Spring Mountains

The goal of this guide is to provide information about the flora and fauna of the Spring Mountains. Much of my experience is from my time on Charleston Peak, but I will try to add more for the rest of the range.

Domestic Horse 1
Equus caballus
Palmer's penstemon 2
Penstemon palmeri
pointleaf manzanita 3
Arctostaphylos pungens
green ephedra 4
Ephedra viridis
alder-leaved mountain-mahogany 5
Cercocarpus montanus
spear globemallow
Sphaeralcea hastulata
Jaeger's Ivesia 6
Ivesia jaegeri
whitebark raspberry 7
Rubus leucodermis
Charleston Mountain Angelica 3
Angelica scabrida
Nevada Admiral 3
Limenitis weidemeyerii nevadae
mat rock spiraea 8
Petrophytum caespitosum
small wirelettuce 9
Stephanomeria exigua
silvery lupine 10
Lupinus argenteus
Red-necked False Blister Beetle 11
Ischnomera ruficollis
yellow rabbitbrush 6
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Giant Blazingstar 12
Mentzelia laevicaulis
common stork's-bill 13
Erodium cicutarium
Convergent Lady Beetle 14
Hippodamia convergens
white sweetclover 15
Melilotus albus
Adejeania vexatrix 16
Western Branded Skipper 17
Hesperia colorado
White-lined Sphinx 18
Hyles lineata
Common Sagebrush Lizard 13
Sceloporus graciosus
Many-spotted Tiger Moth 19
Hypercompe permaculata
Monarch 20
Danaus plexippus
Buprestis lyrata 21
Callinicus pictitarsis 22
starvation prickly-pear 23
Opuntia polyacantha
mountain coyote mint 24
Monardella odoratissima
Mule Deer 25
Odocoileus hemionus
Hunt's Bumble Bee 26
Bombus huntii

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