Flora of Cool Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Flora of Cool Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Introduction
Checklist

Fig. 1. A panoramic view of the upper part (top) and lower part (bottom) of Cool Canyon, taken on 6 October 2010 by Tom Chester from the ridge immediately south of the lower part of Cool Canyon. Click on the pictures for larger versions.

Introduction

This is a flora of Cool Canyon, a subset of the Flora of southeast Granite Mountain. See that page for some background information about this area and this checklist; Fig. 2 in that page shows Cool Canyon in the context of its surrounding area.
For additional information about hiking in Cool Canyon, with lots of pictures of the scenery and plants here, see Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen's pages:

Cool Canyon Loop 1
Cool Canyon Loop 2

See also 12 year repeat photography in Cool Canyon.
We define the Cool Canyon area here to include the entire area drained by Cool Canyon, extending to the ridgelines separating its drainage area from the major canyons to its north, west and east, with the eastern boundary at Highway S2; see map showing boundaries and places where species were observed.
This page has been updated from the version at the link above with a new voucher search on 9 February 2018; the addition of species seen by Carla Hoegen and Fred Melgert on their Cool Canyon loops; species added from other visits to Cool Canyon; and records from iNaturalist. We searched records from Calflora as well, but there were no observations in this area.
This checklist now contains only species known to occur in the Cool Canyon area, and does not include species from Hornblende Canyon.
Field trips which contributed observations to this flora are:

28 March 2008, a two hour survey in lowermost Cool Canyon by Tom Chester, James Dillane, Wayne Armstrong, and Kate Shapiro.
6 October 2010, an hour survey of the south ridge of Cool Canyon by Tom Chester, Mike Crouse, Kate Shapiro, and Bill Sullivan.
13 October 2010, a one hour survey of the south ridge of Cool Canyon by Tom Chester, Mike Crouse, Kate Shapiro, and Bill Sullivan.
7 March 2014, a full day survey of 1.6 miles of Cool Canyon, by Tom Chester, with Kate Harper, RT Hawke, and Shaun Hawke joining for the last half, along with short surveys along S2 at the junction of the dirt road to Cool Canyon by Tom Chester.
4 June 2011, a brief search for Boechera species here by Tom Chester, Kate Shapiro, Mike Crouse, Vince Balch, and Pam Pallette.
9 April 2014, a survey of 3.5 miles of the Cool Canyon Loop 1 by Carla Hoegen and Fred Melgert.
1 April 2015, a survey of 4 miles of the Cool Canyon Loop 2 by Carla Hoegen and Fred Melgert.
12 February 2018, a full day survey of the north drainage near the mouth of Cool Canyon, and part of the south drainage one mile up the Canyon, by Tom Chester and Nancy Accola, with Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen surveying a difficult 1.2 mile excursion over hill and dale between that north drainage and the north drainage one mile up the Canyon.

Vouchers. There were 177 vouchers from Cool Canyon, 145 from Larry Hendrickson, 30 from Michael G. Simpson and colleagues, and 1 each from Juergen Schrenk and Bill Sullivan. One voucher determination of Argemone hispida was rejected. That species lives on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, and it is likely that voucher is actually of A. munita.
The vouchers in Cool Canyon are primarily from 2400 to 2800 feet elevation (108 out of 125 with elevations), with the rest from 3000 to 4000 feet.
iNaturalist. There were 303 iNaturalist observations in Cool Canyon, 136 from Terry Hunefeld, 48 by James Bailey, 39 by Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen, and 80 observations by six others. Eight determinations were rejected as being either incorrect (and annotated by Tom), or not showing enough information in the pictures to definitively support the determination (and commented on by Tom).
Fig. 2 shows all the locations where species were recorded or vouchered by all of the above.

Fig. 2. All locations where species have been recorded for the flora of Cool Canyon. Click on the picture for a larger version.

A breakdown of the sources of the species GPS points are:

279 species GPS points by Tom Chester and colleagues on the field surveys
145 georeferenced vouchers by Larry Hendrickson
136 species GPS points by Terry Hunefeld at iNaturalist
80 species GPS points by six iNaturalists not identified separately here
48 species GPS points by James Bailey at iNaturalist
39 species GPS points by Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen at iNaturalist
30 georeferenced vouchers by Michael G. Simpson and colleagues
2 georeferenced vouchers by others.

