Flora of Moonlight Canyon / Canyon 41, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Flora of Moonlight Canyon / Canyon 41, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Introduction
Checklist

Introduction

For a description of a loop hike involving both of these canyons, with pictures of the scenery and many of the plant species in flower, see Carla Hoegen and Fred Melgert's page Moonlight Canyon - Inner Pastures Loop.
Checklist for Canyon 41 Area

See:

Notes on the Scientific Names Used At This Site and
Information about the links from the Scientific Name and Common Name.

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 the field surveys, up to a maximum of 99 plants, for each canyon. The main intent of this estimate is to indicate the species for which we found very few plants.
A V in this column indicates a species we did not see, but which was vouchered here. A P in this column indicates a species planted in the Agua Caliente County Campground. A KM or FC in this column indicates a species found by Keir Morse, or Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen, for which no abundance estimate was made.
The column headers are:

#Pl: The # of plants observed, up to a maximum of 99, in the following field surveys:

MC: The Agua Caliente Moonlight Canyon Loop, including an extension to the Airstrip, and upper Moonlight Canyon to the Inner Pasture boundary.
41: Canyon heading west from S2 near Mile Marker 41, about halfway between Agua Caliente and Canebrake Canyons.
IP: Inner Pasture

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# Fam Scientific Name (*)Common Name # Plants
MC 41 IP
Lycophytes
1 Sel Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss 99 30
Ferns
2 Pte Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern V
3 Pte Cheilanthes parryi woolly lipfern 99 89
4 Pte Notholaena californica California cloak fern 1 1
Gymnosperms
5 Eph Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 99 15 5
6 Eph Ephedra californica desert tea 1 1
Magnoliids
7 Sau Anemopsis californica yerba mansa 50
Eudicots
8 Aca Justicia californica chuparosa 99 99 99
9 Ama Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 9
10 Ama Tidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifolia Arizona honeysweet 6
11 Apo Asclepias albicans white-stemmed milkweed 10 1 KM
12 Apo Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii climbing milkweed 1
13 Apo Funastrum hirtellum rambling milkweed 99 99
14 Apo Matelea parvifolia spearleaf 15
15 Ast Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus goldenhead 1 2
16 Ast Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 15 5
17 Ast Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 99 99 99
18 Ast Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 40 99 99
19 Ast Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis 8
20 Ast Baccharis salicina Emory's baccharis V
21 Ast Baccharis sergiloides desert baccharis 10
22 Ast Bahiopsis parishii Parish's goldeneye 50 25
23 Ast Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 40 80
24 Ast Brickellia desertorum desert brickellia 1
25 Ast Brickellia frutescens shrubby brickellia 6
26 Ast Calycoseris wrightii white tackstem 1
27 Ast Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion 99 99
28 Ast Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 99 99 20
29 Ast Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion 99 99
30 Ast Dicoria canescens desert dicoria 5
31 Ast Encelia farinosa brittlebush 99 99 99
32 Ast Ericameria brachylepis boundary goldenbush 2
33 Ast Ericameria paniculata blackbanded rabbitbrush 10
34 Ast Eriophyllum ambiguum var. paleaceum annual woolly sunflower V
35 Ast Eriophyllum lanosum white easter-bonnets 2
36 Ast Eriophyllum pringlei Pringle's woolly sunflower FC
37 Ast Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum Wallace's woolly daisy V
38 Ast Eriophyllum wallacei var. wallacei Wallace's woolly daisy 99 99
39 Ast Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila solitary-leaved alkali goldenbush 99
