Anza-Borrego: Plant Guide To Visitor Center Plantings

mile s # id Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 This guide begins at the main pathway to the Visitor Center from the Parking Area. The tall flagpole is of this pathway immediately to the left.
0.00 Sign on left: "Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center 100 yards (ahead)"; trashcans on right.
0.00 r 1 ssp California barrel cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei / 1
0.00 l 2 indigo bush Psorothamnus schottii / 1
0.00 b 3 brittlebush Encelia farinosa / 3
0.00 r 4 blue palo verde Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum / 1
0.00 l 5 honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana / 2
0.00 r 6 chuparosa Justicia californica / 1
0.00 l 7 burroweed Ambrosia dumosa / 1
0.00 l Flagpole.
0.00 r 8 ocotillo Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens / 1
0.00 r Display Board
0.01 l 9 Lbl ironwood Olneya tesota⁺ / 1
0.01 Jct. alternate sidewalk from parking lot coming in from right. Y-jct ahead - left goes directly to Visitor Center; go right, signed "Bridge Overlook". Plaque on boulder on right: "Newt and Mary Ann Williams Garden".
0.01 r Lbl honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana⁺ /
0.01 r 10 Lbl Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii⁺ / 1
0.01 r 11 creosote bush Larrea tridentata / 1
0.01 r 12 prickly pear Opuntia phaeacantha / 1
0.01 l 13 jojoba Simmondsia chinensis / 1
0.01 r 14 Lbl Mohave yucca Yucca schidigera / 3
0.02 l Lbl jojoba Simmondsia chinensis /
0.02 r Lbl prickly pear Opuntia phaeacantha /
0.02 r 15 Lbl pencil cactus Opuntia ramosissima / 1
0.02 l Jct. sidewalk connecting direct Visitor Center path with this path.
0.03 r 16 silver cholla Opuntia echinocarpa / 1
0.04 l 17 ssp cheesebrush Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola / 1
0.04 l 18 big galleta Pleuraphis rigida / 1
0.04 Enter area on top of Visitor Center with benches and labeled skyline maps.
0.04 r 19 desert agave Agave deserti / 1
0.06 Leave area on top via steps down.
0.07 l 20 Lbl beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris⁺ / 4
0.07 l Lbl Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii /
0.07 Jct with cross-sidewalk. Sign ahead: "Edith Meyerson Nierenberg Plaza dedicated 1996". Turn left toward Visitor Center.
0.08 r 21 Lbl California trixis Trixis californica var. californica / 1
0.08 r Lbl ironwood Olneya tesota⁺ /
0.09 Bicycle racks on right; bathrooms on left.
0.10 r Lbl silver cholla Opuntia echinocarpa⁺ /
0.10 r Lbl ocotillo Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens⁺ /
0.10 Visitor Center entrance on left; map of immediate vicinity on right.
0.12 r 22 Lbl elephant tree Bursera microphylla / 1
0.13 r Lbl creosote bush Larrea tridentata /
0.13 r Sign: "Desert pupfish sanctuary" next to shallow pond with pupfish.
0.13 r Lbl indigo bush Psorothamnus schottii /
0.13 r 23 Lbl California fan palm Washingtonia filifera / 1
0.14 r 24 Lbl catclaw Acacia greggii / 1
0.14 r 25 Lbl smoke tree Psorothamnus spinosus / 1
0.15 l Jct. sidewalk connecting to Bridge Overloop sidewalk.
0.15 l Lbl California barrel cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei⁺ /
0.15 r Lbl chuparosa Justicia californica⁺ /
0.15 l 26 Lbl desert lavender Hyptis emoryi / 1
0.15 r Lbl blue palo verde Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum⁺ /
0.15 r Jct. Nature Loop Trail. Sign: "Nature Loop Trail 0.25 mile loop; Campground 0.6 mile".
0.15 End of this guide at the junction with the beginning of the loop at mile 0.01.

