Flora of NW Area, Joshua Tree National Park

This flora was compiled from vouchers, iNaturalist observations, and from five days of fieldwork in November, after this area had received monsoonal rain eight weeks earlier, on the weekend of 10 September 2017.

On 3 November 2017, Tom Chester, Walt Fidler, Mike Crouse, Michael Charters and Bill Bulger surveyed the first two miles of the Boy Scout Trail area, along with a brief excursion south of the Quail Springs Picnic Area. We recorded at least 2,724 plants of 47 species in bloom. See the list of species in bloom, and pictures of some of the species we observed in bloom.

On 7 November 2017, Tom Chester, Walt Fidler, Nancy Accola and Mike Crouse surveyed three areas: near the west entrance station; the drainage 0.4 miles south of the Boy Scout Trail; and an area in Queen Valley about 0.4 miles sw of the Desert Queen Well, along with a brief excursion south of the Quail Springs Picnic Area. We recorded at least 2,776 plants of 60 species in bloom. See the list of species in bloom, and pictures of some of the species we observed in bloom.

For a list of all the species observed in those two days of surveys, see Surveys in Joshua Tree National Park in November 2017.

On 13 November 2017, Tom Chester, Walt Fidler, Nancy Accola, Mike Crouse and RT Hawke surveyed a three mile figure 8 loop from the Barker Dam Trailhead parking lot to the hill 0.85 miles to the east / northeast.

On 17 November 2017, Tom Chester, Walt Fidler, Mike Crouse, James Dillane, and Michael Charters surveyed the lowermost mile of Wonderland Ranch Wash. Walt had previously surveyed the Wash more extensively just prior to this trip.

On 21 November 2017, Tom Chester, Walt Fidler, and Nancy Accola botanized more of Wonderland Ranch Wash. Walt had previously surveyed more of the Queen Valley Area.

The vouchers were first searched for the area of the Boy Scout Trail, as detailed on that page.

For this flora, additional vouchers were added from a search of georeferenced vouchers at the Consortium of California Herbaria on 11 November 2017, in the rectangle from 34.02 to 34.03° N. Latitude, and -116.16 to -116.12° E. Longitude. Species found only at Barker Dam were placed in a separate list.

Basic information about the checklist presentation and links:

This checklist contains 314 taxa.

This version does not contain the number of vouchers, or number of plants observed in each of the surveys, in order to make the list more manageable to use in the field. See the links above for the number of plants observed, and for most of the voucher and iNaturalist information.

The column with header Fam gives the first three letters of the Plant Family used in the 2012 Second Edition Jepson Manual.

The column with header WW gives the minimum number of plants seen in Wonderland Ranch Wash, up to a maximum of 99 plants. Some plants seen by Walt have no abundance estimate, and were just indicated as being seen by having WF in this column.

The column with header QV gives the minimum number of plants seen in the 13 November survey, along with the part of the 7 November survey that was in Queen Valley, and from further surveys done in Queen Valley by Walt Fidler.

An asterisk before the Common Name indicates a non-native taxon.

