Plant Check List for County, Lake County, United States.
Edited by Tom Schweich
This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network, which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.
For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.
This page is highly summarized. For detail about the distribution of plants, please see: Detailed Area List for County, Lake County, United States.
2. [ ] Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Brittle Bladderfern. Brumley
4. Tribe: Oenantheae
5. [ ] Oxypolis fendleri (A. Gray) Heller. Fendler's Cowbane. Brumley UG1
6. Tribe: Selineae
7. [ ] Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn. (Syn: Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose ) Alpine False Springparsley. EvansGl UG1 WTennC
8. [ ] Ligusticum tenuifolium S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 293 (1879), nom. illeg. (Syn: L. filicinum S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 140 (1876) var. tenuifolium Mathias & Constance, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 123 (1941) ) Slender Ligusticum. Brumley
10. Tribe: Anthemideae
11. SubTribe: Artemisiinae
12. [ ] Artemisia borealis Pall. ssp. borealis. (Syn: A. campestris L. var. purshii (Besser ex Hook.) Cronquist , Oligosporus groenlandicus (Hornemann) Á. Löve & D. Löve ) Boreal Wormwood. WTennC
13. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush. UG1
14. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle. Mountain Big Sagebrush. UG1
15. SubTribe: Matricariinae
16. [ ] Achillea millefolium L. (Syn: A. lanulosa Nutt. , A. m. L. var. alpicola (Rydb.) Garrett , A. m. L. var. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper , A. m. L. var. occidentalis DC. ) Common Yarrow. Brumley Mdw3099 UG1
17. Tribe: Astereae
18. SubTribe: Chrysopsidinae
19. [ ] Heterotheca pumila (Greene) Semple. Alpine False Goldenaster. ChalkCk WTennC
20. SubTribe: Conyzinae
21. [ ] Erigeron . Fleabane. Brumley
22. [ ] Erigeron glacialis (Nutt.) A. Nelson. Glacial Daisy. LilyLk NFWTennC
23. [ ] Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. ChalkCk UG1
24. [ ] Erigeron ursinus D. C. Eaton. Bear River Fleabane. Mdw3099
25. SubTribe: Solidagininae
26. [ ] Oreochrysum parryi (A. Gray) Rydb. Goldenrod. Brumley
27. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. NFWTennC
28. [ ] Solidago multiradiata Aiton. Rocky Mountain Goldenrod. Brumley NFWTennC
29. [ ] Solidago simplex Kunth. Sticky Goldenrod. Brumley
30. SubTribe: Symphyotrichinae
31. [ ] Symphyotrichum foliaceum (DC.) G. L. Nesom var. apricum (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom. Parry's Aster. Brumley EvansGl
32. [ ] Symphyotrichum foliaceum (DC.) G. L. Nesom var. parryi (D. C. Eaton) G. L. Nesom. Parry's Aster. Brumley
33. Tribe: Cardueae
34. SubTribe: Carduinae
35. [ ] Cirsium parryi (A. Gray) Petr. Parry's Thistle. Brumley
36. Tribe: Cichorieae
37. SubTribe: Crepidinae
38. [ ] Taraxacum ceratophorum (Ledeb.) DC. Northern Dandelion. Brumley UG1
39. [ ] Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. (Syn: T. laevigatum (Willd.) DC. ) Common Dandelion. LilyLk WTennC
40. SubTribe: Microseridinae
41. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. UG1
42. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hooker) Greene var. aurantica. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. UG1
43. [ ] Agoseris aurantiaca (Hooker) Greene var. purpurea (A. Gray) Cronquist. Orange-Flower Goat-Chicory. WTennC
44. [ ] Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. dasycephala (Torr. & A. Gray) Jeps. (Syn: A. pubescens Rydb. ) Pale Goat-Chicory. UG1
45. Tribe: Gnaphalieae
46. [ ] Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Bentham & Hooker. Western Pearly Everlasting. Brumley
47. [ ] Antennaria rosea Greene. Rosy Pussytoes. Brumley NFWTennC WTennC
48. Tribe: Heliantheae
49. SubTribe: Enceliinae
50. [ ] Helianthella quinquenervis (Hook.) A. Gray. Five-Nerve Little Sunflower. ChalkCk UG1
