Asterids of the Sierra Nevada
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Main gallery: Flowers of the Sierra Nevada (United States).
See also: Monocots of the Sierra Nevada. See also: Rosids of the Sierra Nevada. Borage or Waterleaf family (Boraginaceae) stickseed, phacelia[edit]
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Sierra stickseed close (Hackelia nervosa) -
Sierra stickseed, tight young flowerheads -
Sierra stickseed, open flowerheads by stream -
Sierra stickseed (Hackelia nervosa) seedhead -
Timberline phacelia, scorpioid flowerheads -
Timberline phacelia (Phacelia hastata) McGee -
Timberline phacelia (Phacelia hastata) Minaret -
Branching phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima) close -
Branching phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima) -
Phacelia bicolor, closeup of trumpets -
Phacelia bicolor, in Swall Meadows
Broomrape family (Orobanchaceae) paintbrush, pink elephants[edit]
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Red paintbrush in grass, Little Lakes Valley -
Red paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) close -
Red paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) in rock cracks -
Desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa) close -
Desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa) -
Desert paintbrush clumps on hillside -
Castilleja applegatei flowers & wavy leaves -
Applegate paintbrush (Castilleja applegatei) -
Linear-leaved paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) pinkish flowers -
Castilleja lemmonii, detail of pink flowerhead -
Meadow paintbrush (Castilleja lemmonii) -
Meadow paintbrush, group of dark pink flowers -
Peirson's paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) palette of colors -
Peirsons paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) closeup of red flowers -
Peirsons paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) yellow clump -
Peirsons paintbrush (Castilleja peirsonii) red flowers around rock -
Alpine paintbrush (Castilleja nana) green -
Alpine paintbrush (C. nana) greenish form close -
Alpine paintbrush (Castilleja nana) dark form -
Alpine paintbrush (Castilleja nana) dark close -
Elephant's head close (Pedicularis groenlandica) -
Little elephant's head close (Pedicularis attolens) -
Little elephant head plants (Pedicularis attolens)
Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) sorrel, buckwheat, knotweed[edit]
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Mountain sorrel (Oxyria digyna) -
Alpine sheep sorrel (Rumex paucifolius ssp gracilescens) in bud -
American bistort (Bistorta bistortoides) -
Nude buckwheat on granite (Eriogonum nudum) -
Nude buckwheat branching nodes (Eriogonum nudum) -
Nude buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum) -
Nude buckwheat, flower cluster in branch node -
Nude buckwheat flower close (Eriogonum nudum) -
Nude buckwheat basal leaves (Eriogonum nudum) -
Yellow nude buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum-var-westonii) plant -
Yellow nude buckwheat, closeup of flowers -
Eriogonum inflatum, inflated stem node -
Eriogonum inflatum, closeup of small flowers on stems -
Eriogonum inflatum basal leaves -
Inflated-stem desert trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum) -
Sulfur flower (Eriogonum umbellatum) cushion of leaves and flowers -
Oval-leafed eriogonum or butterballs (Eriogonum ovalifolium) -
Spurry buckwheat (E spergulinum) flowers -
Spurry buckwheat (Eriogonum spergulinum) plant -
Prostrate buckwheat(Eriogonum lobbii) rosette with green flowers -
Lobbs buckwheat (Eriogonum lobbii) green-flowered plant -
Eriogonum lobbii, closeup of light pink flowers -
Lobb's buckwheat plant, bright pink flowers -
Eriogonum lobbii closeup of bright pink flowers -
Eriogonum lobbii late,red flowered plan -
Lobbs buckwheat late red flower close -
Polygonum shastense, pink & white flowers close -
Shasta knotweed (Polygonum shastense), closeup -
Polygonum shastense, 2-veined leaves -
Polygonum shastense, branches with white flowers -
Polygonum shastense, with deep pink flowers -
Polygonum shastense, bonsai plant with white flowers -
Habitat of Shasta knotweed, in 20-Lakes Basin
Cactus family (Cactaceae) opuntia[edit]
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Mojave pricklypear (Opuntia erinacea) yellow -
Mojave pricklypear (Opuntia erinacea) orange -
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) close -