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#FamScientific Name
Link goes to the Jepson eflora
(*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos
#Plants
WWQV
Ferns
1PteCheilanthes covilleibeady lipfern1811
2PteCheilanthes parryiwoolly lipfern 10
3PteCheilanthes viscidasticky lipfern10 
4PtePellaea mucronata var. mucronatabird's-foot fern266
5PtePentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularisgoldback fern  
Gymnosperms
6CupJuniperus californicaCalifornia juniper1625
7EphEphedra nevadensisNevada ephedra9999
8EphEphedra viridisgreen ephedra  
9PinPinus monophyllapinyon pine6973
Eudicots
10AizTrianthema portulacastrumhorse-purslane  
11AmaAmaranthus fimbriatusfringed amaranth9999
12AnaRhus aromaticabasketbush7299
13ApiLomatium mohavenseMojave lomatium 20
14ApoAmsonia tomentosawoolly amsonia9999
15ApoAsclepias erosadesert milkweed 7
16ApoAsclepias fascicularisnarrow-leaf milkweed4 
17ApoFunastrum utahenseUtah vine milkweed  
18ApoMatelea parvifoliaspearleaf 17
19AstAcamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalusgoldenhead1599
20AstAdenophyllum cooperiCooper's dogweed5599
21AstAdenophyllum porophylloidesSan Felipe dogweed 10
22AstAmbrosia acanthicarpabur-ragweed 99
23AstAmbrosia dumosaburroweed 99
24AstAmbrosia salsola var. salsolacheesebush9999
25AstAnisocoma acaulisscale-bud  
26AstArtemisia dracunculuswild tarragon4145
27AstArtemisia ludoviciana ssp. incomptamountain mugwort9999
28AstBaccharis brachyphyllashort-leaved baccharis 1
29AstBaccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifoliamule fat  
30AstBaccharis sergiloidesdesert baccharis991
31AstBahiopsis parishiiParish's goldeneye2599
32AstBaileya pleniradiatawoolly marigold 99
33AstBebbia juncea var. asperasweetbush 30
34AstBrickellia atractyloides var. argutaCalifornia spear-leaved brickellia5050
35AstBrickellia californicaCalifornia brickellbush 5
36AstBrickellia desertorumdesert brickellia5050
37AstBrickellia incanawoolly brickellia  
38AstChaenactis fremontiiFremont pincushion  
39AstChaenactis stevioidesdesert pincushion 7
40AstChaenactis xantianaXantus' chaenactis  
41AstCirsium neomexicanumdesert thistle9918
42AstEncelia actoniActon encelia2099
43AstEncelia frutescensbutton encelia  
44AstEricameria cooperi var. cooperiCooper's goldenbush4099
45AstEricameria cuneata var. spathulatawide-leaved rock goldenbush9999
46AstEricameria linearifolianarrowleaf goldenbush9940
47AstEricameria nauseosa var. mohavensisMohave common rabbitbrush9999
48AstEricameria teretifolianeedle-leaved rabbitbrush299
49AstErigeron breweri var. covilleiCoville's fleabane  
50AstErigeron breweri var. porphyreticusBrewer's fleabane  
51AstErigeron foliosus var. foliosusleafy daisy1010
52AstEriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorumgolden yarrow  
53AstEriophyllum pringleiPringle's woolly sunflower  
54AstEriophyllum wallacei var. wallaceiWallace's woolly daisy1043
55AstGnaphalium palustrewestern marsh cudweed99 
56AstGutierrezia microcephalasticky snakeweed9999
57AstHelianthus annuusannual sunflower  
58AstHeterotheca villosa var. scabrarough hairy-goldenaster745
59AstHymenoxys cooperiArizona hymenoxys7818
60AstLayia glandulosawhite tidy-tips  
61AstLeptosyne californicaCalifornia coreopsis  
62AstLogfia arizonicaArizona herba impia  
63AstLogfia depressadwarf filago1 
64AstMalacothrix glabratadesert dandelion112
65AstMalacothrix stebbinsiiStebbins' malacothrix  
66AstMonoptilon bellidiformedesert star  
67AstNicolletia occidentaliswestern nicolletia 99
68AstPectis papposa var. papposachinch-weed9999
69AstPorophyllum gracileodora5 
70AstPseudognaphalium canescenswhite everlasting2717
71AstRafinesquia californicaCalifornia chicory  
72AstStephanomeria exigua ssp. exiguaslender wreathplant9999
73AstStephanomeria pauciflorawire-lettuce1060
74AstStylocline psilocarphoidesPeck's stylocline  
75AstTetradymia axillaris var. longispinacatclaw horsebrush520
76AstTetradymia stenolepisMojave horsebrush3099
77AstUropappus lindleyisilver puffs  
78AstXanthium strumariumcocklebur  
79AstXylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifoliaMojave-aster599
80BigChilopsis linearis ssp. arcuatadesert-willow 15
81BorAmsinckia tessellata var. tessellatabristly fiddleneck9999
82BorCryptantha barbigera var. barbigerabearded cryptantha 11
83BorCryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniaeSanta Rosa Mountain bearded cryptantha  
84BorCryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissacushion cryptantha299
85BorCryptantha dumetorumbush-loving cryptantha  
86BorCryptantha micrantha var. micranthared-root cryptantha  
87BorCryptantha pterocarya var. pterocaryawing-nut cryptantha  
88BorCryptantha utahensisscented cryptantha  
89BorEmmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflorawhispering bells  
90BorNama demissa var. demissapurple mat  
91BorPectocarya recurvatacurvenut combseed50 
92BorPectocarya setosamoth combseed  
93BorPhacelia campanularia ssp. campanulariadesert bluebells ~99
94BorPhacelia campanularia ssp. vasiformisdesert bluebells  
95BorPhacelia cryptanthalimestone phacelia  
96BorPhacelia distanscommon phacelia9999
97BorPhacelia fremontiiFremont's phacelia 50
98BorPhacelia pedicellatapedicellate phacelia 99
99BorPholisma arenariumsand plant 3
100BorPlagiobothrys canescens var. canescensgrey popcorn flower~5 
101BraBoechera glaucovalvulablue-podded rock-cress  
102BraBoechera perennansperennial rock-cress4 
103BraBoechera pulchrabeautiful rock-cress  
104BraBoechera xylopodaslender & beautiful rock-cress ~1
105BraBrassica tournefortii*Sahara mustard  
106BraCaulanthus cooperiCooper's jewel-flower  
107BraCaulanthus lasiophyllusCalifornia mustard 70
108BraDescurainia pinnatawestern tansy-mustard9999
109BraDithyrea californicaspectacle-pod  
110BraDraba cuneifoliawedge-leaved draba  
111BraHornungia procumbensprostrate hutchinsia  
112BraLepidium fremontiidesert pepper-grass 50
113BraLepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpumhairy-podded pepper-grass9930
114BraSisymbrium altissimum*tumble-mustard  
115BraSisymbrium irio*London rocket99 
116BraSisymbrium orientale*Oriental mustard  
117BraStanleya pinnata var. pinnataprince's plume128
118BraStreptanthus campestrissouthern jewel-flower  
119BraThysanocarpus curvipesfringe-pod  
120BraThysanocarpus laciniatuslace-pod  
121CacCoryphantha alversoniispinystar407
122CacCylindropuntia bigeloviiteddy-bear cholla  
123CacCylindropuntia echinocarpasilver cholla2599
124CacCylindropuntia ramosissimapencil cholla525
125CacEchinocereus engelmanniiEngelmann's hedgehog cactus9999
126CacEchinocereus mojavensisclaret cup9999
127CacFerocactus cylindraceusCalifornia barrel cactus2060
128CacGrusonia parishiimat cholla2076
129CacMammillaria tetrancistradesert fish-hook cactus  
130CacOpuntia basilaris var. basilarisbeavertail cactus7065
131CacOpuntia chloroticapancake prickly-pear3412
132CacOpuntia phaeacanthadesert prickly-pear9999
133CacOpuntia polyacantha var. erinaceaMojave prickly-pear 2
134CanCeltis reticulatanet-leaf hackberry  
135CarEremogone macradenia var. macradeniadesert sandwort 11
136CarSilene antirrhinasnapdragon campion  
137CheAtriplex canescens var. canescensfour-wing saltbush9999
138CheChenopodium fremontiiFremont's goosefoot 50
139CheGrayia spinosahop-sage  
140CheSalsola tragus*Russian thistle 25
141ConCuscuta denticulatadesert dodder ~25
142ConCuscuta subinclusacanyon dodder  
143CraCrassula connatapygmy-weed  
144CraDudleya saxosa ssp. aloidesdesert dudleya9999
145CucBrandegea bigeloviidesert star-vine  
146CucCucurbita palmatacoyote melon1 
147EriArctostaphylos glaucabigberry manzanita5852
148EupChamaesyce albomarginatarattlesnake weed9999
149EupChamaesyce micromeraSonoran spurge1030
150EupChamaesyce setilobastarfish (Yuma) spurge995
151EupCroton californicusCalifornia croton  
152EupDitaxis neomexicanaNew Mexico ditaxis  
153FabAcmispon maritimus var. brevivexillusshort-bannered coastal lotus  
154FabAcmispon rigidusdesert lotus9099
155FabAcmispon strigosusstrigose lotus 99
156FabAstragalus acutirostrisbeaked rattle-weed  
157FabAstragalus bernardinusSan Bernardino milk-vetch  
158FabAstragalus lentiginosus var. fremontiiFremont's milk-vetch  
