Detailed Area Plant List for Mono Basin, Mono County, United States.

Edited by Tom Schweich

This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists.In particular, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/).

For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.

For a summary of distribution information, with photographs and online queries, please see: Area List for Mono Basin, Mono County, United States.

For a check list, please see: Check List for Mono Basin, Mono County, United States.

CalPhotos

Equisetaceae

Equisetum arvense L.  Field Horsetail.
Lee Vining Canyon, 7500-8000 ft Edward Lee 8/12/1956 ( JEPS79603 ) . Lee Vining Ranger Station, near Lee Vining Ranger Station along Lee Vining Creek Jack L. Reveal and James L. Reveal 127. 6/9/1962 ( UC1338749 ) . . CalPhotos

Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. ssp. braunii (Milde) Hauke. 
Lee Vining Canyon, wet seepage meadow in riparian setting MONO BASIN; Lee Vining Creek, about 1.5 miles upstream from the Ranger Station; Inyo National Forest Dean Wm. Taylor 15564. 9/21/1995 ( JEPS104913 ) . . CalPhotos

Ophioglossaceae

Botrychium . 
Rush Creek, Rush Creek, east of Mount Lyell Enid Michael 9/3/1923 ( UC595068 ) . . CalPhotos

Pteridaceae

Aspidotis densa (Brack.) Lellinger.  Indian's Dream.
Lundy, 8000-9000 ft vicinity of Lundy Miss Maud Minthorn 197. 8/26/1908 ( UC167795 ) . . CalPhotos

Cheilanthes gracillima D. C. Eaton.  Lace Lipfern.
Lundy Canyon, rocky crevices, east slopes north side of Lundy Lake Carl B. Wolf 11/4/1931 ( UC527739 UCR95783 ) . . CalPhotos

Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.  American Rockbrake.
Lee Vining Ranger Station, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland - along stream. Ranger Station, 1 mile west of Lee Vining Robert D. Briggs 1881. 4/2/1966 ( CHSC3645 ) . Lundy Canyon, base of boulders along trail above Lundy Lake, east side of Sierra Nevada William Doyle 6/1/1976 ( UCSC2901 ) . . CalPhotos

Pellaea breweri D. C. Eaton.  Brewer's Cliffbrake.
Lundy, 8000-9000 ft vicinity of Lundy Miss Maud Minthorn 6/20/1908 ( UC170470 ) . Bloody Canyon, Chesnut and Drew 7/21/1889 ( UC71284 ) . . CalPhotos

Pellaea bridgesii Hook.  Bridges' Cliffbrake.
Lundy, 8000-9000 ft vicinity of Lundy Miss Maud Minthorn 7/1/1908 ( UC170469 ) . . CalPhotos

Woodsiaceae

Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.  Brittle Bladderfern.
Fern Creek, Sierra Nevada: Fern Creek, near Silver Lake Mary DeDecker 1288. 8/13/1960 ( RSA624266 ) . Pilot Spring, Yellow pine forest with a small damp area from the spring. Inyo National Forest at Pilot Spring, ca. 5 mi. SE of CA Hwy 120 (SE of Mono Lake & N of Mono Craters). G. K. Helmkamp 2337. 9/10/1997 ( UCR103815 ) . . CalPhotos

Woodsia scopulina D. C. Eaton.  Rocky Mountain Woodsia.
Lundy, 8000-9000 ft vicinity of Lundy Miss Maud Minthorn 140. 8/6/1908 ( UC163459 ) 8000-9000 ft vicinity of Lundy Miss Maud Minthorn 198. 8/26/1908 ( UC163461 ) . . CalPhotos

Cupressaceae

Juniperus communis L.  Common Juniper.
Lee Vining Canyon, Southeast slope of Lee Vining Canyon, 2.5 miles east of Camp Tioga, growing over rocks. J. Clausen 807. 8/23/1933 ( UC532142 ) . . CalPhotos

Juniperus grandis R. P. Adams.  (Syn: Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. australis (Vasek) A.& N. Holmgren ) Big Western Juniper.
Lundy Canyon, Bottom of canyon with sandy granitic soil. Floor of Lundy Canyon about 5 miles west on road to Lundy Lake from US Hwy 395. Ian G. Gillespie 75. 8/1/2000 ( UCR133035 ) . Grant Lake, Canyon above Grant Lake on the road to Silver Lake. F. C. Vasek 9/14/1964 ( UCR3805 ) . Mono Basin, At the junction of June Lake Road and US Hwy 395. F. C. Vasek 9/1/1965 ( UCR4281 ) . . CalPhotos

Juniperus occidentalis Hook.  Western Juniper.
Bloody Canyon, Unknown 9/1/1897 ( UC333743 ) . Lundy, Rocky east slope, Transition. 0.5 miles northwest of Lundy. Carl B. Wolf 2533. 11/4/1931 ( UC527154 ) . . CalPhotos

Juniperus osteosperma (Torrey) Little.  Utah Juniper.
Mono Basin, North of Mono Lake, along Hawthorne Road, about 13 miles east of US Hwy 395. F. C. Vasek 3. 6/17/1975 ( UCR17456 ) . Mono Lake, Alluvial slopes with fine pumice sand. Sagebrush scrub/juniper woodland with Artemisia tridentata, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, C. viscidiflorus, Juniperus osteosperma, Tetradymia canescens, etc. East side of Mono Lake about 2 miles from the shore at about 38° North latitude. A. C. Sanders 7138. 7/11/1987 ( UCR51884 ) . . CalPhotos