Some notable species missing from the Cool Canyon Flora, that are found in the neighboring Horneblende Canyon, are Allionia incarnata, Ambrosia dumosa, Brassica tournefortii, Cylindropuntia bigelovii, Ditaxis neomexicana, Eschscholzia minutiflora, Euphorbia eriantha, Fagonia laevis, Galium stellatum, Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula, and Trixis californica var. californica.
Checklist for Cool Canyon

See:

Notes on the Scientific Names Used At This Site and
Information about the links from the Scientific Name and Common Name.

An asterisk before the common name indicates a non-native species.
The column labeled #Pls gives a minimum estimate of the number of plants in Cool Canyon from our surveys. Non-numeric entries are for species for which no abundance estimate was made. A FC in this column indicates a species observed by Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen. A V in this column indicates a species that was vouchered, but not observed by us.
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# Fam Scientific Name
Link goes to the Jepson eflora (*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos #Pls
Lycophytes
1 Sel Selaginella bigelovii Bigelow's spike-moss 99
2 Sel Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss 99
Ferns
3 Pte Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern 99
4 Pte Cheilanthes viscida sticky lipfern 3
5 Pte Notholaena californica ssp. californica California cloak fern 7
6 Pte Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata bird's-foot fern 10
Gymnosperms
7 Cup Juniperus californica California juniper 60
8 Eph Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 99
Eudicots
9 Aca Carlowrightia arizonica Arizona carlowrightia 37
10 Ama Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 99
11 Ana Rhus ovata sugar bush 8
12 Apo Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii climbing milkweed V
13 Apo Funastrum utahense Utah vine milkweed 5
14 Ast Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus goldenhead 5
15 Ast Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 60
16 Ast Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 10
17 Ast Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta mountain mugwort 50
18 Ast Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana silver wormwood V
19 Ast Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis 10
20 Ast Bahiopsis parishii Parish's goldeneye 99
21 Ast Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 40
22 Ast Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta California spear-leaved brickellia 23
23 Ast Brickellia frutescens shrubby brickellia 40
24 Ast Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 1
25 Ast Dimorphotheca sinuata *African daisy V
26 Ast Encelia actoni Acton encelia V
27 Ast Encelia farinosa brittlebush 99
28 Ast Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta purple disk flower brittlebush V
29 Ast Ericameria brachylepis boundary goldenbush 50
30 Ast Ericameria linearifolia narrowleaf goldenbush V
31 Ast Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum golden yarrow 20
32 Ast Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum Wallace's woolly daisy 3
33 Ast Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed 30
34 Ast Lasthenia gracilis goldfields 10
35 Ast Layia glandulosa white tidy-tips V
36 Ast Logfia filaginoides California filago 5
37 Ast Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion V
38 Ast Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 20
39 Ast Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 12
40 Ast Porophyllum gracile odora 30
41 Ast Pseudognaphalium biolettii bicolored everlasting FC
42 Ast Pseudognaphalium californicum California everlasting FC
43 Ast Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant V
44 Ast Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 15
45 Ast Stylocline gnaphaloides everlasting nest-straw 5
46 Ast Uropappus lindleyi silver puffs V
47 Bor Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck 99
48 Bor Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha 40
49 Bor Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha V
50 Bor Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia popcorn flower 2
51 Bor Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha 1
52 Bor Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha 25
53 Bor Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 30
54 Bor Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida eucrypta 8
55 Bor Pectocarya peninsularis Baja pectocarya V
56 Bor Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 5
57 Bor Phacelia affinis limestone phacelia FC
58 Bor Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia desert bluebells FC
59 Bor Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia FC
60 Bor Phacelia distans common phacelia 50
61 Bor Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells 10
62 Bor Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia 5
63 Bor Plagiobothrys arizonicus Arizona popcorn flower 2
64 Bra Boechera perennans perennial rock-cress 11
65 Bra Boechera xylopoda slender & beautiful rock-cress V
66 Bra Caulanthus hallii Hall's caulanthus 4
67 Bra Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 1
68 Bra Caulanthus simulans Payson's wild cabbage V
69 Bra Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 3
70 Bra Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba V
71 Bra Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 15
72 Bra Sisymbrium altissimum *tumble-mustard 1
73 Bra Sisymbrium irio *London rocket V
74 Bra Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 1
75 Bra Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. eradiatus fringe-pod 1
76 Bra Tropidocarpum gracile slender tropidocarpum V
77 Cac Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 99
78 Cac Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 99
79 Cac Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 75
80 Cac Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 3
81 Cac Mammillaria tetrancistra desert fish-hook cactus 14
82 Cac Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 99
83 Cac Opuntia chlorotica pancake prickly-pear FC
