The Vascular Flora of Lizard Canyon and Chuckwalla Wash / Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

The Vascular Flora of Lizard Canyon and Chuckwalla Wash / Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Introduction
Species Checklist

Introduction

This checklist is for the neighboring areas of Lizard Canyon and Chuckwalla Wash / Canyon. Because we've never botanized this area at prime time, for now it also includes additional species known from Plum Canyon and/or the Mescal Bajada.
Lizard Canyon is a small canyon on the north side of the North Pinyon Mountains which drains into San Felipe Creek between Sentenac Canyon and the Tamarisk Grove Campground. Lindsay, in Anza Borrego A to Z, says the canyon was named in the 1950s when a park ranger reported seeing a lizard scurrying across the canyon.
Lizard Canyon is between Plum Canyon on the west, and Chuckwalla Canyon on the east.
We've driven past the sign for Lizard Canyon literally hundreds of times. On 30 November 2014 we decided to botanize it. We surveyed 1.7 miles from the mouth of the canyon at SR78 to the saddle above the East Fork of Lizard Canyon with Chuckwalla Canyon, finding 79 species that could be confidently-identified even at this time of year, plus another possible species that needs follow-up work to confirm its assigned determination.
We surveyed the lower part of Chuckwalla Wash on 29 January 2017, and the West Fork of Lizard Canyon on 2 February 2017.
For photographs of the area and many of the species found here, with detailed hiking instructions for several routes, see Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen's pages:

Lizard Canyon
Lizard Wash / Chuckwalla Wash Loop
Chuckwalla Wash
Chuckwalla Wash Loop

See also Jerry Schad's hiking description of the canyon. Robin Halford describes two hikes in Lizard Canyon in her first book Hiking in Anza-Borrego Desert, and a Lizard-Chuckwalla Shuttle in her second book.
Species Checklist

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 from the field surveys, up to a maximum of 99 plants, for each canyon (Ch Chuckwalla Wash / Canyon; Lz Lizard Canyon). The main intent of this estimate is to indicate the species for which we found very few plants. However, note that in many cases the number given is a severe underestimate of the actual abundance that would be found in surveys at prime time in a good year.
A V in this column indicates a species we did not see, but which was vouchered here. If the column entry is blank, it indicates a species from the neighboring Plum Canyon or Mescal Bajada.
The number of plants for Carlowrightia arizonica comes from a field survey by Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen, who were the first ones to discover this species here on 14 January 2017.
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# Family Scientific Name (*) Common Name #Pls
