Illustrated Plant List

Abies magnifica Balsam fir, California red fir, Magnificent silver fir

native

Tree

Acer glabrum Mountain Maple

native

Tree, Shrub

SAPINDACEAE

Achillea millefolium Common yarrow

native

Perennial herb

Agastache urticifolia Horse mint, Horsemint giant hyssop, Nettle leaf giant hyssop

native

Perennial herb

LAMIACEAE

Ageratina occidentalis Western eupatorium, Western joepiweed, Western snakeroot

native

Perennial herb

Agrostis sp. Small Tree-Mallow

Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia Creek alder, Mountain alder

native

Tree, Shrub

BETULACEAE

Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry, Service berry

native

Shrub

Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting

native

Perennial herb

Angelica breweri Brewer's angelica

native

Perennial herb

Apocynum androsaemifolium Bitter dogbane, Spreading dogbane

native

Perennial herb

APOCYNACEAE

Aquilegia formosa Crimson columbine, Sitka columbine, Western columbine

native

Perennial herb

RANUNCULACEAE

Arabis holboellii Holboell's rock cress, Holboell's rockcress

native

Perennial herb

BRASSICACEAE

Arctostaphylos nevadensis Pine mat manzanita, Pinemat manzanita

native

Shrub

Arctostaphylos patula Green leaf manzanita, Greenleaf manzanita

native

Shrub

Aster breweri

native

Perennial herb

Aster eatonii Eaton's aster

native

Perennial herb

Aster integrifolius Thickstem aster

native

Perennial herb

Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum Common lady fern, Subarctic lady fern, Western lady fern

native

Fern

ATHYRIACEAE

Balsamorhiza sagittata Arrow leaved balsam root, Arrow leaved balsamroot, Arrowleaf balsamroot

native

Perennial herb

Bromus sp. Small Tree-Mallow

Carex sp. Small Tree-Mallow

Ceanothus cordulatus Mountain whitethorn

native

Shrub

RHAMNACEAE

Chaenactis douglasii Chaenactis, Hoary chaenactis

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Chimaphila menziesii Little prince's pine, Pipsissewa

native

Perennial herb

Chimaphila umbellata Blake's prince's pine, Pipsissewa, Prince's Pine

native

Perennial herb

Cirsium andersonii Anderson's thistle, Rose thistle

native

Perennial herb

Cornus sericea American dogwood, Creek dogwood, Redosier dogwood

native

Shrub

CORNACEAE

Delphinium nuttallianum Low larkspur, Meadow larkspur, Dwarf, Meadow, Slim or Sonne's Larkspur

native

Perennial herb

RANUNCULACEAE

Elymus elymoides Bottlebrush squirreltail, Squirrel tail grass, Squirreltail

native

Perennial grass

Elymus glaucus Blue wildrye

native

Perennial grass

Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum Fireweed

native

Perennial herb

ONAGRACEAE

Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum

Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum Fringed willowherb, Glandular willowherb

native

Perennial herb

ONAGRACEAE

Eriogonum nudum var. deductum Naked buckwheat

native

Shrub

Eriogonum umbellatum var. nevadense Nevada buckwheat, Sierra sulfur flower, Sulphur flower buckwheat

native

Perennial herb

Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum Bastardsage, Wright's buckwheat

native

Perennial herb, Shrub

Erysimum capitatum ssp. perenne Sanddune wallflower

native

Perennial herb

BRASSICACEAE

Festuca viridula Greenleaf fescue, Mountain bunch fescue

native

Perennial grass

Galium aparine Cleavers, Common bedstraw, Goose grass

native

Annual herb

RUBIACEAE

Geum macrophyllum Large leaved avens, Largeleaf avens

native

Perennial herb

Glyceria elata Fowl mannagrass, Tall mannagrass

native

Perennial grass

Hackelia nervosa Sierra stickseed, Sierran stickseed

native

Perennial herb

BORAGINACEAE

Heracleum lanatum Common cow parsnip

native

Perennial herb

Hieracium albiflorum White flowered hawkweed, White hawkweed

native

Perennial herb

Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum Meadow barley

native

Perennial grass

Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum

Juncus tenuis Poverty rush, Slender rush

native

Perennial grasslike herb

JUNCACEAE

Ligusticum grayi Gray's licorice root, Gray's lovage, Gray's wild lovage

native

Perennial herb

Lilium parvum Alpine lily, Sierra tiger lily

native

Perennial herb

LILIACEAE

Lonicera conjugialis Double honeysuckle, Purpleflower honeysuckle

native

Shrub

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Lupinus argenteus Silvery lupine

native

Perennial herb

FABACEAE

Lupinus polyphyllus Bigleaf lupine, Bog lupine, Meadow lupine

native

Perennial herb

FABACEAE

Mimulus guttatus Seep monkey flower, Yellow monkey flower

native

Annual, Perennial herb (rhizomatous)

