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INDEX

A

Abronia nana , 156

covillei , 156

Acamptopappus shockleyi , 113

Acarina, 248

Accipiter cooperi , 362

Accipitridae, 362 –64

Aceraceae, 102 –3

Acer glabrum , 102 –3

Acer negundo, californicum , 103

Acmon Blue, 265

Aconitum columbianum , 188

Acrididae, 254

Adelia, 158

Aegithalidae, 394

Aegolius acadicus , 375

Aeronautes saxatalis , 378

Agabus lutosus , 258

Agavaceae, 109

Agave Family, 109

Agnostokasia sublima , 254

Agrilus walshinghami , 259

Ailanthus altissima , 103

Alaudidae, 386 –87

Alectoris chukar , 368

Alkali Cinquefoil, 195

Alkali Paintbrush, 203

Alkali sacaton, 167

Allelopathy, 77

Alligator Lizards, 303 –5

Allium atrorubens , 152

inyonis , 152

Allium bisceptrum , 152

Allophyllum violaceum , 170

Allscale, 135

Alluvial fans, 30 , 31 , 36 , 37

Alpine Androsace, 187

Alpine Blue, 265

Alpine Daisy, 82

Alpine Dock, 185

Alpine Fell-fields, 82

Alpine Gentian, 82 , 147

Alpine Gold, 119

Alpine Goldenrod, 122

Alpine Sandwort, 133

Alpine Sedge, 82

Alpine zone, 81 –83

Altica , 260

Alum Root, 199

Alydidae, 256

Alydus pluto , 256

Ambrosia dumosa , 113

Amelanchier pallida , 191

American Brooklime, 209

American Cockroach, 254

American Dipper, 400 –401

American Kestrel, 366 –67

American Robin, 404 –5

Ammospermophilus leucurus , 443

Amphibians, 277 –80

biogeography, 293 –303

Amphisbaenia, 291

Amphispiza belli , 421

Amphispiza bilineata , 420

Amsinckia tessellata , 124

Anabrus simplex , 254 –55

Andrews Mountain Member, 38

Androsace septentrionalis , 187

subumbellata , 187

Anelsonia eurycarpa , 82

Angelica lineariloba , 109

Anguidae, 303

Anicia Checkerspot, 266

Anisocoma acaulis , 113 –14

Anopheles , 267

Antelope Ground Squirrel, 443

Antennaria dimorpha , 114

Antennaria microphylla , 114

Antennaria rosea , 114

Anthophoridae, 270

Anthropology, 463 –85

Antilocapra americana , 457

Antirrhinum kingii , 201 –2

Antrozous pallidus , 439

Ants, 268 , 270


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Aphelocoma coerulescens , 389

Aphididae, 256

Aphids, 256

Apiaceae, 109 , 112 –13

Apidae, 270

Apis mellifera, 270

Apodemia mormo , 264

Apodidae, 378

Apricot Mallow, 155 –56

Aquila chrysaetos , 365

Aquilegia formosa , 188

Aquilegia shockleyi , 188 –89

Arabis holboellii , 127

pendulocarpa , 127

pinetorum , 127

retrofracta , 127

Arabis inyoensis , 127

Arabis lemmonii, lemmonii , 127 –28

Arabis pulchra

gracilis , 128

munciensis , 128

Arachnida, 246 –48

Arachnids, 247

Araneae, 246

Araneidae, 246

Arceuthobium divaricatum , 212

Archaeology, 463 –85

alpine villages, 481 –85

annual round, 472 –74

dating, 476 –77

hunting stations, 479 –81

Pinyon camps, 477 –79

subsistence, 464 –65

animal procurement, 469 –70

Pinton procurement, 470 –72

plant procurement, 469

Arenaria aculeata , 133

Arenaria kingii , 133

compacta , 133

glabrescens , 133

Arenaria macradenia , 133

macradenia , 133

parishiorum , 133

Argasidae, 248

Argemone munita , 164

rotunda , 164

Argia , 253

Arhopalus asperatus , 261

Arizona elegans , 297 , 324 , 344

Arizona Scarlet Gilia, 169

Armored Stink Beetle, 260

Arrowhead Blue, 265

Arroyo Willow, 88

Artemisia , 30 , 77 , 79 , 80

Artemisia arbuscula , 82 , 114 , 115

nova , 78 , 115

Artemisia spinescens , 77

Artemisia tridentata , 77 , 78 , 114

Artiodactyla, 456

Ash Family, 158

Ash-throated Flycatcher, 385 –86

Ashy Wildrye, 165 –66

Asilidae, 267

Asio otus , 374

Aspen Onion, 152

Asteraceae, 113 –23

Astragalus calycosus, 140 –41

Astragalus cimae , 141

sufflatus , 141

Astragalus coccineus , 141

Astragalus inyoensis , 141

Astragalus kentrophyta , 142

elatus , 142

implexus , 142

Astragalus lentiginosus , 142

fremontii , 142

semotus , 142

Astragalus minthorniae , 142 –43

villosus , 142

Astragalus newberryi , 143

Astragalus oophorus , 143

Astragalus purshii , 143

tinctus , 143

Atmospheric circulation patterns, 3 –4

Atriplex canescens , 135

Atriplex confertifolia , 135

Atriplex polycarpa , 135

Atriplex torreyi , 135 –36

Austin Penstemon, 207


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B

Badger, 453

Bailey Buckwheat, 177

Banded Alder Borer, 261

Banded Skipper, 263

Barcroft pluton, 50 , 51 , 52 –53

Basin Sagebrush, 77

Basin Senecio, 122

Bassariscus astutus , 452

Batrachoseps , 281 , 297

Batrachoseps campi , 281 , 297 , 353

Bats, 438 –39

Beadpod, 129 –30

Beavers, 450

Beavertail, 131 –32

Becker's White Butterfly, 263

Beer Creek pluton, 49

Bees, 268

Beetles, 258

Bell Gilia, 169

Betulaceae, 98 –99

Betula occidentalis , 89 , 98

Bewick's Wren, 398 , 399

Big Brown Bat, 438

Big Sagebrush, 114

Big-eyed Bug, 256

Big-leaf Avens, 192 –93

Big-podded Milk-vetch, 143

Bigelow Mimulus, 204

Bipes , 291

Birch Creek pluton, 48 , 50

Birch Family, 98 –99

Bird's-nest Buckwheat, 181 –82

Birds, 361 –62

Bishop Tuff, 37 , 54

Bitterbrush, 78 , 197

Bitterroot, 187

Black Canyon, 54

Black Cottonwood, 77 , 99 –100

Black Toad, 283 –85, 297 , 346 , 355

Black Widow Spider, 246 , 247

Black-chinned Sparrow, 419 –20

Black-headed Grosbeak, 413 –14

Black-tailed Hare, 440 –41

Black-throated Gray Warbler, 411

Black-throated Sparrow, 420 –21

Blackbirds, 427 –28

Blackbrush, 192

Blattidae, 254

Blazing Star, 155

Blister Beetles, 259 –60

Blister Dalea, 145 –46

Blue Copper, 265

Blue Elderberry, 132 –33

Blue Flax, 82 , 154

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 402 –3

Blue Grouse, 369 –70

Blues, 264

Boas, 324

Bobcat, 456

Boidae, 324

Boisduval's Blue, 264

Bombus centralis , 270

Bombus morrisoni , 270

Borage Family, 123 –26

Boranginaceae, 123 –26

Bow-nut Forget-me-not, 124

Box Elder, 103

Brassicaceae, 126 –30

Braun-Blanquet faunal resemblance factor (BFRF), 298 , 301 –2

Brazilian-Free-tailed Bat, 439

Brephidium exilis , 265

Brewer Cinquefoil, 194 –95

Brewer Cliff Brake, 147

Brewer's Blackbird, 427

Brewer's Sparrow, 418 –19

Brickellia arguta , 115

Brickellia oblongifolia , 115

linifolia , 115

Bristlecone Microthecum, 181

Bristlecone Pine, 29 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 96 –97

