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.

1. Dryopteridaceae

2. [ ] Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Brittle Bladderfern. Brumley

3. Apiaceae

4. [ ] 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

5. [ ] Oxypolis fendleri (A. Gray) Heller. Fendler's Cowbane. Brumley UG1

6. [ ] Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose. (Syn: Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn ) Alpine False Springparsley. EvansGl UG1 WTennC

7. Asteraceae

8. Tribe: Anthemideae

9. [ ] 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

10. [ ] 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

11. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush. UG1

12. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle. Mountain Big Sagebrush. UG1

13. Tribe: Astereae

14. SubTribe: Chrysopsidinae

15. [ ] Heterotheca pumila (Greene) Semple. Alpine False Goldenaster. ChalkCk WTennC

16. SubTribe: Conyzinae

17. [ ] Erigeron . Fleabane. Brumley

18. [ ] Erigeron glacialis (Nutt.) A. Nelson. Glacial Daisy. LilyLk NFWTennC

19. [ ] Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. ChalkCk UG1

20. [ ] Erigeron ursinus D. C. Eaton. Bear River Fleabane. Mdw3099

21. SubTribe: Solidagininae

22. [ ] Oreochrysum parryi (A. Gray) Rydb. Goldenrod. Brumley

23. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. NFWTennC

24. [ ] Solidago multiradiata Aiton. Rocky Mountain Goldenrod. Brumley NFWTennC

25. [ ] Solidago simplex Kunth. Sticky Goldenrod. Brumley

26. SubTribe: Symphyotrichinae

27. [ ] Symphyotrichum foliaceum (DC.) G. L. Nesom var. apricum (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom. Parry's Aster. Brumley EvansGl

28. [ ] Symphyotrichum foliaceum (DC.) G. L. Nesom var. parryi (D. C. Eaton) G. L. Nesom. Parry's Aster. Brumley

29. Tribe: Cardueae

30. SubTribe: Carduinae

31. [ ] Cirsium parryi (A. Gray) Petr. Parry's Thistle. Brumley

32. Tribe: Cichorieae

33. SubTribe: Crepidinae

34. [ ] Taraxacum ceratophorum (Ledeb.) DC. Northern Dandelion. Brumley UG1

35. [ ] Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. (Syn: T. laevigatum (Willd.) DC. ) Common Dandelion. LilyLk WTennC

36. SubTribe: Microseridinae

37. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. UG1

38. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hooker) Greene var. aurantica. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. UG1

39. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hooker) Greene var. purpurea (A. Gray) Cronquist. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. WTennC

40. [ ] Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. dasycephala (Torr. & A. Gray) Jeps. (Syn: A. pubescens Rydb. ) Pale Goat-Chicory. UG1

41. Tribe: Gnaphalieae

42. [ ] Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Bentham & Hooker. Western Pearly Everlasting. Brumley

43. [ ] Antennaria rosea Greene. Rosy Pussytoes. Brumley NFWTennC WTennC

44. Tribe: Heliantheae

45. SubTribe: Enceliinae

46. [ ] Helianthella quinquenervis (Hook.) A. Gray. Five-Nerve Little Sunflower. ChalkCk UG1

47. Tribe: Madieae

48. SubTribe: Arnicinae

49. [ ] Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane. LilyLk

50. [ ] Arnica mollis Hook. Cordilleran Leopardbane. NFWTennC

51. [ ] Arnica parryi A. Gray. Nodding Leopardbane. NFWTennC

52. Tribe: Senecioneae

53. [ ] Packera crocata (Rydb.) W. A. Weber & A. Love. Saffron Ragwort. Brumley WTennC

54. [ ] Senecio crassulus A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 19: 54. 1883. Mountain Meadow Ragwort. Brumley

55. [ ] Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort. EvansGl

56. [ ] Senecio triangularis Hook. Arrowleaf Ragwort. NFWTennC WTennC

57. Boraginaceae

58. [ ] Mertensia ciliata (Torr.) G. Don. Tall Fringed Bluebells. Brumley NFWTennC

