The Flora of the PCT: C2 Cottonwood Trailhead to Whitewater Canyon: Plant Trail Order

#	Famil	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	ID?
The first 15 taxa are all found at the trailhead, and are in alphabetical order by Scientific Name
1	Borag	Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata	bristly fiddleneck	99
2	Brass	Brassica tournefortii	*Asian mustard	99
3	Poace	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome	99
4	Aster	Chaenactis fremontii	Fremont pincushion	99
5	Cacta	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	silver cholla	35
6	Themi	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks	30
7	Aster	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	99
8	Geran	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	99
9	Fabac	Lupinus truncatus	collar lupine	4
10	Nycta	Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock	99
11	Cacta	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus	50
12	Borag	Pectocarya heterocarpa	chuckwalla pectocarya	RT
13	Borag	Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia	desert bluebells	99
14	Borag	Pholistoma membranaceum	white fiesta flower	99
15	Poace	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	99
16	Onagr	Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida	pale suncup	99
17	Aster	Ericameria paniculata	blackbanded rabbitbrush	20
18	Borag	Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia	popcorn flower	sp99
19	Fabac	Psorothamnus arborescens var. simplicifolius	California indigo-bush	1
20	Ephed	Ephedra californica	desert tea	99
21	Aster	Lasthenia coronaria	southern goldfields	RT
22	Bigno	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	desert-willow	40
23	Borag	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	25
24	Agava	Hesperoyucca whipplei	chaparral yucca	10
25	Aster	Ambrosia salsola	cheesebush	ssp99
26	Aster	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush	10
27	Aster	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory	sp5
28	Aster	Stephanomeria pauciflora	wire-lettuce	3
29	Cleom	Peritoma arborea	bladderpod	5
30	Aster	Lepidospartum squamatum	scale-broom	40
31	Borag	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	99
32	Aster	Artemisia californica	California sagebrush	99
33	Polyg	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat	50
34	Fabac	Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus	short-winged deerweed	35
35	Fabac	Lupinus bicolor	dwarf lupine	10
36	Zygop	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	99
37	Allia	Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum	fringed onion	spRT
38	Agava	Yucca schidigera	Mohave yucca	60
39	Cacta	Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	10
40	Aster	Ambrosia dumosa	burroweed	20
41	Aster	Logfia filaginoides	California filago	10
42	Crass	Crassula connata	pygmy-weed	99
43	Fabac	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Coulter's lupine	RT
44	Aster	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	slender wreathplant	15
45	Aster	Bahiopsis parishii	Parish's viguiera	50
46	Onagr	Eulobus californicus	California suncup	30
47	Lamia	Salvia columbariae	chia	75
48	Eupho	Stillingia linearifolia	linear-leaved stillingia	99
49	Aster	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion	RT
50	Onagr	Camissonia campestris ssp. campestris	field suncup	~RT
51	Solan	Lycium andersonii	Anderson's boxthorn	50
52	Cheno	Atriplex canescens var. canescens	four-wing saltbush	40
53	Krame	Krameria bicolor	white rhatany	20
54	Apocy	Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii	climbing milkweed	1
55	Fabac	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite	66
56	Eupho	Chamaesyce micromera	Sonoran spurge	5
57	Selag	Selaginella bigelovii	Bigelow's spike-moss	99
58	Aster	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus	goldenhead	1
59	Anaca	Rhus ovata	sugar bush	99
60	Cucur	Marah macrocarpa	wild-cucumber	20
61	Poace	Avena barbata	*slender wild oats	40
62	Amara	Amaranthus fimbriatus	fringed amaranth	99
63	Fabac	Senegalia greggii	catclaw	10
64	Visca	Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe	3
65	Crass	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	desert dudleya	12
66	Malva	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	desert globemallow	2
67	Rhamn	Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	lotebush	15
68	Cupre	Juniperus californica	California juniper	2
69	Mollu	Mollugo cerviana	*carpet-weed	1
