Rare Plant Atlas

DISCLAIMER: Much new information on locations, biology, and conservation status Nevada's rare plants has accumulated since June of 2001, and many rare plant species have been added to our tracking lists. Until this Atlas can be updated, it should be used only as a general guide to the geographic distribution and status of rare plants in Nevada. For the most current information on Nevada's rare plants, see our tracking lists of at-risk species.  There are no printed copies of the Atlas available.


This index lists all plant taxa on the Nevada Natural Heritage Program's at-risk and watch lists as of 8 August 2001, whether or not included in the current Nevada Rare Plant Atlas. Atlas fact sheets and maps are available and linked for over 80% of these taxa. PLEASE NOTE THAT INFORMATION FOR SOME SPECIES MAY BE INCOMPLETE OR OUT OF DATE. Please read the atlas text sections for further information on the sources and limitations of the data represented on the maps and fact sheets, and for general references cited only in brief in the fact sheets.

 

 
NEVADA RARE PLANT

ATLAS

(text sections or maps and fact sheets)

compiled by the

Nevada Natural Heritage Program
Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Carson City, Nevada, U.S.A.

 

and edited by

James D. Morefield
Botanist

 June, 2001

 for the

U.S. Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
Portland, Oregon
and Reno, Nevada

with funds provided under
Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act