Ephedraceae

Ephedra viridis Cov.  Green Ephedra.
Lee Vining Canyon, South facing slope. C. W. Sharsmith 5505. 5/25/1947 ( SJSU13089 ) Rocky slope. Lee Vining Canyon near USGS benchmark. C. W. Sharsmith 7548. 8/28/1967 ( SJSU4209 ) John Thomas Howell 27421. 7/28/1950 ( UC1042581 ) Dry slope of Lee Vining Canyon. George B. Rossbach 205. 10/17/1954 ( UC1073277 ) . Bridgeport Canyon, On the old sandy beach soil of Mono Lake, 1 mile north of Hiway 31 (Pole Line Road) along the Bridgeport Canyon road. Jack L. Reveal and James L. Reveal 100. 6/9/1962 ( UC1338611 ) . Bloody Canyon, Chesnut and Drew 7/19/1889 ( UC160460 UC34973 ) . Lee Vining Canyon, Near the mouth of Lee Vining Canyon. Milo S. Baker 5827. 7/4/1932 ( UC813738 ) . . CalPhotos

Pinaceae

Abies concolor (Gordon & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.  White Fir.
Lundy Canyon, rocky east slope in sun 0.5 miles northwest of Lundy Carl B. Wolf 2535. 11/4/1931 ( UC527155 ) . . CalPhotos

Pinus albicaulis Engelm.  Whitebark Pine.
Mono Craters, west-facing volcanic slopes near summit of Mono Craters Edward Lee with Carl Sharsmith 2499. 8/9/1936 ( JEPS75981 JEPS75982 ) . . CalPhotos

Pinus contorta Loudon ssp. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Critchf.  (Syn: Pinus murrayana Balf. ) Sierra Lodgepole Pine.
Mono Basin, Jones & Stokes Associates, 1993 . Bloody Canyon, Unknown 9/1/1897 ( UC336364 ) . Lundy Canyon, decomposed granite, Transition Mill Creek 1.5 miles below Lundy Lake Dam, Carl B. Wolf 11/4/1931 ( UC527158 ) . Lee Vining, Edge between riparian zone and Great Basin scrub. Lee Vining, electrical substation at the south end of town John F. Green 9/19/2006 ( UCR182806 ) . Mono Basin, pumice soil 12.7 miles east of junction of CA 120 and US 395, on logging road 1.5 miles from junction with 120 [Editorial Comments: 2008, Collector name of "Ralph F." is probably a typographical error for "F. T. Ralph." ]) Ralph F. 205. 6/27/1959 ( UCSB122 ) . . CalPhotos

Pinus flexilis E. James.  Limber Pine.
Mono Craters, west-facing volcanic slopes Edward Lee (with Carl W. Sharsmith) 2500. 8/9/1936 ( JEPS75979 JEPS75980 ) . . CalPhotos

Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf.  Jeffrey Pine.
Mono Basin, Jones & Stokes Associates, 1993 . Mono Mills, Open forest. Mono Mills at east base of Mono Craters. H. M. Hall 11706. 9/15/1921 ( UC217455 ) . Mono Lake, F. P. McLean 400271. 7/1/1875 ( UC400271 ) Desert of granitic sand and gravel. Extensive forests. Mono Lake, just east of Mono Craters and north of Mono Mills. Elmer I. Applegate 6894. 11/5/1931 ( UC496179 ) . Mono Mills, Low desert hills, granitic sand and gravel. Mono Mills, south of Mono Lake. Elmer I. Applegate 6895. 11/5/1931 ( UC496201 ) . Lundy Lake, Northwest of Lundy Lake, east slope of Sierra Nevada. Elmer I. Applegate 6868. 11/4/1931 ( UC496206 ) . Lundy, Transition, rocky east slope, in sun. 0.5 miles northwest of Lundy, east slope of Sierra Nevada. Carl B. Wolf 2536. 11/4/1931 ( UC527176 ) . Mono Mills, Sun, pumice gravel flat, Transition. 2.8 miles northwest of Mono Mills. Carl B. Wolf 2552. 11/5/1931 ( UC527177 ) . Lee Vining, On Lee Vining grade of Tioga Pass Highway about 3 miles above Lee Vining Post Office. Ira L. Wiggins 9247. 7/15/1939 ( UC813265 UC941128 ) . Mill Creek, On Mill Creek and Lundy Lake Road, 2.5 miles west of US Hwy 395. C. Simis 105. 2/8/1964 ( UCSB192292 ) . . CalPhotos

Pinus monophylla Torrey & Fremont.  Single Leaf Pinyon Pine.
Lee Vining Creek, Exposed dry south slopes, Arid Transition Zone or even Upper Sonoran Zone. Peter Kamb 14. 8/1/1944 ( UC1200631 ) . Mono Lake, Tree about 25 feet high. Near Mono Lake. Robert J. Rodin 6165. 9/1/1956 ( UC1362035 UC1362036 ) State Geological Survey 6052. 1/1/1863 ( UC400321 ) . Lee Vining, On Lee Vining grade of Tioga Pass Highway about 3 miles above Lee Vining Post Office. Ira L. Wiggins 9244. 7/15/1935 ( UC941127 ) . Dechambeau Creek, Dechambeau Creek, old lake terrace, northwest of Mono Lake. C. Simis 104. 2/9/1964 ( UCSB18731 ) . . CalPhotos

Pinus ponderosa Laws.  Ponderosa Pine.
Mono Basin, Mono Lake Unknown 9/1/1866 ( UC403203 ) . . CalPhotos

Adoxaceae

Sambucus nigra L ssp. canadensis (L.) Bolli.  (Syn: Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. ) Common Elderberry.
Lee Vining, burned area in Artemisia scrub on granitic sand disturbed hillside on old lake terrace above Lee Vining Dean Wm. Taylor 7516. 7/22/1979 ( JEPS90729 ) . Conway Ranch, sage 0.8 miles northeast of Conway's Ranch, Bridgeport quadrangle T. M. Hendrix 608. 8/30/1937 ( UC1119913 UC579376 ) . . CalPhotos

Amaranthaceae

Allenrolfea occidentalis (S. Watson) Kuntze.  Iodinebush.
Occurs in Mono County at Fish Slough. Not collected elsewhere in county. 2/20/2008 . CalPhotos

