Ribes indecorum (White Chaparral Currant)

3/24/19 Trans Preserve Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, 

Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

3/24/19 Trans Preserve Trail

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: White Chaparral Currant

SPECIES: Ribes indecorum

FAMILY: Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/24/19

LOCATION: Trans Preserve Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Plant < 3 m. 

Stem: nodal spines 0. 

Leaf: blade 1--4 cm, thick, finely serrate, adaxially green, hairy, rough, glandular, abaxially white, tomentose. 

Inflorescence: 10--25-flowered, open; bracts pink. 

Flower: hypanthium 4--5 mm, barely longer than wide, white; sepals 1--2 mm, white; petals 1 mm, white; styles fused +- to tip, hairy at least at base. 

Fruit: 6--7 mm, purple, hairy; glands stalked. 

Ecology: Chaparral, coastal-sage scrub; 

Elevation: 20--1760 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: SCoRO, SCo, TR, PR; 

Distribution Outside California: northern Baja California. 

Flowering Time: Dec--Mar 

Jepson eFlora Author: Michael R. Mesler & John O. Sawyer, Jr.

Lupinus pratensis var. pratensis (Inyo Meadow Lupine)

7/4/16 Seep off Rock Creek Road, Inyo National Forest,

Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA 

7/4/16 Seep off Rock Creek Road, Inyo National Forest,

Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA 

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Inyo Meadow Lupine

SPECIES: Lupinus pratensis var. pratensis

FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/r/2016

LOCATION: Seep off Rock Creek Road, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Flower: banner back glabrous. 

Ecology: Meadows, streambanks; 

Elevation: 1000--3500 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: c&s SNH, SNE. 

Flowering Time: May--Sep 

Jepson eFlora Author: Teresa Sholars & Rhonda Riggins

Lupinus gracilentus (Green Slender Lupine)

7/4/16 Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra,

Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Green Slender Lupine

SPECIES: Lupinus gracilentus

FAMILY: Fabaceaea (Pea Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/4/2016

LOCATION: Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Perennial herb 2--8 dm, green, puberulent to hairy. 

Stem: +- erect.

Leaf: cauline; stipules 10--15 mm; lower petiole (3)5--14 cm, upper (1)2--4 cm; leaflets 5--8, 35--80 mm, 2--5 mm wide. 

Inflorescence:6--20 cm, flowers in 4--8 whorls; peduncle 6--12 cm; pedicels 2--4 mm; bracts 4--10 mm, +- deciduous. 

Flower: 8--18 mm; calyx upper lip 7 mm, 2-toothed, lower 5--7 mm, entire to 2--3-toothed; petals blue, banner back glabrous, spot white to +- yellow, keel upper margins sparsely ciliate, lower glabrous. 

Fruit: 2--3 cm, densely hairy. 

Seed: 6--8. 

Ecology: Open moist sites, Subalpine forest; 

Elevation: 2500--3500 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: c SNH (Rock Creek, Inyo, Mono cos., to Yosemite National Park). 

Flowering Time: Jul--Sep 

Note: In need of study. 

Jepson eFlora Author: Teresa Sholars & Rhonda Riggins

Rumex californicus (Willow-leaved Dock, California Dock)

7/8/16 Virginia Lakes, Toiyabe National Forest,

Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Willow-leaved Dock, California Dock

SPECIES: Rumex californicus

FAMILY: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/8/2016

LOCATION: Virginia Lakes, Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Perennial herb, glabrous; taproot vertical. 

Stem: ascending (decumbent or +- erect), 3--6 dm, often with axillary shoots below 1° inflorescence. 

Leaf: blade 5--10 cm, 1--3 cm wide, linear to lance-oblanceolate, base tapered, margin entire, flat or wavy near base, tip acute or attenuate. 

Inflorescence: axillary, terminal, +- open, interrupted, branches generally simple; whorls 10--15(20)-flowered; pedicels 3--8 mm, thread-like, jointed. 

Flower: generally both bi- and unisexual on 1 pl; inner perianth lobes 2.5--3.5 mm, 2.2--3.3 mm wide, generally widely triangular or deltate, base truncate, margin generally minute-toothed, tip obtuse or +- acute; tubercles generally 0, or 1 midvein +- swollen. 

Fruit: 2 mm, 1.3 mm wide, brown to dark red-brown. 

Ecology: Moist places; 

Elevation: < 3500 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: CA (esp mtns, coast); 

Distribution Outside California: Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, possibly northern Mexico. 

