Flora of Canebrake Area

Flora of Canebrake Area

Fig. 1. Top: View up Canebrake Canyon.
Middle row. Left: ocotillo and agave on canyon slopes. Right: Phacelia pedicellata, pedicellate phacelia.
Bottom row. Left: Cucurbita palmata, coyote melon. Right: Cylindropuntia fosbergii, pink teddy-bear cholla, Mason Valley cholla.
All photos by Birgit Knorr.
Click on the pictures (except the top one) for larger versions, or to go to the iNaturalist observation with more and larger pictures.

Introduction
Checklist

Introduction

Most of Canebrake is private land, not part of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, and as such, is not open to the public unless invited by, and accompanied by, a resident.
This checklist has been made from vouchers, iNat observations, and a list maintained by the first author, Birgit Knorr.
Vouchers were searched on 30 November 2018 at the Consortium of California Herbaria for vouchers with a locality of Canebrake, as well as georeferenced vouchers in the area of 32.89 to 32.92° N. latitude and -116.27 to -116.23° E. longitude. The localities were reviewed, and only vouchers that were clearly from the Canebrake area were kept. That left 331 vouchers of 164 taxa. There are probably only 163 taxa from vouchers, since the two Potamogeton species are from duplicate vouchers, which are probably, but not definitely, the same species.
The top collectors by far were Nancy Nenow and colleagues, with 146 vouchers and Joe Barth with 67 vouchers. The next most frequent collectors were F.R. Fosberg with 25 vouchers, and Frank Gander and P. Munz, each with 17 vouchers.
iNaturalist observations were searched in the same geographic area on 30 November 2018. Species with obscured coordinates were eliminated, since the uncertainty in their locations is too large to ensure they were observed in the Canebrake area. That left 2,754 observations of 91 species. The vast majority of those observations were part of the Cylindropuntia fosbergii mapping project of Birgit Knorr, a total of 2,322 observations, leaving 432 observations of the other species. Outside of the Cylindropuntia fosbergii observations, Birgit was the most frequent observer, with 310 observations, followed by Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen with 79 observations, and Terry Hunefeld with 38 observations.
A new search of iNaturalist was made on 15 January 2019, which resulted in the addition of two species to the flora.
Birgit has maintained a checklist of species observed in the Canebrake area for some time. On 2 December 2018, Birgit Knorr, Nancy Accola, Tom Chester, Kate Harper, Allison Lee, and Don Rideout surveyed Canebrake Wash up to the closure gate about halfway up the canyon. On 11 January 2019, Birgit Knorr, Nancy Accola, Tom Chester, Walt Fidler, Kate Harper, Carla Hoegen, Terry Hunefeld, Fred Melgert, and Don Rideout surveyed the lower half mile of the canyon north of Canebrake Canyon, including a part of Canebrake Wash, while Fred Melgert continued surveying to the end of one branch of the upper canyon.
Checklist for Canebrake Area

See:

Notes on the Scientific Names Used At This Site and
Information about the links from the Scientific Name and Common Name.

An asterisk before the common name indicates a non-native species.
The column with header Famil is the first five letters of the Family Name.
The column with header BW links to the photo gallery page for each species at Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen's BorregoWildflowers site.
The column with header #V gives the number of vouchers for each species, up to a maximum of 9.
The column with header iN gives the number of iNaturalist observations for each species, up to a maximum of 9.
The column with header #Pls gives the minimum number of plants observed in the 2 December 2018 survey, up to a maximum of 99 plants. Non-numeric entries in that column are as follows:

One species, the dead stalks of an Equisetum, was observed but not definitively identified in the 2 December 2018 survey, and is listed under Equisetum laevigatum, with a sp after the number of plants, indicating that the species is uncertain.
An X in that column indicates a species in Birgit's list that was not observed on 2 December 2018 or on 11 January 2019. That X includes some species on Birgit's list that were observed on either of the two surveys, but which could not be definitively identified so they could be counted, such as the Phacelia crenulata varieties.
A P in that column indicates a planted species.