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) clump
Carrot family (Apiaceae, prev. Umbelliferae) ranger buttons, angelica, cow parsnip, yampah, cymopterus[edit]
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Swamp whitehead/ranger's buttons closeup -
Ranger button seedheads -
Ranger's buttons (Sphenosciadium capitellatum) -
Sierra angelica (Angelica lineariloba), McGee Creek -
Sierra angelica (Angelica lineariloba) plant, NV -
Angelica lineariloba seedhead PineCreek -
Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) flowers close -
Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) seedhead -
Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) seedhead close -
Cow parsnips (Heracleum lanatum) flowerheads -
Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) buds & leaves -
Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) with Mammoth Mountain behind -
Cow parsnip & lupine, along hillside stream -
Yampah (Perideridia parishii) meadow -
Yampah (Perideridia parishii), sideview of umbel -
Yampah (Perideridia parishii), top-view of umbel -
Rocky pteryxia (Cymopterus terebinthinus) plant -
Cymopterus terebinthinus, double-umbel yellow flowers
Dogbane family (Apocynaceae) dogbane, milkweed[edit]
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Spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) close -
Spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) -
Spreading dogbane, Convict Lake -
Showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) flowers -
Showy milkweed (A. speciosa) plant
Dogwood family (Cornaceae)[edit]
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Mountain dogwood (Cornus nuttalli)
Gentian family (Gentianaceae) gentian, felwort, swertia[edit]
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Sierra arctic gentians (Gentiana newberryi var. tiogana), Golden Lake -
Sierra arctic gentian pair (Gentiana newberryi var. tiogana) -
Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa) 3 close, Shadow L -
Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa) pair, N of Ediza -
Explorers gentian (Gentiana calycosa) pair, Mineral King -
Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa) plant, N of Ediza -
Pair of sierra gentians (Gentianopsis holopetala) -
Clump of Sierra gentians (Gentianopsis holopetala) -
Star felwort (Swertia perennis) flower spike -
Star felwort (Swertia perennis) plant -
Star felwort (S perennis) bud spike -
Deers tongue (Swertia radiata) Vidette climb -
Deers tongue (Swertia radiata) flowers dry -
Inyo frasera (Frasera puberulenta) flowerclose
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Goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae) tumbleweed[edit]
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Tumbleweed (Kali tragus) as a dry ball -
Tumbleweed (Kali tragus) as the green plant -
Tumbleweed, detail of green branches & flowers -
Russian thistle (Kali tragus), red-striped stems -
Tumbleweed or Russian thistle, branch detail in dry tumbled form
Heath family (Eriaceae) labrador tea, heather, manzanita, vaccinium[edit]
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Labrador tea (Ledum glandulosum) close -
Labrador tea (Rhododendron columbianum) plant -
White heather (Cassiope mertensiana) flowers close -
White heather, Hoover Wilderness -
Red heather (Phyllodoce breweri) close, Barrett Lake -
Red heather (Phyllodoce breweri), Barrett Lake -
Pinemat manzanita (Arctostaphylos nevadensis) -
Sierra bilberry (Vaccinium caespitosum) flowers
Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) elderberry, snowberry[edit]
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Blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) flowerhead & leaves -
Blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) flowers -
Blue elderberry, closeup of berries -
Blue elderberry leaves, stems, & berry cluster -
Mountain snowberry (Symphoricarpus rotundifolius) flowers -
Mountain snowberry (Symphoricarpus rotundifolius) berries
Loasa family (Loasaceae) blazing star[edit]
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Blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis) -
Blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis) flower -
Blazing star flowers opening at dusk -
Venus blazing-star (Mentzelia nitens), close
Lopseed family (Phrymaceae) monkeyflowers[edit]
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Common monkeyflowers (Mimulus guttatus) -
Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) flower closeup -