Amaranthus albus L.  Prostrate Pigweed.
Paoha Island, vegetation type bare south slope near steam vents [Editorial Comments: 2008, SMASCH records state that Voucher UC577792 is ADG Coll #970 from Paoche Island. I believe this should be Coll #870 and the location should be Paoha Island. ]) A. D. Gifford 870. 8/20/1937 ( UC1136531 UC577792 ) . . CalPhotos

Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson.  Mat Amaranth.
Occurs in Mono County, and collected by Michael Honer on Wildrose Grade on Benton Crossing Road, but there are no collections from the Mono Basin. 2/20/2008 . CalPhotos

Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson.  California Amaranth.
Dechambeau Ponds, with a few Salix exigua thickets black pumice bordering warm spring outflow Dean Wm. Taylor 16977. 8/23/1998 ( JEPS96752 ) . . CalPhotos

Atriplex canescens (Pursh.) Nutt. ssp. canescens.  Four-wing Saltbush.
Collected in numerous places near the Mono Basin, including Glass Mountain and Adobe Valley, and an 1868 collection described as "Mono to Bodie (desert road)," but there are no collections made within the Mono Basin. Try Cottonwood Canyon. 2/21/2008 . CalPhotos

Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S. Watson.  Shadscale Saltbush.
Black Point, Shrub ca. 4 ft tall. Black pumice soil in Sagebrush Scrub. With Camissonia, Gilia, Salsola end of spur road on south side of Black Point facing Negit Island land bridge, north side of Mono Lake, about 5 miles northeast of Lee Vining M. S. Taylor 4871. 7/17/1982 ( CHSC36191 ) . Mono Lake, island in Mono Lake Herbert L. Mason 13677.1 9/5/1948 ( UC1191366 ) . . CalPhotos

Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Watson.  Big Saltbush.
One collection of this taxon in Mono County south of Benton, but none in the Mono Basin. 2/21/2008 . CalPhotos

Atriplex phyllostegia (Torr.) S. Watson.  Arrowscale.
Mono Basin, Jones & Stokes Associates, 1993 . Goat Ranch, 3 miles east southeast of Goat Ranch A. D. Gifford 904. 9/18/1937 ( UC1136314 ) . . CalPhotos

Atriplex rosea L.  Tumbling Saltweed.
Mono Lake, Moist alkaline seep dominated by Juncus nevadensis, J. americanus & Distichlis spicata. southwest side of Mono Lake, between the lake and US Hwy 395 G. K. Helmkamp 9/8/1988 ( UCR59987 ) . . CalPhotos

Atriplex truncata (Torr. Ex S. Watson) A. Gray.  Wedgescale Saltbush.
Collected at Bridgeport, Benton Hot Springs, and Long Valley, but not in the Mono Basin. 2/21/2008 . CalPhotos

Bassia hyssopifolia (Pall.) Kuntze.  Bassia.
Mono Basin, Jones & Stokes Associates, 1993 . Mono Lake, Dry pumice gravels West end of Mono Lake near outlet of Mill Creek. C. W. Sharsmith 6458. 8/30/1957 ( SJSU2008 ) Associated with Artemisia tridentata and Distichlis. West shore of Mono Lake, ca. 0.5 miles north of Lee Vining A. C. Sanders 2228. 8/2/1981 ( UCR27019 ) . . CalPhotos

Chenopodium album L.  Lambsquarters.
Pumice Valley, south of Mono Lake G. Douglas Barbe, and Ed W. Hale 2294. 7/21/1977 ( CDA103490 ) . . CalPhotos

Chenopodium atrovirens Rydb.  Pinyon Goosefoot.
Paoha Island, Veg. Type: Md , flat A. D. Gifford 872. 8/20/1937 ( UC1136390 ) . . CalPhotos

Chenopodium berlandieri Moq.  Pitseed Goosefoot.
Collected along Bodie Creek in the Bodie Hills, and the Owens River at Arcularius Ranch in Long Valley, but not in the Mono Basin. 2/21/2008 . CalPhotos

Chenopodium chenopodioides (L.) Aellen.  Low Goosefoot.
Collected in mudflats at the East Walker River Reservoir, but not in the Mono Basin. 2/21/2008 . CalPhotos

Chenopodium desiccatum A. Nelson.  Aridland Goosefoot.
Little Sand Flat, sheep holding beds Dean Wm. Taylor 6526. 6/28/1977 ( JEPS90819 ) . Cowtrack Mountain, sagebrush-grassland Cowtrack Mountain 5 miles southeast of Mono Lake R. E. Douglas 48. 7/28/1964 ( SJSU10586 ) . . CalPhotos

Chenopodium fremontii S. Watson.  Fremont's Goosefoot.
There are eleven collections of this taxon near Mono Basin, including Sentinel Meadow and Kelty Meadows on Glass Mountain. However, so far there are no collections within the Mono Basin. 2/21/2008 . CalPhotos

Chenopodium glaucum L.  Oakleaf Goosefoot.
Mill Creek, pumice gravels on shore Mono Lake near mouth of Mill Creek Carl W. Sharsmith 6459. 8/30/1957 ( SJSU2009 ) . Mono Vista Spring, marshy area at springs on shore of lake Mono Vista Springs on northwest shore of Mono Lake Malcolm A. Nobs and S. Galen Smith 1716. 9/1/1949 ( UC1191340 ) . Rush Creek, Rush Creek, Mono Lake Herbert L. Mason 13645. 9/4/1948 ( UC1191342 ) . Mono Lake, Moist alkaline seep dominated by Juncus nevadensis, J. americanus & Distichlis spicata southwest side of Mono Lake, between the lake and US Hwy 395 G. K. Helmkamp 9/8/1988 ( UCR59995 ) . . CalPhotos

