Sierra Nevada Wildflowers

Scientific NameCommon Name
Abies magnifica Red fir
Aconitum columbianum Monk's hood
Agastache californicum Horsemint
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 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 corymbosa Meadow pussy-toes
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)
Arctostapphylos patula Greenleaf manzanita
Arenaria kingii King's sandwort
Arnica cordifolia Heart-leaved arnica
Arnica diversifolia Sticky arnica
Arnica mollis Soft arnica
Arnica nevadense Sierra arnica
Artemesia ludoviciana Western mugwort
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 lentiginosus var. ineptus Sierra locoweed
Astragalus whitneyi Whitney's locoweed
Astragalus whitneyi Whitney's locoweed (with fruit)
Astrgalus canadensis Canadian milk-vetch
Athyrium alpestris Alpine ladyfern
Balsamorhiza deltoidea Deltoid balsamroot
Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota Jepson's Oregon grape
Betula occidentalis Water birch (leaves)
Calamagrostis canadensis Blue-joint
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
Caltha leptosepala Marsh marigold
Calycanthus occidentalis Spicebush
Calyptridium monospermum One-seeded pussy paws
Calystegia occidentalis Western morning glory
Camassia quamash Camas
Camissonia sierrae Sierra suncup
Campanula prenanthoides California harebell
Carex congdonii Congdon's sedge
Carex limosa Mud sedge
Carex nebrascensis Nebraska sedge
Carex utriculata Bladder sedge
Carpenteria californica Bush anemone
Cassiope mertensiana White mountain heather
Castilleja applegatei Wavy-leaved paintbrush
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 praeterita Salmon Creek paintbrush
Castilleja tenuis? Hairy owl's clover?
Caulanthus pilosus Chocolate drops
Ceanothus diversifolius? Pine-mat ceanothus?
Ceanothus integerrimus Deer brush
Ceanothus parvifolius Blue 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 dudleyana Dudley's clarkia
Clarkia heterandra Mountain clarkia
Clarkia modesta Waltham Creek clarkia
Clarkia rhomboidea Diamond clarkia
Clarkia williamsonii Fort Miller clarkia
Collinsia parviflora Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary
Collinsia tinctoria Tincture plant
Collomia heterophylla Variable-leaf collomia
Comandra umbellata Bastard toadflax
Corallorhiza striata Striped coral root
Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood
Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood (pale green)
Corylus cornuta (male) California hazelnut
Cryptantha mohavensis Mojave cryptantha
Cryptogramma acrostichoides American parsley fern
Cymopterus terebinthinus Turpentine cymopterus
Cynoglossum grande Western hound's tongue
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 gypsophilum Gypsum-loving larkspur
Delphinium hansenii Hansen's larkspur
Delphinium polycladon Mountain marsh larkspur
Delphinium purpusii Kern County larkspur
Descurainia californica Sierra tansy mustard
Dicelostemma multiflorum Wild hyacinth
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 alpinum Alpine shooting star (open)
Dodecatheon hendersonii Foothill shooting star
Dodecatheon jeffreyi Jeffrey shooting star
Dodecatheon subalpinum Sierra shooting star
Downingia montana Sierra downingia
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
Ephedra viridis Green ephedra
Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed
Epilobium densiflorum Spike primrose
Epilobium glaberrimum? Smooth willowherb?
Epilobium halleanum Hall's willowherb
Epilobium latifolium River beauty
Epilobium obcordatum Rock fringe
Eriastrum sparsiflorum Great Basin woolstar (blue)
Eriastrum wilcoxii Wilcox's woolstar
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 compositus Cut-leaf daisy (discoid)
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 (flowers)
Eriogonum umbellatum var. covillei Sulfur-colored buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. nevadense Sulfur-colored buckwheat
Eriophorum criniger Fringed bulrush
Eriophyllum lanatum Woolly sunflower
Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum ssp. perenne Sierra wallflower
Fragaria virginiana Strawberry
Fritillaria atropurpurea Purple fritillary
Fritillaria brandegei Greenhorn fritillary
Fritillaria micrantha Brown bells
Galium bifolium? Low mountain bedstraw?
Galium sparsiflorum? Sequoia bedstraw?
