Flora of Palm Spring / Vallecito Creek Area, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Flora of Palm Spring / Vallecito Creek Area, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

# Famil Scientific Name (*) Common Name #V #iNat
Eudicots
1 Amara Tidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifolia Arizona honeysweet 3
2 Apocy Asclepias erosa desert milkweed 1
3 Apocy Asclepias subulata rush milkweed 1 1
4 Aster Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus goldenhead 1
5 Aster Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 1 5
6 Aster Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 1
7 Aster Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia mule fat 1
8 Aster Baileya pauciradiata Colorado Desert marigold 1
9 Aster Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 1
10 Aster Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion 3 1
11 Aster Encelia frutescens button encelia 1 6
12 Aster Ericameria paniculata blackbanded rabbitbrush 1
13 Aster Geraea canescens hairy desert-sunflower 4 2
14 Aster Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila toothed-leaved alkali goldenbush 3 16
15 Aster Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 1
16 Aster Monoptilon bellioides desert star 1
17 Aster Palafoxia arida var. arida Spanish needle 2 5
18 Aster Pluchea sericea arrow-weed 1 7
19 Aster Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 2 1
20 Aster Sonchus oleraceus *sow thistle 1
21 Aster Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant 1
22 Aster Xylorhiza orcuttii Orcutt's woody-aster x
23 Bigno Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow 1
24 Borag Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 6 2
25 Borag Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha 2
26 Borag Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis Nevada cryptantha 2
27 Borag Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 1
28 Borag Eucrypta micrantha desert eucrypta 1
29 Borag Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum seaside heliotrope 1
30 Borag Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya 3
31 Borag Pectocarya peninsularis Baja pectocarya 1
32 Borag Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed 2
33 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua heliotrope phacelia 1 3
34 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora little-flowered heliotrope phacelia 2
35 Borag Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia 2
36 Brass Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard 3 1
37 Brass Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 4 2
38 Brass Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod 1 1
39 Brass Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 2
40 Brass Streptanthella longirostris longbeak streptanthella 1 5
41 Cacta Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 1
42 Cacta Cylindropuntia echinocarpa silver cholla 3
43 Cacta Cylindropuntia fosbergii pink teddy-bear cholla x
44 Cacta Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 1
45 Cacta Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 2
46 Caryo Achyronychia cooperi frost mat 2
47 Cheno Atriplex canescens var. canescens four-wing saltbush 5
48 Cheno Atriplex canescens var. laciniata Caleb four-wing saltbush 1 2
49 Cheno Atriplex hymenelytra desert holly 2 12
50 Cheno Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis big saltbush 1
51 Cheno Atriplex polycarpa cattle saltbush 1 5
52 Cheno Suaeda nigra bush seepweed 3 3
53 Cucur Cucurbita palmata coyote melon 2
54 Eupho Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 1 3
55 Eupho Croton californicus California croton 2
56 Fabac Astragalus crotalariae Salton milk-vetch 4
57 Fabac Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus dwarf white milk-vetch 1
58 Fabac Astragalus insularis var. harwoodii Harwood's milk-vetch 1
59 Fabac Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine 1 1
60 Fabac Olneya tesota ironwood 1
61 Fabac Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 1 8
62 Fabac Prosopis pubescens screw-bean mesquite 1
63 Fabac Psorothamnus emoryi Emory's indigo-bush 2 1
64 Fabac Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 7
65 Fabac Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree 12
66 Fabac Senegalia greggii catclaw 4
67 Fouqu Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 2 4
68 Krame Krameria bicolor white rhatany 6
69 Loasa Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper-plant 1
70 Malva Horsfordia newberryi Newberry's velvet mallow x
