Flora of Rainbow Canyon # Fam Scientific Name (*)Common Name #Pls Lycophytes 1 Sel Selaginella bigelovii Bigelow's spike-moss 1 2 Sel Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss 99 Ferns 3 Pte Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern 40 4 Pte Cheilanthes parryi woolly lipfern 1 5 Pte Notholaena californica ssp. californica California cloak fern 15 6 Pte Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata bird's-foot fern 2 Gymnosperms 7 Cup Juniperus californica California juniper 99 8 Eph Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 99 9 Eph Ephedra californica desert tea 5 Eudicots 10 Aca Carlowrightia arizonica Arizona carlowrightia 22 11 Aca Justicia californica chuparosa 99 12 Ama Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 75 13 Api Lomatium mohavense Mojave lomatium 1 14 Apo Asclepias erosa desert milkweed 1 15 Apo Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii climbing milkweed 55 16 Apo Matelea parvifolia spearleaf 2 Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. 17 Ast goldenhead 3 sphaerocephalus 18 Ast Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 99 19 Ast Ambrosia acanthicarpa bur-ragweed 2 20 Ast Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 99 21 Ast Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 99 22 Ast Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta mountain mugwort 20 23 Ast Bahiopsis parishii Parish's goldeneye 99 24 Ast Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 15 25 Ast Brickellia atractyloides var. odontolepis California spear-leaved brickellia 20 26 Ast Brickellia desertorum desert brickellia 5 27 Ast Brickellia frutescens shrubby brickellia 10 28 Ast Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 99 29 Ast Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion 2 30 Ast Encelia actoni Acton encelia 31 Ast Encelia farinosa brittlebush 99 32 Ast Ericameria brachylepis boundary goldenbush 99 33 Ast Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum golden yarrow 10 34 Ast Eriophyllum pringlei Pringle's woolly sunflower 35 Ast Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum Wallace's woolly daisy 99 36 Ast Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed 99 37 Ast Lasthenia gracilis goldfields 99 38 Ast Logfia depressa dwarf filago 10 39 Ast Logfia filaginoides California filago 99 40 Ast Logfia gallica *narrowleaf filago 50 41 Ast Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 3 42 Ast Monoptilon bellioides desert star 43 Ast Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 99 44 Ast Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 99 45 Ast Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow-leaf 45 46 Ast Porophyllum gracile odora 7 47 Ast Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 10 48 Ast Senecio californicus California groundsel 99 49 Ast Senecio mohavensis Mojave ragwort 1 50 Ast Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant 99 51 Ast Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 25 52 Ast Stylocline gnaphaloides everlasting nest-straw 53 Ast Trixis californica var. californica California trixis 10 54 Bor Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck 50 55 Bor Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata bristly fiddleneck 56 Bor Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 2 57 Bor Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha 6 58 Bor Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa cushion cryptantha 59 Bor Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha 1 60 Bor Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha 99 61 Bor Cryptantha muricata prickly cryptantha 2 62 Bor Cryptantha nevadensis Nevada cryptantha 63 Bor Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera Tucson wing-nut cryptantha 20 64 Bor Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha 65 Bor Cryptantha utahensis scented cryptantha 2 66 Bor Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 3 67 Bor Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida eucrypta 3 68 Bor Nama demissa var. demissa purple mat 99 69 Bor Pectocarya anisocarpa Blair Valley combseed 70 Bor Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 30 71 Bor Pectocarya setosa moth combseed 72 Bor Phacelia distans common phacelia 99 73 Bor Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells 3 74 Bor Pholistoma auritum var. arizonicum Arizona fiesta flower 99 75 Bor Plagiobothrys arizonicus Arizona popcorn flower 50 76 Bra Boechera perennans perennial rock-cress 30 77 Bra Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard 60 78 Bra Caulanthus hallii Hall's caulanthus 3 79 Bra Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 1 80 Bra Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 4 81 Bra Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba 5 82 Bra Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 20 83 Bra Lyrocarpa coulteri Coulter's lyrepod 1 84 Bra Sisymbrium irio *London rocket 5 85 Bra Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 20 86 Bra Thysanocarpus curvipes fringe-pod 2 87 Cac Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 99 88 Cac Cylindropuntia fosbergii pink teddy-bear cholla 99 89 Cac Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 50 90 Cac Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 99 91 