Anza Borrego official list 1986 (Jepsonized)

Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella spike/club moss
  • asprella bluish spikemoss
  • bigelovii spike/little club moss
  • cinerascens mesa clubmoss, ashy spikemoss
  • eremophila desert spikemoss

    Equisetaceae (horsetail family)
    Equisetum horsetail, scouring rush
  • arvense common horsetail
  • laevigatum smooth scouring rush

    Azollaceae (mosquito fern family)
    Azolla
  • filiculoides

    Blechnaceae (deer/chain fern family)
    Woodwardia chain fern
  • fimbriata giant/western chain fern

    Dennstaedtiaceae (bracken fern family)
    Pteridium bracken fern
  • aquilinum var. pubescens bracken fern

    Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
    Dryopteris wood fern
  • arguta coastal wood fern
    Polystichum sword fern
  • munitum western sword fern, giant holly fern

    Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
    Adiantum
  • capillus-veneris southern maiden-hair fern
    Cheilanthes lip fern
  • clevelandii
  • covillei scaly fern
  • paishii (covillei x parryi)
  • parryi (Notholaena p.) cloak/cotton fern
  • viscida
    Notholaena
  • californica California cloak fern
    Pellaea
  • andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
  • mucronata var. mucronata bird's foot fern
    Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
  • triangularis ssp. maxonii (Pityrogramma t. var. m.) desert goldback fern
  • triangularis ssp. triangularis (Pityrogramma t. var. t.)

    Acanthaceae (acanthus family)
    Carlowrightia
  • arizonica
    Justicia (Beloperone)
  • californica chuparosa

    Aizoaceae (fig-marigold family)
    Sesuvium sea-purslane
  • verrucosum western/lowland sea-purslane

    Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
    Amaranthus
  • albus tumbleweed
  • blitoides prostrate pigweed
  • californicus
  • fimbriatus fringed amaranth
  • palmeri
  • retroflexus red-root/rough pigweed
  • watsonii
    Tidestromia
  • oblongifolia honey sweet

    Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
    Rhus sumac
  • ovata sugar bush
  • trilobata (no vars) squaw bush
    Toxicodendron (Rhus)
  • diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak

    Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
    Ammoselinum
  • giganteum desert/western sandparsley
    Anethum
  • graveolens common dill
    Apiastrum
  • angustifolium wild celery, mock parsley
    Apium
  • graveolens common celery
    Daucus
  • pusillus rattlesnake weed
    Lomatium
  • dasycarpum lace parsnip, woolly lomatium
  • lucidum shiny lomatium, biscuit root
  • mohavense (no vars) Mojave wild parsley
    Oenanthe
  • sarmentosa
    Spermolepis
  • echinata
    Tauschia
  • arguta pungent velaea
    Yabea (Caucalis)
  • microcarpa (Caucalis m.) California hedge parsley

    Apocynaceae (dogbane family)
    Apocynum
  • cannabinum (no vars) (inc. A. sibiricum) indian hemp

    Arecaceae (palm family)
    Washingtonia
  • filifera California fan palm

    Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
    Asclepias milkweed
  • albicans white-stemmed/buggy-whip milkweed
  • californica
  • erosa desert milkweed
  • subulata rush milkweed
    Cynanchum vine milkweed
  • utahense
    Matelea
  • parvifolia spearleaf, talayote
    Sarcostemma vining/climbing milkweed
  • cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii
  • hirtellum trailing townula, rambling milkweed

    Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
    Acamptopappus goldenhead
  • sphaerocephalus goldenhead
    Achyrachaena blow-wives
  • mollis
    Adenophyllum (Dyssodia)
  • porophylloides (Dyssodia p.)
    Agoseris mountain dandelion
  • grandiflora California dandelion
  • heterophylla annual agoseris
    Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
  • acanthicarpa annual bursage/ragweed
  • confertiflora
  • dumosa burro weed/bush, bursage
  • psilostachya (no vars) western ragweed
    Anisocoma
  • acaulis scale bud, snakehead
    Artemisia sagebrush
  • douglasiana mugwort
  • dracunculus tarragon
  • ludoviciana ssp. albula western mugwort, silver wormwood
  • ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana western mugwort, silver wormwood
  • tridentata great-basin/big sagebrush
    Aster aster
  • chilensis
    Baccharis
  • brachyphylla shortleaf baccharis, seepwillow
  • pilularis (no vars) coyote brush (bush), chaparral broom
  • salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
  • sarothroides broom baccharis
  • sergiloides desert baccharis
    Baileya desert marigold
  • pauciradiata
  • pleniradiata wooly marigold
    Bebbia
  • juncea var. aspera sweetbush
    Brickellia brickelbush
  • arguta var. odontolepis
  • californica California brickelbush
  • desertorum desert brickellia
  • frutescens rigid brickelbush
    Calycoseris tack-stem
  • parryi yellow tack-stem
  • wrightii white tack-stem
    Chaenactis pincushion
  • artemisiifolia (C. artemisiaefolia)
  • carphoclinia var. c. (v. attenuata) pebble pincushion
  • carphoclinia var. peirsonii pebble pincushion
  • fremontii fremont/desert pincushion
  • glabriuscula var. glabriuscula (v. curta, tenuifolia) yellow pincushion
  • glabriuscula var. lanosa yellow pincushion
  • parishii
  • stevioides desert/broadflower pincushion
  • xantiana
    Chamomilla
  • suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
    Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
  • nauseosus ssp. consimilis wand-like/rubber rabbitbrush
  • paniculatus black-banded rabbitbrush
    Cirsium thistle
  • occidentale var. californicum (C. c.) California thistle
  • scariosum (C. drummondii, tioganum, congdonii) elk/tioga/bird's-nest thistle
    Conyza
  • canadensis common/canada horseweed
    Coreopsis coreopsis, tickseed
  • bigelovii
  • californica var. californica
  • douglasii
    Cotula
  • australis australian/southern brass-buttons
    Dicoria
  • canescens (no vars) bug seed
    Encelia
  • actoni (E. virginensis ssp. actoni)
  • californica California brittlebush
  • farinosa (no vars) brittlebush, incienso
  • frutescens rayless brittlebush
    Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
  • brachylepis (H. propiquus) boundary goldenbush
  • cuneata var. spathulata (H. cuneatus spathulatus) cliff goldenbush
  • parishii var. parishii (H. or E. arborescens p.)
  • pinifolia (H. pinifolius) pine goldenbush
    Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
  • foliosus var. foliosus (inc. v. stenophyllus)
    Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
  • ambiguum yellow frocks
  • confertiflorum var. c. (v. discoideum, laxiflorum) golden yarrow
  • lanosum wooly yarrow
  • multicaule many-stemmed eriophyllum
  • pringlei bud eriophyllum
  • wallacei (no vars) wooly daisy
    Euthamia
  • occidentalis (Solidago o.) western goldenrod
    Filago herba impia
  • arizonica arizona fluffweed
  • californica California fluffweed
  • depressa dwarf filago
    Geraea
  • canescens desert sunflower, desertgold
  • viscida sticky geraea
    Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
  • californicum California/green everlasting
  • canescens ssp. beneolens (G. b.) fragrant everlasting
  • canescens ssp. microcephalum (G. m.) white everlasting
  • palustre lowland cudweed
    Gutierrezia matchweed, snakeweed
  • californica (G. bracteata)
  • microcephala desert matchweed, sticky snakeweed
    Hazardia (Haplopappus)
  • squarrosa var. grindelioides (H. squarrosus g.) sawtooth goldenbush
    Helianthus sunflower
  • annuus (no vars) western sunflower
  • californicus
  • gracilentus slender sunflower
  • niveus ssp. canescens dune/gray sunflower
  • petiolaris ssp. petiolaris
    Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
  • conjugens otay tarplant
  • floribunda tecate tarplant
    Hulsea
  • californica San Diego/Lanuna Mt. sunflower
  • mexicana
  • vestita ssp. callicarpha
    Hymenoclea
  • salsola cheeseweed, cheesebush, burrobush
    Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
  • acradenia var. eremophila (H. a. eremophilus) mountain cudweed-aster
  • menziesii var. vernonioides (H. venetus ssp. v.) coastal g.b.
    Lasthenia goldfields
  • californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
    Layia
  • glandulosa white tidy-tips
    Lepidospartum
  • squamatum scale-broom
    Machaeranthera (see Xylorhiza for shruby asters)
  • asteroides var. lagunensis (M. l.) Laguna Mt. aster
  • canescens var. canescens (M. tephrodes) hoary aster
  • juncea (Haplopappus j.) rush bristleweed
    Malacothrix
  • californica (no vars)
  • clevelandii
    Malperia
  • tenuis brown turbans
    Micropus
  • californicus slender cottonweed
    Monoptilon desert star
  • bellioides
    Palafoxia
  • arida (P. linearis) spanish needles
    Pectis
  • papposa var. papposa chinch-weed
    Perityle
  • emoryi rock daisy
    Peucephyllum pigmy-cedar, desert fir
  • schottii
    Pleurocoronis
  • pluriseta (Hofmeisteria p.) arrowleaf
    Pluchea
  • odorata (P. purpurascens) salt-marsh fleabane
  • sericea arrowweed
    Porophyllum
  • gracile odora, poreleaf
    Psathyrotes
  • ramosissima desert velvet, turtleback, turtle plant
    Rafinesquia
  • californica California chicory
  • neomexicana desert chicory
    Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
  • californicus California butterweed
  • flaccidus var. douglasii (S. d. var. d.) bush groundsel
  • flaccidus var. monoensis (S. douglasii var. m.)
  • mohavensis mojave groundsel
    Solidago goldenrod
  • californica California goldenrod
  • confinis marsh/southern goldenrod
    Stephanomeria
  • exigua ssp. deanei annual mitra
  • exigua ssp. exigua (var. pentachaeta) annual mitra
  • pauciflora desert straw, wire lettuce
  • virgata ssp. virgata tall/twiggy wreath plant
    Stylocline nest straw
  • micropoides desert nest straw
    Trixis
  • californica var. californica
    Uropappus silver puffs
  • lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia) silver puff/stars
    Viguiera
  • parishii (V. deltoidea var. parishii) goldeneye
    Xanthium cocklebur
  • strumarium (no vars) cocklebur
    Xylorhiza (Machaeranthera) desert aster
  • orcuttii orcutt aster