59. [ ] Phacelia sericea (Graham ex Hook.) A. Gray. Silky Phacelia. EvansGl

60. Brassicaceae

61. [ ] Boechera grahamii (Lehm.) Windham & Al-Shehbaz. Graham's Rockcress. WTennC

62. [ ] Boechera stricta (Graham) Al-Shebaz. (Syn: Arabis drummondii A. Gray ) Drummond's Rockcress. Mdw3099 UG1

63. [ ] Cardamine cordifolia A. Gray. (Syn: C. cardiophylla Rydb. nom. Illeg. ) Heartleaf Bittercress. Brumley NFWTennC UG1

64. [ ] Descurainia incisa (Engelm.) Britton ssp. incisa. (Syn: D. incisa (Engelm.) Britton ssp. viscosa Rydb.) G. Mulligan ) Mountain Tansymustard. UG1

65. [ ] Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb. Tansy Mustard. Mdw3099

66. [ ] Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene. Sanddune Wallflower. Brumley

67. [ ] Rorippa alpina (S. Watson) Rydb. Alpine Yellow Cress. NFWTennC

68. Campanulaceae

69. [ ] Campanula parryi A. Gray. Parry's Bellflower. Mdw3099

70. [ ] Campanula rotundifolia L. (=Campanula petiolata A. DC.) Harebell. Brumley ChalkCk

71. Caprifoliaceae

72. [ ] Linnaea borealis L. var. longiflora Torr. Twinflower. LilyLk

73. [ ] Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. Twinberry Honeysuckle. UG1

74. [ ] Valeriana acutiloba Rydb. Sharpleaf Valerian. NFWTennC WTennC

75. [ ] Valeriana edulis Nuttall var. edulis. Tobacco Root. EvansGl

76. Caryophyllaceae

77. [ ] Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. var. saxosa (A. Gray) Zarucchi, R. L. Hartman & Rabeler. Spreading Sandwort. WTennC

78. [ ] Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaudin. (Syn: Cerastium strictum L ) Field Chickweed. Adalaide

79. [ ] Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonnikov. (Syn: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler's Sandwort. EvansGl

80. [ ] Silene menziesii Hook. (Syn: S. m. Hook. ssp. dorrii (Kellogg) C. L. Hitchc. & Maguire ) Menzies' Campion. NFWTennC

81. [ ] Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl. Red Sand Spurry. NFWTennC

82. [ ] Stellaria longipes Goldie ssp. longipes. (Syn: S. l. Goldie var. l. ) Longstalk Starwort. NFWTennC

83. Crassulaceae

84. [ ] Rhodiola rhodantha (A. Gray) Jacobsen. Queen's Crown. NFWTennC WTennC

85. Elaeagnaceae

86. [ ] Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Russet Buffalo-Berry. NFWTennC WTennC

87. Ericaceae

88. [ ] Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. (Syn: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor ) Bearberry. LilyLk

89. [ ] Orthilia secunda (L.) House. Sidebells Wintergreen. LilyLk

90. [ ] Pyrola asarifolia Michx. (Syn: Pyrola rotundifolia L. ssp. asarifolia (Michx.) A. Löve ) Liverleaf Wintergreen. LilyLk

91. [ ] Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Green-Flowered Wintergreen. NFWTennC

92. [ ] Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry. EvansGl

93. [ ] Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville. Grouse Whortleberry. LilyLk NFWTennC

94. Fabaceae

95. [ ] Astragalus alpinus L. Alpine Milkvetch. Brumley EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC

96. [ ] Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. rubricaulis (Greene) S.L. Welsh. Silvery Lupine. ChalkCk UG1

97. [ ] 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

98. [ ] Oxytropis deflexa (Pall.) DC. var. sericea Torr. & A. Gray. Nodding Locoweed. UG1

99. [ ] Oxytropis splendens Douglas ex Hook. Showy Locoweed. EvansGl

100. [ ] Trifolium parryi A. Gray. Parry's Clover. LilyLk

101. [ ] Trifolium repens L. White Clover. NFWTennC

102. [ ] Vicia americana Willd. var. americana. American Vetch. Mdw3099 UG1

103. Gentianaceae

104. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. Brumley Lead

105. [ ] Gentiana parryi Engelm. (Syn: Pneumonanthe parryi (Engelmann) Greene ) Parry's Gentian. Brumley