Cac Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 99 92 Cac Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 99 93 Cac Mammillaria tetrancistra desert fish-hook cactus 94 Cac Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 99 95 Cac Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Engelmann prickly-pear 7 96 Cac Opuntia phaeacantha desert prickly-pear 99 97 Cam Nemacladus glanduliferus glandular nemacladus 5 98 Cam Nemacladus longiflorus var. breviflorus thread plant 99 Cam Nemacladus rubescens desert nemacladus 99 100 Car Loeflingia squarrosa spreading loeflingia 3 101 Che Atriplex canescens var. canescens four-wing saltbush 6 102 Cra Crassula connata pygmy-weed 99 103 Cra Dudleya arizonica Arizona chalk dudleya 99 104 Cuc Cucurbita palmata coyote melon 2 105 Eup Bernardia incana western bernardia 4 106 Eup Chamaesyce albomarginata rattlesnake weed 15 107 Eup Chamaesyce melanadenia red-gland spurge 99 108 Eup Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge 10 109 Eup Chamaesyce setiloba starfish (Yuma) spurge 30 110 Eup Croton californicus California croton 1 111 Eup Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 25 112 Eup Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis 10 113 Eup Euphorbia eriantha beetle spurge 2 114 Eup Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia 99 115 Fab Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus short-winged deerweed 99 116 Fab Acmispon micranthus San Diego birdsfoot lotus 5 117 Fab Acmispon rigidus desert lotus 99 118 Fab Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 5 119 Fab Lupinus bicolor dwarf lupine 99 120 Fab Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 15 121 Fab Lupinus hirsutissimus stinging lupine 3 122 Fab Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine 1 165 Pol Pterostegia drymarioides fairy bowties, threadstem 25 123 Fab Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 1 166 Ran Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 30 124 Fab Senegalia greggii catclaw 99 167 Ros Prunus fremontii desert apricot 99 125 Fou Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 99 168 Rub Galium stellatum star-flowered bedstraw 45 126 Ger Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 99 169 Rut Thamnosma montana turpentine broom 127 Kra Krameria bicolor white rhatany 50 170 Sim Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 50 128 Kra Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 40 171 Sol Datura wrightii sacred datura 5 129 Lam Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 75 172 Sol Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn 50 130 Lam Salvia apiana white sage 20 173 Sol Lycium cooperi Cooper's boxthorn 10 131 Lam Salvia carduacea thistle sage 174 Sol Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 25 132 Lam Salvia columbariae chia 99 175 Sol Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 11 133 Loa Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star 1 176 Vis Phoradendron bolleanum dense mistletoe 134 Loa Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper-plant 1 177 Vis Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 30 135 Mal Ayenia compacta ayenia 14 178 Zyg Fagonia laevis California fagonia 99 136 Mal Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 1 179 Zyg Larrea tridentata creosote bush 99 137 Mal Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa desert globemallow 20 Monocots 138 Mol Mollugo cerviana *carpet-weed 99 180 Aga Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 99 139 Mon Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 99 181 Aga Yucca schidigera Mohave yucca 99 large-flowered trailing four 182 All Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum fringed onion 10 140 Nyc Allionia incarnata var. villosa 28 o'clock 183 Lil Calochortus splendens splendid mariposa lily 141 Nyc Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia fivewing spiderling 10 184 Poa Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 99 142 Nyc Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 99 185 Poa Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 20 143 Ole Menodora scabra var. glabrescens broom twinberry 30 186 Poa Bromus diandrus *ripgut brome 40 144 Ona Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup 99 187 Poa Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 99 145 Ona Eulobus californicus California suncup 99 188 Poa Bromus tectorum *downy brome 5 146 Pap Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy 20 189 Poa Eragrostis curvula *weeping lovegrass 147 Phr Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii Bigelow's monkeyflower 190 Poa Festuca bromoides *brome fescue 148 Pla Plantago ovata desert plantain 1 191 Poa Hilaria rigida big galleta 20 149 Pol Eriastrum diffusum miniature woolly-star 192 Poa Melica frutescens tall melica 10 150 Pol Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 99 193 Poa Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly 1 151 Pol Gilia stellata star gilia 40 194 Poa Poa secunda ssp. secunda one-sided bluegrass 14 152 Pol Leptosiphon aureus golden linanthus 99 195 Poa Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 99 153 Pol Leptosiphon lemmonii Lemmon's linanthus 196 Poa Stipa parishii var. parishii Parish's needlegrass 10 154 Pol Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's