40 Ast Lactuca serriola *prickly lettuce 4
41 Ast Leptosyne californica California coreopsis V
42 Ast Logfia arizonica Arizona herba impia 2
43 Ast Logfia depressa dwarf filago 5 99
44 Ast Logfia filaginoides California filago 20 10 30
45 Ast Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 8 9 1
46 Ast Monoptilon bellioides desert star 11 44
47 Ast Palafoxia arida var. arida Spanish needle 6 2
48 Ast Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 9
49 Ast Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 12 99 99
50 Ast Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow-leaf 99 65 5
51 Ast Pluchea sericea arrow-weed 99
52 Ast Porophyllum gracile odora 10 2
53 Ast Psathyrotes ramosissima turtleback 10
54 Ast Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 3 8 20
55 Ast Senecio mohavensis Mojave ragwort 99 99
56 Ast Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 40 99 99
57 Ast Stylocline gnaphaloides everlasting nest-straw 99
58 Ast Stylocline intertexta tangled nest-straw V
59 Ast Stylocline micropoides desert nest straw 9 20
60 Ast Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head 71
61 Ast Trixis californica var. californica California trixis 40 30 5
62 Ast Uropappus lindleyi silver puffs 1
63 Big Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow 5
64 Bor Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck 17
65 Bor Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata bristly fiddleneck 1
66 Bor Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 99 99
67 Bor Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha 99 99
68 Bor Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha 20
69 Bor Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha 99 99
70 Bor Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha 99 99 40
71 Bor Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis Nevada cryptantha 40 17
72 Bor Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera Tucson wing-nut cryptantha 99 13
73 Bor Cryptantha utahensis scented cryptantha 50 1
74 Bor Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 99 99 KM
75 Bor Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida eucrypta 30
76 Bor Eucrypta micrantha desert eucrypta 30 17
77 Bor Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum seaside heliotrope 50
78 Bor Nama demissa var. demissa purple mat 40 99 5
79 Pectocarya anisocarpa Blair Valley combseed ~99
80 Bor Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya 30
81 Bor Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed 5 6
82 Bor Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 99 20 ~20
83 Bor Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia 10
84 Bor Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora little-flowered heliotrope phacelia 35 4
85 Bor Phacelia distans common phacelia 99 99 99
86 Bor Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia 10 20
87 Bor Pholisma arenarium sand plant 10 10
88 Bor Pholistoma auritum var. arizonicum Arizona fiesta flower 1 20 50
89 Bor Plagiobothrys arizonicus Arizona popcorn flower 21 20
90 Bor Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia 99
91 Bra Athysanus pusillus dwarf athysanus 5
92 Bra Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard 20 99
93 Bra Caulanthus cooperi Cooper's jewel-flower 10
94 Bra Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 99 99 40
95 Bra Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 99
96 Bra Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod 2
97 Bra Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba 16 99 2
98 Bra Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 99 99
99 Bra Lyrocarpa coulteri Coulter's lyrepod 99 50
100 Bra Sisymbrium irio *London rocket 25
101 Bra Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 99
102 Bra Thysanocarpus curvipes fringe-pod 5
103 Cac Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 99 99 99
104 Cac Cylindropuntia fosbergii pink teddy-bear cholla 99 20