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# Famil Scientific Name
Link goes to the Jepson eflora (*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos BW
#V iN #Pls
Lycophytes
1 Selag Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss BW 1
Ferns
2 Equis Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush BW 5sp
3 Pteri Cheilanthes parryi woolly lipfern BW 1 99
Gymnosperms
4 Ephed Ephedra aspera Mormon tea BW 2
5 Ephed Ephedra californica desert tea BW 1
Eudicots
6 Acant Justicia californica chuparosa BW 6 9 99
7 Amara Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth BW X
8 Amara Amaranthus palmeri Palmer's amaranth X
9 Apiac Berula erecta cutleaf water-parsnip BW 1
10 Apocy Asclepias albicans white-stemmed milkweed BW 1 1
11 Apocy Asclepias subulata rush milkweed BW 1
12 Apocy Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii climbing milkweed BW 1 5 3
13 Apocy Funastrum hirtellum rambling milkweed BW 2 4 99
14 Aster Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus goldenhead BW 1
15 Aster Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed BW 4 12
16 Aster Ambrosia dumosa burroweed BW 2 8 99
17 Aster Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush BW 3 9 99
18 Aster Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis BW 16
19 Aster Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia mule fat BW 2 X
20 Aster Bahiopsis parishii Parish's goldeneye BW 2 26
21 Aster Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush BW 2 6 80
22 Aster Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta California spear-leaved brickellia BW 1
23 Aster Centaurea benedicta *blessed thistle BW X
24 Aster Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion BW 25
25 Aster Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion BW 1
26 Aster Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion BW 2 15
27 Aster Dicoria canescens desert dicoria BW 2
28 Aster Encelia farinosa brittlebush BW 3 5 99
29 Aster Encelia frutescens button encelia BW 1 3 X
30 Aster Ericameria paniculata blackbanded rabbitbrush BW 9 10
31 Aster Eriophyllum wallacei Wallace's woolly daisy BW 2
32 Aster Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum Wallace's woolly daisy BW 1
33 Aster Geraea canescens hairy desert-sunflower BW 3 X
34 Aster Gnaphalium palustre western marsh cudweed 2
35 Aster Isocoma acradenia var. acradenia entire-leaved alkali goldenbush BW 1
36 Aster Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila toothed-leaved alkali goldenbush BW 4 40
37 Aster Lasthenia gracilis goldfields BW 1
38 Aster Logfia arizonica Arizona herba impia BW 2
39 Aster Logfia depressa dwarf filago BW 1
40 Aster Logfia filaginoides California filago BW 2 2
41 Aster Logfia gallica *narrowleaf filago BW ~1
42 Aster Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion BW 5 3
43 Aster Monoptilon bellioides desert star BW 1 1
44 Aster Palafoxia arida var. arida Spanish needle BW 2 1
45 Aster Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed BW 3 11
46 Aster Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy BW 1 7 99
47 Aster Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow-leaf BW 4 40
48 Aster Pluchea odorata var. odorata salt marsh fleabane 1
49 Aster Pluchea sericea arrow-weed BW 3 3 99
50 Aster Porophyllum gracile odora BW 25
51 Aster Psathyrotes ramosissima turtleback BW 3 X
52 Aster Rafinesquia californica California chicory BW 1
53 Aster Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory BW 1 2
54 Aster Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii bush senecio 1 X
55 Aster Senecio flaccidus var. monoensis Mono ragwort BW 3
56 Aster Senecio mohavensis Mojave ragwort BW 1 99
57 Aster Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant BW 2 1 X
58 Aster Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce BW 1 4 12
59 Aster Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head BW 2 2
60 Aster Trixis californica var. californica California trixis BW 2 2 35
61 Bigno Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow BW 6 8 1
62 Borag Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck BW 1 2
63 Borag Amsinckia retrorsa small-flowered fiddleneck BW X
64 Borag Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha BW 6 4 99
65 Borag Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha BW 2 1
66 Borag Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha BW 3 90
67 Borag Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha BW 1
68 Borag Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera Tucson wing-nut cryptantha BW 1
69 Borag Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells BW 1 1 27
70 Borag Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum smoothleaf yerba santa BW 1 2 X
71 Borag Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida eucrypta BW X
72 Borag Eucrypta micrantha desert eucrypta BW 75
73 Borag Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum seaside heliotrope BW 1 X
74 Borag Nama demissa var. demissa purple mat BW 1
75 Borag Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya BW 2
76 Borag Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed BW 2 1
77 Borag Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia desert bluebells BW X
