Hetch Hetchy Wildflowers: Species List

June 07, 2013 Posted by: BW & AH - Park Rangers (White Wolf)

Hetch Hetchy is a wonderful place to experience wildflowers early in Yosemite's summer season. At about 3,800 feet, it is lower in elevation than many other parts of the park – so it's also one of the first places that flowers bloom in Yosemite. Here is a small sampling of flowers recently seen blooming along the 2.5 mile trail to Wapama Falls. As always, when you are out searching for these treasures, you can help protect them by not picking any flowers and staying on trails to observe them.

You can also view a photo gallery of these wildflowers.
 

Family Name	Scientific Name	Common Name
Aster (Asteraceae)	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow
	Cirsium occidentale	California Thistle
	Madia elegans	Common Madia
	Wyethia angustifolia	Narrow-leaved Mule Ears
Buckthorn (Rhamnaceae)	Ceanothus integerrimus	Deer Brush
Buttercup (Ranunculaceae)	Delphinium hansenii	Pale Larkspur
Evening primrose (Onograceae)	Clarkia Rhomboidea	Diamond Clarkia
	Clarkia williamsonii	Farewell-To-Spring
Gentian (Gentianaceae)	Zeltnera venusta	California Centaury (Canchalagua)
Lily (Liliaceae)	Brodiaea elegans	Harvest Brodiaea
	Calochortus venustus	Butterfly Mariposa Lily
	Chlorogalum pomeridianum	Soap Plant
	Tritelia hyacinthina	White Brodiaea
	Zigadenus venenosus	Death Camas
Maple (Aceraceae)	Acer Macrophyllum	Big-leaf Maple
Meadowfoam (Limnanthaceae)	Limnanthes alba	White Meadowfoam
Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae)	Asclepias cordifolia	Purple Milkweed
Mock orange (Philadelphaceae)	Philadelphus lewisii	California Mock Orange
Mustard (Brassicaceae)	Streptanthus diversifolius	Varied-leaved Jewelflower
Pea (Fabaceae)	Lupinus sp.	Lupine (various)
	Lupinus stiversii	Harlequin Lupine
	Trifolium sp.	Clover (various)
Phlox (Polemoniaceae)	Gilia capitata	Blue Gilia
Rose (Rosaceae)	Potentilla glandulosa	Sticky Cinquefoil
Saxifrage (Saxifragaceae)	Heuchera micorantha	Small-flowered Alumroot
Snapdragon (Scrophulariaceae)	Castilleja lacera	Cut-leaved Owl’s Clover
	Castilleja sp.	Indian Paintbrush
	Castilleja sp.	Owl's-clover
	Collinsia Tinctoria	Tincture Plant
	Keckiella breviflora	Yawning Penstemon
	Mimulus filicaulis	Hetch Hetchy Monkeyflower
	Mimulus sp.	Monkeyflower (various)
	Penstemon laetus	Gay Penstemon
	Penstemon newberryi	Pride of the Mountains
Stonecrop (Crassulaceae)	Dudleya symosa	Liveforever
Sumac (Anacardiaceae)	Toxicodendron diversilobum	Poison Oak (not flowering right now…but beware!)
Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae)	Draperia systyla	Draperia
	Eriodictydon californicum	Yerba Santa

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