105 Cac Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 50 99 99
106 Cac Cylindropuntia ramosissima pencil cholla 20
107 Cac Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 20 35 5
108 Cac Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 99 99 99
109 Cac Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 1 KM 1
110 Cac Mammillaria tetrancistra desert fish-hook cactus 3 2
111 Cac Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 15 15 KM
112 Cam Nemacladus glanduliferus glandular nemacladus 23 30
113 Cam Nemacladus orientalis eastern glandular nemacladus 1
114 Cam Nemacladus rubescens desert nemacladus 99 60 10
115 Cam Nemacladus tenuis var. tenuis desert threadplant
116 Car Achyronychia cooperi frost mat 1
117 Che Atriplex hymenelytra desert holly 99
118 Che Atriplex polycarpa cattle saltbush 30 20
119 Che Chenopodium murale *nettle-leaved goosefoot 1
120 Che Suaeda nigra bush seepweed 9
121 Con Cuscuta denticulata desert dodder 50
122 Cra Crassula connata pygmy-weed 18 99
123 Cra Dudleya arizonica Arizona chalk dudleya 14 KM
124 Cuc Cucurbita palmata coyote melon 3 2
125 Eup Acalypha californica California copperleaf 45 20
126 Eup Bernardia incana western bernardia V
127 Eup Chamaesyce melanadenia red-gland spurge 5 V
128 Eup Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge 50
129 Eup Chamaesyce pediculifera Carrizo Mountain spurge 99
130 Eup Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 15 90 99
131 Eup Chamaesyce setiloba starfish (Yuma) spurge 99 50
132 Eup Croton californicus California croton 8
133 Eup Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 70 40
134 Eup Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis 3
135 Eup Euphorbia eriantha beetle spurge 2 2
136 Eup Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia 2 3 1
137 Fab Acacia pycnantha *golden wattle P
138 Fab Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus short-bannered coastal lotus 15 2
139 Fab Acmispon rigidus desert lotus 20 50
140 Fab Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 5 5 1
141 Fab Astragalus nuttallianus var. imperfectus turkey-peas
142 Fab Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine 5 70
143 Fab Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 7 2
144 Fab Marina parryi Parry's marina 4
145 Fab Melilotus indicus *sourclover 50
146 Fab Olneya tesota ironwood 2
147 Fab Parkinsonia aculeata *Mexican palo verde 2
148 Fab Parkinsonia florida blue palo verde P
149 Fab Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 99
150 Fab Prosopis pubescens screw-bean mesquite 5
151 Fab Psorothamnus emoryi Emory's indigo-bush 20
152 Fab Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 50 99 99
153 Fab Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree 20 25 30
154 Fab Senegalia greggii catclaw 50 75 20
155 Fou Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 99 99 99
156 Gen Eustoma exaltatum ssp. exaltatum catchfly prairie-gentian 30
157 Ger Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 25 99 99
158 Kra Krameria bicolor white rhatany 40 25 15
159 Kra Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 1 3
160 Lam Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 70 99 30
161 Lam Salvia columbariae chia 1 99 5
162 Loa Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star 99 99
163 Loa Mentzelia hirsutissima hairy stickleaf 40 30 99
164 Loa Mentzelia involucrata bracted blazing star
165 Loa Petalonyx linearis narrow-leaf sandpaper-plant 6
166 Loa Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper-plant 10 3
167 Lyt Lythrum californicum California loosestrife 5
168 Mal Ayenia compacta ayenia 35
169 Mal Eremalche rotundifolia desert five-spot 99
170 Mal Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 70 4
171 Mal Horsfordia newberryi Newberry's velvet mallow 30 5
172 Mal Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa desert globemallow 35 5
173 Mar Proboscidea althaeifolia desert unicorn-plant 1
174 Mon Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 5 10