159FabAstragalus lentiginosus var. variabilisfreckled milk-vetch5090
160FabAstragalus palmeriPalmer's milk-vetch630
161FabLupinus andersoniiAnderson's lupine  
162FabLupinus concinnus ssp. orcuttiibajada lupine  
163FabLupinus excubitus var. excubitusgrape-soda lupine  
164FabLupinus sparsiflorusCoulter's lupine  
165FabProsopis glandulosa var. torreyanahoney mesquite25
166FabPsorothamnus arborescens var. simplicifoliusCalifornia indigo-bush  
167FabSenegalia greggiicatclaw9999
168FabSenna armataspiny senna  
169FabTrifolium gracilentumpin-point clover  
170FabTrifolium microcephalumsmall-head field clover  
171FabTrifolium willdenoviitomcat clover  
172FagQuercus cornelius-mulleridesert scrub oak9999
173FagQuercus john-tuckeriTucker's oak  
174FagQuercus lobata X Quercus cornelius-mullerivalley oak x desert scrub oak  
175GerErodium cicutarium*redstem filaree9999
176KraKrameria bicolorwhite rhatany 7
177KraKrameria erectaPima rhatany1099
178LamMonardella linoides ssp. linoidesnarrowleaf monardella  
179LamMonardella robisoniiRobison's monardella  
180LamSalvia columbariaechia9999
181LamSalvia dorrii var. pilosahairy sage  
182LamSalvia mohavensisMojave sage 70
183LamScutellaria mexicanaMexican bladder sage1099
184LoaMentzelia albicauliswhite-stemmed blazing star 40
185LoaMentzelia nitensshining blazing star  
186LoaPetalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberiThurber's sandpaper-plant 10
187MalSphaeralcea ambigua var. ambiguaapricot mallow2570
188MolMollugo cerviana*carpet-weed9999
189MonCalyptridium monandrumsand cress  
190NycAbronia villosa var. villosahairy sand-verbena 99
191NycAllionia incarnata var. incarnatasmall-flowered trailing four o'clock 55
192NycBoerhavia coulteri var. palmeriCoulter's spiderling9999
193NycBoerhavia triquetra var. intermediafivewing spiderling  
194NycMirabilis laevis var. villosaBigelow's desert four-o'clock9999
195OleForestiera pubescensdesert olive9920
196OleFraxinus velutinavelvet ash  
197OleMenodora scabra var. glabrescensbroom twinberry 10
198OleMenodora spinescens var. mohavensisspiny desert olive  
199OnaCamissonia campestris ssp. campestrisfield suncup  
200OnaCamissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallidapale suncup  
201OnaChylismia claviformis ssp. aurantiacabrown-eyed primrose 99
202OnaEpilobium canum ssp. latifoliummountain California-fuchsia99 
203OnaEulobus californicusCalifornia suncup 99
204OnaOenothera californicaCalifornia evening-primrose  
205OnaOenothera deltoides ssp. deltoidesdune primrose1099
206OroCastilleja chromosanorthwestern paintbrush  
207OroCordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerbristly bird's beak9915
208PapEschscholzia androuxiiJoshua Tree poppy  
209PapEschscholzia minutiflorasmall-flowered poppy 25
210PapEschscholzia papastilliicryptic desert poppy  
211PapEschscholzia parishiiParish's poppy  
212PapPlatystemon californicuscream cups  
213PhrMimulus aurantiacus var. pubescenshairy bush monkeyflower73
214PhrMimulus bigelovii var. bigeloviiBigelow's monkeyflower  
215PhrMimulus fremontii var. fremontiiFremont's monkeyflower  
216PhrMimulus guttatuscommon monkeyflower99 
217PhrMimulus pilosusfalse monkeyflower90 
218PlaKeckiella antirrhinoides var. microphyllalittle-leaved chaparral beardtongue 4
219PlaPenstemon clevelandii var. mohavensisMojave beardtongue8 
220PlaPenstemon thurberiThurber's beardtongue  
221PlaPlantago patagonicaPatagonia plantain20 
222PolEriastrum densifoliumgiant woolly-star  
223PolEriastrum diffusumminiature woolly-star  
224PolEriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicumdesert woolly-star9999
225PolGilia sinuatarosy gilia  
226PolGilia stellatastar gilia  
227PolLeptosiphon aureus ssp. aureusgolden linanthus  
228PolLinanthus bigeloviiBigelow's linanthus  
229PolLinanthus maculatus ssp. maculatusLittle San Bernardino Mtns. gilia  
230PolLoeseliastrum matthewsiidesert calico ~4
231PolSaltugilia latimeriLatimer's woodland-gilia  
232PolCentrostegia thurberired triangles1099
233PolChorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornubrittle spineflower 3
234PolEriogonum angulosumangled-stem buckwheat9999
235PolEriogonum brachyanthumshort-flowered buckwheat9999
236PolEriogonum davidsoniiDavidson's buckwheat2599
237PolEriogonum fasciculatum var. flavovirideCalifornia buckwheat9999
238PolEriogonum fasciculatum var. polifoliumCalifornia buckwheat 40
239PolEriogonum heermannii var. argenseHeermann's buckwheat396
240PolEriogonum inflatumdesert trumpet9999
241PolEriogonum nidulariumbirdnest buckwheat1099
242PolEriogonum plumatellayucca buckwheat9999
243PolEriogonum pusillumyellow-turbans  
244PolEriogonum saxatilerock buckwheat997
245PolEriogonum wrightii var. membranaceumWright's buckwheat9999
246PolEriogonum wrightii var. nodosumWright's buckwheat 1
247PolRumex hymenosepaluswild rhubarb 67
248PorPortulaca halimoidesdesert portulaca99 
249RanClematis paucifloravirgin's bower252
250RanDelphinium parishii ssp. parishiiParish's larkspur899
251RanMyosurus cupulatusdesert mouse-tail  
252RhaCeanothus vestitusMojave ceanothus 5
253RhaRhamnus ilicifoliahollyleaf redberry5021
254RosAmelanchier utahensisUtah service-berry3 
255RosCercocarpus betuloides var. betuloidesbirch-leaf mountain-mahogany  
256RosColeogyne ramosissimablack brush9999
257RosIvesia saxosarock ivesia593
258RosPrunus fasciculata var. fasciculatadesert almond9999
259RosPurshia tridentata var. glandulosadesert bitterbrush  
260RubGalium angustifolium ssp. gracillimumslender bedstraw40 
261RubGalium stellatumstar-flowered bedstraw4025
262RutThamnosma montanaturpentine broom  
263SalSalix laevigatared willow  
264SimSimmondsia chinensisjojoba  
265SolDatura wrightiisacred datura62
266SolLycium andersoniiAnderson's boxthorn1099
267SolLycium cooperiCooper's boxthorn5099
268SolNicotiana obtusifoliadesert tobacco580
269SolPhysalis crassifoliathick-leaved ground cherry216
270UrtParietaria hespera var. hesperapellitory  
271VerAloysia wrightiioreganillo 4
272VisPhoradendron bolleanumdense mistletoeWF 
273VisPhoradendron californicumdesert mistletoeWF1
274VisPhoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosumoak mistletoe25 
275ZygKallstroemia californicaCalifornia caltrop  
276ZygLarrea tridentatacreosote bush1099
277ZygTribulus terrestris*puncture-vine  
Monocots
278AgaYucca brevifoliajoshua tree3099
279AgaYucca schidigeraMohave yucca1850
280AllAllium fimbriatum var. fimbriatumfringed onion  
281AllAllium parishiiParish's onion  
282CypCyperus squarrosusbearded flatsedge99 
283JunJuncus bufoniustoad rush  
284JunJuncus tiehmiiTiehm's rush  
285LilCalochortus kennedyi var. kennedyired mariposa 16
286PoaAristida adscensionissix-weeks three-awn30 
287PoaAristida purpurea var. purpureapurple three-awn101
288PoaBothriochloa barbinodiscane bluestem99 
289PoaBouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoidesneedle grama 40
290PoaBouteloua barbata var. barbatasix-weeks grama  
291PoaBouteloua curtipendulaside-oats grama20 
292PoaBromus diandrus*ripgut brome 40
293PoaBromus madritensis ssp. rubens*red brome99 
294PoaDasyochloa pulchellafluff grass2210
295PoaElymus elymoidessquirreltail 5
296PoaEragrostis barrelieri*Mediterranean lovegrass10 
297PoaFestuca bromoides*brome fescue  
298PoaFestuca microstachyssmall fescue  
299PoaFestuca octoflorasix-weeks fescue99 
300PoaHilaria rigidabig galleta9999
301PoaMelica frutescenstall melica  
302PoaMelica imperfectacoast-range melic103
303PoaMuhlenbergia appressaappressed muhly  
304PoaMuhlenbergia porteriPorter's muhly1099
305PoaMuhlenbergia rigensdeergrass40 
306PoaPoa secunda ssp. secundaone-sided bluegrass  
307PoaSchismus barbatus*Mediterranean schismus9999
308PoaSporobolus flexuosusmesa dropseed10 
309PoaStipa hymenoidesIndian ricegrass 38
310PoaStipa parishii var. parishiiParish's needlegrass  
311PoaStipa speciosadesert needlegrass2040
312PoaTridens muticus var. muticusslim tridens 1
313RusNolina parryiParry's nolina9960
314TheDichelostemma capitatumblue dicks  


Voucher data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/; 1 and 11 November 2017).


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