Grant EP-3-12

  Scientific Name Common Name Family
  Abronia nana ssp. covillei Coville abronia Nyctaginaceae
  Agastache cusickii Cusick hyssop Lamiaceae
  Agave utahensis var. eborispina ivory-spined agave Agavaceae
  Agave utahensis var. nevadensis Clark Mountain agave Agavaceae
map sheet Angelica scabrida rough angelica Apiaceae
map sheet Antennaria arcuata meadow pussytoes Asteraceae
map sheet Antennaria soliceps Charleston pussytoes Asteraceae
map sheet Arabis bodiensis Bodie Hills rockcress Brassicaceae
  Arabis dispar pinyon rockcress Brassicaceae
map sheet Arabis falcatoria Grouse Creek rockcress Brassicaceae
map sheet Arabis falcifructa Elko rockcress Brassicaceae
  Arabis fernaldiana var. fernaldiana Fernald rockcress Brassicaceae
  Arabis fernaldiana var. stylosa Fernald rockcress Brassicaceae
map sheet Arabis ophira Ophir rockcress Brassicaceae
map sheet Arabis pinzliae Pinzl rockcress Brassicaceae
map sheet Arabis rectissima var. simulans Washoe tall rockcress Brassicaceae
map sheet Arabis rigidissima var. demota Galena Creek rockcress Brassicaceae
map sheet Arabis shockleyi Shockley rockcress Brassicaceae
map sheet Arabis tiehmii Tiehm rockcress Brassicaceae
map sheet Arctomecon californica Las Vegas bearpoppy Papaveraceae
map sheet Arctomecon merriamii white bearpoppy Papaveraceae
  Arenaria congesta var. charlestonensis Mount Charleston sandwort Caryophyllaceae
  Arenaria congesta var. wheelerensis Mount Wheeler sandwort Caryophyllaceae
map sheet Arenaria kingii ssp. rosea rosy King sandwort Caryophyllaceae
map sheet Arenaria stenomeres Meadow Valley sandwort Caryophyllaceae
map sheet Artemisia packardiae Packard mugwort Asteraceae
map sheet Artemisia papposa Owyhee sagebrush Asteraceae
map sheet Asclepias eastwoodiana Eastwood milkweed Asclepiadaceae
map sheet Aspicilia fruticulosa rim lichen Hymeneliaceae
map sheet Astragalus ackermanii Ackerman milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus aequalis Clokey milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus amphioxys var. musimonum Sheep Mountain milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus anserinus Goose Creek milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus beatleyae Beatley milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus callithrix Callaway milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus calycosus var. monophyllidius one-leaflet Torrey milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus cimae var. cimae Cima milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus convallarius var. finitimus Pine Valley milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus convallarius var. margaretiae Margaret rushy milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus diversifolius meadow milkvetch Fabaceae
  Astragalus ensiformis var. gracilior Veyo milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus eurylobus Needle Mountains milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus funereus black woollypod Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus threecorner milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus gilmanii Gilman milkvetch Fabaceae
  Astragalus inyoensis Inyo milkvetch Fabaceae
  Astragalus jejunus var. jejunus starveling milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus johannis-howellii Long Valley milkvetch Fabaceae
  Astragalus lemmonii Lemmon milkvetch Fabaceae
  Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis Kern Plateau milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus lentiginosus var. latus broad-pod freckled milkvetch Fabaceae
  Astragalus lentiginosus var. scorpionis scorpion milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus lentiginosus var. sesquimetralis Sodaville milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus halfring milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus mohavensis var. mohavensis Mojave milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus mokiacensis Mokiak milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus nyensis Nye milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus Clokey eggvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus oophorus var. lavinii Lavin eggvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus oophorus var. lonchocalyx long-calyx eggvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus phoenix Ash Meadows milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus porrectus Lahontan milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus pseudiodanthus Tonopah milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus pterocarpus winged milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus pulsiferae var. pulsiferae Pulsifer milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus pulsiferae var. suksdorfii Suksdorf milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus remotus Spring Mountains milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus robbinsii var. occidentalis Lamoille Canyon milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus serenoi var. sordescens squalid milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus solitarius lonesome milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus tiehmii Tiehm milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus toquimanus Toquima milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus uncialis Currant milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Astragalus yoder-williamsii Osgood Mountains milkvetch Fabaceae
