Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Rush Creek (in Horseshoe Canyon). Rush Creek (Upper).

See also: Grant Lake. Rush Creek (in Horseshoe Canyon).

This section refers to the portion below Grant Lake and above Test Station Road.

Elevation: 6384ft, 1946m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Inyo Forest Road 1N29, "Grant Lake Cut-Off," Mono County, California: at gatehouse; 
• Rush Creek Road, Mono County, California: near parking area;  near parking area; 
• Test Station Road, Mono County, California: at Rush Creek; 
• Field Notes: 1-Aug-07 at Rush Ck;  1-Aug-07 at Rush Ck;  2-Aug-07 at Rush Creek;  2-Aug-07 at Rush Ck;  2-Aug-08 at Rush Ck;  2-Aug-08 at Rush Ck;  2-Aug-07 at Rush Ck.;  along Rush Ck;  Col. #723;  1 Sep 2010;  15 Jun 2011; 
• A Checklist Flora of the Mono Lake Basin, Mono County, California and Mineral County, Nevada.: Rush Creek;  along Rush Ck;  Collection Localities; 
• U. S. Highway 395: at Rush Creek; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Kondolf, G. Mathias, and Peter Vorster. 1993. Changing water balance over time in Rush Creek, Eastern California, 1860-1992. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 29(5):823-832.
• Ostrom, Vincent A. 1950. Government and Water: A Study of the Influence of Water upon Governmental Institutions and Practices in the Development of Los Angeles. Ph.D Dissertation. University of California at Los Angeles. {TAS-pdf}
• Putnam, William C. 1949. Quaternary geology of the June Lake district, California. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 60: 1281-1302. {TAS-pdf}
• Vorster, Peter, and G. Mathais Kondolf. 1988. The effect of water management and land use practices on the restoration of Lee Vining and Rush Creeks. California Riparian Systems Conference, Septermber 22-24, 1988, Davis, California. U. S. Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-119. {TAS-pdf}

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

• Area Plant List for 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.

Asteraceae

Astereae

Symphyotrichinae

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

Eupatorieae

Brickellia oblongifolia Nutt. linifolia (D. C. Eaton) B. L. Rob. Narrowleaf Brickellbush (Oth)

Gnaphalieae

Gnaphalium palustre Nutt. Western Marsh Cudweed (TAS)

Boraginaceae

Tiquilia nuttallii (Hook.) A. T. Richardson. Nuttall's Crinklemat (TAS)

Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodium glaucum L. Oakleaf Goosefoot (Oth)

Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Watson. Narrowleaf Goosefoot (TAS)

Elaeagnaceae

Shepherdia argentea Nutt. Buffalo Berry (TAS)

Fabaceae

Lupinus lepidus Douglas ex Lindl. confertus (Kellogg) C. P. Sm. Crowded Lupine (Oth)

Lamiaceae

Mentha arvensis L. Wild Mint (TAS)

Onagraceae

Epilobium ciliatum Raf. ciliatum. Fringed Willowherb (Oth)

Eremothera boothii (Douglas) W. L. Wagner & Hoch boothii. Booth's Evening Primrose (TAS)

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja minor (A. Gray) A. Gray minor. Lesser Indian Paintbrush (Oth)

Phrymaceae

Erythranthe guttata (Fisch. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom. Seep Monkeyflower (Oth)

Mimetanthe pilosa (Benth.) Greene. Downy False-Monkeyflower (TAS)

Polemoniaceae

Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nelson) H. Mason. Wilcox's Woollystar (TAS)

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum ampullaceum J. T. Howell. Mono Buckwheat (Oth)

Eriogonum davidsonii Greene. Davidson's Buckwheat (TAS)

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus aquatilis L. diffusus With. Threadleaf Crowfoot (TAS+Oth)

Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh. Alkali Buttercup (Oth)

Rosaceae

Potentilla biennis Greene. Biennial Cinquefoil (TAS)

Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. tridentata. Antelope Bitterbrush (TAS)

Salicaceae

Salix exigua Benth. hindsiana (Benth.) Dorn. Sandbar Willow (Oth)

Solanaceae

Nicotiana attenuata Torr. Coyote Tobacco (TAS)

Cyperaceae

Amphiscirpus nevadensis (S. Watson) Oteng-Yeb. Nevada Bulrush (Oth)

Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla. (Oth)

Carex pellita Muhl. ex Willd. Wooly Sedge (Oth)

Cyperus squarrosus L. Bearded Flatsedge (TAS)

Eleocharis macrostachya Britton. Common Spike-Rush (Oth)

Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) Á. Löve & D. Löve occidentalis (S. Watson). Hardstem Bulrush (Oth)

Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla. Threesquare (Oth)

Juncaceae

Juncus mexicanus Willd. Mexican Rush (Oth)

Juncus nevadensis S. Watson nevadensis. Nevada Rush (Oth)

Juncaginaceae

Triglochin maritima L. Seaside Arrowgrass (Oth)

Poaceae

Aveneae

Agrostis gigantea Roth. Redtop (Oth)

Agrostis scabra Willd. Rough Bentgrass (Oth)

Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald. American Sloughgrass (Oth)

Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf. Rabbit's-Foot Grass (Oth)

Cynodonteae

Distichlis spicata (L.) E. Greene. Saltgrass (Oth)

Eragrostideae

Muhlenbergia asperifolia (Nees & Meyen ex Trin.) Parodi. Alkali Muhley (Oth)

Poeae

Poa secunda J. Presl secunda. Sandberg Bluegrass. (Oth)

Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc. Nuttall's Alkali Grass (Oth)

Triticeae

Hordeum jubatum L. jubatum. Foxtail Barley (Oth)

Potamogetonaceae

Potamogeton foliosus Raf. Leafy Pondweed (Oth)

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Date and time this article was prepared:5:36:52 PM, 11/3/2024.