84 Cac Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Engelmann prickly-pear 1
85 Cac Opuntia phaeacantha desert prickly-pear 11
86 Car Loeflingia squarrosa spreading loeflingia V
87 Che Atriplex canescens var. laciniata Caleb four-wing saltbush V
88 Che Atriplex canescens var. macilenta Salton saltbush V
89 Cra Crassula connata pygmy-weed V
90 Cra Dudleya arizonica Arizona chalk dudleya 33
91 Eri Arctostaphylos glauca bigberry manzanita 2
92 Eup Bernardia incana western bernardia 45
93 Eup Chamaesyce melanadenia red-gland spurge 20
94 Eup Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge V
95 Eup Croton californicus California croton V
96 Eup Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 55
97 Eup Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia 3
98 Fab Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus southern California silver-lotus 5
99 Fab Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus short-winged deerweed 50
100 Fab Acmispon rigidus desert lotus V
101 Fab Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 60
102 Fab Astragalus palmeri Palmer's milk-vetch 20
103 Fab Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 20
104 Fab Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine 1
105 Fab Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 1
106 Fab Senegalia greggii catclaw 99
107 Fab Senna covesii desert senna V
108 Fag Quercus cornelius-mulleri desert scrub oak 5
109 Fou Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 80
110 Ger Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 99
111 Kra Krameria bicolor white rhatany 15
112 Kra Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 10
113 Lam Salvia apiana white sage 10
114 Lam Salvia carduacea thistle sage 5
115 Lam Salvia columbariae chia 40
116 Loa Mentzelia montana mountain blazing star V
117 Mal Ayenia compacta ayenia 45
118 Mal Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot mallow 20
119 Mol Mollugo cerviana *carpet-weed V
120 Mon Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 1
121 Nyc Boerhavia coulteri var. palmeri Coulter's spiderling 1
122 Nyc Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia fivewing spiderling 99
123 Nyc Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 99
124 Nyc Mirabilis laevis var. villosa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock V
125 Ole Menodora scabra var. glabrescens broom twinberry FC
126 Ona Camissoniopsis hirtella field suncup V
127 Ona Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup 99
128 Ona Eulobus californicus California suncup 99
129 Oro Castilleja foliolosa woolly Indian paintbrush 5
130 Pap Argemone munita prickly poppy 11
131 Pla Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla little-leaved chaparral beardtongue 50
132 Pla Plantago patagonica Patagonia plantain 1
133 Pol Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 3
134 Pol Leptosiphon lemmonii Lemmon's linanthus 5
135 Pol Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's calico V
136 Pol Saltugilia australis southern gilia 4
137 Pol Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower V
138 Pol Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata lace-fringed spineflower V
139 Pol Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat 10
140 Pol Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 65
141 Pol Eriogonum gracile var. incultum slender buckwheat V
142 Pol Eriogonum plumatella yucca buckwheat 20
143 Pol Eriogonum thurberi Thurber's buckwheat 5
144 Pol Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat 60
145 Pol Pterostegia drymarioides fairy bowties, threadstem V
146 Ran Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 4
147 Rha Ziziphus parryi var. parryi lotebush V
148 Ros Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata desert almond 10
149 Ros Prunus fremontii desert apricot 99
150 Ros Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia hollyleaf cherry 2
151 Rub Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense Borrego bedstraw 5
152 Sim Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 35
153 Sol Datura wrightii sacred datura 4
154 Sol Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn 10
155 Sol Lycium cooperi Cooper's boxthorn 5
156 Sol Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 25
157 Sol Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 15
158 Vis Phoradendron bolleanum dense mistletoe V
159 Vis Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 25
160 Zyg Larrea tridentata creosote bush 50
Monocots
161 Aga Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 99
162 Aga Yucca schidigera Mohave yucca 35
163 All Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum fringed onion V
164 Lil Calochortus splendens splendid mariposa lily V
165 Poa Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 99
166 Poa Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 20
167 Poa Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi Nealley three-awn V
168 Poa Aristida purpurea var. wrightii Wright three-awn V
169 Poa Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 99
170 Poa Bouteloua barbata var. barbata six-weeks grama 99
171 Poa Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama 2
172 Poa Bromus berteroanus Chilean chess 2
173 Poa Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 99
174 Poa Dasyochloa pulchella fluff grass V
175 Poa Festuca octoflora six-weeks fescue V
176 Poa Heteropogon contortus tanglehead 21
177 Poa Hilaria rigida big galleta 99
178 Poa Melica frutescens tall melica 50
179 Poa Muhlenbergia appressa appressed muhly V
180 Poa Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly 60
181 Poa Muhlenbergia porteri Porter's muhly 4
182 Poa Poa secunda ssp. secunda one-sided bluegrass 10
183 Poa Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 99
184 Poa Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed 1
185 Poa Stipa parishii var. parishii Parish's needlegrass 8
186 Poa Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass 15
187 Rus Nolina parryi Parry's nolina 36
188 The Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. pauciflorum few-flowered blue dicks V
189 The Muilla maritima muilla V

