Some Death Valley Plants That Bloom in February and March

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#	Famil	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	Flwr Color	Key
Eudicots
1	Amara	Tidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifolia	Arizona honeysweet	Ylw
2	Aster	Ambrosia dumosa	burroweed	--
3	Aster	Ambrosia salsola var. salsola	cheesebush	Wht
4	Aster	Amphipappus fremontii var. fremontii	Fremont's chaff-bush	Ylw	# Ray 1-2, ~invol; #disk 3-7
5	Aster	Atrichoseris platyphylla	gravel-ghost	Wht
6	Aster	Bahiopsis reticulata	net-veined viguiera	Ylw	lvs 3-8 cm, entire; densely tomentose on top
7	Aster	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush	Ylw
8	Aster	Calycoseris parryi	yellow tackstem	Ylw
9	Aster	Calycoseris wrightii	white tackstem	Wht
10	Aster	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	pebble pincushion	Wht
11	Aster	Cirsium mohavense	Mojave thistle	Lav
12	Aster	Encelia actoni	Acton encelia	Ylw
13	Aster	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	Ylw
14	Aster	Enceliopsis covillei	Panamint daisy	Ylw	lvs all basal, silvery-canescent, entire; petioles winged
15	Aster	Eriophyllum ambiguum var. paleaceum	annual woolly sunflower	Ylw	disk corolla lobes glandless; pappus 0 or <0.2 mm
16	Aster	Eriophyllum wallacei var. wallacei	Wallace's woolly daisy	Ylw
17	Aster	Geraea canescens	hairy desert-sunflower	Ylw
18	Aster	Leptosyne bigelovii	Bigelow's coreopsis	Ylw	disk fr ciliate, pappus scales 2, 1-5 mm; ray fr glabrous, scales 0
19	Aster	Logfia depressa	dwarf filago	--
20	Aster	Malacothrix coulteri	snake's head	Ylw	cauline lvs gen with ear-like lobes; invol gen spheric
21	Aster	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion	Ylw
22	Aster	Monoptilon bellioides	desert star	Wht
23	Aster	Palafoxia arida var. arida	Spanish needle	Pnk/Lav
24	Aster	Perityle emoryi	Emory's rock-daisy	Wht
25	Aster	Peucephyllum schottii	pygmy-cedar	Ylw
26	Aster	Psathyrotes ramosissima	turtleback	Ylw
27	Aster	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory	Wht
28	Aster	Senecio mohavensis	Mojave ragwort	Ylw
29	Aster	Stephanomeria pauciflora	wire-lettuce	Wht/Pnk
30	Aster	Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia	Mojave-aster	Pnk/Lav
31	Borag	Amsinckia tessellata	bristly fiddleneck	Ylw
32	Borag	Cryptantha angustifolia	narrow-leaved cryptantha	Wht
33	Borag	Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa	cushion cryptantha	Wht
34	Borag	Cryptantha confertiflora	yellow cryptantha	Ylw
35	Borag	Cryptantha costata	ribbed cryptantha	Wht
36	Borag	Cryptantha holoptera	winged cryptantha	Wht
37	Borag	Cryptantha maritima	Guadalupe cryptantha	Wht
38	Borag	Cryptantha nevadensis	Nevada cryptantha	Wht
39	Borag	Cryptantha pterocarya	wing-nut cryptantha	Wht
40	Borag	Cryptantha racemosa	bushy cryptantha	Wht
41	Borag	Cryptantha utahensis	scented cryptantha	Wht
42	Hydro	Nama demissa var. covillei	Coville's purple mat	Pnk/Lav	lf petioled, elliptic to diamond-shaped; pl gen gray-green
43	Hydro	Nama demissa var. demissa	purple mat	Pnk/Lav	lf sessile, linear to spoon-shaped; pl gen green
44	Hydro	Nama pusilla	small-leaved nama	Wht/Pnk	corolla limb < 2 mm diam (vs. 5-14 mm)
