Natural History of the White-Inyo Range "d0e16857"

Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop Family)

Larrea tridentataL. Creosote Bush. (Plate 6.234) An evergreen shrub with an open growth form, 3–12 ft (1–4 m) high. Leaves are opposite with two olive-green, obliquely ovate leaflets 1/4–3/8 in (6–10 mm) long, attached at the base. Flowers are five-parted with round-ovate, hairy sepals 1/4 in (6 mm) long. The petals, 3/8 in (1 cm) long, are twisted sideways like the vanes of a windmill. The fruit is covered with white hairs like a furry ball, about 3/16 in (5 mm) long. This shrub, with green leaves and wandlike branches, is an attractive contrast to the predominantly gray, intricately branched desert shrubs. It is the dominant shrub in the Mohave Desert. Flower: Yellow.

Distribution. Dominant on the lower slopes of the southern Inyo Mountains; Desert Scrub, below 5,400 ft.

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WILDFLOWER KEY BY COLOR AND FORM
White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
A. Leaves Parallel-veined, Flower Parts in Threes or Sixes (Except for Some Grasses)
AGAVACEAE Yucca brevifolia Joshua Tree LILICEAE Allium atrorubens var. inyonis Inyo Onion Calochortus bruncanis Sego Lily Smilacina stellata Starflower Zigadenus paniculatus Sand-corn ORCHIDACEAE Plantanthera sparsiflora Green Canyon Orchid POACEAE Festuca minutiflora Small-flowered fescue Hilaria jamesii James Galleta Koeleria macrantha Junegrass	LILIACEAE Calochortus kennedyi Desert Mariposa Fritillaria atropurpurea Wood Brownies, Chocolate Lily ORCHIDACEAE Epipactis gigantea Desert Orchid, Stream Orchid	LILICEAE Allium atrorubens var. inyonis Inyo Onion Allium bisceptrum Aspen Onion	IRIDACEAE Iris missouriensis Wild Iris Sisyrinchium idahoense Idaho Blue-eyed Grass, Blue-eyed Grass

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
A. Leaves Parallel-veined, Flower Parts in Threes or Sixes (Except for Some Grasses)
Leymus cinereus Ashy Wildrye, Great Basin Wildrye Leymus tritocoides Creeping Wildrye Melica stricta Nodding Melic, Rock Melic Muhlenbergia richardsonis Mat Muhly Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian Ricegrass Poa secunda Varied Bluegrass Sitanion hystrix Squirreltail Sitanion jubatum Big Squirreltail Sporobolus airoides Alkali Sacaton Stipa comata Needle and Thread Stipa speciosa Desert Needlegrass See also Cyperaceae and Junaceae

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
All Following Species Have Leaves Net-veined
B. Four Petals or Petal-like Sepals, Separate to Base
BRASSICACEAE Arabis holboelli Holboell Rock Cress Caulanthus glaucus Limestone Caulanthus, Cliff cabbage Caulostramina jaegeri Cliff Dweller Draba californica White-flowered Draba Lepidium fremontii Bush Peppergrass, Desert Alyssum CROSSOSOMATACEAE Forsellesia nevadensis Nevada Forsellesia CUSCUTACEAE Cuscuta salina var. apoda Nevada Dodder (parasitic, threadlike)	BRASSICACEAE Draba oligosperma White Mountain Draba Lesquerella kingii ssp. kingii Beadpod Stanleya elata Prince's Plume Stanleya pinnata var. pinnata Desert Plume Stanleya pinnata var. inyoensis Inyo Desert Plume Strepthanthus cordalus Pinyon Streptanthus (calyx) ONAGRACEAE Camissonia walkeri ssp. tortilis Rock Primrose, Limestone Primrose Oenothera hookeri ssp. angustifolia Tall Yellow Evening Primrose	BRASSICACEAE Arabis holboelli Holboell Rock Cress Arabis inyoensis Inyo Rock Cress Arabis lemmonii var. lemmonii Lemmon Rock Cress ONAGRACEAE Camissonia boothii ssp. inyoensis Inyo Primrose Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Slender Epilobium POLYGONACEAE Oxyria digyna Mountain Sorrel (sepals) PORTULACACEAE Calyptridium parryi var. nevadense Nevada Sand-cress (sepals) Calyptridium umbellatum var. caudiciferum Pussy Paws (sepals)	BRASSICACEAE Arabis inyoensis Inyo Rock Cress Arabis lemmonii var. lemmonii Lemmon Rock Cress Caulanthus crassicaulis Woolly Caulanthus Streptanthus cordatus Pinyon Streptanthus ONAGRACEAE Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum Fireweed Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Slender Epilobium PORTULACACEAE Calyptridium umbellatum var. caudiciferum Pussy Paws (sepals) RUTACEAE Thamnosma montana Turpintine Broom

