Bear River Watershed Field Guide

Species found in the Bear River Watershed, Sierra Nevada Foothills, California

All 500

rainbow iris ¹
Iris hartwegii

arrowleaf balsamroot ²
Balsamorhiza sagittata

showy milkweed ³
Asclepias speciosa

European Wool Carder Bee ⁴
Anthidium manicatum

Leopard Slug ⁵
Limax maximus

Urchin Gall Wasp ⁶
Antron quercusechinus

Pacific Spiketail ⁷
Cordulegaster dorsalis

nettle-leaf giant hyssop ⁶
Agastache urticifolia

Pinkedge Bonnet ⁸
Mycena capillaripes

Western Yellow Mycena ⁸
Mycena oregonensis

Lilac Bonnet ⁸
Mycena pura

Fat Jack ⁸
Suillus caerulescens

California flannelbush ⁹
Fremontodendron californicum

Dead Man's Foot ¹⁰
Pisolithus tinctorius

serpentine fern ¹¹
Aspidotis densa

smooth horsetail ²
Equisetum laevigatum

Oregon Ash ¹²
Fraxinus latifolia

Bitter cherry ¹³
Prunus emarginata

California wild grape ⁷
Vitis californica

white-stemmed raspberry ¹⁴
Rubus leucodermis leucodermis

whitebark raspberry ¹⁵
Rubus leucodermis

California sweetshrub ⁹
Calycanthus occidentalis

Sonoma sage
Salvia sonomensis

birchleaf mountain mahogany ¹⁶
Cercocarpus betuloides

sugar pine ¹⁷
Pinus lambertiana

crimson clover ¹⁸
Trifolium incarnatum

Yellow Star-tulip ¹⁹
Calochortus monophyllus

deptford pink ²⁰
Dianthus armeria

Cowboy's Handkerchief ²¹
Hygrophorus eburneus

Conifer Mazegill ²²
Gloeophyllum sepiarium

Western Destroying Angel
Amanita ocreata

California Sister ⁶
Adelpha californica

golden ear ²³
Tremella aurantia

Indian Rhubarb ⁹
Darmera peltata

Yellow Garden Spider ²⁴
Argiope aurantia

Western Jack-o'-lantern Mushroom ²⁵
Omphalotus olivascens

Western Conifer Seed Bug ²⁶
Leptoglossus occidentalis

Canada goldenrod ²⁷
Solidago canadensis

Western Buttercup ²⁸
Ranunculus occidentalis

Sacramento pikeminnow ²⁹
Ptychocheilus grandis

white fir ³⁰
Abies concolor

Variegated Meadowhawk ³¹
Sympetrum corruptum

Clodius Parnassian ³²
Parnassius clodius

Two-tailed Swallowtail ³³
Papilio multicaudata

Luminescent Panellus ³⁴
Panellus stipticus

Oregon oak ³⁵
Quercus garryana

Western Paper Wasp ²⁹
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis

Velvety Tree Ant ³⁶
Liometopum occidentale

Grappletail ³⁷
Octogomphus specularis

Bear's breeches ³⁸
Acanthus mollis

Blue Bottle Fly ³⁹
Calliphora vomitoria

Goosefoot violet ⁴⁰
Viola purpurea

Shelton's Violet ⁴¹
Viola sheltonii

wavyleaf paintbrush ⁷
Castilleja applegatei

Hartweg's doll's-lily
Odontostomum hartwegii

stream violet ¹³
Viola glabella

California Towhee ⁴²
Melozone crissalis

Blue Grosbeak ⁴³
Passerina caerulea

Western Pond Turtle ⁴⁴
Actinemys marmorata

greenleaf manzanita ⁴⁵
Arctostaphylos patula

One-seeded Pussypaws ⁶
Calyptridium monospermum

pine mat ⁴⁶
Ceanothus diversifolius

Mahala mat ⁶
Ceanothus prostratus

Lawson's cypress ⁴⁷
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade ⁴⁸
Circaea alpina

Pacific Dogwood ⁴⁹
Cornus nuttallii

wild carrot ⁵⁰
Daucus carota

Western False Rue Anemone ⁵¹
Enemion occidentale

Lobb's wild buckwheat ⁵²
Eriogonum lobbii

common woolly sunflower ⁵³
Eriophyllum lanatum

Sierra Fawn Lily ⁵⁴
Erythronium multiscapideum

eggleaf spurge ⁵⁵
Euphorbia oblongata

Sierra coffeeberry ⁵⁶
Frangula rubra

Rose-of-sharon ⁵⁷
Hypericum calycinum

yellow-flowered iris ⁵⁸
Iris chrysophylla

Sierra juniper ⁵⁹
Juniperus grandis

Nevada Sweet Pea ⁶⁰
Lathyrus lanszwertii

Sierra Nevada Peavine ⁶¹
Lathyrus nevadensis

Sulphur pea ⁶²
Lathyrus sulphureus

Whiskerbrush ⁶³
Leptosiphon ciliatus

California stoneseed
Lithospermum californicum

Sicklekeel Lupine ⁶
Lupinus albicaulis

Harlequin Lupine ⁶⁴
Lupinus stiversii

California Saxifrage ⁶⁵
Micranthes californica

Wholeleaf Saxifrage ⁷
Micranthes integrifolia

watercress ⁶⁶
Nasturtium officinale

Azure Penstemon ⁶⁷
Penstemon azureus

Rydberg penstemon ⁶⁸
Penstemon rydbergii

water smartweed ⁶⁹
Persicaria amphibia

Quick's Phacelia ⁶⁵
Phacelia quickii

white bog-orchid ⁷⁰
Platanthera dilatata

mountain pink currant ⁶
Ribes nevadense

Cutleaf Blackberry ⁷¹
Rubus laciniatus

Tall western groundsel
Senecio integerrimus

Harsh Checkermallow ⁷²
Sidalcea asprella

California Mountain Ash ⁷³
Sorbus californica

narrowpetal wakerobin ⁷⁴
Trillium angustipetalum

Bridges' Brodiaea ⁷⁵
Triteleia bridgesii

Pine Violet ⁷⁶
Viola lobata

Smooth Whiteleaf Manzanita ⁷⁷
Arctostaphylos viscida viscida

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