Brittlebush, 117

Brittle Fern, 146

Broad-podded Parrya, 82

Broad-shouldered Milk-vetch, 141

Broad-tailed Hummingbird, 379

Brooch Lewisia, 187

Broomrape Family, 163 –64

Broom Sagebrush, 115


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Brown Creeper, 396 –97

Brown Trout, 272 , 274 , 275

Brown-eyed Primrose, 159

Brown-headed Cowbird, 427

Brush-footed Butterflies, 266

Bubo virginianus , 373

Buckskin Keckiella, 204

Buckwheat Family, 175 –85

Bud Sagebrush, 77

Bufo boreas , 283 , 297 , 298 , 346 , 348 , 349 , 351

Bufo exsul , 283 , 297 , 346 , 355

Bufo punctatus , 285 , 297 , 351 , 353

Bufonidae, 280 , 283

Bugs, 255

Bullfrog, 287 –88

Bulrush, 138

Bumble Bees, 270

Buprestidae, 259

Bur Sage, 113

Burro-bush, 113

Burying Beetle, 259

Bush Peppergrass, 129

Bush Sunflower, 117

Bushtit, 394

Bushy Linanthus , 174

Bushy-tailed Wood Rat, 448

Buteo jamaicensis , 364

Buttercup Family, 188 –91

Butterflies, 261 –62

C

Cabbage White, 263

Cactaceae, 131 –32

Cactus Family, 131 –32

Cactus Flower Beetles, 259

Caecilians, 277

California Buckwheat, 179

California Mantid, 255

California Meadow Vole, 449

California Myotis, 438

California Quail, 370 , 371

Callipepla californica , 370

Callisaurus draconoides , 297 , 298 , 306 –7, 344 , 346 , 350 , 354

Callophrys comstocki , 265

Calochortus bruneaunis , 152 –53

Calochortus kennedyi , 153

Calochortus nuttallii , 152

Caltrop Family, 213

Calycoseris parryi , 115

Calycoseris wrightii , 115

Calyptridium parryi , 186

nevadense , 186

Calyptridium umbellatum , 186

caudiceferum , 186

Camel Cricket, 255

Camissonia boothii , 158 –59

desertorum , 158 –59

intermedia , 159

inyoensis , 158 –59

Camissonia chamaenerioides , 159

Camissonia claviformis , 159

claviformis , 159

integrior , 159

Camissonia pterosperma , 160

Camissonia refracta , 160

Camissonia walkeri , 160

tortilis , 160

Camponotus , 271

Canis latrans , 450

Canyon Bedstraw, 198

Canyon Mouse, 448

Canyon Wren, 398

Cap cloud, 7

Caprifoliaceae, 132 –33

Caprimulgidae, 376 –78

Carabidae, 258

Cardinalinae, 413 –15

Cardinals, 413 –15

Carex , 138

Carex subnigricans , 82

Carnivora, 450

Carnivores, 450 –56

Carpenter ants, 271

Carpenter Bee, 270

Carpodacus cassinii , 429

Carpodacus mexicanus , 429

Carpophilus , 259

Caryophyllaceae, 133 –34

Cassin's Finch, 429 , 430


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Castilleja chromosa , 202

Castilleja linarieafolia , 202

Castilleja martinii , 202

clokeyi , 202

Castilleja miniata , 203

Castilleja minor , 203

Castilleja nana , 82 , 203

Castor canadensis , 450

Castoridae, 450

Cathartes aura , 362

Cathartidae, 362

Catharus guttatus , 403

Catherpes mexicanus , 398

Catostomus fumeiventris , 272

Caulanthus crassicaulis , 128

Caulanthus glaucus , 128 –29

Caulostraminea jaegeri , 129

Celastrina ladon , 265

Centipedes, 247 , 249

Centrocercus urophasianus , 370

Cerambycidae, 260

Ceratoides lanata , 136

Cercocarpus ledifolius , 79 , 191

Cercyonis oetus , 266

Cerocarpus intricatus , 191

Certhia americana , 396

Certhidae, 396 –97

Cervus elaphus , 456

Ceuthophilus lamellipes , 255

Chaenactis carphoclinia , 116

Chaenactis douglasii , 116

Chamaebatiaria millefolium , 192

Chamaesyce albomarginata , 140

Chamaesyce fendleri , 140

Checkered Beetle, 259

Checkered White Butterfly, 263

Cheilanthes feei , 146

Chenopodiaceae, 134 –37

Chenopodium atrovirens , 136

Chenopodium fremontii , 136

Chia, 77 , 151

Chiatovich Flats, 32 , 35

Chilopoda, 249

Chionactis occipatalis , 297 , 326

Chipmunks, 442 –44

Chipping Sparrow, 416 , 417 , 418

Chiroptera, 438 –39

Chlorochroa sayi , 255

Chlosyne (Charidryas) neumoegeni , 266

Chlosyne (Thessalia) leanira alma , 266

Chocolate Lily, 153

Chordeiles minor , 376

Chorizanthe brevicornu , 176

spathulata , 176

Chorizanthe rigida , 176

Chorizanthe watsonii , 176 –77

Chrysididae, 269

Chrysis , 269

Chrysomelidae, 260

Chrysothamnus gramineus , 121

Chrysothamnus nauseosus , 77

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus79 , 116

axillaris , 116

puberulus , 116

viscidiflorus , 116

Chuckwalla, 297 , 312 –13, 344

Chukar, 368

Cicadas, 256 , 257 –58

Cicadellidae, 257

Cicadidae, 257

Cicindela , 258

Cicindelidae, 258

Cinclidae, 400 –401

Cinclus mexicanus , 400

Cinder Gilia, 172 –73

Circotettix thalassinus , 254

Cirsium nidulum , 116

Clark's Nutcracker, 390 –91

Claytonia parviflora , 186

Clematis ligusticifolia , 189

brevifolia , 189

Cleridae, 259

Cliffbush, 200

Cliff Cabbage, 128 –29

Cliff dweller, 129

Cliff Goldenbush, 117

Cliff Rose, 192

Climate. See Weather

Clokey Blue Sage, 151 –52

Clokey Daisy, 118

Clokey Gilia, 170

Clokey Paintbrush, 202


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Cloudfall, 7

Clustered Broomrape, 163 –64

Cnemidophorus tigris , 320 , 344 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 356

Coachwhip, 328 –30, 345 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Coccidae, 257

Coccinellidae, 260

Coenagrionidae, 253

Colaptes auratus , 380

Coleogyne ramosissima , 192

Coleonyx variegatus , 297 , 305 , 344 , 346

Coleoptera, 258

Colias eurytheme , 263

Collinsia parviflora , 203

Collomia linearis , 168

Colubridae, 324

Colubrids, 324 –40

Columbidae, 372 –73

Compositae, 113 –23

Comstock's Green Hairstreak, 265

Contopus borealis , 381

Contopus sordidulus, 382 –83

Convergent Ladybird Beetle, 260

Cooper Goldenbush, 117

Cooper's Hawk, 362 –64

Coppers, 264

Cordilleran geosyncline, 42 , 44

Cordilleran Phacelia, 148 –49

Cordylanthus helleri, 204

Cordylanthus kingii , 204

helleri , 204

Corvidae, 388 –92

Corvus corax , 391

Cottontop Cactus, 131

Cottonwood Plateau, 32 , 35 , 36

Cottonwood pluton, 49 , 51

Cottonwood thrust, 50

Coville Gold-poppy, 164

Cowania mexicana , 192

dubia , 192

stansburiana , 192

Coyote, 450 –51

Coyote Tobacco, 210 –11

Crane flies, 267

Cream Bush, 193

Creek Stellaria, 134

Creepers, 396 –97

Creosote Bush, 213 , 293

Crepis intermedia , 117

Cricetidae, 447

Crossidius hertipes nubilis , 261

Crossosoma Family, 137

Crossosomataeceae, 137

Crotalus cerastes , 297 , 298 , 340 , 345 , 348

Crotalus mitchellii , 297 , 298 , 342 , 346 , 348 , 355 , 357

Crotalus viridis , 297 , 343 , 351

Crotaphytus bicinctores , 307 , 344 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Crows, 388 –92

Cruciferae, 126 –30

Crustacea, 248 –49

Cryoplanation surfaces, 34

Cryptantha cinera , 124

abortiva , 124

Cryptantha confertiflora , 124

Cryptantha flavorculata , 124 –25

Cryptantha jamesii , 124

abortiva , 124

Cryptantha pterocarya , 125

Cryptantha roosiorum , 125

Cryptantha utahensis , 125

Cryptantha virginensis , 125 –26

Cuckoo Wasps, 269

Culicidae, 267

Cupressaceae, 97 –98

Cupreus Copper, 265

Curly Dock, 185

Curly Rabbitbrush, 79 , 116

Cuscutaceae, 137 –38

Cuscuta nevadensis , 137

Cuscuta salina , 137

apoda , 137

Cuscuta suksdorfii , 138

subpedicellata , 138

Cushion Phlox, 82 , 175

Cushion plants, 82

Cut-leaf Daisy, 118

Cyanocitta stelleri , 388

Cylindrical Millipedes, 247 , 249


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Cymopterus aboriginum , 112

Cyperaceae, 138

Cypress Family, 97

Cyprinodon radiosus , 272

Cystopteris fragilis , 146

D

Daddy Longlegs, 247 , 248

Dalea searlsiae , 143 –44

Dampwood Termites, 253

Damselflies, 251 –52

Danaus plexippus , 266

Dancers, 252 , 253

Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco, 425 , 426

Dark Wood Nymph, 266

Death Valley Phacelia, 149

Dedeckera eurekensis , 177

Dedickera, 177

Deep Spring formation, 50 , 51 , 52 –53

Deer Mouse, 447

Delphinium parishii , 189

Delphinium polycladon , 189

Dendragapus obscurus , 369

Dendroica coronata , 411

Dendroica nigrescens , 411

Dendroica petechia , 410

Deposition, 31 –40

Deschampsia caespitosa , 82

Desert Almond, 196

Desert Alyssum, 129

Desert Bitterbrush, 196 –97

Desert Buttercup, 190

Desert Figwort, 209

Desert Horned Lizard, 310 –12, 344 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Desert Iguana, 297 , 309 , 344

