Checklist of the Vascular Flora of Deep Canyon
Jan G. Zabriskie, 1979
Updated by Tom Chester, 2006 See Flora of Deep Canyon, Santa Rosa Mountains for an introduction to this checklist.
An asterisk (*) before the common name indicates a non-native taxon. The elevation ranges are for Deep Canyon. The column # Elevations gives the number of separate elevations if the elevation range is not continuous. A continuous range is indicated by the value 9; a continuous range plus a disjunct single elevation or range is indicated by the value 8.
The names of the taxa conform to the Jepson Manual as far as possible. Newly-defined taxa, such as Arctostaphylos parryana ssp. deserticum, which have no corresponding name in the Jepson Manual, are left intact and not changed to be consistent with Jepson Manual.
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# Scientific Name (*) Common Name # Elev-
ationsMin elev-
ation
(feet)Max elev-
ation
(feet)Ferns and Fern Allies
Blechnaceae Fern Family 1 Woodwardia fimbriata giant chain fern 1 3400 3400 Dryopteridaceae Woodfern Family 2 Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladder fern 1 7800 7800 3 Woodsia oregana Oregon cliff fern 3 7200 8200 Equisetaceae Horsetail Family 4 Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine horsetail 1 6200 6200 5 Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush 1 3400 3400 Pteridaceae Fern Family 6 Adiantum capillus-veneris maidenhair fern 3 1100 2600 7 Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern 9 2800 6100 8 Cheilanthes parryi woolly lipfern 9 600 3900 9 Cheilanthes viscida sticky lipfern 1 2500 2500 10 Pellaea mucronata var. californica California cliff-brake 1 8000 8000 11 Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata bird's-foot fern 8 2800 6000 12 Pentagramma triangularis ssp. maxonii Maxon's goldback fern 1 4300 4300 Selaginellaceae Spike Moss Family 13 Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss 2 1400 1900 14 Selaginella watsonii Watson's spike-moss 2 7500 8100 Conifers
Cupressaceae Cypress Family 15 Calocedrus decurrens incense-cedar 9 6300 8100 16 Juniperus californica California juniper 9 2800 4900 Ephedraceae Ephredra Family 17 Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 9 800 5000 18 Ephedra californica desert tea 1 3900 3900 Pinaceae Pine Family 19 Abies concolor white fir 9 6300 8300 20 Pinus flexilis limber pine 9 8100 8700 21 Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine 8 4000 8700 22 Pinus lambertiana sugar pine 9 6400 7000 23 Pinus monophylla pinyon pine 8 2500 6600 Dicots
Acanthaceae Acanthus Family 24 Justicia californica chuparosa 9 200 1700 Aceraceae Maple Family 25 Acer negundo var. californicum box elder 1 6200 6200 Amaranthaceae Amaranth Family 26 Amaranthus albus *tumble pigweed 9 0 4300 27 Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 9 0 3600 28 Amaranthus retroflexus *red-rooted amaranth 2 400 1000 29 Tidestromia oblongifolia Arizona honeysweet 9 0 1000 Anacardiaceae Sumac Family 30 Rhus ovata sugar bush 9 2800 6000 31 Rhus trilobata basketbush 8 2700 5100 Apiaceae Carrot Family 32 Lomatium mohavense Mojave lomatium 9 3800 5300 33 Sphenosciadium capitellatum ranger's buttons 2 7400 7800 34 Tauschia arguta southern tauschia 3 3000 4600 35 Tauschia parishii Parish's tauschia 1 7600 7600 Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family 36 Asclepias albicans white-stemmed milkweed 9 600 2000 37 Matelea parvifolia spearleaf 9 2700 3600 38 Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii climbing milkweed 9 300 1600 39 Sarcostemma hirtellum trailing townula 9 800 1600 Asteraceae Sunflower Family 40 Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus goldenhead 9 2000 5200 41 Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 8 800 4800 42 Agoseris retrorsa spear-leaved mountain dandelion 1 6200 6200 43 Ambrosia acanthicarpa bur-ragweed 9 0 4100 44 Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 9 200 3300 45 Anisocoma acaulis scale-bud 9 2350 4050 46 Antennaria rosea rosy everlasting, pussytoes 1 6200 6200 47 Artemisia dracunculus wild tarragon 8 3300 8300 48 Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula white mugwort 8 1400 6900 49 Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta mountain mugwort 9 6600 8300 50 Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis 9 2600 4200 51 Baccharis salicifolia mule fat 8 200 3400 52 Baccharis sergiloides desert baccharis 8 1100 4800 53 Bahia dissecta ragged-leaf bahia 1 7600 7600 54 Baileya pauciradiata Colorado Desert marigold 8 0 800 55 Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 9 400 3300 56 Brickellia arguta California spear-leaved brickellia 8 1400 6300 57 Brickellia desertorum desert brickellia 8 900 6400 58 Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia narrow-leaved brickellia 9 3300 6500 59 Calycoseris parryi yellow tackstem 3 1400 5200 60 Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion 9 200 2800 61 Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 9 200 3800 62 Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula yellow pincushion 1 4000 4000 63 Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush 9 5800 8600 64 Chrysothamnus teretifolius needle-leaved rabbitbrush 8 2600 5200 65 Cirsium occidentale var. californicum California thistle 8 2500 5500 66 Conyza canadensis horseweed 9 0 1500 67 Conyza coulteri Coulter's horseweed 9 0 400 68 Cotula australis *Australian brass-buttons 1 4000 4000 69 Crepis capillaris *smooth hawksbeard 2 800 1650 70 Dicoria canescens desert dicoria 9 0 600 71 Encelia actoni Acton's encelia 9 2600 4800 72 Encelia farinosa brittlebush 9 300 3100 73 Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata wide-leaved rock goldenbush 9 3600 6600 74 Ericameria linearifolia narrowleaf goldenbush 9 2800 6300 75 Erigeron divergens spreading fleabane 8 3300 6300 76 Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus leafy daisy 9 6000 6800 77 Eriophyllum ambiguum var. paleaceum annual woolly sunflower 9 100 4400 78 Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum golden yarrow 9 3800 7600 79 Eriophyllum wallacei Wallace's woolly daisy 9 400 5500 80 Filago arizonica Arizona herba impia 9 100 4100 81 Filago californica California filago 2 1400 3000 82 Filago depressa dwarf filago 9 200 1100 83 Geraea canescens hairy desert-sunflower 8 0 1000 84 Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale slender everlasting 8 4400 7400 85 Gnaphalium palustre western marsh cudweed 1 8000 8000 86 Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed 9 900 7600 87 Helianthus annuus annual sunflower 3 0 900 88 Helianthus californicus California sunflower 1 3400 3400 89 Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens gray desert sunflower 9 0 400 90 Hieracium horridum prickly hawkweed 9 7900 8600 91 Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha beautiful hulsea 1 6200 6200 92 Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola cheesebush 9 0 4000 93 Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens Columbia cutleaf 9 4100 7600 94 Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila solitary-leaved alkali goldenbush 9 0 400 95 Lactuca serriola *prickly lettuce 4 0 5500 96 Layia glandulosa white tidy-tips 1 0 0 97 Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia California-aster 8 4600 7700 98 Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera sticky lessingia 9 4000 4600 99 Machaeranthera canescens var. ziegleri Ziegler's aster 8 4000 7600 100 Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 9 200 1200 101 Malacothrix stebbinsii Stebbins' malacothrix 1 1400 1400 102 Monoptilon bellioides desert star 9 300 2900 103 Palafoxia arida Spanish needle 9 0 1000 104 Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 9 0 3400 105 Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 9 100 3100 106 Peucephyllum schottii desert pine 9 800 3000 107 Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow-leaf 9 400 3600 108 Pluchea sericea arrow-weed 9 0 2800 109 Porophyllum gracile odora 1 1400 1400 110 Psathyrotes ramosissima turtleback 9 0 1700 111 Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 9 0 2800 112 Senecio flaccidus var. monoensis Mono ragwort 9 2700 4800 113 Solidago californica goldenrod 9 3300 8400 114 Sonchus oleraceus *sow thistle 9 0 1600 115 Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei slender wreathplant 8 0 4400 116 Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora wire-lettuce 9 0 5400 117 Stylocline micropoides desert nest straw 3 1000 3000 118 Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head 9 500 2900 119 Trixis californica var. californica California trixis 9 400 3100 120 Uropappus lindleyi silver puffs 9 2300 4100 121 Viguiera parishii Parish's viguiera 9 100 5100 Berberidaceae Barberry Family 122 Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota California barberry 9 3400 5300 Betulaceae Birch Family 123 Alnus rhombifolia white alder 9 2700 4100 Bignoniaceae Bignonia Family 124 Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow 8 200 4500 Boraginaceae Borage Family 125 Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia common fiddleneck 9 200 4100 126 Amsinckia tessellata devil's lettuce 9 100 3500 127 Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 9 0 2800 128 Cryptantha barbigera bearded cryptantha 9 200 5100 129 Cryptantha circumscissa cushion cryptantha 2 2900 4000 130 Cryptantha costata ribbed cryptantha 9 0 500 131 Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha 9 400 4000 132 Cryptantha echinella prickly cryptantha 1 7700 7700 133 Cryptantha holoptera winged cryptantha 9 300 1100 134 Cryptantha intermedia popcorn flower 9 300 5600 135 Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha 9 100 3200 136 Cryptantha micrantha purple-root cryptantha 8 0 7500 137 Cryptantha muricata prickly cryptantha 9 200 6000 138 Cryptantha nevadensis Nevada cryptantha 9 300 4050 139 Cryptantha pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha 9 300 5000 140 Cryptantha racemosa bushy