Flora of Canyon 41 Area, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park


Introduction
Checklist


Introduction

Canyon 41 is the canyon heading west from S2 near Mile Marker 41, about halfway between Agua Caliente and Canebrake Canyons.

This checklist is for Canyon 41 and its alluvial slope down to and including the Vallecito Creek area below the alluvial slope; and the Inner Pasture near the upper end of Canyon 41. It was made from our surveys in those areas and from vouchers. iNat observations were searched, and had contributed additional species in an earlier version of this flora, which were all located in our 18 November 2018 survey of Vallecito Creek.

Checklist for Canyon 41 Area

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An asterisk before the common name indicates a non-native species.

The column labeled #Plants gives a minimum estimate of the number of plants from the field surveys, up to a maximum of 99 plants, for this area. The main intent of this estimate is to indicate the species for which we found very few plants. The column with header IP is for the Inner Pasture near the upper end of Canyon 41; the column with header C41 is for Canyon 41 and its alluvial slope down to the Vallecito Creek.

A V in either column indicates a species we did not see, but which was vouchered here. A KM in either column indicates a species found by Keir Morse for which no abundance estimate was made.

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#FamilScientific Name
Link goes to the Jepson eflora
(*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos
#Plants
IPC41
Lycophytes
1SelagSelaginella eremophiladesert spike-moss 30
Ferns
2PteriCheilanthes covilleibeady lipfernV 
3PteriCheilanthes parryiwoolly lipfern189
4PteriNotholaena californicaCalifornia cloak fern1 
Gymnosperms
5EphedEphedra asperaMormon tea1015
6EphedEphedra californicadesert tea 1
Eudicots
7AcantJusticia californicachuparosa9999
8AmaraAmaranthus fimbriatusfringed amaranth 2
9AmaraTidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifoliaArizona honeysweet 1
10ApocyAsclepias albicanswhite-stemmed milkweedKM1
11ApocyAsclepias subulatarush milkweed 2
12ApocyFunastrum hirtellumrambling milkweed 99
13AsterAcamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalusgoldenhead209
14AsterAdenophyllum porophylloidesSan Felipe dogweed29
15AsterAmbrosia dumosaburroweed9999
16AsterAmbrosia salsola var. salsolacheesebush9999
17AsterBahiopsis parishiiParish's goldeneye525
18AsterBaileya pauciradiataColorado Desert marigold V
19AsterBebbia juncea var. asperasweetbush185
20AsterBrickellia frutescensshrubby brickellia3 
21AsterCalycoseris wrightiiwhite tackstem 1
22AsterChaenactis carphoclinia var. carphocliniapebble pincushion 99
23AsterChaenactis fremontiiFremont pincushion9999
24AsterChaenactis stevioidesdesert pincushion9999
25AsterEncelia farinosabrittlebush9999
26AsterEncelia farinosa X E. frutescenshybrid encelia 1
27AsterEncelia frutescensbutton encelia 99
28AsterEricameria paniculatablackbanded rabbitbrush 50
29AsterEriophyllum ambiguum var. paleaceumannual woolly sunflowerV 
30AsterEriophyllum lanosumwhite easter-bonnets12
31AsterEriophyllum pringleiPringle's woolly sunflower9999
32AsterEriophyllum wallacei var. rubellumWallace's woolly daisyV 
33AsterEriophyllum wallacei var. wallaceiWallace's woolly daisy9999
34AsterGeraea canescenshairy desert-sunflower 2
35AsterLeptosyne californicaCalifornia coreopsisV 
36AsterLogfia depressadwarf filago 99
37AsterLogfia filaginoidesCalifornia filago3010
38AsterMalacothrix glabratadesert dandelion999
39AsterMonoptilon bellioidesdesert star9999
40AsterPalafoxia arida var. aridaSpanish needle 3
41AsterPectis papposa var. papposachinch-weed 40
42AsterPerityle emoryiEmory's rock-daisy9999
43AsterPleurocoronis plurisetaarrow-leaf565
44AsterPorophyllum gracileodora 2
45AsterRafinesquia neomexicanadesert chicory508
46AsterSenecio mohavensisMojave ragwort 99
47AsterStephanomeria exigua ssp. exiguaslender wreathplant85 
48AsterStephanomeria pauciflorawire-lettuce9999
49AsterStylocline gnaphaloideseverlasting nest-straw 99
50AsterStylocline intertextatangled nest-strawV 
51AsterStylocline micropoidesdesert nest straw 20
52AsterTrixis californica var. californicaCalifornia trixis1530
