Flora of Canyon North of Henderson Canyon

Checklist for Canyon North of Henderson Canyon

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

The column labeled #Pls gives a minimum estimate of the number of plants from a single field survey done on 21 January 2017, up to a maximum of 99 plants.

Species with no entry in that column were found in Henderson Canyon to the south, but not yet found to be present here.

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#FamilyScientific Name(*)Common Name#Pls
Lycopods
1SelagSelaginella eremophiladesert spike-moss30
Ferns
2PteriCheilanthes covilleibeady lipfern 
3PteriCheilanthes parryiwoolly lipfern99
4PteriCheilanthes viscidasticky lipfern 
5PteriNotholaena californica ssp. californicaCalifornia cloak fern1
6PteriPellaea mucronata var. mucronatabird's-foot fern 
Gymnosperms
7CupreJuniperus californicaCalifornia juniper 
8EphedEphedra asperaMormon tea30
Eudicots
9AcantJusticia californicachuparosa99
10AmaraAmaranthus fimbriatusfringed amaranth 
11ApocyFunastrum hirtellumrambling milkweed3
12ApocyMatelea parvifoliaspearleaf 
13AsterAdenophyllum porophylloidesSan Felipe dogweed10
14AsterAmbrosia dumosaburroweed99
15AsterAmbrosia salsola var. salsolacheesebush99
16AsterBaccharis brachyphyllashort-leaved baccharis 
17AsterBaccharis sergiloidesdesert baccharis 
18AsterBahiopsis parishiiParish's goldeneye10
19AsterBebbia juncea var. asperasweetbush20
20AsterBrickellia desertorumdesert brickellia 
21AsterCalycoseris parryiyellow tackstem 
22AsterChaenactis carphoclinia var. carphocliniapebble pincushion30?
23AsterChaenactis fremontiiFremont pincushion99
24AsterEncelia farinosabrittlebush99
25AsterEricameria brachylepisboundary goldenbush 
26AsterGutierrezia sarothraematchweed 
27AsterLogfia arizonicaArizona herba impia 
28AsterLogfia depressadwarf filago 
29AsterLogfia filaginoidesCalifornia filago 
30AsterMalacothrix glabratadesert dandelion2
31AsterMonoptilon bellioidesdesert star 
32AsterPalafoxia arida var. aridaSpanish needle10
33AsterPectis papposa var. papposachinch-weed 
34AsterPerityle emoryiEmory's rock-daisy99
35AsterPleurocoronis plurisetaarrow-leaf99
36AsterRafinesquia neomexicanadesert chicory99
37AsterSenecio mohavensisMojave ragwort 
38AsterSonchus oleraceus*sow thistle 
39AsterStephanomeria exigua ssp. exiguaslender wreathplant 
40AsterStephanomeria pauciflorawire-lettuce25
41AsterStylocline gnaphaloideseverlasting nest-straw~99
42AsterTrichoptilium incisumyellow-head1
43AsterTrixis californica var. californicaCalifornia trixis20
44AsterUropappus lindleyisilver puffs 
45BoragAmsinckia intermediacommon fiddleneck 
46BoragAmsinckia retrorsasmall-flowered fiddleneck 
47BoragAmsinckia tessellata var. tessellatabristly fiddleneck 
48BoragCryptantha angustifolianarrow-leaved cryptantha99
49BoragCryptantha barbigera var. barbigerabearded cryptantha~99
50BoragCryptantha decipiensgravel cryptantha 
51BoragCryptantha maritimaGuadalupe cryptantha5
52BoragCryptantha micrantha var. micranthared-root cryptantha5
53BoragCryptantha muricata var. jonesiiJones' prickly-nut cryptantha 
54BoragEmmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflorawhispering bells30
55BoragEucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifidaeucrypta 
56BoragNama demissa var. demissapurple mat 
57BoragPectocarya heterocarpachuckwalla pectocarya 
58BoragPectocarya recurvatacurvenut combseed 
59BoragPhacelia campanularia ssp. campanulariadesert bluebells~10
