Flora of Mecca Hills, Riverside County

#	FAM	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	#Pls LR	#Pls SH	#V
1	Pteridaceae	Cheilanthes covillei	beady lipfern			1
2	Pteridaceae	Cheilanthes parryi	woolly lipfern			2
3	Acanthaceae	Justicia californica	chuparosa		42	12
4	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthus fimbriatus	fringed amaranth	1
5	Amaranthaceae	Tidestromia oblongifolia	Arizona honeysweet	25	2	4
6	Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias subulata	rush milkweed		Obs	4
7	Asclepiadaceae	Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii	climbing milkweed			4
8	Asclepiadaceae	Sarcostemma hirtellum	rambling milkweed		50	4
9	Asteraceae	Adenophyllum porophylloides	San Felipe dogweed			2
10	Asteraceae	Ambrosia dumosa	burroweed	50	20	3
11	Asteraceae	Atrichoseris platyphylla	gravel-ghost	1	99	11
12	Asteraceae	Baileya pauciradiata	Colorado Desert marigold			2
13	Asteraceae	Baileya pleniradiata	woolly marigold			1
14	Asteraceae	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush	10	50	11
15	Asteraceae	Calycoseris parryi	yellow tackstem			2
16	Asteraceae	Calycoseris wrightii	white tackstem			4
17	Asteraceae	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	pebble pincushion	50	50	12
18	Asteraceae	Chaenactis fremontii	Fremont pincushion			1
19	Asteraceae	Chaenactis stevioides	desert pincushion			1
20	Asteraceae	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	15	99	3
21	Asteraceae	Geraea canescens	hairy desert-sunflower	15	Obs	3
22	Asteraceae	Hymenoclea salsola	cheesebush			6
23	Asteraceae	Hymenoclea salsola var. pentalepis	cheesebush			1
24	Asteraceae	Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola	cheesebush	99	99	1
25	Asteraceae	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion		10	3
26	Asteraceae	Monoptilon bellioides	desert star	1	50	10
27	Asteraceae	Palafoxia arida var. arida	desert needle	99	Obs	8
28	Asteraceae	Perityle emoryi	Emory's rock-daisy	30	99	9
29	Asteraceae	Peucephyllum schottii	pygmy-cedar		10	7
30	Asteraceae	Pleurocoronis pluriseta	arrow-leaf		50	7
31	Asteraceae	Pluchea sericea(?)	Arrow-weed(?)	1
32	Asteraceae	Porophyllum gracile	odora			1
33	Asteraceae	Psathyrotes ramosissima	turtleback		Obs	8
34	Asteraceae	Rafinesquia californica	California chicory			1
35	Asteraceae	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory		1	2
36	Asteraceae	Senecio mohavensis	Mojave ragwort		99	7
37	Asteraceae	Sonchus oleraceus	*sow thistle		5
38	Asteraceae	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	wire-lettuce		20
39	Asteraceae	Trichoptilium incisum	yellow-head		50	14
40	Asteraceae	Trixis californica var. californica	California trixis			7
41	Asteraceae	Viguiera parishii	Parish's viguiera	1
42	Asteraceae	Xylorhiza cognata	Mecca-aster			24
43	Asteraceae	Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia	Mojave-aster			1
44	Bignoniaceae	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	desert-willow			4
45	Boraginaceae	Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata	bristly fiddleneck		1
46	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha angustifolia	narrow-leaved cryptantha	99	99	9
47	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha barbigera	bearded cryptantha		99	8
48	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha holoptera	winged cryptantha			1
49	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha maritima	Guadalupe cryptantha	25	99	7
50	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha micrantha	purple-root cryptantha			1
51	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha pterocarya	wing-nut cryptantha			2
52	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha utahensis	scented cryptantha			1
53	Boraginaceae	Pectocarya heterocarpa	chuckwalla pectocarya			1
54	Boraginaceae	Pectocarya penicillata	combseed			1
55	Boraginaceae	Pectocarya platycarpa	broad-fruited combseed			2
56	Boraginaceae	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed		Sto	2
57	Boraginaceae	Tiquilia palmeri	Palmer's coldenia	2	Obs	5
58	Boraginaceae	Tiquilia plicata	plicate coldenia	15		3
59	Brassicaceae	Brassica tournefortii	*Asian mustard	99	10	2
60	Brassicaceae	Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra	smooth western tansy-mustard		Sto	1
61	Brassicaceae	Dithyrea californica	spectacle-pod			1
62	Brassicaceae	Lepidium fremontii	desert pepper-grass			2
63	Brassicaceae	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	10	99	2
64	Brassicaceae	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket	30
65	Brassicaceae	Sisymbrium orientale	*Oriental mustard		20	1
66	Cactaceae	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus		6
67	Cactaceae	Opuntia echinocarpa	silver cholla		2	1
68	Cactaceae	Opuntia ramosissima	pencil cholla		10