53BignoChilopsis linearis ssp. arcuatadesert-willow 1
54BoragAmsinckia tessellata var. tessellatabristly fiddleneck 4
55BoragCryptantha angustifolianarrow-leaved cryptantha9999
56BoragCryptantha barbigera var. barbigerabearded cryptantha9999
57BoragCryptantha maritimaGuadalupe cryptantha1099
58BoragCryptantha micrantha var. micranthared-root cryptantha9999
59BoragCryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensisNevada cryptantha 17
60BoragCryptantha pterocarya var. cyclopteraTucson wing-nut cryptantha 13
61BoragCryptantha utahensisscented cryptantha 3
62BoragEmmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflorawhispering bells1099
63BoragEucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifidaeucrypta220
64BoragEucrypta micranthadesert eucrypta517
65BoragHeliotropium curassavicum var. oculatumseaside heliotrope 40
66BoragNama demissa var. demissapurple mat9999
67BoragPectocarya anisocarpaBlair Valley combseed3099
68BoragPectocarya heterocarpachuckwalla pectocarya 30
69BoragPectocarya platycarpabroad-fruited combseed 6
70BoragPectocarya recurvatacurvenut combseed2020
71BoragPhacelia cicutaria var. hispidacaterpillar phacelia22
72BoragPhacelia crenulata var. minutifloralittle-flowered heliotrope phacelia 99
73BoragPhacelia distanscommon phacelia9999
74BoragPhacelia pedicellatapedicellate phacelia 28
75BoragPholisma arenariumsand plant 10
76BoragPholistoma auritum var. arizonicumArizona fiesta flower5020
77BoragPlagiobothrys arizonicusArizona popcorn flower9921
78BoragTiquilia plicataplicate coldenia 99
79BrassAthysanus pusillusdwarf athysanus5 
80BrassBrassica tournefortii*Sahara mustard 99
81BrassCaulanthus lasiophyllusCalifornia mustard7099
82BrassDithyrea californicaspectacle-pod 99
83BrassDraba cuneifoliawedge-leaved draba299
84BrassLepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpumhairy-podded pepper-grass3099
85BrassLyrocarpa coulteriCoulter's lyrepod 50
86BrassSisymbrium irio*London rocket V
87BrassSisymbrium orientale*Oriental mustard 99
88BrassStreptanthella longirostrislongbeak streptanthella V
89CactaCylindropuntia bigeloviiteddy-bear cholla9999
90CactaCylindropuntia fosbergiipink teddy-bear cholla 99
91CactaCylindropuntia ganderiGander's cholla9999
92CactaEchinocereus engelmanniiEngelmann's hedgehog cactus3055
93CactaFerocactus cylindraceusCalifornia barrel cactus9999
94CactaMammillaria dioicaCalifornia fish-hook cactus12
95CactaMammillaria tetrancistradesert fish-hook cactus22
96CactaOpuntia basilaris var. basilarisbeavertail cactusKM40
97CampaNemacladus glanduliferusglandular nemacladus 99
98CampaNemacladus longiflorus var. longiflorusthread plant10 
99CampaNemacladus orientaliseastern glandular nemacladus 1
100CampaNemacladus rubescensdesert nemacladus9999
101CampaNemacladus sigmoideussmall-flowered nemacladus3 
102CampaNemacladus tenuis var. tenuisdesert threadplant 3
103CaryoAchyronychia cooperifrost mat 40
104CaryoLoeflingia squarrosaspreading loeflingia1 
105ChenoAtriplex polycarpacattle saltbush 25
106ConvoCuscuta denticulatadesert dodder 50?
107CrassCrassula connatapygmy-weed99 
108CrassDudleya arizonicaArizona chalk dudleya KM
109CucurCucurbita palmatacoyote melon 3
110EuphoAcalypha californicaCalifornia copperleaf2045
111EuphoBernardia incanawestern bernardiaV 
112EuphoChamaesyce melanadeniared-gland spurgeV 
113EuphoChamaesyce micromeraSonoran spurge 20
114EuphoChamaesyce polycarpasmall-seeded spurge9999
115EuphoChamaesyce setilobastarfish (Yuma) spurge 99
116EuphoCroton californicusCalifornia croton 5
117EuphoDitaxis lanceolatanarrowleaf ditaxis 40
118EuphoDitaxis neomexicanaNew Mexico ditaxis 30
119EuphoEuphorbia erianthabeetle spurge 2
120EuphoStillingia linearifolialinear-leaved stillingia993
121FabacAcmispon maritimus var. brevivexillusshort-bannered coastal lotus 2
122FabacAcmispon rigidusdesert lotus 50
123FabacAcmispon strigosusstrigose lotus15
124FabacDalea mollissimadowny dalea 5
125FabacLupinus arizonicusArizona lupine 80
126FabacLupinus concinnusbajada lupine1210
127FabacLupinus sparsiflorusCoulter's lupine 5
128FabacOlneya tesotaironwood 2
129FabacProsopis glandulosa var. torreyanahoney mesquite 1
130FabacPsorothamnus emoryiEmory's indigo-bush 15
131FabacPsorothamnus schottiiindigo bush9999
132FabacPsorothamnus spinosussmoke tree3099
133FabacSenegalia greggiicatclaw2075
134FabacSenna armataspiny senna V