cryptantha 9 1000 2850 141 Cryptantha utahensis scented cryptantha 9 300 4900 142 Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya 9 0 900 143 Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula slender combseed 9 700 1500 144 Pectocarya penicillata combseed 1 2600 2600 145 Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed 1 2700 2700 146 Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 9 300 2900 147 Pectocarya setosa moth combseed 8 1000 5100 148 Plagiobothrys arizonicus Arizona popcorn flower 1 4000 4000 149 Plagiobothrys jonesii Jones' popcorn flower 9 800 3800 150 Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia 8 0 1000 Brassicaceae Mustard Family 151 Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum pinewoods rock-cress 3 6200 7600 152 Arabis perennans perennial rock-cress 9 400 7700 153 Brassica tournefortii *Asian mustard 9 0 3100 154 Capsella bursa-pastoris *shepherd's purse 1 800 800 155 Caulanthus amplexicaulis clasping-leaved caulanthus 2 4800 6000 156 Caulanthus cooperi Cooper's jewel-flower 8 800 3600 157 Caulanthus hallii Hall's caulanthus 8 2600 4900 158 Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra smooth western tansy-mustard 9 400 4400 159 Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod 9 0 700 160 Draba corrugata var. saxosa Southern California rock draba 2 7500 8000 161 Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba 9 300 3600 162 Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum western wallflower 9 6200 8400 163 Guillenia lasiophylla California mustard 9 0 900 164 Hirschfeldia incana *shortpod mustard 9 200 4100 165 Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 9 0 6300 166 Lobularia maritima *sweet alyssum 1 400 400 167 Sisymbrium altissimum *tumble-mustard 3 4000 6300 168 Sisymbrium irio *London rocket 9 0 2800 169 Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 9 0 6200 170 Stanleya pinnata prince's plume 1 400 400 171 Streptanthella longirostris longbeak streptanthella 9 0 850 172 Thysanocarpus curvipes fringe-pod 9 200 3800 173 Thysanocarpus laciniatus lace-pod 9 3600 5100 Cactaceae Cactus Family 174 Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 8 200 5600 175 Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 8 300 3400 176 Mammillaria dioica fish-hook cactus 9 300 1000 177 Mammillaria tetrancistra common fish-hook cactus 9 800 5200 178 Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 9 200 5200 179 Opuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 9 800 3600 180 Opuntia chlorotica pancake prickly-pear 8 2000 5600 181 Opuntia echinocarpa silver cholla 9 200 1000 182 Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea Mojave prickly-pear 9 3200 7600 183 Opuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 9 500 3900 184 Opuntia parryi snake cholla 1 3700 3700 185 Opuntia phaeacantha desert prickly-pear 8 1100 6300 186 Opuntia ramosissima pencil cholla 9 300 1100 187 Opuntia wolfii Wolf's cholla 9 3800 5300 Campanulaceae Bellflower Family 188 Nemacladus glanduliferus var. glanduliferus glandular nemacladus 9 800 4000 189 Nemacladus ramosissimus Nuttall's nemacladus 9 3400 4000 190 Nemacladus rubescens desert nemacladus 9 800 2900 191 Nemacladus sigmoideus small-flowered nemacladus 9 3400 4900 Capparaceae Caper Family 192 Isomeris arborea bladderpod 8 300 2800 Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family 193 Lonicera subspicata var. denudata southern honeysuckle 8 3400 6000 194 Sambucus mexicana blue elderberry 3 4800 8400 195 Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii Parish's snowberry 9 6200 8500 Caryophyllaceae Pink Family 196 Achyronychia cooperi frost mat 9 0 3000 197 Arenaria macradenia var. macradenia desert sandwort 9 6100 7600 198 Moehringia macrophylla large-leaved sandwort 1 6900 6900 199 Silene parishii Parish's campion 1 6700 6700 200 Silene verecunda ssp. platyota white catch-fly 2 6000 8000 Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family 201 Atriplex canescens ssp. linearis narrow-leaf four-wing saltbush 8 0 4100 202 Atriplex elegans var. fasciculata wheelscale 1 0 0 203 Atriplex polycarpa cattle saltbush 8 0 4100 204 Bassia hyssopifolia *five-hook bassia 1 600 600 205 Chenopodium fremontii Fremont's goosefoot 8 300 8700 206 Chenopodium murale *nettle-leaved goosefoot 9 0 600 207 Chenopodium pratericola meadow goosefoot 1 3400 3400 208 Cycloloma atriplicifolium *winged pigweed 1 0 0 209 Salsola tragus *Russian thistle 9 0 8400 210 Suaeda moquinii bush seepweed 9 -100 400 Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family 211 Crassula connata pygmy-weed 9 0 1200 212 Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. arizonica Arizona chalk dudleya 9 1000 5100 213 Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides desert dudleya 9 900 5500 214 Sedum niveum Davidson's stonecrop 9 7400 8100 Crossosomataceae Crossosoma Family 215 Crossosoma bigelovii rock crossosoma 9 1100 3100 Cucurbitaceae Gourd Family 216 Brandegea bigelovii desert star-vine 9 0 3000 217 Cucurbita palmata coyote