Dog Valley ivesia, Ivesia aperta var. canina in habitat

Description:

Dog Valley ivesia, Ivesia aperta var. canina in habitat, Sierra Nevada, Peavine Mountain, Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, elevation 1935 m (6350 ft).This rare species (yellow flowers in meadow) is found only in a small area of northeastern California and adjacent western Nevada. These photos are from the only Nevada occurrence. Also visible are Artemisia arbuscula (low sagebrush), Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine), Achillea millefolium (yarrow), Elymus elymoides (squirreltail grass), Poa nevadensis (Nevada bluegrass), and Penstemon roezlii (Roezl penstemon).