Flora of Foot and Walker Pass to Smuggler Canyon Area, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park


Introduction
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Introduction

This checklist combines the floras of the Foot and Walker Pass to Crime Canyon Area and the Smuggler Canyon Area in order to be more complete for the area of Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen's Little Blair Valley Loop. It has been augmented by additional species from Fred and Carla's list, as well as iNat observations.

For pictures of plants from this area, see:

Checklist for the Area

See:

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

The column with header Famil gives the first five letters of the Family Name.

The column with label BW links to the photo gallery page for each species at Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen's BorregoWildflowers site.

The last two columns give a rough estimate of the minimum number of plants seen in the Smuggler Canyon Area (column header #Sm) and the Foot and Walker Pass to Crime Canyon Area (column header FW), with a maximum value of 99 plants. The main intent of this column is to indicate the species for which we found very few plants.

Taxa without an entry in at least one of these columns were from vouchers, Fred and Carla's list, and/or iNat observations.

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#FamilScientific Name
Link goes to the Jepson eFlora
(*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos
BW
#Sm#FW
Lycophytes
1SelagSelaginella bigeloviiBigelow's spike-mossBW1025
2SelagSelaginella eremophiladesert spike-mossBW9999
Ferns
3PteriCheilanthes covilleibeady lipfernBW9999
4PteriCheilanthes parryiwoolly lipfernBW9910
5PteriCheilanthes viscidasticky lipfernBW9950
6PteriNotholaena californica ssp. californicaCalifornia cloak fernBW37
7PteriPellaea mucronata var. mucronatabird's-foot fernBW9913
8PteriPentagramma triangularisgoldback fernBW 1
Gymnosperms
9CupreJuniperus californicaCalifornia juniperBW9999
10EphedEphedra asperaMormon teaBW9999
11PinacPinus monophyllapinyon pineBW40
Eudicots
12AcantCarlowrightia arizonicaArizona carlowrightiaBW30
13AcantJusticia californicachuparosaBW99
14AmaraAmaranthus albus*tumble pigweedBW 
15AmaraAmaranthus fimbriatusfringed amaranthBW9999
16AnacaRhus aromaticabasketbushBW2
17ApiacApiastrum angustifoliumwild celeryBW 
18ApocyFunastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegiiclimbing milkweedBW995
19ApocyFunastrum utahenseUtah vine milkweedBW 
20ApocyMatelea parvifoliaspearleafBW6334
21AsterAcamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalusgoldenheadBW9999
22AsterAdenophyllum porophylloidesSan Felipe dogweedBW9999
23AsterAmbrosia acanthicarpabur-ragweedBW 
24AsterAmbrosia confertifloraweak-leaved burweedBW 
25AsterAmbrosia dumosaburroweedBW9999
26AsterAmbrosia salsola var. salsolacheesebushBW9999
27AsterArtemisia ludovicianasilver wormwoodBW 20
28AsterArtemisia ludoviciana ssp. albulawhite mugwortBW6650
29AsterBaccharis brachyphyllashort-leaved baccharisBW20
30AsterBahiopsis parishiiParish's goldeneyeBW9999
31AsterBebbia juncea var. asperasweetbushBW9950
32AsterBrickellia atractyloides var. argutaCalifornia spear-leaved brickelliaBW25
33AsterBrickellia atractyloides var. odontolepisCalifornia spear-leaved brickelliaBW 
34AsterBrickellia desertorumdesert brickelliaBW 2
35AsterBrickellia frutescensshrubby brickelliaBW7099
36AsterChaenactis fremontiiFremont pincushionBW99~99
37AsterEncelia actoniActon enceliaBW4080
38AsterEncelia farinosabrittlebushBW9955
39AsterEricameria brachylepisboundary goldenbushBW9999
40AsterEricameria linearifolianarrowleaf goldenbushBW 
41AsterEricameria teretifolianeedle-leaved rabbitbrushBW5
42AsterEriophyllum pringleiPringle's woolly sunflowerBW 