106. [ ] Swertia perennis L. Felwort. Brumley NFWTennC

107. Grossulariaceae

108. [ ] Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant. Brumley

109. Lentibulariaceae

110. [ ] Utricularia . NFWTennC

111. Linaceae

112. [ ] Linum lewisii Pursh. (Syn: Adenolinum lewisii (Pursh) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Prairie Blue Flax. Brumley

113. [ ] Linum perenne L. (Syn: Adenolinum perenne (L.) Rchb. ) Blue Flax. UG1

114. Nymphaceae

115. [ ] Nuphar polysepala Engelm. Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily. LilyLk

116. Onagraceae

117. [ ] Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub. (Syn: Epilobium a. L , Epilobium angustifolium L var. intermedium ) Fireweed. Brumley

118. [ ] Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Fringed Willowherb. Brumley NFWTennC

119. [ ] Gayophytum decipiens H. Lewis & Szweyk. Deceptive Groundsmoke. NFWTennC

120. [ ] Gayophytum racemosum Torr. & A. Gray. Blackfoot Groundsmoke. UG1

121. Orobanchaceae

122. [ ] Castilleja miniata Hook. Giant Red Indian Paintbrush. EvansGl

123. [ ] Castilleja sulphurea Rydb. Sulphur Indian Paintbrush. Brumley EvansGl NFWTennC

124. [ ] Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. Yellow Owls Clover. UG1

125. [ ] Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Elephanthead Lousewort. Brumley UG1 WTennC

126. [ ] Pedicularis parryi A. Gray. Parry's Lousewort. UG1

127. [ ] Pedicularis racemosa Douglas ex Benth. ssp. alba Pennell. Sickletop Lousewort. WTennC

128. Phrymaceae

129. [ ] Erythranthe tilingii (Regel) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Mimulus tilingii Regel ) Tiling's Monkeyflower. Brumley

130. Plantaginaceae

131. [ ] Linaria vulgaris Mill. Butter and Eggs. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. WTennC

132. [ ] Penstemon hallii A. Gray. Hall's Beardtongue. EvansGl

133. [ ] Penstemon procerus Douglas ex Graham var. procerus. Pincushion Beardtongue. LilyLk WTennC

134. [ ] Penstemon rydbergii A. Nelson. Rydberg's Penstemon. UG1

135. [ ] Penstemon whippleanus A. Gray. Whipples Penstemon. Brumley EvansGl LilyLk

136. Polemoniaceae

137. [ ] Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet. Mdw3099 NFWTennC UG1

138. [ ] 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

139. [ ] Polemonium viscosum Nuttall. Sticky Sky Pilot. EvansGl

140. Polygonaceae

141. [ ] Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small. (Syn: Polygonum bistortoides Pursh ) Adalaide Brumley LilyLk UG1

142. [ ] Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre. Alpine Bistort. UG1 WTennC

143. [ ] Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York. 2: 241. 1827. var. majus Hook. Subalpine Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. Brumley EvansGl NFWTennC UG1 WTennC

144. [ ] Polygonum aviculare L. Prostrate Knotweed. NFWTennC

145. [ ] Polygonum douglasii Greene. (Syn: Polygonum majus (Meisner) Piper ) Douglas Knotweed. UG1

146. [ ] Polygonum polygaloides Meisn. ssp. kelloggii (Greene) J. C. Hickman. Kellogg's Knotweed. UG1

147. [ ] Rumex densiflorus Osterhout. Dense-Flower Dock. NFWTennC

148. [ ] Rumex utahensis Rech. f. Utah Willow Dock. Brumley

149. Primulaceae

150. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. EvansGl NFWTennC UG1

151. Ranunculaceae

152. [ ] Aconitum columbianum Nutt. Columbian Monkshood. Brumley NFWTennC WTennC

153. [ ] Anemone multifida Poir. Pacific Anemone. EvansGl

154. [ ] Anemone narcissiflora L. var. zephyra (A. Nelson) B. E. Dutton & Keener. Narcissis Anemone. Breece