Desert Larkspur, 189

Desert Mariposa, 153

Desert Milk-aster, 122

Desert Mimulus, 204

Desert Mountain Penstemon, 207

Desert Needlegrass, 166 –67

Desert Night Lizard, 297 , 298 , 322 –24, 344 , 347 , 355

Desert Olive, 158

Desert Orchid, 162 –63

Desert Paintbrush, 202

Desert Pale Gilia, 171

Desert Peach, 196

Desert Plume, 130

Desert scrub zone, 77 –78

Desert Snapdragon, 206

Desert Snowberry, 133

Desert Spiny Lizard, 314 –16, 344 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Desert Sweet, 192

Desert Tobacco, 211

Desert Tomato, 210

Desert Trumpet, 180

Desert Wood Rat, 448

Dianthidium , 269

Diplopoda, 249

Dipodomys , 446

Dippers, 400 –401

Dipsosaurus dorsalis , 297 , 309 , 344

Diptera, 267

Disk flowers, 113

Dodder Family, 137 –38

Dodecatheon redolens , 188

Dolomite barrens, 82

Dolomite Milk-vetch, 142

Dotted-throat Gilia, 173

Douglas Pincushion, 116

Doves, 372 –73

Draba californica , 129

Draba oligosperma , 129

Dragonflies, 251 –52

Duran Alum Root, 199

Dusky Flycatcher, 383 , 384

Dwarf Aspens, 90 , 91

Dwarf Everlasting, 114

Dwarf Lewisia, 82 , 187

Dwarf Meadow–rue, 190

Dwarf Paintbrush, 82 , 203

Dwarf Phacelia, 148

Dwarf Quaking Aspen, 102

Dwarf Sagebrush, 82 , 114

Dytiscidae, 258


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E

Eagles, 362 –64

Eastern Brook Trout, 272 , 273 , 274 , 275

Echinocactus polycephalus , 131

Echinocereus engelmanni , 131

chrysocentrus , 131

Echinocereus triglochidiatus , 131

mojavensis , 131

Edith's Copper, 265

Edward's Blue, 264

Eleodes armatus , 260

Elfin Mimulus, 205

Elgaria multicarinata , 298 , 303 , 348

Elgaria panamintina , 298 , 304 , 346 , 353

Eliocharis , 138

Elm Family, 104

Elymus cinereus , 165

Emberizidae, 408 –13

Emberizids, 408 –13

Emberizinae, 415 –27

Empidonax oberbolseri , 383 , 384

Empidonax wrightii , 383

Encelia virginensis , 117

actonii , 117

Engelmann Cactus, 131

Ephedra Family, 138 –39

Ephedra nevadensis , 77 , 139

Ephedra viridis , 79 , 139

Ephedraceae, 138 –39

Epicauta oregona , 260

Epilobium adenocaulon , 161

parishii , 161

Epilobium angustifolium , 160 –61

circumvagum , 160 –61

Epilobium brevistylum , 161

Epilobium ciliatum , 161

ciliatum , 161

Epipactis gigantea , 162 –63

Eptesicus fuscus , 438

Equisetaceae, 139

Equisetum arvense , 139

Equisetum laevigatum , 139

Equus caballus , 460

Erect Milk-vetch, 142 –43

Eremophila alpestris , 386

Erethizon dorsatum , 450

Erethizontidae, 450

Eriastrum diffusum , 168

Eriastrum sparsiflorum , 77 , 168 –69

wilcoxii , 168

Ericameria cooperi , 117

Ericameria cuneata , 117

Erigeron aphanactis , 118

Erigeron argentatus , 118

Erigeron clokeyi , 118

Erigeron compositus , 118

glabratus , 118

Erigeron vagus , 82

Erigonum brachyanthum , 177

Erigonum caespitosum , 178

Erigonum ovalifolium , 82

Erigonum panamintense , 182

mensicola , 182

panamintense , 182

Eriogonum baileyi , 177

Eriogonum brachypodum , 177

Eriogonum cernuum , 178

Eriogonum deflexum , 178

baratum , 178

deflexum , 178

Eriogonum esmeraldense , 178

Eriogonum fasciculatum , 179

polifolium , 179

Eriogonum gracilipes , 82 , 179

Eriogonum heermannii , 179

argense , 179

humilius , 179

Eriogonum inflatum , 180

Eriogonum kearneyi , 181

monoense , 181

Eriogonum kennedyi , 180

purpusii , 180

Eriogonum maculatum , 180

Eriogonum microthecum , 180

ambiguum , 180

lapidicola , 181

laxiflorum , 180

Eriogonum mummulare , 181

Eriogonum nidularium , 181 –82

Eriogonum ovalifolium , 82 , 182

nivale , 182

ovalifolium , 182

Eriogonum pusillum , 182 –83


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Eriogonum rosense , 183

Eriogonum rupinum , 183

Eriogonum umbellatum , 183 –84

chlorothamus , 184

devestivum , 184

umbellatum , 183

versicolor , 184

Eriogonum wrightii , 184

subscaposum , 184

Erosion, 30 –31

Erythemis simplicicollis , 252

Eschscholzia covillei , 164

Eschscholzia minutiflora , 164

darwinensis , 164

Esmeralda Buckwheat, 178

Euchloe hyantis lotta , 263

Eucnide urens , 154 –55

Eumeces gilberti , 298 , 318 , 347 , 353 , 355 , 356

Eumeces skiltonianus , 297 , 320 , 348 , 351

Euphagus cyanocephalus , 427

Euphorbia albomarginata , 140

Euphorbia fendleri , 140

Euphorbiaceae, 140

Euphydryas (Occidryas) anicia wheeleri , 266

Eureka Gold, 177

Eureka Valley pluton, 49

Eurotia lanata , 136

Eutamias , 444

Even-toe ungulates, 456 –60

Evening Primrose Family, 158 –62

F

Fabaceae, 140 –46

Falco mexicanus , 367

Falconidae, 366 –67

Falcons, 366 –67

Falco sparverius , 366

False Scorpions, 247 , 248

Faunal resemblance factors, 298

Felis concolor , 454

Fell-field Buckwheat, 82 , 182

Felsenmeer, 35 , 36

Fendler Spurge, 140

Fern Bush, 192

Ferns, 146 –47

Festuca brachyphylla schult , 165

Festuca minutiflora , 165

Few-flowered Meadow-rue, 190 –91

Fiddleneck, 124

Figwort Family, 201 –10

Finches, 428 –32

Fine-leaved Rabbitbrush, 116

Fine Oxytheca, 185

Fireweed, 160 –61

Fishes, 272

Flat-topped Broomrape, 163

Flax Family, 154

Flax-leaved Monardella, 151

Flies, 267

Florida Worm Lizard, 291

Flowering plants, 108

Foehn wall, 7

Foehn winds, 7

Forestiera neomexicana , 158

Formica , 271

Formicidae, 270

Forsellesia nevadensis , 137

Four O'Clock Family, 156 –57

Fourwing Saltbush, 135

Fox Sparrow, 422 –23

Fragrant Forget-me-not, 125

Franseria dumosa , 113

Frasera puberulenta , 147

Freckled Milk-vetch, 142

Fremont Cottonwood, 100 –101

Fremont Goosefoot, 136

Fringed Myotis, 438

Fringillidae, 428 –32

Fritillaria atropurpurea , 153

Fritillaria pinetorum , 153

Frogs, 277 , 278 , 280 , 287 –89

Furnace Creek fault, 54

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Galium hypotrichium , 197

hypotrichium , 197

inyoense , 197 –98

Galium matthewsii , 198

Galium multiflorum , 198

hirsutum , 198

multiflorum , 198


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Galium stellatum , 198 –99

Gambelia wislizenii , 310 , 344 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Gayophytum diffusum , 161

parviflorum , 161

Gayophytum ramosissimum , 161

Geckos, 305 –6

Gekkonidae, 305 –6

Gentian Family, 147

Gentiana newberryi , 82 , 147

Gentianaceae, 147

Gentianella tenella , 147

Geocoris bullatus , 256

Geologic history, 42 –54

Geomorphology

deposition, 31 –40

erosion, 30 –31

weathering, 27 , 29 –30

Geomyidae, 445

Geum macrophyllum , 192 –93

Giant Four O'clock, 157

Giant Willow Aphid, 256 , 257

Gila bicolor snyderi , 272

Gilbert Skink, 298 , 318 –20, 347 , 353 , 355 , 356

Gilia aggregata , 169

arizonica , 169

Gilia brecciarum , 169

neglecta , 169

Gilia campanulata , 169

Gilia cana , 169 –70

triceps , 169

Gilia clokeyi , 170

Gilia congesta , 170

montana , 170

Gilia filiformis , 170

Gilia gilioides , 170 –71

violacea , 170 –71

Gilia hutchinisifolia , 171

Gilia latifolia , 171

Gilia leptomeria , 171

Gilia ochroleuca , 171 –72

Gilia ophthalmoides , 172

Gilia polycladon , 172

Gilia scopulorum , 172

Gilia sinuata , 172 –73

Gilia stellata , 173

Glacier, 30 , 32

Glandular Buckwheat, 177

Glaucopsyche lygdamus , 265

Glaucopsyche piasus , 265

Glossy Snake, 297 , 324 –26, 344

Gnatcatchers, 401 –3

Gnats, 267

Gold Buttons, 118

Golden Currant, 200

Golden Eagle, 365 –66

Golden Forget-me-not, 124

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, 442 –43

Goosefoot Family, 134 –37

Gopher Snake, 332 , 345 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Gramineae, 164 –68

