Flora of Ella Wash / Smoke Tree Wash / Palo Verde Wash Area
#FamilScientific Name(*)Common Name# Pls
Eudicots
1AmaraAmaranthus fimbriatusfringed amaranth3
2AmaraTidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifoliaArizona honeysweet2
3ApocyAsclepias albicanswhite-stemmed milkweed 
4ApocyAsclepias subulatarush milkweed2
5ApocyFunastrum hirtellumrambling milkweed 
6ApodaPilostyles thurberiThurber's pilostyles 
7AsterAmbrosia dumosaburroweed99
8AsterAmbrosia salsola var. salsolacheesebush99
9AsterBaileya pauciradiataColorado Desert marigold99
10AsterBebbia juncea var. asperasweetbush99
11AsterCalycoseris parryiyellow tackstem 
12AsterCalycoseris wrightiiwhite tackstem13
13AsterChaenactis artemisiifoliameally white pincushion 
14AsterChaenactis carphoclinia var. carphocliniapebble pincushion99
15AsterChaenactis carphoclinia var. peirsoniiPeirson's pincushion 
16AsterChaenactis stevioidesdesert pincushion99
17AsterDicoria canescensdesert dicoria5
18AsterEncelia farinosabrittlebush99
19AsterEncelia farinosa var. farinosabrittlebush 
20AsterEncelia farinosa var. phenicodontapurple disk flower brittlebush 
21AsterEncelia frutescensbutton encelia99
22AsterGeraea canescenshairy desert-sunflower99
23AsterHelianthus niveus ssp. tephrodesAlgodones Dunes sunflower 
24AsterHelianthus petiolaris ssp. canescensgray desert sunflower 
25AsterIsocoma acradenia var. acradeniaentire-leaved alkali goldenbush 
26AsterIsocoma acradenia var. eremophilatoothed-leaved alkali goldenbush99
27AsterLogfia depressadwarf filago 
28AsterMalacothrix glabratadesert dandelion50
29AsterMonoptilon bellioidesdesert star99
30AsterPalafoxia arida var. aridaSpanish needle99
31AsterPectis papposa var. papposachinch-weed27
32AsterPerityle emoryiEmory's rock-daisy99
33AsterPeucephyllum schottiipygmy-cedar 
34AsterPleurocoronis plurisetaarrow-leaf 
35AsterPsathyrotes ramosissimaturtleback5
36AsterRafinesquia neomexicanadesert chicory99
37AsterSonchus asper ssp. asper*prickly sow thistle 
38AsterSonchus oleraceus*sow thistle 
39AsterStephanomeria exigua ssp. exiguaslender wreathplant 
40AsterStephanomeria pauciflorawire-lettuce99
41AsterTrichoptilium incisumyellow-head11
42AsterXylorhiza orcuttiiOrcutt's woody-aster16
43BignoChilopsis linearis ssp. arcuatadesert-willow 
44BoragCryptantha angustifolianarrow-leaved cryptantha99
45BoragCryptantha barbigera var. barbigerabearded cryptantha18
46BoragCryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniaeSanta Rosa Mountain bearded cryptantha99
47BoragCryptantha costataribbed cryptantha99
48BoragCryptantha ganderiGander's cryptantha 
49BoragCryptantha maritimaGuadalupe cryptantha99
50BoragCryptantha micrantha var. micranthared-root cryptantha42
51BoragEucrypta micranthadesert eucrypta13
52BoragPectocarya heterocarpachuckwalla pectocarya63
53BoragPectocarya peninsularisBaja pectocarya6
54BoragPectocarya platycarpabroad-fruited combseed 
55BoragPectocarya recurvatacurvenut combseed10
56BoragPhacelia crenulata var. ambiguaheliotrope phacelia99
57BoragPhacelia crenulata var. minutifloralittle-flowered heliotrope phacelia1
58BoragPhacelia ivesianaIves' phacelia 
59BoragTiquilia palmeriPalmer's coldenia99
60BoragTiquilia plicataplicate coldenia50
61BrassBrassica tournefortii*Asian mustard99
62BrassCaulanthus lasiophyllusCalifornia mustard33
63BrassDithyrea californicaspectacle-pod99
64BrassLepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpumhairy-podded pepper-grass99
65BrassSisymbrium irio*London rocket99
66BrassStreptanthella longirostrislongbeak streptanthella99
67CactaCylindropuntia echinocarpasilver cholla40
68CactaCylindropuntia ramosissimapencil cholla99
69CactaEchinocactus polycephalus var. polycephaluscottontop cactus 
70CactaFerocactus cylindraceusCalifornia barrel cactus4
71CactaMammillaria tetrancistradesert fish-hook cactus1
72CactaOpuntia basilaris var. basilarisbeavertail cactus3
73CampaNemacladus tenuis var. tenuisdesert threadplant 
74CaryoAchyronychia cooperifrost mat99
75ChenoAtriplex canescens var. laciniataCaleb saltbush99
76ChenoAtriplex elegans var. fasciculatawheelscale 
77ChenoAtriplex hymenelytradesert holly99
78ChenoAtriplex polycarpacattle saltbush25
79ChenoChenopodium murale*nettle-leaved goosefoot 
80ChenoMonolepis nuttallianaNuttall's poverty weed 
81ChenoSalsola paulsenii*Paulsen's Russian thistle14
82ChenoSuaeda nigrabush seepweed 
83CleomCleomella obtusifoliaMojave cleomella3
84EuphoChamaesyce abramsianaAbrams' prostrate spurge 
85EuphoChamaesyce micromeraSonoran spurge99
86EuphoChamaesyce ocellata ssp. arenicolasand spurge 
87EuphoChamaesyce polycarpasmall-seeded spurge99
88EuphoChamaesyce setilobastarfish (Yuma) spurge99
89EuphoCroton californicusCalifornia croton99
90EuphoDitaxis lanceolatanarrowleaf ditaxis1