175 Nyc Abronia villosa var. villosa hairy sand-verbena
176 Nyc Allionia incarnata var. incarnata small-flowered trailing four o'clock 4 2
177 Nyc Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 99 25 20
178 Nyc Mirabilis tenuiloba slender-lobed four o'clock 20 4
179 Ona Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup 1 60 10
180 Ona Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla heartleaf suncup 48
181 Ona Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose 30 99
182 Ona Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium mountain California-fuchsia 99
183 Ona Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata Booth's evening primrose 5 15 1
184 Ona Eremothera chamaenerioides long-fruit suncup 3
185 Ona Eremothera refracta narrow-leaf suncup 99
186 Ona Eulobus californicus California suncup 99 99 99
187 Ona Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides dune primrose 10
188 Oro Orobanche cooperi Cooper's broomrape 22
189 Pap Eschscholzia californica California poppy P
190 Pap Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy 99 99 99
191 Pap Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy 15 99
192 Phr Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii Bigelow's monkeyflower 99 99 2
193 Pla Antirrhinum filipes desert twining snapdragon 5 9
194 Pla Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla little-leaved chaparral beardtongue V
195 Pla Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower 25 99
196 Pla Plantago ovata desert plantain 99 99
197 Pol Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia broad-leaf gilia 22 4
198 Pol Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 10 5
199 Pol Gilia stellata star gilia 99 65
200 Pol Leptosiphon floribundus ssp. glaber summer snow V
201 Pol Linanthus maculatus ssp. emaculatus Jacumba Mountains linanthus 99
202 Pol Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's calico 2 12
203 Pol Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 70 4
204 Pol Chorizanthe rigida devil's spineflower 5
205 Pol Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 17 10
206 Pol Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 99 60 20
207 Pol Eriogonum maculatum spotted buckwheat FC
208 Pol Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 45 20
209 Pol Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat 99 1
210 Pol Pterostegia drymarioides threadstem 10 25 KM
211 Ran Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 80 44
212 Ros Prunus fremontii desert apricot 5 2
213 Rub Galium stellatum star-flowered bedstraw 40 15
214 Sal Salix exigua var. exigua narrowleaf willow 99
215 Sal Salix gooddingii black willow 2
216 Sal Salix laevigata red willow 2
217 Sim Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 99 99 KM
218 Sol Datura discolor desert thornapple 99 5
219 Sol Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn 18 31 5
220 Sol Lycium fremontii Fremont's boxthorn 20
221 Sol Lycium parishii Parish's boxthorn 11
222 Sol Nicotiana glauca *tree tobacco 2
223 Sol Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 4 1
224 Sol Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 6 7
225 Tam Tamarix ramosissima *saltcedar 5
226 Urt Parietaria hespera var. hespera pellitory 99 99
227 Vis Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 99 35 99
228 Zyg Fagonia laevis California fagonia 99 35 5
229 Zyg Larrea tridentata creosote bush 99 99 99
Monocots
230 Aga Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 99 99 99
231 Are Washingtonia filifera California fan palm 21
232 Cyp Eleocharis parishii Parish's spikerush 4
233 Cyp Schoenoplectus americanus American tule 99
234 Jun Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii spiny rush 15
235 Jun Juncus bufonius toad rush 99
236 Jun Juncus mexicanus Mexican rush 99
237 Orc Epipactis gigantea stream orchid 70
238 Poa Andropogon glomeratus var. scabriglumis southwestern bushy bluestem 10
239 Poa Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 6 5
240 Poa Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 10