Ch Lz
Lycophytes
1 Sel Selaginella bigelovii Bigelow's spike-moss
2 Sel Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss 99 99
Ferns
3 Pte Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern 2
4 Pte Cheilanthes parryi woolly lipfern 30 15
5 Pte Cheilanthes viscida sticky lipfern 5
6 Pte Notholaena californica ssp. californica California cloak fern 16
7 Pte Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata bird's-foot fern
Gymnosperms
8 Cup Juniperus californica California juniper 99 99
9 Eph Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 40 80
10 Eph Ephedra californica desert tea 15
Eudicots
11 Aca Carlowrightia arizonica Arizona carlowrightia 80
12 Aca Justicia californica chuparosa 99 99
13 Ama Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 99
14 Ana Rhus aromatica basketbush
15 Api Apiastrum angustifolium wild celery
16 Api Lomatium mohavense Mojave lomatium
17 Apo Asclepias albicans white-stemmed milkweed
18 Apo Asclepias subulata rush milkweed
19 Apo Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii climbing milkweed
20 Apo Funastrum hirtellum rambling milkweed
21 Apo Matelea parvifolia spearleaf 3 32
22 Ast Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus goldenhead
23 Ast Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 15 99
24 Ast Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 99 99
25 Ast Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 99 99
26 Ast Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula white mugwort
27 Ast Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta mountain mugwort
28 Ast Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana silver wormwood
29 Ast Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis 15
30 Ast Baccharis sergiloides desert baccharis
31 Ast Bahiopsis parishii Parish's goldeneye 10 40
32 Ast Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 20 30
33 Ast Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta California spear-leaved brickellia
34 Ast Brickellia desertorum desert brickellia
35 Ast Brickellia frutescens shrubby brickellia 1 20
36 Ast Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion 20
37 Ast Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 99 99
38 Ast Encelia actoni Acton encelia
39 Ast Encelia farinosa brittlebush 99 99
40 Ast Ericameria brachylepis boundary goldenbush 1
41 Ast Ericameria paniculata blackbanded rabbitbrush
42 Ast Eriophyllum wallacei Wallace's woolly daisy
43 Ast Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum Wallace's woolly daisy
44 Ast Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed 2 60
45 Ast Isocoma acradenia var. acradenia entire-leaved alkali goldenbush
46 Ast Lasthenia gracilis goldfields
47 Ast Logfia depressa dwarf filago
48 Ast Logfia filaginoides California filago 50
49 Ast Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion ~1 1
50 Ast Monoptilon bellioides desert star V
51 Ast Palafoxia arida var. arida Spanish needle
52 Ast Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 30
53 Ast Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 75 15
54 Ast Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow-leaf 10 30
55 Ast Porophyllum gracile odora 1 6
56 Ast Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 5 30
57 Ast Senecio californicus California groundsel
58 Ast Senecio mohavensis Mojave ragwort
59 Ast Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant
60 Ast Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 50 70
61 Ast Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head
62 Ast Trixis californica var. californica California trixis 7 25
63 Ast Uropappus lindleyi silver puffs
64 Big Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow
65 Bor Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck ~5 5?
66 Bor Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata bristly fiddleneck
67 Bor Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha ~20 1
68 Bor Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha
69 Bor Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha
70 Bor Cryptantha micrantha red-root cryptantha
71 Bor Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha
72 Bor Cryptantha muricata prickly cryptantha
73 Bor Cryptantha pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha
74 Bor Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera Tucson wing-nut cryptantha
75 Bor Cryptantha racemosa bushy cryptantha
76 Bor Cryptantha utahensis scented cryptantha V
77 Bor Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 50 40
78 Bor Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida eucrypta 20
79 Bor Eucrypta micrantha desert eucrypta
80 Bor Nama demissa var. demissa purple mat 12 50
81 Bor Pectocarya peninsularis Baja pectocarya
82 Bor Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed
83 Bor Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed
84 Bor Pectocarya setosa moth combseed
85 Bor Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora little-flowered heliotrope phacelia 15 5
86 Bor Phacelia distans common phacelia 99 99
87 Bor Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells
88 Bor Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia
89 Bor Pholisma arenarium sand plant
90 Bor Pholistoma membranaceum white fiesta flower 99 99
91 Bor Tiquilia canescens var. canescens gray coldenia 39
92 Bra Boechera perennans perennial rock-cress
