Grand Canyon Flora: Grandview Trail See Plant Guide to Grandview Trail for an introduction to this page, and for a list of these species in order encountered along the trail.
The checklist is in the traditional order of ferns and fern allies; conifers; dicots, and monocots.
The common name is linked to pictures of each species when available.
The column #Pls gives estimates of the abundance for the on-trail species. This gives the minimum number of on-trail plants of this species on this trail, with the number of locations on this trail following the /, using maximum values of 99/9. A value of 1/1 means I only found a single plant in a single location in the entire trail; 10/9 means 10 plants occurring in at least 9 locations, etc. Very common taxa are generally given as 50/9 or 99/9, with the 99/9 species being significantly more abundant than the 50/9 species.
Species found only off-trail have no abundances given, just off in that column.
Family Scientific Name (*)Common Name ID #Pls Pteridaceae Cheilanthes feei slender lipfern 2 / 1 Selaginellaceae Selaginella mutica spike-moss 99 / 9 Cupressaceae Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper 5 / 3 Ephedraceae Ephedra viridis green ephedra 20 / 9 Pinaceae Pinus edulis two-needle pinyon pine 50 / 9 Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir 5 / 5 Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata skunkbush 2 / 1 Apiaceae Aletes macdougalii ssp. macdougalii MacDougal's Indian parsley 99 / 1 Asteraceae Acourtia wrightii brownfoot 3 / 1 Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana silver wormwood 50 / 9 Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush 1 / 1 Asteraceae Brickellia californica California brickellbush 15 / 5 Asteraceae Chaetopappa ericoides rose heath off Asteraceae Chrysothamnus? rabbitbrush? ? 3 / 1 Asteraceae Cirsium arizonicum var. nidulum Arizona thistle 50 / 9 Asteraceae Ericameria arizonica Grand Canyon Goldenweed 6 / 2 Asteraceae Ericameria nauseosa var. juncea rush rabbitbrush ~ / Asteraceae Erigeron divergens spreading fleabane 99 / 9 Asteraceae Erigeron eatonii Eaton's fleabane / Asteraceae Eurybia pulchra beautiful aster 22 / 1 Asteraceae Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed 5 / 2 Asteraceae Hesperodoria scopulorum Grand Canyon glowweed 20 / 5 Asteraceae Heterotheca villosa hairy goldenaster 40 / 9 Asteraceae Hymenoxys cooperi Cooper’s rubberweed / Asteraceae Machaeranthera canescens hoary-aster 99 / 3 Asteraceae Packera multilobata Basin butterweed 10 / 9 Asteraceae Perityle congesta Grand Canyon rock-daisy 99 / 9 Asteraceae Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica Arizona hymenoxys 40 / 9 Asteraceae unk asteraceae shrub unk asteraceae shrub ? / Berberidaceae Mahonia fremontii Fremont barberry 4 / 3 Berberidaceae Mahonia repens creeping barberry 15 / 1 Betulaceae Ostrya knowltonii Knowlton hop hornbeam 4 / 2 Brassicaceae Arabis perennans perennial rock-cress 30 / 9 Brassicaceae Descurainia sophia herb sophia 50 / 1 Brassicaceae Lepidium montanum mountain pepper-grass ~ 20 / 3 Brassicaceae Streptanthus cordatus heartleaf jewelflower 3 / 1 Brassicaceae Thelypodium wrightii Wright's thelypody 20 / 5 Brassicaceae Thlaspi montanum var. fendleri wild candytuft 1 / 1 Cactaceae Opuntia erinacea Mojave prickly-pear 10 / 5 Cactaceae Opuntia phaeacantha desert prickly-pear / Caprifoliaceae Sambucus glauca blueberry elder off Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii Parish's snowberry (id from plants farther along trail) ~ 99 / 9 Caryophyllaceae Silene rectiramea Grand Canyon campion 50 / 1 Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium fremontii Fremont's goosefoot 5 / 1 Crossosomataceae Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum spiny greasebush 40 / 9 Fabaceae Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus freckled milk-vetch ~ 1 / 1 Fabaceae Lathyrus brachycalyx ssp. zionis bush peavine 99 / 9 Fabaceae Melilotus officinalis yellow sweetclover 8 / 1 Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Gambel oak 99 / 9 Garryaceae Garrya wrightii Wright's silktassel 10 / 2 Grossulariaceae Ribes cereum var. pedicellare whisky currant 4 / 3 Grossulariaceae Ribes velutinum desert gooseberry 5 / 3 Hydrangeaceae Fendlera rupicola Fendler bush 10 / 2 Hydrangeaceae Fendlerella utahensis Utah fendlerbush / Hydrangeaceae Philadelphus microphyllus little-leaf mock orange 2 / 2 Linaceae Linum lewisii var. lewisii Lewis' flax 99 / 9 Malvaceae Sphaeralcea parvifolia littleleaf globe mallow 30 / 7 Oleaceae Fraxinus cuspidata fragrant ash 1 / 1 Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima scarlet gilia 10 / 4 Polemoniaceae Phlox austromontana southern mountain phlox 30 / 9 Polygonaceae Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii Simpson's buckwheat 10 / 5 Ranunculaceae Delphinium scaposum barestem larkspur 20 / 9 Ranunculaceae Thalictrum fendleri Fendler's meadow-rue 3 / 3 Rhamnaceae Frangula betulifolia ssp. obovata birchleaf buckthorn 1 / 1 Rosaceae Amelanchier utahensis Utah service-berry 99 / 9 Rosaceae Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain-mahogany 10 / 9 Rosaceae Cercocarpus montanus true mountain-mahogany 3 / 2 Rosaceae Holodiscus dumosus shrubby cream bush 1 / 1 Rosaceae Ivesia arizonica rock whitefeather 1 / 1 Rosaceae Purshia stansburiana cliffrose 4 / 4 Rubiaceae Galium munzii ssp. ambivalens Munz's bedstraw 99 / 9 Rubiaceae Galium wrightii Wright's bedstraw 10 / 4 Rutaceae Ptelea trifoliata ssp. pallida var. pallida pallid hoptree 10 / 3 Saxifragaceae Heuchera parvifolia var. arizonica Arizona alumroot 2 / 2 Saxifragaceae Heuchera rubescens var. versicolor coral bells ~ off Scrophulariaceae Castilleja sp. paintbrush sp 20 / 5 Scrophulariaceae Penstemon eatonii ssp. undosus Eaton's penstemon 30 / 5 Scrophulariaceae Penstemon palmeri Palmer's penstemon 1 / 1 Scrophulariaceae Penstemon rostriflorus beaked penstemon 30 / 9 Viscaceae Arceuthobium divaricatum pinyon pine dwarf-mistletoe 20 / 9 Viscaceae Phoradendron juniperinum juniper mistletoe off Agavaceae Agave utahensis var. kaibabensis Kaibab century plant 3 / 2 Agavaceae Yucca baccata banana yucca 10 / 9 Cyperaceae Carex like rossii very short cespitose sedge sp 1 / 1 Poaceae Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass 5 / 5 Poaceae Achnatherum parishii Parish needlegrass 3 / 1 Poaceae Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass 1 / 1 Poaceae Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi blue threeawn 1 / 1 Poaceae Bromus rubens red brome 30 / 1 Poaceae Bromus tectorum downy brome 99 / 9 Poaceae Elymus elymoides squirreltail 99 / 3 Poaceae Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass 3 / 1 Poaceae Poa fendleriana mutton grass 99 / 9 ? like Epilobium canum but with alt lvs unk ? 10 / 2 ? unk like mirabilis unk like mirabilis ? 1 / 1
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