map sheet Botrychium ascendens upswept moonwort Ophioglossaceae
map sheet Botrychium crenulatum dainty moonwort Ophioglossaceae
  Calochortus leichtlinii Leichtlin mariposa lily Liliaceae
map sheet Calochortus striatus alkali mariposa lily Liliaceae
map sheet Camissonia megalantha Cane Spring suncup Onagraceae
map sheet Camissonia nevadensis Nevada suncup Onagraceae
map sheet Castilleja martinii var. clokeyi Clokey paintbrush Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Castilleja salsuginosa Monte Neva paintbrush Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Caulanthus barnebyi Barneby stemflower Brassicaceae
map sheet Centaurium namophilum spring-loving centaury Gentianaceae
map sheet Chrysothamnus eremobius remote rabbitbrush Asteraceae
map sheet Cirsium clokeyi Clokey thistle Asteraceae
map sheet Cirsium virginense Virgin River thistle Asteraceae
map sheet Collomia renacta Barren Valley collomia Polemoniaceae
map sheet Cordylanthus tecopensis Tecopa birdsbeak Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Crossidium seriatum seriate crossidium Pottiaceae
map sheet Cryptantha insolita unusual catseye Boraginaceae
map sheet Cryptantha schoolcraftii Schoolcraft catseye Boraginaceae
map sheet Cryptantha tumulosa New York Mountains catseye Boraginaceae
map sheet Cryptantha welshii White River catseye Boraginaceae
map sheet Cusickiella quadricostata Bodie Hills draba Brassicaceae
map sheet Cymopterus basalticus intermountain wavewing Apiaceae
map sheet Cymopterus cinerarius gray wavewing Apiaceae
map sheet Cymopterus goodrichii Goodrich biscuitroot Apiaceae
  Cymopterus nivalis snow wavewing Apiaceae
map sheet Cymopterus ripleyi var. ripleyi Ripley biscuitroot Apiaceae
map sheet Cymopterus ripleyi var. saniculoides sanicle biscuitroot Apiaceae
map sheet Didymodon nevadensis Gold Butte moss Pottiaceae
map sheet Draba arida desert whitlowgrass Brassicaceae
map sheet Draba asterophora var. asterophora Tahoe draba Brassicaceae
map sheet Draba brachystylis Wasatch draba Brassicaceae
map sheet Draba californica California draba Brassicaceae
map sheet Draba cusickii var. pedicellata stalked Cusick whitlowgrass Brassicaceae
map sheet Draba jaegeri Jaeger whitlowgrass Brassicaceae
map sheet Draba oreibata var. serpentina Snake Range whitlowgrass Brassicaceae
map sheet Draba paucifructa Charleston draba Brassicaceae
map sheet Draba pennellii Pennell draba Brassicaceae
  Draba sphaeroides Elko whitlowgrass Brassicaceae
map sheet Draba subumbellata White Mountains cushion draba Brassicaceae
map sheet Dudleya pulverulenta chalk liveforever Crassulaceae
map sheet Elodea nevadensis Nevada waterweed Hydrocharitaceae
map sheet Enceliopsis argophylla silverleaf sunray Asteraceae
map sheet Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata Ash Meadows sunray Asteraceae
map sheet Entosthodon planoconvexus planoconvex entosthodon Funariaceae
  Ephedra funerea Death Valley mormon tea Ephedraceae
map sheet Epilobium nevadense Nevada willowherb Onagraceae
map sheet Ericameria cervina Antelope Canyon goldenbush Asteraceae
map sheet Ericameria compacta Charleston goldenbush Asteraceae
map sheet Ericameria watsonii Watson goldenbush Asteraceae
map sheet Erigeron latus broad fleabane Asteraceae
map sheet Erigeron ovinus sheep fleabane Asteraceae
map sheet Erigeron uncialis var. conjugans inch high fleabane Asteraceae
map sheet Erigeron uncialis var. uncialis limestone daisy Asteraceae
map sheet Eriogonum ampullaceum Mono buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum anemophilum windloving buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum argophyllum Sulphur Springs buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum beatleyae Beatley buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum bifurcatum Pahrump Valley buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum concinnum Darin buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum contiguum Amargosa buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum corymbosum var. nilesii Las Vegas buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum crosbyae Crosby buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum darrovii Darrow buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum esmeraldense var. toiyabense Toiyabe buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum heermannii var. clokeyi Clokey buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum holmgrenii Holmgren buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum lemmonii Lemmon buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum lewisii Lewis buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum ovalifolium var. caelestinum heavenly buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae Steamboat buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum phoeniceum scarlet buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum prociduum prostrate buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum robustum altered andesite buckwheat Polygonaceae