93 Bra Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard 99 99
94 Bra Caulanthus cooperi Cooper's jewel-flower 3 50
95 Bra Caulanthus hallii Hall's caulanthus
96 Bra Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 1
97 Bra Caulanthus simulans Payson's wild cabbage ~3
98 Bra Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 2
99 Bra Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod
100 Bra Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba
101 Bra Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 30 99
102 Bra Lyrocarpa coulteri Coulter's lyrepod 7 50
103 Bra Sisymbrium irio *London rocket 99 20?
104 Bra Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard
105 Bra Thysanocarpus curvipes fringe-pod
106 Bra Tropidocarpum gracile slender tropidocarpum
107 Cac Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 99 99
108 Cac Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri cane cholla
109 Cac Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 99 99
110 Cac Cylindropuntia ramosissima pencil cholla
111 Cac Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 99 99
112 Cac Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 99 99
113 Cac Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 99 60
114 Cac Mammillaria tetrancistra desert fish-hook cactus
115 Cac Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 30 70
116 Cac Opuntia chlorotica pancake prickly-pear
117 Cac Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Engelmann prickly-pear
118 Cac Opuntia phaeacantha desert prickly-pear 3 3
119 Cam Nemacladus glanduliferus glandular nemacladus ~3 ~3
120 Cam Nemacladus rubescens desert nemacladus
121 Car Achyronychia cooperi frost mat
122 Che Atriplex canescens var. canescens four-wing saltbush
123 Che Atriplex polycarpa cattle saltbush
124 Che Salsola tragus *Russian thistle
125 Cle Peritoma arborea bladderpod
126 Con Cuscuta californica var. papillosa papillate dodder
127 Cra Crassula connata pygmy-weed 99 99
128 Cra Dudleya arizonica Arizona chalk dudleya
129 Cra Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides desert dudleya 60 99
130 Cuc Cucurbita palmata coyote melon
131 Eup Bernardia incana western bernardia
132 Eup Chamaesyce melanadenia red-gland spurge 2
133 Eup Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge 10
134 Eup Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 99 99
135 Eup Chamaesyce setiloba starfish (Yuma) spurge 20 99
136 Eup Croton californicus California croton
137 Eup Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 20 99
138 Eup Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis 1 30
139 Eup Euphorbia eriantha beetle spurge 5 99
140 Eup Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia
141 Fab Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus southern California silver-lotus
142 Fab Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus short-winged deerweed 15 15
143 Fab Acmispon haydonii pygmy lotus
144 Fab Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus short-bannered coastal lotus 3
145 Fab Acmispon rigidus desert lotus 3
146 Fab Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 2
147 Fab Astragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensis Cedros milk-vetch
148 Fab Astragalus pachypus var. pachypus thick-pod milk-vetch
149 Fab Astragalus palmeri Palmer's milk-vetch 1
150 Fab Dalea mollissima downy dalea 1
151 Fab Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine
152 Fab Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 1 2
153 Fab Lupinus excubitus var. medius Mountain Springs bush lupine
154 Fab Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine 1 5
155 Fab Marina parryi Parry's marina 99 99
156 Fab Olneya tesota ironwood
157 Fab Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite
158 Fab Psorothamnus emoryi Emory's indigo-bush
159 Fab Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 75 99
160 Fab Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree 15
161 Fab Senegalia greggii catclaw 99 99
162 Fab Senna armata spiny senna
163 Fab Senna covesii desert senna 5
164 Fou Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 99 99
165 Ger Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 99 99
166 Ger Erodium texanum Texas filaree 8
167 Kra Krameria bicolor white rhatany 50 99
168 Kra Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 10 20
169 Lam Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 99 99
170 Lam Salvia apiana white sage 1 2
171 Lam Salvia columbariae chia 50 10
172 Lam Salvia vaseyi Vasey's sage 7 5
173 Loa Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star 5?
174 Loa Mentzelia involucrata bracted blazing star 1 V
175 Loa Mentzelia veatchiana Veatch's blazing star
176 Loa Petalonyx linearis narrow-leaf sandpaper-plant
177 Loa Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper-plant
178 Mal Ayenia compacta ayenia 20
179 Mal Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 10
180 Mal Sphaeralcea ambigua apricot mallow
181 Mal Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot mallow 35 10
182 Mol Mollugo cerviana *carpet-weed 99
183 Mon Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 20
184 Mon Calyptridium parryi var. arizonicum Arizona sand cress
185 Nyc Allionia incarnata trailing four o'clock
186 Nyc Allionia incarnata var. incarnata small-flowered trailing four o'clock
