Some Death Valley Plants That Bloom in February and March

This list was compiled from:

For species not given to the subspecies, I tried to add the subspecies from vouchers when possible.

The list has not yet been updated from our trip on 20-21 February 2016 (see the botanical report from that trip).

See Information about the order in which the species are presented, and the links from the Scientific Name and Common Name.

See also longer version with some key discriminants to help distinguish some taxa.

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#FamilScientific Name(*)Common NameFlwr
Color
Eudicots
1AmaraTidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifoliaArizona honeysweetYlw
2AsterAmbrosia dumosaburroweed--
3AsterAmbrosia salsola var. salsolacheesebushWht
4AsterAmphipappus fremontii var. fremontiiFremont's chaff-bushYlw
5AsterAtrichoseris platyphyllagravel-ghostWht
6AsterBahiopsis reticulatanet-veined viguieraYlw
7AsterBebbia juncea var. asperasweetbushYlw
8AsterCalycoseris parryiyellow tackstemYlw
9AsterCalycoseris wrightiiwhite tackstemWht
10AsterChaenactis carphoclinia var. carphocliniapebble pincushionWht
11AsterCirsium mohavenseMojave thistleLav
12AsterEncelia actoniActon enceliaYlw
13AsterEncelia farinosabrittlebushYlw
14AsterEnceliopsis covilleiPanamint daisyYlw
15AsterEriophyllum ambiguum var. paleaceumannual woolly sunflowerYlw
16AsterEriophyllum wallacei var. wallaceiWallace's woolly daisyYlw
17AsterGeraea canescenshairy desert-sunflowerYlw
18AsterLeptosyne bigeloviiBigelow's coreopsisYlw
19AsterLogfia depressadwarf filago--
20AsterMalacothrix coulterisnake's headYlw
21AsterMalacothrix glabratadesert dandelionYlw
22AsterMonoptilon bellioidesdesert starWht
23AsterPalafoxia arida var. aridaSpanish needlePnk/Lav
24AsterPerityle emoryiEmory's rock-daisyWht
25AsterPeucephyllum schottiipygmy-cedarYlw
26AsterPsathyrotes ramosissimaturtlebackYlw
27AsterRafinesquia neomexicanadesert chicoryWht
28AsterSenecio mohavensisMojave ragwortYlw
29AsterStephanomeria pauciflorawire-lettuceWht/Pnk
30AsterXylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifoliaMojave-asterPnk/Lav
31BoragAmsinckia tessellatabristly fiddleneckYlw
32BoragCryptantha angustifolianarrow-leaved cryptanthaWht
33BoragCryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissacushion cryptanthaWht
34BoragCryptantha confertiflorayellow cryptanthaYlw
35BoragCryptantha costataribbed cryptanthaWht
36BoragCryptantha holopterawinged cryptanthaWht
37BoragCryptantha maritimaGuadalupe cryptanthaWht
38BoragCryptantha nevadensisNevada cryptanthaWht
39BoragCryptantha pterocaryawing-nut cryptanthaWht
40BoragCryptantha racemosabushy cryptanthaWht
41BoragCryptantha utahensisscented cryptanthaWht
42HydroNama demissa var. covilleiCoville's purple matPnk/Lav
43HydroNama demissa var. demissapurple matPnk/Lav
44HydroNama pusillasmall-leaved namaWht/Pnk
45BoragPectocarya recurvatacurvenut combseedWht
46HydroPhacelia calthifoliacaltha-leafed phaceliaBl/Prp
47HydroPhacelia crenulata var. ambiguaheliotrope phaceliaBl/Prp
48HydroPhacelia fremontiiFremont's phaceliaBl/Prp
49HydroPhacelia pedicellatapedicellate phaceliaBl/Prp
50HydroPhacelia vallis-mortaeDeath Valley phaceliaBl/Prp
51BoragTiquilia nuttalliiNuttall's coldeniaWht/Pnk
52BrassBrassica tournefortii*Sahara mustardYlw
53BrassCaulanthus lasiophyllusCalifornia mustardWht
54BrassLepidium fremontiidesert pepper-grassWht
55BrassLepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpumhairy-podded pepper-grassWht
56BrassStanleya elataprince's plumeYlw
57CactaOpuntia basilaris var. basilarisbeavertail cactusPnk/Lav
58CampaNemacladus orientaliseastern glandular nemacladusWht/Red
