HERRING CREEK AREA

(Last revision 7/09/09)

QUANTITY

TYPE

BLOOM

NOTES

F -

Few   (12 or less)

S - Shrub

B - Blooming

** Observed this year

S -

Some (>12 to <100)

T - Tree

P - Peak Bloom

*  Non-native

M -

Many  (100 to <1000)

V - Vine

F - Fading Bloom

Added this year

L -

Lots    (1000+)

S - Seed/Fruit

Peak Bloom

Number of Species:

149

Name Change

Observed Current Year:

117

79%

Area's Blooming Season

Number of Non-natives:

1

1%

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

Observations are given as quantity then bloom

Example:  FB - Few Blooming

Early

E

Mid

M

Late

L

Very Late

V

FAMILY NAME

YEAR 2007

2009

Scientific Name

Common Name

Color

7/9

Date

Date

Date

Date

Date

Date

Date

Date

Comments

OBSERVATIONS:

117

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

% of Species Blooming:

79%

APIACEAE - CARROT

**

Cymopterus terebinthinus

EM

Pteryxia

Yellow

1

SB

**

Ligusticum grayi

M

Gray's Lovage

White

1

MB

**

Lomatium dissectum

EM

Fern Leaved Lomatium

Yellow

1

SB

**

Osmorhiza bertoroi

EM

Western Sweet Cicely

White

1

SB

**

Osmorhiza occidentalis

EM

Western Sweet Cicely

White

1

MB

**

Perideridia parishii

M

Parish's Yampah

White

1

MP

Sanicula graveolens

E

Sierra Sanicle

Yellow

1

Sanicula tuberosa

E

Tuberous Sanicle

Yellow

1

APOCYNACEAE - DOGBANE

**

Apocynum androsaemifolium

EM

Spreading Dogbane

Pink

1

SB

ASCLEPIADACEAE - MILKWEED

Asclepias cordifolia

EM

Purple Milkweed

Purple

1

ASTERACEAE - SUNFLOWER

**

Achillea millefolium

ML

Yarrow

White

1

FB

Agoseris aurantiaca

ML

Orange Agoseris

Orange

1

Agoseris glauca

M

Short Beaked Agoseris

Yellow

1

**

Anaphalis margaritaceae

M

Pearly Everlasting

Yellow

1

SB

**

Antennaria rosa

M

Rosy Pussytoes

Pink

1

SB

Arnica chamissonis

M

Meadow Arnica

Yellow

1

Arnica cordifolia

M

Heartleaf Arnica

Yellow

1

Arnica mollis

M

Soft Arnica

Yellow

1

**

Aster integrifolius

ML

Entire Leaved Aster

Purple

1

SB

**

Aster occidentalis

ML

Western Mountain Aster

Purple

1

SB

**

Cirsium andersonii

M

Anderson's Thistle

Purple

1

FB

Crepis occidentalis

M

Western Hawk's Beard

Yellow

1

Dulgadia hoopesii

M

Mountain Sneezeweed

Yellow

1

**

Erigeron coulteri

M

Coulter's Daisy

White

1

SB

**

Erigeron peregrinus

EM

Wandering Daisy

White

1

SB

Hieracium albiflorum

M

White Hawkweed

White

1

Microseris nutans

M

Nodding Microseris

Yellow

1

**

Rudbeckia californica

M

California Coneflower

Yellow

1

SB

**

Senecio integerrimus

EM

Single Stemmed Butterweed

Yellow

1

MP

**

Senecio serra

M

Tall Ragwort

Yellow

1

MB

**

Senecio triangularis

M

Arrowhead Butterweed

Yellow

1

MB

Solidago canadensis

ML

Meadow Goldenrod

Yellow

1

**

*

Taraxacum officinale

E

Dandelion

Yellow

1

SB

**

Wyethia mollis

M

Mountain Mule Ears

Yellow

1

LP

BORAGINACEAE - BORAGE

**

Hackelia micrantha

E

Jessica's Stickseed

Blue

1

MP

**

Hackelia velutina

E

Sierra Stickseed

Blue

1

MB

**

Mertensia ciliata

M

Mountain Bluebells

Blue

1

SF

BRASSICACEAE - MUSTARD

**

Arabis drummondii

E

Drummond's Rock Cress

White

1

SF

**

Barbarea orthoceras

EM

American Winter Cress

Yellow

1

FB

**

Cardamine breweri

M

Brewer's Bittercress

White

1

SB

**

Descurainia incana

M

Mountain Tansy Mustard

Yellow

1

SB

**

Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum

M

Western Wallflower

Yellow

1

SB

**

Streptanthus tortuousus

