Plant Check List for County, Lake County, United States.
Edited by Tom Schweich
This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network, which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.
For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.
This page is highly summarized. For detail about the distribution of plants, please see: Detailed Area List for County, Lake County, United States.
2. [ ] Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Brittle Bladderfern. Brumley
4. [ ] Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn. (Syn: Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose ) Alpine False Springparsley. EvansGl UG1 WTennC
5. [ ] Ligusticum tenuifolium S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 293 (1879), nom. illeg. (Syn: L. filicinum S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 140 (1876) var. tenuifolium Mathias & Constance, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 123 (1941) ) Slender Ligusticum. Brumley
6. [ ] Oxypolis fendleri (A. Gray) Heller. Fendler's Cowbane. Brumley UG1
8. [ ] Achillea millefolium L. (Syn: A. lanulosa Nutt. , A. m. L. var. alpicola (Rydb.) Garrett , A. m. L. var. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper , A. m. L. var. occidentalis DC. ) Common Yarrow. Brumley Mdw3099 UG1
9. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. UG1
10. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hooker) Greene var. aurantica. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. UG1
11. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hooker) Greene var. purpurea (A. Gray) Cronquist. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. WTennC
12. [ ] Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. dasycephala (Torr. & A. Gray) Jeps. (Syn: A. pubescens Rydb. ) Pale Goat-Chicory. UG1
13. [ ] Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Bentham & Hooker. Western Pearly Everlasting. Brumley
14. [ ] Antennaria rosea Greene. Rosy Pussytoes. Brumley NFWTennC WTennC
15. [ ] Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane. LilyLk
16. [ ] Arnica mollis Hook. Cordilleran Leopardbane. NFWTennC
17. [ ] Arnica parryi A. Gray. Nodding Leopardbane. NFWTennC
18. [ ] Artemisia borealis Pall. ssp. borealis. (Syn: A. campestris L. var. purshii (Besser ex Hook.) Cronquist , Oligosporus groenlandicus (Hornemann) Á. Löve & D. Löve ) Boreal Wormwood. WTennC
19. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush. UG1
20. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle. Mountain Big Sagebrush. UG1
21. [ ] Cirsium parryi (A. Gray) Petr. Parry's Thistle. Brumley
22. [ ] Erigeron . Fleabane. Brumley
23. [ ] Erigeron glacialis (Nutt.) A. Nelson. Glacial Daisy. LilyLk NFWTennC
24. [ ] Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. ChalkCk UG1
25. [ ] Erigeron ursinus D. C. Eaton. Bear River Fleabane. Mdw3099
26. [ ] Helianthella quinquenervis (Hook.) A. Gray. Five-Nerve Little Sunflower. ChalkCk UG1
27. [ ] Heterotheca pumila (Greene) Semple. Alpine False Goldenaster. ChalkCk WTennC
28. [ ] Oreochrysum parryi (A. Gray) Rydb. Goldenrod. Brumley
29. [ ] Packera crocata (Rydb.) W. A. Weber & A. Love. Saffron Ragwort. Brumley WTennC
30. [ ] Senecio crassulus A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 19: 54. 1883. Mountain Meadow Ragwort. Brumley
31. [ ] Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort. EvansGl
32. [ ] Senecio triangularis Hook. Arrowleaf Ragwort. NFWTennC WTennC
33. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. NFWTennC
34. [ ] Solidago multiradiata Aiton. Rocky Mountain Goldenrod. Brumley NFWTennC
35. [ ] Solidago simplex Kunth. Sticky Goldenrod. Brumley
36. [ ] Symphyotrichum foliaceum (DC.) G. L. Nesom var. apricum (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom. Parry's Aster. Brumley EvansGl