43AsterEriophyllum wallacei var. rubellumWallace's woolly daisyBW99
44AsterGutierrezia sarothraematchweedBW9999
45AsterLasthenia gracilisgoldfieldsBW99
46AsterLayia glandulosawhite tidy-tipsBW 
47AsterLogfia depressadwarf filagoBW10
48AsterLogfia filaginoidesCalifornia filagoBW ~2
49AsterMalacothrix glabratadesert dandelionBW30
50AsterMonoptilon bellioidesdesert starBW 
51AsterPectis papposa var. papposachinch-weedBW9999
52AsterPerityle emoryiEmory's rock-daisyBW997
53AsterPleurocoronis plurisetaarrow-leafBW105
54AsterPorophyllum gracileodoraBW9999
55AsterPseudognaphalium biolettiibicolored everlastingBW1
56AsterRafinesquia neomexicanadesert chicoryBW1
57AsterSenecio californicusCalifornia groundselBW 
58AsterStephanomeria exigua ssp. exiguaslender wreathplantBW 99
59AsterStephanomeria pauciflorawire-lettuceBW3145
60AsterStylocline psilocarphoidesPeck's stylocline  
61AsterThymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidiumfive-needled thymophyllaBW34
62AsterTrichoptilium incisumyellow-headBW4
63AsterTrixis californica var. californicaCalifornia trixisBW9999
64AsterUropappus lindleyisilver puffsBW1
65BoragAmsinckia intermediacommon fiddleneckBW 
66BoragAmsinckia tessellata var. tessellatabristly fiddleneckBW5099?
67BoragCryptantha barbigera var. barbigerabearded cryptanthaBW5
68BoragCryptantha decipiensgravel cryptanthaBW 
69BoragCryptantha micrantha var. lepidamountain red-root cryptanthaBW 
70BoragCryptantha micrantha var. micranthared-root cryptanthaBW99
71BoragCryptantha pterocarya var. “pseudocycloptera”wing-nut cryptantha 25
72BoragCryptantha pterocarya var. pterocaryawing-nut cryptanthaBW25
73BoragCryptantha pterocarya var. purpusiiPurpus' wing-nut cryptantha  
74BoragCryptantha utahensisscented cryptanthaBW 
75BoragEmmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflorawhispering bellsBW5
76BoragEucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifidaeucryptaBW18
77BoragEucrypta micranthadesert eucryptaBW 
78BoragNama demissa var. demissapurple matBW99
79BoragPectocarya anisocarpaBlair Valley combseed 99x
80BoragPectocarya peninsularisBaja pectocaryaBW 
81BoragPectocarya platycarpabroad-fruited combseedBW 
82BoragPectocarya recurvatacurvenut combseedBW30
83BoragPectocarya setosamoth combseedBW 
84BoragPhacelia affinislimestone phaceliaBW 
85BoragPhacelia distanscommon phaceliaBW9999
86BoragPhacelia pedicellatapedicellate phaceliaBW24
87BoragPlagiobothrys arizonicusArizona popcorn flowerBW 
88BrassBoechera perennansperennial rock-cressBW305
89BrassBrassica tournefortii*Sahara mustardBW5
90BrassCaulanthus cooperiCooper's jewel-flowerBW 
91BrassCaulanthus halliiHall's caulanthusBW 
92BrassCaulanthus lasiophyllusCalifornia mustardBW10
93BrassDescurainia pinnatawestern tansy-mustardBW5070
94BrassLepidium flavum var. felipenseBorrego Valley pepper-grassBW 
95BrassLepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpumhairy-podded pepper-grassBW5035
96BrassLyrocarpa coulteriCoulter's lyrepodBW 
97BrassSisymbrium irio*London rocketBW20
98BrassSisymbrium orientale*Oriental mustardBW 
99BrassThysanocarpus curvipes ssp. eradiatusfringe-podBW10
100BrassTropidocarpum gracileslender tropidocarpumBW 
101CactaCylindropuntia bigeloviiteddy-bear chollaBW9925
102CactaCylindropuntia ganderiGander's chollaBW9999
103CactaEchinocereus engelmanniiEngelmann's hedgehog cactusBW7099
104CactaFerocactus cylindraceusCalifornia barrel cactusBW9950
105CactaMammillaria dioicaCalifornia fish-hook cactusBW9950
106CactaMammillaria tetrancistradesert fish-hook cactusBW19
107CactaOpuntia basilaris var. basilarisbeavertail cactusBW5540
108CactaOpuntia chloroticapancake prickly-pearBW515
109CactaOpuntia phaeacanthadesert prickly-pearBW 4
110CampaNemacladus longiflorus var. breviflorusthread plantBW 
111CampaNemacladus rubescensdesert nemacladusBW1010?
