![]() | Mono Pass, Mono County, California. |
Gazetteer Query: See also: Upper Mono Basin.
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Pass at the head of Bloody Canyon. 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)
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Area Plant Lists that contain this location: 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.
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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