71 Malva Sphaeralcea ambigua apricot mallow 1
72 Monti Cistanthe ambigua dead man's fingers 3 4
73 Nycta Abronia villosa var. villosa hairy sand-verbena 4 4
74 Onagr Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla heartleaf suncup 1
75 Onagr Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose 5 8
76 Onagr Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata Booth's evening primrose 1 3
77 Onagr Eulobus californicus California suncup 1 2
78 Onagr Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides dune primrose 1
79 Papav Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy 1
80 Plant Penstemon thurberi Thurber's beardtongue 1
81 Plant Plantago ovata desert plantain 3 1
82 Polem Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia broad-leaf gilia 2
83 Polem Loeseliastrum matthewsii desert calico 2
84 Polyg Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 2 1
85 Polyg Chorizanthe corrugata wrinkled spineflower 1
86 Polyg Chorizanthe rigida devil's spineflower 1
87 Polyg Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum flat-topped buckwheat 3
88 Polyg Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 2 2
89 Polyg Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 1 1
90 Polyg Eriogonum trichopes little desert trumpet 1
91 Polyg Pterostegia drymarioides threadstem 1
92 Resed Oligomeris linifolia lineleaf whitepuff 3
93 Solan Datura discolor desert thornapple 1
94 Solan Lycium fremontii Fremont's boxthorn 1 4
95 Solan Nicotiana clevelandii Cleveland's tobacco 1
96 Solan Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 1
97 Solan Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 1
98 Visca Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 1 4
99 Zygop Larrea tridentata creosote bush 4 9
Monocots
100 Agava Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 5
101 Agava Hesperocallis undulata desert lily 4 11
102 Arace Lemna gibba swollen duckweed 1
103 Areca Washingtonia filifera California fan palm 3
104 Cyper Cyperus laevigatus smooth flatsedge 2
105 Cyper Schoenoplectus americanus American tule 1
106 Poace Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 1
107 Poace Distichlis spicata saltgrass 2
108 Poace Festuca octoflora six-weeks fescue 2
109 Poace Hilaria rigida big galleta 3 5
110 Poace Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 3 1
111 Zanni Zannichellia palustris horned pondweed 1
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Last update: 11 January 2020

#	Famil	Scientific Name	(*) Common Name	#V	#iNat
Eudicots
1	Amara	Tidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifolia	Arizona honeysweet		3
2	Apocy	Asclepias erosa	desert milkweed		1
3	Apocy	Asclepias subulata	rush milkweed	1	1
4	Aster	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus	goldenhead	1
5	Aster	Ambrosia dumosa	burroweed	1	5
6	Aster	Ambrosia salsola var. salsola	cheesebush		1
7	Aster	Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia	mule fat		1
8	Aster	Baileya pauciradiata	Colorado Desert marigold	1
9	Aster	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush		1
10	Aster	Chaenactis stevioides	desert pincushion	3	1
11	Aster	Encelia frutescens	button encelia	1	6
12	Aster	Ericameria paniculata	blackbanded rabbitbrush		1
13	Aster	Geraea canescens	hairy desert-sunflower	4	2
14	Aster	Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila	toothed-leaved alkali goldenbush	3	16
15	Aster	Malacothrix glabrata	desert dandelion	1
16	Aster	Monoptilon bellioides	desert star	1
17	Aster	Palafoxia arida var. arida	Spanish needle	2	5
18	Aster	Pluchea sericea	arrow-weed	1	7
19	Aster	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory	2	1
20	Aster	Sonchus oleraceus	*sow thistle	1
21	Aster	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	slender wreathplant		1
22	Aster	Xylorhiza orcuttii	Orcutt's woody-aster		x
23	Bigno	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	desert-willow		1
24	Borag	Cryptantha angustifolia	narrow-leaved cryptantha	6	2
25	Borag	Cryptantha maritima	Guadalupe cryptantha	2
26	Borag	Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis	Nevada cryptantha	2
27	Borag	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	1
28	Borag	Eucrypta micrantha	desert eucrypta	1
29	Borag	Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum	seaside heliotrope	1
30	Borag	Pectocarya heterocarpa	chuckwalla pectocarya	3
31	Borag	Pectocarya peninsularis	Baja pectocarya	1
32	Borag	Pectocarya platycarpa	broad-fruited combseed	2
33	Borag	Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua	heliotrope phacelia	1	3