Voucher data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/)

#	Fam	Scientific Name Link goes to the Jepson eflora	(*)Common Name Link goes to Calphotos	#Pls
Lycophytes
1	Sel	Selaginella bigelovii	Bigelow's spike-moss	99
2	Sel	Selaginella eremophila	desert spike-moss	99
Ferns
3	Pte	Cheilanthes covillei	beady lipfern	99
4	Pte	Cheilanthes viscida	sticky lipfern	3
5	Pte	Notholaena californica ssp. californica	California cloak fern	7
6	Pte	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	bird's-foot fern	10
Gymnosperms
7	Cup	Juniperus californica	California juniper	60
8	Eph	Ephedra aspera	Mormon tea	99
Eudicots
9	Aca	Carlowrightia arizonica	Arizona carlowrightia	37
10	Ama	Amaranthus fimbriatus	fringed amaranth	99
11	Ana	Rhus ovata	sugar bush	8
12	Apo	Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii	climbing milkweed	V
13	Apo	Funastrum utahense	Utah vine milkweed	5
14	Ast	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus	goldenhead	5
15	Ast	Adenophyllum porophylloides	San Felipe dogweed	60
16	Ast	Ambrosia salsola var. salsola	cheesebush	10
17	Ast	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	mountain mugwort	50
18	Ast	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana	silver wormwood	V
19	Ast	Baccharis brachyphylla	short-leaved baccharis	10
20	Ast	Bahiopsis parishii	Parish's goldeneye	99
21	Ast	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush	40
22	Ast	Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta	California spear-leaved brickellia	23
23	Ast	Brickellia frutescens	shrubby brickellia	40
24	Ast	Chaenactis fremontii	Fremont pincushion	1
25	Ast	Dimorphotheca sinuata	*African daisy	V
26	Ast	Encelia actoni	Acton encelia	V
27	Ast	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	99
28	Ast	Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta	purple disk flower brittlebush	V
29	Ast	Ericameria brachylepis	boundary goldenbush	50
30	Ast	Ericameria linearifolia	narrowleaf goldenbush	V
31	Ast	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	20
32	Ast	Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum	Wallace's woolly daisy	3
33	Ast	Gutierrezia sarothrae	matchweed	30
34	Ast	Lasthenia gracilis	goldfields	10
35	Ast	Layia glandulosa	white tidy-tips	V
36	Ast	Logfia filaginoides	California filago	5
37	Ast	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion	V
38	Ast	Pectis papposa var. papposa	chinch-weed	20
39	Ast	Perityle emoryi	Emory's rock-daisy	12
40	Ast	Porophyllum gracile	odora	30
41	Ast	Pseudognaphalium biolettii	bicolored everlasting	FC
42	Ast	Pseudognaphalium californicum	California everlasting	FC
43	Ast	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	slender wreathplant	V
44	Ast	Stephanomeria pauciflora	wire-lettuce	15
45	Ast	Stylocline gnaphaloides	everlasting nest-straw	5
46	Ast	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs	V
47	Bor	Amsinckia intermedia	common fiddleneck	99
48	Bor	Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera	bearded cryptantha	40
49	Bor	Cryptantha decipiens	gravel cryptantha	V
50	Bor	Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia	popcorn flower	2
51	Bor	Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha	red-root cryptantha	1
52	Bor	Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya	wing-nut cryptantha	25
53	Bor	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	30
54	Bor	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida	eucrypta	8
55	Bor	Pectocarya peninsularis	Baja pectocarya	V
56	Bor	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed	5
57	Bor	Phacelia affinis	limestone phacelia	FC
58	Bor	Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia	desert bluebells	FC
59	Bor	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	caterpillar phacelia	FC
60	Bor	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	50
61	Bor	Phacelia minor	wild canterbury bells	10
