Flora of Borrego Mountain # Fam Scientific Name (*)Common Name #Pls Gymnosperms 1 Eph Ephedra californica desert tea 15 2 Aca Justicia californica chuparosa V 3 Ama Amaranthus albus *tumble pigweed V 4 Ama Amaranthus blitoides *mat amaranth 5 5 Ama Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 2 6 Ama Tidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifolia honeysweet 5 7 Apo Asclepias subulata rush milkweed 36 8 Apo Funastrum hirtellum rambling milkweed 55 9 Apo Pilostyles thurberi Thurber's pilostyles V 10 Ast Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 99 11 Ast Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 99 12 Ast pauciradiata Colorado Desert marigold 21 13 Ast Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 99 14 Ast Calycoseris wrightii white tackstem 99 15 Ast Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion 99 16 Ast Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 1 17 Ast Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion 99 18 Ast Dicoria canescens desert dicoria 99 19 Ast Encelia farinosa brittlebush 99 20 Ast Encelia farinosa var. farinosa brittlebush V 21 Ast Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta purple disk brittlebush V 22 Ast Encelia frutescens button encelia 99 23 Ast Ericameria paniculata blackbanded rabbitbrush 2 24 Ast Geraea canescens hairy desert-sunflower 99 25 Ast acradenia var. acradenia entire-leaved alkali goldenbush 50 26 Ast Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila toothed-leaved alkali goldenbush 98 27 Ast Logfia depressa dwarf filago 30 28 Ast Logfia filaginoides filago 99 29 Ast Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 99 30 Ast Monoptilon bellioides desert star 99 31 Ast Palafoxia arida var. arida Spanish needle 99 32 Ast Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 99 33 Ast Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 99 34 Ast Peucephyllum schottii pygmy-cedar 21 35 Ast Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow- 99 36 Ast Psathyrotes ramosissima turtleback 2 37 Ast Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 99 38 Ast Senecio mohavensis Mojave ragwort 99 39 Ast Sonchus asper ssp. asper *prickly sow thistle 1 40 Ast Sonchus oleraceus *sow thistle 2 41 Ast Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant 95 42 Ast Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 52 43 Ast Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head 99 44 Ast Xylorhiza orcuttii Orcutt's woody-aster 41 45 Big Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow 42 46 Bor Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata bristly fiddleneck 27 47 Bor Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 99 48 Bor Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha 99 49 Bor Cryptantha costata ribbed cryptantha 99 50 Bor Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha 99 51 Bor Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha 80 52 Bor Cryptantha pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha 1 53 Bor Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 99 54 Bor Eucrypta micrantha desert eucrypta 6 55 Bor Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum seaside heliotrope V 56 Bor Nama demissa var. demissa purple mat V 57 Bor Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya 99 58 Bor Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed 30 59 Bor Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 99 60 Bor crenulata var. ambigua heliotrope phacelia 99 61 Bor Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora little-flowered heliotrope phacelia 99 62 Bor Phacelia distans common phacelia 99 63 Bor Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia 18 64 Bor Tiquilia palmeri Palmer's coldenia 99 65 Bor Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia 99 66 Bra Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard 99 67 Bra Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 50 68 Bra Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard iN 69 Bra Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod 99 70 Bra Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 99 71 Bra Lyrocarpa coulteri Coulter's lyrepod 8 72 Bra Sisymbrium irio *London rocket 99 73 Bra Streptanthella longirostris longbeak streptanthella 99 74 Cac Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 99 75 Cac Cylindropuntia echinocarpa silver cholla 99 76 Cac Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 16 77 Cac Cylindropuntia ramosissima pencil cholla 2 78 Cac Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 99 79 Cac Mammillaria tetrancistra desert fish-hook cactus 9 80 Cac Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 2 81 Cam Nemacladus glanduliferus glandular nemacladus 20 82 Cam Nemacladus tenuis var. tenuis desert threadplant 10 83 Car Achyronychia cooperi frost mat 99 84 Che Atriplex canescens var. laciniata Caleb saltbush 99 85 Che Atriplex elegans var. fasciculata wheelscale 1 86 Che Atriplex hymenelytra desert holly 99 87 Che Atriplex polycarpa cattle saltbush 99 88 Che Chenopodium murale *nettle-leaved goosefoot 14 89 Che Monolepis nuttalliana Nuttall's poverty weed 3 90 Che Salsola paulsenii *Paulsen's Russian thistle 7 91 Cle Cleomella obtusifolia Mojave cleomella 14 92 Con Cuscuta californica var. papillosa papillate dodder 22 93 Cuc Cucurbita palmata coyote melon 1 94 Eup Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge 99 95 Eup Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 99 96 Eup Chamaesyce setiloba starfish (Yuma) spurge 