    Berberidaceae (barberry family)
    Berberis (Mahonia) oregon-grape, barberry
  • fremontii (M. higginsiae)
  • haematocarpa
  • nevinii

    Betulaceae (birch family)
    Alnus alder
  • rhombifolia white alder

    Bignoniaceae (bignonia family)
    Chilopsis
  • linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow

    Boraginaceae (borage family)
    Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
  • menziesii var. intermedia (A. i.) common fiddleneck
  • menziesii var. menziesii (A. m.) common fiddleneck
  • tessellata checker fiddleneck, devil's lettuce
    Cryptantha forget-me-not
  • angustifolia narrowleaf forget-me-not
  • barbigera beard forget-me-not
  • circumscissa
  • costata ribbed forget-me-not
  • decipiens gravel forget-me_not
  • ganderi
  • holoptera (C. inaequata) winged/roughstem forget-me-not
  • intermedia common forget-me-not
  • maritima
  • micrantha (no vars)
  • muricata (no vars)
  • nevadensis (no vars)
  • pterocarya (no vars) wing-nut forget-me-not
  • racemosa bushy forget-me-not
  • recurvata
  • utahensis scented/fragrant forget-me-not
    Heliotropium heliotrope
  • curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
    Pectocarya combseed, comb-bur
  • heterocarpa chuckwalla combseed
  • linearis ssp. ferocula linear/slender combseed
  • penicillata hairy-leaved/winged combseed
  • platycarpa broad-margin combseed
  • recurvata curved/arched combseed
  • setosa stiff-stem/bristly combseed
    Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
  • arizonicus (no var.) arizona popcorn flower
  • canescens valley popcorn flower
  • collinus var. californicus (P. cal. cal.)
  • jonesii
  • tenellus slender popcorn flower
    Tiquilia (Coldenia)
  • canescens var. canescens (Coldenia c.) shrubby tiquilia
  • palmeri
  • plicata

    Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
    Arabis rock-cress
  • hoffmannii
  • perennans arched rock-cress
  • pulchra var. gracilis beautiful/desert rock-cress
  • pulchra var. pulchra beautiful/desert rock-cress
  • sparsiflora var. californica sicklepod rockcress
    Athysanus
  • pusillus dwarf athysanus
    Brassica mustard
  • tournefortii wild turnip
    Capsella shepherd's purse
  • bursa-pastoris
    Caulanthus jewelflower
  • cooperi
  • hallii
  • heterophyllus (Streptanthus h.)
  • simulans Payson's jewelflower
    Descurainia tansy-mustard
  • pinnata ssp. glabra yellow/western tansy-mustard
  • pinnata ssp. menziesii yellow/western tansy-mustard
  • sophia tansy-mustard
    Dithyrea spectacle-pod
  • californica California spectacle-pod
    Draba
  • cuneifolia (no vars) desert draba
  • reptans
    Eruca
  • vesicaria ssp. sativa garden rocket
    Erysimum wallflower
  • capitatum western wallflower
    Lepidium peppergrass
  • flavum var. felipense Borrego yellow peppergrass
  • lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum modest peppergrass
  • virginicum var. pubescens
  • virginicum var. robinsonii
    Lobularia sweet alyssum
  • maritima
    Lyrocarpa lyrepod
  • coulteri var. palmeri
    Rorippa yellow/water cress
  • nasturtium-aquaticum (Nasturtium officinale) water cress
    Sisymbrium
  • altissimum tumble mustard
  • irio London rocket
    Stanleya prince's plume
  • pinnata
    Streptanthella
  • longirostris (no vars) long-break twist flower
    Streptanthus jewel-flower
  • campestris southern jewel-flower
    Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
  • curvipes (no vars)
  • laciniatus (no vars)
    Tropidocarpum
  • gracile slender keel-fruit

    Burseraceae (torchwood family)
    Bursera
  • microphylla elephant tree

    Cactaceae (cactus family)
    Echinocactus clustered barrel cactus
  • polycephalus var. polycephalus cottontop cactus
    Echinocereus
  • engelmannii (no vars) hedgehog cactus
  • triglochidiatus mound cactus, claret-cup cactus
    Ferocactus barrel cactus, visnaga
  • cylindraceus var. cylindraceus (Echinocactus c., F. acanthodes a.) california barrel cactus
    Mammillaria pincushion/fishhook cactus
  • dioica (no vars)
  • tetrancistra
    Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
  • acanthocarpa var. coloradensis buckhorn cholla
  • basilaris var. basilaris beaver tail
  • bigelovii (no vars) teddy-bear cholla, jumping cholla, ball cholla
  • echinocarpa (no vars) silver/golden cholla
  • littoralis (no vars) coastal prickly pear
  • parryi (no vars) (O. califonica, serpentina) cane/snake cholla
  • ramosissima pencil/diamond cactus

    Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
    Lobelia
  • cardinalis var. pseudosplendens (ssp. graminea)
    Nemacladus thread stem
  • glanduliferus var. orientalis
  • longiflorus var. breviflorus
  • longiflorus var. longiflorus
  • ramosissimus
  • rubescens stout/diffuse/desert thread stem
  • sigmoideus inyo thread stem

    Capparaceae (caper family)
    Cleomella stinkweed
  • obtusifolia Mojave stinkweed
  • plocasperma (no vars)
    Isomeris bladderpod
  • arborea (no vars) (Cleome isomeris)
    Wislizenia
  • refracta jackass clover

    Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
    Lonicera honeysuckle
  • subspicata var. denudata (v. johnstonii) southern honeysuckle
    Sambucus elderberry
  • mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
    Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
  • mollis spreading/creeping snowberry

    Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
    Achyronychia
  • cooperi frostmat, onyx-flower
    Loeflingia
  • squarrosa
    Minuartia sandwort
  • douglasii (Arenaria d.)
    Silene catchfly, campion
  • antirrhina sleepy catchfly
  • gallica windmill pink
  • laciniata ssp. major indian/mexican/southern/fringed pink
    Spergularia sand-spurrey
  • platensis La Plata sand-spurry

    Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
    Allenrolfea iodine bush
  • occidentalis
    Atriplex salt bush
  • canescens ssp. canescens four-winged saltbush, shad-scale
  • elegans var. fasciculata wheelscale
  • hymenelytra desert holly
  • polycarpa allscale, common saltbush, cattle spinach
    Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
  • californicum California goosefoot, soap plant
  • murale nettle-leaved goosefoot
    Monolepis poverty weed
  • nuttalliana patata
    Salsola
  • tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
    Suaeda sea-blight, seepweed
  • moquinii (S. fruticosa, torreyana) bush seepweed

    Cistaceae (rock-rose family)
    Helianthemum sun/rush rose
  • scoparium (no vars) peak rush-rose/sunrose

    Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
    Crassula
  • connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy stonecrop
    Dudleya live-forever
  • abramsii (D. parva)
  • pulverulenta ssp. arizonica (D. a.) chalk dudleya/lettuce/live-forever
  • pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta chalk dudleya/lettuce/live-forever
  • saxosa ssp. aloides panamint/dessert dudleya

    Crossosomataceae (Celastraceae) (crossosoma family)
    Crossosoma
  • bigelovii

    Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
    Cucurbita gourd, melon
  • foetidissima calabazilla, coyote gourd/melon
  • palmata coyote gourd/melon
    Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
  • macrocarpus

    Cupressaceae (cypress family)
    Juniperus juniper
  • californica California juniper

    Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
    Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
  • californica var. californica
  • californica var. papillosa
  • denticulata toothed dodder
  • salina var. salina salt-marsh dodder

    Cyperaceae (sedge family)
    Carex sedge
  • praegracilis cluster field-sedge
    Eleocharis spike-rush/sedge
  • geniculata
  • macrostachya wire grass, creeping spike rush
  • montevidensis (no vars)
  • rostellata beaked spike-sedge
    Scirpus
  • acutus var. occidentalis common tule
  • americanus (S. olneyi) three square

    Datiscaceae (datisca family)
    Datisca
  • glomerata Durango root

    Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
    Ephedra mormon/mexican/desert tea
  • aspera
  • californica
  • fasciculata var. clokeyi
  • nevadensis
  • trifurca threefork ephedra
  • viridis green ephedra

    Ericaceae (heath family)
    Arctostaphylos manzanita
  • glandulosa ssp. adamsii desert manzanita
  • glauca (no vars) big-berried manzanita
  • otayensis otay manzanita
  • pungens mexican manzanita

    Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
    Acalypha
  • californica California copperleaf
    Bernardia
  • myricifolia (B. incana) mouse-eye
    Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
  • albomarginata rattlesnake weed/spurge (E. a.)
  • arizonica (E. a.) arizona spurge
  • maculata (E. or C. supina) spotted spurge
  • melanadenia (E. m.) squaw-spurge, golondria
  • micromera (E. m.) sonoran sand-mat, desert spurge
  • parishii (E. p.) death valley sand-mat
  • pediculifera (E. p.)
  • platysperma (E. p.) flat-seeded spurge
  • polycarpa (no vars) (E. p. var. p.) mexican sandmat/spurge, mat-spurge, golondrina
  • serpyllifolia ssp. hirtula (E. s.) thyme-leafed spurge
  • serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia (E. s.) thyme-leafed spurge
  • setiloba (E. s.) yuma sandmat
    Croton croton
  • californicus (no vars) California croton
    Ditaxis
  • lanceolata
  • serrata
    Eremocarpus
  • setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
    Euphorbia (many are now Chamaesyce) spurge
  • eriantha desert poinsettia, beetle spurge
  • lathyris gopher/mole plant
    Stillingia toothleaf spurge
  • linearifolia
  • spinulosa
    Tetracoccus
  • dioicus

    Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
    Acacia
  • greggii catclaw acacia, wait-a-minute bush
    Amorpha false indigo
  • fruticosa (no vars)
    Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
  • aridus
  • coccineus scarlet locoweed
  • crotalariae salton milkvetch, desert rattlepod
  • didymocarpus var. didymocarpus two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed
  • didymocarpus var. dispermus two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed
  • didymocarpus var. obispoensis two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed
  • douglasii var. parishii
  • douglasii var. perstrictus jacumba milkvetch
  • insularis var. harwoodii
  • lentiginosus var. borreganus (v. coulteri) borrego milkvetch, freckled milkvetch
  • magdalenae var. peirsonii
  • nuttallianus var. cedrosensis
  • nuttallianus var. imperfectus
  • palmeri (A. vaseyi)
  • sabulonum
    Caesalpinia
  • virgata (Hoffmannseggia microphylla)
    Calliandra fairyduster
  • eriophylla fairyduster
    Cercidium palo verde
  • floridum ssp. floridum blue palo verde
    Cercis redbud
  • occidentalis western redbud
    Dalea (see Psorothamnus for indigo bush)
  • mollis silky dalea
  • mollissima downy dalea
    Glycyrrhiza licorice
  • lepidota (no vars) wild licorice
    Hoffmannseggia
  • glauca (H. densiflora) pig-nut, hog-potato
    Lathyrus wild pea
  • splendens pride of California, cardinal pea
  • vestitus var. alefeldii (L. laetiflorus ssp. a.) chaparral sweet pea
  • vestitus var. vestitus (L. laetiflorus ssp. barbarae, laetiflorus) chaparral sweet pea
    Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
  • argophyllus var. argophyllus (var. decorus) silverleaf lotus
  • hamatus San Diego lotus
  • haydonii pygmy lotus
  • heermannii var. orbicularis (var. eriophorus) silky lotus
  • humistratus hill/short-pod lotus
  • oblongifolius var. oblongifolius meadow/narrow-leaved lotus
  • procumbens prostrate lotus
  • purshianus var. purshianus spanish lotus/clover
  • rigidus desert deerweed/lotus, rock pea
  • salsuginosus var. brevivexillus
  • salsuginosus var. salsuginosus (ssp. s.) alkali/coastal lotus
  • scoparius var. brevialatus deer weed, California broom
  • strigosus (no vars) (L. tomentellus) hairy lotus
  • wrangelianus (L. subpinnatus) calf/short-winged lotus
    Lupinus lupine
  • agard(h)ianus (not in Jepson)
  • albifrons var. albifrons (L. a. var. eminens) silver bush-lupine
  • arizonicus (no vars)
  • bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
  • concinnus (no vars) (L. desertorum, pallidus) desert/bajada lupine
  • excubitus var. medius mountain springs bush lupine
  • hirsutissimus stinging lupine
  • latifolius var. parishii broad-leafed lupine
  • microcarpus var. microcarpus (L. ruber, densiflorus, subvexus)) chick/whorled/clay/red/hairy lupine
  • shockleyi desert lupine
  • sparsiflorus (no vars) coulter's lupine
    Marina (Dalea)
  • parryi (Dalea p.)
    Medicago
  • lupulina black medic
    Melilotus sweetclover
  • alba (M. albus) white sweetclover
  • indica (M. indicus) yellow sweetclover
  • officinalis yellow/ribbed sweetclover
    Olneya
  • tesota desert ironwood
    Prosopis mesquite
  • glandulosa var. torreyana (P. juliflora) honey mesquite
  • pubescens screw-bean mesquite
    Psorothamnus (Dalea)
  • emoryi dye-weed
  • schottii (no vars) indigo bush
  • spinosus smoke-tree
    Senna (Cassia) senna
  • armata (Cassia a.) desert/spiny senna
  • covesii
    Thermopsis golden pea, false-lupine
  • macrophylla var. semota San Diego golden pea
    Trifolium clover
  • albopurpureum rancheria clover
  • gracilentum var. gracilentum pin-point clover
  • willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
    Vicia vetch
  • ludoviciana var. ludoviciana (V. exigua v. e.) slender vetch

    Fagaceae (oak family)
    Quercus oak
  • agrifolia var. oxyadenia coast live oak
  • Xalvordiana
  • berberidifolia (most of Q. dumosa) California scrub oak
  • chrysolepis canyon live/golden oak
  • douglasii blue oak
  • engelmannii engelmann oak
  • john-tuckeri (Q. turbinella ssp. calif.) tucker's oak
  • kelloggii black oak
  • palmeri (Q. dunii)
  • turbinella shrub live oak
  • wislizenii var. frutescens interior live oak

    Fouquieriaceae (ocotillo family)
    Fouquieria ocotillo, candlewood
  • splendens ssp. splendens

    Garryaceae (silk tassel family)
    Garrya silk tassel bush
  • flavescens (no vars)
  • veatchii

    Gentianaceae (gentian family)
    Centaurium centaury
  • exaltatum canchalagua
    Eustoma catchfly gentian
  • exaltatum
    Swertia (inc. Frasera) green gentian
  • parryi (Frasera p.)

