Query:

See also: Harvey Monroe Hall Natural Area. Lee Vining Creek (Upper). Slate Creek. Slate Creek Basin.

See also: Cabin Creek. Timberline Station.

"Slate Creek Valley" appears to be an informal name for a portion of the upper Lee Vining Creek drainage, west of Saddlebag Lake, Hall Natural area.

Latitude: 37.960365 Longitude: -119.285107 (° decimal)

Articles that refer to this location:

• Slate Creek Valley Trail, Mono County, California: at hd of vy; 
• A Checklist Flora of the Mono Lake Basin, Mono County, California and Mineral County, Nevada.: definition of Upper Mono Basin; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Clausen, J. 1965. Microclimatic and vegetational contrasts within a subalpine valley. Botany. 53: 1315-1319. {TAS-pdf}
• Sharsmith, Carl W. 1940. A contribution to the history of the alpine flora of the Sierra Nevada. Thesis (Ph. D. in Botany)--University of California, Berkeley, May 1940..
• Woolfenden, Wallace B. 1992. Harvey Monroe Hall Natural Research Area Management Plan. August 1992. {TAS-pdf}

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

• Area Plant List for Upper Mono Basin.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Dryopteridaceae

Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Brittle Bladderfern (Oth)

Woodsia scopulina D. C. Eaton. Rocky Mountain Woodsia (Oth)

Pteridaceae

Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) C. A. Paris. Aleutian Maidenhair (Oth)

Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br. American Rockbrake (Oth)

Selaginellaceae

Selaginella watsonii Underw. Watson's Spikemoss (Oth)

Woodsiaceae

Athyrium distentifolium Opiz americanum (Butters) Cronquist. (Oth)

Pinaceae

Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Whitebark Pine (Oth)

Pinus contorta Loudon murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Critchf. Sierra Lodgepole Pine (Oth)

Adoxaceae

Sambucus racemosa L. racemosa. Red Elderberry (Oth)

Apiaceae

Cymopterus terebinthinus (Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray californicus (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Jeps. (Oth)

Ligusticum grayi J. M. Coult. & Rose. Gray's Licorice-Root (Oth)

Podistera nevadensis (A. Gray) S. Watson. (Oth)

Sphenosciadium capitellatum A. Gray. (Oth)

Asteraceae

Ageratina occidentalis (Hook.) R. M. King & H. Rob. Western Snakeroot (Oth)

Eurybia (Nutt.) G. L. Nesom. Thickstem Aster (Oth)

Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene. Tundra Aster (Oth)

Sphaeromeria cana (D. C. Eaton) A. Heller. Gray Chickensage (Oth)

Anthemideae

Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow (Oth)

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. incompta (Nutt.) D. D. Keck. White Sagebrush (Oth)

Artemisia rothrockii A. Gray. Timberline Sagebrush (Oth)

Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush (Oth)

Astereae

Pentachaetinae

Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G. L. Nesom. Whitestem Goldenbush (Oth)

Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird speciosa (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird. Rubber Rabbitbush (Oth)

Ericameria parryi (A. Gray) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird (A. Nelson & P. B. Kenn.) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird monocephala (A. Nelson & P. B. Kenn.) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird. One-Headed Rabbitbrush (Oth)

Conyzinae

Erigeron compactus S. F. Blake. Cushion Daisy (Oth)

Erigeron compositus Pursh. Cutleaf Daisy (Oth)

Erigeron lonchophyllus Hook. Short Ray Fleabane (Oth)

Erigeron pygmaeus (A. Gray) Greene. Pygmy Fleabane (Oth)

Machaerantherinae

Pyrrocoma apargioides (A. Gray) Greene. Alpine Flames (Oth)

Symphyotrichinae

Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G. L. Nesom. Western Mountain Aster (Oth)

Chaenactideae

Chaenactis Sharsm. Southern Sierra Pincushion (Oth)

Cichorieae

Microseridinae

Microseris nuttans (Hook.) Sch. Bip. Nodding Microceris (Oth)

Gnaphalieae

Antennaria corymbosa E. E. Nelson. (Oth)

Antennaria media Greene. Rocky Mountain Pussytoes (Oth)

Antennaria rosea Greene. Rosy Pussytoes (Oth)

Madieae

Arnicinae

Arnica L. Leopardbane (Oth)

Arnica longifolia D. C. Eaton. Spear-Leaf Leopardbane (Oth)

Arnica nevadensis A. Gray. Sierran Leopardbane (Oth)

Madiinae

Raillardella argentea (A. Gray) A. Gray. Silky Raillardella (Oth)

Raillardella scaposa (A. Gray) A. Gray. Stem Raillardella (Oth)