62	Bor	Phacelia pedicellata	pedicellate phacelia	5
63	Bor	Plagiobothrys arizonicus	Arizona popcorn flower	2
64	Bra	Boechera perennans	perennial rock-cress	11
65	Bra	Boechera xylopoda	slender & beautiful rock-cress	V
66	Bra	Caulanthus hallii	Hall's caulanthus	4
67	Bra	Caulanthus lasiophyllus	California mustard	1
68	Bra	Caulanthus simulans	Payson's wild cabbage	V
69	Bra	Descurainia pinnata	western tansy-mustard	3
70	Bra	Draba cuneifolia	wedge-leaved draba	V
71	Bra	Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	15
72	Bra	Sisymbrium altissimum	*tumble-mustard	1
73	Bra	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket	V
74	Bra	Sisymbrium orientale	*Oriental mustard	1
75	Bra	Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. eradiatus	fringe-pod	1
76	Bra	Tropidocarpum gracile	slender tropidocarpum	V
77	Cac	Cylindropuntia ganderi	Gander's cholla	99
78	Cac	Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	99
79	Cac	Ferocactus cylindraceus	California barrel cactus	75
80	Cac	Mammillaria dioica	California fish-hook cactus	3
81	Cac	Mammillaria tetrancistra	desert fish-hook cactus	14
82	Cac	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus	99
83	Cac	Opuntia chlorotica	pancake prickly-pear	FC
84	Cac	Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii	Engelmann prickly-pear	1
85	Cac	Opuntia phaeacantha	desert prickly-pear	11
86	Car	Loeflingia squarrosa	spreading loeflingia	V
87	Che	Atriplex canescens var. laciniata	Caleb four-wing saltbush	V
88	Che	Atriplex canescens var. macilenta	Salton saltbush	V
89	Cra	Crassula connata	pygmy-weed	V
90	Cra	Dudleya arizonica	Arizona chalk dudleya	33
91	Eri	Arctostaphylos glauca	bigberry manzanita	2
92	Eup	Bernardia incana	western bernardia	45
93	Eup	Chamaesyce melanadenia	red-gland spurge	20
94	Eup	Chamaesyce micromera	Sonoran spurge	V
95	Eup	Croton californicus	California croton	V
96	Eup	Ditaxis lanceolata	narrowleaf ditaxis	55
97	Eup	Stillingia linearifolia	linear-leaved stillingia	3
98	Fab	Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus	southern California silver-lotus	5
99	Fab	Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus	short-winged deerweed	50
100	Fab	Acmispon rigidus	desert lotus	V
101	Fab	Acmispon strigosus	strigose lotus	60
102	Fab	Astragalus palmeri	Palmer's milk-vetch	20
103	Fab	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine	20
104	Fab	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Coulter's lupine	1
105	Fab	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite	1
106	Fab	Senegalia greggii	catclaw	99
107	Fab	Senna covesii	desert senna	V
108	Fag	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	desert scrub oak	5
109	Fou	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	ocotillo	80
110	Ger	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	99
111	Kra	Krameria bicolor	white rhatany	15
112	Kra	Krameria erecta	Pima rhatany	10
113	Lam	Salvia apiana	white sage	10
114	Lam	Salvia carduacea	thistle sage	5
115	Lam	Salvia columbariae	chia	40
116	Loa	Mentzelia montana	mountain blazing star	V
117	Mal	Ayenia compacta	ayenia	45
118	Mal	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua	apricot mallow	20
119	Mol	Mollugo cerviana	*carpet-weed	V
120	Mon	Calyptridium monandrum	sand cress	1
121	Nyc	Boerhavia coulteri var. palmeri	Coulter's spiderling	1
122	Nyc	Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia	fivewing spiderling	99
123	Nyc	Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock	99
124	Nyc	Mirabilis laevis var. villosa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock	V
125	Ole	Menodora scabra var. glabrescens	broom twinberry	FC
126	Ona	Camissoniopsis hirtella	field suncup	V
127	Ona	Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida	pale suncup	99
128	Ona	Eulobus californicus	California suncup	99
129	Oro	Castilleja foliolosa	woolly Indian paintbrush	5