    Geraniaceae (geranium family)
    Erodium storksbill, filaree
  • cicutarium red stemmed filaree
  • texanum texas filaree

    Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
    Ribes currant, gooseberry
  • amarum bitter gooseberry
  • cereum wax/squaw currant
  • indecorum white-flowered currant
  • malvaceum chaparral currant
  • quercetorum oak gooseberry

    Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
    Emmenanthe
  • penduliflora whispering bells
    Eriodictyon yerba santa
  • trichocalyx var. lanatum San Diego eriodictyon
    Eucrypta
  • chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida common/torry/spotted eucrypta
  • chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
  • micrantha desert/small-flower eucrypta
    Nama purple-mat
  • demissum var. demissum (N. d. var. deserti) purple mat
  • hispidum var. spathulatum
    Nemophila
  • menziesii var. integrifolia baby blue eyes
  • menziesii var. menziesii baby blue eyes
    Phacelia
  • affinis purplebell phacelia
  • brachyloba yellow-throated/short-lobed phacelia
  • cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia
  • crenulata var. ambigua
  • crenulata var. minutiflora (P. m.)
  • cryptantha sheltered/small-flowered phacelia
  • curvipes
  • distans blue/common/fern phacelia
  • ivesiana
  • ixodes costa baja phacelia
  • minor x parryi
  • neglecta
  • pachyphylla thick leaved phacelia
  • parryi Parry's phacelia
  • pedicellata specter phacelia
  • stellaris (P. douglasii ssp. cryptantha)
  • tanacetifolia lacy/tansy phacelia
  • umbrosa
    Pholistoma
  • membranaceum white fiesta flower
    Turricula
  • parryi

    Hypericaceae (St. John's wort family)
    Hypericum St. John's wort
  • formosum var. scouleri

    Juncaceae (rush family)
    Juncus rush, wire-grass
  • acutus ssp. leopoldii spiny/spike rush
  • balticus wire rush, baltic grass/rush
  • dubius
  • effusus var. pacificus pacific bog rush
  • oxymeris pointed rush
  • xiphioides iris-leaved rush

    Krameriaceae (ratany family)
    Krameria
  • erecta (K. glandulosa, parvifolia) pima rhatany
  • grayi white ratany

    Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
    Hyptis
  • emoryi desert-lavender
    Marrubium horehound
  • vulgare
    Monardella
  • linoides ssp. linoides flaxleaf rockmint
  • nana ssp. leptosiphon san felipe monardella
  • nana ssp. nana pink monardella
  • nana ssp. tenuiflora pink monardella
    Salazaria bladder-sage
  • mexicana paper bag bush, bladder sage
    Salvia
  • apiana white sage
  • carduacea thistle sage
  • clevelandii cleveland sage
  • columbariae chia
  • eremostachya desert sage
  • pachyphylla rose/mountain/thick-leaf sage
  • vaseyi wand sage
    Satureja
  • chandleri San Miguel savory
    Stachys hedge-nettle
  • ajugoides var. rigida (S. r.)
    Trichostema bluecurls
  • lanatum woolly bluecurls
  • parishii mountain bluecurls

    Lauraceae (laurel family)
    Umbellularia California-bay, California-laurel
  • californica

    Lemnaceae (duckweed family)
    Lemna duckweed
  • aequinoctialis

    Lennoaceae (lennoa family)
    Pholisma
  • arenarium scaly stemmed sandplant

    Liliaceae (lily family)
    Agave century plant, maguey
  • deserti desert agave
    Allium
  • fimbriatum var. fimbriatum fringed onion
  • haematochiton red-skin onion
  • lacunosum pitted onion
    Brodiaea
  • orcuttii
    Calochortus mariposa lily
  • concolor goldenbowl mariposa
  • dunnii
  • splendens splendid/lilac mariposa lily
  • venustus
  • weedii var. weedii
    Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
  • capitatum ssp. pauciflorum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
    Hesperocallis desert-lily
  • undulata desert-lily
    Lilium
  • humboldtii ssp. ocellatum (L. h. var. bloomerianum) humboldt lily
    Muilla
  • maritima rough/common/long-stem muilla
    Nolina nolina, beargrass
  • bigelovii
  • parryi (no vars)
    Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
  • schidigera mojave yucca
  • whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet

    Limnanthaceae (meadowfoam family)
    Limnanthes meadowfoam
  • gracilis var. parishii slender meadowfoam

    Loasaceae (loasa family)
    Eucnide rock-nettle
  • rupestris
    Mentzelia blazing-star
  • affinis yellow comet
  • albicaulis little blazing-star
  • desertorum
  • hirsutissima (no vars)
  • involucrata satin/sand blazing-star
  • o