EM

Mountain Jewel Flower

Purple

1

SS

CAPRIFOLIACEAE - HONEYSUCKLE

**

S

Lonicera conjugialis

M

Dwarf Honeysuckle

Purple

1

MB

**

S

Lonicera involucrata

M

Twin Berry

Yellow

1

SB

S

Sambucus racemosa

E

Red Elderberry

White

1

**

V

Symphoricarpos mollis

EM

Creeping Snowberry

White

1

SB

**

S

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

EM

Mountain Snowberry

White

1

SB

CARYOPHYLLACEAE - PINK

**

Pseudostellaria jamesiana

EM

Sticky Starwort

White

1

SB

**

Silene lemmonii

M

Lemmon's Catchfly

White

1

MP

**

Stellaria longipes

EM

Long Stalked Starwort

White

1

SB

ERICACEAE - HEATH

Orthilia secuda

ML

One-sided Wintergreen

White

1

**

Sarcodes sanguinea

E

Snow Plant

Red

1

FB

FABACEAE - LEGUME

Lathyrus lanszwertii

M

Nevada Pea

Purple

1

**

Lathyrus sulphureus

M

Sulphur Pea

White

1

SB

**

Lotus oblongifolius

M

Narrow Leaved Lotus

Yellow

1

SB

Lotus nevadensis

M

Sierra Nevada Lotus

Yellow

1

**

Lupinus breweri

M

Brewer's Lupine

Blue

1

MP

**

Lupinus latifolius

M

Broad Leaved Lupine

Blue

1

SB

**

Trifolium cyathiferum

M

Bowl Clover

White

1

SB

**

Trifolium longipes

M

Mountain Clover

Purple

1

MP

**

Trifolium monanthum

M

Mountain Carpet Clover

White

1

SB

GENTIANACEAE - GENTIAN

Swertia radiata

M

Monument Plant

Green

1

GERANIACEAE - GERANIUM

**

Geranium californicum

M

California Geranium

Pink

1

SB

GROSSULARIACEAE - GOOSEBERRY

**

S

Ribes montigenum

E

Mountain Gooseberry

Red

1

SP

**

S

Ribes roezli

E

Sierra Gooseberry

Red

1

SS

**

S

Ribes cereum

E

Wax Currant

White

1

MF

HYDROPHYLLACEAE - WATERLEAF

Hesperochiron californicus

E

California Hesperochiron

White

1

**

Hydrophyllum occidentale

E

Western Waterleaf

White

1

LP

**

Nemophila spatulata

E

Sierra Nemophila

White

1

MB

**

Phacelia hydrophylloides

EM

Water Leaf Phacelia

Blue

1

LP

IRIDACEAE - IRIS

**

Iris hartwegii

EM

Hartweg's Iris

Yellow

1

FF

LAMIACEAE - MINT

**

Agastache urticifolia

M

Horsemint

Purple

1

FB

**

Monardella glauca

M

Pale Monardella

Purple

1

SB

**

Monardella odoratissima

M

Mountain Monardella

White

1

MB

**

Prunella vulgaris

M

Selfheal

Purple

1

SB

LILIACEAE (M) - LILY

**

Allium campanulatum

EM

Sierra Onion

Purple

1

MF

Allium obtusum

E

Red Sierra Onion

White

1

**

Calochortus leichtlinii

M

Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily

White

1

SB

**

Smilacina racemosa

EM

False Solomon's Seal

White

1

FB

**

Triteleia ixioides

EM

Pretty Face

Yellow

1

LP

**

Veratrum californicum

M

Corn Lily

White

1

SB

MALVACEAE - MALLOW

**

Sidalceae glaucescens

M

Waxy Checker Mallow

Pink

1

MP

ONAGRACEAE - EVENING PRIMROSE

Epilobium angustifolium

ML

Fireweed

Purple

1

**

Epilobium halleanum

EM

Hall's Willowherb

White

1

SB

Clarkia rhomboidea

M

Diamond Clarkia

Purple

1

**

Gayophytum diffusum

M

Diffuse Gayophytum

White

1

MB

**

Gayophytum eriospermum

M

Coville's Gayophytum

White

1

MB

ORCHIDACEAE - ORCHID

**

Corallorhiza maculata

M

Spotted Coral Root

Purple

1

FB

**

Piperia elongata

M

Dense Flowered Rein Orchid

Green

1

FB

OROBANCHEAE - BROOMRAPE

**

Orobanche fasciculata

E

Clustered Broom Rape

Yellow

1

SF

PAEONIACEAE - PEONY

Paeonia brownii

E

Mountain Peony

Brown

1

POLEMONIACEAE - PHLOX

**

Collomia grandiflora

M

Large Flowered Collomia

Yellow

1

SB

Collomia linearis

M

Narrow Leaved Collomia