187 Nyc Allionia incarnata var. villosa large-flowered trailing four o'clock 99
188 Nyc Boerhavia coccinea scarlet spiderling
189 Nyc Boerhavia coulteri var. palmeri Coulter's spiderling
190 Nyc Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia fivewing spiderling 99
191 Nyc Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia California four o'clock
192 Nyc Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 50 60
193 Nyc Mirabilis laevis var. villosa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock
194 Ole Menodora scabra var. glabrescens broom twinberry
195 Ona Camissoniopsis ignota Jurupa Hills suncups
196 Ona Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup 20
197 Ona Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla heartleaf suncup
198 Ona Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose 99 99
199 Ona Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium mountain California-fuchsia
200 Ona Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata Booth's evening primrose 35 ~2
201 Ona Eremothera refracta narrow-leaf suncup ~99
202 Ona Eulobus californicus California suncup 99 99
203 Oro Castilleja foliolosa woolly Indian paintbrush
204 Pap Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy 99 99
205 Pap Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy 5
206 Phr Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii Bigelow's monkeyflower 4 V
207 Pla Antirrhinum filipes desert twining snapdragon ~5
208 Pla Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower
209 Pla Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii Cleveland's beardtongue
210 Pla Plantago ovata desert plantain 99
211 Pol Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 5
212 Pol Gilia stellata star gilia 15
213 Pol Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima bristly langloisia
214 Pol Leptosiphon aureus ssp. aureus golden linanthus
215 Pol Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's calico
216 Pol Centrostegia thurberi red triangles
217 Pol Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 1
218 Pol Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata lace-fringed spineflower
219 Pol Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat
220 Pol Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 20 40
221 Pol Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 15 70
222 Pol Eriogonum plumatella yucca buckwheat
223 Pol Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat
224 Pol Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum Wright's buckwheat
225 Pol Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat 10 30
226 Pol Pterostegia drymarioides fairy bowties, threadstem 2
227 Ran Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 99 99
228 Rha Ziziphus parryi var. parryi lotebush
229 Ros Coleogyne ramosissima black brush 99
230 Ros Prunus fremontii desert apricot 25 50
231 Rub Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense Borrego bedstraw
232 Rub Galium stellatum star-flowered bedstraw 8 20
233 Rut Thamnosma montana turpentine broom 20
234 Sim Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 50 40
235 Sol Datura discolor desert thornapple
236 Sol Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn 99 40
237 Sol Lycium cooperi Cooper's boxthorn 4
238 Sol Lycium fremontii Fremont's boxthorn
239 Sol Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco
240 Sol Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 10 25
241 Tam Tamarix ramosissima *saltcedar
242 Urt Parietaria hespera var. hespera pellitory
243 Ver Verbena lasiostachys western vervain
244 Vis Phoradendron bolleanum dense mistletoe
245 Vis Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 50 50
246 Zyg Fagonia laevis California fagonia 10
247 Zyg Larrea tridentata creosote bush 99 99
Monocots
248 Aga Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 99 99
249 Aga Yucca schidigera Mohave yucca 8 20
250 All Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum fringed onion
251 Poa Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 50 99
252 Poa Aristida californica California three-awn
253 Poa Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 3? 40
254 Poa Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi Nealley three-awn
255 Poa Avena barbata *slender wild oats
256 Poa Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 99
257 Poa Bouteloua barbata var. barbata six-weeks grama 99
258 Poa Bromus diandrus *ripgut brome
259 Poa Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 99 99
260 Poa Bromus tectorum *downy brome
261 Poa Dasyochloa pulchella fluff grass 7 50
262 Poa Hilaria rigida big galleta 99
263 Poa Melica frutescens tall melica
264 Poa Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly
265 Poa Muhlenbergia porteri Porter's muhly
266 Poa Poa secunda ssp. secunda one-sided bluegrass
267 Poa Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 50 99
268 Poa Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed
269 Poa Stipa coronata giant needlegrass
270 Poa Stipa parishii var. parishii Parish's needlegrass
271 Poa Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass 5
272 Rus Nolina parryi Parry's nolina
273 The Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum blue dicks 2
274 The Muilla maritima muilla 2

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