45	Borag	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed	Wht
46	Hydro	Phacelia calthifolia	caltha-leafed phacelia	Bl/Prp	lf blades ~entire, as wide as long, base lobed; seeds 30-50
47	Hydro	Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua	heliotrope phacelia	Bl/Prp	corolla 5-10 mm; seeds gen 4; calyx lobes glandular
48	Hydro	Phacelia fremontii	Fremont's phacelia	Bl/Prp	fl lavender with yellow throats; seeds 10-18
49	Hydro	Phacelia pedicellata	pedicellate phacelia	Bl/Prp	corolla 5-7 mm; seeds gen 4; pedicels 5-10 mm in fr
50	Hydro	Phacelia vallis-mortae	Death Valley phacelia	Bl/Prp	corolla 8-15 mm; seeds gen 4; calyx lobes long-hairy
51	Borag	Tiquilia nuttallii	Nuttall's coldenia	Wht/Pnk	annual
52	Brass	Brassica tournefortii	*Sahara mustard	Ylw
53	Brass	Caulanthus lasiophyllus	California mustard	Wht
54	Brass	Lepidium fremontii	desert pepper-grass	Wht
55	Brass	Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	Wht
56	Brass	Stanleya elata	prince's plume	Ylw
57	Cacta	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus	Pnk/Lav
58	Campa	Nemacladus orientalis	eastern glandular nemacladus	Wht/Red
59	Campa	Nemacladus tenuis var. aliformis	desert threadplant	Wh/Yl/Br
60	Caryo	Achyronychia cooperi	frost mat	Wht
61	Cheno	Allenrolfea occidentalis	iodine-bush	--
62	Cheno	Atriplex hymenelytra	desert holly	--
63	Cappa	Cleomella obtusifolia	Mojave cleomella	Ylw	Fls 1 in leaf axils and/or ~terminal raceme
64	Cappa	Oxystylis lutea	spiny caper	Ylw	Fls in axillary heads; style in fr spine-like
65	Cuscu	Cuscuta denticulata	desert dodder	Rd/Or
66	Eupho	Chamaesyce albomarginata	rattlesnake weed	Wht
67	Eupho	Chamaesyce micromera	Sonoran spurge	--
68	Eupho	Chamaesyce parishii	Parish's spurge	--
69	Eupho	Chamaesyce setiloba	starfish (Yuma) spurge	Wht
70	Fabac	Astragalus coccineus	scarlet milk-vetch	Rd/Or
71	Fabac	Astragalus layneae	Layne's milk-vetch	Bl/Prp	lflets ovate to ~round; calyx hairs mostly black; petals ~white with tips purple; fr 20-65 mm, 3.5-8 mm wide, incurved
72	Fabac	Dalea mollissima	downy dalea	Wht
73	Fabac	Lupinus arizonicus	Arizona lupine	Bl/Prp
74	Geran	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	Pnk/Lav
75	Geran	Erodium texanum	Texas filaree	Pnk/Prp
76	Lamia	Salvia columbariae	chia	Bl/Prp
77	Lamia	Salvia funerea	Death Valley sage	Bl/Prp	lf spine-tipped
78	Loasa	Eucnide urens	desert bush nettle	Ylw
79	Loasa	Mentzelia albicaulis	white-stemmed blazing star	Ylw
80	Loasa	Mentzelia reflexa	reflexed blazing star	Ylw	petals 8
81	Malva	Eremalche rotundifolia	desert five-spot	Pnk/Lav
82	Malva	Sphaeralcea ambigua	apricot mallow	Rd/Or
83	Portu	Cistanthe ambigua	desert red maids	Wht
84	Nycta	Abronia villosa var. villosa	hairy sand-verbena	Pnk/Lav
85	Nycta	Anulocaulis annulatus	ringstem	Pnk/Lav	st erect, > 7 mm diam; fr glabrous with 10 inconspicuous ribs
86	Oleac	Menodora spinescens	spiny desert olive	Wht
87	Onagr	Chylismia brevipes ssp. brevipes	golden suncup	Ylw	pl hairs spreading; sepals in bud with free subterminal tips; petals not red-dotted
88	Onagr	Chylismia brevipes ssp. pallidula	pale suncup	Ylw	pl strigose (spreading-hairy proximally); sepals w/o free tips; petals gen red-dotted
