McMurry Meadows and Vicinity Plant Checklist
Birch Creek Drainage, between 6200 and 7000 feet in elevation
From the Bristlecone CNPS Newsletter, Volume 5, Number 4, July 1986. List compiled by Mary DeDecker
*skipped on generated list (check for name changes, lumped species, spelling errors, etc); ***Duplicate (alternate names); ! Potentially Invasive
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Lifeform | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Lifeform | Family |
| Achillea millefolium var. lanulosa | common yarrow | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Agoseris retrorsa | spearleaf agoseris, spear leaved agoseris, Spearleaf mountain dandelion | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Agrostis stolonifera ! | creeping bentgrass, Redtop | Perennial herb | Poaceae |
| Allium atrorubens var. inyonsis* (sp?) | Inyo onion | Liliaceae | |
| Allium bisceptrum var. bisceptrum | twin crest onion, twincrest onion | Perennial herb | Liliaceae |
| Angelica lineariloba* | Tall angelica, Sierra soda-straw | Apiaceae | |
| Aquilegia formosa var. truncata | western columbine, Crimson Columbine, Sitka columbine | Perennial herb | Ranunculaceae |
| Arabis inyoensis | Inyo rockcress, Inyo rock cress | Perennial herb | Brassicaceae |
| Arabis pulchra | beautiful rock cress, Prince's Rock cress, beauty rockcress | Perennial herb | Brassicaceae |
| Arenaria macradenia ssp. ferrisiae | Ferris' sandwort | Perennial herb | Caryophyllaceae |
| Argemone munita ssp. rotundata | chicalote, Prickly Poppy | Annual, Perennial herb | Papaveraceae |
| Artemisia dranunculus* | Tarragon, dragon sagewort | Asteraceae | |
| Artemisia ludoviciana | silver wormwood, mugwort | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata | basin big sagebrush | Shrub | Asteraceae |
| Asclepias fascicularis* | narrow-leaved milkweed | Asclepidaceae | |
| Asclepias speciosa | showy milkweed | Perennial herb | Asclepidaceae |
| Astragalus purshii var. tinctus* | long-flowered Pursh milk-vetch | Fabaceae | |
| Atriplex canescens | shadscale, Hoary Saltbush, fourwing saltbush | Shrub | Chenopodiaceae |
| Balsamorhiza sagittata | arrow leaved balsam root, arrowleaf balsamroot, arrow leaved balsamroot | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Berula erecta* | Berula | Apiaceae | |
| Betula occidentalis | water birch | Tree, Shrub | Betulaceae |
| Calochortus bruneaunis | pinyon mariposa, Bruneau mariposa lily | Perennial herb | Liliaceae |
| Calochortus excavatus | Inyo County star tulip | Perennial herb (bulb) | Liliaceae |
| Calystegia longipes | Paiute false bindweed, Piute morning glory | Perennial herb | Convolvulaceae |
| Carex douglasii* | Douglas sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex nebrascensis | Nebraska sedge | Perennial herb | Cyperaceae |
| Castilleja chromosa - Castilleja angustifolia | northwestern paintbrush, Desert Paintbrush | Perennial herb | Scrophulariaceae |
| Castilleja linariaefolia - Castilleja linariifolia | Wyoming paintbrush, Desert paintbursh | Perennial herb | Scrophulariaceae |
| Caulanthus pilosus | hairy wild cabbage | Annual, Perennial herb | Brassicaceae |
| Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus | Mojave ceanothus, California lilac | Shrub | Rhamnaceae |
| Cerastrum fontanum ssp. triviale (Cerastrum vulgatum)* | mouse-ear chickweed | Caryophyllaceae | |
| Ceratoides lanata - Krascheninnikovia lanata*** | winterfat, winter fat | Shrub | Chenopodiaceae |
| Chaenactis douglasii | hoary chaenactis, Douglas' dustymaiden | Annual, Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Chorizanthe brevicornu | brittle spineflower, Brittle Spine flower | Annual herb | Polygonaceae |