Chenopodium hians Standl.  (Syn: Chenopodium incognitum Wahl ) Hians Goosefoot.
Collected at multiple locations in Long Valley. Also collected at Deadman Summit, which could be in the Mono Basin, depending upon the exact location of the collection. 2/29/2008 . CalPhotos

Chenopodium leptophyllum Moq.  Narrowleaf Goosefoot.
Pumice Valley, G. Douglas Barbe, and Ed W. Hale 2293. 7/21/1977 ( CDA103516 ) . Sulphur Pond, Sarcobatus vermiculatus scrub bordering warm sulphur spring outflow, with a few Salix exigua thickets Sulphur Pond about 1.5 miles northeast of northeast shore of Mono Lake Dean Wm. Taylor 16835. 7/13/1998 ( JEPS96756 ) . Deadman Summit, Deadman Summit, along east side of Highway 395, 100m southeast of turnoff to FS Road 1S05 Michael Honer 1583. 9/29/2001 ( RSA688039 ) . . CalPhotos

Chenopodium polyspermum L.  Manyseed Goosefoot.
Danberg Beach, Mono Lake, North Shore, above Danbury Beach, just west of outlet of Mill Creek Mary DeDecker 4411. 9/22/1977 ( RSA620757 UCR110124 ) . . Assessment: 2/25/2008, Years since collection: 30 Number of collections: 1 Status unresolved. The only collection from California is Mary DeDecker's single collection at Danberg Beach. CalPhotos

Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants.  (Syn: Chenopodium ambrosioides L var. ambrosioides )
Dechambeau Ponds, black pumice bordering warm spring outflow, with a few Salix exigua thickets Dechambeau Ponds about 1.5 miles north of north shore of Mono Lake Dean Wm. Taylor 16980. 8/23/1998 ( JEPS96750 ) . . CalPhotos

Dysphania botrys (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants.  (Syn: Chenopodium botrys L ) Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot.
Mono Basin, . Mono Lake, roadside H. S. Yates 6280. 8/21/1936 ( UC1136374 ) . Tioga Lodge, recent burn on alluvial soil recent burn 1/2 mile north of Tioga Lodge, south of Mono Lake substation Jack L. Reveal 824. 8/15/1963 ( UC1338724 ) . Mono Basin, Great Basin scrub and riparian transition scarce Eastern Sierra Nevadas (sic) Lee Vining area, about 4 miles northwest of Mono Lake and 1 mile southeast of Conway Summit, off Hwy 395 just north of its junction with Hwy 167, point 101 John F. Green, and Nathan Moorhatch 9/20/2006 ( UCR182811 ) . . CalPhotos

Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq.  Spiny Hop Sage.
Mono Basin, Jones & Stokes Associates, 1993 . Lee Vining, Darley F. Howe 9/2/1969 ( SD75813 ) . Mono Lake, Three miles north of Mono Lake, Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park. Herbert L. Mason 11497. 8/1/1936 ( UC1083126 ) H. E. McMinn 3180. 7/16/1933 ( UC1280900 ) In pumice slope. One mile south of the lake, on the west side of Mono Lake, on the road to Lee Vining. William M. Hiesey 273. 6/12/1934 ( UC646466 ) . . CalPhotos

Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.  Common Red Sage.
Tioga Lodge, shore of Mono Lake at the Tioga Lodge Dean Wm. Taylor 8161. 9/20/1982 ( JEPS90824 ) . . CalPhotos

Salsola paulsenii Litv.  Barbwire Russian Thistle.
Sulphur Pond, Sarcobatus scrub on subalkaline sand Sulphur Pond about 1.5 miles east of northeast shore of Mono Lake Dean Wm. Taylor 16973. 8/23/1998 ( JEPS96753 ) . . CalPhotos

Salsola tragus L.  Tumbleweed.
Mono Basin, Jones & Stokes Associates, 1993 . McDonald Ranch, 1 mile northwest of McDonald's Ranch, northwest of Mono Lake. T. M. Hendrix 629. 9/18/1937 ( UC579361 ) . Lee Vining, Dry slope. Near Lee Vining. Ethel Crum 1531. 9/17/1933 ( UC903252 ) . Lundy Canyon, Assoc with Populus tremuloides Lundy Canyon, above lowest beaver pond on south side of road. Ian G. Gillespie 76. 8/1/2000 ( UCR132876 ) . . CalPhotos

Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.  Greasewood.
Paoha Island, sage vegetative type, south slope A. D. Gifford 858. 8/20/1937 ( RSA122809 ) . Mono Lake, island in Mono Lake Herbert L. Mason 13676. 9/5/1948 ( RSA312358 ) sandy strip back of the broad beach north shore of Mono Lake Frank W. Peirson 10760. 7/31/1933 ( RSA70030 ) . Paoha Island, sage vegetative type, south slope A. D. Gifford 858. 8/20/1937 ( UC1136495 ) . Mono Lake, island in Mono Lake Herbert L. Mason 13676. 9/5/1948 ( UC1191401 ) in alkaline soil, border of lake, border of Mono Lake H. N. Bolander 6392. 1/1/1860 ( UC7508 ) borders of lake; alkaline soil borders of Mono Lake Wm. H. Brewer 6392. 1/1/1866 ( UC7513 ) barren volcanic islands Mono Lake Islands Wm. H. Brewer 1844. 7/10/1863 ( UC7514 ) . South Tufa Area, Depauperate low sink community, assoc. w/ Atriplex. Soil is high in calcium and very sandy. Highlands within a mile contain Yellow Pine Forest community and Pinyon Juniper Woodland. Mono Lake, 1 mile north of junction of Highway 120 and Tufa Preserve Road David Charlton 186. 5/17/1986 ( UCR43264 ) . . CalPhotos

Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moquin.  (Syn: Suaeda depressa (Pursh) S. Watson var. depressa , Suaeda depressa (Pursh) S. Watson var. erecta S. Watson ) Pursh Seepweed.
Mono Basin, Jones & Stokes Associates, 1993 . Mono Lake, Moist alkaline seep dominated by Juncus nevadensis, J. americanus & Distichlis spicata. southwest side of Mono Lake, between the lake and US Hwy 395 G. K. Helmkamp 9/8/1988 ( UCR59983 ) Moist, clay, shore. Above water level south shore of Mono Lake, 1.5 miles north of Lee Vining W. Ferren 2323. 8/25/1980 ( UCSB36250 ) . . CalPhotos

Suaeda nigra (Raf.) J. F. Macbr.  (Syn: Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene , Suaeda torreyana S. Watson ) Mojave Seablite.
Though reported by Jones, Stokes and Associates (1993) to occur in the Mono Basin, there no collections of this taxon from the Mono Basin that are deposited in the Consortium of California herbaria. Tom Schweich 12/31/2006 Jones & Stokes Associates, 1993 . CalPhotos

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Angelica lineariloba A. Gray.  Poison Angelica.
Mono Craters, east slope of Mono Craters C. W. Sharsmith 5676.1 8/27/1948 ( SJSU13289 ) east slope of Mono Craters C. W. Sharsmith 5676.2 8/27/1948 ( SJSU13290 ) . Lundy, near Lundy J. W. Congdon 8/20/1894 ( UC1041103 UC188160 ) . Lee Vining Canyon, Herbert L. Mason 11482. 8/1/1936 ( UC583740 UC583741 ) . Mono Craters, in silicon gravels of volcanic origin, at base of a crater north base of Mono Craters, 1 mile west of Mono Mills, south of Mono Lake David D. Keck and L. R. Abrams 2906. 6/30/1934 ( UC583754 ) . . CalPhotos

Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville.  Cut-Leaf Water Parsnip.
Mono Basin, Jones & Stokes Associates, 1993 . Mono Lake, Subsaline marshy area. West margin of Mono Lake, about 2 miles north of Lee Vining. C. W. Sharsmith 8731. 9/7/1982 ( SJSU9713 ) . Mono Vista Spring, Marshy area on northwestern shore of Mono Lake. Malcolm A. Nobs and S. Galen Smith 1795. 9/1/1949 ( UC11191933 ) . . CalPhotos

Cicuta douglasii (DC.) J. M. Coult. & Rose.  Western Water Hemlock.
Mono Lake, marshy meadow, stems to 5.5' tall by west shore of Mono Lake near outlet of Mill Creek C. W. Sharsmith 9219. 8/18/1991 ( SJSU14674 ) . . CalPhotos

Cicuta maculata L. var. angustifolia Hook.  Spotted Water Hemlock.
Mono Vista Spring, marshy area on the northwestern shore of lake on northwest shore of Mono Lake at Mono Vista Springs Malcolm A. Nobs and S. Galen Smith 1706. 9/1/1949 ( UC1191962 ) . . CalPhotos

Cymopterus cinerarius A. Gray.  Gray Springparsley.
Mono Mills, pumice gravel with sand beneath, moist at a depth of ca. 4 inches, surrounded by forest of Pinus jeffreyi sand flat on east side of Mono Craters, along Highway 120 about 10 miles east of junction with Highway 395 Ann Howald 1926. 6/24/1995 ( JEPS105490 ) . Mono Craters, volcanic summit south of Mono Lake Wm. H. Brewer 1825. 7/8/1863 ( JEPS15980 ) volcanic gravel with Abronia, Hulsea, Arabis, Eriophyllum, Lupinus, Purshia and scattered Pinus Jeffreyi east slope of Mono Craters L. Constance and R. Bacigalupi 3436. 7/3/1952 ( UC967285 ) . . CalPhotos

Lomatium dissectum (Torr. & A. Gray) Mathias & Constance var. multifidum (Torr. & A. Gray) M & C. 
Lee Vining Ranger Station, Veg. Type: Sage, slope east 2 miles soutn and 1 mile east of Lee Vining Ranger Station R. W. Lundh 329. 7/10/1934 ( UC1122988 ) . Lee Vining, in bank below road Annie M. Alexander and Louise Kellogg 4305. 6/25/1945 ( UC736083 ) . . CalPhotos

Lomatium nevadense (S. Watson) J. M. Coult. & Rose var. nevadense. 
Mono Basin, No collections reported from Mono Basin. However, the species is common enough in nearby areas that it could be expected in the Mono Basin. Tom Schweich 6/5/2007 . . CalPhotos

Osmorhiza berteroi DC. 
Lee Vining Canyon, riparian setting, forest of Pinus contorta, Pinus jeffreyi, Carex lauginosa Lee Vining Creek 0.4 miles upstream from DWP diversion intake Dean Wm. Taylor 16967. 8/22/1998 ( UC1731432 ) . . CalPhotos

Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. 
Walker Lake, near Mono Lake J. W. Congdon 8/15/1898 ( UC21182 ) . Bloody Canyon, Chesnut and Drew 7/21/1889 ( UC32475 ) . . CalPhotos

Perideridia parishii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr. ssp. latifolia (A. Gray) Chuang & Constance.  Parish's Yampah.
Reversed Creek, meadow along creek 1.1 miles west of Gull Lake T. I. Chuang and R. Bacigalupi 5899. 7/31/1963 ( UC389964 ) . . CalPhotos

Sanicula graveolens DC. 
Pilot Spring, Inyo National Forest at Pilot Spring, about 5 miles southeast of California Highway 120 (southeast of Mono Lake and north of Mono Craters), G. K. Helmkamp 2340. 9/10/1997 ( UCR103827 ) . . CalPhotos