34	Borag	Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora	little-flowered heliotrope phacelia	2
35	Borag	Tiquilia plicata	plicate coldenia		2
36	Brass	Brassica tournefortii	*Sahara mustard	3	1
37	Brass	Descurainia pinnata	western tansy-mustard	4	2
38	Brass	Dithyrea californica	spectacle-pod	1	1
39	Brass	Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	2
40	Brass	Streptanthella longirostris	longbeak streptanthella	1	5
41	Cacta	Cylindropuntia bigelovii	teddy-bear cholla		1
42	Cacta	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	silver cholla		3
43	Cacta	Cylindropuntia fosbergii	pink teddy-bear cholla		x
44	Cacta	Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus		1
45	Cacta	Ferocactus cylindraceus	California barrel cactus	2
46	Caryo	Achyronychia cooperi	frost mat	2
47	Cheno	Atriplex canescens var. canescens	four-wing saltbush		5
48	Cheno	Atriplex canescens var. laciniata	Caleb four-wing saltbush	1	2
49	Cheno	Atriplex hymenelytra	desert holly	2	12
50	Cheno	Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis	big saltbush	1
51	Cheno	Atriplex polycarpa	cattle saltbush	1	5
52	Cheno	Suaeda nigra	bush seepweed	3	3
53	Cucur	Cucurbita palmata	coyote melon		2
54	Eupho	Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge	1	3
55	Eupho	Croton californicus	California croton		2
56	Fabac	Astragalus crotalariae	Salton milk-vetch	4
57	Fabac	Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus	dwarf white milk-vetch	1
58	Fabac	Astragalus insularis var. harwoodii	Harwood's milk-vetch	1
59	Fabac	Lupinus arizonicus	Arizona lupine	1	1
60	Fabac	Olneya tesota	ironwood		1
61	Fabac	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite	1	8
62	Fabac	Prosopis pubescens	screw-bean mesquite		1
63	Fabac	Psorothamnus emoryi	Emory's indigo-bush	2	1
64	Fabac	Psorothamnus schottii	indigo bush		7
65	Fabac	Psorothamnus spinosus	smoke tree		12
66	Fabac	Senegalia greggii	catclaw		4
67	Fouqu	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	ocotillo	2	4
68	Krame	Krameria bicolor	white rhatany		6
69	Loasa	Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi	Thurber's sandpaper-plant		1
70	Malva	Horsfordia newberryi	Newberry's velvet mallow		x
71	Malva	Sphaeralcea ambigua	apricot mallow	1
72	Monti	Cistanthe ambigua	dead man's fingers	3	4
73	Nycta	Abronia villosa var. villosa	hairy sand-verbena	4	4
74	Onagr	Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla	heartleaf suncup		1
75	Onagr	Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii	brown-eyed primrose	5	8
76	Onagr	Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata	Booth's evening primrose	1	3
77	Onagr	Eulobus californicus	California suncup	1	2
78	Onagr	Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides	dune primrose	1
79	Papav	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	small-flowered poppy	1
80	Plant	Penstemon thurberi	Thurber's beardtongue	1
81	Plant	Plantago ovata	desert plantain	3	1
82	Polem	Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia	broad-leaf gilia		2
83	Polem	Loeseliastrum matthewsii	desert calico	2
84	Polyg	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower	2	1
85	Polyg	Chorizanthe corrugata	wrinkled spineflower	1
86	Polyg	Chorizanthe rigida	devil's spineflower		1
87	Polyg	Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum	flat-topped buckwheat		3
88	Polyg	Eriogonum inflatum	desert trumpet	2	2
89	Polyg	Eriogonum thomasii	Thomas' buckwheat	1	1
90	Polyg	Eriogonum trichopes	little desert trumpet		1
91	Polyg	Pterostegia drymarioides	threadstem		1
92	Resed	Oligomeris linifolia	lineleaf whitepuff	3
93	Solan	Datura discolor	desert thornapple	1
94	Solan	Lycium fremontii	Fremont's boxthorn	1	4
95	Solan	Nicotiana clevelandii	Cleveland's tobacco	1
96	Solan	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco	1
97	Solan	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry	1
98	Visca	Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe	1	4
99	Zygop	Larrea tridentata	creosote bush	4	9
Monocots
100	Agava	Agave deserti var. deserti	desert agave		5
101	Agava	Hesperocallis undulata	desert lily	4	11
102	Arace	Lemna gibba	swollen duckweed	1
103	Areca	Washingtonia filifera	California fan palm		3
104	Cyper	Cyperus laevigatus	smooth flatsedge	2
105	Cyper	Schoenoplectus americanus	American tule	1
106	Poace	Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides	needle grama		1
107	Poace	Distichlis spicata	saltgrass		2
108	Poace	Festuca octoflora	six-weeks fescue	2
109	Poace	Hilaria rigida	big galleta	3	5
110	Poace	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	3	1
111	Zanni	Zannichellia palustris	horned pondweed	1