Sierra Nevada Wildflowers

Scientific NameCommon Name
Acer macrophyllum* Big-leaf maple
Aconitum columbianum Monk's hood
Agoseris aurantiaca Orange-flowered agoseris
Agoseris glauca Pale agoseris
Agoseris heterophylla Annual mountain dandelion
Allium abramsii Abrams' onion
Allium campanulatum Sierra onion
Allium hyalinum* Glassy onion
Allium lacunosum? Pitted onion?
Allium tribracteatum Three-bracted onion
Allium validum Swamp onion
Allophyllum gilioides? Dense allophyllum?
Allophyllum integrifolium White allophyllum
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting
Angelica lineariloba Sierra angelica
Antennaria dimorpha? Low pussytoes?
Antennaria media Pussy toes
Antennaria rosea Rosy pussy toes
Apocynum androsaemifolium Bitter dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp
Aquilegia formosa Crimson columbine
Aquilegia pubescens Alpine columbine
Arabis divaricarpa Spreading-pod rock-cress
Arabis platysperma Broad-seeded rock-cress
Arctostaphylos viscida* White-leaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos viscida* White-leaf manzanita (flowers)
Arenaria kingii King's sandwort
Arenaria macradenia? Sandwort
Arnica mollis Soft arnica
Asarum hartwegii Hartweg's wild ginger
Asarum hartwegii Hartweg's wild ginger (flower)
Asarum lemmonii Lemmon's wild ginger
Asclepias cordifolia Heart-leaf milkweed
Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed
Aster alpigenus Alpine aster
Aster breweri Brewer's aster
Aster integrifolius Entire-leaved aster
Aster occidentalis var. yosemitanus Western bog aster
Astragalus kentrophyta Spiny milk-vetch
Astragalus whitneyi Whitney's locoweed
Astrgalus canadensis Canadian milk-vetch
Athyrium alpestris Alpine ladyfern
Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota* Jepson's Oregon grape
Betula occidentalis Water birch (leaves)
Callitriche verna Water starwort
Calocedrus decurrens* Incense cedar
Calochortus amoenus* Rosy fairy lantern
Calochortus invenustus Mariposa lily
Calochortus leichtlinii Subalpine mariposa lily
Calochortus minimus Lesser star tulip
Calochortus westonii Shirley Meadows star-tulip
Calyptridium monospermum One-seeded pussy paws
Calystegia occidentalis Western morning glory
Camassia quamash Camas
Camissonia sierrae Sierra suncup
Carex congdonii Congdon's sedge
Carex limosa Mud sedge
Cassiope mertensiana White mountain heather
Castilleja applegatei Wavy-leaved paintbrush
Castilleja attenuata Valley tassels
Castilleja lemmonii Lemmon's paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia Desert piantbrush
Castilleja lineariloba? Pale owl's clover?
Castilleja miniata Great red paintbrush
Castilleja nana Alpine paintbrush
Castilleja tenuis Hairy owl's clover
Caulanthus pilosus Chocolate drops
Ceanothus diversifolius* Pine-mat ceanothus
Ceanothus integerrimus Deer brush
Chaenactis douglasii Douglas' dustymaiden
Chaenactis glabriuscula var. megacephala Yellow pincushion flower
Chaenactis santolinoides Santolina pincushion
Chamaebatia foliolosa Mountain misery
Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. albicaulis Rabbitbrush
Cirsium andersonii Anderson's thistle
Clarkia heterandra Mountain clarkia
Clarkia rhomboidea Diamond clarkia
Clarkia williamsonii Fort Miller clarkia
Collinsia parviflora Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary
Collinsia tinctoria Tincture plant
Comandra umbellata Bastard toadflax
Corallorhiza striata Striped coral root
Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood
Corylus cornuta (male)* California hazelnut
Cryptantha mohavensis Mojave cryptantha
Cryptogramma acrostichoides American parsley fern
Cymopterus terebinthinus Turpentine cymopterus
Cypripedium montanum Mountain lady's slipper
Cystopteris fragilis Fragile fern
Darmera peltata Indian rhubarb
Delphimium gracilentum Pine forest larkspur
Delphinium depauperatum Small larkspur
Delphinium glaucum Giant mountain larkspur
Delphinium polycladon Mountain marsh larkspur
Delphinium purpusii Kern County larkspur
Dicentra chrysantha Golden eardrops
Dicentra formosa Pacific bleeding heart
Dicentra nevadensis? Bleeding hearts
Dichelostemma volubile Snake lily
Disporum hookeri Fairy bells
Dodecatheon alpinum Alpine shooting star
Dodecatheon hendersonii Foothill shooting star
Dodecatheon jeffreyi Jeffrey shooting star
Dodecatheon subalpinum Sierra shooting star
Draba breweri? Brewer's draba?