Pink

1

Gilia capillaris

M

Miniature Gilia

Pink

1

**

Gilia leptalea

M

Bridge's Gilia

Pink

1

MP

**

Ipomopsis aggregata

M

Scarlet Gilia

Red

1

SB

**

Leptodactylon pungens

M

Prickly Phlox

White

1

SB

**

Linanthus ciliatus

M

Whisker Brush

Pink

1

SB

**

Polemonium californicum

M

Low Polemonium

Blue

1

MP

POLYGONACEAE - BUCKWHEAT

**

Eriogonum nudum

ML

Nude Buckwheat

White

1

SB

**

Eriogonum umbellatum

M

Sulphur Buckwheat

Yellow

1

FB

**

Polygonum bistortoides

M

Western Bistort

White

1

LP

**

Rumex salicifolius

M

California Dock

Red

1

MB

PORTULACACEAE - PURSLANE

**

Calyptridium umbellatum

M

Pussypaws

Pink

1

SB

**

Claytonia lanceolata

E

Western Spring Beauty

Pink

1

SF

**

Lewisia nevadensis

E

Nevada Lewisia

White

1

SB

**

Lewisia triphylla

EM

Three Leaved Lewisia

White

1

SB

**

Montia parviflora

M

Littleleaf Montia

White

1

SB

PRIMULACEAE - PRIMROSE

**

Dodecatheon jeffreyi

E

Jeffrey's Shooting Star

Pink

1

SF

RANUNCULACEAE - BUTTERCUP

**

Aquilegia formosa

M

Western Columbine

Red

1

SB

**

Delphinium nuttallianum

EM

Nuttall's Larkspur

Blue

1

LP

**

Ranunculus alismifolius

E

Water Plantain Buttercup

Yellow

1

MB

**

Ranunculus orthorhynchus

EM

Birdfoot Buttercup

Yellow

1

MB

**

Thalictrum fendleri

EM

Fendler's Meadow Rue

White

1

MP

RHAMNACEAE - BUCKTHORN

**

S

Ceanothus cordulatus

EM

Mountain Whitethorn

White

1

SB

S

Ceanothus integerrimus

M

Deer Brush

White

1

**

S

Ceanothus prostratus

E

Pinemat

Blue

1

FF

ROSACEAE - ROSE

**

Horkelia fusca

M

Dusky Horkelia

White

1

SB

**

Potentilla glandulosa

M

Sticky Cinquefoil

Yellow

1

SB

**

Potentilla gracilis

M

Slender Cinquefoil

Yellow

1

SB

T

Prunus emarginata

EM

Bitter Cherry

White

1

**

S

Rosa woodsii

EM

Wood's Rose

White

1

SB

**

V

Rubus parviflorus

EM

Thimbleberry

White

1

SB

S

Spiraea densiflora

M

Mountain Spiraea

Pink

1

RUBIACEAE - MADDER

**

Kelloggia galioides

M

Mountain Madder

White

1

MB

SAXIFRAGACEAE - SAXIFRAGE

Heuchera rubescens

E

Pink Alumroot

Pink

1

**

Lithophragma glabrum

E

Rock Star

White

1

FB

**

Saxifraga aprica

E

Sierra Saxifrage

White

1

FB

Saxifraga nidifica

E

Peak Saxifrage

White

1

SCROPHULARIACEAE - FIGWORT

**

Castilleja applegatei

EM

Applegate's Paintbrush

Red

1

SB

**

Castilleja miniata

M

Giant Red Paintbrush

Red

1

SB

**

Collinsia parviflora

EM

Few Flowered Blue Eyed Mary

Blue

1

MP

**

Collinsia torreyi

EM

Torrey's Blue Eyed Mary

Blue

1

LP

**

Mimulus breweri

E

Brewer's Monkeyflower

Purple

1

MB

**

Mimulus guttatus

M

Common Monkeyflower

Yellow

1

MB

**

Mimulus primuloides

M

Primrose Monkeyflower

Yellow

1

MB

**

Mimulus tilingii

M

Tiling's Monkeyflower

Yellow

1

SB

**

Mimulus torreyi

M

Torrey's Monkeyflower

Purple

1

MB

**

Pedicularis semibarbata

M

Dwarf Lousewort

Yellow

1

FB

**

Penstemon laetus

EM

Gay Penstemonn

Blue

1

MB

**

Penstemon newberryi

EM

Mountain Pride

Pink

1

SB

**

Penstemon rydbergii

M

Meadow Penstemon

Purple

1

MP

**

Veronica serpyllifolia

M

Thyme Leaved Speedwell

Blue

1

SB

Veronica wormskjoldii

M

Alpine Speedwell

Blue

1

VALERIANACEAE - VALERIAN

**

Valeriana californica

E

California Valerian

White

1

LP

VIOLACEAE - VIOLET

**

Viola macloskeyi

E

Macloskey's Violet

White

1

SB

**

Viola lobata

E

Pine Violet

Yellow

1

SB

Viola purpurea

E

Mountain Violet

Yellow

1