Comments On Specific Species

Various species. The variety name is not given on the labels.
Various species. The subspecies name is not given on the labels.
Olneya tesota. This species is called desert ironwood on the label.
Echinocereus engelmannii. The label gives the former ssp name of engelmannii.
Opuntia echinocarpa. The species is called cane cholla on the label, with the former variety name of wolfii.
Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei. The species is called just barrel cactus on the label, with the former latin name of Ferocactus acanthodes.
Justicia californica. The species is labeled with its former latin name of Beloperone californica.
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Last update: 6 January 2003.

mile	s	#	id	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				This guide begins at the main pathway to the Visitor Center from the Parking Area. The tall flagpole is of this pathway immediately to the left.
0.00				Sign on left: "Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center 100 yards (ahead)"; trashcans on right.
0.00	r	1	ssp	California barrel cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei	/	1
0.00	l	2		indigo bush	Psorothamnus schottii	/	1
0.00	b	3		brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	/	3
0.00	r	4		blue palo verde	Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum	/	1
0.00	l	5		honey mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	/	2
0.00	r	6		chuparosa	Justicia californica	/	1
0.00	l	7		burroweed	Ambrosia dumosa	/	1
0.00	l			Flagpole.
0.00	r	8		ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	/	1
0.00	r			Display Board
0.01	l	9	Lbl	ironwood	Olneya tesota⁺	/	1
0.01				Jct. alternate sidewalk from parking lot coming in from right. Y-jct ahead - left goes directly to Visitor Center; go right, signed "Bridge Overlook". Plaque on boulder on right: "Newt and Mary Ann Williams Garden".
0.01	r		Lbl	honey mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana⁺	/
0.01	r	10	Lbl	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	Echinocereus engelmannii⁺	/	1
0.01	r	11		creosote bush	Larrea tridentata	/	1
0.01	r	12		prickly pear	Opuntia phaeacantha	/	1
0.01	l	13		jojoba	Simmondsia chinensis	/	1
0.01	r	14	Lbl	Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	/	3
0.02	l		Lbl	jojoba	Simmondsia chinensis	/
0.02	r		Lbl	prickly pear	Opuntia phaeacantha	/
0.02	r	15	Lbl	pencil cactus	Opuntia ramosissima	/	1
0.02	l			Jct. sidewalk connecting direct Visitor Center path with this path.
0.03	r	16		silver cholla	Opuntia echinocarpa	/	1
0.04	l	17	ssp	cheesebrush	Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola	/	1
0.04	l	18		big galleta	Pleuraphis rigida	/	1
0.04				Enter area on top of Visitor Center with benches and labeled skyline maps.
0.04	r	19		desert agave	Agave deserti	/	1
0.06				Leave area on top via steps down.
0.07	l	20	Lbl	beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris⁺	/	4
0.07	l		Lbl	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	Echinocereus engelmannii	/
0.07				Jct with cross-sidewalk. Sign ahead: "Edith Meyerson Nierenberg Plaza dedicated 1996". Turn left toward Visitor Center.
0.08	r	21	Lbl	California trixis	Trixis californica var. californica	/	1
0.08	r		Lbl	ironwood	Olneya tesota⁺	/
0.09				Bicycle racks on right; bathrooms on left.
0.10	r		Lbl	silver cholla	Opuntia echinocarpa⁺	/
0.10	r		Lbl	ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens⁺	/
0.10				Visitor Center entrance on left; map of immediate vicinity on right.
0.12	r	22	Lbl	elephant tree	Bursera microphylla	/	1
0.13	r		Lbl	creosote bush	Larrea tridentata	/
0.13	r			Sign: "Desert pupfish sanctuary" next to shallow pond with pupfish.
0.13	r		Lbl	indigo bush	Psorothamnus schottii	/
0.13	r	23	Lbl	California fan palm	Washingtonia filifera	/	1
0.14	r	24	Lbl	catclaw	Acacia greggii	/	1
0.14	r	25	Lbl	smoke tree	Psorothamnus spinosus	/	1
0.15	l			Jct. sidewalk connecting to Bridge Overloop sidewalk.
0.15	l		Lbl	California barrel cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei⁺	/
0.15	r		Lbl	chuparosa	Justicia californica⁺	/
0.15	l	26	Lbl	desert lavender	Hyptis emoryi	/	1
0.15	r		Lbl	blue palo verde	Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum⁺	/
0.15	r			Jct. Nature Loop Trail. Sign: "Nature Loop Trail 0.25 mile loop; Campground 0.6 mile".
0.15				End of this guide at the junction with the beginning of the loop at mile 0.01.