Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
Amaranthus
albus tumbleweed
Tidestromia
oblongifolia honey sweet
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Lomatium
mohavense (no vars) Mojave wild parsley
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
erosa desert milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Acamptopappus goldenhead
sphaerocephalus goldenhead
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
acanthicarpa annual bursage/ragweed
dumosa burro weed/bush, bursage
Anisocoma
acaulis scale bud, snakehead
Artemisia sagebrush
spinescens bud sage
Baccharis
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Calycoseris tack-stem
parryi yellow tack-stem
Chaenactis pincushion
carphoclinia pebble pincushion
fremontii fremont/desert pincushion
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
nauseosus rubber/gray rabbitbrush
sp.
Cnicus
benedictus blessed thistle
Coreopsis coreopsis, tickseed
bigelovii
californica var. californica
Dicoria
canescens (no vars) bug seed
Encelia
actoni (E. virginensis ssp. actoni)
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
linearifolia ssp. interior (H. l.) linear-leaved goldenbush, interior goldenbush
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
pringlei bud eriophyllum
wallacei (no vars) wooly daisy
Filago herba impia
depressa dwarf filago
Gutierrezia matchweed, snakeweed
microcephala desert matchweed, sticky snakeweed
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
arida red rock tarweed
kelloggii
Hymenoclea
salsola ssp. salsola cheeseweed, cheesebush
Lasthenia goldfields
californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
Lepidospartum
squamatum scale-broom
Machaeranthera (see Xylorhiza for shruby asters)
carnosa broom/alkali aster
Malacothrix
coulteri snake's head
glabrata desert dandelion
sonchoides yellow saucers
Monoptilon desert star
bellidiforme
Nicolletia
occidentalis hole-in-the-sand
Peucephyllum pigmy-cedar, desert fir
schottii
Psathyrotes
annua desert velvet, mealy rosette
Rafinesquia
neomexicana desert chicory
Stephanomeria
exigua annual mitra
parryi parry rock pink
pauciflora desert straw, wire lettuce
Syntrichopappus
fremontii xerasid
Tetradymia cotton-thorn, horse brush
glabrata desert horsebrush
Trichoptilium
incisum yellow heads
Xylorhiza (Machaeranthera) desert aster
tortifolia var. tortifolia mojave aster
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck
menziesii var. intermedia (A. i.) common fiddleneck
tessellata checker fiddleneck, devil's lettuce
Cryptantha forget-me-not
circumscissa
dumetorum
micrantha (no vars)
mohavensis
nevadensis (no vars)
oxygona
pterocarya (no vars) wing-nut forget-me-not
utahensis scented/fragrant forget-me-not
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Pectocarya combseed, comb-bur
linearis ssp. ferocula linear/slender combseed
platycarpa broad-margin combseed
recurvata curved/arched combseed
setosa stiff-stem/bristly combseed
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
arizonicus (no var.) arizona popcorn flower
Tiquilia (Coldenia)
nuttallii nuttall coldenia
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Caulanthus jewelflower
cooperi
inflatus (no vars) desert candle
Descurainia tansy-mustard
pinnata yellow/western tansy-mustard
Dithyrea spectacle-pod
californica california spectacle-pod
Erysimum wallflower
capitatum western wallflower
Guillenia
lasiophylla (Thelypodium lasiophyllum) california mustard
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer mustard
Lepidium peppergrass
dictyotum alkali peppergrass
flavum yellow peppergrass
fremontii desert alyssum
lasiocarpum modest peppergrass
Sisymbrium
altissimum tumble mustard
Stanleya prince's plume
pinnata
Streptanthella
longirostris (no vars) long-break twist flower
Tropidocarpum
gracile slender keel-fruit
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Echinocactus clustered barrel cactus
polycephalus var. polycephalus cottontop cactus
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
basilaris beaver tail
echinocarpa (no vars) silver/golden cholla
Sclerocactus
polyancistrus mojave fish-hook cactus
Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
Nemacladus thread stem
gracilis slender thread stem
rubescens stout/diffuse/desert thread stem
Capparaceae (caper family)
Isomeris bladderpod
arborea (no vars) (Cleome isomeris)
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Loeflingia
squarrosa
Spergularia sand-spurrey
atrosperma
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Atriplex salt bush
canescens four-winged saltbush
confertifolia shadescale, oval-leaf saltbush
hymenelytra desert holly
parryi
phyllostegia arrowscale
polycarpa allscale, common saltbush, cattle spinach
Grayia hop-sage
spinosa spiny hop-sage
Krascheninnikovia (Ceratoides, Eurotia)
lanata winter fat
Monolepis poverty weed
nuttalliana patata
Salsola
paulsenii
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
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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)
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