#	Family	Scientific Name	(*) Common Name	#Pls
Ch	Lz
Lycophytes
1	Sel	Selaginella bigelovii	Bigelow's spike-moss
2	Sel	Selaginella eremophila	desert spike-moss	99	99
Ferns
3	Pte	Cheilanthes covillei	beady lipfern		2
4	Pte	Cheilanthes parryi	woolly lipfern	30	15
5	Pte	Cheilanthes viscida	sticky lipfern		5
6	Pte	Notholaena californica ssp. californica	California cloak fern		16
7	Pte	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	bird's-foot fern
Gymnosperms
8	Cup	Juniperus californica	California juniper	99	99
9	Eph	Ephedra aspera	Mormon tea	40	80
10	Eph	Ephedra californica	desert tea	15
Eudicots
11	Aca	Carlowrightia arizonica	Arizona carlowrightia	80
12	Aca	Justicia californica	chuparosa	99	99
13	Ama	Amaranthus fimbriatus	fringed amaranth		99
14	Ana	Rhus aromatica	basketbush
15	Api	Apiastrum angustifolium	wild celery
16	Api	Lomatium mohavense	Mojave lomatium
17	Apo	Asclepias albicans	white-stemmed milkweed
18	Apo	Asclepias subulata	rush milkweed
19	Apo	Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii	climbing milkweed
20	Apo	Funastrum hirtellum	rambling milkweed
21	Apo	Matelea parvifolia	spearleaf	3	32
22	Ast	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus	goldenhead
23	Ast	Adenophyllum porophylloides	San Felipe dogweed	15	99
24	Ast	Ambrosia dumosa	burroweed	99	99
25	Ast	Ambrosia salsola var. salsola	cheesebush	99	99
26	Ast	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	white mugwort
27	Ast	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	mountain mugwort
28	Ast	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana	silver wormwood
29	Ast	Baccharis brachyphylla	short-leaved baccharis		15
30	Ast	Baccharis sergiloides	desert baccharis
31	Ast	Bahiopsis parishii	Parish's goldeneye	10	40
32	Ast	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush	20	30
33	Ast	Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta	California spear-leaved brickellia
34	Ast	Brickellia desertorum	desert brickellia
35	Ast	Brickellia frutescens	shrubby brickellia	1	20
36	Ast	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	pebble pincushion		20
37	Ast	Chaenactis fremontii	Fremont pincushion	99	99
38	Ast	Encelia actoni	Acton encelia
39	Ast	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	99	99
40	Ast	Ericameria brachylepis	boundary goldenbush		1
41	Ast	Ericameria paniculata	blackbanded rabbitbrush
42	Ast	Eriophyllum wallacei	Wallace's woolly daisy
43	Ast	Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum	Wallace's woolly daisy
44	Ast	Gutierrezia sarothrae	matchweed	2	60
45	Ast	Isocoma acradenia var. acradenia	entire-leaved alkali goldenbush
46	Ast	Lasthenia gracilis	goldfields
47	Ast	Logfia depressa	dwarf filago
48	Ast	Logfia filaginoides	California filago		50
49	Ast	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion	~1	1
50	Ast	Monoptilon bellioides	desert star		V
51	Ast	Palafoxia arida var. arida	Spanish needle
52	Ast	Pectis papposa var. papposa	chinch-weed		30
53	Ast	Perityle emoryi	Emory's rock-daisy	75	15
54	Ast	Pleurocoronis pluriseta	arrow-leaf	10	30
55	Ast	Porophyllum gracile	odora	1	6
56	Ast	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory	5	30
57	Ast	Senecio californicus	California groundsel
58	Ast	Senecio mohavensis	Mojave ragwort
59	Ast	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	slender wreathplant
60	Ast	Stephanomeria pauciflora	wire-lettuce	50	70
61	Ast	Trichoptilium incisum	yellow-head
62	Ast	Trixis californica var. californica	California trixis	7	25
63	Ast	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs
64	Big	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	desert-willow
65	Bor	Amsinckia intermedia	common fiddleneck	~5	5?
66	Bor	Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata	bristly fiddleneck
67	Bor	Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera	bearded cryptantha	~20	1
68	Bor	Cryptantha decipiens	gravel cryptantha
69	Bor	Cryptantha maritima	Guadalupe cryptantha
