Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Bloody Canyon. Mono Basin. Upper Mono Basin. Walker Creek (Lower).

Named in memory of an Indian massacre in which the Mono Indians killed many Awahnee, after the Awahnee stole many horses, blanket, and supplies.

This Location record applies to the portion of Bloody Canyon above 8400 ft.

Elevation: 7224ft, 2202m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Field Notes: 23 Sep 06 near Panum Crater; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Bursik, Marcus and Kerry Sieh. 1989. Range Front Faulting and Volcanism in the Mono Basin, Eastern California. Journal of Geophysical Research. 94(111):15,587-15,609. {TAS-pdf}
• Cain, Ella M. 1961. The Story of Early Mono County. San Francisco, California: Fearon Publishers, 1961. {TAS}
• Sampson, Kevin M., and Laurence C. Smith. 2006. Relative ages of Pleistocene moraines discerned from pebble counts: eastern Sierra Nevada, California. Physical Geography. 27(3):223-235. {TAS-pdf}

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

• Area Plant List for Upper Mono Basin.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Pinaceae

Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Whitebark Pine (Oth)

Pinus flexilis E. James. Limber Pine (Oth)

Asteraceae

Anthemideae

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ludoviciana. White Sagebrush (Oth)

Astereae

Conyzinae

Erigeron clokeyi Cronquist. Clokey's Fleabane (Oth)

Madieae

Madiinae

Raillardella scaposa (A. Gray) A. Gray. Stem Raillardella (Oth)

Senecioneae

Senecio integerrimus Nutt. exaltatus (Nutt.) Cronquist. Columbia Ragwort (Oth)

Brassicaceae

Draba breweri S. Watson cana (Rydb.) Rollins. Cushion Draba (Oth)

Ericaceae

Pyrola asarifolia Michx. Liverleaf Wintergreen (Oth)

Fabaceae

Trifolium monanthum A. Gray tenerum (Eastw.) J. M. Gillett. (Oth)

Grossulariaceae

Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant (Oth)

Ribes inerme Rydb. inerme. White Stem Gooseberry (Oth)

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush (Oth)

Castilleja pilosa (S. Watson) Rydb. Parrothead Indian Paintbrush (Oth)

Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Elephanthead Lousewort (Oth)

Plantaginaceae

Callitriche heterophylla Pursh bolanderi (Hegelm.) Fassett. Two-Headed Water-Starwort (Oth)

Polygonaceae

Rumex californicus Rech. f. (Oth)

Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia pubescens Coville. Sierra Columbine (Oth)

Rosaceae

Ivesia lycopodioides A. Gray megalopetala (Rydb.) D. D. Keck. Clubmoss Mousetail (Oth)

Potentilla glaucophylla Lehm. glaucophylla. Blue Leaf Cinquefoil (Oth)

Potentilla pseudosericea Rydb. Silky Cinquefoil (Oth)

Salicaceae

Salix drummondiana Barratt ex Hook. (Oth)

Salix orestera C. K. Schneid. Sierra Willow (Oth)

Salix planifolia Pursh. Diamond-Leaf Willow (Oth)

Saxifragaceae

Heuchera rubescens Torr. Pink Alumroot (Oth)

Cyperaceae

Carex subnigricans Stacey. Nearly-Black Sedge (Oth)

Trichophorum clementis (M. E. Jones) S. G. Sm. Yosemite Bulrush (Oth)

Poaceae

Aveneae

Agrostis variabilis Rydb. (Oth)

Phleum alpinum L. Alpine Timothy (Oth)

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Date and time this article was prepared:11:12:21 AM, 5/10/2024.