60BoragPhacelia cicutaria var. hispidacaterpillar phacelia 
61BoragPhacelia crenulata var. minutifloralittle-flowered heliotrope phacelia~99
62BoragPhacelia cryptanthalimestone phacelia 
63BoragPhacelia distanscommon phacelia99
64BoragPhacelia minorwild canterbury bells 
65BoragPhacelia pedicellatapedicellate phacelia 
66BoragPhacelia rotundifoliaround-leafed phacelia 
67BoragPholistoma membranaceumwhite fiesta flower99
68BrassBoechera perennansperennial rock-cress 
69BrassBrassica tournefortii*Sahara mustard99
70BrassCaulanthus halliiHall's caulanthus 
71BrassCaulanthus lasiophyllusCalifornia mustard 
72BrassDescurainia pinnatawestern tansy-mustard5
73BrassDithyrea californicaspectacle-pod40
74BrassDraba cuneifoliawedge-leaved draba 
75BrassLepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpumhairy-podded pepper-grass99
76BrassSisymbrium irio*London rocket 
77BrassSisymbrium orientale*Oriental mustard99
78BrassThysanocarpus curvipesfringe-pod 
79CactaCylindropuntia bigeloviiteddy-bear cholla75
80CactaCylindropuntia ganderiGander's cholla99
81CactaEchinocereus engelmanniiEngelmann's hedgehog cactus 
82CactaFerocactus cylindraceusCalifornia barrel cactus5
83CactaMammillaria dioicaCalifornia fish-hook cactus15
84CactaOpuntia basilaris var. basilarisbeavertail cactus20
85CampaNemacladus glanduliferusglandular nemacladus 
86CampaNemacladus rubescensdesert nemacladus 
87CaryoAchyronychia cooperifrost mat12
88CaryoLoeflingia squarrosaspreading loeflingia 
89ConvoCuscuta californica var. papillosapapillate dodder 
90CrassCrassula connatapygmy-weed99
91CrassDudleya arizonicaArizona chalk dudleya2?
92CrassDudleya saxosa ssp. aloidesdesert dudleya 
93CrossCrossosoma bigeloviirock crossosoma 
94EuphoChamaesyce arizonicaArizona spurge10
95EuphoChamaesyce polycarpasmall-seeded spurge99
96EuphoChamaesyce setilobastarfish (Yuma) spurge50
97EuphoCroton californicusCalifornia croton30
98EuphoDitaxis lanceolatanarrowleaf ditaxis99
99EuphoEuphorbia erianthabeetle spurge1
100EuphoStillingia spinulosaannual stillingia6
101FabacAcmispon argophyllus var. argophyllussouthern California silver-lotus 
102FabacAcmispon glaber var. brevialatusshort-winged deerweed2
103FabacAcmispon maritimus var. brevivexillusshort-bannered coastal lotus2
104FabacAcmispon micranthusSan Diego birdsfoot lotus 
105FabacAcmispon rigidusdesert lotus2
106FabacAcmispon strigosusstrigose lotus 
107FabacAstragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensisCedros milk-vetch 
108FabacHoffmannseggia microphyllawand holdback 
109FabacLupinus arizonicusArizona lupine50
110FabacLupinus concinnusbajada lupine 
111FabacLupinus sparsiflorusCoulter's lupine 
112FabacPsorothamnus emoryiEmory's indigo-bush20
113FabacPsorothamnus schottiiindigo bush99
114FabacPsorothamnus spinosussmoke tree3
115FabacSenegalia greggiicatclaw50
116FouquFouquieria splendens ssp. splendensocotillo99
117GeranErodium cicutarium*redstem filaree20
118GeranErodium texanumTexas filaree15
119KrameKrameria bicolorwhite rhatany5
120KrameKrameria erectaPima rhatany2
121LamiaHyptis emoryidesert-lavender99
122LamiaSalvia apianawhite sage 
123LamiaSalvia columbariaechia10
124LamiaSalvia vaseyiVasey's sage25
125LoasaMentzelia albicauliswhite-stemmed blazing star 
126LoasaMentzelia involucratabracted blazing star10
127LoasaPetalonyx linearisnarrow-leaf sandpaper-plant 
128LoasaPetalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberiThurber's sandpaper-plant25