70	Bor	Cryptantha micrantha	red-root cryptantha
71	Bor	Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha	red-root cryptantha
72	Bor	Cryptantha muricata	prickly cryptantha
73	Bor	Cryptantha pterocarya	wing-nut cryptantha
74	Bor	Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera	Tucson wing-nut cryptantha
75	Bor	Cryptantha racemosa	bushy cryptantha
76	Bor	Cryptantha utahensis	scented cryptantha		V
77	Bor	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	50	40
78	Bor	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida	eucrypta		20
79	Bor	Eucrypta micrantha	desert eucrypta
80	Bor	Nama demissa var. demissa	purple mat	12	50
81	Bor	Pectocarya peninsularis	Baja pectocarya
82	Bor	Pectocarya platycarpa	broad-fruited combseed
83	Bor	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed
84	Bor	Pectocarya setosa	moth combseed
85	Bor	Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora	little-flowered heliotrope phacelia	15	5
86	Bor	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	99	99
87	Bor	Phacelia minor	wild canterbury bells
88	Bor	Phacelia pedicellata	pedicellate phacelia
89	Bor	Pholisma arenarium	sand plant
90	Bor	Pholistoma membranaceum	white fiesta flower	99	99
91	Bor	Tiquilia canescens var. canescens	gray coldenia		39
92	Bra	Boechera perennans	perennial rock-cress
93	Bra	Brassica tournefortii	*Sahara mustard	99	99
94	Bra	Caulanthus cooperi	Cooper's jewel-flower	3	50
95	Bra	Caulanthus hallii	Hall's caulanthus
96	Bra	Caulanthus lasiophyllus	California mustard		1
97	Bra	Caulanthus simulans	Payson's wild cabbage	~3
98	Bra	Descurainia pinnata	western tansy-mustard	2
99	Bra	Dithyrea californica	spectacle-pod
100	Bra	Draba cuneifolia	wedge-leaved draba
101	Bra	Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	30	99
102	Bra	Lyrocarpa coulteri	Coulter's lyrepod	7	50
103	Bra	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket	99	20?
104	Bra	Sisymbrium orientale	*Oriental mustard
105	Bra	Thysanocarpus curvipes	fringe-pod
106	Bra	Tropidocarpum gracile	slender tropidocarpum
107	Cac	Cylindropuntia bigelovii	teddy-bear cholla	99	99
108	Cac	Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri	cane cholla
109	Cac	Cylindropuntia ganderi	Gander's cholla	99	99
110	Cac	Cylindropuntia ramosissima	pencil cholla
111	Cac	Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	99	99
112	Cac	Ferocactus cylindraceus	California barrel cactus	99	99
113	Cac	Mammillaria dioica	California fish-hook cactus	99	60
114	Cac	Mammillaria tetrancistra	desert fish-hook cactus
115	Cac	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus	30	70
116	Cac	Opuntia chlorotica	pancake prickly-pear
117	Cac	Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii	Engelmann prickly-pear
118	Cac	Opuntia phaeacantha	desert prickly-pear	3	3
119	Cam	Nemacladus glanduliferus	glandular nemacladus	~3	~3
120	Cam	Nemacladus rubescens	desert nemacladus
121	Car	Achyronychia cooperi	frost mat
122	Che	Atriplex canescens var. canescens	four-wing saltbush
123	Che	Atriplex polycarpa	cattle saltbush
124	Che	Salsola tragus	*Russian thistle
125	Cle	Peritoma arborea	bladderpod
126	Con	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	papillate dodder
127	Cra	Crassula connata	pygmy-weed	99	99
128	Cra	Dudleya arizonica	Arizona chalk dudleya
129	Cra	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	desert dudleya	60	99
130	Cuc	Cucurbita palmata	coyote melon
131	Eup	Bernardia incana	western bernardia
132	Eup	Chamaesyce melanadenia	red-gland spurge		2
133	Eup	Chamaesyce micromera	Sonoran spurge		10
134	Eup	Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge	99	99
135	Eup	Chamaesyce setiloba	starfish (Yuma) spurge	20	99
136	Eup	Croton californicus	California croton
137	Eup	Ditaxis lanceolata	narrowleaf ditaxis	20	99
138	Eup	Ditaxis neomexicana	New Mexico ditaxis	1	30
139	Eup	Euphorbia eriantha	beetle spurge	5	99
140	Eup	Stillingia linearifolia	linear-leaved stillingia