Sphenosciadium capitellatum A. Gray. 
Mono Lake, J. W. Congdon 8/24/1895 ( UC106121 ) . Lundy, 8000-9000 ft vicinity of Lundy Miss Maud Minthorn 8/6/1908 ( UC148773 ) . Lundy Canyon, Aspen forest (Populus tremuloides) with Poa, Salix, Cornus, Juncus sp., Senecio Lundy Canyon, north side of Mill Creek just west of lowest beaver pond Ian G. Gillespie 73. 7/29/2000 ( UCR132872 ) . . CalPhotos

Apocynaceae

Apocynum androsaemifolium L.  Bitter Dogbane.
Lee Vining Canyon, Lee Vining Canyon - Tioga Road at about 7600' Jack L. Reveal 7/18/1965 ( SD87935 ) . Lundy, vicinity of Lundy, 8000-9000 ft Miss Maud Minthorn 9/8/1908 ( UC449674 ) . . CalPhotos

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias .  Milkweed.
Mono Basin, There are no collections of Asclepias made in the Mono Basin. However it seems likely that A. fascicularis or A. speciosa should be present. Tom Schweich 6/10/2007 . . CalPhotos

Asteraceae

Achillea millefolium L.  (Syn: Achillea millefolium L var. alpicola (Rydb.) Garrett , Achillea millefolium L. var. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper , Achillea millefolium L. var. occidentalis DC. ) Common Yarrow.
Coyote Spring, in the meadow at the spring Tom Schweich 482. 6/26/2007 ( Alameda ) . Simis Ranch, moist ground in open field Simis Ranch (Sylvester Ranch) Dechambeau Creek near west shore of Mono Lake C. W. Sharsmith 7626.1 8/29/1969 ( SJSU4573 ) moist ground in open field Simis Ranch (Sylvester Ranch) Dechambeau Creek near west shore of Mono Lake C. W. Sharsmith 7626.2 8/29/1969 ( SJSU4578 ) . South Fork Mill Creek, Aspen thicket (Populus tremuloides) with Salix, Osmorhiza occidentalis, Abies concolor, Rosa woodsii. Lundy Canyon, south of Mill Creek along creek that flows out of Lake Canyon (South Fork Mill Creek - Ed.) Ian G. Gillespie 67. 7/28/2000 ( UCR132878 ) . Lee Vining Canyon, herb growing near a creek collected 6.9 miles west of U S Hwy 395 along Tioga Pass Road (State Highway 120) F. T. Ralph 221. 6/27/1959 ( UCSB6316 ) . . CalPhotos

Ageratina occidentalis (Hook.) R. M. King & H. Rob.  Western Snakeroot.
Lundy, 8000-9000 ft. vicinity of Lundy Miss Maud Minthorn 187. 8/17/1908 ( UC194432 ) . Reversed Creek, in granote under cottonwood and aspen at foot of granitic cliffs near Reversed Creek between Gull and Silver Lakes L. Constance 2441. 8/9/1938 ( UC614529 ) . . CalPhotos

Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene. 
Gull Lake, in a sloping meadow just above creek 1.1.miles west of Gull Lake, in meadow above Reversed Creek Rimo Bacigalupi and Tsan Iang Chuang 8908. 7/31/1963 ( JEPS81948 ) . . CalPhotos

Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. laciniata (D. C. Eaton) Smiley. 
Lee Vining, F. Howard 6/12/1962 ( SBBG66202 ) . Conway Summit, in sagebrush toward Bridgeport along Highway 395 (above highway just north of road summit) Milo S. Baker 9350. 6/9/1939 ( UC679523 ) . . CalPhotos

Agoseris monticola Greene. 
Gull Lake, sloping meadow 1.1 miles west of Gull Lake, in meadow above Reversed Creek Rimo Bacigalupi and Tsan Iang Chuang 8908.1 7/31/1963 ( JEPS34431 ) . . Assessment: 3/2/2008, Years since collection: 44 Number of collections: 1 Status unresolved, some specimens annotated as this by G. I. Baird, 1998, synonym for Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. monticola (Greene) Q. Jones. Another voucher of the same collection (Bacigalupi #8908) determined Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene. CalPhotos

Agoseris retrorsa (Benth.) Greene. 
Lundy Lake, along creek 1 mile below Lundy Lake Dam, take road west of U. S. Highway 395 Ira L. Wiggins 14188. 6/27/1957 ( UC1190334 ) . . CalPhotos

Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. 
Lee Vining, sandy flats Lewis S. Rose 68148. 7/17/1968 ( JEPS59942 SBBG33984 ) . . CalPhotos

Anisocoma acaulis Torr. & A. Gray. 
Mono Lake, near Mono Lake Blake 7/1/1934 ( UC584422 ) . . CalPhotos

Antennaria rosea Greene.  Rosy Pussytoes.
Lundy, 8000-9000 ft vicinity of Lundy Miss Maud Minthorn 6/23/1908 ( UC148725 ) . Rush Creek, above stream between Silver and Grant Lakes Joseph and Hilda W. Grinnell 1069.1 6/18/1937 ( UC569612 ) . Reversed Creek, Silver Lake region Frank W. Peirson 6130. 6/28/1925 ( UC98345 ) . . CalPhotos

Arnica chamissonis Less. 
Fern Creek, near June Lake H. Dearing 1919. 7/24/1936 ( SBBG7579 ) . Parker Creek, on the moraine ridge, in a small dry meadow area James L. Reveal and Jack L. Reveal 446. 7/29/1962 ( UC1338630 ) . Mono Lake, wet meadows "Lake Mono" Chesnut and Drew 7/19/1889 ( UC34556 ) . . CalPhotos

Arnica chamissonis Less. ssp. foliosa (Nutt.) Maguire. 
Pumice Valley, Pumice Vallet, south of Mono Lake G. Douglas Barbe, Ed W. Hale 2291. 7/21/1977 ( CHSC85491 ) . Dechambeau Creek, seasonally wet pasture-land "Deschambeau Creek" near west shore of Mono Lake C. W. Sharsmith 8262. 7/10/1977 ( SJSU7478 ) . . CalPhotos

