Flora of Northeast Vallecito Mountains and Adjacent Lower Borrego Valley

# # Family Scientific Name (*)Common Name #V AC El Lycopods 1 Selag Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss 1 Ferns 2 Pteri Cheilanthes parryi woolly lipfern 3 24 11 3 Pteri Notholaena californica cloak fern 1 Gymnosperms 4 Cupre Juniperus californica California juniper 3 5 Ephed Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 3 57 11 6 Acant Justicia californica chuparosa 3 99 99 7 Amara Amaranthus albus *tumble pigweed 8 Amara Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 8 30 Tidestromia suffruticosa var. 9 Amara Arizona honeysweet 1 oblongifolia 10 Apocy Asclepias albicans white-stemmed milkweed 1 11 Apocy Funastrum hirtellum rambling milkweed 2 99 99 12 Aster Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 2 4 4 13 Aster Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 2 99 99 14 Aster Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 4 99 15 Aster Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis 1 16 Aster Bahiopsis parishii Parish's viguiera 7 1 17 Aster Baileya pauciradiata Colorado Desert marigold 1 18 Aster Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 5 99 99 California spear-leaved 19 Aster Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta 1 brickellia 20 Aster Brickellia desertorum desert brickellia 1 21 Aster Calycoseris wrightii white tackstem 5 4 69 carphoclinia var. 22 Aster pebble pincushion 2 99 carphoclinia 23 Aster Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 10 24 Aster desert pincushion 2 99 25 Aster Chaenactis xantiana Xantus' chaenactis 1 26 Aster Dicoria canescens desert dicoria 1 27 Aster Encelia farinosa brittlebush 82 99 28 Aster Encelia frutescens button encelia 4 29 Aster Geraea canescens hairy desert-sunflower 3 30 Aster Gutierrezia californica California matchweed 1 5 solitary-leaved alkali 31 Aster Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila 1 goldenbush 32 Aster Logfia arizonica Arizona herba impia 1 60 33 Aster Logfia depressa dwarf filago 1 1 34 Aster Logfia filaginoides California filago 35 35 Aster Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 2 1 11 36 Aster Malperia tenuis brown turbans 3 99 99 37 Aster Monoptilon bellioides desert star 3 1 99 38 Aster Palafoxia arida var. arida desert needle 4 99 39 Aster Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 1 99 40 Aster Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 4 7 99 41 Aster Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow- 2 99 66 42 Aster Prenanthella exigua bright-white 2 43 Aster Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 1 1 99 44 Aster Senecio mohavensis Mojave ragwort 4 99 45 Aster Sonchus oleraceus *sow thistle 1 46 Aster Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 2 52 99 47 Aster Stylocline intertexta tangled nest-straw 1 48 Aster Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head 1 1 99 49 Aster Trixis californica var. californica California trixis 1 7 1 50 Aster Xylorhiza orcuttii Orcutt's woody-aster 1 51 Borag Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 2 99 52 Borag Cryptantha barbigera bearded cryptantha 99 99 53 Borag Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha 99 30 54 Borag Cryptantha holoptera winged cryptantha 5 55 Borag Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha 1 99 99 56 Borag Cryptantha pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha 99 57 Borag Cryptantha racemosa bushy cryptantha 3 63 15 58 Borag Cryptantha utahensis scented cryptantha 40 10 Emmenanthe penduliflora var. 59 Borag whispering bells 1 99 penduliflora 60 Borag demissum var. demissum purple mat 1 61 Borag var. spathulatum hispid nama 1 62 Borag Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya 1 99 63 Borag Pectocarya peninsularis Baja pectocarya 50 64 Borag Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed 1 20 65 Borag Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 1 99 66 Borag Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia 30 30 67 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. crenulata heliotrope phacelia 2 little-flowered heliotrope 68 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora 6 1 99 phacelia 69 Borag Phacelia distans common phacelia 1 7 99 70 Borag Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia 1 1 99 195 Rubia Galium stellatum star-flowered bedstraw 7 71 Borag Tiquilia palmeri Palmer's coldenia 3 31 196 Rutac Thamnosma montana turpentine broom 2 72 Borag Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia 2 197 Simmo Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 2 15 73 Brass Boechera perennans perennial rock-cress 1 198 Solan Datura discolor desert thornapple 1 99 74 Brass Brassica tournefortii *Asian mustard 1 99 199 Solan Datura wrightii sacred datura 75 Brass Caulanthus cooperi Cooper's jewel- 1 10 200 Solan Lycium andersonii Anderson's desert-thorn 2 3 76 Brass Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 99 201 Solan Lycium fremontii Fremont's boxthorn 77 Brass Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra smooth western tansy-mustard 1 20 25 202 Solan Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 4 21 15 78 Brass Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod 1 5 203 Solan Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 2 10 94 79 Brass Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba 60 204 Ta mar Ta marix ramosissima *saltcedar 1 80 Brass Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 4 99 205 Urtic Parietaria hespera var. hespera pellitory 40 81 Brass Lyrocarpa coulteri Coulter's lyrepod 3 26 11 206 Visca Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 3 50 99 82 Burse Bursera microphylla elephant tree 3 99 94 207 Zygop Fagonia pachyacantha sticky