Mountain monkeyflower (Mimulus tilingii) clump -
Mimulus tilingii, flower & sepals close -
Primrose monkeyflower (Mimulus primuloides) group of plants -
Mimulus primuloides, single plant -
Mimulus primuloides, hummock of plants -
3 Lewis monkeyflowers (Mimulus lewisii) -
Lewis monkeyflower (Mimulus lewisii) profile -
Scarlet monkeyflower single flower, close -
Mimulus cardinalis, stem, flowers, leaves -
Scarlet monkeyflower (M. cardinalis) plant
Mint family (Lamiaceae) pennyroyal, purple sage, horsemint, hedgenettle[edit]
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Pennyroyal, Duck Lake trail -
Pennyroyal (Monardella odoratissima), closeup -
Purple sage (Salvia dorii), close -
Purple sage (Salvia dorii), plant -
Horsemint (Agastache urticifolia) flowerhead -
Horsemint (Agastache urticifolia) -
White hedge nettle (Stachys albens) plant -
White hedge nettle flower cluster -
Closeup of Stachys albens flowers
Nightshade family (Solanaceae) datura, nicotiana, solanum[edit]
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Datura wrightii plant Westgard Pass -
Datura wrightii, large flower close -
Datura wrightii, large bud close -
Nicotiana attenuata, Coyote tobacco plant -
Nicotiana attenuata flower stem, close -
Nicotiana attenuata forming capsules -
Purple nightshade (Solanum xanti) plant -
Purple nightshade (Solanum xanti) flower -
Buffalo berry (Solanum rostratum) plant -
Buffalo berry (Solanum rostratum) flower -
Buffalo berry (Solanum rostratum) prickly fruits
Phlox family (Polemoniaceae) polemonium, collomia, gilia, phlox[edit]
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Sky pilot (Polemonium eximium) Forester Pass -
Sky pilot (P eximium) flower closeup -
Sky pilot (P eximium) closeup of leaves -
Great polemonium, Purple Lake -
Showy polemonium (P pulcherrimum), close -
Showy polemonium flower, close -
Polemonium pulcherrimum plant -
Collomia grandiflora, closeup of flower -
Grand collomia, closeup of flower pair -
Grand collomia, side-branch flowerhead -
Collomia grandiflora plant, framed -
Collomia grandiflora flowering plant
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Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) flower close -
Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) flowers -
Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) in sage -
Leptodactylon pungens (Granite gilia) close -
Granite gilia (Leptodactylon pungens) -
Phlox stansburyi, small plant in flower -
Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) plant -
Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) close
Pink family (Caryophyllaceae) campion, sandwort[edit]
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Sargent's campion (Silene sargentii) flowers -
Nuttall's sandwort (Minuartia nuttallii) leaves, buds & flowers -
Kings sandwort (Arenaria kingii) -
Kings sandwort (A. kingii) clump in grass
Plantain family (Plantaginaceae) penstemon[edit]
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Bridge's penstemon (Penstemon rostriflorus) -
Bridge's penstemon close (Penstemon rostriflorus) -
Pride-of-the-mountain (Penstemon newberyi) close -
Pride-of-the-mountain (Penstemon newberyi) -
Alpine penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii), drift of flowers -
Alpine penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii) flowers close -
Timberline penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii) close -
Timberline penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii) -
Sierra penstemon (Penstemon heterodoxus) -
Whorled penstemon (Penstemon heterodoxus) clump -
tShowy penstemon (Penstemon speciosus) -
Owens Valley penstemon, plant -
Owens Valley penstemon, flowers -
Owens Valley penstemon, in bud stage
Primrose family (Primulaceae) shooting-star, Sierra primrose[edit]
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Jeffrey's shooting star (D jeffreyi flowers close -
Jeffreys shooting-star (Dodecatheon jeffreyi) -
Alpine shooting star (Dodecatheon alpinum) -
Sierra primrose (Primula suffrutescens)
Purslane family (Portulacaceae) pussypaws, lewisia[edit]
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Pussypaws (Cistanthe umbellata) -
Pussypaws (Cistanthe umbellata) 4 on gravel -
Pussypaws (Cistanthe umbellata) alpine garden -
Pussypaws, small plant with early flowers -
Pussypaws (C umbellata) flowerheads up -
Dwarf lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea) 9 flowers -