129MalvaAyenia compactaayenia 
130MalvaHibiscus denudatusrock hibiscus10
131MalvaHorsfordia newberryiNewberry's velvet mallow2
132MalvaSphaeralcea ambigua var. ambiguaapricot mallow5
133MolluMollugo cerviana*carpet-weed 
134MontiCalyptridium monandrumsand cress30
135NyctaAbronia villosa var. villosahairy sand-verbena20
136NyctaAllionia incarnata var. incarnatasmall-flowered trailing four o'clock30
137NyctaBoerhavia triquetra var. intermediafivewing spiderling 
138NyctaMirabilis laevis var. retrorsaBigelow's desert four-o'clock30
139OnagrCamissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallidapale suncup 
140OnagrChylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophyllaheartleaf suncup1
141OnagrChylismia claviformis ssp. peirsoniibrown-eyed primrose99
142OnagrEulobus californicusCalifornia suncup99
143PapavEschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflorasmall-flowered poppy30
144PapavEschscholzia parishiiParish's poppy99
145PhrymMimulus bigelovii var. bigeloviiBigelow's monkeyflower99
146PlantAntirrhinum filipesdesert twining snapdragon 
147PlantMohavea confertifloraghost flower 
148PlantPenstemon clevelandii var. connatusSan Jacinto beardtongue 
149PlantPlantago ovatadesert plantain99
150PlantPlantago patagonicaPatagonia plantain 
151PolemAliciella latifolia ssp. latifoliabroad-leaf gilia15
152PolemEriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicumdesert woolly-star 
153PolemGilia stellatastar giliaFC?
154PolemLoeseliastrum matthewsiidesert calico~2
155PolygChorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornubrittle spineflower99
156PolygEriogonum fasciculatum var. polifoliumCalifornia buckwheat10
157PolygEriogonum gracile var. incultumslender buckwheat 
158PolygEriogonum inflatumdesert trumpet15
159PolygEriogonum thomasiiThomas' buckwheat~1
160PolygEriogonum wrightii var. nodosumWright's buckwheat3
161PolygPterostegia drymarioidesthreadstem 
162RanunDelphinium parishii ssp. subglobosumintermediate larkspur15
163RosacPrunus fremontiidesert apricot 
164RubiaGalium stellatumstar-flowered bedstraw3
165SimmoSimmondsia chinensisjojoba 
166SolanDatura discolordesert thornapple10
167SolanLycium andersoniiAnderson's boxthorn 
168SolanNicotiana obtusifoliadesert tobacco10
169SolanPhysalis crassifoliathick-leaved ground cherry5
170UrticParietaria hespera var. hesperapellitory30
171ViscaPhoradendron californicumdesert mistletoe 
172ZygopFagonia laevisCalifornia fagonia99
173ZygopLarrea tridentatacreosote bush99
Monocots
174AgavaAgave deserti var. desertidesert agave15
175AgavaHesperocallis undulatadesert lily15
176PoaceAristida adscensionissix-weeks three-awn99
177PoaceAristida purpureapurple three-awn 
178PoaceBouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoidesneedle grama 
179PoaceBromus berteroanusChilean chess 
180PoaceBromus madritensis ssp. rubens*red brome99
181PoaceFestuca bromoides*brome fescue 
182PoaceFestuca octoflorahairy six-weeks fescue 
183PoaceHilaria rigidabig galleta99
184PoaceHordeum murinum*foxtail barley 
185PoaceMelica frutescenstall melica 
186PoaceMuhlenbergia microspermalittleseed muhly 
187PoacePennisetum setaceum*fountain grass20
188PoaceSchismus barbatus*Mediterranean schismus99
189PoaceStipa speciosadesert needlegrass5
190ThemiMuilla maritimamuilla 


Voucher data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/)


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Last update: 22 January 2017