Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Mono Basin. Upper Mono Basin. Walker Creek (Lower). Walker Creek (Upper).

See also: Bloody Canyon (upper). Walker Lake.

Named in memory of an Indian massacre in which the Mono Indians killed many Awahnee, after the Awahnee stole many horses, blanket, and supplies.

Elevation: 7224ft, 2202m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Field Notes: 23 Sep 06 near Panum Crater;  3-Apr-08 at UC/JEPS; 
• A Checklist Flora of the Mono Lake Basin, Mono County, California and Mineral County, Nevada.: Walker Lake;  Chesnut and Drew; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Bach, Andrew J., Ronald I. Dorm, Deborah L. Elliott-Fisk, and Fred M. Phillips. 1992. Glacial Avulsion in Pleistocene Moraine Complexes of the East-central Sierra Nevada, California. History of Water: Eastern Sierra Nevada, Owens Valley, White-Inyo Mountains. WMRS Symposium Volume 4. 1992.
• Bursik, Marcus and Kerry Sieh. 1989. Range Front Faulting and Volcanism in the Mono Basin, Eastern California. Journal of Geophysical Research. 94(111):15,587-15,609. {TAS-pdf}
• Cain, Ella M. 1961. The Story of Early Mono County. San Francisco, California: Fearon Publishers, 1961. {TAS}
• Sampson, Kevin M., and Laurence C. Smith. 2006. Relative ages of Pleistocene moraines discerned from pebble counts: eastern Sierra Nevada, California. Physical Geography. 27(3):223-235. {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.

Pteridaceae

Pellaea breweri D. C. Eaton. Brewer's Cliffbrake (Oth)

Cupressaceae

Juniperus occidentalis Hook. Western Juniper (Oth)

Ephedraceae

Ephedra viridis Cov. Green Ephedra (Oth)

Pinaceae

Pinus contorta Loudon murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Critchf. Sierra Lodgepole Pine (Oth)

Apiaceae

Angelica lineariloba A. Gray. Poison Angelica (Oth)

Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. (Oth)

Asteraceae

Sphaeromeria cana (D. C. Eaton) A. Heller. Gray Chickensage (Oth)

Anthemideae

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. incompta (Nutt.) D. D. Keck. White Sagebrush (Oth)

Astereae

Pentachaetinae

Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G. L. Nesom. Whitestem Goldenbush (Oth)

Ericameria parryi (A. Gray) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird aspera (Greene) G. L. Nesom & G. I. Baird. Rough Rabbitbrush (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)

Conyzinae

Erigeron clokeyi Cronquist pinzliae G. L. Nesom. Clokey's Fleabane (Oth)

Erigeron compositus Pursh. Cutleaf Daisy (Oth)

Erigeron coulteri Porter. Large Mountain Fleabane (Oth)

Erigeron pygmaeus (A. Gray) Greene. Pygmy Fleabane (Oth)

Solidagininae

Solidago elongata Nutt. (Oth)

Symphyotrichinae

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

Cardueae

Carduinae

Cirsium scariosum Nutt. congdonii (Moore & Frank.) Keil. Meadow Thistle (Oth)

Senecioneae

Senecio fremontii Torr. & A. Gray occidentalis A. Gray. dwarf mountain ragwort (Oth)

Tetradymia canescens DC. Spineless Horsebush (Oth)

Boraginaceae

Cryptantha circumscissa (Hook. & Arn.) I. M. Johnst. Cushion Cryptantha (Oth)

Cryptantha torreyana (A. Gray) Greene. Torrey's Cryptantha (Oth)

Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I. M. Johnst. Many-Flowered Stickseed (Oth)

Phacelia bicolor Torr. ex S. Watson bicolor. Two-Color Phacelia (Oth)

Phacelia hastata Douglas ex Lehm. compacta (Brand) Cronquist. Compact Phacelia (Oth)

Phacelia humilis Torr. & A. Gray. Low Phacelia (Oth)

Phacelia ramosissima Douglas ex Lehm. Branching Phacelia (Oth)

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

Brassicaceae

Descurainia californica (A. Gray) O. E. Schulz. Sierra Tansymustard (Oth)

Thelypodium crispum Payson. Crisped Thelypody (Oth)

Fabaceae

Astragalus lentiginosus Hook. ineptus (A. Gray) M. E. Jones. Freckled Milkvetch (Oth)

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

Gentianaceae

Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner acuta (Michx.) J. M. Gillett. Autumn Dwarf Gentian (Oth)

Gentianopsis holopetala (A. Gray) H. H. Iltis. Sierra Fringed Gentian (Oth)

Grossulariaceae

Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant (Oth)

Ribes inerme Rydb. inerme. White Stem Gooseberry (Oth)

Linaceae

Linum lewisii Pursh. Prairie Blue Flax (Oth)

Malvaceae

Malacothamnus hallii (Eastw.) Kearney. (Oth)

Sidalcea oregana (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray spicata (Regel) C. L. Hitchc. Oregon Checkerbloom (Oth)

Onagraceae

Gayophytum decipiens H. Lewis & Szweyk. Deceptive Groundsmoke (Oth)

Papaveraceae

Argemone munita Durand & Hilg. Flatbud Prickly Poppy (Oth)

Plantaginaceae

Penstemon rostriflorus Kellogg. Bridge Penstemon (Oth)

Veronica scutellata L. Skullcap Speedwell (Oth)

Polemoniaceae

Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet (Oth)

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

Polemonium occidentale Greene. (Oth)

Polygonaceae

Rumex paucifolius S. Watson. Alpine Sheep Sorrel (Oth)

Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia pubescens Coville. Sierra Columbine (Oth)

Delphinium glaucum S. Watson. Sierra Larkspur (Oth)

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

Rosaceae

Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. ledifolius. Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany (Oth)

Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardtack (Oth)

Potentilla biennis Greene. Biennial Cinquefoil (Oth)

Potentilla breweri S. Watson. (Oth)

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

Rosa woodsii Lindl. ultramontana (S. Watson) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde. Mountain Rose (Oth)

Orchidaceae

Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer. Sierra Bog Orchid (Oth)

Poaceae

Stipeae

Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Needle and Thread (Oth)

Stipa hymenoides Roem. & Schult. Indian Rice Grass (Oth)

Ruscaceae

Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link. Starry False Lily of the Valley (Oth)

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Date and time this article was prepared:5:42:48 PM, 4/14/2024.