78 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua heliotrope phacelia BW X
79 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora little-flowered heliotrope phacelia BW 2 X
80 Borag Phacelia cryptantha limestone phacelia BW 1
81 Borag Phacelia distans common phacelia BW 3 5 99
82 Borag Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia BW 1 1 17
83 Borag Pholisma arenarium sand plant BW 3 1 X
84 Borag Pholistoma membranaceum white fiesta flower BW 1 2
85 Borag Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia BW 1 3 X
86 Brass Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard BW X
87 Brass Caulanthus cooperi Cooper's jewel-flower BW 3
88 Brass Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard BW 1 99
89 Brass Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod BW 1 X
90 Brass Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba BW 5
91 Brass Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass BW 3 1 75
92 Brass Lyrocarpa coulteri Coulter's lyrepod BW 1 35
93 Brass Sisymbrium irio *London rocket BW 1 10
94 Burse Bursera microphylla elephant tree BW 1 X
95 Cacta Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla BW 5 9 99
96 Cacta Cylindropuntia echinocarpa silver cholla BW 1 1
97 Cacta Cylindropuntia fosbergii pink teddy-bear cholla BW 9 9 3
98 Cacta Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla BW 3 9 99
99 Cacta Cylindropuntia ramosissima pencil cholla BW 1 X
100 Cacta Cylindropuntia wolfii Wolf's cholla BW P
101 Cacta Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus BW 2 7 9
102 Cacta Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus BW 3 9 99
103 Cacta Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus BW 2 4
104 Cacta Mammillaria tetrancistra desert fish-hook cactus BW 2
105 Cacta Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus BW 1 4 6
106 Campa Nemacladus glanduliferus glandular nemacladus BW 1 1
107 Caryo Achyronychia cooperi frost mat BW 2 5
108 Cheno Atriplex polycarpa cattle saltbush BW 9 99
109 Cheno Chenopodium murale *nettle-leaved goosefoot BW 1 2
110 Cheno Dysphania ambrosioides *Mexican tea X
111 Convo Cuscuta californica California dodder BW X
112 Convo Cuscuta denticulata desert dodder BW 1
113 Convo Cuscuta subinclusa canyon dodder BW 3
114 Crass Dudleya arizonica Arizona chalk dudleya BW 2
115 Cucur Cucurbita palmata coyote melon BW 1 4 2
116 Eupho Acalypha californica California copperleaf BW 4 7 10
117 Eupho Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge BW 1
118 Eupho Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge BW 9 6 99
119 Eupho Chamaesyce setiloba starfish (Yuma) spurge BW 1 15
120 Eupho Croton californicus California croton BW 1
121 Eupho Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis BW 3 5 99
122 Eupho Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis BW 3 3 X
123 Eupho Euphorbia eriantha beetle spurge BW 1?
124 Eupho Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia BW 2 2 2
125 Fabac Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus southern California silver-lotus BW 1
126 Fabac Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus short-winged deerweed BW 2
127 Fabac Acmispon haydonii pygmy lotus BW 1
128 Fabac Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus short-bannered coastal lotus BW 2 5
129 Fabac Acmispon rigidus desert lotus BW 4 14
130 Fabac Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus BW 3 2 99
131 Fabac Astragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensis Cedros milk-vetch BW 5
132 Fabac Astragalus palmeri Palmer's milk-vetch BW 2
133 Fabac Dalea mollissima downy dalea BW X
134 Fabac Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine BW 2 4 99
135 Fabac Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine BW 1
136 Fabac Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine BW 1
137 Fabac Olneya tesota ironwood BW 9 4
138 Fabac Parkinsonia aculeata *Mexican palo verde BW P
139 Fabac Parkinsonia florida blue palo verde BW 1 5 X
140 Fabac Parkinsonia microphylla yellow palo verde P
141 Fabac Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite BW 1 3 25
142 Fabac Prosopis pubescens screw-bean mesquite BW 2
143 Fabac Psorothamnus emoryi Emory's indigo-bush BW 1 3 X
144 Fabac Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush BW 6 7 45
145 Fabac Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree BW 2 7 15
146 Fabac Senegalia greggii catclaw BW 1 9 99
147 Fabac Senna armata spiny senna BW 9 7 6
148 Fouqu Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo BW 3 9 99
149 Geran Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree BW 1 26
150 Geran Erodium texanum Texas filaree BW 2
151 Krame Krameria bicolor white rhatany BW 4 3 10
152 Lamia Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender BW 4 9 99
153 Lamia Salvia apiana white sage BW 1
154 Lamia Salvia columbariae chia BW 1 5
155 Loasa Mentzelia affinis yellow blazing star BW 2 X
156 Loasa Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star BW X
157 Loasa Mentzelia hirsutissima hairy stickleaf BW 3 X
158 Loasa Mentzelia involucrata bracted blazing star BW 15
159 Loasa Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper-plant BW 1 9 5