Senecioneae

Packera pauciflora (Pursh) Á. Löve & D. Löve. Alpine Groundsel (Oth)

Packera subnuda Trock & T. M. Barkley. (Oth)

Packera subnuda Trock & T. M. Barkley subnuda. Alpine Meadow Butterweed (Oth)

Packera werneriifolia (A. Gray) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve. Hoary Groundsel (Oth)

Senecio L. Ragwort (Oth)

Senecio integerrimus Nutt. exaltatus (Nutt.) Cronquist. Columbia Ragwort (Oth)

Senecio scorzonella Greene. Sierra Ragwort (Oth)

Boraginaceae

Cryptantha affinis Greene. (Oth)

Hackelia micrantha (Eastw.) J. L. Gentry. Jessica Sticktight (Oth)

Hackelia nervosa (Kellogg) I. M. Johnst. Sierra stickseed (Oth)

Plagiobothrys stipitatus (Greene) I. M. Johnst. micranthus (Piper) I. M. Johnst. Stalked Popcornflower (Oth)

Brassicaceae

Barbarea orthoceras Ledeb. American Yellowrocket (Oth)

Boechera lemmonii (S. Watson) W. A. Weber. Lemmon's Rockcress (Oth)

Descurainia californica (A. Gray) O. E. Schulz. Sierra Tansymustard (Oth)

Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene perenne (Coville) R. J. Davis. Sanddune Wallflower (Oth)

Caryophyllaceae

Eremogone kingii (S. Watson) Ikonn. glabrescens (S. Watson) Dorn. King's Sandwort (Oth)

Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. Nuttall's Sandwort (Oth)

Minuartia nuttallii Pax gracilis B. L. Rob. Nuttall's Sandwort (Oth)

Crassulaceae

Rhodiola integrifolia Raf. integrifolia. Ledge Stonecrop (Oth)

Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Spearleaf Stonecrop (Oth)

Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos nevadensis A. Gray. Pinemat Manzanita (Oth)

Gaultheria humifusa (Graham) Rydb. Alpine Spicywintergreen (Oth)

Fabaceae

Astragalus purshii Hook. lectulus (S. Watson) M. E. Jones. Woolypod Milkvetch (Oth)

Lupinus lepidus Douglas ex Lindl. lobbii (S. Watson) C. L. Hitchc. Lobb's Tidy Lupine (Oth)

Lupinus lepidus Douglas ex Lindl. sellulus (Kellogg) Barneby. Donner Lake Lupine (Oth)

Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. burkei (S. Watson) C. L. Hitchc. Largeleaf Lupine (Oth)

Trifolium monanthum A. Gray monanthum. Mountain Carpet Clover (Oth)

Gentianaceae

Gentiana newberryi A. Gray. Alpine Gentian (Oth)

Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner acuta (Michx.) J. M. Gillett. Autumn Dwarf Gentian (Oth)

Gentianopsis holopetala (A. Gray) H. H. Iltis. Sierra Fringed Gentian (Oth)

Grossulariaceae

Ribes montigenum McClatchie. Gooseberry Currant (Oth)

Montiaceae

Claytonia lanceolata Pallas ex Pursh. Lanceleaf Springbeauty (Oth)

Lewisia pygmea (A. Gray) B. L. Rob. Alpine Lewisia (Oth)

Lewisia triphylla (S. Watson) B. L. Rob. Three-leaf Lewisia (Oth)

Onagraceae

Epilobium anagallidifolium Lam. Pimpernel Willowherb (Oth)

Epilobium glaberrimum Barbey fastigiatum (Nutt.) Hoch & P. H. Raven. Glaucus Willowherb (Oth)

Epilobium hornemannii Rchb. hornemannii. Hornemann's Willowherb (Oth)

Epilobium obcordatum A. Gray. Rockfringe (Oth)

Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & A. Gray parviflorum H. Lewis & Szweyk. Spreading Groundsmoke (Oth)

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja applegatei Fernald pallida (Eastw.) Chuang & Heckard. Wavy-Leaf Indian Paintbrush (Oth)

Castilleja lemmonii A. Gray. Lemmon's Indian Paintbrush (Oth)

Castilleja miniata Hook. miniata. Giant Red Indian Paintbrush (Oth)

Castilleja nana Eastw. Dwarf Alpine Indian Paintbrush (Oth)

Orobanche uniflora L. Naked Broomrape (Oth)

Pedicularis attollens A. Gray. Little Elephant's Head (Oth)

Parnassiaceae

Parnassia palustris L. California Grass of Parnassus (Oth)

Phrymaceae

Erythranthe suksdorfii (A. Gray) N.S. Fraga. Suksdorf's monkeyflower (Oth)

