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Desert Peach Prunus andersoniiObserver
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In ashy volcanic soil along road cut on NF-028 east of The Elbow, Lyon County, Nevada, elev. 5720 ft.
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Case's Milkvetch Astragalus caseiObserver
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Maybe next year I'll find this in fruit. Same as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12791457, seen nearby. A. casei seems to be the best fit.
In ashy volcanic soil along road cut on NF-028 east of The Elbow, Lyon County, Nevada, elev. 5720 ft.
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Desert Peach Prunus andersoniiObserver
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Alluvial soil in a gully that drains into the East Walker River, near road NF-028 at road 42765C, east of The Elbow, north edge of the Bodie Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, elev. 5730 ft.
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Field Dodder Cuscuta campestrisObserver
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Uncertain of the species but leaning toward C. campestris. Plants in glorious full bloom, no seeds yet, growing on a Helianthus plant. Styles free, stigmas spheric, corolla scales present, fringed. Corolla lobe tips seem more acute than corolla lobes (but not sure if the difference is pronounced enough); calyx lobes about = to corolla tube. (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?key=10755).
On berm between seasonal wetland ponds. Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California, elev. 15 ft.
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Parry's Red Tarplant Centromadia parryi ssp. rudisObserver
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Leaves scabrous-puberulent with few scattered longer spreading hairs; anthers yellow; involucre 3-4 mm; rays 2-3 mm.
On berm between seasonal wetland ponds. Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California, elev. 15 ft.
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Familiar Bluet Enallagma civileObserver
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(AI suggestion - confirm?) Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California
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Tribe MiriniObserver
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(AI suggestion - confirm?) Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California
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Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufalaObserver
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(AI suggestion - confirm?) Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California
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Genus AllograptaObserver
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(AI suggestion - confirm?) Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California
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Powell's Amaranth Amaranthus powelliiObserver
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Plant monoecious (staminate and pistillate in separate flowers on same plant), erect, up to ~ 4 feet tall; inflorescence green, mostly terminal on main stem and branches; perianth of 5 narrowly lanceolate, acuminate parts; no fruits yet; leaves elliptic-rhomboid.
Edge of road between rice fields, Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California, elev. 15 ft.
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Gila River Water Hyssop Bacopa eiseniiObserver
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Not certain about the species, but seems this from the Jepson eFlora key (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_keys.php?key=9186). Floating in shallow water at the edge of a rice field, with other aquatic plants, Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California, elev. 15 ft.
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Snowy Thistle Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimumObserver
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Along Hot Springs Road about 2.2 road miles west of Hwy 89 in Markleeville, Alpine County, California, elev. 5770 ft.
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Rubber Rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosaObserver
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With Purshia and Artemisia on south side of moraine between Red Lake and Big Virginia Lake, Mono County, California, elev. 9870 ft.
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Spineless Horsebrush Tetradymia canescensObserver
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Very short plants, similar in size and stature to the very low sagebrush here. Just south of the creat of the moraine on the north side of Big Virginia Lake, Mono County, California, elev. 9860 ft.
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Mountain Gooseberry Ribes montigenumObserver
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In lodgepole pine stand between Big Virginia Lake and Trumbull Lake, Virginia Lakes area, Mono County, California, elev. 9840 ft.
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Western White Pine Pinus monticolaObserver
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Hillside east of Monitor Pass, crossing Mono-Alpine county line, California, elev. 8020–8200 ft.
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Western White Pine Pinus monticolaObserver
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Along Dunderberg Meadows Road (between Virginia Creek and Green Creek); a stand of mostly P. monticola where most forest stands are P. contorta murrayana. Mono County, California, elev. 8600 ft.
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Basin Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentataObserver
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Sandy soil in sagebrush-rabbitbrush scrub along Dobie Meadows Road east of Mono Lake, Mono County, California, elev. 6800 ft.
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Basin Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentataObserver
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Deep soil between meadow and hillside at mouth of Cinnabar Canyon, near west end of Mormon Meadow, Bodie Hills, Mono County, CA, elev. 7200 ft.
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Basin Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentataObserver
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Sandy soils in sagebrush-rabbitbrush-etc. scrub near Lime Kiln, Dobie Meadows Road, northern Mono Basin, Mono County, California, elev. 6750 ft.
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Small-tooth Dodder Cuscuta denticulataObserver
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C. denticulata seems most likely, based on geography, plant community, and host plants. Styles 2, free; stigmas spheric; calyx and corolla lobe tips similar, obtuse to rounded (not acute or acuminate); however, I can't find any corolla scales, and the petals are mostly ± entire, only some slightly denticulate (though perhaps more denticulate when dry, as in last photo).
Extensive population feasting on Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus and Artemisia tridentata beside SR 120 about 0.5 road mile south of Benton Hot Springs, Mono County, California, elev. 5780 ft.
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Sweet Berry Honeysuckle Lonicera caerulea var. caurianaObserver
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Low, spreading plants in meadow near confluence of the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River and Parker Pass Creek. Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, elev. 9500 ft. Late season obertvation, with no flowers or fruits found.
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Sierra Fringed Gentian Gentianopsis holopetalaObserver
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In meadows along the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, between the Mono Pass trail and the confluence with Parker Pass Creek. Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, elev. 9570 ft.
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Spike Trisetum Trisetum spicatumObserver
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In meadows along the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, between the Mono Pass trail and the confluence with Parker Pass Creek. Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, elev. 9590 ft.
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Western Needlegrass Stipa occidentalisObserver
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In meadows along the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, between the Mono Pass trail and the confluence with Parker Pass Creek. Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, elev. 9590 ft.