melon 9 0 3000 Cuscutaceae Dodder Family 218 Cuscuta denticulata desert dodder 9 900 4100 Datiscaceae Datisca Family 219 Datisca glomerata Durango root 1 3700 3700 Ericaceae Heath Family 220 Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii Laguna manzanita 9 5600 6600 221 Arctostaphylos glauca bigberry manzanita 9 3200 5500 222 Arctostaphylos parryana ssp. deserticum desert Parry manzanita 9 5200 6300 223 Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea pink-bracted manzanita 9 5900 6800 224 Pyrola picta white-veined wintergreen 2 7600 8000 225 Sarcodes sanguinea snow-plant 1 7800 7800 Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family 226 Bernardia myricifolia western bernardia 8 1800 5600 227 Chamaesyce albomarginata rattlesnake weed 9 600 5300 228 Chamaesyce maculata *spotted spurge 1 200 200 229 Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge 9 0 2700 230 Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 9 0 2800 231 Chamaesyce revoluta rolled-leaf spurge 8 2000 4100 232 Chamaesyce serpyllifolia thyme-leafed spurge 1 4300 4300 233 Chamaesyce setiloba Yuma spurge 9 100 4000 234 Croton californicus California croton 9 0 500 235 Ditaxis californica California ditaxis 2 300 800 236 Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 9 300 2800 237 Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis 9 1000 3400 238 Euphorbia eriantha beetle spurge 9 200 2900 239 Euphorbia palmeri woodland spurge 9 6200 7600 240 Ricinus communis *castor bean 1 0 0 241 Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia 9 100 3200 242 Stillingia spinulosa annual stillingia 9 0 300 243 Tragia ramosa desert noseburn 1 3600 3600 Fabaceae Pea Family 244 Acacia greggii catclaw 9 100 5200 245 Amorpha fruticosa western false-indigo 8 1300 6000 246 Astragalus acutirostris beaked rattle-weed 8 1700 5200 247 Astragalus aridus annual desert milk-vetch 9 0 300 248 Astragalus bicristatus crested milk-vetch 9 6000 7900 249 Astragalus coccineus scarlet milk-vetch 9 3100 4100 250 Astragalus douglasii var. parishii Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch 3 4300 7800 251 Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae Coachella Valley milk-vetch 9 -100 200 252 Astragalus leucolobus Big Bear Valley woollypod 9 6200 7700 253 Astragalus palmeri Palmer's milk-vetch 9 200 5200 254 Caesalpinia virgata narrow hoffmannseggia 9 300 2100 255 Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum blue palo verde 9 0 1300 256 Dalea mollis silky dalea 9 0 1000 257 Dalea mollissima downy dalea 9 0 1900 258 Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus southern California silver-lotus 9 4000 4900 259 Lotus argyraeus var. argyraeus canyon lotus 2 6200 7700 260 Lotus corniculatus *bird's-foot lotus 1 4000 4000 261 Lotus grandiflorus chaparral lotus 1 6600 6600 262 Lotus heermannii silky lotus 9 200 3600 263 Lotus nevadensis var. davidsonii Davidson's lotus 9 6000 8300 264 Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis Sierra Nevada lotus 2 7400 8000 265 Lotus oblongifolius streambank lotus 1 6300 6300 266 Lotus rigidus desert lotus 9 200 5200 267 Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus short-bannered coastal lotus 9 1000 2600 268 Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus short-winged deerweed 8 200 4100 269 Lotus strigosus strigose lotus 9 0 5200 270 Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine 9 200 2800 271 Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 9 200 5200 272 Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus mountain grape-soda lupine 8 4000 6800 273 Lupinus hyacinthinus San Jacinto lupine 9 7400 8500 274 Marina orcuttii var. orcuttii California marina 8 800 4700 275 Marina parryi Parry's marina 3 800 2400 276 Melilotus albus *white sweetclover 1 1400 1400 277 Melilotus indicus *sourclover 9 100 3600 278 Pediomelum californicum Indian breadroot 1 2400 2400 279 Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 9 0 4400 280 Psorothamnus emoryi Emory's indigo-bush 9 0 700 281 Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 9 200 3200 282 Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree 9 100 1700 283 Senna covesii Coves's cassia 8 2700 4000 284 Trifolium microcephalum small-head field clover 1 2500 2500 285 Trifolium repens *white clover 1 8000 8000 Fagaceae Oak Family 286 Quercus acutidens Torrey's scrub oak 1 3500 3500 287 Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak 9 4100 7500 288 Quercus cornelius-mulleri desert scrub oak 9 2700 6500 289 Quercus palmeri Palmer's oak 9 3500 4100 290 Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens interior live oak 9 3300 6500 Fouquieriaceae Ocotilla Family 291 Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 9 400 3000 Garryaceae Silk-Tassel Family 292 Garrya flavescens ashy silk tassel 9 3600 6800 Gentianaceae Gentian Family 293 Centaurium venustum canchalagua 8 200 4400 Geraniaceae Geranium Family 294 Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 9 0 6200 295 Erodium texanum Texas filaree 9 0 3000 Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Family 296 Ribes cereum var. cereum wax currant 9 3400 8200 297 Ribes nevadense mountain pink currant 9 6000 7900 Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia Family 298 Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 9 100 6300 299 Eriodictyon crassifolium thick-leaved yerba santa 9 3900 6300 300 Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum smoothleaf yerba santa 9 3600 6400 301 Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx smoothleaf yerba santa 3 200 3900 302 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida eucrypta 9 300 3900 303 Eucrypta micrantha desert eucrypta 9 400 3300 304 Nama demissum purple mat 9 200 4000 305 Phacelia affinis limestone phacelia 8 900 4100 306 Phacelia crenulata heliotrope phacelia 9 100 3600 307 Phacelia cryptantha limestone phacelia 3 1000 2400 308 Phacelia distans common phacelia 9 0 4100 309 Phacelia fremontii Fremont's phacelia 8 300 4100 310 Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula imbricate phacelia 9 5100 5700 311 Phacelia ivesiana var. pediculoides Ives' phacelia 9 0 300 312 Phacelia lemmonii Lemmon's phacelia 9 400 3900 313 Phacelia parryi Parry's phacelia 9 100 4000 314 Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia 9 800 3600 315 Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia branching phacelia 2 3300 4200 316 Pholistoma membranaceum white fiesta flower 9 800 3300 Krameriaceae Rhatany Familiy 317 Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 9 700 5300 318 Krameria grayi white rhatany 9 400 3300 Lamiaceae Mint Family 319 Hyptis emoryi desert lavender 9 300 2600 320 Monardella linoides ssp. linoides narrowleaf monardella 9 3600 7600 321 Monardella nana ssp. arida desert monardella 9 3500 6600 322 Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora short-flowered monardella 9 7500 8500 323 Salazaria mexicana Mexican bladder sage 9 800 5300 324 Salvia apiana white sage 9 2600 5300 325 Salvia columbariae chia 9 300 4100 326 Salvia eremostachya desert sage 8 1600 6400 327 Salvia pachyphylla rose sage 9 6100 8000 328 Salvia vaseyi Vasey's sage 9 900 2900 329 Scutellaria siphocampyloides curve-flowered skullcap 9 5900 6600 330 Stachys ajugoides var. rigida rigid hedge-nettle 9 1500 7200 Linaceae Flax Family 331 Linum lewisii var. lewisii Lewis' flax 9 6200 7600 Loasaceae Stick-Leaf Family 332 Mentzelia affinis yellow blazing star 2 1000 3000 333 Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star 9 200 4000 334 Mentzelia congesta clustered blazing star 1 8300 8300 335 Mentzelia dispersa scattered blazing star 1 5600 5600 336 Mentzelia involucrata bracted blazing star 9 300 2800 337 Mentzelia laevicaulis giant blazing star 1 4000 4000 338 Petalonyx linearis narrow-leaf sandpaper-plant 3 900 2600 339 Petalonyx thurberi Thurber's sandpaper-plant 9 200 3000 Lythraceae Loosestrife Family 340 Lythrum californicum California loosestrife 2 1500 2700 Malvaceae Mallow Family 341 Eremalche exilis white mallow 9 0 1100 342 Eremalche rotundifolia desert five-spot 9 0 2700 343 Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 9 400 2400 344 Malacothamnus densiflorus yellow-stem bush mallow 9 4200 6200 345 Malva parviflora *cheeseweed 9 0 800 346 Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot mallow 9 200 3600 347 Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rosacea rosy apricot mallow 9 100 3200 348 Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa desert globemallow 9 4000 6300 Nyctaginaceae Four-O'Clock Family 349 Abronia villosa hairy sand verbena 9 0 3000 350 Allionia incarnata trailing four o'clock 9 0 2600 351 Boerhavia coccinea scarlet spiderling 1 2000 2000 352 Boerhavia intermedia fivewing spiderling 9 100 3200 353 Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa wishbone plant 9 300 3600 354 Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens giant four o'clock 9 3200 5800 355 Mirabilis pumila trailing four-o'clock 9 3400 4200 356 Mirabilis tenuiloba slender-lobed four o'clock 9 0 2800 Oleaceae Olive Family 357 Forestiera pubescens desert olive 9 3400 6300 358 Fraxinus velutina velvet ash 9 1100 4100 Onagraceae Evening Primrose Family 359 Camissonia boothii ssp. condensata Booth's desert primrose 9 100 1200 360 Camissonia californica California suncup 9 0 5200 361 Camissonia cardiophylla heartleaf sun-cup 9 0 4500 362 Camissonia chamaenerioides long-fruit suncup 9 200 2900 363 Camissonia claviformis ssp. aurantiaca brown-eyed primrose 9 0 3000 364 Camissonia hirtella field sun-cup 8 1000 5600 365 Camissonia pallida ssp. hallii Hall's sun-cup 9 0 5400 366 Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium mountain California-fuchsia 9 1000 6300 367 Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum groundsmoke 9 6100 8300 368 Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata white desert-primrose 8 3600 7600 369 Oenothera californica ssp. avita California evening-primrose 8 1000 4300 370 Oenothera deltoides dune primrose 9 0 600 371 Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima Hooker's evening-primrose 1 3700 3700 Orobanchaceae Broom-Rape Family 372 Orobanche cooperi Cooper's broom-rape 9 200 1000 373 Orobanche fasciculata clustered broom-rape 9 1900 8300 Papaveraceae Poppy Family 374 Argemone munita prickly poppy 9 100 5200 375 Eschscholzia minutiflora small-flowered poppy 9 200 3900 376 Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy 9 0 3700 Philadelphaceae Mock Orange Family 377 Philadelphus microphyllus little-leaf mock orange 2 7200 7600 Plantaginaceae Plantain Family 378 Plantago ovata desert plantain 9 0 2900 379 Plantago patagonica Patagonia plantain 9 3500 4400 Polemoniaceae Phlox Family 380 Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum dense false-gilia 1 4200 4200 381 Allophyllum integrifolium white false-gilia 1 6000 6000 382 Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum southern mountain woolly-star 9 3200 5500 383 Eriastrum densifolium ssp. mohavense Mojave woolly-star 9 2800 4100 384 Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 9 300 4600 385 Eriastrum sapphirinum sapphire woolly-star 1 7600 7600 386 Gilia capillaris miniature gilia 1 6000 6000 387 Gilia diegensis coastal gilia 9 4400 8100 388 Gilia filiformis yellow gilia 1 1600 1600 389 Gilia latifolia broad-leaf gilia 9 200 1700 390 Gilia ochroleuca ssp. exilis volcanic gilia 1 8000 8000 391 Gilia stellata star gilia 9 300 3600 392 Langloisia setosissima bristly langloisia 9 300 2800 393 Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox 9 3300 6500 394 Linanthus bigelovii Bigelow's linanthus 9 300 4800 395 Linanthus floribundus ssp. hallii Santa Rosa Mtns. linanthus 9 3500 4400 396 Linanthus jonesii Jones' linanthus 9 800 1300 397 Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's calico 9 0 4000 398 Phlox austromontana southern mountain phlox 9 5900 8300 Polygonaceae Buckwheat Family 399 Chorizanthe brevicornu brittle spineflower 9 200 3300 400 Chorizanthe rigida devil's spineflower 9 100 1200 401 Chorizanthe xanti var. leucotheca white-bracted spineflower 9 3400 4100 402 Eriogonum apiculatum San Jacinto buckwheat 9 900 8100 403 Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat 9 3200 5600 404 Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum flat-topped buckwheat 9 200 1800 405 Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 9 900 5200 406 Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 9 100 3600 407 Eriogonum maculatum spotted buckwheat 8 1000 5200 408 Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum naked buckwheat 9 5800 8300 409 Eriogonum parishii Parish's buckwheat 1 6400 6400 410 Eriogonum pusillum yellow-turbans 9 2800 5000 411 Eriogonum reniforme kidney-leaf buckwheat 9 300 1700 412 Eriogonum saxatile rock buckwheat 9 2400 5900 413 Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 9 100 1700 414 Eriogonum trichopes little desert buckwheat 1 300 300 415 Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii sulphur buckwheat 2 6700 7300 416 Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum Wright's buckwheat 9 2600 6300 417 Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat 9 800 3100 418 Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum Wright's buckwheat 9 6400 8000 419 Nemacaulis denudata var. gracilis slender woolly-heads 9 0 400 420 Oxytheca emarginata white-margined oxytheca 8 900 6400 421 Polygonum arenastrum *knotweed 2 6200 7600 422 Pterostegia drymarioides threadstem 9 300 4000 Portulacaceae Purslane Family 423 Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 9 0 4000 424 Calyptridium parryi var. parryi Parry's sand cress 1 8000 8000 425 Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua little spring beauty 2 1600 5700 426 Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora narrow-leaved miner's lettuce 9 1500 4100 427 Portulaca oleracea *common purslane 1 3500 3500 Ranunculaceae Buttercup Family 428 Aquilegia formosa western columbine 9 3300 7600 429 Clematis ligusticifolia virgin's bower 1 6200 6200 430 Clematis pauciflora virgin's bower 9 2600 6000 431 Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 9 1000 6300 432 Thalictrum fendleri Fendler's meadow-rue 9 7200 8400 Resedaceae Mignonette Family 433 Oligomeris linifolia narrowleaf oligomeris 9 0 700 Rhamnaceae Buckthorn Family 434 Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans cupped-leaf ceanothus 9 4000 6500 435 Ceanothus integerrimus deer brush 9 5900 7200 436 Rhamnus californica California coffeeberry 9 7500 8300 437 Rhamnus ilicifolia hollyleaf redberry 9 3400 5600 438 Ziziphus parryi var. parryi lotebush 9 2500 4000 Rosaceae Rose Family 439 Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise 9 4000 5400 440 Adenostoma sparsifolium red shanks 9 3500 6300 441 Amelanchier pallida pallid service-berry 1 6400 6400 442 Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany 9 3400 5800 443 Fragaria vesca woodland strawberry 1 6300 6300 444 Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa sticky cinquefoil 9 4400 7700 445 Prunus fasciculata