241 Poa Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 4
242 Poa Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 99 99
243 Poa Bromus tectorum *downy brome 1 2
244 Poa Cynodon dactylon *Bermuda grass 2
245 Poa Dasyochloa pulchella fluff grass 1
246 Poa Distichlis spicata saltgrass 99
247 Poa Festuca bromoides *brome fescue 20
248 Poa Festuca octoflora six-weeks fescue 8
249 Poa Hilaria rigida big galleta 15 10 KM
250 Poa Hordeum murinum *foxtail barley 11
251 Poa Muhlenbergia asperifolia scratchgrass 25
252 Poa Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly 8
253 Poa Muhlenbergia rigens deergrass 10
254 Poa Phragmites australis common reed 99
255 Poa Polypogon monspeliensis *rabbits-foot grass 2
256 Poa Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 99 99 99
257 Poa Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass 2
258 Typ Typha domingensis southern cattail 10

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

#	Fam	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	# Plants
MC	41	IP
Lycophytes
1	Sel	Selaginella eremophila	desert spike-moss	99	30
Ferns
2	Pte	Cheilanthes covillei	beady lipfern			V
3	Pte	Cheilanthes parryi	woolly lipfern	99	89
4	Pte	Notholaena californica	California cloak fern	1		1
Gymnosperms
5	Eph	Ephedra aspera	Mormon tea	99	15	5
6	Eph	Ephedra californica	desert tea	1	1
Magnoliids
7	Sau	Anemopsis californica	yerba mansa	50
Eudicots
8	Aca	Justicia californica	chuparosa	99	99	99
9	Ama	Amaranthus fimbriatus	fringed amaranth	9
10	Ama	Tidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifolia	Arizona honeysweet	6
11	Apo	Asclepias albicans	white-stemmed milkweed	10	1	KM
12	Apo	Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii	climbing milkweed	1
13	Apo	Funastrum hirtellum	rambling milkweed	99	99
14	Apo	Matelea parvifolia	spearleaf	15
15	Ast	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus	goldenhead	1	2
16	Ast	Adenophyllum porophylloides	San Felipe dogweed	15	5
17	Ast	Ambrosia dumosa	burroweed	99	99	99
18	Ast	Ambrosia salsola var. salsola	cheesebush	40	99	99
19	Ast	Baccharis brachyphylla	short-leaved baccharis	8
20	Ast	Baccharis salicina	Emory's baccharis	V
21	Ast	Baccharis sergiloides	desert baccharis	10
22	Ast	Bahiopsis parishii	Parish's goldeneye	50	25
23	Ast	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush	40	80
24	Ast	Brickellia desertorum	desert brickellia	1
25	Ast	Brickellia frutescens	shrubby brickellia	6
26	Ast	Calycoseris wrightii	white tackstem		1
27	Ast	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	pebble pincushion	99	99
28	Ast	Chaenactis fremontii	Fremont pincushion	99	99	20
29	Ast	Chaenactis stevioides	desert pincushion	99	99
30	Ast	Dicoria canescens	desert dicoria	5
31	Ast	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	99	99	99
32	Ast	Ericameria brachylepis	boundary goldenbush	2
33	Ast	Ericameria paniculata	blackbanded rabbitbrush	10
34	Ast	Eriophyllum ambiguum var. paleaceum	annual woolly sunflower			V
35	Ast	Eriophyllum lanosum	white easter-bonnets		2
36	Ast	Eriophyllum pringlei	Pringle's woolly sunflower			FC
37	Ast	Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum	Wallace's woolly daisy			V
38	Ast	Eriophyllum wallacei var. wallacei	Wallace's woolly daisy	99	99
39	Ast	Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila	solitary-leaved alkali goldenbush	99
40	Ast	Lactuca serriola	*prickly lettuce	4
41	Ast	Leptosyne californica	California coreopsis			V
42	Ast	Logfia arizonica	Arizona herba impia	2
43	Ast	Logfia depressa	dwarf filago	5	99
44	Ast	Logfia filaginoides	California filago	20	10	30
45	Ast	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion	8	9	1
46	Ast	Monoptilon bellioides	desert star	11	44
47	Ast	Palafoxia arida var. arida	Spanish needle	6	2
48	Ast	Pectis papposa var. papposa	chinch-weed	9
49	Ast	Perityle emoryi	Emory's rock-daisy	12	99	99
50	Ast	Pleurocoronis pluriseta	arrow-leaf	99	65	5
51	Ast	Pluchea sericea	arrow-weed	99
52	Ast	Porophyllum gracile	odora	10	2