69	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus glanduliferus	glandular nemacladus			1
70	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus glanduliferus var. glanduliferus	glandular nemacladus		5
71	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus glanduliferus var. orientalis	eastern glandular nemacladus		Obs
72	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus rubescens	desert nemacladus		Obs
73	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus tenuis var. aliformis	desert threadplant		30	2
74	Capparaceae	Isomeris arborea	bladderpod		4	1
75	Caryophyllaceae	Achyronychia cooperi	frost mat	60		6
76	Chenopodiaceae	Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens	four-wing saltbush	7
77	Chenopodiaceae	Atriplex hymenelytra	desert holly	2	Obs	3
78	Chenopodiaceae	Atriplex polycarpa	cattle saltbush	20	15	1
79	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium murale	*nettle-leaved goosefoot	30	30	2
80	Chenopodiaceae	Salsola sp.	*	5
81	Cucurbitaceae	Brandegea bigelovii	desert star-vine	50	75	25
82	Cucurbitaceae	Cucurbita palmata	coyote melon	1
83	Euphorbiaceae	Chamaesyce ocellata	Contura Creek spurge			1
84	Euphorbiaceae	Chamaesyce parishii	Parish's spurge			1
85	Euphorbiaceae	Chamaesyce pediculifera	Carrizo Mountain spurge			1
86	Euphorbiaceae	Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge	50	20	3
87	Euphorbiaceae	Chamaesyce setiloba	starfish (Yuma) spurge	30	85	2
88	Euphorbiaceae	Croton californicus	California croton		Obs	2
89	Euphorbiaceae	Ditaxis californica	California ditaxis	1		3
90	Euphorbiaceae	Ditaxis lanceolata	narrowleaf ditaxis		50	7
91	Euphorbiaceae	Ditaxis neomexicana	New Mexico ditaxis	25		3
92	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia eriantha	beetle spurge	1
93	Euphorbiaceae	Stillingia linearifolia	linear-leaved stillingia			1
94	Euphorbiaceae	Stillingia spinulosa	annual stillingia			1
95	Fabaceae	Acacia greggii	catclaw	99	13
96	Fabaceae	Astragalus aridus	annual desert milk-vetch			2
97	Fabaceae	Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae	Coachella Valley milk-vetch			1
98	Fabaceae	Astragalus sabulonum	gravel milk-vetch			1
99	Fabaceae	Caesalpinia virgata	wand holdback	18	99	26
100	Fabaceae	Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum	blue palo verde	2	52	13
101	Fabaceae	Dalea mollis	silky dalea	10		4
102	Fabaceae	Dalea mollissima	downy dalea			1
103	Fabaceae	Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus	short-bannered coastal lotus		2	4
104	Fabaceae	Lotus strigosus	strigose lotus	99	10	7
105	Fabaceae	Lotus wrangelianus	California lotus			1
106	Fabaceae	Lupinus arizonicus	Arizona lupine	99	99	16
107	Fabaceae	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Coulter's lupine			2
108	Fabaceae	Marina parryi	Parry's marina	1	Obs	4
109	Fabaceae	Olneya tesota	ironwood	4	63	12
110	Fabaceae	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite		10	3
111	Fabaceae	Psorothamnus emoryi	Emory's indigo-bush	8	Obs	2
112	Fabaceae	Psorothamnus schottii	indigo bush	5	2	5
113	Fabaceae	Psorothamnus spinosus	smoke tree	99	3
114	Fouquieriaceae	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	ocotillo		10	1
115	Geraniaceae	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	20	2
116	Hydrophyllaceae	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells		50	1
117	Hydrophyllaceae	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia	eucrypta			1
118	Hydrophyllaceae	Nama demissum var. demissum	purple mat		20	8
119	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia campanularia ssp. vasiformis	desert bluebells			1
120	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua	heliotrope phacelia	7	99	9
121	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia crenulata var. crenulata	heliotrope phacelia			1
122	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora	little-flowered heliotrope phacelia			1
123	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	1	10	7
124	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia pedicellata	pedicellate phacelia			1
125	Krameriaceae	Krameria grayi	white rhatany			1
126	Lamiaceae	Hyptis emoryi	desert-lavender	7	50	13
127	Lamiaceae	Salvia columbariae	chia	25	99	3
128	Lamiaceae	Salvia greatae	Orocopia sage			1
129	Loasaceae	Mentzelia desertorum	desert blazing star		1	3
130	Loasaceae	Mentzelia involucrata	bracted blazing star	~1	99	15
131	Loasaceae	Mentzelia jonesii	Jones' blazing star			5
132	Loasaceae	Mentzelia obscura	Pacific blazing star			1
133	Loasaceae	Petalonyx linearis	narrow-leaf sandpaper-plant			1
134	Loasaceae	Petalonyx thurberi	Thurber's sandpaper-plant			1
135	Malvaceae	Eremalche rotundifolia	desert five-spot		10	3
136	Malvaceae	Hibiscus denudatus	rock hibiscus		5	1