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
All Following Species Have Leaves Net-veined
B. Four Petals or Petal-like Sepals, Separate to Base
Cuscuta suksdorfii var. subpedicellata Mountain Dodder (parasitic, threadlike) GENTIANACEAE Frasera puberulenta Inyo Gentian, Low Green Gentian ONAGRACEAE Camissonia boothii ssp. desertorum Woody Bottlewasher Camissonia boothii ssp. intermedia Hairy Primrose Camissonia boothii ssp. inyoensis Inyo Primrose Camissonia chamaenerioides Modest Primrose Camissonia claviformis ssp. claviformis Brown-eyed Primrose Camissonia claviformis ssp. integrior Northern Evening Primrose	PAPAVERACEAE Eschscholzia covillei Coville Gold-poppy ROSACEAE Coleogyne ramosissima Blackbrush (sepals) RUBICACEAE Galium hypotrichium ssp. inyoense Inyo Bedstraw Galium mathewsii Mathews Bedstraw Galium stellatum Shrubby Bedstraw	RUBIACEAE Galium hypotrichum ssp. hypotrichium Limestone Bedstraw Galium mathewsii Mathews Bedstraw

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
All Following Species Have Leaves Net-veined
B. Four Petals or Petal-like Sepals, Separate to Base
Camissonia pterosperma Pigmy Primrose Camissonia refracta Narrow-leaved Primrose Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Slender Epilobium Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parvilorum Summer Snowflakes Gayophytum ramosissimum Pinyon Gayophytum Oenothera caespitosa ssp. crinita Limestone Evening Primrose Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata Large White Evening Primrose POLYGONACEAE Oxyria digyna Mountain Sorrel (sepals) PORTULACACEAE Calyptridium parryi var. nevadense Nevada Sand-cress (sepals) Calyptridium umbellatum var. caudiciferum Pussy Paws (petals inconspicuous)

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
All Following Species Have Leaves Net-veined
B. Four Petals or Petal-like Sepals, Separate to Base
RANUNCULACEAE Clematis ligusticifolia var. brevifolia Virgin's Bower (sepals) Thalictrum alpinum Dwarf Meadow-rue (sepals) Thalictrum sparsiflorum Few-flowered Meadow-rue (sepals) RUBIACEAE Galium multiflorum forma multiflorum Shining Bedstraw Galium multiflorum forma hirsutum Canyon Bedstraw Galium stellatum Shrubby Bedstraw SAXIFRAGACEAE Philadelphus stramineous Littleleaf Mock-orange

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
C. Four Petals, More or Less United, Including Tubular Corollas with Four Lobes
GENTIANACEAE Gentiana newherryi Alpine Gentian Gentianella tenella Lapland Gentian SCROPHULARIACEAE Castilleja nana Dwarf Paintbrush (calyx) Pedicularis attollens Little Elephant's Heads Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis Purslane Speedwell	SCROPHULARIACEAE Castilleja miniata Streamside Paintbrush (calyx)	SCROPHULARIACEAE Castilleja chromosa Desert Paintbrush (calyx) Castilleja linarieafolia Long-leaved Paintbrush (calyx) Castilleja martinii var. clokeyi Clokey Paintbrush (calyx) Castilleja miniata Streamside Paintbrush (calyx) Castilleja minor Alkali Paintbrush (calyx)	SCROPHULARIACEAE Castilleja nana Dwarf Paintbrush Pedicularis attollens Little Elephant's Heads Veronica americana American Brooklime
D. Five Petals, Separate to Base; Flowers Regular
APIACEAE Angelica lineariloba Tall Angelica, Sierra Soda-straw Cymopterus aboriginum White Cymopterus, Indian Parsley	APIACEAE Lomatium mohavense Mojave Parsley Pteryxia petraea Rock Pteryxia LOASACEAE Mentzelia albicaulis Little Blazing Star	RANUNCULACEAE Aquilegia formosa Red Columbine (sepals spurred) Aquilegia shockleyi Mojave Columbine (sepals spurred)	APIACEAE Lomatium mohavense Mojave Parsley LINACEAE Linum lewisii Blue Flax

