Red Rock Canyon (ranger Mark Faull) list

tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed

Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair

denticulata toothed dodder

Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Scirpus

americanus (S. olneyi) three square

robustus prairie/alkali bullrush

Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
Ephedra mormon/mexican/desert tea

viridis green ephedra

Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge

vallis-mortae (E. v.) Death Valley sand-mat
Stillingia toothleaf spurge

paucidentata

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed

didymocarpus var. dispermus two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed

lentiginosus freckled milkvetch

pachypus
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil

salsuginosus alkali lotus
Lupinus lupine

concinnus (no vars) desert/bajada lupine

microcarpus var. horizontalis sunset/chick lupine

odoratus mojave/royal desert lupine
Medicago

sativa alfalfa
Prosopis mesquite

glandulosa var. torreyana (P. juliflora) honey mesquite
Psorothamnus (Dalea)

arborescens var. minutifolius indigo bush
Senna (Cassia) senna

armata (Cassia a.) desert/spiny senna

Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree

cicutarium red stemmed filaree

texanum texas filaree

Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe

penduliflora whispering bells
Eucrypta

micrantha desert/small-flower eucrypta
Nama purple-mat

demissum var. demissum (N. d. var. deserti) purple mat
Phacelia

distans blue/common/fern phacelia

fremontii yellow throats

nashiana Charlotte's phacelia

pachyphylla thick leaved phacelia

tanacetifolia lacy/tansy phacelia
Pholistoma

membranaceum white fiesta flower

Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass

balticus wire rush, baltic grass/rush

bufonius toad rush

rugulosus wrinkled rush

Juncaginaceae (arrow-grass family)
Triglochin arrow-grass

concinna var. debilis

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Salazaria bladder-sage

mexicana paper bag bush, bladder sage
Salvia

carduacea thistle sage

columbariae chia

Lennoaceae (lennoa family)
Pholisma

arenarium scaly stemmed sandplant

Liliaceae (lily family)
Allium

fimbriatum var. fimbriatum fringed onion

lacunosum var. davisiae (A. d.) pitted/davis onion
Calochortus mariposa lily

kennedyi desert mariposa lily

striatus alkali mariposa lily
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)

capitatum (B., D. pulchella) ssp. pauciflorum blue dicks
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca

brevifolia (no vars) joshua tree

whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Zigadenus zygadene, death-camas

brevibracteatus desert zygadene

Loasaceae (loasa family)
Eucnide rock-nettle

urens rock nettle
Mentzelia blazing-star

albicaulis little blazing-star

eremophila stout blazing star

involucrata satin/sand blazing-star

tricuspis spiny-haired blazing star
Petalonyx sandpaper plant

thurberi ssp. thurberi

Malvaceae (mallow family)
Eremalche (Malvastrum)

exilis white mallow

rotundifolia desert fivespot
Sphaeralcea globemallow

ambigua var. ambigua desert-mallow, apricot-mallow

Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Abronia sand verbena

pogonantha mojave sand verbena
Mirabilis four-O'clock

bigelovii ssp. retrorsa wishbone bush

Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup

boothii ssp. desertorum woody bottle-washer

campestris ssp. campestris mojave sun cups

claviformis ssp. claviformis brown-eyed primrose (white)

kernensis ssp. gilmanii Kern sun cup

kernensis ssp. kernensis Kern sun cup

palmeri
Oenothera evening primrose

deltoides ssp. deltoides dune/basket primrose

primiveris large yellow primrose

Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Argemone prickly poppy

munita (no vars) chicalote
Eschscholzia

californica (no vars) california poppy

minutiflora little gold poppy
Platystemon cream cups

californicus (no vars)

Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain

ovata (P. insularis) woolly plantain

Poaceae (grass family)
Achnatherum needlegrass

hymenoides (Oryzopsis h.) indian rice grass

speciosa (Stipa s.) desert needlegrass
Avena oat

fatua wild oats
Bromus brome

arizonicus arizona brome

diandrus (B. rigidus) ripgut grass/brome

madritensis ssp. rubens (B. r.) red brome

tectorum downy brome, cheat grass
Deschampsia hair grass

danthonioides annual hairgrass
Distichlis salt grass

spicata (no vars)
Hordeum barley

depressum alkali foxgrass, low barley

murinum ssp. glaucum (H. g.) farmer's foxtail
Poa bluegrass

bigelovii bigelow bluegrass

fendleriana ssp. longiligula mutton grass

secunda ssp. secunda (P. scabrella) pine/one-sided bluegrass
Polypogon beardgrass

monspeliensis rabbit-foot grass, annual beardgrass
Schismus mediterranean grass

arabicus sheep/arabian grass
Sporobolus dropseed, sacaton

airoides (no vars) alkali sacaton
Triticum

aestivum wheat

Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Eriastrum

densifolium ssp. mohavense woody blue mantle

eremicum desert woolly stars
Gilia

aliquanta ssp. aliquanta puffed calyx gilia

brecciarum ssp. neglecta argus gilia

cana ssp. speciosa red rock canyon gilia

hutchinsifolia desert pale gilia

latiflora broad-flowered gilia

leptomeria sand gilia

micromeria dainty gilia

sinuata cinder/bare-base gilia
Linanthus

aureus golden gilia

dichotomus evening snow

parryae sand blossoms
Loeseliastrum (Langloisia)

matthewsii desert calico

schottii little sunbonnets

Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Centrostegia

thurberi (Chorizanthe t.) thurber spineflower, red triangles
Chorizanthe spineflower

brevicornu ssp. brevicornu bristle/brittle spineflower

rigida rigid spineflower, spiny-herb

spinosa mojave/spiny spineflower

watsonii watson spineflower
Eriogonum wild buckwheat

angulosum angle-stem buckwheat

baileyi

brachyanthum yellow buckwheat

brachypodium tecopa skeleton weed

fasciculatum var. polifolium california buckwheat

gracillimum slender/rose-and-white buckwheat

inflatum desert trumpet

maculatum spotted buckwheat

nidularium bird's nest, whisk broom

nudum var. pubiflorum cider nude buckwheat

nudum ssp. saxicola? cider nude buckwheat

ovalifolium oval leaved buckwheat

plumatella flat top buckwheat

pusillum yellow turban

reniforme velvet/kidney-leaved buckwheat

trichopes little/yellow trumpet

viridescens green buckwheat
Oxytheca

perfoliata punctured bract
Rumex dock, sorrel

hymenosepalus canaigre, wild rhubarb

Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Calandrinia

ciliata (no vars) red maids
Calyptridium pussy paws

monandrum sand-cress
Claytonia (Montia)

perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce

Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Delphinium larkspur

parishii ssp. parishii desert/parish larkspur

Salicaceae (willow family)
Salix willow

exigua (inc. S. hindsiana) slender/sandbar/narrow-leaf willow

Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Castilleja indian paintbrush

angustifolia (C. chromosa, martinii) desert paintbrush

exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
Mimulus monkeyflower

bigelovii desert monkeyflower

guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common monkey flower

palmeri (M. diffusus)
Mohavea

breviflora lesser mohavea, death valley mohavea

Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed

wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimsonweed
Lycium box-thorn

andersonii (no vars) anderson box-thorn

cooperi peach thorn

Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family)
Tamarix tamarisk

aphylla athel

parviflora four petal tamarisk

ramosissima salt cedar

Typhaceae (cattail family)
Typha cattail

domingensis southern/slender cattail

Zygophyllaceae (caltrop family)
Larrea creosote bush

tridentata (L. divaricata)

number of families = 40
number of genera = 140
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 243