160 Malva Eremalche rotundifolia desert five-spot BW 3
161 Malva Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus BW 1 1 30
162 Malva Horsfordia newberryi Newberry's velvet mallow BW 1
163 Malva Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot mallow BW X
164 Marty Proboscidea althaeifolia desert unicorn-plant BW 7
165 Nycta Abronia villosa var. villosa hairy sand-verbena BW 1 X
166 Nycta Allionia incarnata var. incarnata small-flowered trailing four o'clock BW 2
167 Nycta Allionia incarnata var. villosa large-flowered trailing four o'clock BW 1
168 Nycta Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia fivewing spiderling BW 1 11
169 Nycta Boerhavia wrightii Wright's spiderling BW 1 3
170 Nycta Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock BW 2 4 99
171 Nycta Mirabilis laevis var. villosa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock BW 1
172 Nycta Mirabilis tenuiloba slender-lobed four o'clock BW 1
173 Oleac Menodora scabra var. glabrescens broom twinberry BW 1
174 Onagr Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup BW 2 X
175 Onagr Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla heartleaf suncup BW 1 5
176 Onagr Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose BW 75
177 Onagr Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata Booth's evening primrose BW 2 15
178 Onagr Eremothera refracta narrow-leaf suncup BW 3 1 99
179 Onagr Eulobus californicus California suncup BW 3 2 99
180 Oroba Orobanche cooperi Cooper's broomrape BW X
181 Papav Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy BW 3 2
182 Papav Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy BW 3 30
183 Phrym Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii Bigelow's monkeyflower BW 1 25
184 Plant Antirrhinum filipes desert twining snapdragon BW 1 1 81
185 Plant Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla little-leaved chaparral beardtongue BW 1
186 Plant Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower BW 1 99
187 Plant Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii Cleveland's beardtongue BW 1
188 Plant Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis showy penstemon BW 1
189 Plant Plantago ovata desert plantain BW 30
190 Polem Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia broad-leaf gilia BW 13
191 Polem Gilia stellata star gilia BW 1 1 40
192 Polyg Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower BW 2 1 17
193 Polyg Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat BW 2
194 Polyg Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet BW 3 4 60
195 Polyg Eriogonum maculatum spotted buckwheat BW 1
196 Polyg Eriogonum reniforme kidney-leaf buckwheat BW 2 X
197 Polyg Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat BW 1 33
198 Polyg Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat BW 1 10
199 Polyg Pterostegia drymarioides threadstem BW 20
200 Ranun Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur BW 2 12
201 Rubia Galium stellatum star-flowered bedstraw BW 4 3
202 Salic Salix gooddingii black willow BW 2 2 X
203 Salic Salix laevigata red willow BW 4
204 Simmo Simmondsia chinensis jojoba BW 3 4 X
205 Solan Datura discolor desert thornapple BW 1 10
206 Solan Datura wrightii sacred datura BW 1 X
207 Solan Lycium fremontii Fremont's boxthorn BW 2 4
208 Solan Lycium parishii Parish's boxthorn BW 2
209 Solan Nicotiana attenuata coyote tobacco 1
210 Solan Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco BW 1 7 10
211 Solan Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry BW 2 6 30
212 Tamar Tamarix aphylla *athel BW 2 X
213 Tamar Tamarix ramosissima *saltcedar BW 1 9 40
214 Urtic Parietaria hespera var. hespera pellitory BW 99
215 Visca Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe BW 2 5 50
216 Zygop Fagonia laevis California fagonia BW 1 6 10
217 Zygop Fagonia pachyacantha sticky fagonia BW 1
218 Zygop Larrea tridentata creosote bush BW 3 9 30
Monocots
219 Agava Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave BW 1 99
220 Agava Hesperocallis undulata desert lily BW 2 X
221 Areca Washingtonia filifera California fan palm BW 2
222 Areca Washingtonia robusta *Mexican Fan Palm P
223 Cyper Cyperus laevigatus smooth flatsedge 1
224 Cyper Schoenoplectus americanus American tule BW 1 X
225 Junca Juncus bufonius toad rush BW 1
226 Junca Juncus xiphioides iris-leaved rush BW 1
227 Poace Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn BW 5
228 Poace Aristida purpurea purple three-awn BW 1
229 Poace Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama BW 9
230 Poace Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome BW 1 X
231 Poace Cynodon dactylon *Bermuda grass BW 1 1 99
232 Poace Hilaria rigida big galleta BW 3 2 7
233 Poace Hordeum murinum *foxtail barley BW 1
234 Poace Phragmites australis common reed BW 1 2 99
235 Poace Polypogon monspeliensis *rabbits-foot grass BW 1
236 Poace Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus BW 2 25
237 Poace Sorghum bicolor *sorghum BW 2 5
238 Potam Potamogeton foliosus ssp. foliosus leafy pondweed 1
239 Potam Potamogeton pusillus small pondweed 1

Voucher data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/)
We thank Allison Lee for her help with the 2 December 2018 survey.