51. Tribe: Madieae
52. SubTribe: Arnicinae
53. [ ] Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane. LilyLk
54. [ ] Arnica mollis Hook. Cordilleran Leopardbane. NFWTennC
55. [ ] Arnica parryi A. Gray. Nodding Leopardbane. NFWTennC
56. Tribe: Senecioneae
57. [ ] Packera crocata (Rydb.) W. A. Weber & A. Love. Saffron Ragwort. Brumley WTennC
58. [ ] Senecio crassulus A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 19: 54. 1883. Mountain Meadow Ragwort. Brumley
59. [ ] Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort. EvansGl
60. [ ] Senecio triangularis Hook. Arrowleaf Ragwort. NFWTennC WTennC
62. [ ] Mertensia ciliata (Torr.) G. Don var. ciliata. Tall Fringed Bluebells. Brumley NFWTennC
63. [ ] Phacelia sericea (Graham ex Hook.) A. Gray. Silky Phacelia. EvansGl
65. [ ] Boechera grahamii (Lehm.) Windham & Al-Shehbaz. Graham's Rockcress. WTennC
66. [ ] Boechera stricta (Graham) Al-Shebaz. (Syn: Arabis drummondii A. Gray ) Drummond's Rockcress. Mdw3099 UG1
67. [ ] Cardamine cordifolia A. Gray. (Syn: C. cardiophylla Rydb. nom. Illeg. ) Heartleaf Bittercress. Brumley NFWTennC UG1
68. [ ] Descurainia incisa (Engelm.) Britton ssp. incisa. (Syn: D. incisa (Engelm.) Britton ssp. viscosa Rydb.) G. Mulligan ) Mountain Tansymustard. UG1
69. [ ] Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb. Tansy Mustard. Mdw3099
70. [ ] Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene. Sanddune Wallflower. Brumley
71. [ ] Rorippa alpina (S. Watson) Rydb. Alpine Yellow Cress. NFWTennC
73. [ ] Campanula parryi A. Gray. Parry's Bellflower. Mdw3099
74. [ ] Campanula rotundifolia L. (=Campanula petiolata A. DC.) Harebell. Brumley ChalkCk
76. [ ] Linnaea borealis L. var. longiflora Torr. Twinflower. LilyLk
77. [ ] Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. Twinberry Honeysuckle. UG1
78. [ ] Valeriana acutiloba Rydb. Sharpleaf Valerian. NFWTennC WTennC
79. [ ] Valeriana edulis Nuttall var. edulis. Tobacco Root. EvansGl
81. [ ] Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. var. saxosa (A. Gray) Zarucchi, R. L. Hartman & Rabeler. Spreading Sandwort. WTennC
82. [ ] Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaudin. (Syn: Cerastium strictum L ) Field Chickweed. Adalaide
83. [ ] Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonnikov. (Syn: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler's Sandwort. EvansGl
84. [ ] Silene menziesii Hook. (Syn: S. m. Hook. ssp. dorrii (Kellogg) C. L. Hitchc. & Maguire ) Menzies' Campion. NFWTennC
85. [ ] Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl. Red Sand Spurry. NFWTennC
86. [ ] Stellaria longipes Goldie ssp. longipes. (Syn: S. l. Goldie var. l. ) Longstalk Starwort. NFWTennC
88. [ ] Rhodiola rhodantha (A. Gray) Jacobsen. Queen's Crown. NFWTennC WTennC
90. [ ] Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Russet Buffalo-Berry. NFWTennC WTennC
92. [ ] Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. (Syn: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor ) Bearberry. LilyLk
93. [ ] Orthilia secunda (L.) House. Sidebells Wintergreen. LilyLk
94. [ ] Pyrola asarifolia Michx. (Syn: Pyrola rotundifolia L. ssp. asarifolia (Michx.) A. Löve ) Liverleaf Wintergreen. LilyLk
95. [ ] Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Green-Flowered Wintergreen. NFWTennC
96. [ ] Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry. EvansGl
97. [ ] Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville. Grouse Whortleberry. LilyLk NFWTennC
99. [ ] Astragalus alpinus L. Alpine Milkvetch. Brumley EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC
100. [ ] Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. rubricaulis (Greene) S.L. Welsh. Silvery Lupine. ChalkCk UG1
101. [ ] Lupinus caespitosus Nutt. var. utahensis (S. Watson) B. J. Cox. (Syn: L. aridus Douglas var. utahensis S. Watson , L. lepidus Douglas ssp. caespitosus (Nuttall) Detling , L. lepidus Douglas ex Lindl. var. utahensis (S. Watson) C. L. Hitchc. ) Utah Lupine. WTennC