desert almond 9 3500 4800 446 Prunus fremontii desert apricot 9 1700 4800 447 Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia hollyleaf cherry 9 3500 5400 448 Prunus virginiana var. demissa western choke-cherry 1 7500 7500 449 Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa desert bitterbrush 9 3700 5100 450 Rosa gymnocarpa wood rose 1 6100 6100 Rubiaceae Bedstraw Family 451 Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii phlox-leaved bedstraw 2 3700 4800 452 Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrowleaf bedstraw 9 4600 7600 453 Galium aparine common bedstraw 1 1100 1100 454 Galium parishii Parish's bedstraw 9 5900 8500 455 Galium stellatum var. eremicum star-flowered bedstraw 9 800 3400 Rutaceae Rue Family 456 Thamnosma montana turpentine broom 9 3200 5900 Salicaceae Willow Family 457 Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii Fremont cottonwood 9 1800 4000 458 Salix exigua narrowleaf willow 9 1100 6300 459 Salix gooddingii black willow 2 1400 2700 460 Salix laevigata red willow 9 1500 6500 461 Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow 9 3300 6500 Saxifragaceae Saxifrage Family 462 Heuchera hirsutissima shaggy-haired alumroot 9 5900 8400 Scrophulariaceae Snapdragon Family 463 Antirrhinum coulterianum Coulter's snapdragon 1 4000 4000 464 Antirrhinum cyathiferum Deep Canyon snapdragon 9 200 1100 465 Antirrhinum filipes desert twining snapdragon 9 900 4000 466 Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Martin's paintbrush 9 4700 8500 467 Castilleja foliolosa woolly Indian paintbrush 9 3400 5200 468 Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis lesser paintbrush 9 900 6400 469 Cordylanthus nevinii Nevin's bird's beak 9 7500 8600 470 Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus bristly bird's beak 9 3400 5300 471 Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla little-leaved chaparral beard-tongue 9 2600 5600 472 Keckiella ternata var. ternata whorledleaf penstemon 1 5600 5600 473 Mimulus bigelovii Bigelow's monkeyflower 9 100 4100 474 Mimulus cardinalis scarlet monkeyflower 9 900 7700 475 Mimulus floribundus floriferous monkeyflower 9 1100 8100 476 Mimulus guttatus common monkeyflower 9 1000 7600 477 Mimulus parishii Parish's monkeyflower 9 1100 4000 478 Mimulus pilosus false monkeyflower 9 1000 7900 479 Mimulus primuloides ssp. primuloides primrose monkeyflower 1 7600 7600 480 Mimulus rubellus little redstem monkeyflower 2 3300 6000 481 Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower 9 800 2500 482 Pedicularis semibarbata pine lousewort 9 7400 8300 483 Penstemon centranthifolius scarlet bugler 9 3200 6400 484 Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus San Jacinto beardtongue 9 800 6500 485 Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii Grinnell's beardtongue 1 6300 6300 486 Penstemon labrosus San Gabriel beardtongue 9 6000 8200 487 Penstemon rostriflorus beaked penstemon 9 5900 7300 Simmondsiaceae Jojoba Family 488 Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 9 900 4100 Solanaceae Nightshade Family 489 Datura discolor desert thornapple 9 0 1100 490 Datura wrightii sacred datura 9 0 4200 491 Lycium andersonii Anderson's desert-thorn 9 1100 4000 492 Lycopersicon esculentum *tomato 1 100 100 493 Nicotiana attenuata coyote tobacco 9 200 6300 494 Nicotiana clevelandii Cleveland's tobacco 9 0 600 495 Nicotiana glauca *tree tobacco 2 100 600 496 Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 9 200 3600 497 Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 9 0 3000 498 Solanum americanum small-flowered nightshade 1 1500 1500 499 Solanum douglasii white nightshade 1 2800 2800 500 Solanum xanti purple nightshade 9 5000 6000 Sterculiaceae Cacao Family 501 Ayenia compacta ayenia 9 1000 3400 502 Fremontodendron californicum California fremontia 1 6500 6500 Tamaricaceae Tamarisk Family 503 Tamarix aphylla *athel 2 100 1000 504 Tamarix ramosissima *saltcedar 9 0 6300 Urticaceae Nettle Family 505 Parietaria hespera pellitory 9 1000 3300 Verbenaceae Vervain Family 506 Verbena lasiostachys western vervain 8 800 5200 Viscaceae Mistletoe Family 507 Arceuthobium campylopodum pine dwarf-mistletoe 1 7700 7700 508 Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 9 0 4000 509 Phoradendron densum dense mistletoe 9 3600 5300 510 Phoradendron libocedri incense-cedar mistletoe 1 6100 6100 511 Phoradendron pauciflorum fir mistletoe 9 6200 8100 512 Phoradendron villosum oak mistletoe 9 3700 4600 Vitaceae Grape Family 513 Vitis girdiana wild grape 9 1400 4000 Zygophyllaceae Caltrop Family 514 Fagonia laevis California fagonia 9 0 1300 515 Larrea tridentata creosote bush 9 0 3300 516 Tribulus terrestris *puncture-vine 9 0 4000 Monocots