| Chorizanthe thurberi - Centrostegia thurberi | Thurber's spineflower, Thurber Spiny Herb, red triangles | Annual herb | Polygonaceae |
| Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. hololeucus | common rabbitbrush | Shrub | Asteraceae |
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus | yellow rabbitbrush, sticky leaved rabbitbrush | Shrub | Asteraceae |
| Circium arvense* | Canada thistle | Asteraceae | |
| Circium congdonii (Circium drummondii)* | Rosette thistle | Asteraceae | |
| Clematis ligusticifolia | Virgin's bower, western white clematis, yerba de chiva | Perennial herb, Vine | Ranunculaceae |
| Cleomella parviflora | slender cleomella | Annual herb | Capparidaceae |
| Coldenia nuttallii - Tiquilia nuttallii | Nuttall's coldenia, Nuttall's crinklemat | Annual herb | Boraginaceae |
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. occidentalis - Crepis occidentalis | western hawksbeard, largeflower hawksbeard, Western Hawk's Beard | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Crepis runcinata ssp. hallii | Hall's meadow hawksbeard, Hall's hawksbeard | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Cryptantha circumscissa | cushion cryptantha, Uestern Forget me not | Annual herb | Boraginaceae |
| Dianthus armeria | Deptford pink | Annual, Biennial herb | Caryophyllaceae |
| Dichelostemma pulchellum - Dichelostemma capitatum | blue icks, bluedicks, Wildhyacinth | Perennial herb | Liliaceae |
| Dodecatheon pulchellum | dark throated shooting star, darkthroat shootingstar | Perennial herb | Primulaceae |
| Elymus cinereus - Leymus cinereus*** | Great basin wild rye, basin wildrye, gray wild rye | Perennial herb | Poaceae |
| Elymus triticoides - Leymus triticoides*** | creeping wild rye, Valley Wild rye, alkali rye | Perennial herb | Poaceae |
| Ephedra nevadensis | Nevada jointfir, Nevada ephedra | Shrub | Ephedraceae |
| Ephedra viridis | Mountain Ephedra, green ephedra, mormon tea | Shrub | Ephedraceae |
| Equisetum laevigatum | Horsetail, smooth scouring rush | Fern | Equisetaceae |
| Eriastrum densifolium ssp. elongatum | giant eriastrum, Perennial Wool Star | Perennial herb | Polemoniaceae |
| Eriastrum wilcoxii | Wilcox's woollystar, Wilcox's eriastrum | Annual herb | Polemoniaceae |
| Ericameria cooperi | Cooper's goldenbush | Shrub | Asteraceae |
| Erigeron breweri var. porphyreticus | Brewer's fleabane | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Erigeron lonchophyllus | shortray fleabane | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium | California Buckwhest, Eastern Mojave buckwheat, California buckwheat | Shrub | Polygonaceae |
| Eriogonum kennedyi | Kennedy's buckwheat | Perennial herb | Polygonaceae |
| Eriogonum microthecum var. ambiguum | obscure buckwheat, slender buckwheat | Shrub | Polygonaceae |
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum - Eriogonum umbellatum var. nevadense | Nevada buckwheat, Sierra Sulfur Flower, sulphur flower buckwheat | Perennial herb | Polygonaceae |
| Eriogonum wrightii | bastardsage, Wright's Buckwheat | Perennial herb, Shrub | Polygonaceae |
| Erodium cicutarium ! | redstem filaree, redstem stork's bill, red stemmed filaree | Annual herb | Geraniaceae |
| Erysimum capitatum | sanddune wallflower, western wallflower | Perennial herb | Brassicaceae |
| Eurotia lanata - Krascheninnikovia lanata*** | winterfat, winter fat | Shrub | Chenopodiaceae |
| Gayophytum decipiens | deceptive groundsmoke, deceiving gayophytum | Annual herb | Onagraceae |
| Haplopappus cooperi - Ericameria cooperi | Cooper's goldenbush | Shrub | Asteraceae |
| Hesperochiron californicus | California hesperochiron | Perennial herb | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Holcus lanatus ! | Velvet Grass, common velvetgrass | Perennial herb | Poaceae |