37. [ ] Symphyotrichum foliaceum (DC.) G. L. Nesom var. parryi (D. C. Eaton) G. L. Nesom. Parry's Aster. Brumley
38. [ ] Taraxacum ceratophorum (Ledeb.) DC. Northern Dandelion. Brumley UG1
39. [ ] Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. (Syn: T. laevigatum (Willd.) DC. ) Common Dandelion. LilyLk WTennC
41. [ ] Mertensia ciliata (Torr.) G. Don. Tall Fringed Bluebells. Brumley NFWTennC
42. [ ] Phacelia sericea (Graham ex Hook.) A. Gray. Silky Phacelia. EvansGl
44. [ ] Boechera grahamii (Lehm.) Windham & Al-Shehbaz. Graham's Rockcress. WTennC
45. [ ] Boechera stricta (Graham) Al-Shebaz. (Syn: Arabis drummondii A. Gray ) Drummond's Rockcress. Mdw3099 UG1
46. [ ] Cardamine cordifolia A. Gray. (Syn: C. cardiophylla Rydb. nom. Illeg. ) Heartleaf Bittercress. Brumley NFWTennC UG1
47. [ ] Descurainia incisa (Engelm.) Britton ssp. incisa. (Syn: D. incisa (Engelm.) Britton ssp. viscosa Rydb.) G. Mulligan ) Mountain Tansymustard. UG1
48. [ ] Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb. Tansy Mustard. Mdw3099
49. [ ] Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene. Sanddune Wallflower. Brumley
50. [ ] Rorippa alpina (S. Watson) Rydb. Alpine Yellow Cress. NFWTennC
52. [ ] Campanula parryi A. Gray. Parry's Bellflower. Mdw3099
53. [ ] Campanula rotundifolia L. (=Campanula petiolata A. DC.) Harebell. Brumley ChalkCk
55. [ ] Linnaea borealis L. var. longiflora Torr. Twinflower. LilyLk
56. [ ] Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. Twinberry Honeysuckle. UG1
57. [ ] Valeriana acutiloba Rydb. Sharpleaf Valerian. NFWTennC WTennC
58. [ ] Valeriana edulis Nuttall var. edulis. Tobacco Root. EvansGl
60. [ ] Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. var. saxosa (A. Gray) Zarucchi, R. L. Hartman & Rabeler. Spreading Sandwort. WTennC
61. [ ] Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaudin. (Syn: Cerastium strictum L ) Field Chickweed. Adalaide
62. [ ] Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonnikov. (Syn: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler's Sandwort. EvansGl
63. [ ] Silene menziesii Hook. (Syn: S. m. Hook. ssp. dorrii (Kellogg) C. L. Hitchc. & Maguire ) Menzies' Campion. NFWTennC
64. [ ] Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl. Red Sand Spurry. NFWTennC
65. [ ] Stellaria longipes Goldie ssp. longipes. (Syn: S. l. Goldie var. l. ) Longstalk Starwort. NFWTennC
67. [ ] Rhodiola rhodantha (A. Gray) Jacobsen. Queen's Crown. NFWTennC WTennC
69. [ ] Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Russet Buffalo-Berry. NFWTennC WTennC
71. [ ] Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. (Syn: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor ) Bearberry. LilyLk
72. [ ] Orthilia secunda (L.) House. Sidebells Wintergreen. LilyLk
73. [ ] Pyrola asarifolia Michx. (Syn: Pyrola rotundifolia L. ssp. asarifolia (Michx.) A. Löve ) Liverleaf Wintergreen. LilyLk
74. [ ] Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Green-Flowered Wintergreen. NFWTennC
75. [ ] Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry. EvansGl
76. [ ] Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville. Grouse Whortleberry. LilyLk NFWTennC
78. [ ] Astragalus alpinus L. Alpine Milkvetch. Brumley EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC
79. [ ] Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. rubricaulis (Greene) S.L. Welsh. Silvery Lupine. ChalkCk UG1
80. [ ] Lupinus caespitosus Nutt. var. utahensis (S. Watson) B. J. Cox. (Syn: L. aridus Douglas var. utahensis S. Watson , L. lepidus Douglas ssp. caespitosus (Nuttall) Detling , L. lepidus Douglas ex Lindl. var. utahensis (S. Watson) C. L. Hitchc. ) Utah Lupine. WTennC
81. [ ] Oxytropis deflexa (Pall.) DC. var. sericea Torr. & A. Gray. Nodding Locoweed. UG1
82. [ ] Oxytropis splendens Douglas ex Hook. Showy Locoweed. EvansGl