53	Ast	Psathyrotes ramosissima	turtleback	10
54	Ast	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory	3	8	20
55	Ast	Senecio mohavensis	Mojave ragwort	99	99
56	Ast	Stephanomeria pauciflora	wire-lettuce	40	99	99
57	Ast	Stylocline gnaphaloides	everlasting nest-straw		99
58	Ast	Stylocline intertexta	tangled nest-straw			V
59	Ast	Stylocline micropoides	desert nest straw	9	20
60	Ast	Trichoptilium incisum	yellow-head	71
61	Ast	Trixis californica var. californica	California trixis	40	30	5
62	Ast	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs	1
63	Big	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	desert-willow	5
64	Bor	Amsinckia intermedia	common fiddleneck	17
65	Bor	Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata	bristly fiddleneck		1
66	Bor	Cryptantha angustifolia	narrow-leaved cryptantha	99	99
67	Bor	Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera	bearded cryptantha	99	99
68	Bor	Cryptantha decipiens	gravel cryptantha	20
69	Bor	Cryptantha maritima	Guadalupe cryptantha	99	99
70	Bor	Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha	red-root cryptantha	99	99	40
71	Bor	Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis	Nevada cryptantha	40	17
72	Bor	Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera	Tucson wing-nut cryptantha	99	13
73	Bor	Cryptantha utahensis	scented cryptantha	50	1
74	Bor	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	99	99	KM
75	Bor	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida	eucrypta	30
76	Bor	Eucrypta micrantha	desert eucrypta	30	17
77	Bor	Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum	seaside heliotrope	50
78	Bor	Nama demissa var. demissa	purple mat	40	99	5
79		Pectocarya anisocarpa	Blair Valley combseed		~99
80	Bor	Pectocarya heterocarpa	chuckwalla pectocarya		30
81	Bor	Pectocarya platycarpa	broad-fruited combseed	5	6
82	Bor	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed	99	20	~20
83	Bor	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	caterpillar phacelia	10
84	Bor	Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora	little-flowered heliotrope phacelia	35	4
85	Bor	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	99	99	99
86	Bor	Phacelia pedicellata	pedicellate phacelia	10	20
87	Bor	Pholisma arenarium	sand plant	10	10
88	Bor	Pholistoma auritum var. arizonicum	Arizona fiesta flower	1	20	50
89	Bor	Plagiobothrys arizonicus	Arizona popcorn flower		21	20
90	Bor	Tiquilia plicata	plicate coldenia	99
91	Bra	Athysanus pusillus	dwarf athysanus			5
92	Bra	Brassica tournefortii	*Sahara mustard	20	99
93	Bra	Caulanthus cooperi	Cooper's jewel-flower	10
94	Bra	Caulanthus lasiophyllus	California mustard	99	99	40
95	Bra	Descurainia pinnata	western tansy-mustard	99
96	Bra	Dithyrea californica	spectacle-pod	2
97	Bra	Draba cuneifolia	wedge-leaved draba	16	99	2
98	Bra	Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	99	99
99	Bra	Lyrocarpa coulteri	Coulter's lyrepod	99	50
100	Bra	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket	25
101	Bra	Sisymbrium orientale	*Oriental mustard		99
102	Bra	Thysanocarpus curvipes	fringe-pod	5
103	Cac	Cylindropuntia bigelovii	teddy-bear cholla	99	99	99
104	Cac	Cylindropuntia fosbergii	pink teddy-bear cholla	99	20
105	Cac	Cylindropuntia ganderi	Gander's cholla	50	99	99
106	Cac	Cylindropuntia ramosissima	pencil cholla	20
107	Cac	Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	20	35	5
108	Cac	Ferocactus cylindraceus	California barrel cactus	99	99	99
109	Cac	Mammillaria dioica	California fish-hook cactus	1	KM	1
110	Cac	Mammillaria tetrancistra	desert fish-hook cactus	3	2
111	Cac	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus	15	15	KM
112	Cam	Nemacladus glanduliferus	glandular nemacladus	23	30
113	Cam	Nemacladus orientalis	eastern glandular nemacladus		1
114	Cam	Nemacladus rubescens	desert nemacladus	99	60	10
115	Cam	Nemacladus tenuis var. tenuis	desert threadplant
116	Car	Achyronychia cooperi	frost mat	1
117	Che	Atriplex hymenelytra	desert holly	99
118	Che	Atriplex polycarpa	cattle saltbush	30	20
