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

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

# Famil Scientific Name (*)Common Name #Pls
Ferns
1 Pteri Notholaena californica California cloak fern FC
Eudicots
2 Acant Justicia californica chuparosa 30
3 Amara Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 1
4 Amara Tidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifolia Arizona honeysweet 1
5 Apocy Asclepias albicans white-stemmed milkweed FC
6 Apocy Asclepias erosa desert milkweed FC
7 Apocy Asclepias subulata rush milkweed 2
8 Apocy Funastrum hirtellum rambling milkweed FC
9 Apoda Pilostyles thurberi Thurber's pilostyles FC
10 Aster Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 5
11 Aster Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 99
12 Aster Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 99
13 Aster Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis FC
14 Aster Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 5
15 Aster Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion 20
16 Aster Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion 99
17 Aster Encelia farinosa brittlebush 25
18 Aster Encelia farinosa X E. frutescens hybrid encelia 1
19 Aster Encelia frutescens button encelia 99
20 Aster Ericameria paniculata blackbanded rabbitbrush 50
21 Aster Erigeron canadensis horseweed FC
22 Aster Eriophyllum lanosum white easter-bonnets V
23 Aster Geraea canescens hairy desert-sunflower 2
24 Aster Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed FC
25 Aster Isocoma acradenia var. acradenia entire-leaved alkali goldenbush FC
26 Aster Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila toothed-leaved alkali goldenbush FC
27 Aster Logfia depressa dwarf filago 1
28 Aster Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion FC
29 Aster Monoptilon bellioides desert star V
30 Aster Palafoxia arida var. arida Spanish needle 25
31 Aster Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 30
32 Aster Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 15
33 Aster Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow-leaf FC
34 Aster Psathyrotes ramosissima turtleback FC
35 Aster Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory FC
36 Aster Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 30
37 Aster Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head V
38 Aster Trixis californica var. californica California trixis FC
39 Aster Xylorhiza orcuttii Orcutt's woody-aster FC
40 Bigno Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow 1
41 Borag Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 99
42 Borag Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha 5
43 Borag Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 5
44 Borag Eucrypta micrantha desert eucrypta V
45 Borag Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum seaside heliotrope 40
46 Borag Nama hispida var. spathulata hispid nama FC
47 Borag Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya 1
48 Borag Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 1
49 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua heliotrope phacelia FC
50 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora little-flowered heliotrope phacelia 99
51 Borag Phacelia distans common phacelia 20
52 Borag Pholistoma auritum var. arizonicum Arizona fiesta flower FC
53 Borag Plagiobothrys arizonicus Arizona popcorn flower FC
54 Borag Tiquilia palmeri Palmer's coldenia FC
55 Borag Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia 99
56 Brass Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard 75
57 Brass Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard V
58 Brass Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard FC
59 Brass Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod 99
60 Brass Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba 1
61 Brass Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 40
62 Brass Lyrocarpa coulteri Coulter's lyrepod 1
63 Brass Sisymbrium irio *London rocket 5
64 Brass Streptanthella longirostris longbeak streptanthella 4
65 Cacta Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 99
66 Cacta Cylindropuntia echinocarpa silver cholla FC
67 Cacta Cylindropuntia fosbergii pink teddy-bear cholla 3
68 Cacta Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 99
69 Cacta Cylindropuntia ramosissima pencil cholla 1
70 Cacta Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 20
71 Cacta Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 50
72 Cacta Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 1
73 Cacta Mammillaria tetrancistra desert fish-hook cactus 3
74 Cacta Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 20
75 Campa Nemacladus rubescens desert nemacladus V
76 Caryo Achyronychia cooperi frost mat 99
77 Cheno Atriplex canescens var. laciniata Caleb four-wing saltbush FC
78 Cheno Atriplex hymenelytra desert holly FC
79 Cheno Atriplex polycarpa cattle saltbush 2
80 Cheno Salsola tragus *Russian thistle FC