83. [ ] Trifolium parryi A. Gray. Parry's Clover. LilyLk
84. [ ] Trifolium repens L. White Clover. NFWTennC
85. [ ] Vicia americana Willd. var. americana. American Vetch. Mdw3099 UG1
87. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. Brumley Lead
88. [ ] Gentiana parryi Engelm. (Syn: Pneumonanthe parryi (Engelmann) Greene ) Parry's Gentian. Brumley
89. [ ] Swertia perennis L. Felwort. Brumley NFWTennC
91. [ ] Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant. Brumley
93. [ ] Utricularia . NFWTennC
95. [ ] Linum lewisii Pursh. (Syn: Adenolinum lewisii (Pursh) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Prairie Blue Flax. Brumley
96. [ ] Linum perenne L. (Syn: Adenolinum perenne (L.) Rchb. ) Blue Flax. UG1
98. [ ] Nuphar polysepala Engelm. Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily. LilyLk
100. [ ] Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub. (Syn: Epilobium a. L , Epilobium angustifolium L var. intermedium ) Fireweed. Brumley
101. [ ] Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Fringed Willowherb. Brumley NFWTennC
102. [ ] Gayophytum decipiens H. Lewis & Szweyk. Deceptive Groundsmoke. NFWTennC
103. [ ] Gayophytum racemosum Torr. & A. Gray. Blackfoot Groundsmoke. UG1
104. [ ] Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & A. Gray. Pinyon Groundsmoke. TennPs
106. [ ] Castilleja miniata Hook. Giant Red Indian Paintbrush. EvansGl
107. [ ] Castilleja sulphurea Rydb. Sulphur Indian Paintbrush. Brumley EvansGl NFWTennC
108. [ ] Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. Yellow Owls Clover. UG1
109. [ ] Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Elephanthead Lousewort. Brumley UG1 WTennC
110. [ ] Pedicularis parryi A. Gray. Parry's Lousewort. UG1
111. [ ] Pedicularis racemosa Douglas ex Benth. ssp. alba Pennell. Sickletop Lousewort. WTennC
113. [ ] Erythranthe tilingii (Regel) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Mimulus tilingii Regel ) Tiling's Monkeyflower. Brumley
115. [ ] Linaria vulgaris Mill. Butter and Eggs. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. WTennC
116. [ ] Penstemon hallii A. Gray. Hall's Beardtongue. EvansGl
117. [ ] Penstemon procerus Douglas ex Graham var. procerus. Pincushion Beardtongue. LilyLk WTennC
118. [ ] Penstemon rydbergii A. Nelson. Rydberg's Penstemon. UG1
119. [ ] Penstemon whippleanus A. Gray. Whipples Penstemon. Brumley EvansGl LilyLk
121. [ ] Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet. Mdw3099 NFWTennC UG1
122. [ ] Leptosiphon nuttallii (Gray) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson ssp. nuttallii. (Syn: Gilia nuttallii A Gray , Leptodactylon nuttallii (Gray) Rydb. , Linanthus nuttallii (A. Gray) Greene ex Milliken , Linanthastrum nuttallii (A. Gray) Ewan ) Nuttall's Linanthus. ChalkCk EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC
123. [ ] Polemonium viscosum Nuttall. Sticky Sky Pilot. EvansGl
125. [ ] Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small. (Syn: Polygonum bistortoides Pursh ) Adalaide Brumley LilyLk UG1
126. [ ] Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre. Alpine Bistort. UG1 WTennC
127. [ ] Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York. 2: 241. 1827. var. majus Hook. Subalpine Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. Brumley EvansGl NFWTennC UG1 WTennC
128. [ ] Polygonum aviculare L. Prostrate Knotweed. NFWTennC
129. [ ] Polygonum douglasii Greene. (Syn: Polygonum majus (Meisner) Piper ) Douglas Knotweed. UG1
130. [ ] Polygonum polygaloides Meisn. ssp. kelloggii (Greene) J. C. Hickman. Kellogg's Knotweed. UG1
131. [ ] Rumex densiflorus Osterhout. Dense-Flower Dock. NFWTennC
132. [ ] Rumex utahensis Rech. f. Utah Willow Dock. Brumley
134. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. EvansGl NFWTennC UG1