89	Onagr	Chylismia claviformis ssp. aurantiaca	brown-eyed primrose	Wht	lateral lflets gen well developed; plant strigose distally (glandular-hairy)
90	Onagr	Chylismia claviformis ssp. claviformis	brown-eyed primrose	Wht	lateral lflets gen well developed; plant ~glabrous distally or with a few glandular hairs
91	Onagr	Chylismia claviformis ssp. funerea	brown-eyed primrose	Wht	lateral lflets gen 0 or poorly developed; free tips conspicuous; pl gen strigose distally
92	Onagr	Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata	Booth's evening primrose	Wht	fr 2-3.8 mm wide at base, woody, curved outward but not downward
93	Onagr	Eremothera boothii ssp. desertorum	Booth's evening primrose	Wht	fr 1-1.6 mm wide at base, not woody, gen curved downward
94	Onagr	Eremothera chamaenerioides	long-fruit suncup	Ylw
95	Onagr	Eremothera refracta	narrow-leaf suncup	Wht
96	Scrop	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	Martin's paintbrush	Rd/Or
97	Oroba	Orobanche cooperi	Cooper's broomrape	Prp
98	Papav	Eschscholzia glyptosperma	desert golden poppy	Ylw
99	Papav	Eschscholzia minutiflora	small-flowered poppy	Ylw
100	Scrop	Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii	Bigelow's monkeyflower	Pnk/Lav	distal lf width gen < basal lvs, distal longer tapered than basal; lower st internodes gen >> others
101	Scrop	Mimulus bigelovii var. cuspidatus	Bigelow's monkeyflower	Pnk/Lav	distal lf width gen >= basal lvs, distal gen acute; st internodes gen equal
102	Scrop	Mimulus rupicola	rock midget	Pnk/Lav
103	Scrop	Antirrhinum filipes	desert twining snapdragon	Ylw
104	Scrop	Mohavea breviflora	golden desert-snapdragon	Ylw	corolla 15-20 mm, dark yellow (vs. 25-35 mm, yellow to white)
105	Plant	Plantago ovata	desert plantain	Wht
106	Polem	Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia	broad-leaf gilia	Pnk/Lav
107	Polem	Gilia cana ssp. triceps	showy gilia	Pnk/Blu
108	Polem	Gilia latiflora	broad-flowered gilia	Pnk/Lav
109	Polem	Langloisia setosissima ssp. punctata	lilac sunbonnet	Wht/Prp
110	Polem	Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima	bristly langloisia	Pnk/Prp
111	Polem	Linanthus demissus	desert linanthus	Wht	fl open daytime; lvs opp; corolla lobes white, base with 2 red marks
112	Polem	Linanthus dichotomus ssp. dichotomus	evening-snow	Wht	fl open evening; calyx not glandular
113	Polem	Linanthus jonesii	Jones' linanthus	Wht	fl open evening; calyx glandular-hairy
114	Polyg	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower	Wht/Ylw
115	Polyg	Chorizanthe rigida	devil's spineflower	Ylw
116	Polyg	Eriogonum inflatum	desert trumpet	Ylw
117	Polyg	Eriogonum trichopes	little desert trumpet	Ylw
118	Polyg	Gilmania luteola	golden carpet	Ylw
119	Resed	Oligomeris linifolia	lineleaf whitepuff	--
120	Rutac	Thamnosma montana	turpentine broom	Bl/Prp
121	Solan	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco	Wht
122	Solan	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry	Ylw
123	Solan	Physalis hederifolia var. fendleri	Fendler's ivy-leaf tomatillo	Ylw
124	Zygop	Fagonia laevis	California fagonia	Pnk/Prp
125	Zygop	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	Ylw
Monocots
126	Poace	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	--

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