Oth)

Poaceae

Agrostis humilis Vasey. Alpine Bentgrass (Oth)

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. Squirreltail Grass (Oth)

Festuca saximontana Rydb. Rocky Mountain Fescue (Oth)

Stipa x bloomeri Bol. (Oth)

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Date and time this article was prepared:8:31:58 PM, 4/21/2025.