141	Fab	Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus	southern California silver-lotus
142	Fab	Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus	short-winged deerweed	15	15
143	Fab	Acmispon haydonii	pygmy lotus
144	Fab	Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus	short-bannered coastal lotus		3
145	Fab	Acmispon rigidus	desert lotus		3
146	Fab	Acmispon strigosus	strigose lotus		2
147	Fab	Astragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensis	Cedros milk-vetch
148	Fab	Astragalus pachypus var. pachypus	thick-pod milk-vetch
149	Fab	Astragalus palmeri	Palmer's milk-vetch		1
150	Fab	Dalea mollissima	downy dalea	1
151	Fab	Lupinus arizonicus	Arizona lupine
152	Fab	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine	1	2
153	Fab	Lupinus excubitus var. medius	Mountain Springs bush lupine
154	Fab	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Coulter's lupine	1	5
155	Fab	Marina parryi	Parry's marina	99	99
156	Fab	Olneya tesota	ironwood
157	Fab	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite
158	Fab	Psorothamnus emoryi	Emory's indigo-bush
159	Fab	Psorothamnus schottii	indigo bush	75	99
160	Fab	Psorothamnus spinosus	smoke tree	15
161	Fab	Senegalia greggii	catclaw	99	99
162	Fab	Senna armata	spiny senna
163	Fab	Senna covesii	desert senna	5
164	Fou	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	ocotillo	99	99
165	Ger	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	99	99
166	Ger	Erodium texanum	Texas filaree	8
167	Kra	Krameria bicolor	white rhatany	50	99
168	Kra	Krameria erecta	Pima rhatany	10	20
169	Lam	Hyptis emoryi	desert-lavender	99	99
170	Lam	Salvia apiana	white sage	1	2
171	Lam	Salvia columbariae	chia	50	10
172	Lam	Salvia vaseyi	Vasey's sage	7	5
173	Loa	Mentzelia albicaulis	white-stemmed blazing star		5?
174	Loa	Mentzelia involucrata	bracted blazing star	1	V
175	Loa	Mentzelia veatchiana	Veatch's blazing star
176	Loa	Petalonyx linearis	narrow-leaf sandpaper-plant
177	Loa	Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi	Thurber's sandpaper-plant
178	Mal	Ayenia compacta	ayenia		20
179	Mal	Hibiscus denudatus	rock hibiscus		10
180	Mal	Sphaeralcea ambigua	apricot mallow
181	Mal	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua	apricot mallow	35	10
182	Mol	Mollugo cerviana	*carpet-weed		99
183	Mon	Calyptridium monandrum	sand cress		20
184	Mon	Calyptridium parryi var. arizonicum	Arizona sand cress
185	Nyc	Allionia incarnata	trailing four o'clock
186	Nyc	Allionia incarnata var. incarnata	small-flowered trailing four o'clock
187	Nyc	Allionia incarnata var. villosa	large-flowered trailing four o'clock		99
188	Nyc	Boerhavia coccinea	scarlet spiderling
189	Nyc	Boerhavia coulteri var. palmeri	Coulter's spiderling
190	Nyc	Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia	fivewing spiderling		99
191	Nyc	Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia	California four o'clock
192	Nyc	Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock	50	60
193	Nyc	Mirabilis laevis var. villosa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock
194	Ole	Menodora scabra var. glabrescens	broom twinberry
195	Ona	Camissoniopsis ignota	Jurupa Hills suncups
196	Ona	Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida	pale suncup		20
197	Ona	Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla	heartleaf suncup
198	Ona	Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii	brown-eyed primrose	99	99
199	Ona	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	mountain California-fuchsia
200	Ona	Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata	Booth's evening primrose	35	~2
201	Ona	Eremothera refracta	narrow-leaf suncup	~99
202	Ona	Eulobus californicus	California suncup	99	99
203	Oro	Castilleja foliolosa	woolly Indian paintbrush
204	Pap	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	small-flowered poppy	99	99
205	Pap	Eschscholzia parishii	Parish's poppy		5
206	Phr	Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii	Bigelow's monkeyflower	4	V