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
D. Five Petals, Separate to Base; Flowers Regular
Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. Inyoense Inyo Mountain Parsley Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. fimbriatum White Mountain Parsley CARYOPHYLLACEAE Arenaria aculeata Prickly Sandwort Arenaria kingii ssp. compacta Alpine Sandwort Arenaria macradenia ssp. macradenia var. parishiorum Lime Sandwort Arenaria macradenia ssp. macradenia var. macradenia Mojave Sandwort Scopulophila rixfordii Rixford Rockwort Silene bernardina ssp. maguirei Maguire Campion Stellaria longpipes Creek Stellaria	Mentzelia laevicaulis Blazing Star MALVACEAE Sphaeralcea ambigua Apricot Mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. monticola Mountain Apricot Mallow RANUNCULACEAE Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus Desert Buttercup Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. oxynotus Snow Buttercup Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus Large-headed Buttercup ROSACEAE Geum macrophyllum Big-leaf Avens Ivesia lycopodioides ssp. scandularis White Mountain Ivesia Ivesia shockleyi Schockley Ivesia	Ranunculus andersonii Pink Ranunculus ROSACEAE Peraphyllum ramosissimum Squaw Apple Prunus andersonii Desert Peach Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana Wild Rose SAXIFRAGACEAE Jamesia americana var. californica Cliffbrush Ribes cereum Wax Currant TAMARICACEAE Tamarix namosissima Salt Cedar	MALVACEAE Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. rosacea Lavendar Wand Mallow SAXIFRAGACEAE Ribes inerme Straggly Gooseberry

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
D. Five Petals, Separate to Base; Flowers Regular
CROSSOMATACEAE Forsellesia nevadensis Nevada Forsellesia CUSCUTACEAE Cuscuta salina var. apoda Nevada Dodder (parisitic, threadlike) Cuscuta suksdorfii var. subpedicellata Mountain Dodder (parasitic, threadlike) LOASACEAE Eucnida urens Rock Nettle, Vegetable Velcro Petalonyx nitidus Shiny-leaved Sandpaper Plant PORTULACACEAE Claytonia parviflora Miner's Lettuce Montia chamissoi Toad Lily	Potentilla biennis Green Cinquefoil Potentilla breweri Brewer Cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis Alkali Cinquefoil Potentilla pectinisecta Silky Potentilla Potentilla pennsylvanica var. strigosa Pennsylvania Potentilla Potentilla pseudosericea Small Silky Potentilla Potentilla saxosa Rock Potentilla SAXIFRAGACEAE Heuchera duranii Duran Alum Root Ribes aureum var. aureum Golden Currant

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
D. Five Petals, Separate to Base; Flowers Regular
RANUNCULACACEAE Clematis ligusticifolia var. brevifolia Virgin's Bower ROSACEAE Cowania mexicana var. stansburiana Cliff Rose Holodiscus dumosus var. glabrescens Cream Bush Horkelia hispidula White Mountain Horkelia Petrophytum caespitosum Rock Spiraea Phsycocarpus alternans Ninebark Prunus fasciculata Desert Almond Purshia glandulosa Desert Bitterbush Purshai tridentata Bitterbrush	Ribes velutinum var. glanduliferum Plateau Gooseberry ZYGOPHYLLACEAE Larrea tridentata Creosote bush

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
D. Five Petals, Separate to Base; Flowers Regular
SAXIFRAGACEAE Heuchera rubescens var. pachypoda Alum Root Ribes cereum Wax Currant Ribes inerme Straggly Gooseberry Ribes velutinum var. glanduliferum Plateau Gooseberry
E. Five Petals, Separate to Base; Flowers Irregular
FABACEAE Astragalus kentrophyta var. elata Inyo Prickly Milk-vetch Astragalus lentiginosus var. semotus Little Paper-pod	FABACEAE Astragalus inyoensis Inyo Milk-vetch	FABACEAE Astragalus coccineus Scarlet Loco, Scarlet Milk-vetch Dalea searlsiae Prairie Clover Oxytropis parryi Parry Oxytropis Trifolium andersonii ssp. monoense Mono Clover	FABACEAE Astragalus calycosus Little Gray Milk-vetch Astragulus cimae var. sufflatus Broad-shouldered Milk-vetch Astragalus inyoensis Inyo Milk-vetch Astragalus kentrophyta var. elata Inyo Prickly Milk-vetch