112CampaNemacladus sigmoideussmall-flowered nemacladusBW 
113ChenoAtriplex canescens var. canescensfour-wing saltbushBW 4
114ChenoMonolepis nuttallianaNuttall's poverty weedBW 
115ChenoSalsola tragus*Russian thistleBW 
116CrassCrassula connatapygmy-weedBW 
117CrassDudleya arizonicaArizona chalk dudleyaBW8040
118CucurCucurbita palmatacoyote melonBW 
119EuphoBernardia incanawestern bernardiaBW9999
120EuphoChamaesyce abramsianaAbrams' prostrate spurgeBW 
121EuphoChamaesyce albomarginatarattlesnake weedBW 99
122EuphoChamaesyce melanadeniared-gland spurgeBW9999
123EuphoChamaesyce micromeraSonoran spurgeBW299
124EuphoChamaesyce setilobastarfish (Yuma) spurgeBW9999
125EuphoDitaxis lanceolatanarrowleaf ditaxisBW9965
126EuphoDitaxis neomexicanaNew Mexico ditaxisBW 50
127EuphoStillingia linearifolialinear-leaved stillingiaBW9935
128FabacAcmispon argophyllus var. argophyllussouthern California silver-lotusBW3
129FabacAcmispon brachycarpusshort-podded lotusBW3
130FabacAcmispon glaber var. brevialatusshort-winged deerweedBW6~30
131FabacAcmispon haydoniipygmy lotusBW 
132FabacAcmispon rigidusdesert lotusBW993
133FabacAcmispon strigosusstrigose lotusBW54
134FabacAstragalus acutirostrisbeaked rattle-weed  
135FabacAstragalus didymocarpus var. dispermusdwarf white milk-vetchBW 
136FabacAstragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensisCedros milk-vetchBW3?
137FabacAstragalus palmeriPalmer's milk-vetchBW8015
138FabacCalliandra eriophyllapink fairy dusterBW99
139FabacDalea mollissimadowny daleaBW18
140FabacHoffmannseggia glaucahog potatoBW 99
141FabacLupinus concinnusbajada lupineBW4030
142FabacMarina parryiParry's marinaBW9999
143FabacProsopis glandulosa var. torreyanahoney mesquiteBW11
144FabacPsorothamnus schottiiindigo bushBW68
145FabacSenegalia greggiicatclawBW9999
146FabacSenna covesiidesert sennaBW3125
147FagacQuercus cornelius-mulleridesert scrub oakBW21
148FouquFouquieria splendens ssp. splendensocotilloBW9999
149GeranErodium cicutarium*redstem filareeBW9999
150GeranErodium texanumTexas filareeBW 
151HyperHypericum anagalloidestinker's penny  
152KrameKrameria bicolorwhite rhatanyBW5065
153KrameKrameria erectaPima rhatanyBW9999
154LamiaHyptis emoryidesert-lavenderBW50
155LamiaSalvia apianawhite sageBW1099
156LamiaSalvia carduaceathistle sageBW 
157LamiaSalvia columbariaechiaBW3099
158LoasaMentzelia albicauliswhite-stemmed blazing starBW99~99
159LoasaPetalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberiThurber's sandpaper-plantBW 
160MalvaAbutilon abutiloidesshrubby Indian mallowBW 
161MalvaAyenia compactaayeniaBW9930
162MalvaHibiscus denudatusrock hibiscusBW19
163MalvaSphaeralcea ambigua var. ambiguaapricot mallowBW9915
164MalvaSphaeralcea angustifoliacopper globemallowBW 99
165MolluMollugo cerviana*carpet-weedBW2199
166MontiCalyptridium monandrumsand cressBW5
167NyctaAllionia incarnata var. incarnatasmall-flowered trailing four o'clockBW1
168NyctaBoerhavia coulteri var. palmeriCoulter's spiderling  
169NyctaBoerhavia triquetra var. intermediafivewing spiderlingBW9999
170NyctaBoerhavia wrightiiWright's spiderlingBW 
171NyctaMirabilis laevis var. retrorsaBigelow's desert four-o'clockBW3540
172NyctaMirabilis laevis var. villosaBigelow's desert four-o'clockBW 
173OleacMenodora scabra var. glabrescensbroom twinberryBW1212
174OnagrCamissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallidapale suncupBW35
175OnagrChylismia claviformis ssp. peirsoniibrown-eyed primroseBW99
176OnagrEulobus californicusCalifornia suncupBW3099
177OrobaCastilleja exserta ssp. exsertapurple owl's-cloverBW 
178OrobaOrobanche cooperiCooper's broomrapeBW 3
179PapavEschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflorasmall-flowered poppyBW50
180PapavEschscholzia parishiiParish's poppyBW 
181PapavPlatystemon californicuscream cupsBW 
182PhrymMimulus bigelovii var. bigeloviiBigelow's monkeyflowerBW9920