Flowering Time:May--Sep 

Jepson eFlora Author: Scott Simono

Dasiphora fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil)

7/8/16 Virginia Lakes, Toiyabe National Forest,

Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Shrubby Cinquefoil

SPECIES: Dasiphora fruticosa

FAMILY:Rosaceae (Rose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/8/2016

LOCATION: Virginia Lakes, Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Plant < 1 m. 

Leaf: 1--3 cm; leaflets 2--3 per side, 5--20 mm, linear to narrow-elliptic, upper pair decurrent. 

Inflorescence: flowers 1--6 at end of twigs. 

Flower: hypanthium 5--8 mm wide; petals 5--10 mm; filaments 2--3 mm, anthers +- 1 mm; styles +- 2 mm. 

Fruit: +- 1.5 mm. 

Ecology: Meadows, rocks; 

Elevation: 2000--3600 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: KR, CaRH, SNH, Wrn, W&I; 

Distribution Outside California: circumboreal. 

Flowering Time: Jun--Sep 

Synonyms: Pentaphylloides fruticosa (L.) O. Schwarz; Potentilla fruticosa L.

Jepson eFlora Author: Barbara Ertter

Phlox diffusa (Spreading Phlox)

7/9/16 Hwy. 108 (Sonora Pass Hwy.) at 9,400' elevation, 
Stanislaus National Forest, Tuolumne County

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Spreading Phlox

SPECIES: Phlox diffusa

FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Pea Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/9/2016

LOCATION: Hwy. 108 (Sonora Pass Hwy.) at 9,400' elevation, Stanislaus National Forest, Tuolumne County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Plant +- matted, +- glabrous to hairy, not glandular. 

Stem: decumbent. 

Leaf: 10--15 mm, lance-linear or +- awl-like, not sharp-tipped, generally +- glabrous except base white-woolly. 

Inflorescence:terminal; flowers 1; pedicel short. 

Flower: calyx 8--10 mm, hairy, membrane generally not keeled; corolla white to pink or +- blue, tube 9--13 mm. 

Ecology: Dry, open areas; 

Elevation: 1100--3600 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: CA (exc D); 

Distribution Outside California: western North America. 

Flowering Time: May--Aug 

Jepson eFlora Author: Carolyn J. Ferguson, Suzanne C. Strakosh & Robert Patterson

Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) - Non-Native

7/8/07 Clover (Trifolium pratense), North Grove meadow/picnic area. Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Central Sierras, Calaveras County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Red Clover

SPECIES: Trifolium pratense

FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/8/2007

LOCATION: North Grove meadow/picnic area. Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Central Sierras, Calaveras County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATURALIZED

Habit: Perennial herb, generally hairy. 

Stem: ascending. 

Leaf: cauline; stipules bristle-tipped; leaflets 1.5--3.5 cm, elliptic to obovate, +- entire. 

Inflorescence: terminal, above pair of reduced leaves, head-like, 2--3 cm wide; peduncle 0. 

Flower: calyx 4.5--7.5 mm, tube 10-veined, lobes +- >= tube, bristle-like, straight, sparsely plumose; corolla 11--15 mm, generally red-purple. 

Fruit: circumscissile. 

Seed: 1--2. 

Ecology: Disturbed areas; 

Elevation: 0--2900 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: CA-FP, n GB; 

Distribution Outside California: United States, especially northern, Canada; native to Europe. 

Flowering Time: Apr--Oct 

Note: Important forage crop. 

Jepson eFlora Author: Michael A. Vincent & Duane Isely

Penstemon laetus (Mountain Blue Penstemon)

7/9/07 Silver Lake (Kay's Silver Lake Resort), Hwy. 88, Carson Pass Rd., 

Central Sierras, Amador County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Mountain Blue Penstemon

SPECIES: Penstemon laetus

FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/9/07

LOCATION: Silver Lake (Kay's Silver Lake Resort), Hwy. 88, Carson Pass Rd., Central Sierras, Amador County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Perennial herb 15--75 cm, woody-branched proximally; herbage generally hairy,. 

Leaf: generally cauline; distal leaves 15--100 mm, linear to lanceolate, entire. 

Inflorescence: glandular. 

Flower: corolla 21--35 mm, (violet-)blue, short-glandular outside, floor glabrous; anther sacs dehiscing at proximal end to 4/5 their length, inner margins long-hairy; staminode glabrous. 

Jepson eFlora Author: Margriet Wetherwax & Noel H. Holmgren

Chamaebatiaria millefolium (Desertsweet, Fernbush)

7/11/07 Roadside, Bishop Creek at Lake Sabrina, Inyo National Forest,

E. Sierra, Inyo County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Desertsweet, Fernbush, Mountain Misery

SPECIES: Chamaebatiaria millefolium

FAMILY: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/11/07

LOCATION: Roadside, Bishop Creek at Lake Sabrina, Inyo National Forest, E. Sierra, Inyo County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Shrub 6--20 dm, strong-smelling, evergreen, densely branched, generally stellate-hairy, glandular. 