  Eriogonum rubricaule Lahontan Basin buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum sp. Churchill Narrows buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum tiehmii Tiehm buckwheat Polygonaceae
map sheet Eriogonum viscidulum sticky buckwheat Polygonaceae
  Eustoma exaltatum catchfly gentian Gentianaceae
  Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei Mojave barrel cactus Cactaceae
map sheet Frasera gypsicola Sunnyside green gentian Gentianaceae
map sheet Frasera pahutensis Pahute green gentian Gentianaceae
map sheet Galium hilendiae ssp. kingstonense Kingston Mountains bedstraw Rubiaceae
map sheet Gilia heterostyla Cochrane gilia Polemoniaceae
map sheet Gilia nyensis Nye gilia Polemoniaceae
map sheet Gilia ripleyi Ripley gilia Polemoniaceae
map sheet Glossopetalon clokeyi Clokey greasebush Crossosomataceae
map sheet Glossopetalon pungens var. glabrum smooth dwarf greasebush Crossosomataceae
map sheet Glossopetalon pungens var. pungens rough dwarf greasebush Crossosomataceae
map sheet Grimmia americana American grimmia Grimmiaceae
map sheet Grindelia fraxinopratensis Ash Meadows gumplant Asteraceae
map sheet Hackelia cusickii Cusick stickseed Boraginaceae
map sheet Hackelia ophiobia rattlesnake stickseed Boraginaceae
  Hackelia sharsmithii Sierran forget-me-not Boraginaceae
map sheet Helianthus deserticola desert sunflower Asteraceae
map sheet Hulsea vestita ssp. inyoensis Inyo hulsea Asteraceae
map sheet Ionactis caelestis Red Rock Canyon aster Asteraceae
map sheet Ipomopsis congesta var. nevadensis Toiyabe gilia Polemoniaceae
map sheet Ivesia aperta var. aperta Sierra Valley ivesia Rosaceae
map sheet Ivesia arizonica var. saxosa rock purpusia Rosaceae
map sheet Ivesia cryptocaulis hidden ivesia Rosaceae
map sheet Ivesia jaegeri Jaeger ivesia Rosaceae
map sheet Ivesia kingii var. eremica Ash Meadows ivesia Rosaceae
map sheet Ivesia pityocharis Pine Nut Mountains ivesia Rosaceae
map sheet Ivesia rhypara var. rhypara grimy ivesia Rosaceae
map sheet Ivesia webberi Webber ivesia Rosaceae
map sheet Jamesia tetrapetala waxflower Hydrangeaceae
map sheet Lathyrus grimesii Grimes vetchling Fabaceae
map sheet Lathyrus hitchcockianus Bullfrog Hills sweetpea Fabaceae
map sheet Lepidium davisii Davis peppergrass Brassicaceae
map sheet Lepidium montanum var. nevadense Pueblo Valley peppergrass Brassicaceae
  Lepidium nanum dwarf peppergrass Brassicaceae
map sheet Leptodactylon glabrum Bruneau River prickly phlox Polemoniaceae
map sheet Lesquerella goodrichii Goodrich bladderpod Brassicaceae
map sheet Lesquerella hitchcockii Hitchcock bladderpod Brassicaceae
  Lesquerella pendula hanging bladderpod Brassicaceae
map sheet Lewisia maguirei Maguire bitterroot Portulacaceae
  Linanthus arenicola dune linanthus Polemoniaceae
  Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. inyoense Inyo Mountain parsley Apiaceae
map sheet Lomatium graveolens var. alpinum Clark parsley Apiaceae
map sheet Lomatium packardiae Succor Creek parsley Apiaceae
map sheet Lomatium roseanum adobe parsley Apiaceae
  Lotus argyraeus var. multicaulis scrub lotus Fabaceae
  Lupinus holmgrenianus Holmgren lupine Fabaceae
  Lupinus malacophyllus soft lupine Fabaceae
map sheet Machaeranthera grindelioides var. depressa rayless tansy aster Asteraceae
map sheet Mentzelia candelariae Candelaria blazing-star Loasaceae
map sheet Mentzelia leucophylla Ash Meadows blazingstar Loasaceae
map sheet Mentzelia mollis smooth stickleaf Loasaceae
map sheet Mentzelia packardiae Packard stickleaf Loasaceae
  Mimulus angustifolius Mount Rose monkeyflower Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Mimulus ovatus Steamboat monkeyflower Scrophulariaceae
  Mirabilis pudica bashful four o'clock Nyctaginaceae
map sheet Nitrophila mohavensis Amargosa niterwort Chenopodiaceae
map sheet Opuntia pulchella sand cholla Cactaceae
map sheet Opuntia whipplei var. multigeniculata Blue Diamond cholla Cactaceae
map sheet Oryctes nevadensis oryctes Solanaceae
map sheet Oxytheca watsonii Watson spinecup Polygonaceae
map sheet Pedicularis semibarbata var. charlestonensis Charleston pinewood lousewort Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Pediomelum castoreum Beaver Dam breadroot Fabaceae
map sheet Penstemon albomarginatus white-margined beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon arenarius Nevada dune beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor yellow twotone beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon bicolor ssp. roseus rosy twotone beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon concinnus Tunnel Springs beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon floribundus Cordelia beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon fruticiformis ssp. amargosae Death Valley beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon leiophyllus var. francisci-pennellii Pennell beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon leiophyllus var. keckii Charleston beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon moriahensis Mount Moriah beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon pahutensis Pahute Mesa beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon palmeri var. macranthus Lahontan beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon patricus dad's penstemon Scrophulariaceae