Granite Gilia, 174

Grass Family, 164 –68

Grasshopper, 250 –251, 253 –54

Gray Flycatcher, 383 –84, 385

Gray Fox, 451 –52

Gray Goldenflower, 119

Gray-headed Junco, 425 , 426 , 427

Gray Horsebrush, 122 –23

Grayia spinosa , 77 , 136 –37

Greasewood, 137

Great Basin Blue Sage, 152

Great Basin Collard Lizard, 307 –9, 344 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Great Basin Sagebrush, 78 , 87 , 114

Great Basin Sootywing, 262

Great Basin Spadefoot Toad, 287 , 297 , 344 , 346 , 348 , 349 , 355

Great Basin Wildrye, 165 –66

Great Horned Owl, 373 –74

Green Canyon Orchid, 163

Green Cinquefoil, 194

Green Ephedra, 79 , 139

Green Jacket Dragonfly, 252 –53

Greenish Blue, 264

Green-tailed Towhee, 415 –16

Grizzly Bear Cactus, 132

Grosbeaks, 413 –15

Ground Beetles, 258

Ground Daisy, 123

Ground Snake, 334 –36, 345 , 348 , 351 , 355 , 357


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Ground Squirrels, 442 –44

Grouse, 368 –72

Gryllacrididae, 255

Gulo luscus , 452

Gutierrezia microcephala , 118 –19

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus , 390

Gymnosteris parvula , 173

Gymnosteris, 173

H

Habenaria sparsiflora , 163

Hackelia brevicula , 126

Hackelia floribunda , 126

Hairy Primrose, 159

Hairy Woodpecker, 381 , 382

Hairy-winged Myotis, 438

Haplopappus cooperi , 117

Haplopappus cuneatus , 117

Hares, 439 –42

Harvestmen, 247

Hawks, 362 –64

Hawksbeard, 117

Heath Daisy, 120

Heermann Buckwheat, 179

Heller Bird's-beak, 204

Hemiptera, 255

Herbs, 77

Hermidium, 156

Hermit Thrush, 403 –4

Hesperia comma harpalus , 263

Hesperia juba , 263

Hesperia miriamae , 262

Hesperia uncas macswaini , 262

Hesperiidae, 262

Heteromyidae, 445

Heuchera duranni , 199

Heuchera rubescens , 199

pachypoda , 199

Hilaria jamesii , 165

Hippodamia convergens , 260

Hirundinidae, 387 –88

Hoary Bat, 438 –39

Hodotermitidae, 253

Holboell Rock Cress, 127

Holly Gilia, 171

Holodiscus dumosus , 193

glabrescens , 193

Holodiscus microphyllus , 193

Honey Bee, 270

Honeysuckle Family, 132 –33

Hopsage, 136 –37

Horkelia hispidula , 193

Horned Lark, 386 –87

Horsetail, 139

Horsetail Family, 139

House Finch, 429 , 430 , 431

House Wren, 398 , 399 , 400

Hover Fly, 268

Hulsea algida , 119

Hulsea vestita , 119

inyoensis , 119

Hummingbirds, 379

Hyantis Marble Butterfly, 263

Hydromantes , 282 –83, 297 , 348

Hydrophyllaceae, 148

Hyles lineata , 262

Hylidae, 280 , 285 –86

Hymenopappus filifolius , 119

nanus , 119

Hymenoptera, 268

Hymenoxys cooperi , 119

canescens , 119

Hypsiglena torquata , 326 , 344 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

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Ichneumonidae, 269

Ichneumons, 269

Icteria virens , 413

Icterinae, 427 –28

Icterus parisorum , 427

Idaho Blue-eyed Grass, 150

Iguanidae, 306 –18

Iguanids, 306 –18

Indian Creek pluton, 51

Indian Parsley, 112

Indian Ricegrass, 166

Indian Tea, 139

Indigo Bush, 145 –46

Insecta, 249 –51

Insectivora, 437 –38


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Insectivores, 437 –38

Insects, 245 –46, 249 –51

Inyo Bedstraw, 197 –98

Inyo Cutleaf, 119

Inyo Desert Plume, 130

Inyo Gentian, 147

Inyo Gold, 119

Inyo Hulsea, 119

Inyo Milk-vetch, 141

Inyo Mountain Parsley, 112

Inyo Mountains Salamander, 297

Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander, 281 , 353

Inyo Onion, 152

Inyo Perityle, 120 –21

Inyo Prickly Milk-vetch, 142

Inyo Primrose, 159

Inyo Rock Cress, 127

Inyo Shrew, 438

Ipomopsis aggregata , 169

arizonica , 169

Ipomopsis congesta , 170

montana , 170

Ipomopsis polycladon , 172

Iridaceae, 150

Iris Family, 150

Iris missouriensis , 150

Isopoda, 248

Isopods, 248 –49

Isoptera, 253

Ivesia lycopodioides , 193

scandularis , 193

Ivesia shockleyi , 193 –94

Ixodidae, 248

J

James' Galleta, 165

Jamesia americana , 200

californica , 200

Jays, 388 –92

Jeffrey Pine, 89 , 93 , 94 –95

Joshua Flat pluton, 49

Joshua Tree, 109

Juba Skipper, 263

Judolia instabilis , 261

July Gold, 177

Jumping Spiders, 247

Juncaceae, 150 –51

Junco caniceps , 425

Junco hyemalis , 425

Juncus, 150

Junegrass, 82 , 165

Juniper Mistletoe, 212

Juniperus occidentalis , 98

Juniperus osteosperma , 78 , 79 , 97

K

Kangaroo Mice, 445 –46

Kangaroo Rats, 445 –46

Kearney Buckwheat, 181

Keckiella rotbrockii , 204

Kennedy Buckwheat, 180

Kern-Inyo Gilia, 169

Kern Plateau Salamander, 297

Kern Plateau Slender Salamander, 281

Kinglets, 401 –3

Kingsnake, 327 –28, 345 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Koeleria cristata , 165

Koeleria macrantha , 82 , 165

Koeleria nitida , 165

L

Labiatae, 151 –52

Lagomorpha, 439 –42

Lagurus curtatus , 449

Lamb's Tail, 136

Lamiaceae, 151 –52

Lampropeltis getula , 327 , 345 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Landforms, 27 , 28

Langloisia setosissima , 173

punctata , 173

Laphamia inyoensis , 120

Laphamia megalocephala , 121

Lapland Gentian, 147

Lappula redowskii , 126

Large White Evening Primrose, 77 , 162

Large-headed Buttercup, 190

Larks, 386 –87

Larrea tridentata , 213 , 293


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Lasiocampidae, 262

Lasionycteris noctivagans , 439

Lasiurus cinereus , 439

Last Chance thrust, 49

Latrodectus hesperus , 246

Lavender Wand Mallow, 156

Layia glandulosa , 120

Lazuli Bunting, 414 –15

Leaf Beetles, 260

Leafhoppers, 256 , 257

Leafy Juniper Mistletoe, 212

Leanira Checkerspot, 266

Least Snapdragon, 201 –2

Leguminosae, 140 –46

Leib's Myotis, 438

Lemmings, 447 –49

Lemmon Rock Cress, 127 –28

Lepidium fremontii , 129

Lepidoptera, 261

Leptodactylon pungens , 173 –74

hallii , 173 –74

pulchriflorum , 173 –74

pungens , 174

Leptotyphlops humilis , 297 , 339 , 345

Leptotyphlopidae, 339

Lepus californicus , 440

Lepus townsendii , 441

Lesquerella kingii , 129 –30

kingii , 129 –30

Lesser Collomia, 168

Leucelene ericoides , 120

Leucosticte arctoa , 428

Lewisia pygmaea , 82 , 187

pygmaea , 187

Lewisia rediviva , 187

minor , 187

Leymus cinereus , 165 –66

Libellulidae, 252

Lichanura trivirgata , 297 , 324 , 352

Liliaceae, 152 –54

Lily Family, 152 –54

Limber Pine, 79 , 89 , 93 , 95 –96, 97

Limber Pine Buckwheat, 183

Limenitis lorquini , 266

Lime Sandwort, 133

Limestone Bedstraw, 197

Limestone Caulanthus, 128 –29

Limestone Evening Primrose, 161 –62

Limestone Lupine, 144

Limestone Primrose, 160

Limestone Sand-verbena, 156

Limestone Yellow-heads, 183

Linaceae, 154

Linanstrum nuttallii , 174

Linanthus nuttallii , 174

pubescens , 174

Linanthus parryae , 174

Linum lewisii , 82 , 154

Little Blazing Star, 77 , 155

Little Brown Myotis, 438 , 439

Little Elephant's Head, 82 , 206

Little Gray Milk-vetch, 140 –41

Little-leaf Mahogany, 191

Little Paper-pod, 142

Little Umbrella-wort, 157

Littleleaf Mock Orange, 200

Lizards, 291

Loasaceae, 154 –55

Loasa Family, 154 –55

Lodgepole Pine, 79 , 89 , 93 , 95

Lomatium foeniculaceum , 112

fimbriatum , 112

inyoense , 112

Lomatium inyoense , 112

Lomatium macdougallii , 112

Lomatium mohavense , 112

Long-eared Myotis, 438

Long-eared Owl, 374 –75

Long-flowered Pursh Milk-vetch, 143

Long-horn Beetles, 260

Long-leaved Paintbrush, 202

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard, 310 , 344 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Long-nosed Snake, 332 , 345 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Long-tailed Meadow Vole, 449