| Iris missouriensis | western blue flag, Rocky Mountain iris | Perennial herb | Iridaceae |
| Iva axillaris | povertyweed | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Langloisia matthewsii* | Sunbonnets | Polemoniaceae | |
| Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum | common pepperweed, common pepper grass | Annual herb | Brassicaceae |
| Leptodactylon pungens | mountain prickly phlox, granite prickly phlox, Granite gilia | Shrub | Polemoniaceae |
| Leymus cinereus | Great basin wild rye, basin wildrye, gray wild rye | Perennial herb | Poaceae |
| Leymus triticoides | creeping wild rye, Valley Wild rye, alkali rye | Perennial herb | Poaceae |
| Linanthus parryae | sandblossoms, sand blossoms, Parry's Linanthus | Annual herb | Polemoniaceae |
| Linum lewisii | Western Blue Flax, Lewis' flax, prairie flax | Perennial herb | Linaceae |
| Lotus oblongifolius var oblongifolius* | narrow-leaved lotus | Fabaceae | |
| Lotus procumbens var. jepsonii* | Silky California broom | Fabaceae | |
| Lotus purshianus var. purshianus | Spanish clover, Spanish Lotus | Annual herb | Fabaceae |
| Lupinus confertus - Lupinus lepidus var. confertus | clustered tidy lupine | Perennial herb | Fabaceae |
| Lupinus excubitus | Adonis Lupine, grape soda lupine, grape lupine | Shrub | Fabaceae |
| Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens - Dieteria canescens var. canescens | Perennial herb | Asteraceae | |
| Marrubium vulgare ! | horehound | Perennial herb | Lamiaceae |
| Melilotus albus ! | Sweet white clover | Annual, Biennial herb | Fabaceae |
| Mentzelia albicaulis | Small flowered Blazing Star, White stemmed stickleaf, white stemmed blazing star | Annual herb | Loasaceae |
| Mentzelia congesta | clustered blazing star, united blazingstar | Annual herb | Loasaceae |
| Mimulus guttatus | Seep Monkey Flower, common yellow monkeyflower, seep monkeyflower | Annual, Perennial herb (rhizomatous) | Scrophulariaceae |
| Mirabilis bigelovii | Wishbone, Bigelow's desert four o'clock | Perennial herb | Nyctaginaceae |
| Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens (Mirabilis froebelii) | desert four o'clock, Colorado four o'clock | Perennial herb | Nyctaginaceae |
| Monardella linoides | flax like monardella, flaxleaf monardella, Narrow leaved Monardella | Perennial herb | Lamiaceae |
| Nasturtium officinale*** | watercress (??) | Perennial herb (aquatic) | Brassicaceae |
| Nicotiana attenuata | coyote tobacco | Annual herb | Solanaceae |
| Oenothera avita ssp. avita - Oenothera californica ssp. avita | California evening primrose | Perennial herb | Onagraceae |
| Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea | grizzlybear pricklypear, Mojave prickly pear, Grizzly pear | Shrub (stem succulent) | Cactaceae |
| Orobanche fasciculata | Fascicled Broom rape, clustered broomrape, clustered broom rape | Perennial herb (parasitic) | Orobanchaceae |
| Oryzopsis hymenoides - Achnatherum hymenoides | Indian ricegrass, Indian Rice grass | Perennial herb | Poaceae |
| Penstemon confusus ssp. patens - Penstemon patens | Lone Pine beardtongue | Perennial herb | Scrophulariaceae |
| Penstemon patens | Lone Pine beardtongue | Perennial herb | Scrophulariaceae |
| Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis | mountain meadow beardtongue, herbaceous penstemon | Perennial herb | Scrophulariaceae |
| Phacelia curvipes | Washoe phacelia | Annual herb | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Phleum pratense | timothy | Perennial herb | Poaceae |
| Phlox longiflora var. stansburyi* | Stansbury phlox | Polemoniaceae | |