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
E. Five Petals, Separate to Base; Flowers Irregular
			Astragalus kentrophyta var. implexus Dolomite Milk-vetch Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii Paper Loco, Freckled Milk-vetch Astragalus lentignosus var. semotus Little Paper-pod Astragalus minthorniae var. villosus Erect Milk-vetch Astragalus newberryi Newberry Milk-vetch Astragalus oophorus Big-podded Milk-vetch, Spindle Loco Astragalus purshii var. tinctus Long-flowered Pursh Milk-vetch Dalea searlsiae Prarie Clover

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
E. Five Petals, Separate to Base; Flowers Irregular
			Lupinus argenteus var. tenellus Limestone Lupine Lupinus brevicaulis Short-stemmed Blue Lupine Lupinus flavoculatus Yellow-eyes Lupinus palmeri Palmer Lupine Lupinus tegeticulatus var. tegeticulatus Silver Moss Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius Indigo Bush, Blister Dalea RANUNCULACEAE Aconitum columbianum Monkshood Delphinium parishii Desert Larkspur Delphinium polycladon Willow Larkspur VIOLACEAE Viola nephrophylla Northern Bog Violet

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
F. Five Petals, More or Less United, Including Tubular Corollas with Five Lobes; Flowers Regular
BORAGINACEAE Cryptantha flavoculata Sulphur-throated Forget-me-not Cryptantha cinerea var. abortiva Bow-nut Forget-me-not Cryptantha pterocarya Wing-nut Forget-me-not Cryptantha roosiorum Roos Forget-me-not Cryptantha utahensis Fragrant Forget-me-not, Nievitas Cryptantha virginensis Virgin Valley Forget-me-not Sambucus caerulea Blue Elderberry GENTIANACEAE Gentiana newberryi Alpine Gentian Gentianella tenella Lapland Gentian	BORAGINACEAE Amsinckia tessellata Fiddleneck Cryptantha confertifolia Golden Forget-me-not Gilia filiformis Yellow Gilia Navarretia breweri Yellow Navarretia	CAPRIFOLIACEAE Symphoricarpus longiflorus Desert Snowberry NYCTAGINACEAE Abronia nana ssp. covillei Limestone Sand-verbena Mirabilis alipes Hermidium, Rose Four O'clock Mirabilis bigelovii Wishbone Bush Mirabilis pumila Little Umbrella-wort POLEMONIACEAE Collomia linearis Lesser Collomia Gilia aggregata var. arizonica Arizona Scarlet Gilia Gilia latifolia Holly Gilia Phlox condensata Cushion Phlox	BORAGINACEAE Hackelia brevicula White Mountain Forget-me-not Hackelia floribunda Tall Hackelia CAPRIFOLIACEAE Symphonicarpos longiflorus Desert Snowberry HYDROPHYLLACEAE Phacelia crenulata Purple Phacelia Phacelia curvipes Dwarf Phacelia Phacelia fremontii Yellow-throats Phacelia hastata Cordilleran Phacelia Phacelia vallis-mortae Death Valley Phacelia NYCTAGINACEAE Mirabilis bigelovii Wishbone Bush

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
F. Five Petals, More or Less United, Including Tubular Corollas with Five Lobes; Flowers Regular
HYDROPHYLLACEAE Phacelia hastata Cordilleran Phacelia Phacelia perityloides Panamint Phacelia Tricardia watsonii Three Hearts NYCTAGINACEA Abronia nana ssp. covellei Limestone Sand-verbena Mirabilis bigelovii var. bigelovii Wishbone Bush OLEACEAE Menodora spinescens Spiny Menodora POLEMONIACEAE Collomia linearis Lesser Collomia Eriastrum diffusum Spreading Eriastrum Eriastrum sparsiflorum var. wilcoxii Wilcox Woolly Star Gilia campanulata Bell Gilia		Phlox longifolia var. stansburyi Stansbury Phlox PRIMULACEAE Androsace septentrionalis var. subumbellata Alpine Androsace SAXIFRAGACEAE Heuhera rubescens var. pachypoda Alum Root	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens Giant Four O'clock POLEMONIACEAE Collomia linearis Lesser Collomia Eriastrum diffusum Spreading Eriastrum Eriastrum sparsiflorum var. wilcoxii Wilcox Woolly Star Gilia breacciarum ssp. neglecta Kern-Inyo Gilia Gilia cana ssp. triceps Showy Gilia Gilia clokeyi Clokey Gilia Gilia gilioides var. violacea Violet Gilia Gilia leptomeria Sand Gilia Gilia ochroleuca Volcanic Pale Gilia