119	Che	Chenopodium murale	*nettle-leaved goosefoot	1
120	Che	Suaeda nigra	bush seepweed	9
121	Con	Cuscuta denticulata	desert dodder	50
122	Cra	Crassula connata	pygmy-weed	18		99
123	Cra	Dudleya arizonica	Arizona chalk dudleya	14	KM
124	Cuc	Cucurbita palmata	coyote melon	3	2
125	Eup	Acalypha californica	California copperleaf		45	20
126	Eup	Bernardia incana	western bernardia			V
127	Eup	Chamaesyce melanadenia	red-gland spurge	5		V
128	Eup	Chamaesyce micromera	Sonoran spurge	50
129	Eup	Chamaesyce pediculifera	Carrizo Mountain spurge	99
130	Eup	Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge	15	90	99
131	Eup	Chamaesyce setiloba	starfish (Yuma) spurge	99	50
132	Eup	Croton californicus	California croton	8
133	Eup	Ditaxis lanceolata	narrowleaf ditaxis	70	40
134	Eup	Ditaxis neomexicana	New Mexico ditaxis	3
135	Eup	Euphorbia eriantha	beetle spurge	2	2
136	Eup	Stillingia linearifolia	linear-leaved stillingia	2	3	1
137	Fab	Acacia pycnantha	*golden wattle	P
138	Fab	Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus	short-bannered coastal lotus	15	2
139	Fab	Acmispon rigidus	desert lotus	20	50
140	Fab	Acmispon strigosus	strigose lotus	5	5	1
141	Fab	Astragalus nuttallianus var. imperfectus	turkey-peas
142	Fab	Lupinus arizonicus	Arizona lupine	5	70
143	Fab	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine	7	2
144	Fab	Marina parryi	Parry's marina	4
145	Fab	Melilotus indicus	*sourclover	50
146	Fab	Olneya tesota	ironwood	2
147	Fab	Parkinsonia aculeata	*Mexican palo verde	2
148	Fab	Parkinsonia florida	blue palo verde	P
149	Fab	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite	99
150	Fab	Prosopis pubescens	screw-bean mesquite	5
151	Fab	Psorothamnus emoryi	Emory's indigo-bush	20
152	Fab	Psorothamnus schottii	indigo bush	50	99	99
153	Fab	Psorothamnus spinosus	smoke tree	20	25	30
154	Fab	Senegalia greggii	catclaw	50	75	20
155	Fou	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	ocotillo	99	99	99
156	Gen	Eustoma exaltatum ssp. exaltatum	catchfly prairie-gentian	30
157	Ger	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	25	99	99
158	Kra	Krameria bicolor	white rhatany	40	25	15
159	Kra	Krameria erecta	Pima rhatany	1	3
160	Lam	Hyptis emoryi	desert-lavender	70	99	30
161	Lam	Salvia columbariae	chia	1	99	5
162	Loa	Mentzelia albicaulis	white-stemmed blazing star	99	99
163	Loa	Mentzelia hirsutissima	hairy stickleaf	40	30	99
164	Loa	Mentzelia involucrata	bracted blazing star
165	Loa	Petalonyx linearis	narrow-leaf sandpaper-plant		6
166	Loa	Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi	Thurber's sandpaper-plant	10	3
167	Lyt	Lythrum californicum	California loosestrife	5
168	Mal	Ayenia compacta	ayenia	35
169	Mal	Eremalche rotundifolia	desert five-spot		99
170	Mal	Hibiscus denudatus	rock hibiscus	70	4
171	Mal	Horsfordia newberryi	Newberry's velvet mallow	30	5
172	Mal	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	desert globemallow	35	5
173	Mar	Proboscidea althaeifolia	desert unicorn-plant		1
174	Mon	Calyptridium monandrum	sand cress		5	10
175	Nyc	Abronia villosa var. villosa	hairy sand-verbena
176	Nyc	Allionia incarnata var. incarnata	small-flowered trailing four o'clock	4	2
177	Nyc	Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock	99	25	20
178	Nyc	Mirabilis tenuiloba	slender-lobed four o'clock	20	4
179	Ona	Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida	pale suncup	1	60	10
180	Ona	Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla	heartleaf suncup		48
181	Ona	Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii	brown-eyed primrose	30	99
182	Ona	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	mountain California-fuchsia	99
183	Ona	Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata	Booth's evening primrose	5	15	1
184	Ona	Eremothera chamaenerioides	long-fruit suncup	3
185	Ona	Eremothera refracta	narrow-leaf suncup		99
186	Ona	Eulobus californicus	California suncup	99	99	99
187	Ona	Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides	dune primrose	10
188	Oro	Orobanche cooperi	Cooper's broomrape		22
