Specimen
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Iris missouriensis – Western Blue Flag, Wild Iris
Perennial herb, corollas light purple; scattered in sandy soil with granite cobbles, drier meadow margins, near Convict Creek, northeast corner of property, near fence; with Astragalus Canadensis, Artemisia ludoviciana.
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Juncus macrandrus – Long-anthered Rush
Perennial herb, to 3 dm tall, occasional along streamlets in meado with Senecio hydrophilus and Elymus triticoides.
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Juncus mexicanus – Mexican Rush
Occasional perennial herb to 3 dm tall, found along streamlets in meadow with Luzula comosa and Senecio hydrophilus.
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Juncus orthophyllus – Straight-leaved Rush
Common, moist to wet loam soil, low areas, natural and manmande channels near Convict Creek. Perennial herb, rhizomatous.
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Juniperus occidentalis ssp. australis – Western Juniper
Rare tree to 5 meters tall, on west facing slope near springs with Pinus jeffreyi and Pinus murrayana.
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Lactuca serriola – Prickly Lettuce
Scarce, a few plants near buildings. Annual herb, corollas pale yellow.
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Lappula redowskii var. redowskii – Stickseed
Annual herb, corollas white; scattered in dry sandy-gravelly soil, disturbed area within sagebrush scrub north of headquarters building; with Tiquilia nuttallii, Erastrum wilcoxii.
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Lepidium virginicum
Annual herb, petals white, common in dry sandy-gravelly soil, open disturbed area within sagebrush scrub north of headquarters building, with Tiquilia nuttallii, Lappula redowskii.
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Leymus cinereus – Ashy Wildrye. Basin Wildrye
Occasional perennial bunch grass to 2.5 m tall, in loose dry pumice soil on west facing sagebrush-covered moraine with Purshia tridentata, Symphoricarops vaccinoides.
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Leymus triticoides ssp. triticoides – Creeping Wildrye, Beardless Wildrye
Occasional perennial grass in meadow with Castilleja miniata, Perideridia parishii, and Epilobium exaltatum.
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Lilium kelleyanum – Kelley’s Lily
Occasional, wet loam soil, banks of Convict Creek. Perennial herb, bulb-forming, petals dark orange.
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Lupinus lepidus var. confertus- Kellogg’s Prairie Lupine
Perennial, common, flowers blue-violet with indistinct banner spot, moist sandy-gravelly soil of streamside meadows near Convict Creek; with Castilleja miniata, Cirsium drummondii, Deschampsia caespitosa, Muhlenbergia richardsonis.
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Lupinus nevadensis -Nevada Lupine
Perennial, corollas blue-violet, uncommon, dry sandy-gravelly soil, sagebrush scrub, near entrance gate at east end of property; with Artemisia tridentata, Purshia tridentata.
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Lupinus polyphyllus var burkei – Meadow Lupine
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Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens – Hoary Aster
Suffretescent perennial, liguels lavender; occasional in disturbed ground near manmade stream channels; with Bromus tectorum, Cryptantha circumscissa.
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Mentzelia congesta – Ventana Stick-leaf
Occasional, open sites, sandy-gravelly soil in sagebrush scrub. Annual herb, corollas yellow.
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Mentzelia montana – Montane Sandpaper Plant
Uncommon, open sites, dry sandy-gravelly soil, sagebrush scrub; Artemisia tridentata, Purshia tridentata, Leymus cinereus. Annual herb, corollas yellow.
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Mimulus guttatus – Common Monkeyflower
Common annual herb, corollas yellow in moist places, especially meadow margins and around seeps, with Habenaria dilatata, Castilleja miniata, Heracleum sphondylium.
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Monolepis spathulata – Club-leaved Monolepis
Annual herb; locally common; colonizes open wet soil churned by pocket gophers; meadow north side of central stream control structure; wit Mimulus primuloides, Penstemon oreocharis, Deschampsia cespitosa.
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Muhlenbergia asperifolia – Scratchgrass
Perennial grass, rhizomatous; forming large strands in open wet sites near manmade stream channels; with Juncus mexicanus.
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Muhlenbergia minutissima – Small Muhly
Annual; locally uncommon; open sites in dry meadow, where brush piles have been burned, north east corner of property near fence; with Gnaphalium palustre, Cyperus squarrosus.