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
F. Five Petals, More or Less United, Including Tubular Corollas with Five Lobes; Flowers Regular
Gilia clokey Clokey Gilia Gilia congesta var. montana White Globe-gilia Gilia hutchinsifolia Desert Pale Gilia Gilia leptomeria Sand Gilia Gilia polycladon Spreading Gilia Gilia stellata Dotted-throat Gilia Gymnosteris parvula Gymnosteris Langloisia punctata Dotted Langlosia Leptodactylon pungens var. hallii Prickly Phlox Leptodactylon pungens var. pungens Granite Gilia Linanthus nuttallii ssp. pubescens Bushy Linanthus			Gilia opthalmoides Pinyon Gilia Gilia scropulorum Rock Gilia Gilia sinuata Cinder Gilia Langlosia punctata Dotted Langlosia Linanthus parryae Sand Blossoms Phlox condensata Cushion Phlox Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens Woolly Phlox Polemonium chartaceum White Mountain Sky Pilot PRIMULACEAE Dodecatheon redolens Shooting Star SOLANACEAE Lycium andersonii Desert Tomato

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
F. Five Petals, More or Less United, Including Tubular Corollas with Five Lobes; Flowers Regular
Linanthus parryae Sand Blossoms Phlox condensata Cushion Phlox Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens Woolly Phlox Phlox longifolia var. stansburyi Stansbury Phlox PRIMULACEAE Androsace septentrionalis var. subumbellata Alpine Androsace ROSACEAE Amelanchier pallida Service Berry Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fern Bush, Desert Sweet SAXIFRAGACEAE Heuchera rubescens var. pachypoda Alum Root SOLANACEAE Lycium andersonii Desert Tomato

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
F. Five Petals, More or Less United, Including Tubular Corollas with Five Lobes; Flowers Regular
Lycium cooperi Peach-thorn Nicotiana attenuata Coyote Tobacco Nicotiana trigonophylla Desert Tobacco
G. Five Petals, More or Less United, Commonly Tubular; Flowers Irregular
SCROPHULARIACEAE Antirrhinium kingii Least Snapdragon Collinsia parviflora Meadow Collinsia Penstemon fructiformis Desert Mountain Penstemon	OROBANCHACEAE Orobanche corymbosa Flat-topped Broomrape, Sagebrush Strangler Orobanche fasciculata Clustered Bloomrape, Mountain Strangler SCROPHULARIACEAE Keckiella rothrockii Buckskin Keckiella Mimulus densus Elfin Mimulus Mimulus guttatus Common Monkey-flower Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides Meadow Mimulus	SCROPHULARIACEAE Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet Mimulus Penstemon floridus var. floridus Rose Penstemon Penstemon floridus var. austinii Austin Penstemon Penstemon monoensis Mono Penstemon Penstemon rostiflorus Scarlet Penstemon Scrophularia desertorum Desert Figwort	LAMIACEAE Monardella linoides Flax-leaved Monardella Monardella odoratissima ssp. parviflora Mountain Pennyroyal Salvia columbariae Chia Salvia dorrii var. clokeyi Clokey Blue Sage Salvia dorrii var. dorrii Great Basin Blue Sage SCROPHULARIACEAE Collinsia parviflora Meadow Collinsia

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
G. Five Petals, More or Less United, Commonly Tubular; Flowers Irregular
	Mimulus suksdorfii Suksdorf Miniature Mimulus Mohavea breviflora Small Mohavea, Desert Snapdragon Verbascum thapsus Wooly Mullein		Cordylanthus kingii ssp. helleri Heller Bird's-beak Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii Bigelow Mimulus Mimulus bigelovii var. cuspidatus Desert Mimulus Mimulus densus Elfin Mimulus Penstemon heterodoxus Whorlflower Penstemon Penstemon patens Owens Valley Penstemon Penstemon scapoides Westgard Penstemon Penstemon speciosus Showy Penstemon