130	Pap	Argemone munita	prickly poppy	11
131	Pla	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	little-leaved chaparral beardtongue	50
132	Pla	Plantago patagonica	Patagonia plantain	1
133	Pol	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	desert woolly-star	3
134	Pol	Leptosiphon lemmonii	Lemmon's linanthus	5
135	Pol	Loeseliastrum schottii	Schott's calico	V
136	Pol	Saltugilia australis	southern gilia	4
137	Pol	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower	V
138	Pol	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata	lace-fringed spineflower	V
139	Pol	Eriogonum davidsonii	Davidson's buckwheat	10
140	Pol	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat	65
141	Pol	Eriogonum gracile var. incultum	slender buckwheat	V
142	Pol	Eriogonum plumatella	yucca buckwheat	20
143	Pol	Eriogonum thurberi	Thurber's buckwheat	5
144	Pol	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	Wright's buckwheat	60
145	Pol	Pterostegia drymarioides	fairy bowties, threadstem	V
146	Ran	Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum	intermediate larkspur	4
147	Rha	Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	lotebush	V
148	Ros	Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata	desert almond	10
149	Ros	Prunus fremontii	desert apricot	99
150	Ros	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	hollyleaf cherry	2
151	Rub	Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense	Borrego bedstraw	5
152	Sim	Simmondsia chinensis	jojoba	35
153	Sol	Datura wrightii	sacred datura	4
154	Sol	Lycium andersonii	Anderson's boxthorn	10
155	Sol	Lycium cooperi	Cooper's boxthorn	5
156	Sol	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco	25
157	Sol	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry	15
158	Vis	Phoradendron bolleanum	dense mistletoe	V
159	Vis	Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe	25
160	Zyg	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	50
Monocots
161	Aga	Agave deserti var. deserti	desert agave	99
162	Aga	Yucca schidigera	Mohave yucca	35
163	All	Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum	fringed onion	V
164	Lil	Calochortus splendens	splendid mariposa lily	V
165	Poa	Aristida adscensionis	six-weeks three-awn	99
166	Poa	Aristida purpurea	purple three-awn	20
167	Poa	Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi	Nealley three-awn	V
168	Poa	Aristida purpurea var. wrightii	Wright three-awn	V
169	Poa	Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides	needle grama	99
170	Poa	Bouteloua barbata var. barbata	six-weeks grama	99
171	Poa	Bouteloua curtipendula	side-oats grama	2
172	Poa	Bromus berteroanus	Chilean chess	2
173	Poa	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome	99
174	Poa	Dasyochloa pulchella	fluff grass	V
175	Poa	Festuca octoflora	six-weeks fescue	V
176	Poa	Heteropogon contortus	tanglehead	21
177	Poa	Hilaria rigida	big galleta	99
178	Poa	Melica frutescens	tall melica	50
179	Poa	Muhlenbergia appressa	appressed muhly	V
180	Poa	Muhlenbergia microsperma	littleseed muhly	60
181	Poa	Muhlenbergia porteri	Porter's muhly	4
182	Poa	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	one-sided bluegrass	10
183	Poa	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	99
184	Poa	Sporobolus cryptandrus	sand dropseed	1
185	Poa	Stipa parishii var. parishii	Parish's needlegrass	8
186	Poa	Stipa speciosa	desert needlegrass	15
187	Rus	Nolina parryi	Parry's nolina	36
188	The	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. pauciflorum	few-flowered blue dicks	V
189	The	Muilla maritima	muilla	V

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Fig. 1. A panoramic view of the upper part (top) and lower part (bottom) of Cool Canyon, taken on 6 October 2010 by Tom Chester from the ridge immediately south of the lower part of Cool Canyon. Click on the pictures for larger versions.