Erythranthe tilingii (Regel) G.L. Nesom. Tiling's Monkeyflower (Oth)

Mimulus primuloides Benth. Primrose Monkey Flower (Oth)

Mimulus suksdorfii A. Gray. Suksdorf's monkeyflower (Oth)

Plantaginaceae

Collinsia parviflora Lindl. Maiden Blue-eyed Mary (Oth)

Penstemon heterodoxus A. Gray. Sierra Beardtongue (Oth)

Penstemon heterodoxus A. Gray heterodoxus. Sierra Beardtongue (Oth)

Penstemon rydbergii A. Nelson oreocharis (Greene) N. H. Holmgren. Rydberg's Penstemon (Oth)

Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes. American Alpine Speedwell (Oth)

Polemoniaceae

Leptosiphon ciliatus (Benth.) Jeps. Whiskerbrush (Oth)

Leptosiphon harknessii (Curran) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson. Harkness' Flaxflower (Oth)

Linanthus pungens (Torr.) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson. Granite Prickly Phlox (Oth)

Navarretia leptalea (A. Gray) L. A. Johnson bicolor (H. Mason & A. D. Grant ) L. A .Johnson. Bridges' Gilia (Oth)

Phlox caespitosa Nutt. Tufted Phlox (Oth)

Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. (Oth)

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum incanum Torr. & A. Gray. Frosted Buckwheat (Oth)

Eriogonum lobbii Torr. & A. Gray. Lobb's Buckwheat (Oth)

Eriogonum nudum Douglas ex Benth. deductum (Greene) Jeps. Naked Buckwheat (Oth)

Eriogonum nudum Douglas ex Benth. scapigerum (Eastw.) Jeps. Naked Buckwheat (Oth)

Eriogonum spergulinum A. Gray reddingianum (M. E. Jones) J. T. Howell. Redding Buckwheat (Oth)

Polygonum douglasii Greene douglasii. Douglas Knotweed (Oth)

Polygonum minimum S. Watson. Broadleaf Knotweed (Oth)

Polygonum polygaloides Meisn. kelloggii (Greene) J. C. Hickman. Kellogg's Knotweed (Oth)

Polygonum shastense A. Gray. Shasta Knotweed (Oth)

Rumex paucifolius S. Watson. Alpine Sheep Sorrel (Oth)

Primulaceae

Dodecatheon alpinum (A. Gray) Greene. Alpine Shootingstar (Oth)

Ranunculaceae

Aconitum columbianum Nutt. Columbian Monkshood (Oth)

Aquilegia pubescens Coville. Sierra Columbine (Oth)

Delphinium glaucum S. Watson. Sierra Larkspur (Oth)

Ranunculus alismifolius. Plaintainleaf Buttercup (Oth)

Ranunculus alismifolius Benth. alismellus A. Gray. Plaintainleaf Buttercup (Oth)

Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schltdl. Eschscholtz's Buttercup (Oth)

Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex A. Gray. Fendler's Meadow Rue (Oth)

Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex A. Gray fendleri. Fendler's Meadow Rue (Oth)

Rosaceae

Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. Ocean Spray (Oth)

Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. discolor. Ocean Spray (Oth)

Ivesia lycopodioides A. Gray megalopetala (Rydb.) D. D. Keck. Clubmoss Mousetail (Oth)

Potentilla breweri S. Watson. (Oth)

Potentilla bruceae Rydb. (Oth)

Potentilla glaucophylla Lehm. glaucophylla. Blue Leaf Cinquefoil (Oth)

Potentilla pseudosericea Rydb. Silky Cinquefoil (Oth)

Rosa woodsii Lindl. ultramontana (S. Watson) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde. Mountain Rose (Oth)

Rubiaceae

Galium bifolium S. Watson. Twinleaf Bedstraw (Oth)

Kelloggia galioides Torr. Milk Kelloggia (Oth)

Salicaceae

Salix arctica Pall. Arctic Willow (Oth)

Salix eastwoodiae A. Heller. (Oth)

Salix orestera C. K. Schneid. Sierra Willow (Oth)

Salix planifolia Pursh. Diamond-Leaf Willow (Oth)

Saxifragaceae

Heuchera rubescens Torr. alpicola Jeps. Pink Alumroot (Oth)

Saxifraga aprica Greene. Sierra Saxifrage (Oth)

Saxifraga bryophora A. Gray. Bud Saxifrage (Oth)

Saxifraga odontoloma Piper. Brook Saxifrage (Oth)

Saxifraga tolmiei Torr. & A. Gray. Tolmie's Saxifrage (Oth)

Alliaceae

Allium obtusum Lemmon. Red Sierra Onion (Oth)