81 Cheno Suaeda nigra bush seepweed FC
82 Convo Cuscuta denticulata desert dodder V
83 Cucur Cucurbita palmata coyote melon 3
84 Eupho Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge 99
85 Eupho Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 50
86 Eupho Chamaesyce setiloba starfish (Yuma) spurge 1
87 Eupho Croton californicus California croton 15
88 Eupho Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 10
89 Eupho Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis 10
90 Eupho Stillingia spinulosa annual stillingia V
91 Fabac Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus short-bannered coastal lotus V
92 Fabac Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 10
93 Fabac Astragalus crotalariae Salton milk-vetch FC
94 Fabac Dalea mollis silky dalea FC
95 Fabac Dalea mollissima downy dalea 2
96 Fabac Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine 40
97 Fabac Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 2
98 Fabac Marina parryi Parry's marina FC
99 Fabac Olneya tesota ironwood 14
100 Fabac Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 2
101 Fabac Psorothamnus emoryi Emory's indigo-bush 40
102 Fabac Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 15
103 Fabac Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree 40
104 Fabac Senegalia greggii catclaw 30
105 Fabac Senna armata spiny senna FC
106 Fouqu Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 50
107 Geran Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 3
108 Krame Krameria bicolor white rhatany 25
109 Krame Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 5
110 Lamia Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 50
111 Loasa Mentzelia involucrata bracted blazing star 2
112 Loasa Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper-plant 99
113 Malva Eremalche rotundifolia desert five-spot 2
114 Malva Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 25
115 Malva Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa desert globemallow 1
116 Marty Proboscidea althaeifolia desert unicorn-plant 50
117 Monti Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 10
118 Monti Cistanthe ambigua dead man's fingers FC
119 Nycta Abronia villosa var. villosa hairy sand-verbena 25
120 Nycta Allionia incarnata var. incarnata small-flowered trailing four o'clock 5
121 Nycta Allionia incarnata var. villosa large-flowered trailing four o'clock V
122 Nycta Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia fivewing spiderling FC
123 Nycta Boerhavia wrightii Wright's spiderling 1
124 Nycta Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 25
125 Onagr Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup 2
126 Onagr Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla heartleaf suncup FC
127 Onagr Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose 99
128 Onagr Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata Booth's evening primrose 15
129 Onagr Eremothera refracta narrow-leaf suncup 10
130 Onagr Eulobus californicus California suncup 50
131 Oroba Orobanche cooperi Cooper's broomrape FC
132 Papav Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy FC
133 Papav Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy 12
134 Plant Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower FC
135 Plant Plantago ovata desert plantain 40
136 Polem Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia broad-leaf gilia 40
137 Polem Eriastrum diffusum miniature woolly-star FC
138 Polem Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima bristly langloisia FC
139 Polyg Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 20
140 Polyg Chorizanthe rigida devil's spineflower 4
141 Polyg Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum flat-topped buckwheat FC
142 Polyg Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 4
143 Polyg Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 99
144 Polyg Eriogonum trichopes little desert trumpet 45
145 Resed Oligomeris linifolia lineleaf whitepuff FC
146 Simmo Simmondsia chinensis jojoba FC
147 Solan Datura discolor desert thornapple 5
148 Solan Datura wrightii sacred datura FC
149 Solan Lycium fremontii Fremont's boxthorn FC
150 Solan Nicotiana clevelandii Cleveland's tobacco FC
151 Solan Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 4
152 Solan Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 5
153 Tamar Tamarix ramosissima *saltcedar FC
154 Visca Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe FC
155 Zygop Fagonia laevis California fagonia 15
156 Zygop Fagonia pachyacantha sticky fagonia FC
157 Zygop Kallstroemia californica California caltrop 1
158 Zygop Larrea tridentata creosote bush 99
Monocots
159 Agava Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 99
160 Agava Hesperocallis undulata desert lily 1
161 Areca Washingtonia filifera California fan palm 1
162 Poace Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 3
163 Poace Bouteloua barbata var. barbata six-weeks grama FC