#	Famil	Scientific Name Link goes to the Jepson eflora	(*)Common Name Link goes to Calphotos	BW	#V	iN	#Pls
Lycophytes
1	Selag	Selaginella eremophila	desert spike-moss	BW	1
Ferns
2	Equis	Equisetum laevigatum	smooth scouring rush	BW			5sp
3	Pteri	Cheilanthes parryi	woolly lipfern	BW	1		99
Gymnosperms
4	Ephed	Ephedra aspera	Mormon tea	BW			2
5	Ephed	Ephedra californica	desert tea	BW		1
Eudicots
6	Acant	Justicia californica	chuparosa	BW	6	9	99
7	Amara	Amaranthus fimbriatus	fringed amaranth	BW			X
8	Amara	Amaranthus palmeri	Palmer's amaranth				X
9	Apiac	Berula erecta	cutleaf water-parsnip	BW	1
10	Apocy	Asclepias albicans	white-stemmed milkweed	BW	1	1
11	Apocy	Asclepias subulata	rush milkweed	BW	1
12	Apocy	Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii	climbing milkweed	BW	1	5	3
13	Apocy	Funastrum hirtellum	rambling milkweed	BW	2	4	99
14	Aster	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus	goldenhead	BW	1
15	Aster	Adenophyllum porophylloides	San Felipe dogweed	BW	4		12
16	Aster	Ambrosia dumosa	burroweed	BW	2	8	99
17	Aster	Ambrosia salsola var. salsola	cheesebush	BW	3	9	99
18	Aster	Baccharis brachyphylla	short-leaved baccharis	BW			16
19	Aster	Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia	mule fat	BW	2		X
20	Aster	Bahiopsis parishii	Parish's goldeneye	BW	2		26
21	Aster	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush	BW	2	6	80
22	Aster	Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta	California spear-leaved brickellia	BW	1
23	Aster	Centaurea benedicta	*blessed thistle	BW			X
24	Aster	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	pebble pincushion	BW			25
25	Aster	Chaenactis fremontii	Fremont pincushion	BW			1
26	Aster	Chaenactis stevioides	desert pincushion	BW		2	15
27	Aster	Dicoria canescens	desert dicoria	BW		2
28	Aster	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	BW	3	5	99
29	Aster	Encelia frutescens	button encelia	BW	1	3	X
30	Aster	Ericameria paniculata	blackbanded rabbitbrush	BW		9	10
31	Aster	Eriophyllum wallacei	Wallace's woolly daisy	BW	2
32	Aster	Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum	Wallace's woolly daisy	BW	1
33	Aster	Geraea canescens	hairy desert-sunflower	BW	3		X
34	Aster	Gnaphalium palustre	western marsh cudweed		2
35	Aster	Isocoma acradenia var. acradenia	entire-leaved alkali goldenbush	BW		1
36	Aster	Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila	toothed-leaved alkali goldenbush	BW		4	40
37	Aster	Lasthenia gracilis	goldfields	BW	1
38	Aster	Logfia arizonica	Arizona herba impia	BW			2
39	Aster	Logfia depressa	dwarf filago	BW	1
40	Aster	Logfia filaginoides	California filago	BW	2		2
41	Aster	Logfia gallica	*narrowleaf filago	BW			~1
42	Aster	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion	BW	5		3
43	Aster	Monoptilon bellioides	desert star	BW	1		1
44	Aster	Palafoxia arida var. arida	Spanish needle	BW		2	1
45	Aster	Pectis papposa var. papposa	chinch-weed	BW		3	11
46	Aster	Perityle emoryi	Emory's rock-daisy	BW	1	7	99
47	Aster	Pleurocoronis pluriseta	arrow-leaf	BW		4	40
48	Aster	Pluchea odorata var. odorata	salt marsh fleabane		1
49	Aster	Pluchea sericea	arrow-weed	BW	3	3	99
50	Aster	Porophyllum gracile	odora	BW			25
51	Aster	Psathyrotes ramosissima	turtleback	BW		3	X
52	Aster	Rafinesquia californica	California chicory	BW	1
53	Aster	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory	BW	1		2
54	Aster	Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii	bush senecio		1		X
55	Aster	Senecio flaccidus var. monoensis	Mono ragwort	BW	3
56	Aster	Senecio mohavensis	Mojave ragwort	BW	1		99
57	Aster	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	slender wreathplant	BW	2	1	X
58	Aster	Stephanomeria pauciflora	wire-lettuce	BW	1	4	12
59	Aster	Trichoptilium incisum	yellow-head	BW	2		2
60	Aster	Trixis californica var. californica	California trixis	BW	2	2	35
61	Bigno	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	desert-willow	BW	6	8	1
62	Borag	Amsinckia intermedia	common fiddleneck	BW	1		2