Cyperaceae

Carex breweri Boott. Brewer's Sedge (Oth)

Carex congdonii L. H. Bailey. Congdon's sedge (Oth)

Carex filifolia Nutt. erostrata Kük. (Oth)

Carex fissuricola Mack. Cleft Sedge (Oth)

Carex helleri Mack. Heller's Sedge (Oth)

Carex heteroneura W. Boott heteroneura. Different-Nerve Sedge (Oth)

Carex illota L. H. Bailey. Sheep Sedge (Oth)

Carex microptera Mack. Smallwing Sedge (Oth)

Carex multicostata Mack. Manyrib Sedge (Oth)

Carex raynoldsii Dewey. Raynold's Sedge (Oth)

Carex scopulorum T. Holm. bracteosa (L. H. Bailey) F. Herm. Mountain Sedge (Oth)

Carex spectabilis Dewey. Showy Sedge (Oth)

Carex straminiformis L. H. Bailey. Shasta Sedge (Oth)

Carex subfusca W. Boott. Brown Sedge (Oth)

Carex subnigricans Stacey. Nearly-Black Sedge (Oth)

Carex utriculata Boott. Beaked Sedge (Oth)

Eleocharis quinqueflora (Hartmann) O. Schwarz. Fewflower Spikerush (Oth)

Trichophorum clementis (M. E. Jones) S. G. Sm. Yosemite Bulrush (Oth)

Juncaceae

Juncus parryi Engelm. Parry's Rush (Oth)

Luzula comosa E. Mey. Pacific Woodrush (Oth)

Luzula divaricata S. Watson. Forked Woodrush (Oth)

Luzula orestera Sharsm. Sierra Woodrush (Oth)

Luzula subcongesta (S. Watson) Jeps. Donner Woodrush (Oth)

Liliaceae

Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. f. Smokey Mariposa (Oth)

Orchidaceae

Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer. Sierra Bog Orchid (Oth)

Spiranthes porrifolia Lindl. Creamy Lady's Tresses (Oth)

Poaceae

Aveneae

Agrostis humilis Vasey. Alpine Bentgrass (Oth)

Agrostis scabra Willd. Rough Bentgrass (Oth)

Agrostis variabilis Rydb. (Oth)

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. Bluejoint (Oth)

Calamagrostis muiriana B. L. Wilson & Sami Gray. (Oth)

Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler inexpansa (A. Gray) C. W. Greene. Northern Reedgrass (Oth)

Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. cespitosa. (Oth)

Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro. Slender Hairgrass (Oth)

Phleum alpinum L. Alpine Timothy (Oth)

Trisetum spicatum (L.) K. Richt. Spike Trisetum (Oth)

Bromeae

Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. carinatus. California Brome (Oth)

Bromus suksdorfii Vasey. Suksdorf's Brome (Oth)

Danthonieae

Danthonia intermedia Vasey. Timber Oatgrass (Oth)

Danthonia unispicata (Thurb.) Macoun. Onespike Danthonia (Oth)

Eragrostideae

Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Watson) Rydb. Pullup Muhly (Oth)

Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly (Oth)

Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. Mat Muhly (Oth)

Meliceae

Melica bulbosa Geyer. Oniongrass (Oth)

Melica stricta Bol. Rock Melicgrass (Oth)

Poeae

Festuca saximontana Rydb. Rocky Mountain Fescue (Oth)

Poa cusickii Vasey epilis (Scribn.) W. A. Weber. Cusick's Bluegrass (Oth)

Poa secunda J. Presl secunda. Sandberg Bluegrass. (Oth)

Torreyochloa erecta (Hitchc.) G. L. Church. Spiked False Mannagrass (Oth)

Torreyochloa pallida (J. Presl) G. L. Church pauciflora (J. Presl) J. I Davis. Pale False Mannagrass (Oth)

Stipeae

Stipa kingii Bol. Sierra False Needlegrass (Oth)

Stipa lemmonii (Vasey) Scribn. (Oth)

Stipa nelsonii Scribn. dorei (Barkworth & J. R. Maze) Dorn. Mountain Needlegrass (Oth)

Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson californica (Merr. & Davy) C. L. Hitchc. California Needlegrass (Oth)

Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson occidentalis. Western Needlegrass (Oth)

Triticeae

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. Squirreltail Grass (Oth)

Elymus sierrae Gould. (Oth)

Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass (Oth)

Ruscaceae

Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link. Starry False Lily of the Valley (Oth)

Themidaceae

Triteleia ixioides (S. Watson) Greene anilina (Greene) L. W. Lenz. Pretty Face (Oth)

Triteleia montana Hoover. Sierra Triteleia (Oth)

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Date and time this article was prepared:5:43:32 PM, 4/14/2024.