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
H. Six Petals or Petal-like Sepals (Tepals)
PAPAVERACEAE Argemone minuta ssp. rotundata Prickly Poppy POLYGONACEAE Chorizanthe brevicornu var. spathulata Mountain Brittle Chorizanthe Eriogonum baileyi Bailey Buckwheat Eriogonum brachypodum Glandular Buckwheat Eriogonum cemuum Nodding Buckwheat Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum Skeleton Weed Eriogonum deflexum var. baratum Tall Skeleton Weed Eriogonum esmeraldense Esmeralda Buckwheat	POLYGONACEAE Chorizanthe rigida Rosy-thorn Chorizanthe watsonii Watson Chorizanthe Dedeckera eurekensis Dedeckera, July Gold Erigonum brachyanthum Short-flowered Buckwheat Eriogonum caespitosum Mat Buckwheat Eriogonum inflatum Desert Trumpet Eriogonum microthecum var. ambiguum Yellow Microthecum Eriogonum nidularium Bird's-nest Buckwheat Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium Oval-leaved Buckwheat Eriogonum pusillum Yellow Turbans	POLYGONACEAE Eriogonum baileyi Bailey Buckwheat Eriogonum gracilipes Raspberry Buckwheat Eriogonum kearneyi var. monoense Kearney Buckwheat Eriogonum maculatum Spotted Buckwheat Eriogonum microthecum var. lapidicola Bristlecone Microthecum Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum Pinyon Microthetum Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium Oval-leaved Buckwheat Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale Fell-field Buckwheat Eriogonum rupinum Limber pine Buckwheat

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
H. Six Petals or Petal-like Sepals (Tepals)
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California Buckwheat Eriogonum gracilipes Raspberry Buckwheat Eriogonum heermannii ssp. argense Rough Heermann Buckwheat Eriogonum heermannii ssp. humulius Common Heermann Buckwheat Eriogonum kearneyi var. monoense Kearney Buckwheat Eriogonum kennedy var. purpusii Kennedy Buckwheat Eriogonum maculatum Spotted Buckwheat Eriogonum microthecum var. lapidicola Bristlecone Microthecum	Eriogonum rosense Limestone Yellow-heads Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum Sulphur-flower Eriogonum umbellatum var. chlorothamnus Narrow-leaved Sulphur-flower	Erigonum umbellatum var. versicolor Varicolored Buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum Wright Buckwheat Oxytheca dendroidea Fine Oxytheca Rumex paucifolius ssp. paucifolius Mountain Dock (three sepals enlarged) Rumex paucifolius ssp. gracilescens Alpine Dock

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
H. Six Petals or Petal-like Sepals (Tepals)
Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum Pinyon Microthecum Eriogonum nidularium Bird's-nest Buckwheat Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium Oval-leaved Buckwheat Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale Fell-field Buckwheat Eriogonum panamintense var. panamintense Panamint Buckwheat Eriogonum panamintense var. mensicola Plain Panamint Buckwheat Eriogonum rupinum Limber Pine Buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. devestivum Pale Umbelled Buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. versicolor Varicolored Buckwheat

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
H. Six Petals or Petal-like Sepals (Tepals)
Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum Wright Buckwheat Oxytheca dendroidea Fine Oxytheca Oxytheca perfoliata Saucer Plant Rumex crispus Curly Dock (three sepals enlarged) PORTULACACEAE Lewisia pygmeae ssp. pygmaea Brooch Lewisia Dwarf Lewisia
I. More Than Six Petals or Petal-like Sepals
PORTALACACEAE Lewisia rediviva var. minor Bitterroot	CACTACEAE Echinocactus polycephalus Cottontop Cactus Opuntia erinacea var. erinaceae Mojave Prickly Pear	CACTACEAE Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. mojavensis Mojave Mound Cactus Opuntia basilaris Beavertail	CACTACEAE Echinocereus engelmannii var. chrysocentrus Engelmann Cactus, Torch Cactus Opuntia basilaris Beavertail