63	Borag	Amsinckia retrorsa	small-flowered fiddleneck	BW			X
64	Borag	Cryptantha angustifolia	narrow-leaved cryptantha	BW	6	4	99
65	Borag	Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera	bearded cryptantha	BW	2		1
66	Borag	Cryptantha maritima	Guadalupe cryptantha	BW	3		90
67	Borag	Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha	red-root cryptantha	BW	1
68	Borag	Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera	Tucson wing-nut cryptantha	BW	1
69	Borag	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	BW	1	1	27
70	Borag	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum	smoothleaf yerba santa	BW	1	2	X
71	Borag	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida	eucrypta	BW			X
72	Borag	Eucrypta micrantha	desert eucrypta	BW			75
73	Borag	Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum	seaside heliotrope	BW	1		X
74	Borag	Nama demissa var. demissa	purple mat	BW	1
75	Borag	Pectocarya heterocarpa	chuckwalla pectocarya	BW	2
76	Borag	Pectocarya recurvata	curvenut combseed	BW	2		1
77	Borag	Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia	desert bluebells	BW			X
78	Borag	Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua	heliotrope phacelia	BW			X
79	Borag	Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora	little-flowered heliotrope phacelia	BW	2		X
80	Borag	Phacelia cryptantha	limestone phacelia	BW	1
81	Borag	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	BW	3	5	99
82	Borag	Phacelia pedicellata	pedicellate phacelia	BW	1	1	17
83	Borag	Pholisma arenarium	sand plant	BW	3	1	X
84	Borag	Pholistoma membranaceum	white fiesta flower	BW	1		2
85	Borag	Tiquilia plicata	plicate coldenia	BW	1	3	X
86	Brass	Brassica tournefortii	*Sahara mustard	BW			X
87	Brass	Caulanthus cooperi	Cooper's jewel-flower	BW			3
88	Brass	Caulanthus lasiophyllus	California mustard	BW	1		99
89	Brass	Dithyrea californica	spectacle-pod	BW	1		X
90	Brass	Draba cuneifolia	wedge-leaved draba	BW			5
91	Brass	Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	BW	3	1	75
92	Brass	Lyrocarpa coulteri	Coulter's lyrepod	BW	1		35
93	Brass	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket	BW	1		10
94	Burse	Bursera microphylla	elephant tree	BW	1		X
95	Cacta	Cylindropuntia bigelovii	teddy-bear cholla	BW	5	9	99
96	Cacta	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	silver cholla	BW	1	1
97	Cacta	Cylindropuntia fosbergii	pink teddy-bear cholla	BW	9	9	3
98	Cacta	Cylindropuntia ganderi	Gander's cholla	BW	3	9	99
99	Cacta	Cylindropuntia ramosissima	pencil cholla	BW		1	X
100	Cacta	Cylindropuntia wolfii	Wolf's cholla	BW			P
101	Cacta	Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	BW	2	7	9
102	Cacta	Ferocactus cylindraceus	California barrel cactus	BW	3	9	99
103	Cacta	Mammillaria dioica	California fish-hook cactus	BW		2	4
104	Cacta	Mammillaria tetrancistra	desert fish-hook cactus	BW			2
105	Cacta	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus	BW	1	4	6
106	Campa	Nemacladus glanduliferus	glandular nemacladus	BW	1		1
107	Caryo	Achyronychia cooperi	frost mat	BW	2		5
108	Cheno	Atriplex polycarpa	cattle saltbush	BW		9	99
109	Cheno	Chenopodium murale	*nettle-leaved goosefoot	BW		1	2
110	Cheno	Dysphania ambrosioides	*Mexican tea				X
111	Convo	Cuscuta californica	California dodder	BW			X
112	Convo	Cuscuta denticulata	desert dodder	BW	1
113	Convo	Cuscuta subinclusa	canyon dodder	BW	3
114	Crass	Dudleya arizonica	Arizona chalk dudleya	BW	2
115	Cucur	Cucurbita palmata	coyote melon	BW	1	4	2
116	Eupho	Acalypha californica	California copperleaf	BW	4	7	10
117	Eupho	Chamaesyce micromera	Sonoran spurge	BW			1
118	Eupho	Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge	BW	9	6	99
119	Eupho	Chamaesyce setiloba	starfish (Yuma) spurge	BW		1	15
120	Eupho	Croton californicus	California croton	BW		1
121	Eupho	Ditaxis lanceolata	narrowleaf ditaxis	BW	3	5	99
122	Eupho	Ditaxis neomexicana	New Mexico ditaxis	BW	3	3	X
123	Eupho	Euphorbia eriantha	beetle spurge	BW			1?
124	Eupho	Stillingia linearifolia	linear-leaved stillingia	BW	2	2	2