Draba praealta Slender white draba
Draperia systyla Draperia
Dudleya calcicola Limestone dudleya
Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa Canyon dudleya
Dugaldia hoopesii Hoope's sneezeweed
Elymus elymoides Squirreltail grass
Ephedra viridis Green ephedra
Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed
Epilobium glaberrimum? Smooth willowherb?
Epilobium latifolium River beauty
Epilobium obcordatum Rock fringe
Eriastrum sparsiflorum Great Basin woolstar (blue)
Eriastrum wilcoxii Wilcox's woollystar
Ericameria bloomeri Bloomer's goldenbush
Ericameria suffruticosa Single-head goldenbush
Erigeron algidus Sierra daisy
Erigeron breweri Brewer's fleabane
Erigeron clokeyi Clokey's daisy
Erigeron compositus? Cut-leaf daisy?
Erigeron coulteri Coulter's daisy
Erigeron peregrinus Wandering daisy
Erigeron pygmaeus Alpine daisy
Erigeron vagus? Fellfield daisy?
Eriogonum incanum Hoary buckwheat
Eriogonum lobbii Prostrate buckwheat
Eriogonum microthecum Slender buckwheat
Eriogonum nudum Nude buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium Oval-leaved buckwheat
Eriogonum rosense Alpine buckwheat
Eriogonum spergulinum Spurry buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum Sulfur-colored buckwheat
Eriophorum criniger Fringed bulrush
Erysimum capitatum ssp. perenne Sierra wallflower
Fragaria vesca Woodland strawberry
Fragaria virginiana Strawberry
Fritillaria atropurpurea Purple fritillary
Fritillaria brandegei Greenhorn fritillary
Fritillaria micrantha Brown bells
Galium bifolium? Low mountain bedstraw?
Gayophytum eriospermum Coville's ground-smoke
Gentiana newberryi Alpine gentian
Gentiana newberryi Alpine gentian (blue)
Gentianella amarella Northern gentian
Gentianopsis holopetala Sierra gentian
Gilia capitata ssp.mediomontana Globe gilia
Gilia leptalea Bridge's gilia
Gilia leptantha Broad-flowered gilia
Gilia sinistra ssp. pinnatisecta Clockwise gilia
Gilia tricolor Bird's eye gilia
Hackelia micrantha Small-flowered stickseed
Hackelia velutina? Stickseed
Heuchera rubescens Alpine alumroot
Hieracium albiflorum White hawkweed
Hieracium horridum Shaggy hawkweed
Holodiscus microphyllus Small-leaved creambush
Horkelia fusca Dusky horkelia
Horkelia tridentata Three-toothed horkelia
Horkelia tularensis Kern Plateau horkelia
Hulsea algida Alpine gold
Hydrophyllum occidentale Western waterleaf
Hypericum anagalloides Tinker's penny
Hypericum formosum St. John's wort
Ipomopsis aggregata Scarlet gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata Scarlet gilia (pink)
Iris hartwegii Hartweg's iris
Iris missouriensis Western blue flag
Iris munzii* Munz's iris
Isopyrum occidentale Western false rue anemone
Jamesia americana Rosy-petalled cliff-bush
Juncus chlorocephalus Yellow-green rush
Juncus nevadensis Sierra Nevada rush
Juniperus communis Dwarf juniper
Juniperus occidentalis Western juniper
Kalmia polifolia Mountain laurel
Keckiella breviflora var. glabrisepala Gaping keckiella
Keckiella rothrockii Rothrock's keckiella
Kelloggia galioides Kelloggia
Kumlienia hystricula Waterfall buttercup
Lathyrus sulphureus* Sulfur pea
Ledum glandulosum Labrador tea
Lessingia leptoclada Sierra lessingia
Lewisia glandulosa Alpine lewisia
Lewisia pygmaea? Pygmy lewisia?