Long-tailed Tits, 394

Long-tailed Weasel, 453 –54

Lorquin's Admiral, 266

Low Green Gentian, 147

Loxia curvirostra , 431

Lungless Salamanders, 281 –83


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Lupine Blue, 265

Lupinus argenteus , 144

tenellus , 144

Lupinus brevicaulis , 144

Lupinus breweri , 145

bryoides , 145

Lupinus flavoculatus , 144

Lupinus palmeri , 144 –45

Lupinus tegeticulatus , 145

tegeticulatus , 145

Luzula , 150 –51

Lycaena (Gaeides) editha , 265

Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea , 265

Lycaena cuprea , 265

Lycaenidae, 264

Lycium andersonii , 210

Lycium cooperi , 210

Lycosa , 246

Lycosidae, 246

Lygaeidae, 256

Lygaeus kalmii , 256

Lygodesmia spinosa , 122

Lynx rufus , 456

Lyre Snake, 297 , 338 –39, 352

M

MacGillivray's Warbler, 411 , 412

Machaeranthera canescens , 120

Machaeranthera shastensis , 120

montana , 120

Machaeranthera tortifolia , 123

Madder Family, 197 –99

Maguire Campion, 134

Malacosoma americana , 262

Mallow Family, 155 –56

Malvaceae, 155 –56

Mammals, 437

Mantidae, 255

Mantids, 253 –54

Maple Family, 102 –3

Marble Canyon pluton, 49

Marmota flaviventris , 442

Marmots, 442 –44

Marmot thrust, 50 , 51

Marten, 452

Martes americana , 452

Masticophis flagellum , 328 , 345 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Masticophis taeniatus , 297 , 330 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Mat Buckwheat, 178

Mat Muhly, 166

Matthews Bedstraw, 198

McAfee Creek pluton, 51

Meadow Collinsia, 203

Meadow Mimulus, 82 , 205 –6

Meadow Vole, 449

Megachilidae, 269

Melanoplus sanguinipes , 254

Melica stricta , 166

Meloe , 260

Meloidae, 259

Melospiza melodia , 423

Menodora spinescens , 158

Mentzelia albicaulis , 77 , 155

Mentzelia laevicaulis , 155

Mephitis mephitis , 454

Merriam Shrew, 438

Mesoscale phenomena

mountain lee waves, 7 –9

thunderstorms, 9 –11

Metasyrphus aberrantis , 268

Methuselah, 80

Mexican Cloudy-wing, 263

Mice, 447 –49

Microtus , 449

Migratory Grasshopper, 254

Milbert's Tortoiseshell, 266

Milkweed Bug, 256

Millipedes, 247 , 249

Mimidae, 405 –6

Mimulus bigelovii , 204

bigelovii , 204

cuspidatus , 204

Mimulus cardinalis , 204 –5

Mimulus densus , 205

Mimulus guttatus , 205

Mimulus primuloides , 82 , 205 –6

pilosellus , 205

primuloides , 205 –6


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Mimulus spissus , 204

Mimulus suksdorfii , 206

Miner's Lettuce, 186

Mint Family, 151 –52

Mirabilis alipes , 156

Mirabilis bigelovvi , 77 , 157

aspera , 157

bigelovii , 157

retrorsa , 157

Mirabilis multiflora , 157

pubescens , 157

Mirabilis pumila , 157

Mistletoe Family, 212 –13

Mites, 248

Mitoura siva , 265

Mitoura spinetorum , 265

Mockingbirds, 405 –6

Modest Primrose, 159

Mohavea breviflora , 206

Mojave Aster, 123

Mojave Columbine, 188 –89

Mojave Fishhook Cactus, 132

Mojave Mound Cactus, 131

Mojave Parsley, 112

Mojave Prickly Pear, 132

Mojave Sandwort, 134

Molothrus ater , 427

Monarch Butterfly, 266

Monardella linoides , 151

Monardella odoratissima , 151

parvifolia , 151

Monkey-flower, 205

Monkshood, 188

Mono Clover, 82 , 146

Mono Penstemon, 207 –8

Mono Senecio, 121 –22

Montane Vole, 449

Montenegro Member, 38

Montia chamissoi , 187

Montia perfoliata , 186

Mormon Cricket, 254 –55

Mormon Metalmark Butterfly, 264

Mosquitoes, 267

Moths, 261 –62

Mound Ants, 271

Mountain Apricot Mallow, 156

Mountain Bluebird, 403

Mountain Brittle Chorizanthe, 176

Mountain Chickadee, 392 –93

Mountain Dock, 185

Mountain Dodder, 138

Mountain lee waves, 7 –9

Mountain Lion, 454 –55

Mountain Mahogany, 191

Mountain Maple, 102 –3

Mountain Mohogany, 79

Mountain Pennyroyal, 151

Mountain Quail, 370 , 372

Mountain Sheep, 459 –60

Mountain Sorrel, 184

Mountain Strangler, 163 –64

Mourning Cloak, 266

Mourning Dove, 372 –73

Muhlenbergia richardsonis , 166

Mule Deer, 457 , 458

Muscicapidae, 401 –3

Muscicapids, 401 –3

Mustard Family, 126 –30

Mustela frenata , 453

Myadestes townsendi , 403

Myiarchus cinerascens , 385

Myotis californicus , 438

Myotis erotis , 438

Myotis Leibii, 438

Myotis lucifugus , 438

Myotis subulatus , 438

Myotis thysanoides , 438

Myotis volans , 438

Myotis yumanensis , 438

N

Narrowleaf Cottonwood, 89 , 101

Narrowleaf Willow, 88

Narrow-leaved Primrose, 160

Narrow-leaved Sulphur Flower, 184

Navarretia breweri , 174

Needle and Thread, 167

Neominois ridingsii , 266

Neomysia , 260

Neotoma , 448

Nettle Family, 211


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Neumoegen's Checkerspot, 266

Nevada Daisy, 118

Nevada Dodder, 137

Nevada Ephedra, 77 , 139

Nevada Forsellesia, 137

Nevada Saltbush, 135 –36

Nevada Sandcress, 186

Nevada Viguiera, 123

Newberry Milk-vetch, 143

New World Vultures, 362

Nicotiana attenuata , 210 –11

Nicotiana trigonophylla , 211

Nicrophorus hecate , 259

Nighthawk, 376 –77

Nightjars, 376 –78

Night Lizards, 322 –24

Nightshade Family, 210 –11

Night Snake, 326 –27, 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Ninebark, 194