Arnica nevadensis A. Gray. 
Lundy Canyon, Damp S facing slope w/ Populus tremuloides, Pinus murrayana, Aquilegia formosa, Ledum glandulosum, and Acontium columb. lower Lundy Canyon west of Highway 395 north of Lee Vining W. Wisura, T. Hayduk, Q. Junzhuan 4556. 8/24/1991 ( RSA531299 ) . . CalPhotos

Arnica sororia Greene.  Twin Arnica.
Mono Basin, There are no collections of Arnica sororia from the Mono Basin. However, the taxon has been collected close enough (Sagehen Meadows) that it may occur within the basin but has not been collected. Tom Schweich 6/27/2007 . . CalPhotos

Artemisia arbuscula Nutt.  Little Sagebrush.
Mono Basin, near [Mono Lake] J. W. Congdon 8/18/1894 ( UC91247 ) . . CalPhotos

Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. ssp. arbuscula.  Little Sagebrush.
Mono Basin, Veg. Type: Aar 2.3 miles southwest of Conway Summit T. M. Hendrix 536. 8/13/1937 ( UC1119407 ) . . CalPhotos

Artemisia cana Pursh.  Silver Sagebrush.
Big Sand Flat, Sand flat, about 25 miles east of Lee Vining, East Mono Lake E. C. Nord 12/12/1965 ( UCR27090 ) . . CalPhotos

Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. bolanderi (A. Gray) G. H. Ward.  Silver Sagebrush.
Big Sand Flat, sunny pumice gravel flat Big Sand Flat, west of Dry Creek, 3.8 miles southeast of Mono Mills, on road to Benton Carl B. Wolf 2556. 11/5/1931 ( POM213405 ) in dense sod of small Sporobolus Sand Flat south of Mono Lake H. M. Hall 11702. 9/15/1921 ( UC217081 ) edge of Transition Zone, on exposed flats near streams or moist streamways Sand Flat south of Mono Lake H. M. Hall 11877. 8/27/1923 ( UC311622 ) sunny pumice gravel flat Big Sand Flat, west of Dry Creek, 3.8 miles southeast of Mono Mills, on road to Benton Carl B. Wolf 2556. 11/5/1931 ( UC527131 ) . . CalPhotos

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.  Silver Wormwood.
Mono Basin, There are some collections of this species made by Brewer and Bolander for the California Geological Survey that say "Mono Lake." However, there are no collections that indicate proximity to Mono Lake itself. Tom Schweich 12/9/2006 Jones & Stokes Associates, 1993 . . CalPhotos

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. incompta (Nutt.) D. D. Keck.  White Sagebrush.
Mono Lake, Wm. H. Brewer 6151. 1/1/1866 ( JEPS36974 ) . Mono Basin, Moist bank Le Grade H. M. Hall 11709. 9/15/1921 ( UC217058 ) . Mono Lake, H. N. Bolander 6151. 1/1/1866 ( UC29684 UC29685 ) . . CalPhotos

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana. 
Bloody Canyon, J. W. Congdon 8/16/1894 ( UC1041128 ) . . CalPhotos

Artemisia rothrockii A. Gray.  Timberline Sagebrush.
Walker Lake, Unknown 8/16/1896 ( UC138184 ) . . CalPhotos

Artemisia tridentata Nutt.  Big Sagebrush.
Rush Creek, Tom Schweich 139. 9/22/1997 ( UC(TAS) Unmounted ) . . CalPhotos

Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata.  Big Sagebrush.
Farrington Ranch, Farington Ranch, southwest side of Mono Lake Carl B. Wolf 2521. 11/3/1931 ( SD28145 ) . Mono Lake, on sand and gravelly soil of old lakeshore 1/2 mile east of Mono Lake Cemetary, north side of Mono Lake on the old lakeshore Jack L. Reveal and David Mason 209. 9/29/1962 ( UC1338593 ) . Mill Creek, on dry sandy soil Mill Creek at Mill Creek crossing, 1 mile west of De Chambeau's sheep ranch [Editorial Comments: 6/27/2007, 6/27/2007, There may be two collections #462 ]) James L. Reveal and Caroline Reveal 462. 9/11/1962 ( UC1338657 ) . Lundy, 8000-9000 ft vicinity of Lundy Miss Maud Minthorn 183. 8/17/1908 ( UC148767 ) . Pumice Valley, in sun on pumice sand, Upper Sonoran Pumice Valley, south of Mono Lake on Bishop-Mono Lake Highway 1 mile south of junction with Benton Road Carl B. Wolf 2520. 11/3/1931 ( UC527142 ) . Mono Mills, in deep volcanic sand Mono Mills, south of Mono Lake David D. Keck 5020. 9/4/1939 ( UC646492 ) . . CalPhotos

Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle.  Mountain Big Sagebrush.
Farrington Ranch, sandy flat in sun, Upper Sonoran Farington Ranch, 3 1/2 miles north (?-Ed.) of Lee Vining, southwest side of lake [Editorial Comments: 6/27/2007, 6/27/2007, There may be two collections #2521. ]) Carl B. Wolf 2521. 11/3/1931 ( UC527143 ) . . CalPhotos

Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.  Arrow-Leaf Balsamroot.
Walker Creek (Lower), on the Walker Creek Road to the Walker Lake Trail Jack L. Reveal and David Mason 79. 5/30/1962 ( UC1338703 ) . . CalPhotos

Brickellia californica (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray.  California Brickelbush.
Lee Vining Canyon, Herbert L. Mason 11487. 8/1/1936 ( UC1081560 ) . . CalPhotos

Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.  Tasselflower Brickellbush.
Lundy Lake, north side of Lundy Lake T. M. Hendrix 580. 8/24/1937 ( UC1119080 ) . . CalPhotos