136. [ ] Aconitum columbianum Nutt. Columbian Monkshood. Brumley NFWTennC WTennC
137. [ ] Anemone multifida Poir. Pacific Anemone. EvansGl
138. [ ] Anemone narcissiflora L. var. zephyra (A. Nelson) B. E. Dutton & Keener. Narcissis Anemone. Breece
139. [ ] Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. Brumley UG1
140. [ ] Caltha chionophila Greene. Marsh Marigold. Brumley WTennC
141. [ ] Caltha leptosepala DC. White Marsh Marigold. WTennC
142. [ ] Ranunculus cardiophyllus Hook. Showy Buttercup. Mdw3099
144. [ ] Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla fruticosa L. ) Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardtack. NFWTennC UG1
145. [ ] Fragaria virginiana Mill. Virginia Strawberry. EvansGl NFWTennC
146. [ ] Geum macrophyllum Willd. var. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup. Large-leaf Avens. Brumley
147. [ ] Geum triflorum Pursh. Old Man's Whiskers. Brumley EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC
148. [ ] Potentilla glaucophylla Lehm. var. glaucophylla. Blue Leaf Cinquefoil. Breece
149. [ ] Potentilla gracilis Hook. var. fastigiata (Nutt.) S. Watson. Slender Cinquefoil. LilyLk WTennC
150. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. Wooly Cinquefoil. EvansGl
151. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil. UG1
152. [ ] Potentilla hippiana × pulcherrima. Hybrid Potentilla. FrePs
153. [ ] Potentilla pulcherrima Lehmann. (Syn: P. gracilis Douglas ex Hooker var. pulcherrina (Lehmann) Fernald ) Beautiful Cinquefoil. Brumley ChalkCk
155. [ ] Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen. UG1
157. [ ] Salix glauca L. Gray Willow. WTennC
159. [ ] Micranthes odontoloma (Piper) A. Heller. Brook Saxifrage. NFWTennC
161. [ ] Undetermined . NFWTennC
163. [ ] Viola adunca Sm. Hooked Spur Violet. WTennC
165. [ ] Juncus mertensianus Bong. Merten's Rush. Brumley
166. [ ] Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. Small-Flower Wood-Rush. NFWTennC
168. [ ] Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily. EvansGl UG1
170. [ ] Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb. (Syn: Zigadenus elegans Pursh ) Mountain Death Camas. NFWTennC UG1 WTennC
171. [ ] Veratrum californicum Durand. Helleborine, Corn Lily. WTennC
173. [ ] Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak. Northern Green Orchid. Brumley
175. [ ] Agrostis scabra Willd. Rough Bentgrass. Brumley NFWTennC UG1
176. [ ] Bromus ciliatus L. Fringed Brome. Brumley
177. [ ] Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. Brumley
178. [ ] Bromus richardsonii Link. Richardson's Brome. NFWTennC
179. [ ] Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. Bluejoint. NFWTennC
180. [ ] Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler. Northern Reedgrass. NFWTennC
181. [ ] Danthonia intermedia Vasey. Timber Oatgrass. NFWTennC WTennC
182. [ ] Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass. Brumley NFWTennC
183. [ ] Eriocoma lettermanii (Vasey) Romansch. (Syn: Achnatherum lettermanii (Vasey) Barkworth ) Letterman's Needlegrass. Brumley UG1
184. [ ] Festuca calligera (Piper) Rydb. Callused Fescue. EvansGl UG1
185. [ ] Festuca idahoensis Elmer. Idaho Fescue. UG1
186. [ ] Festuca thurberi Vasey. Thurber's Fescue. UG1
187. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. UG1
188. [ ] Phleum alpinum L. Alpine Timothy. Brumley WTennC
189. [ ] Trisetum spicatum (L.) K. Richt. Spike Trisetum. Brumley
| Total number of taxa: | 154 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 143 |
| Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 7 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 4 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 1 |
Locations Included in This Area
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Date and time this article was prepared: 4/21/2025 8:36:01 PM