207	Pla	Antirrhinum filipes	desert twining snapdragon		~5
208	Pla	Mohavea confertiflora	ghost flower
209	Pla	Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii	Cleveland's beardtongue
210	Pla	Plantago ovata	desert plantain	99
211	Pol	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	desert woolly-star		5
212	Pol	Gilia stellata	star gilia		15
213	Pol	Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima	bristly langloisia
214	Pol	Leptosiphon aureus ssp. aureus	golden linanthus
215	Pol	Loeseliastrum schottii	Schott's calico
216	Pol	Centrostegia thurberi	red triangles
217	Pol	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower		1
218	Pol	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata	lace-fringed spineflower
219	Pol	Eriogonum davidsonii	Davidson's buckwheat
220	Pol	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat	20	40
221	Pol	Eriogonum inflatum	desert trumpet	15	70
222	Pol	Eriogonum plumatella	yucca buckwheat
223	Pol	Eriogonum thomasii	Thomas' buckwheat
224	Pol	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	Wright's buckwheat
225	Pol	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	Wright's buckwheat	10	30
226	Pol	Pterostegia drymarioides	fairy bowties, threadstem		2
227	Ran	Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum	intermediate larkspur	99	99
228	Rha	Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	lotebush
229	Ros	Coleogyne ramosissima	black brush		99
230	Ros	Prunus fremontii	desert apricot	25	50
231	Rub	Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense	Borrego bedstraw
232	Rub	Galium stellatum	star-flowered bedstraw	8	20
233	Rut	Thamnosma montana	turpentine broom		20
234	Sim	Simmondsia chinensis	jojoba	50	40
235	Sol	Datura discolor	desert thornapple
236	Sol	Lycium andersonii	Anderson's boxthorn	99	40
237	Sol	Lycium cooperi	Cooper's boxthorn		4
238	Sol	Lycium fremontii	Fremont's boxthorn
239	Sol	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco
240	Sol	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry	10	25
241	Tam	Tamarix ramosissima	*saltcedar
242	Urt	Parietaria hespera var. hespera	pellitory
243	Ver	Verbena lasiostachys	western vervain
244	Vis	Phoradendron bolleanum	dense mistletoe
245	Vis	Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe	50	50
246	Zyg	Fagonia laevis	California fagonia		10
247	Zyg	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	99	99
Monocots
248	Aga	Agave deserti var. deserti	desert agave	99	99
249	Aga	Yucca schidigera	Mohave yucca	8	20
250	All	Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum	fringed onion
251	Poa	Aristida adscensionis	six-weeks three-awn	50	99
252	Poa	Aristida californica	California three-awn
253	Poa	Aristida purpurea	purple three-awn	3?	40
254	Poa	Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi	Nealley three-awn
255	Poa	Avena barbata	*slender wild oats
256	Poa	Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides	needle grama		99
257	Poa	Bouteloua barbata var. barbata	six-weeks grama		99
258	Poa	Bromus diandrus	*ripgut brome
259	Poa	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome	99	99
260	Poa	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome
261	Poa	Dasyochloa pulchella	fluff grass	7	50
262	Poa	Hilaria rigida	big galleta		99
263	Poa	Melica frutescens	tall melica
264	Poa	Muhlenbergia microsperma	littleseed muhly
265	Poa	Muhlenbergia porteri	Porter's muhly
266	Poa	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	one-sided bluegrass
267	Poa	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	50	99
268	Poa	Sporobolus cryptandrus	sand dropseed
269	Poa	Stipa coronata	giant needlegrass
270	Poa	Stipa parishii var. parishii	Parish's needlegrass
271	Poa	Stipa speciosa	desert needlegrass		5
272	Rus	Nolina parryi	Parry's nolina
273	The	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks	2
274	The	Muilla maritima	muilla	2

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