Onion Valley (starting from Independence)
From the Kern Chapter of CNPS page: http://kern.cnps.org/index.php/plants/checklists
Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
- Selaginella watsonii alpine selaginella
Equisetaceae (horsetail family)
- Equisetum sp. horsetail, scouring rush
Dennstaedtiaceae (bracken fern family)
- Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens bracken fern
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
- Pellaea sp.
Aceraceae (maple family)
- Acer glabrum var. diffusum mountain maple
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
- Angelica lineariloba
- Cicuta douglasii water-hemlock
- Heracleum lanatum (H. sphondylium) cow parsnip
- Perideridia parishii yampah, squawroot
- Sphenosciadium capitellatum ranger's buttons, white heads
Apocynaceae (dogbane family)
- Apocynum androsaemifolium (inc. A. pumilum) mountain dogbane
- Apocynum cannabinum (inc. A. sibiricum) indian hemp
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
- Asclepias fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
- Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
- Achillea millefolium (inc. A. lanulosa, vars dropped) yarrow
- Ageratina occidentalis (Eupatorium o.) western eupatory, pink plume
- Ambrosia acanthicarpa(Franseria) annual bursage/ragweed
- Antennaria rosea ssp. confinis pussytoes
- Arnica amplexicaulis streambank arnica
- Artemisia tridentata great-basin/big sagebrush
- Aster alpigenus var. andersonii alpine/meadow aster
- Aster breweri (Chrysopsis b.)
- Brickellia californica california brickelbush
- Brickellia greenei? mountain brickelbush
- Chaenactis pincushion
- douglasii dusty maidens, red-stemed pincushion
- Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
- nauseosus rubber/gray rabbitbrush
- teretifolius green rabbitbrush
- Cirsium thistle
- ochrocentrum
- Encelia
- actoni (E. virginensis ssp. actoni)
- Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
- cuneata var. spathulata (H. cuneatus spathulatus) cliff goldenbush
- cuneata (H. cuneatus) cliff goldenbush
- Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
- breweri
- Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
- pringlei bud eriophyllum
- Helenium sneezweed
- bigelovii
- Hieracium hawkweed
- horridum shaggy hawkweed
- Hymenoclea
- salsola cheeseweed, cheesebush
- Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
- fremontii
- triangularis arrowhead senecio
- Sphaeromeria (Tanacetum) tansy
- cana (Tanacetum canum) grey tansy
- Stephanomeria
- pauciflora desert straw, wire lettuce
- Tetradymia cotton-thorn, horse brush
- axillaris var. longispina (T. spinosa l.)
Betulaceae (birch family)
- Betula occidentalis water birch
Boraginaceae (borage family)
- Hackelia sp. stickseed
- Tiquilia nuttallii Nuttall's coldenia
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
- Arabis sp. rock-cress
- Caulanthus jewelflower
- pilosus chocolate drops
- Erysimum wallflower
- capitatum ssp. perenne (E. p.) sierra wallflower
Cactaceae (cactus family)
- Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
- basilaris beaver tail
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
- Sambucus elderberry
- mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
- Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
- rotundifolius var. parishii (S. p.?)
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
- Arenaria sandwort
- macradenia ssp. ferrisiae
- nuttallii
- Silene catchfly, campion
- bernardina (no vars) (S. montana) mountain campion
- Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
- longipes var. longipes (S. l.) creek stellaria
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
- Atriplex salt bush
- sp.
- Sarcobatus
- vermiculatus greasewood
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
- Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
- longipes Piute morning-glory
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
- Sedum
- roseum ssp. integrifolium (S. rosea i.) rosy sedum
Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
- Ephedra mormon/mexican/desert tea
- nevadensis
- viridis green ephedra
Ericaceae (heath family)
- Arctostaphylos manzanita
- patula (A. p. ssp. platyphylla) greenleaf manzanita
- Kalmia
- polifolia var. microphylla calif./alpine laurel
- Ledum Western Labradore tea
- glandulosum (L. g. var. californicum)
- Phyllodoce mountain/red heather
- breweri
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
- Lupinus lupine
- arbustus (L. a. ssp. calcaratus) crest lupine
- excubitus var. excubitus grape-soda/Adonis lupine
- magnificus (no vars) Panamint Mts. lupine
- pratensis tawny lupine
- Melilotus sweetclover
- alba (M. albus) white sweetclover
- Trifolium clover
- monanthum carpet clover
Fagaceae (oak family)
- Chrysolepis chinquapin
- sempervirens (Castanopsis s.) bush chinquapin
- Quercus oak
- kelloggii black oak
Gentianaceae (gentian family)
- Swertia (inc. Frasera) green gentian
- perennis felwort
- puberulenta (Frasera p.) inyo gentian
- radiata monument plant
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
- Erodium storksbill, filaree
- cicutarium red stemmed filaree
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
- Ribes current, gooseberry
- cereum wax currant
- montigenum? mountain gooseberry
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
- Nama purple-mat
- rothrockii blue balls
Hypericaceae (St. John's wort family)
- Hypericum St. John's wort
- anagalloides tinker's penny
Iridaceae (iris family)
- Sisyrinchium
- idahoense var. occidentale blue eyed grass
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
- Monardella
- glauca (M. odoratissima ssp. parvifolia) mountain pennyroyal
- Salvia
- columbariae chia
- Stachys hedge-nettle
- albens white hedge-nettle
Liliaceae (lily family)
- Allium
- validum swamp onion
- Calochortus mariposa lily
- bruneaunis (C. nuttallii)
- Lilium
- kelleyanum leopard lily, panther lily
- Smilacina false solomon's seal
- stellata
- Tofieldia
- occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (T. glutinosa o.)