  Penstemon procerus var. modestus small flower beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon pudicus bashful beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon rhizomatosus rhizome beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon rubicundus Wassuk beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
  Penstemon sudans Susanville beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon thompsoniae ssp. jaegeri Jaeger beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Penstemon tiehmii Tiehm beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
  Perideridia lemmonii tuni Apiaceae
map sheet Perityle intricata delicate rockdaisy Asteraceae
map sheet Phacelia anelsonii Aven Nelson phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
map sheet Phacelia beatleyae Beatley scorpion plant Hydrophyllaceae
map sheet Phacelia glaberrima Reese River phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
  Phacelia hastata var. charlestonensis Spring Mountains phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
map sheet Phacelia inconspicua obscure scorpion plant Hydrophyllaceae
map sheet Phacelia inundata playa phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
  Phacelia lutea var. calva yellow scorpion plant Hydrophyllaceae
map sheet Phacelia minutissima least phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
map sheet Phacelia monoensis Mono County phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
map sheet Phacelia mustelina weasel phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
map sheet Phacelia parishii Parish phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
map sheet Phacelia sp. overlooked phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
  Phacelia sp. talus phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
  Phlox gladiformis daggerleaf phlox Polemoniaceae
  Pilostyles thurberi Thurber pilostyles Rafflesiaceae
map sheet Pinus washoensis Washoe pine Pinaceae
map sheet Plagiobothrys glomeratus altered andesite popcornflower Boraginaceae
  Plagiobothrys salsus salt marsh allocarya Boraginaceae
map sheet Poa abbreviata ssp. marshii Marsh bluegrass Poaceae
map sheet Polemonium chartaceum White Mountain skypilot Polemoniaceae
map sheet Polyctenium williamsiae Williams combleaf Brassicaceae
  Polygala heterorhyncha notch-beak milkwort Polygalaceae
map sheet Porophyllum pygmaeum pygmy poreleaf Asteraceae
map sheet Potentilla basaltica Soldier Meadow cinquefoil Rosaceae
map sheet Potentilla cottamii Cottam cinquefoil Rosaceae
map sheet Primula capillaris Ruby Mountains primrose Primulaceae
map sheet Primula cusickiana var. nevadensis Nevada primrose Primulaceae
map sheet Psorothamnus kingii Lahontan indigobush Fabaceae
  Ranunculus triternatus obscure buttercup Ranunculaceae
map sheet Rorippa subumbellata Tahoe yellowcress Brassicaceae
map sheet Salvia dorrii var. clokeyi Clokey mountain sage Lamiaceae
map sheet Salvia funerea Death Valley sage Lamiaceae
map sheet Sclerocactus blainei Blaine pincushion Cactaceae
map sheet Sclerocactus nyensis Tonopah fishhook cactus Cactaceae
map sheet Sclerocactus polyancistrus hermit cactus Cactaceae
map sheet Sclerocactus schlesseri Schlesser pincushion Cactaceae
map sheet Scutellaria holmgreniorum Ravendale skullcap Lamiaceae
map sheet Selaginella utahensis Utah spikemoss Selaginellaceae
  Senecio pattersonensis Mono ragwort Asteraceae
map sheet Silene clokeyi Clokey catchfly Caryophyllaceae
map sheet Silene nachlingerae Nachlinger catchfly Caryophyllaceae
  Silene nuda ssp. nuda naked catchfly Caryophyllaceae
map sheet Smelowskia holmgrenii Holmgren smelowskia Brassicaceae
map sheet Sphaeralcea caespitosa Jones globemallow Malvaceae
  Sphaeromeria argentea chickensage Asteraceae
map sheet Sphaeromeria compacta Charleston tansy Asteraceae
map sheet Spiranthes diluvialis Ute lady's tresses Orchidaceae
map sheet Spiranthes infernalis Ash Meadows lady's tresses Orchidaceae
map sheet Streptanthus oliganthus Masonic Mountain jewelflower Brassicaceae
map sheet Stroganowia tiehmii Tiehm stroganowia Brassicaceae
map sheet Synthyris ranunculina Charleston kittentails Scrophulariaceae
map sheet Tonestus alpinus alpine tonestus Asteraceae
  Tonestus eximius Tahoe tonestus Asteraceae
map sheet Tonestus graniticus Lone Mountain tonestus Asteraceae
map sheet Townsendia jonesii var. tumulosa Charleston grounddaisy Asteraceae
map sheet Trichostomum sweetii Sweet trichostomum Pottiaceae
map sheet Trifolium andinum var. podocephalum Currant Summit clover Fabaceae
map sheet Trifolium leibergii Leiberg clover Fabaceae
  Trifolium lemmonii Lemmon clover Fabaceae
map sheet Trifolium rollinsii Rollins clover Fabaceae
map sheet Viola lithion rock violet Violaceae
map sheet Viola purpurea var. charlestonensis Charleston violet Violaceae