102. [ ] Oxytropis deflexa (Pall.) DC. var. sericea Torr. & A. Gray. Nodding Locoweed. UG1
103. [ ] Oxytropis splendens Douglas ex Hook. Showy Locoweed. EvansGl
104. [ ] Trifolium parryi A. Gray. Parry's Clover. LilyLk
105. [ ] Trifolium repens L. White Clover. NFWTennC
106. [ ] Vicia americana Willd. var. americana. American Vetch. Mdw3099 UG1
108. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. Brumley Lead
109. [ ] Gentiana parryi Engelm. (Syn: Pneumonanthe parryi (Engelmann) Greene ) Parry's Gentian. Brumley
110. [ ] Swertia perennis L. Felwort. Brumley NFWTennC
112. [ ] Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant. Brumley
114. [ ] Utricularia . NFWTennC
116. [ ] Linum lewisii Pursh. (Syn: Adenolinum lewisii (Pursh) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Prairie Blue Flax. Brumley
117. [ ] Linum perenne L. (Syn: Adenolinum perenne (L.) Rchb. ) Blue Flax. UG1
119. [ ] Nuphar polysepala Engelm. Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily. LilyLk
121. [ ] Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub. (Syn: Epilobium a. L , Epilobium angustifolium L var. intermedium ) Fireweed. Brumley
122. [ ] Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Fringed Willowherb. Brumley NFWTennC
123. [ ] Gayophytum decipiens H. Lewis & Szweyk. Deceptive Groundsmoke. NFWTennC
124. [ ] Gayophytum racemosum Torr. & A. Gray. Blackfoot Groundsmoke. UG1
125. [ ] Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & A. Gray. Pinyon Groundsmoke. TennPs
127. [ ] Castilleja miniata Hook. Giant Red Indian Paintbrush. EvansGl
128. [ ] Castilleja sulphurea Rydb. Sulphur Indian Paintbrush. Brumley EvansGl NFWTennC
129. [ ] Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. Yellow Owls Clover. UG1
130. [ ] Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Elephanthead Lousewort. Brumley UG1 WTennC
131. [ ] Pedicularis parryi A. Gray. Parry's Lousewort. UG1
132. [ ] Pedicularis racemosa Douglas ex Benth. ssp. alba Pennell. Sickletop Lousewort. WTennC
134. [ ] Erythranthe tilingii (Regel) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Mimulus tilingii Regel ) Tiling's Monkeyflower. Brumley
136. [ ] Linaria vulgaris Mill. Butter and Eggs. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. WTennC
137. [ ] Penstemon hallii A. Gray. Hall's Beardtongue. EvansGl
138. [ ] Penstemon procerus Douglas ex Graham var. procerus. Pincushion Beardtongue. LilyLk WTennC
139. [ ] Penstemon rydbergii A. Nelson. Rydberg's Penstemon. UG1
140. [ ] Penstemon whippleanus A. Gray. Whipples Penstemon. Brumley EvansGl LilyLk
142. [ ] Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet. Mdw3099 NFWTennC UG1
143. [ ] Leptosiphon nuttallii (Gray) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson ssp. nuttallii. (Syn: Gilia nuttallii A Gray , Leptodactylon nuttallii (Gray) Rydb. , Linanthus nuttallii (A. Gray) Greene ex Milliken , Linanthastrum nuttallii (A. Gray) Ewan ) Nuttall's Linanthus. ChalkCk EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC
144. [ ] Polemonium viscosum Nuttall. Sticky Sky Pilot. EvansGl
146. [ ] Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small. (Syn: Polygonum bistortoides Pursh ) Adalaide Brumley LilyLk UG1
147. [ ] Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre. Alpine Bistort. UG1 WTennC
148. [ ] Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York. 2: 241. 1827. var. majus Hook. Subalpine Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. Brumley EvansGl NFWTennC UG1 WTennC
149. [ ] Polygonum aviculare L. Prostrate Knotweed. NFWTennC
150. [ ] Polygonum douglasii Greene. (Syn: Polygonum majus (Meisner) Piper ) Douglas Knotweed. UG1
151. [ ] Polygonum polygaloides Meisn. ssp. kelloggii (Greene) J. C. Hickman. Kellogg's Knotweed. UG1
152. [ ] Rumex densiflorus Osterhout. Dense-Flower Dock. NFWTennC
153. [ ] Rumex utahensis Rech. f. Utah Willow Dock. Brumley
155. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. EvansGl NFWTennC UG1
157. [ ] Aconitum columbianum Nutt. Columbian Monkshood. Brumley NFWTennC WTennC
158. [ ] Anemone multifida Poir. Pacific Anemone. EvansGl
159. [ ] Anemone narcissiflora L. var. zephyra (A. Nelson) B. E. Dutton & Keener. Narcissis Anemone. Breece
160. [ ] Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. Brumley UG1
161. [ ] Caltha chionophila Greene. Marsh Marigold. Brumley WTennC
162. [ ] Caltha leptosepala DC. White Marsh Marigold. WTennC
163. [ ] Ranunculus cardiophyllus Hook. Showy Buttercup. Mdw3099
165. [ ] Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla fruticosa L. ) Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardtack. NFWTennC UG1
166. [ ] Fragaria virginiana Mill. Virginia Strawberry. EvansGl NFWTennC
167. [ ] Geum macrophyllum Willd. var. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup. Large-leaf Avens. Brumley
168. [ ] Geum triflorum Pursh. Old Man's Whiskers. Brumley EvansGl Mdw3099 UG1 WTennC
169. [ ] Potentilla glaucophylla Lehm. var. glaucophylla. Blue Leaf Cinquefoil. Breece
170. [ ] Potentilla gracilis Hook. var. fastigiata (Nutt.) S. Watson. Slender Cinquefoil. LilyLk WTennC
171. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. Wooly Cinquefoil. EvansGl
172. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil. UG1
173. [ ] Potentilla hippiana × pulcherrima. Hybrid Potentilla. FrePs
174. [ ] Potentilla pulcherrima Lehmann. (Syn: P. gracilis Douglas ex Hooker var. pulcherrina (Lehmann) Fernald ) Beautiful Cinquefoil. Brumley ChalkCk
176. [ ] Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen. UG1
178. [ ] Salix glauca L. Gray Willow. WTennC
180. [ ] Micranthes odontoloma (Piper) A. Heller. Brook Saxifrage. NFWTennC
182. [ ] Undetermined . NFWTennC
184. [ ] Viola adunca Sm. Hooked Spur Violet. WTennC
186. [ ] Juncus mertensianus Bong. Merten's Rush. Brumley
187. [ ] Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. Small-Flower Wood-Rush. NFWTennC
189. [ ] Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily. EvansGl UG1
191. [ ] Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb. (Syn: Zigadenus elegans Pursh ) Mountain Death Camas. NFWTennC UG1 WTennC
192. [ ] Veratrum californicum Durand. Helleborine, Corn Lily. WTennC
194. [ ] Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak. Northern Green Orchid. Brumley
196. Tribe: Aveneae
197. [ ] Agrostis scabra Willd. Rough Bentgrass. Brumley NFWTennC UG1
198. [ ] Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. Bluejoint. NFWTennC
199. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. UG1
200. [ ] Phleum alpinum L. Alpine Timothy. Brumley WTennC
201. [ ] Trisetum spicatum (L.) K. Richt. Spike Trisetum. Brumley
202. Tribe: Bromeae
203. [ ] Bromus ciliatus L. Fringed Brome. Brumley
204. [ ] Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. Brumley
205. [ ] Bromus richardsonii Link. Richardson's Brome. NFWTennC
206. Tribe: Danthonieae
207. [ ] Danthonia intermedia Vasey. Timber Oatgrass. NFWTennC WTennC
208. Tribe: Poeae
209. [ ] Festuca calligera (Piper) Rydb. Callused Fescue. EvansGl UG1
210. [ ] Festuca idahoensis Elmer. Idaho Fescue. UG1
211. [ ] Festuca thurberi Vasey. Thurber's Fescue. UG1
212. Tribe: Stipeae
213. [ ] Eriocoma lettermanii (Vasey) Romansch. (Syn: Achnatherum lettermanii (Vasey) Barkworth ) Letterman's Needlegrass. Brumley UG1
214. Tribe: Triticeae
215. [ ] Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass. Brumley NFWTennC
| Total number of taxa: | 153 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 142 |
| Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 7 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 4 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 1 |
Locations Included in This Area
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Date and time this article was prepared: 1/9/2026 3:02:17 PM