Flora of Little Surprise Canyon

#	Family	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	# Plants # Locations	GPS #
1	Pteridaceae	Cheilanthes parryi	woolly lipfern	30/5	65
2	Acanthaceae	Carlowrightia arizonica	Arizona carlowrightia	3/2	70
3	Acanthaceae	Justicia californica	chuparosa	50/9	58
4	Asteraceae	Adenophyllum porophylloides	San Felipe dogweed	1/1	80
5	Asteraceae	Ambrosia dumosa	burroweed	50/9	8
6	Asteraceae	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush	20/9	63
7	Asteraceae	Calycoseris wrightii	white tackstem	20/9	9
8	Asteraceae	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	pebble pincushion	99/9	9
9	Asteraceae	Chaenactis fremontii	Fremont pincushion	99/9	8
10	Asteraceae	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	40/9	8
11	Asteraceae	Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola	cheesebush	20/5	8
12	Asteraceae	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion	20/5	8
13	Asteraceae	Monoptilon bellioides	desert star	10/3	8
14	Asteraceae	Perityle emoryi	Emory's rock-daisy	50/9	58
15	Asteraceae	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory	30/9	9
16	Asteraceae	Senecio mohavensis	Mojave ragwort	30/9	68
17	Asteraceae	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	wire-lettuce	5/3	8
18	Asteraceae	Trichoptilium incisum	yellow-head	10/1	89
19	Asteraceae	Trixis californica var. californica	California trixis	5/3	85
20	Asteraceae	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs	2/1	73
21	Asteraceae	Viguiera parishii	Parish's viguiera	2/1	75
22	Boraginaceae	Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii	small-flowered fiddleneck	10/1	8
23	Boraginaceae	Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata	bristly fiddleneck	99/9	9
24	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha angustifolia	narrow-leaved cryptantha	99/9	8
25	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha barbigera	bearded cryptantha	20/9	8
26	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha maritima	Guadalupe cryptantha	99/9	57
27	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha pterocarya	wing-nut cryptantha	30/9	76
28	Boraginaceae	Pectocarya heterocarpa	chuckwalla pectocarya	20/1	8
29	Boraginaceae	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed	99/9	59
30	Brassicaceae	Brassica tournefortii	*Asian mustard	99/9	13
31	Brassicaceae	Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra	smooth western tansy-mustard	20/1	87
32	Brassicaceae	Guillenia lasiophylla	California mustard	10/1	2
33	Brassicaceae	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	50/9	9
34	Brassicaceae	Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri	Coulter's lyrepod	1/1	43
35	Brassicaceae	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket	5/2	79
36	Cactaceae	Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	1/1	34
37	Cactaceae	Ferocactus cylindraceus	California barrel cactus	20/9	66
38	Cactaceae	Mammillaria dioica	California fish-hook cactus	5/5	45
39	Cactaceae	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus	5/5	27
40	Cactaceae	Opuntia bigelovii	teddy-bear cholla	1/1	8
41	Cactaceae	Opuntia ganderi	Gander's cholla	50/9	9
42	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus glanduliferus var. glanduliferus	glandular nemacladus	3/1	70
43	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium murale	*nettle-leaved goosefoot	2/1	92
44	Crassulaceae	Crassula connata	pygmy-weed	99/1	8
45	Cucurbitaceae	Cucurbita palmata	coyote melon	1/1	67
46	Euphorbiaceae	Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge	50/9	8
47	Euphorbiaceae	Ditaxis lanceolata	narrowleaf ditaxis	20/9	62
48	Fabaceae	Acacia greggii	catclaw	5/1	24
49	Fabaceae	Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus	short-bannered coastal lotus	20/9	8
50	Fabaceae	Lupinus arizonicus	Arizona lupine	40/9	8
51	Fabaceae	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Coulter's lupine	5/1	4
52	Fabaceae	Psorothamnus schottii	indigo bush	20/9	8
53	Fouquieriaceae	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	ocotillo	50/9	9
54	Geraniaceae	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	99/9	8
55	Geraniaceae	Erodium texanum	Texas filaree	5/1	1
56	Hydrophyllaceae	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	30/9	61
57	Hydrophyllaceae	Nama demissum var. demissum	purple mat	3/1	8
58	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	caterpillar phacelia	10/3	75
59	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora	little-flowered heliotrope phacelia	30/9	8
60	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	99/9	8
61	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia pedicellata	pedicellate phacelia	10/1	82.5
62	Krameriaceae	Krameria erecta	Pima rhatany	15/5	60
63	Krameriaceae	Krameria grayi	white rhatany	15/5	83
64	Lamiaceae	Hyptis emoryi	desert-lavender	20/9	8
65	Lamiaceae	Salvia vaseyi	Vasey's sage	2/1	75
66	Loasaceae	Mentzelia affinis	yellow blazing star	20/5	5
67	Loasaceae	Mentzelia involucrata	bracted blazing star	20/9	8
68	Malvaceae	Hibiscus denudatus	rock hibiscus	10/5	71
69	Nyctaginaceae	Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa	wishbone plant	5/5	64
70	Onagraceae	Camissonia boothii ssp. condensata	Booth's evening primrose	20/9	9
71	Onagraceae	Camissonia californica	California suncup	99/9	8
72	Onagraceae	Camissonia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla	heartleaf sun-cup	20/3	78
73	Papaveraceae	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	small-flowered poppy	40/9	9
74	Papaveraceae	Eschscholzia parishii	Parish's poppy	99/9	58
75	Plantaginaceae	Plantago ovata	desert plantain	99/9	9
76	Polemoniaceae	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	desert woolly-star	30/9	8
77	Polemoniaceae	Gilia stellata	star gilia	50/9	59
78	Polemoniaceae	Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima	bristly langloisia	99/9	57
79	Polemoniaceae	Loeseliastrum matthewsii	desert calico	20/1	7
80	Polygonaceae	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower	40/9	8
81	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum inflatum	desert trumpet	30/9	8
82	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum thomasii	Thomas' buckwheat	50/9	8
83	Polygonaceae	Pterostegia drymarioides	threadstem	1/1	75
84	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii	Bigelow's monkeyflower	5/2	74
85	Scrophulariaceae	Mohavea confertiflora	ghost flower	10/2	77
86	Simmondsiaceae	Simmondsia chinensis	jojoba	5/2	90
87	Solanaceae	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco	1/1	81
88	Solanaceae	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry	1/1	72
89	Sterculiaceae	Ayenia compacta	ayenia	2/1	86
90	Urticaceae	Parietaria hespera var. hespera	pellitory	30/9	65
91	Zygophyllaceae	Fagonia laevis	California fagonia	50/9	58
92	Zygophyllaceae	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	99/9	9
93	Liliaceae	Agave deserti	desert agave	10/2	51
94	Liliaceae	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks	1/1	59
95	Poaceae	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome	30/9	65
96	Poaceae	Pleuraphis rigida	big galleta	3/1	91
97	Poaceae	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	99/9	8
98	Poaceae	Vulpia myuros?	*rattail fescue?	20/1	30

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Last update: 24 February 2011