Dwarf lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea) pair
Snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae) mullein[edit]
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Woolly mullein (V. thapsus) flowers, close -
Woolly mullein flower-spike -
Verbascum thapsus, young plant
Sunflower family (Asteraceae, prev. Compositae)[edit]
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Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) -
Aster vs Daisy, comparison of phyllaries -
Alpine aster (Oreostemma alpigenum) flowerhead -
Alpine aster (Oreostemma alpigenum) -
Alpine daisy (Erigeron pygmaeus) at 11000ft -
Cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) ray-flowered -
Cut-leaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) rayless -
Coulters daisy (Erigeron coulteri) single flower -
Coulters daisy (Erigeron coulteri), group of flowers -
Coulters daisy (Erigeron coulteri) bracts -
White layia (Layia glandulosa) flowers and seedhead -
Whitedaisy tidytips (Layia glandulosa) flower and bud -
Bigelow sneezeweed (Helenium bigelovii) close -
Bigelow sneezeweed (Helenium bigelovii), clump -
Helenium bigelovii in mountain meadow -
Owl's claws (Hymenoxys hoopesii) flowers -
Yellow coneflower (Rudbeckia californica) -
Alpine gold (Hulsea algida) close flower -
Alpine gold (Hulsea algida) side view -
Alpine gold (Hulsea algida), opening -
Mule ears (Wyethia mollis), closeup -
Clump of mule ears (Wyethia mollis) -
Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) 12-flower bush -
Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) flower, opening -
Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) huge fuzzy leaf -
Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) on hillside -
Hairy arnica (Arnica mollis) flower clump -
Shaggy hawkweed plant (Hieracium horridum) -
Shaggy hawkweed flower (Hieracium horridum) -
Inyo tonestus (Tonestus peirsonii) perennial clump in cliffs at Long L -
Inyo tonestus (Tonestus peirsonii) endemic, closeup of flower -
Inyo tonestus clump in near-vertical rock crevice -
Inyo tonestus, stem flower bracts leaves -
Inyo tonestus on cliff-face ledge, with dried remnants -
Goats beard (Tragopogon dubius) flower -
Seedhead of goatsbeard (Tragopogon dubius) -
Goats beard (Tragopogon dubius) bud -
Anisocoma acaulis (Scale bud) flowerhead closeup -
Scale bud (Anisocoma acaulis) closed flower -
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flowers -
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) puffball -
Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) flower spikes -
Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) bush -
Western mugwort (A ludoviciana), flowerheads -
Western mugwort (Artemisia ludoviciana) leaves -
Western mugwort (Artemisia ludoviciana) plant -
Ericameria suffruticosa flowers close -
Singlehead goldenbush (Ericameria suffruticosa) plant -
Singlehead goldenbush (Ericameria suffruticosa) hi-alt -
Spineless horsebrush, flowerheads & buds -
Spineless horsebrush (Tetradymia canascens) -
Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) dark gold -
Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus_viscidiflorus) bush by lakeshore -
Arrowleaf butterweed (Senecio triangularis) -
Arrowleaf butterweed close (Senecio triangularis) -
Single-stem groundsel (Senecio integerrimus) flowerhead & black-tipped bracts -
Alpine goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata) clump -
Alpine goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata) flowerhead close -
Silky raillardella (Raillardella argentia) -
Silver raillardella (Raillardella argentea) leaves -
Sierran raillardella (Raillardella scaposa) flowerhead -
Sierran raillardella (Raillardella scaposa) -
Golden-aster (Pyrrocoma apargioides) Mono Pass -
Golden-aster (Pyrrocoma apargioides) Glacier Canyon -
Golden aster seedheads & white stars of bracts -
Anderson thistle (Cirsium andersonii) close -
Anderson's thistle (Cirsium andersonii) bud close -
Anderson's thistle (Cirsium andersonii) plant -
Anderson thistles (Cirsium andersonii) dense -
Elk thistle (Cirsium scariosum), Dana Plateau -
Yellowspine thistle (Cirsium ochrocentrum) -
Rosy everlasting (Antennaria rosea), pair of flowerheads -
Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea) in flower -
Rosy everlasting (Antennaria rosea) in seed -
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) flowers, close -
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) plant