- Veratrum corn-lily, false-hellebore
- californicum var. californicum
Loasaceae (loasa family)
- Mentzelia blazing-star
- laevicaulis
Malvaceae (mallow family)
- Malacothamnus bushmallow
- fremontii (M. orbiculatus)
- Sphaeralcea globemallow
- ambigua desert-mallow, apricot-mallow
Oleaceae (olive family)
- Forestiera
- pubescens (F. neomexicana) desert olive
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
- Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
- angustifolium fireweed
- obcordatum rock fringe
- Gayophytum
- sp.
- Oenothera evening primrose
- elata ssp. hirsutissima (O. hookeri)
Orchidaceae (orchid family)
- Epipactis
- gigantea stream orchis
- Platanthera
- leucostachys (Habenaria dilatata, H. l.) sierra/white rein orchid
Orobanchaceae (broomrape family)
- Orobanche broomrape
- californica
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
- Argemone prickly poppy
- munita (no vars) chicalote
Philadelphaceae (Saxifragaceae)
- Jamesia
- americana var. rosea (J. a. californica) cliffbush
Pinaceae (pine family)
- Abies fir
- concolor white fir
- magnifica california red fir
- Pinus pine
- balfouriana ssp. austrina foxtail pine
- contorta ssp. murrayana (P. murrayana) lodgepole pine
- jeffreyi jeffrey pine
- monophylla singleleaf pinyon pine
- ponderosa ponderosa pine
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
- Eriastrum
- densifolium blue mantle
- Ipomopsis
- aggregata scarlet gilia, skyrocket
- Leptodactylon
- pungens (no vars) granite gilia, prickly-phlox
- Loeseliastrum (Langloisia)
- matthewsii desert calico
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
- Eriogonum wild buckwheat
- deflexum var. baratum flat-topped/skeleton buckwheat
- fasciculatum california buckwheat
- inflatum desert trumpet
- nudum var. nudum
- umbellatum sulfur flower
- wrightii var. subscaposum
- sp.
- Oxyria
- digyna mountain sorrel
- Rumex dock, sorrel
- sp.
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
- Montia
- chamissoi toad lily
Primulaceae (primrose family)
- Dodecatheon shooting star
- jeffreyi sierra/meadow shooting star
- Primula
- suffrutescens sierra primrose
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
- Aconitum monkshood
- columbianum
- Actaea
- rubra (A. r. ssp. arguta) baneberry
- Aquilegia columbine
- formosa (inc. shockleyi)
- Clematis virgins's bower
- ligusticifolia western virgin's bower
- Delphinium larkspur
- glaucum mountain/tall larkspur
- Thalictrum meadow-rue
- sparsiflorum
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
- Ceanothus california-lilac
- cordulatus snowbush, mountain whitethorn
- greggii var. vestitus mojave/desert ceanothus
- Rhamnus buckthorn
- tomentella ssp. cuspidata (R. californica c.) hoary coffeeberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
- Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
- ledifolius var. intermontanus
- Chamaebatiaria fern bush, desert sweet
- millefolium
- Coleogyne blackbush
- ramosissima
- Holodiscus
- microphyllus var. microphyllus rock spiraea, creambush
- Horkelia
- bolanderi
- Ivesia
- santolinoides mousetail ivesia
- Potentilla cinquefoil
- diversifolia
- glandulosa sticky cinquefoil
- Prunus
- andersonii desert peach
- emarginata bitter cherry
- Purshia antelope bush
- tridentata var. tridentata (P. t.) bitterbrush
- Rosa rose
- woodsii var. ultramontana
Rubiaceae (madder family)
- Kelloggia
- galioides
Salicaceae (willow family)
- Populus
- tremuloides quaking aspen
- balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (P. trichocarpa) black cottonwood
- Salix willow
- sp.
Santalaceae (sandalwood family)
- Comandra bastard toad-flax
- umbellata ssp. californica (C. pallida)
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
- Heuchera alumroot
- rubescens pink alumroot
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
- Castilleja indian paintbrush
- linariifolia (C. linariaefolia)
- miniata
- sp.
- Keckiella
- rothrockii var. rothrockii
- Mimulus monkeyflower
- guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common monkey flower
- primuloides
- tilingii large mountain mimulus
- Pedicularis lousewort
- groenlandica elephant heads
- Penstemon beard-tongue
- davidsonii timberline penstemon
- heterodoxus whorled penstemon
- newberryi pride of the mountains
- patens (P. confusus ssp. p.) Owens Valley penstemon
- rostriflorus (P. bridgesii)
- Scrophularia figwort
- desertorum
- Veronica speedwell
- serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
- Nicotiana tobacco
- attenuata coyote tobacco
- Solanum nightshade
- xanti (S. xantii) purple/chaparral nightshade
Typhaceae (cattail family)
- Typha cattail
- latifolia broad-leaved/tall cattail
Violaceae (violet family)
- Viola violet
- macloskeyi white violet
number of families = 54
number of genera = 133
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 172