59CampaNemacladus tenuis var. aliformisdesert threadplantWh/Yl/Br
60CaryoAchyronychia cooperifrost matWht
61ChenoAllenrolfea occidentalisiodine-bush--
62ChenoAtriplex hymenelytradesert holly--
63CappaCleomella obtusifoliaMojave cleomellaYlw
64CappaOxystylis luteaspiny caperYlw
65CuscuCuscuta denticulatadesert dodderRd/Or
66EuphoChamaesyce albomarginatarattlesnake weedWht
67EuphoChamaesyce micromeraSonoran spurge--
68EuphoChamaesyce parishiiParish's spurge--
69EuphoChamaesyce setilobastarfish (Yuma) spurgeWht
70FabacAstragalus coccineusscarlet milk-vetchRd/Or
71FabacAstragalus layneaeLayne's milk-vetchBl/Prp
72FabacDalea mollissimadowny daleaWht
73FabacLupinus arizonicusArizona lupineBl/Prp
74GeranErodium cicutarium*redstem filareePnk/Lav
75GeranErodium texanumTexas filareePnk/Prp
76LamiaSalvia columbariaechiaBl/Prp
77LamiaSalvia funereaDeath Valley sageBl/Prp
78LoasaEucnide urensdesert bush nettleYlw
79LoasaMentzelia albicauliswhite-stemmed blazing starYlw
80LoasaMentzelia reflexareflexed blazing starYlw
81MalvaEremalche rotundifoliadesert five-spotPnk/Lav
82MalvaSphaeralcea ambiguaapricot mallowRd/Or
83PortuCistanthe ambiguadesert red maidsWht
84NyctaAbronia villosa var. villosahairy sand-verbenaPnk/Lav
85NyctaAnulocaulis annulatusringstemPnk/Lav
86OleacMenodora spinescensspiny desert oliveWht
87OnagrChylismia brevipes ssp. brevipesgolden suncupYlw
88OnagrChylismia brevipes ssp. pallidulapale suncupYlw
89OnagrChylismia claviformis ssp. aurantiacabrown-eyed primroseWht
90OnagrChylismia claviformis ssp. claviformisbrown-eyed primroseWht
91OnagrChylismia claviformis ssp. funereabrown-eyed primroseWht
92OnagrEremothera boothii ssp. condensataBooth's evening primroseWht
93OnagrEremothera boothii ssp. desertorumBooth's evening primroseWht
94OnagrEremothera chamaenerioideslong-fruit suncupYlw
95OnagrEremothera refractanarrow-leaf suncupWht
96ScropCastilleja applegatei ssp. martiniiMartin's paintbrushRd/Or
97OrobaOrobanche cooperiCooper's broomrapePrp
98PapavEschscholzia glyptospermadesert golden poppyYlw
99PapavEschscholzia minutiflorasmall-flowered poppyYlw
100ScropMimulus bigelovii var. bigeloviiBigelow's monkeyflowerPnk/Lav
101ScropMimulus bigelovii var. cuspidatusBigelow's monkeyflowerPnk/Lav
102ScropMimulus rupicolarock midgetPnk/Lav
103ScropAntirrhinum filipesdesert twining snapdragonYlw
104ScropMohavea brevifloragolden desert-snapdragonYlw
105PlantPlantago ovatadesert plantainWht
106PolemAliciella latifolia ssp. latifoliabroad-leaf giliaPnk/Lav
107PolemGilia cana ssp. tricepsshowy giliaPnk/Blu
108PolemGilia latiflorabroad-flowered giliaPnk/Lav
109PolemLangloisia setosissima ssp. punctatalilac sunbonnetWht/Prp
110PolemLangloisia setosissima ssp. setosissimabristly langloisiaPnk/Prp
111PolemLinanthus demissusdesert linanthusWht
112PolemLinanthus dichotomus ssp. dichotomusevening-snowWht
113PolemLinanthus jonesiiJones' linanthusWht
114PolygChorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornubrittle spineflowerWht/Ylw
115PolygChorizanthe rigidadevil's spineflowerYlw
116PolygEriogonum inflatumdesert trumpetYlw
117PolygEriogonum trichopeslittle desert trumpetYlw
118PolygGilmania luteolagolden carpetYlw
119ResedOligomeris linifolialineleaf whitepuff--
120RutacThamnosma montanaturpentine broomBl/Prp
121SolanNicotiana obtusifoliadesert tobaccoWht
122SolanPhysalis crassifoliathick-leaved ground cherryYlw
123SolanPhysalis hederifolia var. fendleriFendler's ivy-leaf tomatilloYlw
124ZygopFagonia laevisCalifornia fagoniaPnk/Prp
125ZygopLarrea tridentatacreosote bushYlw
Monocots
126PoaceSchismus barbatus*Mediterranean schismus--


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