big sagebrush, Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata, California, Inyo County, White Mountains, Wyman Creek, Deep Springs Valley watershed, elevation 1740 m (5710 ft).
In wet alkaline soil at Travertine Hot Springs, in the Bodie Hills, near Bridgeport, CA.
The smaller tree back and right
desert pincushion, Chaenactis stevioides, California, Inyo County, White Mountains, Fishlake Valley watershed, elevation 1655 m (5430 ft). (The white-flowered annuals behind the monkeyflower.)