PHRYMACEAE

Mitella breweri Brewer's miterwort

native

Perennial herb

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Monardella odoratissima ssp. pallida Pale mountain monardella, Pallid mountain monardella

native

Perennial herb

LAMIACEAE

Osmorhiza sp. Small Tree-Mallow

Penstemon newberryi var. newberryi Newberry's penstemon

native

Perennial herb

PLANTAGINACEAE

Penstemon roezlii Regel's mountain penstemon

native

Perennial herb

PLANTAGINACEAE

Perideridia sp. Small Tree-Mallow

Phacelia hastata Mountain phacelia, Silverleaf phacelia, Timberline phacelia

native

Perennial herb

HYDROPHYLLACEAE

Phleum pratense Common timothy, Cultivated timothy, Timothy

non-native

Perennial grass

Phlox diffusa Spreading phlox

native

Perennial herb

POLEMONIACEAE

Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana Lodgepole pine, Tamarack

native

Tree

Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine

native

Tree

Pinus monticola Mountain pine, Western white pine

native

Tree

Poa sp. Small Tree-Mallow

Polygonum phytolaccifolium Pokeweed knotweed

native

Perennial herb

Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa Black cottonwood

native

Tree

SALICACEAE

Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen

native

Tree

SALICACEAE

Potentilla glandulosa Sticky cinquefoil

native

Perennial herb

Potentilla gracilis Northwest cinquefoil, Slender cinquefoil

native

Perennial herb

Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry

native

Tree, Shrub

Pterospora andromedea Pine drops, Pine drops, Woodland pinedrops

native

Perennial herb (parasitic)

Pyrola picta White veined shinleaf, White veined wintergreen, Whitevein shinleaf

native

Perennial herb

Quercus vacciniifolia Huckleberry oak

native

Shrub

FAGACEAE

Ribes nevadense Mountain pink currant, Sierra currant

native

Shrub

GROSSULARIACEAE

Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry, Sierran Gooseberry

native

Shrub

GROSSULARIACEAE

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Watercress

native

Perennial herb (aquatic)

BRASSICACEAE

Rubus parviflorus Western thimbleberry, Thimbleberry

native

Vine, Shrub

Rumex salicifolius Willow dock, Willow leaved dock

native

Perennial herb

Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow

native

Tree, Shrub

SALICACEAE

Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry

native

Shrub

VIBURNACEAE

Sarcodes sanguinea Snow plant, Snowplant

native

Perennial herb (mycoparasitic)

Saxifraga odontoloma Brook saxifrage

native

Perennial herb

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Senecio integerrimus Lambstongue ragwort, Mountain butterweed

native

Perennial herb

Senecio triangularis Arrow leaved ragwort, Arrowhead butterweed, Arrowleaf ragwort

native

Perennial herb

Sidalcea malviflora ssp. asprella Harsh checkerbloom, sierra foothills checkerbloom

native

Perennial herb

MALVACEAE

Sidalcea oregana Oregon checker mallow, Oregon checkerbloom

native

Perennial herb

MALVACEAE

Smilacina stellata Starry false lily of the valley

native

Perennial herb

RUSCACEAE

Solidago californica California goldenrod, Oreja de liebre

native

Perennial herb

Sorbus californica California mountain ash

native

Shrub

Spergularia rubra Purple sand spurry, Red sandspurry, Ruby sandspurry

non-native

Annual, Perennial herb

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Sphenosciadium capitellatum Ranger's Buttons, Swamp White Heads

native

Perennial herb

Symphoricarpos sp. Small Tree-Mallow

Thalictrum fendleri Fendler's meadow rue, Meadow rue

native

Perennial herb

RANUNCULACEAE

Tsuga mertensiana Mountain hemlock

native

Tree

Valeriana californica California valerian

native

Perennial herb

VALERIANACEAE

Veratrum californicum var. californicum California corn lily, California false hellebore, Western false hellebore

native

Perennial herb

MELANTHIACEAE

Verbascum thapsus Common mullein, Woolly mullein

invasive non-native
limited

Perennial herb

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Wyethia mollis Mountain mule ears, Mule ears, Woolly mule ears

native

Perennial herb