91EuphoDitaxis neomexicanaNew Mexico ditaxis5
92EuphoStillingia spinulosaannual stillingia99
93FabacAcmispon maritimus var. brevivexillusshort-bannered coastal lotus3
94FabacAcmispon strigosusstrigose lotus99
95FabacAstragalus aridusannual desert milk-vetch 
96FabacAstragalus crotalariaeSalton milk-vetch1
97FabacAstragalus didymocarpus var. dispermusdwarf white milk-vetch1
98FabacAstragalus lentiginosus var. borreganusBorrego milk-vetch99
99FabacDalea mollissilky dalea99
100FabacDalea mollissimadowny dalea7
101FabacLupinus arizonicusArizona lupine99
102FabacLupinus shockleyidesert lupine27
103FabacParkinsonia floridablue palo verde99
104FabacProsopis glandulosa var. torreyanahoney mesquite 
105FabacPsorothamnus emoryiEmory's indigo-bush99
106FabacPsorothamnus schottiiindigo bush99
107FabacPsorothamnus spinosussmoke tree99
108FabacSenegalia greggiicatclaw99
109FouquFouquieria splendens ssp. splendensocotillo99
110GeranErodium cicutarium*redstem filaree11
111GeranErodium texanumTexas filaree99
112KrameKrameria bicolorwhite rhatany99
113KrameKrameria erectaPima rhatany20
114LamiaHyptis emoryidesert-lavender99
115LamiaSalvia columbariaechia5
116LoasaMentzelia affinisyellow blazing star 
117LoasaMentzelia albicauliswhite-stemmed blazing star10
118LoasaMentzelia involucratabracted blazing star1
119LoasaPetalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberiThurber's sandpaper-plant99
120MalvaEremalche exiliswhite mallow 
121MalvaEremalche rotundifoliadesert five-spot21
122MalvaHibiscus denudatusrock hibiscus6
123MalvaMalva parviflora*cheeseweed 
124MolluMollugo cerviana*carpet-weed 
125MontiCalyptridium monandrumsand cress7
126MontiCistanthe ambiguadead man's fingers99
127NyctaAbronia villosa var. villosahairy sand-verbena99
128NyctaAllionia incarnata var. incarnatasmall-flowered trailing four o'clock99
129NyctaBoerhavia wrightiiWright's spiderling1
130NyctaMirabilis laevis var. retrorsaBigelow's desert four-o'clock23
131OnagrChylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophyllaheartleaf suncup4
132OnagrChylismia claviformis ssp. peirsoniibrown-eyed primrose99
133OnagrEremothera boothii ssp. condensataBooth's evening primrose99
134OnagrEulobus californicusCalifornia suncup99
135OnagrOenothera deltoides ssp. deltoidesdune primrose99
136OrobaOrobanche cooperiCooper's broomrape 
137PapavEschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflorasmall-flowered poppy99
138PapavEschscholzia parishiiParish's poppy99
139PlantMohavea confertifloraghost flower5
140PlantPlantago ovatadesert plantain99
141PolemAliciella latifolia ssp. latifoliabroad-leaf gilia99
142PolemGilia stellatastar gilia1
143PolemLangloisia setosissima ssp. setosissimabristly langloisia3
144PolemLinanthus jonesiiJones' linanthus 
145PolemLoeseliastrum matthewsiidesert calico 
146PolemLoeseliastrum schottiiSchott's calico99
147PolygChorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornubrittle spineflower99
148PolygChorizanthe corrugatawrinkled spineflower99
149PolygChorizanthe rigidadevil's spineflower99
150PolygEriogonum deflexum var. deflexumflat-topped buckwheat2
151PolygEriogonum inflatumdesert trumpet99
152PolygEriogonum thomasiiThomas' buckwheat99
153PolygEriogonum trichopeslittle desert trumpet99
154ResedOligomeris linifolialineleaf whitepuff99
155SolanDatura discolordesert thornapple11
156SolanLycium brevipes var. brevipesdesert boxthorn 
157SolanNicotiana obtusifoliadesert tobacco 
158SolanPhysalis crassifoliathick-leaved ground cherry68
159TamarTamarix aphylla*athel 
160TamarTamarix ramosissima*saltcedar1sp
161ViscaPhoradendron californicumdesert mistletoe99
162ZygopFagonia laevisCalifornia fagonia 
163ZygopFagonia pachyacanthasticky fagonia 
164ZygopKallstroemia californicaCalifornia caltrop10
165ZygopLarrea tridentatacreosote bush99
166ZygopTribulus terrestris*puncture-vine 
Monocots
167AgavaAgave deserti var. desertidesert agave 
168AgavaHesperocallis undulatadesert lily99
169ArecaWashingtonia filiferaCalifornia fan palm 
170JuncaJuncus cooperiCooper's rush 
171PoaceAristida adscensionissix-weeks three-awn99
172PoaceAristida californicaCalifornia three-awn 
173PoaceBouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoidesneedle grama2
174PoaceBouteloua barbata var. barbatasix-weeks grama 
175PoaceBromus madritensis ssp. rubens*red brome 
176PoaceCynodon dactylon*Bermuda grass 
177PoaceDasyochloa pulchellafluff grass 
178PoaceDistichlis spicatasaltgrass 
179PoaceHilaria rigidabig galleta99
180PoaceHordeum murinum*foxtail barley99
181PoacePhragmites australiscommon reed 
182PoaceSchismus barbatus*Mediterranean schismus99
183PoaceStipa hymenoidesIndian ricegrass 
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Last update: 10 February 2019