Nitulidae, 259

Nodding Buckwheat, 178

Nodding Melic, 166

Nonflowering plants, 109

Northern Bog Violet, 212

Northern Evening Primrose, 160

Northern Flicker, 380 –81

Northern Leopard Frog, 289 , 297

Northern Saw-whet Owl, 375 –76

North Fork Perry Aiken Creek, 35 , 36

Nothalaena parryi , 146

Nucifraga columbiana , 390

Nuthatches, 395 –96

Nuttall Cottontail, 441 –42

Nyctaginaceae, 156 –57

Nymphalidae, 266

Nymphalis (Aglais) milberti , 266

Nymphalis antiopa , 266

O

Ochotona princeps , 439

Odd-toed ungulates, 460

Odocoileus hemionus , 457

Odonata, 251

Oenothera caespitosa , 77 , 161 –62

crinita , 161 –62

longiflora , 162

marginata , 162

Oenothera chamaenerioides , 159

Oenothera claviformis , 159

Oenothera decorticans , 158

desertorum , 158

Oenothera hookeri , 162

angustifolia , 162

Oenothera multijuga , 160

parviflora , 160

Oenothera pterosperma , 160

Oenothera refracta , 160

Old Man Cactus, 132

Oleaceae, 158

Olive Family, 158

Olive-sided Flycatcher, 381 –82

Onagraceae, 158 –62

Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris , 273 , 275

Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri , 272 , 273

Onychomys torridus , 448

Ophion , 269

Opiliones, 247

Opisthospermophora, 249

Oporornis tolmiei , 411

Opuntia basilaris , 131 –32

Opuntia erinacea , 132

erinacea , 132

ursina , 132

utahensis , 132

Orange-crowned Warbler, 408 , 409

Orange Sulfur, 263

Orb-weaving Spiders, 246 , 247

Orchidaceae, 162 –63

Orchid Family, 162 –63

Oreoscoptes montanus , 405

Oreotyx pictus , 370

Orioles, 427 –28

Orobanchaceae, 163 –64

Orobanche corymbosa , 163

Orobanche fasciculata , 163 –64

Orthoptera, 253 –54

Oryzopsis hymenoides , 166

Otus kennicottii , 373

Oval-leaved Buckwheat, 182


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Ovis canadensis , 459

Owens Chub, 272

Owens Dace, 272

Owens Pupfish, 272

Owens Sucker, 272

Owens Valley Penstemon, 208

Owens Valley Web-toed Salamander, 282 –83, 297 , 348

Oxybaphus pumilus , 157

Oxyria digyna , 184

Oxytheca dendroidea , 185

Oxytheca perfoliata , 185

Oxytropis parryi , 145

P

Pacific Treefrog, 285 –86, 297 , 348

Painted Lady, 266

Paiute, 464

Paiute Cutthroat Trout, 274 , 275

Paiute Trout, 273

Pale-UmbeUed Buckwheat, 184

Pallaea breweri , 147

Pallid Bat, 439

Pallid-winged Grasshopper, 254

Palmer Lupine, 144 –45

Palpatores, 248

Panamint Alligator Lizard, 298 , 304 –5, 346 , 353

Panamint Chipmunk, 444

Panamint Phacelia, 149

Papaveraceae, 164

Paper Loco, 142

Papilio indra nevadensis , 264

Papilio rutulus , 264

Papilionidae, 263

Papoose Flat pluton, 50

Paridae, 392 –94

Parry Cloak Fern, 146

Parry Oxytropis, 145

Parsley Family, 109 , 112 –13

Partridge, 368 –72

Parulinae, 408 –13

Parus gambeli , 392

Parus inornatus , 393

Passerella iliaca , 422

Passerina amoena , 414

Peach-thorn, 210

Pea Family, 140 –46

Pebble Pincushion, 116

Pedicularis attolens , 82 , 206

Pellisier Flats, 34

Pelobatidae, 280 , 287

Penamint Buckwheat, 182

Pennsylvania Potentilla, 195 –96

Penstemon , 77

Penstemon bridesii , 208

Penstemon confusus patens , 208

Penstemon floridus , 207

austinii , 207

floridus , 207

Penstemon fruticiformis , 207

Penstemon heterodoxus , 82 , 207

Penstemon monoensis , 207 –8

Penstemon patens , 208

Penstemon rostiflorus , 208

Penstemons, 77

Penstemon scapoides , 208

Penstemon speciosus , 208 –9

Pentatomidae, 255

Pepsis , 269

Peraphyllum ramosissimum , 194

Periplaneta americana , 254

Perissodactyla, 460

Perityle inyoensis , 120 –21

Perityle megalocephala , 121

Perognathus , 445

Peromyscus , 447 –48

Petalonyx nitidus , 155

Petalostemum searlsiae , 143 –44

Petradoria discoidea , 121

Petrophytum caespitosum , 194

Phacelia crenulata , 148

Phacelia curvipes , 148

Phacelia fremontii , 148

Phacelia hastata , 148 –49

Phacelia perityloides , 149

Phacelia vallis–mortae , 149

Phalaenoptilus nuttalli , 377

Phasianidae, 368 –72

Pheucticus melanocephalus , 413


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Philadelphus microphyllus , 200

stramineus , 200

Philadelphus stramineus , 200

Phlox condensata , 82 , 175

Phlox covillei , 175

Phlox Family, 168 –75

Phlox hoodii , 175

canescens , 175

Phlox longifolia , 175

stansburyi , 175

Phlox stansburyi , 175

Phodaga alticeps , 260

Pholisora catullus , 262

Pholisora libya lena , 262

Phoradendron bolleanum , 212

densum , 212

Phoradendron juniperinum , 212

junperinum , 212

Phrynosoma platyrhinos , 310 , 344 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Phyllorhynchus decurtatus , 297 , 330 , 352

Physcocarpus alterans , 194

Picidae, 379 –81

Picoides villosus , 380

Pieridae, 263

Pieris rapae , 263

Pigeons, 372 –73

Pigmy Primrose, 160

Pika, 439 –42

Pinaceae, 92

Pineapple Cactus, 132

Pine Family, 92

Pine Fritillary, 153

Pink Family, 133 –34

Pink Ranunculus, 189 –90

Pinus edulis , 93

Pinus flexilis , 79 , 89 , 95

Pinus jeffreyi , 89 , 94

Pinus longaeva , 29 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 96

Pinus monophylla , 78 , 79 , 92 , 93 , 470 –72

Pinus murrayana , 79 , 89 , 95

Pinus ponderosa , 79 , 87 , 94

Pinyon Brickellia, 115

Pinyon Dwarf Mistletoe, 212

Pinyon Gayophytum, 161

Pinyon Gilia, 172

Pinyon Goosefoot, 136

Pinyon Jay, 390 , 391

Pinyon-Juniper Woodland zone, 78 –79

Pinyon Microthecum, 181

Pinyon Mouse, 447

Pinyon Pine, 78 , 79 , 92 –94, 470 –72

Pinyon Rabbitbrush, 116

Pinyon Streptanthus, 130

Pipilo chlorurus , 415

Pipilo erythrophthalmus , 416 , 417

Pipistrellus hesperus , 438

Piranga ludoviciana , 413

Pituophis catenifer , 332 , 345 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Plain Panamint Buckwheat, 182

Plain Titmouse, 393 –94

Planation surfaces, 34

Plants

flowering, 108

nonflowering, 109

part designations, 110 –11

Plant zones, 77

Platanthera sparsiflora , 163

Plateau Gooseberry, 201

Plebejus acmon , 265

Plebejus (Icaricia) icarioides , 264

Plebejus lupini , 265

Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa paradoxa , 264

Plebejus saepiolus , 264

Plebejus shasta , 265

Plecotus townsendii , 439

Plethodontidae, 281

Pleurospasta mirabilis , 260

Plutons, 45 , 48 , 49

Poa ampla , 166

Poaceae, 164 –68

Poa gracillima , 166

Poa incurva , 166

Poa nevadensis , 166

Poa sandbergii , 166

Poa scabrella , 166

Poa secunda , 166

Pocket Gophers, 445

Pocket Mice, 445 –46

Polemoniaceae, 168 –75


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Polemonium chartaceum , 82 , 175

Poleta folds, 49

Poleta formation, 51 , 52 –53

Polioptila caerulea , 402

Polites sabuleti tecumseh , 262

Polygonaceae, 175 –85

Pompilidae, 269

Ponderosa Pine, 79 , 87 , 88 , 93 , 94

Pontia beckerii , 263

Pontia protodice , 263

Poocetes gramineus , 420

Poorwill, 377 –78

Poppy Family, 164

Populus angustifolia , 89 , 101

Populus fremontii , 100

Populus tremuloides , 79 , 89 , 90 , 101

Populus trichocarpa , 77 , 99

Porcupines, 450

Portulacaceae, 186 –87

Potentilla biennis , 194

Potentilla breweri , 194 –95

Potentilla falbelliformis , 195

Potentilla fruticosa , 195

Potentilla gracilis , 195

flabelliformis , 195

glabrata , 195

nutallii , 195

Potentilla pectinisecta , 195

Potentilla pennsylvanica , 195 –96

strigosa , 195

Potentilla pseudosericea , 196

Potentilla saxosa , 196

Prairie Clover, 143 –44

Prairie Falcon, 367

Precipitation, 14 , 18 –21

Prickly Phlox, 173 –74

Prickly Poppy, 164

Prickly Sandwort, 133

Primrose Family, 187 –88

Primulaceae, 187 –88

Prince's Plume, 130

Prince's Rock Cress, 128

Pronghorn Antelope, 457 , 458 , 459

Prunus andersonii , 196

Prunus fasciculata , 196

Psaltriparus minimus , 394

Pseudacris regilla , 285 , 297 , 348

Pseudoscorpiones, 248

Pseudoscorpions, 247 , 248

Psorothamnus arborescens , 145

minutifolius , 145

Pterostichus , 258

Pteryxia petraea , 112

Pungent Brickellbush, 115

Purple Phacelia, 148

Purselane Family, 186 –87

Purshia glandulosa , 196 –97

Purshia tridentata , 78 , 197

Purslane Speedwell, 210

Pussy Paws, 186

Pussytoes, 114

Pygmy Blue, 265

Pygmy Nuthatch, 396

Q

Quail, 368 –72

Quaking Aspen, 79 , 89 , 90 , 100 , 101 –2

Quassia Family, 103 –4

R

Rabbitbrush, 77

Rabbits, 439 –42

Rainbow Trout, 272 , 273 , 274

Rana catesbeiana , 287 –88

Rana pipiens , 289 , 297

Ranidae, 280 , 287

Ranunculaceae, 188 –91

Ranunculus andersonii , 189 –90

Ranunculus cymbalaria , 190

saximontanus , 190

Ranunculus eschscholtzii , 190

oxynotus , 190

Ranunculus glaberrimus , 190

ellipticus , 190

Raspberry Buckwheat, 82 , 179

Rats, 447 –49

Rattlesnake Weed, 140

Raven, 391 –92

Red Admiral, 266


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Red-breasted Nuthatch, 395

Red Columbine, 188

Red Crossbill, 431 –32

Red-naped Sapsucker, 379 –80

Red-spider Mites, 247 , 248

Red-spotted Toad, 285 , 297 , 351 , 353

Red-tailed Hawk, 364 –65

Red Thistle, 116 –17

Reed Dolomite, 90

Regula calendula , 401

Reithrodontomys megalotis , 447

Reptiles, 291 –92

biogeography, 293 –303

observing, 292 –93

Resin Bees, 269 , 270

Rhineura floridana , 291

Rhinichthys osculus , 272

Rhinocheilus lecontei , 332 , 345 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Ribes aureum , 200

