| Symbols |
Scientific
name |
Common
name |
Where
found |
| Ranunculaceae
- Buttercup Family |
| NPF |
Aquilegia
formosa Fisch. |
Red
columbine |
Webb
Springs |
| IAF |
Ceratocephala
testiculata (Crantz) Roth. |
Bur
buttercup |
common
in disturbed areas throughout site |
| NPCv |
Clematis
linguisticifolia Nutt. |
Virgin's
bower |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPF |
Delphinium
andersonii Gray |
Desert
larkspur |
Webb
Springs, Big Lost River, Middle Butte |
| NPF |
Delphinium
nuttallianum Pritz.
var. nuttallianum |
Upland
larkspur |
west
foothills |
| NPF |
Ranunculus
andersonii Gray |
Anderson
buttercup |
East
Butte |
| NPF |
Ranunculus
aquatilis L.
var. capillaceus (Thuil.)
D.C. |
Water
crowfoot |
(see
R. trichophyllus var. trichophyllus) |
| NPF |
Ranunculus
cymbalaria Pursh |
Shore
buttercup |
Big
Lost River |
| NPF |
Ranunculus
glaberrimus Hook.
var. ellipticus Greene |
Sagebrush
buttercup |
scattered
throughout site with sagebrush |
| NPF |
Ranunculus
macounii Britt.
var. macounii |
Macoun's
buttercup |
Birch
Creek |
| IAF |
Ranunculus
testiculatus Crantz. |
Bur
buttercup |
(see
Ceratocephala testiculata) |
| NPF |
Ranunculus
trichophyllus Chaix
var. trichophyllus |
Water
crowfoot |
Big
Lost River |
| Rhamnaceae
- Buckthorn Family |
| NPS |
Ceanothus
veluntinus Dougl.
ssp. veluntinus
var.
veluntinus |
Snowbrush,
Mountain laurel |
buttes |
| Rosaceae
- Rose Family |
| NPS |
Amelanchier
alnifolia Nutt.
var. alnifolia |
Western
serviceberry |
East
Butte |
| NPF |
Amelanchier
utahensis Koehne |
Utah
serviceberry |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPF |
Argentina
anserina (L.) Rydb. |
Common
silverweed |
Big
Lost River, spreading area |
| NPS |
Cercocarpus
ledifolius Nutt.
var. intercedens Scheid. |
Curl-leaf
mountain-mahogany |
west
foothills |
| NPS |
Chamaebatiaria
millefolium (Torr.) Maxim. |
Fern-brush,
Desert-sweet |
crevices
in lava south end of site |
| NPF |
Geum
macrophyllum Willd.
var. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup |
Large-leaved
avens |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPS |
Holodiscus
dumosus (Hook.) Heller
var. dumosus |
Ocean
spray |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPF |
Petrophytum
caespitosum (Nutt.) Rydb. |
Rocky
Mountain rockmat |
west
foot hills on rocks |
| NPS |
Physocarpus
alternans (M. E. Jones) J. T. Howell |
Ninebark |
west
foothills |
| NPF |
Potentilla
anserina L. |
Common
silverweed |
(see
Argentina anserina) |
| NBF |
Potentilla
biennis Greene |
Biennial
cinquefoil |
Big
Lost River |
| NPF |
Potentilla
glandulosa Lindl.
var. pseudorupestris (Rydb.)
Breit. |
Sticky
cinquefoil, Gland cinquefoil |
Webb
Springs |
| NPS |
Prunus
virginiana L.
var. melanocarpa (Nels.) Sarg. |
Common
chokecherry |
buttes |
| NPS |
Purshia
tridentata (Pursh) D.C. |
Bitterbrush,
Antelope-brush |
lava
flows southern end of site, lower portions of
buttes |
| NPS |
Rosa
woodsii Lindl.
var. woodsii |
Wood's
rose |
Big
Lost River, Big Southern Butte, roadside east of
Hwy 20/26 junction |
| NPS |
Rubus
idaeus L.
ssp. strigosus (Michx.) Focke |
Red
raspberry |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPS |
Rubus
idaeus L.
var. gracilipes Jones |
Red
raspberry |
(see
R. idaeus ssp. strigosus) |
| Rubiaceae
- Madder Family |
| NAF |
Galium
bifolium Wats. |
Thinleaf
bedstraw, Low mountain bedstraw |
Webb
Springs, west foothills |
| NPF |
Galium
multiflorum |
Shrubby
bedstraw
(now no varietal status) |
Big
Southern Butte |
| Salicaceae
- Willow Family |
| NPT |
Populus
angustifolia James |
Narrow-leaved
cottonwood |
Big
Lost River, Birch Creek |
| NPT |
Populus
tremuloides Michx. |
Quaking
aspen |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPT |
Populus
trichocarpa T. & G. |
Black
cottonwood |
Birch
Creek |
| NPS |
Salix
exigua Nutt.
ssp. exigua
var.
exigua |
Slender
willow, Coyote willow |
Big
Lost River, center of site on moist areas |
| NPS |
Salix
exigua Nutt.
ssp. exigua
var.
stenophylla (Rydb.) Schneid. |
Slender-leaf
willow |
Birch
Creek |
| NPS |
Salix
lasiandra Benth. |
Whiplash
willow |
(see
S. lucida ssp. lasinadra) |
| NPS |
Salix
lucida Muhl.
ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E.
