Specimen
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Achillea millefolium – White Yarrow or Yarrow Milfoil
Perennial herb, rays white; common, wet meadow, east end of property, near Convict Creek; with Carex spp., Senecio hydrophilus, Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri.
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Aconitum columbianum – Monkshood
Rare perennial herb to 2 m tall, corollas purple, planted in thick brush at the head of Woody’s meadow with Alnus tenuifolia.
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Agoseris glauca var. laciniata
Perennial herb, rays yellow-orange; occasional in wet meadow, east end of property, near Convict Creek; with Salix lutea, Lupinus polyphyllus.
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Aliciella leptomeria – Sand Aliciella
Annual herb, corollas pink; occasional in open sites, dry sand silt-gravel, south of overflow channel; in sagebrush scrub with Purshia tridentata, Artemisia tridentata.
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Allium bisceptrum var. bisceptrum – Patis or Aspen Onion
Perennial herb, corollas pink; common in sandy-gravelly soil, understory of quaking aspen grove, west of laboratory; with Populus tremuloides.
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Amaranthus blitoides- Prostrate Amaranth
Annual, occasional in disturbed sites around the buildings; with Polygoniom arenastrum.
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Ambrosia acanthicarpa- Annual Bur-Sage
Uncommon annual herb on disturbed ground near manmade stream channels; with Bromus tectoran.
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Angelica lineariloba – Sierra Angelica or Sierra Soda Straw
Rare perennial herb to 1.2 m tall, corollas white, on dry south-facing slope below Lake Mary Road with Ceanothus velutinus and Arctostaphylos patula.
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Antennaria rosea ssp. confines – Rosy Everlasting
Rare perennial herb to 2 dm tall, heads pink, in loose dry soil near Old Mammoth Road with Artemisia tridentata and Ribes cereum.
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Aquilegia formosa var. truncata – Red Columbine
Perennial herb, flowers red and yellow’ occasional in shaded sites on banks of Convict Creek, west end of property, near flood control structure; with Betula occidentalis, Salix lutea.
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Arabis eschscholtziana
Occasional, moist loam soil, meadows north of Convict Creek. Biennial herb; petals pink and white.
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Arabis pulchra var. pulchara- Beautiful Rockcress
Perennial herb, petals white; uncommon in dry sand-silt-gravel, southwest corner of property, sagebrush scrub; Purshia tridentata, Artemisia tridentata.
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Argemone munita – Prickly Poppy or Fried Egg Flower
Scarce, dry sandy-gravelly soil, a few plants along entrance road. Short-lived perennial herb, to 4 dm tall, petals crinkled, white.
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Arnica parryi ssp. sonnei – Nodding Arnica
Perennial, rays yellow, common in moist sandy-gravelly soil, in meadows near Convict Creek, east end of property; with Salix lutea, Lupinus lepidus var. confertus, Deschampsia caespitosa.
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Artemisia cana ssp. bolanderi – Silver or Hoary Sagebrush
Evergreen shrub to 1.5 m tall; occasional on drier meadow margins, north of central stream control structure; with Rosa woodsii, Salix exigua.
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Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans – Wormwood
Perennial herb, rhizomatous; dry sandy-gravelly soil, sagebrush-meadow transition, east end of property, with Rosa woodsii, Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens.
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Astragalus Canadensis var. brevidens – Canada Milkvetch
Perennial, common, flowers cream with greenish tinge, edge of banner relexed, moist sandy-gravelly soil of streamside meadows near Convict Creek, with Castilleja miniata, Cirsium drummundi, Deschamsia caespitosa, Muhlenbergia richardsonis.
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Astragalus purshii var. tinctus – Wooly Rattlepod
Perennial, woody at base, corollas reddish-pruple’ uncommon in open sites, dry sandy-gravelly soil, sagebrush scrub with Chrysothamnus nauseosus; east of dormitory.
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Betula occidentalis – Copper or Water Birch
Large shrub to 5 m tall, common; riparian woodland along Convict Creek, east end of property; with Salix exigua, Salix lutea.
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Boechera pulchra – Beautiful Rockcress
Occasional in dry sandy-gravelly soil, sagebrush scrub, southwestern part of property, perennial herb, petals pale purple.
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Bromus tectorum – Cheat Grass or Downy Brome
Annual grass; common, waste soil piles near manmade stream channels.