Arecaceae Palm Family 517 Washingtonia filifera California fan palm 9 900 3000 Cyperaceae Sedge Family 518 Carex alma sturdy sedge 9 1000 7300 519 Carex bolanderi Bolander's sedge 1 7400 7400 520 Carex douglasii Douglas' sedge 2 6500 7600 521 Carex fracta fragile sheath sedge 1 7500 7500 522 Carex senta swamp sedge 1 7300 7300 523 Carex subfusca brown sedge 1 6200 6200 524 Eleocharis montevidensis sand spikerush 2 1300 3300 525 Eleocharis parishii Parish's spikerush 1 6200 6200 Iridaceae Iris Family 526 Sisyrinchium bellum blue-eyed grass 9 2800 6400 Juncaceae Rush Family 527 Juncus balticus wire rush 1 7200 7200 528 Juncus bufonius toad rush 9 1200 7500 529 Juncus effusus ssp. austrocalifornicus Pacific rush 3 2800 7600 530 Juncus macrophyllus long-leaved rush 9 2500 3600 531 Juncus mexicanus Mexican rush 9 1800 6600 532 Juncus saximontanus Rocky Mountain rush 2 7200 7600 533 Juncus xiphioides iris-leaved rush 9 1200 7600 Liliaceae Lily Family 534 Agave deserti desert agave 9 800 5300 535 Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum fringed onion 1 3800 3800 536 Calochortus concolor golden-bowl mariposa 9 3200 5600 537 Calochortus invenustus plain mariposa lily 9 3900 8200 538 Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum blue dicks 9 900 6300 539 Lilium parryi lemon lily 9 6200 7400 540 Muilla maritima muilla 9 2600 4100 541 Nolina parryi Parry's nolina 9 2500 6400 542 Smilacina stellata little false-solomon's-seal 1 6100 6100 543 Yucca schidigera Mohave yucca 9 2400 6500 544 Yucca whipplei chaparral yucca 9 2800 6500 Orchidaceae Orchid Family 545 Epipactis gigantea stream orchid 9 1100 2900 Poaceae Grass Family 546 Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass 3 100 7900 547 Achnatherum lettermanii Letterman's needlegrass 2 6200 8000 548 Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens Elmer's needlegrass 2 6200 8100 549 Achnatherum parishii Parish's needlegrass 9 3800 8400 550 Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass 9 1100 6600 551 Agropyron sp. wheatgrass 9 7100 8000 552 Agrostis exarata spike bentgrass 2 6200 7400 553 Agrostis viridis *green bentgrass 9 1300 3600 554 Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 9 200 4200 555 Aristida californica var. californica California three-awn 1 3600 3600 556 Aristida purpurea var. fendleriana Fendler three-awn 9 3400 6500 557 Aristida purpurea var. parishii Parish three-awn 9 1200 4900 558 Aristida ternipes var. hamulosa hook three-awn 9 900 2900 559 Avena fatua *wild oats 9 0 3400 560 Bothriochloa barbinodis cane bluestem 2 2800 3800 561 Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 9 200 3500 562 Bouteloua barbata var. barbata six-weeks grama 9 0 3500 563 Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama 9 3300 6300 564 Bromus carinatus var. carinatus California brome 1 6000 6000 565 Bromus ciliatus fringed brome 1 7500 7500 566 Bromus diandrus *ripgut brome 1 1100 1100 567 Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 9 200 6300 568 Bromus tectorum *downy brome 9 4100 8200 569 Cenchrus echinatus *southern sandbur 2 0 300 570 Cynodon dactylon *Bermuda grass 9 0 1600 571 Distichlis spicata saltgrass 1 2800 2800 572 Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius short-leaved squirreltail 9 4000 8100 573 Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides squirreltail 9 4000 6300 574 Elymus glaucus ssp. virescens Virginia wildrye 1 8000 8000 575 Eragrostis mexicana ssp. mexicana New Mexico lovegrass 1 0 0 576 Eragrostis minor *little lovegrass 1 0 0 577 Erioneuron pulchellum fluff grass 9 400 4000 578 Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum *foxtail barley 9 0 1000 579 Leptochloa uninervia Mexican sprangletop 2 200 900 580 Leymus triticoides creeping wild rye 1 3600 3600 581 Lolium perenne *English rye-grass 1 200 200 582 Melica frutescens tall melica 9 1200 3000 583 Melica imperfecta coast-range melic 9 3100 5600 584 Muhlenbergia asperifolia scratchgrass 2 1200 2800 585 Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly 9 300 3400 586 Muhlenbergia porteri Porter's muhly 9 3100 3700 587 Muhlenbergia richardsonis mat muhly 1 7600 7600 588 Muhlenbergia rigens deergrass 9 900 6400 589 Panicum urvilleanum desert panicgrass 9 0 400 590 Pennisetum setaceum *fountain grass 2 300 1600 591 Phalaris caroliniana *Carolina canarygrass 1 100 100 592 Pleuraphis rigida big galleta 9 400 5200 593 Poa bigelovii Bigelow's blue grass 1 1100 1100 594 Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula Fendler's blue grass 9 4900 8200 595 Poa palustris *fowl blue grass 2 6000 7600 596 Poa secunda ssp. secunda one-sided bluegrass 9 3900 7500 597 Polypogon interruptus *ditch beard grass 9 1400 3500 598 Polypogon monspeliensis *rabbits-foot grass 9 1300 3600 599 Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 9 0 4000 600 Sporobolus airoides alkali sacaton 2 1200 2400 601 Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed 9 4800 5500 602 Sporobolus flexuosus mesa dropseed 2 3100 3400 603 Tridens muticus slim tridens 9 3300 4100 604 Triticum aestivum *common wheat 2 800 1800 605 Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta *hairy rattail fescue 1 1200 1200 606 Vulpia octoflora six-weeks fescue 9 800 3400 Typhaceae Cat Tail Family 607 Typha domingensis southern cattail 3 800 6300
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