Galium sparsiflorum? Sequoia bedstraw? (leaves)
Gaultheria humifusa Alpine wintergreen (fruit)
Gayophytum eriospermum Coville's ground-smoke
Gayophytum humile Dwarf ground smoke
Gentiana calycosa Explorer's gentian
Gentiana newberryi Alpine gentian
Gentiana newberryi Alpine gentian (blue)
Gentianella amarella Northern gentian
Gentianella tenella Danes' 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
Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale White everlasting
Hackelia micrantha Stickseed
Hackelia mundula Pink 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
Horkeliella purpurascens Purple false horkelia
Hulsea algida Alpine gold
Hulsea brevifolia Short-leaved hulsea
Hulsea vestita Pumice alpinegold
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
Ivesia campestris Field mousetail
Ivesia lycopodioides Club-moss mousetail
Ivesia santolinoides Sierra mousetail
Jamesia americana Rosy-petalled cliff-bush
Jepsonia heteranda Foothill jepsonia (leaves)
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
Kelloggia galioides Kelloggia (with fruit)
Kumlienia hystricula Waterfall buttercup
Lathyrus sulphureus Sulfur pea
Layia pentachaeta Sierra tidy-tips
Ledum glandulosum Labrador tea
Lessingia leptoclada Sierra lessingia
Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye daisy
Lewisia glandulosa Alpine lewisia
Lewisia pygmaea Pygmy lewisia
Lewisia triphylla Three-leaved lewisia
Leymus cinereus Great Basin wild rye
Ligusticum grayi Lovage
Lilium kelleyanum Kelley's lily
Lilium pardalinum Leopard lily
Lilium parvum Alpine lily
Lilium washingtonianum Washington lily
Limnanthes alba White meadowfoam
Limnanthes montana Mountain meadowfoam
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
Lomatium torreyi Torrey's lomatium
Lotus argophyllus var. fremontii Silver lotus
Lotus micranthus San Diego lotus
Lotus nevadensis Matted lotus
Lotus oblongifolius Meadow lotus
Lotus purshianus^ Spanish clover
Lupinus albicaulis White-stemmed lupine
Lupinus arbustus Spurred lupine
Lupinus argenteus Silvery lupine
Lupinus benthamii Spider lupine
Lupinus breweri Brewer's lupine
Lupinus citrinus var. citrinus Orange lupine
Lupinus covillei? Shaggy lupine?
Lupinus fulcratus Green-stipuled lupine
Lupinus gracilentus Slender lupine
Lupinus grayii Gray's lupine
Lupinus lepidus var. culbertsonii Hockett Meadows 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
Marah horridus Sierra wild cucumber (fruit)
Medicago lupulina^ Black medick
Mentzelia crocea Sierra blazing star
Mertensia ciliata Lungwort
Mimulus acutidens Kings River monkeyflower
Mimulus bicolor Yellow-and-white monkeyflower
Mimulus bolanderi Bolander's monkeyflower
Mimulus breweri Brewer's monkeyflower
Mimulus laciniatus Cut-leaf monkeyflower
Mimulus layneae Layne's monkeyflower
Mimulus leptaleus Slender monkeyflower
Mimulus lewisii Lewis' monkeyflower
Mimulus mephiticus Skunky monkeyflower (maroon)
Mimulus mephiticus Skunky monkeyflower (yellow)
Mimulus montioides Montia-like monkeyflower
Mimulus moschatus Musk monkeyflower
Mimulus primuloides Primrose monkeyflower
Mimulus pulchellus Pansy monkeyflower
Mimulus suksdorfii Suksdorf's monkeyflower
Mimulus tilingii Large mountain monkeyflower
Mimulus torreyi Torrey's monkeyflower
Mimulus whitneyi Whitney's monkeyflower
Mitella breweri Bishop's cap
Monardella exilis Desert monardella
Monardella glauca Gray monardella
Monardella odoratissima Mountain monardella
Montia chamissoi Toad lily
Muhlenbergia montana Mountain muhly
Narcissus pseudonarcissus Daffodil
Nemophila heterophylla Varied-leaf nemophila
Nemophila maculata Five-spot
Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora Woodland nemophila
Nemophila parviflora var. quercifolia Oak-leaved nemophila
Nemophila pedunculata Meadow nemophila
Nemophila pedunculata Meadow nemophila (blue)
Nemophila pedunculata Meadow nemophila (white)