155. [ ] Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. Brumley UG1

156. [ ] Caltha chionophila Greene. Marsh Marigold. Brumley WTennC

157. [ ] Caltha leptosepala DC. White Marsh Marigold. WTennC

158. [ ] Ranunculus cardiophyllus Hook. Showy Buttercup. Mdw3099

159. Rosaceae

160. [ ] Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla fruticosa L. ) Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardtack. NFWTennC UG1

161. [ ] Fragaria virginiana Mill. Virginia Strawberry. EvansGl NFWTennC

162. [ ] Geum macrophyllum Willd. var. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup. Large-leaf Avens. Brumley

163. [ ] Geum triflorum Pursh. Old Man's Whiskers. Brumley EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC

164. [ ] Potentilla glaucophylla Lehm. var. glaucophylla. Blue Leaf Cinquefoil. Breece

165. [ ] Potentilla gracilis Hook. var. fastigiata (Nutt.) S. Watson. Slender Cinquefoil. LilyLk WTennC

166. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. Wooly Cinquefoil. EvansGl

167. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil. UG1

168. [ ] Potentilla hippiana × pulcherrima. Hybrid Potentilla. FrePs

169. [ ] Potentilla pulcherrima Lehmann. (Syn: P. gracilis Douglas ex Hooker var. pulcherrina (Lehmann) Fernald ) Beautiful Cinquefoil. Brumley ChalkCk

170. Salicaceae

171. [ ] Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen. UG1

172. [ ] Salix . Willow. UG1

173. [ ] Salix glauca L. Gray Willow. WTennC

174. Saxifragaceae

175. [ ] Micranthes odontoloma (Piper) A. Heller. Brook Saxifrage. NFWTennC

176. Undet.

177. [ ] Undetermined . NFWTennC

178. Violaceae

179. [ ] Viola adunca Sm. Hooked Spur Violet. WTennC

180. Juncaceae

181. [ ] Juncus mertensianus Bong. Merten's Rush. Brumley

182. [ ] Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. Small-Flower Wood-Rush. NFWTennC

183. Liliaceae

184. [ ] Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily. EvansGl UG1

185. Melanthiaceae

186. [ ] Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb. (Syn: Zigadenus elegans Pursh ) Mountain Death Camas. NFWTennC UG1 WTennC

187. [ ] Veratrum californicum Durand. Helleborine, Corn Lily. WTennC

188. Orchidaceae

189. [ ] Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak. Northern Green Orchid. Brumley

190. Poaceae

191. Tribe: Aveneae

192. [ ] Agrostis scabra Willd. Rough Bentgrass. Brumley NFWTennC UG1

193. [ ] Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. Bluejoint. NFWTennC

194. [ ] Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler. Northern Reedgrass. NFWTennC

195. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. UG1

196. [ ] Phleum alpinum L. Alpine Timothy. Brumley WTennC

197. [ ] Trisetum spicatum (L.) K. Richt. Spike Trisetum. Brumley

198. Tribe: Bromeae

199. [ ] Bromus ciliatus L. Fringed Brome. Brumley

200. [ ] Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. Brumley

201. [ ] Bromus richardsonii Link. Richardson's Brome. NFWTennC

202. Tribe: Danthonieae

203. [ ] Danthonia intermedia Vasey. Timber Oatgrass. NFWTennC WTennC

204. Tribe: Poeae

205. [ ] Festuca calligera (Piper) Rydb. Callused Fescue. EvansGl UG1

206. [ ] Festuca idahoensis Elmer. Idaho Fescue. UG1

207. [ ] Festuca thurberi Vasey. Thurber's Fescue. UG1

208. Tribe: Stipeae

209. [ ] Eriocoma lettermanii (Vasey) Romansch. (Syn: Achnatherum lettermanii (Vasey) Barkworth ) Letterman's Needlegrass. Brumley UG1

210. Tribe: Triticeae

211. [ ] Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass. Brumley NFWTennC

Total number of taxa: 153
Native Taxa:
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142
Exotic Taxa:
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7
Nativity Undetermined:
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4
Listed Weeds:
Identified as Weed
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Locations Included in This Area

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Date and time this article was prepared: 2/4/2025 12:03:29 PM