164 Poace Dasyochloa pulchella fluff grass V
165 Poace Distichlis spicata saltgrass FC
166 Poace Hilaria rigida big galleta 50
167 Poace Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 99
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Last update: 29 November 2018

#	Famil	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	#Pls
Ferns
1	Pteri	Notholaena californica	California cloak fern	FC
Eudicots
2	Acant	Justicia californica	chuparosa	30
3	Amara	Amaranthus fimbriatus	fringed amaranth	1
4	Amara	Tidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifolia	Arizona honeysweet	1
5	Apocy	Asclepias albicans	white-stemmed milkweed	FC
6	Apocy	Asclepias erosa	desert milkweed	FC
7	Apocy	Asclepias subulata	rush milkweed	2
8	Apocy	Funastrum hirtellum	rambling milkweed	FC
9	Apoda	Pilostyles thurberi	Thurber's pilostyles	FC
10	Aster	Adenophyllum porophylloides	San Felipe dogweed	5
11	Aster	Ambrosia dumosa	burroweed	99
12	Aster	Ambrosia salsola var. salsola	cheesebush	99
13	Aster	Baccharis brachyphylla	short-leaved baccharis	FC
14	Aster	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush	5
15	Aster	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	pebble pincushion	20
16	Aster	Chaenactis stevioides	desert pincushion	99
17	Aster	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	25
18	Aster	Encelia farinosa X E. frutescens	hybrid encelia	1
19	Aster	Encelia frutescens	button encelia	99
20	Aster	Ericameria paniculata	blackbanded rabbitbrush	50
21	Aster	Erigeron canadensis	horseweed	FC
22	Aster	Eriophyllum lanosum	white easter-bonnets	V
23	Aster	Geraea canescens	hairy desert-sunflower	2
24	Aster	Gutierrezia sarothrae	matchweed	FC
25	Aster	Isocoma acradenia var. acradenia	entire-leaved alkali goldenbush	FC
26	Aster	Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila	toothed-leaved alkali goldenbush	FC
27	Aster	Logfia depressa	dwarf filago	1
28	Aster	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion	FC
29	Aster	Monoptilon bellioides	desert star	V
30	Aster	Palafoxia arida var. arida	Spanish needle	25
31	Aster	Pectis papposa var. papposa	chinch-weed	30
32	Aster	Perityle emoryi	Emory's rock-daisy	15
33	Aster	Pleurocoronis pluriseta	arrow-leaf	FC
34	Aster	Psathyrotes ramosissima	turtleback	FC
35	Aster	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory	FC
36	Aster	Stephanomeria pauciflora	wire-lettuce	30
37	Aster	Trichoptilium incisum	yellow-head	V
38	Aster	Trixis californica var. californica	California trixis	FC
39	Aster	Xylorhiza orcuttii	Orcutt's woody-aster	FC
40	Bigno	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	desert-willow	1
41	Borag	Cryptantha angustifolia	narrow-leaved cryptantha	99
42	Borag	Cryptantha maritima	Guadalupe cryptantha	5
43	Borag	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	5
44	Borag	Eucrypta micrantha	desert eucrypta	V
45	Borag	Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum	seaside heliotrope	40
46	Borag	Nama hispida var. spathulata	hispid nama	FC
47	Borag	Pectocarya heterocarpa	chuckwalla pectocarya	1
48	Borag	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed	1
49	Borag	Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua	heliotrope phacelia	FC
50	Borag	Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora	little-flowered heliotrope phacelia	99
51	Borag	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	20
52	Borag	Pholistoma auritum var. arizonicum	Arizona fiesta flower	FC
53	Borag	Plagiobothrys arizonicus	Arizona popcorn flower	FC
54	Borag	Tiquilia palmeri	Palmer's coldenia	FC
55	Borag	Tiquilia plicata	plicate coldenia	99
56	Brass	Brassica tournefortii	*Sahara mustard	75
57	Brass	Caulanthus lasiophyllus	California mustard	V
58	Brass	Descurainia pinnata	western tansy-mustard	FC
59	Brass	Dithyrea californica	spectacle-pod	99
60	Brass	Draba cuneifolia	wedge-leaved draba	1
61	Brass	Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	40
62	Brass	Lyrocarpa coulteri	Coulter's lyrepod	1
63	Brass	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket	5
64	Brass	Streptanthella longirostris	longbeak streptanthella	4
65	Cacta	Cylindropuntia bigelovii	teddy-bear cholla	99
66	Cacta	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	silver cholla	FC
67	Cacta	Cylindropuntia fosbergii	pink teddy-bear cholla	3
68	Cacta	Cylindropuntia ganderi	Gander's cholla	99
69	Cacta	Cylindropuntia ramosissima	pencil cholla	1
70	Cacta	Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	20
71	Cacta	Ferocactus cylindraceus	California barrel cactus	50
72	Cacta	Mammillaria dioica	California fish-hook cactus	1
73	Cacta	Mammillaria tetrancistra	desert fish-hook cactus	3
74	Cacta	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus	20
75	Campa	Nemacladus rubescens	desert nemacladus	V
76	Caryo	Achyronychia cooperi	frost mat	99
77	Cheno	Atriplex canescens var. laciniata	Caleb four-wing saltbush	FC
78	Cheno	Atriplex hymenelytra	desert holly	FC
79	Cheno	Atriplex polycarpa	cattle saltbush	2
80	Cheno	Salsola tragus	*Russian thistle	FC