aureum , 200

Ribes cereum , 200 –201

Ribes divaricatum , 201

inerme , 201

Ribes inerme , 201

Ribes velutinum , 201

glanduliferum , 201

Riding's Satyr, 266

Rintail, 452

River Beetle, 258 , 259

Rixford Rickwort, 134

Roaches, 253 –54

Robber Flies, 267 , 268

Rock Gilia, 172

Rock glaciers, 35 , 36

Rock Goldenrod, 121

Rock Melic, 166

Rock Nettle, 154 –55

Rock Potentilla, 196

Rock Primrose, 160

Rock Pteryxia, 112 –13

Rock Senecio, 121

Rock Spiraea, 194

Rock Wren, 397 –98

Rocky Mountain Woodsia, 147

Rodentia, 442 –56

Rodents, 442 –56

Roos Forget-me-not, 125

Rosa woodsii , 197

ultramontana , 197

Rosaceae, 191 –97

Rosalia funebris , 261

Rose Family, 191 –97

Rose Four O'clock, 156

Rose Penstemon, 207

Rosette plants, 82

Rosy Boa, 297 , 324 , 352

Rosy Everlasting Flowers, 114

Rosy Finch, 428 –29

Rosy-thorn, 176

Rough Heermann Buckwheat, 179

Rubiaceae, 197 –99

Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 401 –2

Rue Family, 199

Rufous-sided Towhee, 416 , 417

Rumex crispus , 185

Rumex paucifolius , 185

gracilescens , 185

paucifolius , 185

Rush Family, 150 –51

Rush, 150

Rutaceae, 199

S

Sagebrush Chipmunk, 444

Sagebrush Lizard, 314 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Sagebrush Scrub, 88 , 89 , 90

Sagebrush Strangler, 163

Sagebrush Vole, 449

Sagebrush, 30

Sagebrush, 77 , 79 , 80

Sage Grouse, 370 , 371

Sage Hen Flat, 49 –50

Sage Sparrow, 421 –22

Sage Thrasher, 405 –6

Salamanders, 277

Salicaceae, 99 –102

Salix , 102

Salix lutea , 77

Salmo trutta , 273 , 275

Salpinctus obsoletus , 397


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Saltbush Family, 134 –37

Salt Cedar, 211

Salticidae, 247

Salvadora hexalepis , 334 , 345 , 348 , 351 , 355 , 357

Salvelinus fontinalis , 272 , 273

Salvia columbariae , 77 , 151

Salvia dorrii , 151 –52

clokeyi , 151

dorrii , 151 –52

Sambucus caerulea , 132 –33

Sand Blossoms, 174

Sand-corn, 154

Sand Gilia, 171

Sandhill Skipper, 262

Sarcobatus vermiculatus , 137

Saucer Plant, 185

Sauromalus obesus , 297 , 312 , 344

Sawflies, 268

Saxifragaceae, 199 –201

Saxifrage Family, 199 –201

Say's Phoebe, 385

Say's Stink Bug, 255 , 256

Sayornis saya , 385

Scale Bud, 113 –14

Scale insects, 256 , 257

Scarabidae, 259

Scarlet Loco, 141

Scarlet Milk-vetch, 141

Scarlet Mimulus, 204 –5

Scarlet Penstemon, 208

Sceloporus graciosus , 297 , 314 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Sceloporus magister , 314 , 344 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Sceloporus occidentalis , 297 , 316 , 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Scincidae, 318 –20

Scirpus , 138

Sciuridae, 442 –44

Sclerocactus polyancistrus , 132

Scorpion, 246 , 247

Scopulophilia rixfordii , 134

Scorpiones, 246

Scott's Oriole, 427 –28

Scouring Rush, 139

Scrophularia californica , 209

Scrophularia desertorum , 209

Scrophulariaceae, 201 –10

Scrub Jay, 389 –90

Seasonal storms, 5 –7

Sedge, 138

Sedge Family, 138

Sego Lily, 152 –53

Selasphorus platycercus , 379

Senecio canus , 121

Senecio douglasii , 121 –22

monoensis , 121 –22

Senecio multilobatus , 122

Serica , 259

Service Berry, 191

Shadscale, 77 , 135

Shasta Aster, 120

Shining Bedstraw, 198

Shiny-leaved Sandpaper Plant, 155

Shockley Goldenhead, 113

Shockley Ivesia, 193 –94

Shooting Star, 188

Short-flowered Buckwheat, 177

Short-horned Grasshoppers, 254

Short-stemmed Blue Lupine, 144

Short-tailed Black Swallowtail, 264

Showy Gilia, 169 –70

Showy Penstemon, 208 –9

Shrews, 437

Shrubby Bedstraw, 198 –99

Shrubby Cinquefoil, 195

Shrubs, 108

Sialia currucoides , 403

Side-blotched Lizard, 317 –18, 344 , 346 , 350 , 355 , 356

Sidewinder, 297 , 298 , 340 –42, 345 , 348

Sierra Garter Snake, 298 , 336 –37, 348

Sierra Juniper, 98

Sierra Skipper, 262

Sierra Soda-straw, 109

Sierran Blue-winged Grasshopper, 254

Silene bernardina , 134

maguirei , 134

Silicle, 127

Silique, 127

Silky Potentilla, 195


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Silphidae, 259

Silver Moss, 145

Silvery Blue, 265

Silvery-haired Bat, 439

Simarubaceae, 103 –4

Single-needed Pinyon, 93 , 94

Sisyrinchium idahoense , 150

Sitanion hystrix , 82 , 167

Sitta canadensis , 395

Sitta carolinensis , 395 –96

Sitta pygmaea , 396

Sittidae, 395 –96

Siva Hairstreak, 265

Skeleton Weed, 178

Skinks, 318 –20

Skippers, 262

Skunks, 454

Slender Blind Snakes, 339 –40

Slender Epilobium, 161

Slender Lip Fern, 146

Small-flowered Fescue, 165

Small-footed Myotis, 438

Small-leaved Monardella, 151

Small Mohavea, 206

Small Silky Potentilla, 196

Smilacina stellata , 153 –54

Smooth-leaved Elm, 104

Snakes, 291

Snapdragon Family, 201 –10

Snow Buttercup, 190

Snowfall, 21 –24

Solanaceae, 210 –11

Soldier Blister Beetle, 260

Solidago multiradiata , 122

Solifugidae, 248

Solitary Vireo, 406 –7

Song Sparrow, 423 , 424

Sonora semiannulata , 334 , 345 , 348 , 351 , 355 , 357

Sootywing, 262

Sorex , 437 –38

Southern Alligator Lizard, 298 , 303 , 348

Southern Grasshopper Mouse, 448

Southwestern Black-headed Snake, 297 , 336 , 345 , 348

Sowbugs, 247 , 248 –49

Spadefoot Toads, 280 , 287

Sparrows, 415 –27

Spea intermontana , 287 , 29 , 344 , 346 , 348 , 349 , 355

Speckled Rattlesnake, 297 , 298 , 342 –43, 346 , 348 , 355 , 357

Spermophilus lateralis , 442 –43

Sphaeralcea ambigua , 155 –56

monticola , 156

rosacea , 156

Sphingidae, 262

Sphyrapicus nuchalis , 379

Spiders, 246 –48

Spikebrush, 138

Spilogale putorius , 454

Spindle loco, 143

Spiny Hopsage, 77

Spiny Menodora, 158

Spizella atrogularis , 419

Spizella breweri , 418

Spizella passerina , 416

Sporobolus airoides , 167

Spotted Buckwheat, 180

Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake, 297 , 330 –32, 352

Spotted Skunk, 454 , 455

Spreading Eriastrum, 168

Spreading gilia, 172

Spring Azure, 265

Spurge Family, 140

Squamata, 291

Squaw Apple, 194

Squirreltail, 167

Squirreltail Grass, 82

Stagmomantis californica , 255

Stanleya elata , 130

Stanleya pinnata , 130

inyoensis , 130

pinnata , 130

Stansbury Phlox, 175

Starflower, 153 –54

Stellaria longpipes , 134

Steller's Jay, 388 –89

Stephanomeria pauciflora , 122

Stephanomeria spinosa , 122

Stick-leaf Family, 154 –55

Stick-seed, 126


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Sticky Aster, 120

Stinging Nettle, 211

Stipa comata , 167

Stipa speciosa , 167 –68

Straggly Gooseberry, 201

Stream Orchid, 162 –63

Streamside Paintbrush, 203

Streptanthus cordatus , 130

Strigidae, 373 –76

Striped Skunk, 454

Striped Whipsnake, 297 , 330 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 357