135FouquFouquieria splendens ssp. splendensocotillo9999
136GeranErodium cicutarium*redstem filaree9999
137KrameKrameria bicolorwhite rhatany2025
138KrameKrameria erectaPima rhatany 3
139LamiaHyptis emoryidesert-lavender3099
140LamiaSalvia columbariaechia9999
141LoasaMentzelia albicauliswhite-stemmed blazing star4099
142LoasaMentzelia hirsutissimahairy stickleaf9930
143LoasaPetalonyx linearisnarrow-leaf sandpaper-plant 6
144LoasaPetalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberiThurber's sandpaper-plant 30
145MalvaEremalche exiliswhite mallow V
146MalvaEremalche rotundifoliadesert five-spot 99
147MalvaHibiscus denudatusrock hibiscus 5
148MalvaHorsfordia newberryiNewberry's velvet mallow 5
149MalvaSphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosadesert globemallow1520
150MartyProboscidea althaeifoliadesert unicorn-plant 50
151MolluMollugo cerviana*carpet-weed 1
152MontiCalyptridium monandrumsand cress997
153NyctaAbronia villosa var. villosahairy sand-verbena 5
154NyctaAllionia incarnata var. incarnatasmall-flowered trailing four o'clock 13
155NyctaBoerhavia triquetra var. intermediafivewing spiderling 2
156NyctaMirabilis laevis var. retrorsaBigelow's desert four-o'clock3040
157NyctaMirabilis tenuilobaslender-lobed four o'clock 4
158OnagrCamissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallidapale suncup9960
159OnagrChylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophyllaheartleaf suncup 48
160OnagrChylismia claviformis ssp. peirsoniibrown-eyed primrose 99
161OnagrEremothera boothii ssp. condensataBooth's evening primrose145
162OnagrEremothera refractanarrow-leaf suncup 99
163OnagrEulobus californicusCalifornia suncup9999
164OrobaOrobanche cooperiCooper's broomrape 22
165PapavEschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflorasmall-flowered poppy9999
166PapavEschscholzia parishiiParish's poppy 99
167PhrymMimulus bigelovii var. bigeloviiBigelow's monkeyflower299
168PlantAntirrhinum filipesdesert twining snapdragon 9
169PlantKeckiella antirrhinoides var. microphyllalittle-leaved chaparral beardtongueV 
170PlantMohavea confertifloraghost flower 99
171PlantPlantago ovatadesert plantain 99
172PolemAliciella latifolia ssp. latifoliabroad-leaf gilia 20
173PolemEriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicumdesert woolly-star259
174PolemGilia stellatastar gilia 99
175PolemLeptosiphon floribundus ssp. glabersummer snowV 
176PolemLinanthus jonesiiJones' linanthus3 
177PolemLinanthus maculatus ssp. emaculatusJacumba Mountains linanthus99 
178PolemLoeseliastrum schottiiSchott's calico9999
179PolygChorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornubrittle spineflower110
180PolygChorizanthe rigidadevil's spineflower 25
181PolygEriogonum fasciculatum var. polifoliumCalifornia buckwheat 10
182PolygEriogonum inflatumdesert trumpet3560
183PolygEriogonum maculatumspotted buckwheat514
184PolygEriogonum thomasiiThomas' buckwheat 30
185PolygEriogonum wrightii var. nodosumWright's buckwheat 1
186PolygPterostegia drymarioidesthreadstemKM25
187RanunDelphinium parishii ssp. subglobosumintermediate larkspur1044
188RosacPrunus fremontiidesert apricot 2
189RubiaGalium stellatumstar-flowered bedstraw515
190SimmoSimmondsia chinensisjojobaKM99
191SolanDatura discolordesert thornapple 25
192SolanDatura wrightiisacred datura 3
193SolanLycium andersoniiAnderson's boxthorn531
194SolanLycium parishiiParish's boxthorn 11
195SolanNicotiana obtusifoliadesert tobacco 4
196SolanPhysalis crassifoliathick-leaved ground cherry 7
197UrticParietaria hespera var. hesperapellitory599
198ViscaPhoradendron californicumdesert mistletoe9950
199ZygopFagonia laevisCalifornia fagonia535
200ZygopKallstroemia californicaCalifornia caltrop 1
201ZygopLarrea tridentatacreosote bush9999
Monocots
202AgavaAgave deserti var. desertidesert agave9999
203AgavaHesperocallis undulatadesert lily 1
204ArecaWashingtonia filiferaCalifornia fan palm 1
205PoaceAristida adscensionissix-weeks three-awn 5
206PoaceBromus madritensis ssp. rubens*red brome 99
207PoaceBromus tectorum*downy brome 2
208PoaceFestuca octoflorasix-weeks fescue 10
209PoaceHilaria rigidabig galleta1525
210PoaceSchismus barbatus*Mediterranean schismus9999
211PoaceStipa speciosadesert needlegrass1 


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