81	Cheno	Suaeda nigra	bush seepweed	FC
82	Convo	Cuscuta denticulata	desert dodder	V
83	Cucur	Cucurbita palmata	coyote melon	3
84	Eupho	Chamaesyce micromera	Sonoran spurge	99
85	Eupho	Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge	50
86	Eupho	Chamaesyce setiloba	starfish (Yuma) spurge	1
87	Eupho	Croton californicus	California croton	15
88	Eupho	Ditaxis lanceolata	narrowleaf ditaxis	10
89	Eupho	Ditaxis neomexicana	New Mexico ditaxis	10
90	Eupho	Stillingia spinulosa	annual stillingia	V
91	Fabac	Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus	short-bannered coastal lotus	V
92	Fabac	Acmispon strigosus	strigose lotus	10
93	Fabac	Astragalus crotalariae	Salton milk-vetch	FC
94	Fabac	Dalea mollis	silky dalea	FC
95	Fabac	Dalea mollissima	downy dalea	2
96	Fabac	Lupinus arizonicus	Arizona lupine	40
97	Fabac	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine	2
98	Fabac	Marina parryi	Parry's marina	FC
99	Fabac	Olneya tesota	ironwood	14
100	Fabac	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite	2
101	Fabac	Psorothamnus emoryi	Emory's indigo-bush	40
102	Fabac	Psorothamnus schottii	indigo bush	15
103	Fabac	Psorothamnus spinosus	smoke tree	40
104	Fabac	Senegalia greggii	catclaw	30
105	Fabac	Senna armata	spiny senna	FC
106	Fouqu	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	ocotillo	50
107	Geran	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	3
108	Krame	Krameria bicolor	white rhatany	25
109	Krame	Krameria erecta	Pima rhatany	5
110	Lamia	Hyptis emoryi	desert-lavender	50
111	Loasa	Mentzelia involucrata	bracted blazing star	2
112	Loasa	Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi	Thurber's sandpaper-plant	99
113	Malva	Eremalche rotundifolia	desert five-spot	2
114	Malva	Hibiscus denudatus	rock hibiscus	25
115	Malva	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	desert globemallow	1
116	Marty	Proboscidea althaeifolia	desert unicorn-plant	50
117	Monti	Calyptridium monandrum	sand cress	10
118	Monti	Cistanthe ambigua	dead man's fingers	FC
119	Nycta	Abronia villosa var. villosa	hairy sand-verbena	25
120	Nycta	Allionia incarnata var. incarnata	small-flowered trailing four o'clock	5
121	Nycta	Allionia incarnata var. villosa	large-flowered trailing four o'clock	V
122	Nycta	Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia	fivewing spiderling	FC
123	Nycta	Boerhavia wrightii	Wright's spiderling	1
124	Nycta	Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock	25
125	Onagr	Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida	pale suncup	2
126	Onagr	Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla	heartleaf suncup	FC
127	Onagr	Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii	brown-eyed primrose	99
128	Onagr	Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata	Booth's evening primrose	15
129	Onagr	Eremothera refracta	narrow-leaf suncup	10
130	Onagr	Eulobus californicus	California suncup	50
131	Oroba	Orobanche cooperi	Cooper's broomrape	FC
132	Papav	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	small-flowered poppy	FC
133	Papav	Eschscholzia parishii	Parish's poppy	12
134	Plant	Mohavea confertiflora	ghost flower	FC
135	Plant	Plantago ovata	desert plantain	40
136	Polem	Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia	broad-leaf gilia	40
137	Polem	Eriastrum diffusum	miniature woolly-star	FC
138	Polem	Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima	bristly langloisia	FC
139	Polyg	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower	20
140	Polyg	Chorizanthe rigida	devil's spineflower	4
141	Polyg	Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum	flat-topped buckwheat	FC
142	Polyg	Eriogonum inflatum	desert trumpet	4
143	Polyg	Eriogonum thomasii	Thomas' buckwheat	99
144	Polyg	Eriogonum trichopes	little desert trumpet	45
145	Resed	Oligomeris linifolia	lineleaf whitepuff	FC
146	Simmo	Simmondsia chinensis	jojoba	FC
147	Solan	Datura discolor	desert thornapple	5
148	Solan	Datura wrightii	sacred datura	FC
149	Solan	Lycium fremontii	Fremont's boxthorn	FC
150	Solan	Nicotiana clevelandii	Cleveland's tobacco	FC
151	Solan	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco	4
152	Solan	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry	5
153	Tamar	Tamarix ramosissima	*saltcedar	FC
154	Visca	Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe	FC
155	Zygop	Fagonia laevis	California fagonia	15
156	Zygop	Fagonia pachyacantha	sticky fagonia	FC
157	Zygop	Kallstroemia californica	California caltrop	1
158	Zygop	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	99
Monocots
159	Agava	Agave deserti var. deserti	desert agave	99
160	Agava	Hesperocallis undulata	desert lily	1
161	Areca	Washingtonia filifera	California fan palm	1
162	Poace	Aristida adscensionis	six-weeks three-awn	3
163	Poace	Bouteloua barbata var. barbata	six-weeks grama	FC
164	Poace	Dasyochloa pulchella	fluff grass	V
165	Poace	Distichlis spicata	saltgrass	FC
166	Poace	Hilaria rigida	big galleta	50
167	Poace	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	99