Striplex confertifolia , 77

Subalpine zone, 79 –81

Suksdorf Miniature Mimulus, 206

Sulfurs, 263

Sulphur Flower, 183 –84

Sulphur-throated Forget-me-not, 124 –25

Summer Snowflakes, 161

Sunflower Family, 113 –23

Sun Spiders, 247 , 248

Swallows, 387 –88

Swallowtails, 263 –64

Swifts, 378

Sylvilagus nuttalli , 441

Sylvinae, 401 –3

Symphoricarpos longiflorus , 133

Synoptic scale, 3

Synoptic-scale circulation

seasonal storms, 5 –7

weather regimes, 4 –5

Syrphidae, 268

T

Tachycineta thalassina , 387

Tadarida brasiliensis , 439

Tall Angelica, 109

Tall Hackelia, 126

Tall Perityle, 121

Tall Skeleton Weed, 178

Tall Yellow Evening Primrose, 162

Tamaricaceae, 211

Tamarisk Family, 211

Tamarix ramosissima , 211

Tanagers, 413

Tantilla hobartsmithi , 297 , 336 , 345 , 348

Tarantula Hawks, 269

Tarantulas, 246 , 247

Taxidea taxus , 453

Tegrodera latecincta , 260

Teiidae, 320

Temperature, 15 , 16 –18

Tenebrionidae, 260

Tent Caterpillar, 262

Tenthredinidae, 268

Tenthredo , 268

Termites, 253

Tetradymia canescens , 122 –23

Tetranychidae, 248

Tettigoniidae, 254

Thalictrum alpinum , 190

Thalictrum sparsiflorum , 190 –91

Thamnophis couchii , 298 , 336 , 348

Thamnophis elegans , 297 , 338 , 349

Thamnosma montana , 199

Thelypodium jaegeri , 129

Theraphosidae, 246

Theridiidae, 246

Thicket Hairstreak, 265

Thomomys , 445

Thorny Skeleton Plant, 122

Thorybes mexicana blanca , 263

Thrashers, 405 –6

Thraupinae, 413

Threadleaf, 118 –19

Three Hearts, 149

Thrushes, 403 –5

Thryomanes bewickii , 398

Thunderstorms, 9 –11

Ticks, 248

Tiger Beetles, 258

Timbrook Dotted Langloisia, 173

Tipula , 267

Tipulidae, 267

Titmice, 392 –94

Toad Lily, 187

Toads, 277 , 278 , 280 , 283 –85

Tonopah low, 6

Toposcale effects, 11 –12

Torch Cactus, 131

Towhees, 415 –27


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Townsend's Solitaire, 403 , 404

Townsendia scapiegera , 123

Treefrogs, 280 , 285 –86

Tree of Heaven, 103 –4

Trees, 87 –92

key to, 104 –6

Tricardia watsonii , 149

Trichodes ornatus , 259

Trifolium andersonii , 82 , 146

monoense , 146

Trilobites, 46

Trimerotropis pallidipennis , 254

Trimorphodon biscutatus , 297 , 338 , 352

Trochilidae, 379

Troglodytes aedon , 398

Troglodytidae, 397 –400

Tuberolachnus salignus , 256

Tufted Hairgrass, 82

Tule Elk, 456 –57

Turdinae, 403 –5

Turdus migratorius, 404 –5

Turkey Vulture, 362 , 363

Turpentine Broom, 199

Twig Girdler, 259

Two-needled Pinyon, 93

Typical Owls, 373 –76

Tyrannidae, 381 –86

Tyrant Flycatchers, 381 –86

U

Uinta Chipmunk, 444

Ulmaceae, 104

Ulmus carpinifolia , 104

Umbelliferae, 109 , 112 –13

Uncas Skipper, 262 –63

Urocyon cinereoargenteus , 451

Urtica dioica , 211

gracilis , 211

holosericea , 211

Urtica holosericea , 211

Urticaceae, 211

Uta stansburiana , 317 , 344 , 346 , 350 , 355 , 356

Utah Juniper, 78 , 79 , 97 –98

Utah Prickly Pear, 132

V

Vanessa annabella , 266

Vanessa atalanta , 266

Vanessa cardui , 266

Varicolored Buckwheat, 184

Varied Bluegrass, 166

Vegetable Velcro, 154 –55

Verbascum thapsus , 209

Vermivora celata , 408

Vermivora virginiae , 408

Veronica americana , 209

Veronica peregrina , 210

xalapensis , 210

Vesper Sparrow, 420

Viguiera multiflora , 123

nevadensis , 123

Viola nephrophylla , 212

Violaceae, 212

Violet Family

Violet Gilia, 170

Violet-green Swallow, 387 –88

Viperidae, 340

Vipers, 340 –43

Vireo gilvus , 407

Vireo solitarius , 406

Vireonidae, 406 –8

Vireos, 406 –8

Virgin's Bower, 189

Virginia's Warbler, 408 , 409 , 410

Virgin Valley Cryptantha, 125 –26

Viscaceae, 212 –13

Volcanic Pale Gilia, 171 –72

Voles, 447 –49

W

Warbling Vireo, 407 –8

Wasps, 268

Water Birch, 88 , 89 , 98 –99

Waterleaf Family, 148 –49

Water Shrew, 437 –38

Watson Chorizanthe, 176 –77

Waucoba Lake beds, 37

Waucoban Series, 46

Wax Currant, 200 –201


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Weather

atmospheric circulation patterns, 3 –4

mesoscale phenomena

mountain lee waves, 7 –9

thunderstorms, 9 –11

synoptic-scale circulation

seasonal storms, 5 –7

weather regimes, 4 –5

toposcale effects, 11 –12

Weathering, 27 , 29 –30

Weather observations

climate hazards, 25 –26

precipitation, 18 –21

snowfall, 21 –24

temperature, 16 –18

weather stations, 12 –16

wind, 24 –25

Weather regimes, 4 –5

Weather stations, 12 –16

West Coast Lady, 266

Western Banded Gecko, 297 , 305 –6, 344 , 346

Western Big-eared Bat, 439

Western Blind Snake, 297 , 339 –40, 345

Western Fence Lizard, 297 , 316 –17, 346 , 350 , 354 , 356

Western Harvest Mouse, 447

Western Juniper, 89 , 97 , 98

Western Patch-nosed Snake, 334 , 345 , 348 , 351 , 355 , 357

Western Pipistrelle, 438

Western Rattlesnake, 297 , 343 , 351

Western Screech-Owl, 373 , 374

Western Shovel-nosed Snake, 297 , 326 , 344

Western Skink, 297 , 320 , 348 , 351

Western Tanager, 413

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake, 297 , 338 , 349

Western Tiger Swallowtail, 264

Western Toad, 283 , 297 , 298 , 346 , 348 , 349 , 351

Western Whiptail, 320 –22, 344 , 347 , 351 , 355 , 356

Western Wood-Pewee, 382 –83

Westgard Penstemon, 208

Whiptails, 320 –22

White-breasted Nuthatch, 395 –96

White-crowned Sparrow, 424 , 425

White Cymopterus, 112

White-flowered Draba, 129

White Globe-gilia, 170

White-lined Sphinx Moth, 262

White Mountain Draba, 129

White Mountain Forget-me-not, 126

White Mountain Horkelia, 193

White Mountain Ivesia, 193

White Mountain Parsley, 112

White Mountain Sky Pilot, 82 , 175

Whites, 263

White Tack-stem, 115

White-tailed Hare, 441

White-throated Swift, 378

White Tidy-tips, 120

Whorlflower, 82

Whorlflower Penstemon, 207

Wilcox Woolly Star, 77 , 168 –69

Wild Horses, 460

Wild Iris, 150

Wild Rose, 197

Willow Family, 99 –102

Willow Larkspur, 189

Willows, 100 , 102

Wind, 24 –25

Wind Scorpions, 248

Wing-nut Forget-me-not, 125

Winter Fat, 136

Wishbone Bush, 77 , 157

Wolf Spiders, 246 , 247

Wolverine, 452 –53

Wood Brownies, 153

Woodpeckers, 379 –81

Wood Rats, 448

Woodrush, 150 –51

Woodsia scopulina , 147

Wood Warblers, 408 –13

Woody Bottle Washer, 158 –59

Wool Cache Plant, 122

Woolly Caulanthus, 128

Woolly Mullein, 209


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Woolly Phlox, 175

Wrens, 397 –400

Wright Buckwheat, 184

Wyman formation, 46 , 50 , 51 , 52 –53

X

Xantusia vigilis , 297 , 298 , 322 , 344 , 347 , 355

Xantusiidae, 322

Xylocopa californica arizonensis , 270

Xylorhiza tortifolia , 123

Y

Yellow-bellied Marmot, 442

Yellow-breasted Chat, 412 , 413

Yellow-eyes, 144

Yellow Gilia, 170

Yellow-green Matchweed, 118 –19

Yellow-Jeffrey Pine, 90

Yellow Microthecum, 180

Yellow Navarretia, 174

Yellow Pine, 94

Yellow-rumped Warbler, 411

Yellow Tack-stem, 115

Yellow-throats, 148

Yellow Turbans, 182 –83

Yellow Warbler, 410 –11

Yellow Willow, 77

Yucca brevifolia , 109

Yuma Myotis, 438

Z

Zebra-tailed Lizard, 297 , 298 , 306 –7, 344 , 346 , 350 , 354

Zenaida macroura , 372

Zigadenus paniculatus , 154

Zonotrichia leucophrys , 425

Zootermopsis , 253

Zygophyllaceae, 213


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