125	Fabac	Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus	southern California silver-lotus	BW	1
126	Fabac	Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus	short-winged deerweed	BW	2
127	Fabac	Acmispon haydonii	pygmy lotus	BW	1
128	Fabac	Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus	short-bannered coastal lotus	BW		2	5
129	Fabac	Acmispon rigidus	desert lotus	BW	4		14
130	Fabac	Acmispon strigosus	strigose lotus	BW	3	2	99
131	Fabac	Astragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensis	Cedros milk-vetch	BW			5
132	Fabac	Astragalus palmeri	Palmer's milk-vetch	BW	2
133	Fabac	Dalea mollissima	downy dalea	BW			X
134	Fabac	Lupinus arizonicus	Arizona lupine	BW	2	4	99
135	Fabac	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine	BW	1
136	Fabac	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Coulter's lupine	BW	1
137	Fabac	Olneya tesota	ironwood	BW		9	4
138	Fabac	Parkinsonia aculeata	*Mexican palo verde	BW			P
139	Fabac	Parkinsonia florida	blue palo verde	BW	1	5	X
140	Fabac	Parkinsonia microphylla	yellow palo verde				P
141	Fabac	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite	BW	1	3	25
142	Fabac	Prosopis pubescens	screw-bean mesquite	BW	2
143	Fabac	Psorothamnus emoryi	Emory's indigo-bush	BW	1	3	X
144	Fabac	Psorothamnus schottii	indigo bush	BW	6	7	45
145	Fabac	Psorothamnus spinosus	smoke tree	BW	2	7	15
146	Fabac	Senegalia greggii	catclaw	BW	1	9	99
147	Fabac	Senna armata	spiny senna	BW	9	7	6
148	Fouqu	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	ocotillo	BW	3	9	99
149	Geran	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	BW	1		26
150	Geran	Erodium texanum	Texas filaree	BW			2
151	Krame	Krameria bicolor	white rhatany	BW	4	3	10
152	Lamia	Hyptis emoryi	desert-lavender	BW	4	9	99
153	Lamia	Salvia apiana	white sage	BW	1
154	Lamia	Salvia columbariae	chia	BW	1		5
155	Loasa	Mentzelia affinis	yellow blazing star	BW	2		X
156	Loasa	Mentzelia albicaulis	white-stemmed blazing star	BW			X
157	Loasa	Mentzelia hirsutissima	hairy stickleaf	BW	3		X
158	Loasa	Mentzelia involucrata	bracted blazing star	BW			15
159	Loasa	Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi	Thurber's sandpaper-plant	BW	1	9	5
160	Malva	Eremalche rotundifolia	desert five-spot	BW			3
161	Malva	Hibiscus denudatus	rock hibiscus	BW	1	1	30
162	Malva	Horsfordia newberryi	Newberry's velvet mallow	BW			1
163	Malva	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua	apricot mallow	BW			X
164	Marty	Proboscidea althaeifolia	desert unicorn-plant	BW			7
165	Nycta	Abronia villosa var. villosa	hairy sand-verbena	BW		1	X
166	Nycta	Allionia incarnata var. incarnata	small-flowered trailing four o'clock	BW			2
167	Nycta	Allionia incarnata var. villosa	large-flowered trailing four o'clock	BW	1
168	Nycta	Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia	fivewing spiderling	BW		1	11
169	Nycta	Boerhavia wrightii	Wright's spiderling	BW		1	3
170	Nycta	Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock	BW	2	4	99
171	Nycta	Mirabilis laevis var. villosa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock	BW	1
172	Nycta	Mirabilis tenuiloba	slender-lobed four o'clock	BW			1
173	Oleac	Menodora scabra var. glabrescens	broom twinberry	BW	1
174	Onagr	Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida	pale suncup	BW	2		X
175	Onagr	Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla	heartleaf suncup	BW	1		5
176	Onagr	Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii	brown-eyed primrose	BW			75
177	Onagr	Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata	Booth's evening primrose	BW	2		15
178	Onagr	Eremothera refracta	narrow-leaf suncup	BW	3	1	99
179	Onagr	Eulobus californicus	California suncup	BW	3	2	99
180	Oroba	Orobanche cooperi	Cooper's broomrape	BW			X
181	Papav	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	small-flowered poppy	BW	3		2
182	Papav	Eschscholzia parishii	Parish's poppy	BW	3		30
183	Phrym	Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii	Bigelow's monkeyflower	BW	1		25