183PlantAntirrhinum filipesdesert twining snapdragonBW 
184PlantPenstemon clevelandii var. clevelandiiCleveland's beardtongueBW34
185PlantPlantago patagonicaPatagonia plantainBW 
186PolemEriastrum diffusumminiature woolly-starBW 
187PolemEriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicumdesert woolly-starBW9999
188PolemGilia stellatastar giliaBW 99
189PolemLeptosiphon lemmoniiLemmon's linanthusBW 
190PolemLinanthus dichotomus ssp. pattersoniievening-snowBW 5
191PolemLoeseliastrum schottiiSchott's calicoBW1~3
192PolygCentrostegia thurberired trianglesBW45
193PolygChorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornubrittle spineflowerBW18
194PolygEriogonum davidsoniiDavidson's buckwheatBW2515
195PolygEriogonum fasciculatum var. polifoliumCalifornia buckwheatBW9999
196PolygEriogonum gracile var. incultumslender buckwheatBW 99
197PolygEriogonum inflatumdesert trumpetBW9999
198PolygEriogonum maculatumspotted buckwheatBW 99
199PolygEriogonum plumatellayucca buckwheatBW9950
200PolygEriogonum thurberiThurber's buckwheatBW 
201PolygEriogonum trichopeslittle desert trumpetBW 
202PolygEriogonum wrightii var. membranaceumWright's buckwheatBW 
203PolygEriogonum wrightii var. nodosumWright's buckwheatBW7050
204PolygPterostegia drymarioidesfairy bowties, threadstemBW6
205PortuPortulaca oleracea*common purslaneBW 20
206RanunDelphinium parishii ssp. subglobosumintermediate larkspurBW710
207RosacColeogyne ramosissimablack brushBW399
208RosacPrunus fasciculata var. fasciculatadesert almondBW 
209RosacPrunus fremontiidesert apricotBW9999
210RosacPrunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifoliahollyleaf cherryBW 
211RubiaGalium angustifolium ssp. borregoenseBorrego bedstrawBW3
212RubiaGalium stellatumstar-flowered bedstrawBW9925
213RutacThamnosma montanaturpentine broomBW9920
214SimmoSimmondsia chinensisjojobaBW9999
215SolanDatura wrightiisacred daturaBW 
216SolanLycium andersoniiAnderson's boxthornBW4099
217SolanLycium cooperiCooper's boxthornBW35
218SolanNicotiana obtusifoliadesert tobaccoBW3510
219SolanPhysalis crassifoliathick-leaved ground cherryBW7020
220SolanSolanum elaeagnifolium*horse-nettleBW 
221VerbeVerbena lasiostachyswestern vervain 3
222ViscaPhoradendron bolleanumdense mistletoeBW1530
223ViscaPhoradendron californicumdesert mistletoeBW9565
224ZygopFagonia laevisCalifornia fagoniaBW55
225ZygopKallstroemia parviflorafew-flowered caltropBW40
226ZygopLarrea tridentatacreosote bushBW9999
227ZygopTribulus terrestris*puncture-vineBW 
Monocots
228AgavaAgave deserti var. desertidesert agaveBW9999
229AgavaYucca schidigeraMohave yuccaBW9999
230AlliaAllium fimbriatum var. fimbriatumfringed onionBW 
231PoaceAristida adscensionissix-weeks three-awnBW9930
232PoaceAristida purpureapurple three-awnBW994
233PoaceBouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoidesneedle gramaBW9999
234PoaceBouteloua barbata var. barbatasix-weeks gramaBW9999
235PoaceBouteloua curtipendulaside-oats gramaBW 
236PoaceBromus madritensis ssp. rubens*red bromeBW9999
237PoaceDasyochloa pulchellafluff grassBW9920
238PoaceDigitaria californica var. californicaArizona cottontop  
239PoaceFestuca octoflorahairy six-weeks fescueBW 
240PoaceHilaria rigidabig galletaBW9999
241PoaceMelica frutescenstall melicaBW1050
242PoaceMuhlenbergia porteriPorter's muhlyBW5099
243PoaceSchismus barbatus*Mediterranean schismusBW9999
244PoaceSporobolus cryptandrussand dropseed 8
245PoaceStipa parishii var. parishiiParish's needlegrassBW 
246PoaceStipa speciosadesert needlegrassBW3310
247RuscaNolina parryiParry's nolinaBW1110
248ThemiMuilla maritimamuillaBW21


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

We thank Keng-Lou James Hung and Bahram Kheradmand for help with the 22 November 2014 survey.


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