Murr. |
Whiplash
willow |
Birch
Creek |
| NPS |
Salix
lutea Nutt. |
Watson
willow |
Birch
Creek, west foothills |
| NPS |
Salix
rigida Muhl.
var. watsonii (Bebb) Cronq. |
Watson
willow |
(see
S. luteo Nutt.) |
| NPS |
Salix
scouleriana Barratt |
Scouler's
willow |
Webb
Springs |
| Santalaceae
- Sandalwood Family |
| NPF |
Comandra
umbellata (L.) Nutt.
ssp. pallida (D.C.) Jones |
Pale
bastard toad-flax, Bastard toad-flax |
scattered
throughout site with sagebrush |
| Saxifragaceae
-Saxifrage Family |
| NPF |
Heuchera
parvifolia Nutt.
var. utahensis (Rydb.)
Garrett |
Small-leaved
alumroot, Common alumroot |
buttes
and west foothills |
| NPF |
Lithophragma
bulbifera Rydb. |
Star
flower |
(see
L. glabra) |
| NPF |
Lithophragma
glabra Nutt. |
Star
flower |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPF |
Litophragma
parviflora (Hook.) Nutt. |
Star
flower |
Big
Southern Butte |
| Scrophulariaceae
- Figwort Family |
| NPF |
Castilleja
angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don.
var. angustifolia |
Northwest
paintbrush, Desert paintbrush |
common,
scattered throughout site |
| NPF |
Castilleja
inverta (Nels. & Macbr.) Pennell &
Ownbey |
Pale
paintbrush |
(see
C. pallescens var. inverta) |
| NPF |
Castilleja
miniata Dougl. |
Scarlet
paintbrush |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPF |
Castilleja
pallescens (A. Gray) Greenm.
var. inverta (Nels. &
Macbr.) Edwin |
Pale
paintbrush |
buttes |
| NAF |
Collinsia
parviflora Lindl. |
Blue-eyed
mary, Small-flowered blue-eyed mary |
buttes |
| NAF |
Cordylanthus
ramosus Nutt. |
Bushy
birdbeak |
scattered
throughout site |
| NAF |
Limosella
aquatica L. |
Mudwort |
Big
Lost River |
| IPF |
Linaria
dalmatica (L.) Mill. |
Dalmation
toadflax |
road
near Birch Creek |
| IPF |
Linaria
vulgaris Hill |
Butter-and-eggs |
road
near Birch Creek |
| NAF |
Mimulus
breviflorus Piper |
Short-flowered
monkey-flower |
west
foothills, Big Southern Butte |
| NAF |
Mimulus
nanus H. and A
ssp. nanus
var. nanus |
Purple
monkey-flower |
uncommon,
southern area of site near Ryegrass Flat |
| NPF |
Penstemon
cyaneus Pennell |
Dark-blue
penstemon |
west
foothills, spreading area and very common on Big
Southern Butte |
| NPF |
Penstemon
deustus Dougl.
var. deustus |
Hot-rock
penstemon |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPF |
Penstemon
eriantherus Prush
var. redactus Pennell
& Keck |
Fuzzytongue
penstemon |
Big
Southern Butte, west foothills |
| NPF |
Penstemon
humilis Nutt.
ssp. humilis
var. humilis |
Low
penstemon |
west
foothills, Big Southern Butte |
| IPF |
Penstemon
palmeri Gray |
Palmer's
penstemon |
commonly
planted along roadsides, Lincoln Road |
| NPF |
Penstemon
pumilus Nutt. |
Dwarf
penstemon |
west
foothills, Reno point |
| NPF |
Penstemon
radicosus A. Nels |
Matroot
penstemon |
Big
Southern Butte |
| IPF |
Verbascum
thapsus L. |
Common
mullein, Hairy mullein |
scattered
along roadsides |
| NPF |
Veronic
americana Schwein. |
American
brooklime, Speedwell |
Webb
Springs, Birch Creek, Big Lost River |
| IPF |
Veronic
anagallis-aquatica L. |
Water
speedwell |
Big
Lost River |
| NAF |
Veronic
peregrina L.
ssp. xalapensis (H. B.
K.) St. John & Warren |
Purslane
speedwell |
Big
Lost River |
| Solanaceae
- Nightshade Family |
| IPF |
Hyoscyamus
niger L. |
Black
henbane, Hog's bean, Fetid nightshade, Insane
root |
Birch
Creek |
| NAF |
Nicotiana
attenuata Torr. |
Coyote
tobacco |
Big
Lost River, Webb Springs |
| IPF |
Solanum
dulcamara L. |
Bittersweet,
Climbing nightshade, Poison berry |
Birch
Creek |
| NAF |
Solanum
triflorum Nutt. |
Cut-leaved
nightshade |
west
foothills, spreading area |
| Typhaceae
- Cattail Family |
| NPF |
Typha
latifolia L. |
Common
cattail |
Webb
Springs, sinks, outflow channels from facilities |
| Umbelliferae
- Parsley Family (see Apiaceae) |
| |
| Urticaceae
- Nettle Family |
| NAF |
Parietaria
pensylvanica Muhl. |
Pellitory |
Birch
Creek |
| IPF |
Urtica
dioica L.
ssp. dioica |
Stinging
nettle |
Birch
Creek, Big Lost River, Webb Springs |
| Verbenaceae
- Verbena Family |
| NPF |
Verbena
bracteata Lag. and Rodr. |
Bracted
verbena |
Big
Lost River, Birch Creek, spreading area |
| Violaceae
- Violet Family |
| NPF |
Viola
nuttallii Pursh.
var. vallicola (Nels.)
Hitchc. |
Valley
yellow violet |
(see
V. vallicola var. vallicola) |
| NPF |
Viola
purpurea Kell.
ssp. venosa (Wats.)
Brain. |
Goosefoot
violet, Purplish violet |
buttes |
| NPF |
Viola
vallicola A. Nels.
var. vallicola |
Valley
yellow violet |
Big
Southern Butte |