70	Polem	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	globe gilia	RT
71	Monti	Calandrinia ciliata	red maids	99
72	Polem	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	desert woolly-star	5
73	Polyg	Eriogonum gracile var. gracile	slender buckwheat	5
74	Polyg	Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	long-stemmed buckwheat	99
75	Poace	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome	10
76	Lamia	Salvia carduacea	thistle sage	RT
77	Borag	Plagiobothrys arizonicus	Arizona popcorn flower	sp10
78	Plant	Antirrhinum coulterianum	Coulter's snapdragon	10
79	Plant	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides	chaparral beardtongue	50
80	Geran	Erodium botrys	*long-beaked filaree	5
81	Aster	Ericameria linearifolia	narrowleaf goldenbush	40
82	Aster	Encelia actoni	Acton encelia	20
83	Eupho	Croton californicus	California croton	25
84	Poace	Bromus diandrus	*ripgut brome	5
85	Fabac	Acmispon strigosus	strigose lotus	RT
86	Papav	Eschscholzia californica	California poppy	RT
87	Borag	Phacelia minor	wild canterbury bells	RT
88	Aster	Leptosyne bigelovii	Bigelow's coreopsis	RT
89	Lamia	Salvia apiana	white sage	15
90	Cheno	Chenopodium californicum	California goosefoot	1
91	Papav	Dendromecon rigida	bush poppy	25
92	Rhamn	Ceanothus perplexans	cupped-leaf ceanothus	30
93	Rosac	Adenostoma fasciculatum	chamise	99
94	Fabac	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine	RT
95	Poace	Stipa speciosa	desert needlegrass	~10
96	Poace	Melica frutescens	tall melica	5
97	Borag	Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii	baby blue eyes	RT
98	Papav	Platystemon californicus	cream cups	RT
99	Poace	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	one-sided bluegrass	RT
100	Rosac	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	hollyleaf cherry	5
101	Rhamn	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry	1
102	Borag	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx	smoothleaf yerba santa	50
103	Scrop	Scrophularia californica	California bee plant	1
104	Pteri	Cheilanthes covillei	beady lipfern	1
105	Lamia	Monardella linoides ssp. linoides	narrowleaf monardella	1
106	Aster	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	40
107	Polyg	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	Wright's buckwheat	10
108	Fabac	Lupinus excubitus var. hallii	bush lupine	3
109	Rosac	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	2
110	Borag	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	thick-leaved yerba santa	30
111	Plata	Platanus racemosa	western sycamore	1
112	Aster	Baccharis sergiloides	desert baccharis	25
113	Fagac	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	interior live oak	1
114	Tamar	Tamarix ramosissima	*saltcedar	1
115	Aster	Brickellia desertorum	desert brickellia	1
116	Aster	Chaenactis glabriuscula	yellow pincushion	RT
117	Salic	Salix gooddingii	black willow	sp20
118	Brass	Tropidocarpum gracile	slender tropidocarpum	5
119	Polem	Gilia angelensis	angel's gilia	RT
120	Eupho	Croton setigerus	dove weed	1
121	Solan	Nicotiana glauca	*tree tobacco	RT
122	Papav	Eschscholzia parishii	Parish's poppy	RT
123	Solan	Solanum xanti	purple nightshade	RT
124	Salic	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	Fremont cottonwood	RT
125	Oroba	Castilleja foliolosa	woolly Indian paintbrush	RT
126	Phrym	Mimulus aurantiacus	bush monkeyflower	RT
127	Loasa	Mentzelia albicaulis	white-stemmed blazing star	~RT
128	Papav	Ehrendorferia chrysantha	golden ear drops	1
129	Borag	Pectocarya penicillata	combseed	RT
130	Ranun	Clematis pauciflora	virgin's bower	spRT
131	Aster	Senecio californicus	California groundsel	RT
132	Ranun	Delphinium parishii ssp. parishii	Parish's larkspur	sp1
133	Pteri	Pentagramma triangularis	goldback fern	RT
134	Pteri	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	bird's-foot fern	spRT
135	Aster	Layia glandulosa	white tidy-tips	RT
136	Cross	Crossosoma bigelovii	rock crossosoma	RT
The following taxa are vouchered from the trail, but not seen by us so far, or were observed off-trail, and are in alphabetical order by Scientific Name
137	Ranun	Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	blue larkspur	15
138	Polem	Leptosiphon lemmonii	Lemmon's linanthus	V
139	Borag	Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula	slender combseed	V
140	Borag	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed	V
141	Salic	Salix exigua	narrowleaf willow	V