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
I. More Than Six Petals or Petal-like Sepals
	Opuntia erinaceae var. ursina Old Man Cactus, Grizzly Bear Cactus Opuntia erinaceae var. utahensis Utah Prickly Pear RANUNCULACEAE Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus Desert Buttercup		Sclerocactus polyancistrus Mojave Fishhook Cactus, Pineapple Cactus
J. Flowering Heads Composite, or Few to Many Individual Flowers; Marginal (Ray) Flowers Petal-like; Central (Disk) Flowers, Small, Tubular, If Present
ASTERACEAE Antennaria microphylla Rosy Everlasting Flowers, Pussytoes Artemisia tridentata Big Sagebrush, Great Basin Sagebrush	ASTERACEAE Acamptopappus shockleyi Shockley goldenhead Ambrosia dumosa Burro-bush, Bur Sage	ASTERACEAE Antennaria microphylla Rosy Everlasting Flowers, Pussytoes Erigeron compositus var. glabratus Cut-leaf Daisy	ASTERACEAE Circium nidulum Red Thistle Machaeranthera canescens Sticky Aster Machaerathera shastensis var. montana Shasta Aster

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
J. Flowering Heads Composite, or Few to Many Individual Flowers; Marginal (Ray) Flowers Petal-like; Central (Disk) Flowers, Small, Tubular, If Present
Artemisia arbuscula Dwarf Sagebrush Artemisia nova Broom Sagebrush Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia Pinyon Brickellia Calycoseris wrightii White Tack-stem Chaenactus carphoclinia Pebble Pincushion Chaenactus douglasii Douglas Pincushion Erigeron compositus var. glabratus Cut-leaf Daisy Layia glandulosa White Tidy-tips Leucelene ericoides Heath Daisy Stephanomeria pauciflora Desert Milk-aster	Anisocoma acaulis Scale Bud Calycoseris parryi Yellow Tack-stem Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus Curly Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. axillaris Fine-leaved Rabbit brush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. puberulus Pinyon Rabbitbrush Crepis intermedia Hawksbeard Encelia virginensis ssp. actoni Bush Sunflower, Brittlebush Ericameria cooperi Cooper Goldenbush Ericameria cuneata Cliff Goldenbrush Erigeron aphanactis Gold Buttons (no rays)	Stephanomeria pauciflora Desert Milk-aster Stephanomeria spinosa Wool Cache Plant, Thorny Skeleton Plant Townsendia scapigera Ground Daisy	Tounsendia scapigera Ground Daisy Xylorhiza tortifolia Mojave Aster

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Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
J. Flowering Heads Composite, or Few to Many Individual Flowers; Marginal (Ray) Flowers Petal-like; Central (Disk) Flowers, Small, Tubular, If Present
	Gutierrezia microcephala Threadleaf, Yellow-green Matchweed Hulsea algida Alpine Gold Hulsea vestita ssp. inyoensis Inyo Gold, Inyo Hulsea Hymenopappus filifolium var. nanus Inyo Cutleaf (no rays) Hymenooxys cooperi var. canescens Gray Goldenflower Perityle inyoensis Inyo Perityle (no rays) Perityle megalocephala Tall Perityle (no rays) Petradoria discoidea Rock Goldenrod (no rays) Senecio canus Rock Senecio Senecio douglasii var. monoensis Mono Senecio

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White, Cream, or Green	Yellow, Orange, or Brown	Red, Pink, or Rose	Blue to Purple
J. Flowering Heads Composite, or Few to Many Individual Flowers; Marginal (Ray) Flowers Petal-like; Central (Disk) Flowers, Small, Tubular, If Present
	Senecio multilobatus Basin Senecio Solidago multiradiata Alpine Goldenrod Terradymia canescens Gray Horsebrush (no rays) Viguiera multiflora var. nevadensis Nevada Viguiera
Annuals	Perennial Herbs		Shrubs
K. Petals Lacking, Inconspicuous, or Difficult to Classify; Staminate (Male) and Pistillate (Female) Reproductive Parts May Be on Separate Plants
CHENOPODIACEAE Chenopodium atrovirens Pinyon Goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii Fremont Goosefoot	EUPHORBIACEAE Chamaesyce albomarginata Rattlesnake Weed Chamaesyce fendleri Fendler Spurge		ASTERACEAE Ambrosia dumosa Burro-bush Bur Sage Artemisia tridentata Big Sagebrush, Great Basin Sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula Dwarf Sagebrush Artemisia nova Broom Sagebrush

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