137	Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea ambigua	apricot mallow			3
138	Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua	apricot mallow	1	Obs
139	Nyctaginaceae	Abronia villosa var. villosa	hairy sand-verbena	20	Obs	5
140	Nyctaginaceae	Allionia incarnata	trailing four o'clock	15		5
141	Nyctaginaceae	Boerhavia wrightii	Wright's spiderling	30
142	Nyctaginaceae	Mirabilis bigelovii var. bigelovii	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock		10
143	Nyctaginaceae	Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock	3	3	1
144	Onagraceae	Camissonia boothii ssp. condensata	Booth's evening primrose	4	2	6
145	Onagraceae	Camissonia brevipes ssp. brevipes	golden sun-cup	1	20	12
146	Onagraceae	Camissonia californica	California suncup			2
147	Onagraceae	Camissonia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla	heartleaf sun-cup	50	20	13
148	Onagraceae	Camissonia claviformis ssp. aurantiaca	brown-eyed primrose	99	1	15
149	Onagraceae	Camissonia pallida	pale-yellow sun-cup			1
150	Onagraceae	Camissonia refracta	narrow-leaf sun-cup	~1	99	9
151	Onagraceae	Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides	dune primrose			1
152	Orobanchaceae	Orobanche cooperi	Cooper's broom-rape			3
153	Papaveraceae	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	small-flowered poppy		99	9
154	Papaveraceae	Eschscholzia parishii	Parish's poppy		99	15
155	Plantaginaceae	Plantago ovata	desert plantain	99	20	7
156	Polemoniaceae	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	desert woolly-star	10	Obs	1
157	Polemoniaceae	Gilia latifolia	broad-leaf gilia		99	11
158	Polemoniaceae	Gilia stellata	star gilia		2	5
159	Polemoniaceae	Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima	bristly langloisia		Obs	1
160	Polemoniaceae	Linanthus bigelovii	Bigelow's linanthus		Sto	1
161	Polemoniaceae	Linanthus jonesii	Jones' linanthus		4	4
162	Polemoniaceae	Loeseliastrum matthewsii	desert calico			1
163	Polemoniaceae	Loeseliastrum schottii	Schott's calico		Obs	3
164	Polygonaceae	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower		99	4
165	Polygonaceae	Chorizanthe corrugata	wrinkled spineflower			7
166	Polygonaceae	Chorizanthe rigida	devil's spineflower		Sto	2
167	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum davidsonii	Davidson's buckwheat			1
168	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum	flat-topped buckwheat		Obs	7
169	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum inflatum	desert trumpet	2	10	2
170	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum thomasii	Thomas' buckwheat	20	99	17
171	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum trichopes	little desert trumpet			3
172	Portulacaceae	Calandrinia ambigua	desert red maids		Obs	3
173	Portulacaceae	Calyptridium monandrum	sand cress		Obs	1
174	Resedaceae	Oligomeris linifolia	lineleaf whitepuff	1	1
175	Rhamnaceae	Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens	graythorn			1
176	Rubiaceae	Galium stellatum var. eremicum	star-flowered bedstraw			2
177	Scrophulariaceae	Antirrhinum cyathiferum	Deep Canyon snapdragon		Sch
178	Scrophulariaceae	Antirrhinum filipes	desert twining snapdragon			4
179	Scrophulariaceae	Keckiella cordifolia	heartleaf penstemon			1
180	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii	Bigelow's monkeyflower		99	5
181	Scrophulariaceae	Mohavea confertiflora	ghost flower		99	13
182	Simmondsiaceae	Simmondsia chinensis	jojoba			1
183	Solanaceae	Datura discolor	desert thornapple	30	Obs
184	Solanaceae	Datura wrightii	sacred datura	10		2
185	Solanaceae	Lycium andersonii	Anderson's desert-thorn		3
186	Solanaceae	Lycium fremontii	Fremont box-thorn			1
187	Solanaceae	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco	99	10	7
188	Solanaceae	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry	99	5	9
189	Tamaricaceae	Tamarix ramosissima	*saltcedar	75
190	Urticaceae	Parietaria hespera var. hespera	pellitory			2
191	Viscaceae	Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe		25	4
192	Zygophyllaceae	Fagonia laevis	California fagonia			9
193	Zygophyllaceae	Fagonia pachyacantha	sticky fagonia	1	99	2
194	Zygophyllaceae	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	75	50	3
195	Arecaceae		* Palm tree species	2
196	Poaceae	Aristida adscensionis	six-weeks three-awn	2	20	6
197	Poaceae	Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides	needle grama	1		2
198	Poaceae	Bouteloua barbata var. barbata	six-weeks grama			2
199	Poaceae	Erioneuron pulchellum	fluff grass			1
200	Poaceae	Muhlenbergia microsperma	littleseed muhly			1
201	Poaceae	Schismus arabicus	*Mediterranean grass			2
202	Poaceae	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	99	99

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Last update: 7 January 2012