Lewisia triphylla Three-leaved lewisia
Ligusticum grayi Lovage
Lilium kelleyanum Kelley's lily
Lilium pardalinum Leopard lily
Lilium parvum Alpine lily
Lilium washingtonianum Washington lily
Limnanthes montana Mountain meadowfoam
Linanthus bicolor Bicolor linanthus
Linanthus ciliatus Whisker brush
Linanthus ciliatus Whisker brush (white)
Linanthus filipes Thread linanthus
Linanthus montanus Mustang clover
Linanthus nuttallii Nuttall's linanthus
Lithocarpus densiflorus Tanbark oak
Lithophragma affine Woodland star
Lithophragma bolanderi Bolander's woodland star
Lithophragma glabrum Subalpine woodland star
Lithophragma heterophyllum? Hillside woodland star?
Lomatium torreyi Torrey's lomatium
Lotus nevadensis Matted lotus
Lotus oblongifolius Meadow lotus
Lupinus breweri Brewer's lupine
Lupinus covillei? Shaggy lupine?
Lupinus fulcratus Green-stipuled lupine
Lupinus gracilentus Slender lupine
Lupinus grayii Gray's lupine
Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii Lyall's lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus Large-leaved lupine
Lupinus pratensis Inyo meadow lupine
Lupinus stiversii Harlequin lupine
Machaeranthera canescens Hoary aster
Madia elegans ssp. vernalis Common madia
Madia minima Dwarf madia
Madia yosemitana Yosemite tarweed
Mertensia ciliata Lungwort
Mimulus bicolor Yellow-and-white monkeyflower
Mimulus breweri Brewer's monkeyflower
Mimulus laciniatus Cut-leaf monkeyflower
Mimulus layneae Layne's monkeyflower
Mimulus lewisii Lewis' monkeyflower
Mimulus mephiticus? Skunky monkeyflower?
Mimulus montioides Montia-like monkeyflower
Mimulus moschatus Musk monkeyflower
Mimulus primuloides Primrose monkeyflower
Mimulus suksdorfii Suksdorf's monkeyflower
Mimulus tilingii Large mountain monkeyflower
Mimulus whitneyi Whitney's monkeyflower
Monardella exilis Desert monardella
Monardella glauca Gray monardella
Monardella odoratissima Mountain monardella
Montia chamissoi Toad lily
Nemophila maculata Five-spot
Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora Woodland nemophila
Nemophila parviflora var. quercifolia Oak-leaved nemophila
Nemophila pedunculata Meadow nemophila (white)
Nemophila pedunculata* Meadow nemophila
Nemophila pulchella Eastwood's baby blue eyes
Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri Hooker's evening primrose
Orochaenactis thysanocarpha Mountain pincushion
Orthilia secunda One-sided wintergreen
Orthocarpus cuspidatus Broad-scaled owl's clover
Osmorhiza occidentalis Western sweet cicely
Oxyria digyna Mountain sorrel
Parnassia californica Grass of Parnassus
Parvisedum pumilum Sierra stonecrop
Pedicularis attolens Little elephant's head
Pedicularis crenulata Meadow lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica Elephant's head
Pellaea bridgesii Bridges' cliff-brake
Penstemon davidsonii Alpine penstemon
Penstemon heterodoxus Whorled penstemon
Penstemon newberryi Mountain pride
Penstemon parvulus? Purple penstemon?
