Wolf Creek Field Guide

A collection of species and observations found in the Wolf Creek Watershed, a tributary of the Bear River, Sierra Nevada Range, California.

velvetleaf 1
Abutilon theophrasti
common fig 2
Ficus carica
wild asparagus 3
Asparagus officinalis
barbed goat grass 4
Aegilops triuncialis
Lewis flax 5
Linum lewisii
Lemmon's Catchfly 6
Silene lemmonii
western azalea 7
Rhododendron occidentale
diamond clarkia 8
Clarkia rhomboidea
wild cherry 9
Prunus avium
Lewis's mock-orange 10
Philadelphus lewisii
rainbow iris 11
Iris hartwegii
arrowleaf balsamroot 12
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Douglas' Catchfly 13
Silene douglasii
Bitter cherry 14
Prunus emarginata
white hawkweed 15
Hieracium albiflorum
white-stemmed raspberry 16
Rubus leucodermis leucodermis
California sweetshrub 17
Calycanthus occidentalis
puncture vine 18
Tribulus terrestris
Oregon oak 19
Quercus garryana
white meadowfoam 20
Limnanthes alba
water primrose 21
Ludwigia hexapetala
Bear's breeches 22
Acanthus mollis
deltoid balsamroot 23
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
Indian Manzanita 24
Arctostaphylos mewukka
greenleaf manzanita 25
Arctostaphylos patula
Lemmon's Ceanothus 26
Ceanothus lemmonii
Lawson's cypress 27
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Gum Rock-rose 28
Cistus ladanifer
Western False Rue Anemone 29
Enemion occidentale
caper spurge 30
Euphorbia lathyris
eggleaf spurge 31
Euphorbia oblongata
whitestem frasera 32
Frasera albicaulis
Threetooth Horkelia
Horkelia tridentata
Rose-of-sharon 33
Hypericum calycinum
Spring starflower 34
Ipheion uniflorum
yellow-flowered iris 35
Iris chrysophylla
Sicklekeel Lupine 36
Lupinus albicaulis
taw man-root 37
Marah watsonii
water smartweed 38
Persicaria amphibia
mountain pink currant 36
Ribes nevadense
Harsh Checkermallow 39
Sidalcea asprella
purple nightshade 37
Solanum xanti
Bridges' Brodiaea 40
Triteleia bridgesii
Bolander's mule's ears 29
Wyethia bolanderi
Sierra Foothills Checkerbloom 41
Sidalcea asprella asprella
mountain pretty face 42
Triteleia ixioides anilina
Nevada helianthella
Helianthella californica nevadensis
western buttercup 43
Ranunculus occidentalis occidentalis
Fern-leaf Yarrow 44
Achillea filipendulina
Chinese quince 45
Chaenomeles speciosa
Baby Sage 47
Salvia microphylla
giant purple wakerobin 48
Trillium kurabayashii
Redmaids 13
Calandrinia menziesii
Seep Monkeyflower 49
Erythranthe guttata
Rose campion 50
Silene coronaria
Henderson's shooting star 51
Primula hendersonii
Western Star Flower 25
Lysimachia latifolia
Pacific hound's tongue 17
Adelinia grande
Shining Netvein Barberry 52
Berberis dictyota
Giant Chain Fern 53
Woodwardia fimbriata
Common Bracken 54
Pteridium aquilinum
McNab cypress 55
Cupressus macnabiana
California incense cedar 56
Calocedrus decurrens
Pacific yew 57
Taxus brevifolia
Sugar Pine 58
Pinus lambertiana
ponderosa pine 23
Pinus ponderosa
Gray Pine 59
Pinus sabiniana
common Douglas-fir 60
Pseudotsuga menziesii
White Fir 61
Abies concolor
Smooth Scouring Rush 62
Equisetum laevigatum
French broom 51
Genista monspessulana
Spanish Broom 63
Spartium junceum
Common Bird's-foot Trefoil 64
Lotus corniculatus
Western Redbud 17
Cercis occidentalis
Nevada Sweet Pea 65
Lathyrus lanszwertii
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea 66
Lathyrus latifolius
Sierra Nevada Peavine 39
Lathyrus nevadensis
Sulphur pea 67
Lathyrus sulphureus
White Sweet Clover 68
Melilotus albus
Common vetch 38
Vicia sativa
Hairy Vetch 69
Vicia villosa
chaparral pea 36
Pickeringia montana
Sierra milkwort 70
Polygala cornuta
Sierra Gooseberry 36
Ribes roezlii
Pacific plum 71
Prunus subcordata
Himalayan Blackberry 72
Rubus armeniacus
cutleaf blackberry 73
Rubus laciniatus
Blackcap Raspberry 74
Rubus leucodermis
Common Hawthorn 75
Crataegus monogyna
Toyon 36
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Woods' rose 76
Rosa woodsii
Mountain Misery 17
Chamaebatia foliolosa
Pacific ninebark 17
Physocarpus capitatus
pine mat 77
Ceanothus diversifolius
Deer Brush 36
Ceanothus integerrimus
Mahala mat 36
Ceanothus prostratus
Coffeeberry 17
Frangula californica
Sierra coffee berry 70
Frangula rubra

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