Leaf: alternate, odd-(1)2-pinnately compound, 2--8 cm, oblong; stipules entire; 1° leaflets 13--25; 2° leaflets 6--10, 0.8--2 mm, sessile, entire, lobed, or toothed; petioles, axes hairy adaxially. 

Inflorescence:panicle or raceme, 3--15 cm, flowers 20--400; pedicel bractlets 1--21. 

Flower: hypanthium bractlets 0; sepals 5, 2.5--4 mm, lanceolate, acute, abaxially glandular-hairy; petals 5, +- 5 mm, +- round, white; pistils 4--5, ovaries superior, +- fused below, ovules generally >= 2, styles free. 

Fruit: follicles, 3--5 mm, red-brown, leathery, dehiscent on inner suture, upper 1/2 of outer. 

Seed: few, 2.5--3.5 mm, narrow-fusiform, +- yellow. 

Ecology: Dry, rocky sagebrush scrub, pinyon/juniper woodland, pine forest; 

Elevation: 900--3400 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: KR, CaR, SN (e slope), GB, ne DMtns; 

Distribution Outside California: to Oregon, southern Idaho, Utah, Arizona. 

Flowering Time: Jun--Aug 

Jepson eFlora Author: Brian Vanden Heuvel & Thomas J. Rosatti

Penstemon speciosus (Royal Penstemon, Showy Penstemon)

7/10/07 Little Lakes/Mosquito Flat trailhead, Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, 

E. Sierras, Mono County.

 7/6/16 Mammoth Lakes Scenic Loop at turnoff to Forest Service Rd. 3S23B,
Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/6/16 Mammoth Lakes Scenic Loop at turnoff to Forest Service Rd. 3S23B,
Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/8/16 Dunderberg Meadow Road, Toiyabe National Forest,
Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Royal/Showy Penstemon

SPECIES: Penstemon speciosus

FAMILY: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/10/07

LOCATION: Little Lakes/Mosquito Flat trailhead, Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, E. Sierras, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Perennial herb 5--60 cm, short-hairy on stems. 

Leaf: distal cauline 35--90 mm, lanceolate, clasping, sometimes folded lengthwise, entire, generally glabrous. 

Inflorescence: glabrous to short-hairy, rarely glandular. 

Flower: calyx (4)6--13 mm, lobes lanceolate to ovate; corolla 25--37 mm, +- abruptly expanded into throat, 7--13 mm wide when pressed, blue, generally white inside, glabrous; anther sacs 1.8--3 mm, +- S-shaped, dehiscing in distal 2/3, pubescent on sides; staminode glabrous or tip hairy. 

Ecology: Open sagebrush scrub to subalpine forest; 

Elevation: 850--3800 m. 

Bioregional Distribution:KR, CaR, SNH, TR, GB, n DMtns; 

Distribution Outside California: to Washington, Idaho, Utah. 

Flowering Time: May--Aug 

Jepson eFlora Author: Margriet Wetherwax & Noel H. Holmgren

Delphinium polycladon (Subalpine Larkspur, Mountain Marsh Larkspur)

7/10/07 Little Lakes/Mosquito Flat trailhead, Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, 

E. Sierras, Mono County.

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Subalpine Larkspur, Mountain Marsh Larkspur

SPECIES: Delphinium polycladon

FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/10/07

LOCATION: Little Lakes/Mosquito Flat trailhead, Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, E. Sierras, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Root generally > 15 cm, distally branched; rootstock buds in life prominent. 

Stem: generally >= 2, (15)80--120(160) cm, glabrous. 

Leaf: generally on proximal 1/3 of stem, glabrous; lobes generally > 6 mm wide. 

Inflorescence: generally +- 1-sided; pedicels 10--150 mm, +- S-shaped, 10--80 mm apart, glabrous to puberulent; flowers 3--35. 

Flower:lateral sepals 12--18 mm, spur 11--22 mm. Fruit: 13--20 mm. 

Seed: +- striate. 

Ecology: Stream-banks, wet talus; 

Elevation: 2200--3600 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: SNH, W&I. 

Flowering Time: Jul--Sep 

Note: Hybridizes with Delphinium depauperatum, Delphinium nuttallianum, Delphinium glaucum. 

Jepson eFlora Author: Jason A. Koontz & Michael J. Warnock