Penstemon procerus Small-flowered penstemon
Penstemon rydbergii Meadow penstemon
Pentagramma pallida* Silver-back fern
Phacelia bicolor Bi-colored phacelia
Phacelia cicutaria var. cicutaria Caterpillar phacelia
Phacelia congdonii Congdon's phacelia
Phacelia hastata Timberline phacelia
Phacelia quickii Granite phacelia
Phalacroseris bolanderi Bolander's dandelion
Phleum alpinum Mountain timothy
Phleum pratense Common timothy
Phlox condensata Condensed phlox
Phlox diffusa Spreading phlox
Phlox stansburyi Stansbury phlox
Phyllodoce breweri Red mountain heather
Pinus albicaulis White-bark pine
Plagiobothrys torreyi Torrey's popcorn flower
Platanthera leucostachys White-flowered bog-orchid
Platanthera sparsiflora Green-flowered bog-orchid
Plectritis ciliosa Long-spurred plectritis
Poa bulbosa Bulbous bluegrass
Polemonium californicum Showy Jacob's ladder
Polemonium eximium Sky pilot
Polemonium occidentale Western polemonium
Polygonum bistortoides Bistort
Populus balsamifera Black cottonwood
Populus balsamifera Black cottonwood (leaves)
Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen (leaves)
Potentilla drummondii Drummond's cinqufoil
Potentilla flabellifolia Fan-leaved cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis Slender cinquefoil
Primula suffrutescens Sierra primrose
Prunus subcordata* Sierra plum
Pseudobahia heermannii Foothill sunburst
Pyrola picta White-veined wintergreen
Pyrrocoma apargioides Alpine pyrrocoma
Quercus douglasii Blue oak (leaves)
Raillardella argenta Silky raillardella
Raillardella scaposa Green-leaved raillardella
Ranunculus alismifolius Water plantain buttercup
Ranunculus aquatilus Water buttercup
Ribes roezlii* Sierra gooseberry
Rosa pinetorum Pine rose
Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry
Rudbeckia californica Coneflower
Rumex paucifolia Alpine sheep sorrel
Salix arctica Arctic willow
Salix reticulata Snow willow
Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry
Sanicula bipinnata Poison sanicle
Sarcodes sanguinea Snow plant
Saxifraga aprica Sierra saxifrage
Saxifraga bryophora Bud saxifrage
Saxifraga odontoloma Brook saxifrage
Scrophularia desertorum* Desert figwort
Sedum obtusatum Sierra stonecrop
Senecio aronicoides California butterweed
Senecio canus Woolly groundsel
Senecio cymbalarioides Alpine meadow groundsel
Senecio hydrophilus Water groundsel
Senecio integerrimus Single-stemmed groundsel
Senecio pauciflorus Alpine butterweed
Senecio scorzonella Sierra butterweed
Senecio triangularis Arrowhead-leaved groundsel
Sequoiadendron giganteum* Giant sequoia
Sibbaldia procumbens Sibbaldia
Sidalcea glaucescens Waxy checkerbloom
Sidalcea multifida Cut-leaf checkerbloom
Silene bernardina Mountain campion
Silene californica California Indian pink
Silene lemmonii Lemmon's catchfly
Silene sargentii Alpine campion
Smilacina racemosa Large false Solomon's seal
Smilacina stellata Little false Solomon's seal
Solidago canadensis Meadow goldenrod
Solidago multiradiata Alpine goldenrod
Sphaeromeria cana Gray tansy
Sphenosciadium capitellatum Ranger's buttons
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Ladies' tresses
Spirea densiflora Rose spirea
Stellaria longipes Long-stalked starwort
Stephanomeria tenuifolia Narrow-leaved wire-lettuce
Streptanthus cordatus Heartleaf jewelflower
Streptanthus cordatus var. piutensis Piute Mountains jewelflower
Streptanthus diversifolius Varied-leaved jewelflower
Streptanthus tortuosus Shield leaf
Tauschia kelloggii* Kellogg's tauschia
Thalictrum sparsiflorum Few-flowered meadow-rue
Tonestus piersonii Pierson's serpentweed
Tragopogon dubius Oyster plant
Trifolium longipes Long-stalked clover
Trifolium monanthum Carpet clover
Trillium angustipetalum Narrow-petaled trillium
Trisetum spicatum Narrow oatgrass
Triteleia ixioides* Pretty face
Tsuga mertensiana Mountian hemlock
Vaccinium caespitosum Dwarf bilberry
Valeriana californica Valerian
Veratrum californicum Corn lily
Veronica wormskjoldii Alpine veronica
Viola glabella Stream violet
Viola lobata Pine violet
Viola macloskeyi Macloskey's violet
Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum Oak violet
Viola sheltonii* Shelton's violet
Wyethia mollis Mule ears
Zigadenus exaltatus Giant death-camas
Zigadenus venenosus Death camas

* = new photo (as of May 4, 2008)



Copyright @ 2001-8 by Jay Sullivan. The photographs contained in this website may not be reproduced without the express consent of the author.