| Plantago lanceolata ! | Ribgrass, narrowleaf plantain, English plantain | Perennial herb | Plantaginaceae |
| Polypogon monspeliensis ! | Rabbit's foot, Rabbitsfoot grass, Rabbitfoot Grass | Annual herb | Poaceae |
| Potentilla pectinisecta* | Alkali potentilla | Rosaceae | |
| Prunus andersonii | desert peach | Tree, Shrub | Rosaceae |
| Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius | little leaved Mojave indigo bush, Johnson's indigobush | Shrub | Fabaceae |
| Purshia glandulosa - Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa | desert bitterbrush, Antelope Brush | Shrub | Rosaceae |
| Ranunculus aquatilis var. capillaceus | Aquatic buttercup | Perennial herb (aquatic) | Ranunculaceae |
| Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus | Desert Buttercup, Rocky Mountain buttercup, Desert crowfoot | Perennial herb | Ranunculaceae |
| Rhamnus californica | Coffee Berry, California coffeeberry | Shrub | Rhamnaceae |
| Ribes velutinum var. glanduliferum - Ribes velutinum | desert gooseberry | Shrub | Grossulariaceae |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum*** | watercress, water cress | Perennial herb (aquatic) | Brassicaceae |
| Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana | Woods' rose, interior rose, Wild rose | Shrub | Rosaceae |
| Rumex crispus ! | curly dock, Curly leaved Dock, Rhubarb | Perennial herb | Polygonaceae |
| Rumex salicifolius | willow dock, Willow leaved Dock | Perennial herb | Polygonaceae |
| Salix drummondiana | Drummond's willow | Shrub | Salicaceae |
| Salix lasiolepis | arroyo willow | Tree, Shrub | Salicaceae |
| Sambucus caerulea - Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea | blue elderberry | Shrub | Caprifoliaceae |
| Silene menziesii | Menzies' campion | Perennial herb | Caryophyllaceae |
| Sisyrinchium halophilum | Nevada blue eyed grass | Perennial herb | Iridaceae |
| Smilacina stellata | False solomon seal, little false solomon's seal, Nuttall's Solomon's Seal | Perennial herb | Liliaceae |
| Sphaeralcea ambigua | desert globemallow, Deserthollyhock, apricot mallow | Perennial herb | Malvaceae |
| Spiranthes porrifolia | Western ladies' tresses, creamy ladies tresses, creamy ladies' tresses | Perennial herb | Orchidaceae |
| Stellaria longipes | longstalk starwort | Perennial herb | Caryophyllaceae |
| Stephanomeria pauciflora | brownplume wirelettuce, Desert Straw, wire lettuce | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Stipa comata - Hesperostipa comata | Needlegrass, needle & thread grass, needle and thread | Perennial herb | Poaceae |
| Stipa speciosum - Achnatherum speciosum | Desert stipa, desert needlegrass | Perennial herb | Poaceae |
| Taraxacum officinale ! | Dandelion | Perennial herb | Asteraceae |
| Tetradymia canescens | spineless horsebrush, Gray horsebrush | Shrub | Asteraceae |
| Thelypodium crispum | wavy leaved thelypodium, crisped thelypody | Annual, Perennial herb | Brassicaceae |
| Tiquilia nuttallii | Nuttall's coldenia, Nuttall's crinklemat | Annual herb | Boraginaceae |
| Trifolium repens | white clover | Perennial herb | Fabaceae |
| Trifolium variegatum | white tipped clover, whitetip clover, variegated clover | Annual herb | Fabaceae |
| Trifolium wormskioldii | cows clover, coast clover, springbank clover | Perennial herb | Fabaceae |
| Verbascum thapsus ! | common mullein, Woolly Mullein | Perennial herb | Scrophulariaceae |
| Veronica americana | Brooklime, American speedwell | Perennial herb | Scrophulariaceae |
| Viola purpurea ssp. xerophyta - Viola pinetorum | goosefoot yellow violet, pine violet | Perennial herb | Violaceae |
| Zigadenus paniculatus | panicled death camas, Sandcorn, foothill deathcamas | Perennial herb | Liliaceae |