2 97 Eup Croton californicus California croton 99 98 Eup Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 8 99 Eup Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis 17 100 Eup Stillingia spinulosa annual stillingia 99 101 Fab Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus short-bannered coastal lotus 22 102 Fab Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 99 103 Fab Astragalus aridus annual desert milk-vetch 99 104 Fab Astragalus crotalariae Salton milk-vetch 32 105 Fab Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus dwarf white milk-vetch 39 106 Fab Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus Borrego milk-vetch 99 107 Fab Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii Peirson's milk-vetch V 108 Fab Dalea mollis silky dalea 20 109 Fab Dalea mollissima downy dalea 71 110 Fab Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine 99 111 Fab Lupinus shockleyi desert lupine 9 112 Fab Olneya tesota ironwood 67 113 Fab Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 99 114 Fab Psorothamnus emoryi Emory's indigo-bush 99 115 Fab Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 99 116 Fab Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree 99 117 Fab Senegalia greggii catclaw 99 118 Fab Senna armata spiny senna V 119 Fou Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 99 120 Ger Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 99 121 Ger Erodium texanum Texas filaree 99 122 Kra bicolor white rhatany 99 123 Kra Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 93 124 Lam Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 99 125 Lam Salvia columbariae chia 3 126 Lam Salvia vaseyi Vasey's sage 9 169 Pol Eriogonum trichopes little desert trumpet 99 127 Loa Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star 3sp 170 Pol Pterostegia drymarioides fairy bowties, threadstem 20 128 Loa Mentzelia desertorum desert blazing star 1? 171 Res Oligomeris linifolia lineleaf whitepuff 99 129 Loa Mentzelia involucrata bracted blazing star 99 172 Sol Datura discolor desert thornapple 99 130 Loa Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper- 99 173 Sol Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 99 131 Mal exilis white mallow 3 174 Sol Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 99 132 Mal Eremalche rotundifolia desert five-spot 99 175 Tam Tamarix ramosissima *saltcedar 5 133 Mal Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 25 176 Vis Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 99 134 Mal Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot mallow 2 177 Zyg Fagonia laevis California fagonia 44 135 Mon Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 5 178 Zyg Kallstroemia californica California caltrop 99 136 Mon Cistanthe ambigua dead man's fingers 99 179 Zyg creosote bush 99 137 Nyc Abronia villosa var. villosa hairy sand-verbena 99 180 Zyg Tribulus terrestris *puncture-vine 5 138 Nyc Allionia incarnata var. incarnata small-flowered trailing four o'clock 99 Monocots 139 Nyc Boerhavia wrightii Wright's spiderling 77 181 Aga Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 99 140 Nyc laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 99 182 Aga Hesperocallis undulata desert lily 99 141 Nyc Mirabilis tenuiloba slender-lobed four o'clock V 183 Poa Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 99 142 Ona Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup 30 184 Poa Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 85 143 Ona Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla heartleaf suncup 39 185 Poa Bouteloua barbata var. barbata six-weeks grama 55 144 Ona Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose 99 186 Poa Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 30 145 Ona Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata Booth's evening primrose 99 187 Poa Festuca bromoides *brome fescue 40 146 Ona Eulobus californicus California suncup 99 188 Poa Hilaria rigida big galleta 99 147 Ona Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides dune primrose 99 189 Poa Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 99 148 Oro Orobanche cooperi Cooper's broomrape 99 190 Poa Sorghum bicolor *sorghum 2 149 Pap Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy 99 http://tchester.org/sd/plants/floras/borrego_mtn.html / Last update: 10 January 2019 150 Pap Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy 24 151 Phr Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii Bigelow's monkeyflower 2 152 Pla Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower 99 153 Pla Plantago ovata desert plantain 99 154 Pol Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia broad-leaf gilia 99 155 Pol Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 2 156 Pol Eriastrum harwoodii Harwood's woolly-star ~66 157 Pol Gilia diegensis coastal gilia V 158 Pol Gilia stellata star gilia 3 159 Pol Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima bristly langloisia 99 160 Pol Loeseliastrum matthewsii desert calico 99 161 Pol Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's calico 99 162 Pol Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 99 163 Pol Chorizanthe corrugata wrinkled spineflower 85 164 Pol Chorizanthe rigida devil's spineflower 99 165 Pol Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum flat-topped buckwheat 99 166 Pol Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 99 167 Pol Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 99 168 Pol Eriogonum thurberi Thurber's buckwheat V