189	Pap	Eschscholzia californica	California poppy	P
190	Pap	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	small-flowered poppy	99	99	99
191	Pap	Eschscholzia parishii	Parish's poppy	15	99
192	Phr	Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii	Bigelow's monkeyflower	99	99	2
193	Pla	Antirrhinum filipes	desert twining snapdragon	5	9
194	Pla	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	little-leaved chaparral beardtongue			V
195	Pla	Mohavea confertiflora	ghost flower	25	99
196	Pla	Plantago ovata	desert plantain	99	99
197	Pol	Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia	broad-leaf gilia	22	4
198	Pol	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	desert woolly-star	10	5
199	Pol	Gilia stellata	star gilia	99	65
200	Pol	Leptosiphon floribundus ssp. glaber	summer snow			V
201	Pol	Linanthus maculatus ssp. emaculatus	Jacumba Mountains linanthus			99
202	Pol	Loeseliastrum schottii	Schott's calico	2	12
203	Pol	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower	70	4
204	Pol	Chorizanthe rigida	devil's spineflower		5
205	Pol	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat	17	10
206	Pol	Eriogonum inflatum	desert trumpet	99	60	20
207	Pol	Eriogonum maculatum	spotted buckwheat			FC
208	Pol	Eriogonum thomasii	Thomas' buckwheat	45	20
209	Pol	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	Wright's buckwheat	99	1
210	Pol	Pterostegia drymarioides	threadstem	10	25	KM
211	Ran	Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum	intermediate larkspur	80	44
212	Ros	Prunus fremontii	desert apricot	5	2
213	Rub	Galium stellatum	star-flowered bedstraw	40	15
214	Sal	Salix exigua var. exigua	narrowleaf willow	99
215	Sal	Salix gooddingii	black willow	2
216	Sal	Salix laevigata	red willow	2
217	Sim	Simmondsia chinensis	jojoba	99	99	KM
218	Sol	Datura discolor	desert thornapple	99	5
219	Sol	Lycium andersonii	Anderson's boxthorn	18	31	5
220	Sol	Lycium fremontii	Fremont's boxthorn	20
221	Sol	Lycium parishii	Parish's boxthorn		11
222	Sol	Nicotiana glauca	*tree tobacco	2
223	Sol	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco	4	1
224	Sol	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry	6	7
225	Tam	Tamarix ramosissima	*saltcedar	5
226	Urt	Parietaria hespera var. hespera	pellitory	99	99
227	Vis	Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe	99	35	99
228	Zyg	Fagonia laevis	California fagonia	99	35	5
229	Zyg	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	99	99	99
Monocots
230	Aga	Agave deserti var. deserti	desert agave	99	99	99
231	Are	Washingtonia filifera	California fan palm	21
232	Cyp	Eleocharis parishii	Parish's spikerush	4
233	Cyp	Schoenoplectus americanus	American tule	99
234	Jun	Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii	spiny rush	15
235	Jun	Juncus bufonius	toad rush	99
236	Jun	Juncus mexicanus	Mexican rush	99
237	Orc	Epipactis gigantea	stream orchid	70
238	Poa	Andropogon glomeratus var. scabriglumis	southwestern bushy bluestem	10
239	Poa	Aristida adscensionis	six-weeks three-awn	6	5
240	Poa	Aristida purpurea	purple three-awn	10
241	Poa	Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides	needle grama	4
242	Poa	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome	99	99
243	Poa	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome	1	2
244	Poa	Cynodon dactylon	*Bermuda grass	2
245	Poa	Dasyochloa pulchella	fluff grass	1
246	Poa	Distichlis spicata	saltgrass	99
247	Poa	Festuca bromoides	*brome fescue	20
248	Poa	Festuca octoflora	six-weeks fescue	8
249	Poa	Hilaria rigida	big galleta	15	10	KM
250	Poa	Hordeum murinum	*foxtail barley	11
251	Poa	Muhlenbergia asperifolia	scratchgrass	25
252	Poa	Muhlenbergia microsperma	littleseed muhly	8
253	Poa	Muhlenbergia rigens	deergrass	10
254	Poa	Phragmites australis	common reed	99
255	Poa	Polypogon monspeliensis	*rabbits-foot grass	2
256	Poa	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	99	99	99
257	Poa	Stipa speciosa	desert needlegrass	2
258	Typ	Typha domingensis	southern cattail	10

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