Nemophila pulchella Eastwood's baby blue eyes
Nemophila spatulata Sierra nemophila
Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri Hooker's evening primrose
Oreonana clementis Pygmy mountain parsley
Orobanche californica California broomrape (pink)
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 humilis Low phacelia
Phacelia platyloba Broad-lobed phacelia
Phacelia quickii Granite phacelia
Phalacroseris bolanderi Bolander's dandelion
Philadelphus lewisii California mock-orange
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
Polygonum douglasii Douglas' knotweed (fruit)
Populus balsamifera Black cottonwood
Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen (leaves)
Potentilla drummondii Drummond's cinqufoil
Potentilla flabellifolia Fan-leaved cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis Slender cinquefoil
Potentilla pennsylvanica Pennsylvania cinquefoil
Primula suffrutescens Sierra primrose
Prunus subcordata Sierra plum
Pseudobahia heermannii Foothill sunburst
Pseudostellaria jamesiana Sticky starwort
Pyrola picta White-veined wintergreen
Pyrola picta White-veined wintergreen (flower)
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
Ranunculus eschscholtzii Alpine buttercup
Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry
Rosa bridgesii Bridges' rose
Rosa pinetorum Pine rose
Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry
Rudbeckia californica Coneflower
Rumex paucifolia Alpine sheep sorrel
Salix arctica Arctic willow
Salix orestera Sierra willow
Salix reticulata Snow willow
Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry
Sanicula bipinnata Poison sanicle
Saxifraga aprica Sierra saxifrage
Saxifraga bryophora Bud saxifrage
Saxifraga odontoloma Brook saxifrage
Scrophularia desertorum Desert figwort
Sedum lanceolatum Spearleaf stonecrop
Sedum obtusatum Sierra stonecrop
Sedum roseum Rosewort
Senecio aronicoides California butterweed
Senecio canus Woolly groundsel
Senecio canus Woolly groundsel (discoid)
Senecio cymbalarioides Alpine meadow groundsel
Senecio hydrophilus Water groundsel
Senecio integerrimus Single-stemmed groundsel
Senecio pauciflorus Alpine butterweed
Senecio scorzonella Sierra butterweed
Senecio scorzonella Sierra butterweed (rayless)
Senecio triangularis Arrowhead-leaved groundsel
Sequoiadendron giganteum Giant sequoia
Sibbaldia procumbens Sibbaldia
Sidalcea glaucescens Waxy checkerbloom
Sidalcea multifida Cut-leaf checkerbloom
Sidalcea oregana Oregon 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
Staphylea bolanderi Bladdernut (fruit)
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 farnsworthianus Farnsworth's jewel flower
Streptanthus tortuosus Shield leaf
Swertia tubulosa Kern green gentian
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Mountain snowberry
Tauschia kelloggii Kellogg's tauschia
Thalictrum sparsiflorum Few-flowered meadow-rue
Tonestus piersonii Pierson's serpentweed
Tragopogon dubius Oyster plant
Trifolium breweri Forest clover
Trifolium longipes Long-stalked clover
Trifolium monanthum Carpet clover
Trillium angustipetalum Narrow-petaled trillium
Trisetum spicatum Narrow oatgrass
Triteleia ixioides Pretty face
Tsuga mertensiana Mountain hemlock
Vaccinium caespitosum Dwarf bilberry
Valeriana californica Valerian
Veratrum californicum Corn lily
Veronica serpyllifolia? Thyme-leaved speedwell?
Veronica wormskjoldii Alpine veronica
Viburnum ellipticum Viburnum
Viola glabella Stream violet
Viola lobata Pine violet
Viola macloskeyi Macloskey's violet
Viola pinetorum Pine violet
Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum Oak violet
Viola sheltonii Shelton's violet
Wyethia angustifolia Narrow-leaf mule ears
Wyethia mollis Mule ears
Zigadenus exaltatus Giant death-camas
Zigadenus venenosus Death camas

^ = new photo (as of October 4, 2009)



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