Plant Species of the Borrego Desert

On 21 January 2009, I've begun putting pictures online of plant species of the Borrego Desert, as a prelude to pages that will give information about the distribution and characteristics of each plant species.

Pictorial Gallery of Species in Bloom To Date in 2009-2010

Annual Plant Species: Seedling and Flower Pictures, Family Order.

Annual Plant Species: Seedling and Flower Pictures, Sorted by Frequency of Observation in Bloom.

Distinguishing Characteristics of Similar Species

Monocots

Liliaceae, Lily Family

• Hesperocallis undulata, desert lily

Dicots

Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family

• Matelea parvifolia, spearleaf

Boraginaceae, Borage Family

• Cryptantha
• Where In Coyote Canyon Was Hall's Voucher of Cryptantha oxygona?
• Pectocarya heterocarpa and P. peninsularis

Brassicaceae, Mustard Family

• Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri, Coulter's lyrepod

Burseraceae, Torchwood Family

• Bursera microphylla

Cactaceae, Cactus Family

• Mammillaria dioica, California fish-hook cactus; and Mammillaria tetrancistra, fish-hook cactus

Campanulaceae, Bellflower Family

• Nemacladus rubescens
• Nemacladus twisselmannii

Fabaceae, Pea Family

• Annual Lupinus species

Nyctaginaceae, Four O'Clock Family

• Boerhavia
• Mirabilis

Polemoniaceae, Phlox Family

• Eriastrum diffusum, E. eremicum, and E. sapphirinum, annual woolly stars.

Scrophulariaceae, Snapdragon Family

Monocots

Juncaceae, Rush Family

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• The Borrego Desert

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Updated 7 May 2013.