Brickellia microphylla (Nutt.) A. Gray var. microphylla.  Littleleaf Brickellbush.
Black Point, barren, s slope, surrounding type Atr, plants found growing on rocky ledge exposed to strong winds top of Black Point, northwest side of Mono Lake A. D. Gifford 900. 9/4/1937 ( RSA121117 UC1119084 ) . Lundy, 8000 - 9000 ft vicinity of Lundy Miss Maud Minthorn 10/7/1908 ( UC186053 ) . . CalPhotos

Brickellia oblongifolia Nutt. var. linifolia (D. C. Eaton) B. L. Rob.  Narrowleaf Brickellbush.
Rush Creek, gravel bed of creek bed of Rush Creek at Highway 395 Dean Wm. Taylor 7847. 8/5/1980 ( JEPS89310 ) . . CalPhotos

Calycoseris parryi A. Gray.  Yellow Tackstem.
Negit Island, D. W. Johnston 6/20/1953 ( UC999239 ) . . CalPhotos

Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn.  Douglas' Dustymaiden.
Lee Vining, disturbed hillside on old lake terrace, burned area in Artemisia tridentata scrub on granitic sand above the town of Lee Vining Dean Wm. Taylor 7514.2 7/22/1979 ( JEPS89457 ) . June Lake, Mrs. J. D. Wright 7/6/1929 ( SBBG65668 ) . Lee Vining Creek, dry, rocky mountain side near Lee Vining Creek about 8 miles from Mono Post Office B. Crampton 277. 7/10/1941 ( UCD38114 ) . . CalPhotos

Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. var. douglasii.  Douglas' Dustymaiden.
Lee Vining Canyon, P. Stockwell 1320. 7/20/1935 ( JEPS30916 ) 2 miles west of Lee Vining P. Stockwell 1322. 7/20/1935 ( JEPS30918 ) . Mono Lake, in a wet place Anna E. Ehlers 823. 7/5/1920 ( JEPS34189 ) . . CalPhotos

Chaenactis xantiana A. Gray.  Fleshcolor Pincushion.
Lee Vining Creek, open sandy soils in sagebrush-jeffrey pine ecotone along Lee Vining Creek about 0.5 miles south of Lee Vining Dean Wm. Taylor 7857. 6/12/1981 ( JEPS89369 ) . Paoha Island, Herbert L. Mason 15213. 6/24/1963 ( UC1275788 ) . . CalPhotos

Chrysothamnus .  Rabbitbrush.
Rush Creek, Tom Schweich 137. 9/22/1997 ( Alameda, More Processing ) . . CalPhotos

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt.  Yellow Rabbitbrush.
Mono Basin, Toft, Catherine, and Deborah Elliott-Fisk, 2002 . . CalPhotos

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. ssp. puberulus (D. C. Eaton) H. M. Hall & Clem.  Yellow Rabbitbrush.
Black Point, north shore at foot of black pumice hill (Presumably Black Point -- Ed.) Frank W. Peirson 9207. 8/12/1930 ( SD87653 ) . Alameda Well, East of Mono Lake in deep alluvial bench, nearly 1 mile south of Alameda Well. Jack L. Reveal and David Mason 884. 9/14/1963 ( UC1338463 ) in deep beach alluvial nearly one mile south of Alameda Wells, east of Mono Lake Jack L. Reveal 884. 9/14/1963 ( UC1338463 ) . Mono Lake, North shore, foot of black pumice hill. Frank W. Peirson 8/1/1933 ( UC511804 ) . . CalPhotos

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. ssp. viscidiflorus.  Yellow Rabbitbrush.
Lee Vining, bench 2.0 miles south of Lee Vining Jack L. Reveal 2636.1 7/13/1980 ( SD109199 ) . Farrington Ranch, Farington Ranch, southwest side of Mono Lake Carl B. Wolf 3878. 11/3/1931 ( SD28143 ) . Mono Basin, Near Deep Wells Road along Highway 31 (Poleline Road), in the northeast corner of Mono Lake Basin, in deep pumice sand. Jack L. Reveal and David Mason 924. 10/23/1963 ( UC1338455 ) . Dechambeau Ranch, 0.5 miles northwest of Dechambeau Ranch on north shore of Mono Lake. Jack L. Reveal and David Mason 918. 10/6/1963 ( UC1338457 ) . Big Sand Flat, 2 miles east of Big Sand Flat, along Highway 120 at the junction of the Sagehen Meadow Road. Jack L. Reveal and David Mason 196. 9/8/1962 ( UC1338717 ) . Dechambeau Ranch, About 1 mile west of Dechambeau Sheep Ranch at Mill Creek crossing, on dry sandy soil. James L. Reveal 462. 9/11/1962 ( UC1338722 ) . Lee Vining Ranger Station, On moraine soil with Pinyon-Juniper. Jack L. Reveal and David Mason 191. 9/2/1962 ( UC1338872 ) . Mono Lake, West side of Mono Lake. H. M. Hall 10857. 9/21/1918 ( UC205543 ) . Cowtrack Mountain, Inside old burn. Cowtrack Mountain 5 miles southeast of Mono Lake. R. E. Douglas 50. 7/28/1964 ( UC3008 ) . Farington Ranch, Farington Ranch, southwest side of Mono Lake, about 3.5 miles north of Lee Vining. Carl B. Wolf 527145. 11/3/1931 ( UC527145 ) . Lee Vining Ranger Station, In sun, decomposed granite loam, Transition. Carl B. Wolf 527160. 11/5/1931 ( UC527160 ) . Mono Mills, In sun, pumice gravel flat, in transition to Yellow Pine Forest. Carl B. Wolf 527167. 11/5/1931 ( UC527167 ) . . CalPhotos

Cirsium andersonii (A. Gray) Petr.  Rose Thistle.
Lundy Canyon, among boulders along a dry canyon bottom, scattered Jeffrey pine association Ernest C. Twisselmann 5765. 9/14/1959 ( JEPS31032 ) . .