184	Plant	Antirrhinum filipes	desert twining snapdragon	BW	1	1	81
185	Plant	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	little-leaved chaparral beardtongue	BW	1
186	Plant	Mohavea confertiflora	ghost flower	BW	1		99
187	Plant	Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii	Cleveland's beardtongue	BW	1
188	Plant	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	showy penstemon	BW	1
189	Plant	Plantago ovata	desert plantain	BW			30
190	Polem	Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia	broad-leaf gilia	BW			13
191	Polem	Gilia stellata	star gilia	BW	1	1	40
192	Polyg	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower	BW	2	1	17
193	Polyg	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat	BW	2
194	Polyg	Eriogonum inflatum	desert trumpet	BW	3	4	60
195	Polyg	Eriogonum maculatum	spotted buckwheat	BW	1
196	Polyg	Eriogonum reniforme	kidney-leaf buckwheat	BW	2		X
197	Polyg	Eriogonum thomasii	Thomas' buckwheat	BW	1		33
198	Polyg	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	Wright's buckwheat	BW	1		10
199	Polyg	Pterostegia drymarioides	threadstem	BW			20
200	Ranun	Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum	intermediate larkspur	BW	2		12
201	Rubia	Galium stellatum	star-flowered bedstraw	BW	4		3
202	Salic	Salix gooddingii	black willow	BW	2	2	X
203	Salic	Salix laevigata	red willow	BW	4
204	Simmo	Simmondsia chinensis	jojoba	BW	3	4	X
205	Solan	Datura discolor	desert thornapple	BW	1		10
206	Solan	Datura wrightii	sacred datura	BW	1		X
207	Solan	Lycium fremontii	Fremont's boxthorn	BW	2		4
208	Solan	Lycium parishii	Parish's boxthorn	BW			2
209	Solan	Nicotiana attenuata	coyote tobacco		1
210	Solan	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco	BW	1	7	10
211	Solan	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry	BW	2	6	30
212	Tamar	Tamarix aphylla	*athel	BW		2	X
213	Tamar	Tamarix ramosissima	*saltcedar	BW	1	9	40
214	Urtic	Parietaria hespera var. hespera	pellitory	BW			99
215	Visca	Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe	BW	2	5	50
216	Zygop	Fagonia laevis	California fagonia	BW	1	6	10
217	Zygop	Fagonia pachyacantha	sticky fagonia	BW			1
218	Zygop	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	BW	3	9	30
Monocots
219	Agava	Agave deserti var. deserti	desert agave	BW	1		99
220	Agava	Hesperocallis undulata	desert lily	BW		2	X
221	Areca	Washingtonia filifera	California fan palm	BW			2
222	Areca	Washingtonia robusta	*Mexican Fan Palm				P
223	Cyper	Cyperus laevigatus	smooth flatsedge		1
224	Cyper	Schoenoplectus americanus	American tule	BW	1		X
225	Junca	Juncus bufonius	toad rush	BW	1
226	Junca	Juncus xiphioides	iris-leaved rush	BW	1
227	Poace	Aristida adscensionis	six-weeks three-awn	BW			5
228	Poace	Aristida purpurea	purple three-awn	BW		1
229	Poace	Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides	needle grama	BW			9
230	Poace	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome	BW	1		X
231	Poace	Cynodon dactylon	*Bermuda grass	BW	1	1	99
232	Poace	Hilaria rigida	big galleta	BW	3	2	7
233	Poace	Hordeum murinum	*foxtail barley	BW	1
234	Poace	Phragmites australis	common reed	BW	1	2	99
235	Poace	Polypogon monspeliensis	*rabbits-foot grass	BW	1
236	Poace	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	BW	2		25
237	Poace	Sorghum bicolor	*sorghum	BW		2	5
238	Potam	Potamogeton foliosus ssp. foliosus	leafy pondweed		1
239	Potam	Potamogeton pusillus	small pondweed		1

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Last update: 15 January 2019




Fig. 1. Top: View up Canebrake Canyon. Middle row. Left: ocotillo and agave on canyon slopes. Right: Phacelia pedicellata, pedicellate phacelia. Bottom row. Left: Cucurbita palmata, coyote melon. Right: Cylindropuntia fosbergii, pink teddy-bear cholla, Mason Valley cholla. All photos by Birgit Knorr. Click on the pictures (except the top one) for larger versions, or to go to the iNaturalist observation with more and larger pictures.