fagonia 4 1 99 83 Cacta Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla Rb 55 20 208 Zygop Kallstroemia californica California caltrop 2 84 Cacta Cylindropuntia echinocarpa silver cholla 2 99 209 Zygop creosote bush 10 99 99 85 Cacta Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla Rb 99 99 210 Zygop Tribulus terrestris *puncture-vine 86 Cacta Cylindropuntia ramosissima pencil cholla 50 Monocots 87 Cacta Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 1 99 99 211 Agava Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 1 99 6 88 Cacta Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 3 15 95 212 Agava Hesperocallis undulata desert lily 2 5 89 Cacta Mammillaria tetrancistra fish-hook cactus 1 8 213 Poace Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 3 12 99 90 Cacta Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus Rb 9 99 214 Poace Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 53 2 91 Campa Nemacladus glanduliferus glandular nemacladus 99 215 Poace Aristida purpurea var. parishii Parish three-awn 3 92 Campa Nemacladus rubescens desert nemacladus 2 216 Poace Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 2 6 99 93 Campa Nemacladus tenuis var. tenuis desert threadplant 1 217 Poace Bouteloua barbata var. barbata six-weeks grama 1 50 94 Caryo Achyronychia cooperi frost mat 1 1 218 Poace Dasyochloa pulchella fluff grass 2 21 95 Cheno Atriplex canescens var. canescens (s.l.) four-wing saltbush 219 Poace Festuca bromoides *brome fescue 53 96 Cheno Atriplex hymenelytra desert holly 2 220 Poace Hilaria rigida big galleta 5 53 99 97 Cheno Atriplex polycarpa cattle saltbush 221 Poace Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly 1 2 98 Cheno Chenopodium murale *nettle-leaved goosefoot 3 222 Poace Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 99 99 Cheno Suaeda nigra bush seepweed http://tchester.org/sd/plants/floras/northeast_vallecito_mtns.html 100 Cleom Cleomella obtusifolia Mojave cleomella 1 Last update: 12 January 2015 101 Convo Cuscuta californica var. papillosa papillate dodder 10 102 Crass Dudleya arizonica Arizona chalk dudleya 1 103 Cucur Cucurbita palmata coyote melon 1 2 104 Eupho Chamaesyce abramsiana Abrams' prostrate spurge 105 Eupho Chamaesyce melanadenia red-gland spurge 1 106 Eupho Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge 1 21 5 107 Eupho Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 6 57 99 108 Eupho Chamaesyce setiloba Yu ma spurge 99 99 109 Eupho Croton californicus California croton 3 2 110 Eupho Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 1 99 99 111 Eupho Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis 5 22 112 Eupho Ditaxis serrata var. californica California ditaxis 1 113 Eupho Ditaxis serrata var. serrata Yu ma ditaxis 155 Monti Cistanthe ambigua desert red maids 1 114 Eupho Euphorbia eriantha beetle spurge 1 6 20 156 Nycta Abronia villosa var. villosa hairy sand-verbena 2 115 Eupho Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia 1 157 Nycta Allionia incarnata var. incarnata trailing four o'clock 4 1 99 116 Fabac Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus short-bannered coastal lotus 31 11 158 Nycta Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia fivewing spiderling 87 75 117 Fabac Acmispon maritimus var. maritimus coastal lotus 2 159 Nycta Boerhavia wrightii Wright's spiderling 1 99 118 Fabac Acmispon rigidus desert lotus 1 85 22 160 Nycta Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 2 1 99 119 Fabac Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 2 1 99 161 Nycta Mirabilis tenuiloba slender-lobed four o'clock 6 99 74 120 Fabac Astragalus aridus annual desert milk-vetch 1 162 Oleac Menodora scabra var. glabrescens broom twinberry Rb 121 Fabac Astragalus crotalariae Salton milk-vetch 6 163 Oleac Menodora scabra var. scabra rough desert olive 1 122 Fabac Astragalus palmeri Palmer's milk-vetch 1 164 Onagr Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale sun-cup 1 123 Fabac Calliandra eriophylla fairyduster 2 165 Onagr Chylismia brevipes yellow cups 2 124 Fabac Dalea mollis silky dalea 14 Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. 166 Onagr heartleaf sun-cup 1 50 21 125 Fabac Dalea mollissima downy dalea 3 1 cardiophylla 126 Fabac Hoffmannseggia microphylla narrow hoffmannseggia 1 167 Onagr Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose 6 99 127 Fabac Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine 2 25 99 168 Onagr Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata Booth's evening primrose 3 99 128 Fabac Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 5 17 169 Onagr Eremothera refracta narrow-leaf sun-cup 2 99 129 Fabac Marina parryi Parry's marina 2 170 Onagr Eulobus californicus California suncup 99 99 130 Fabac Olneya tesota ironwood 14 171 Onagr Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides dune primrose 131 Fabac Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 172 Oroba Orobanche cooperi Cooper's broom-rape 2 2 132 Fabac Psorothamnus emoryi Emory's indigo-bush 3 173 Papav Argemone munita prickly poppy 1 Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. 133 Fabac Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 5 23 99 174 Papav small-flowered poppy 4 99 minutiflora 134 Fabac Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree 99 175 Papav Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy 2 99 135 Fabac Senegalia greggii catclaw Rb 99 99 136 Fouqu Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 9 99 99 176 Phrym Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii Bigelow's monkeyflower 1 99 137 Geran Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 3 4 177 Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower 1 99 138 Geran Erodium texanum Te xas filaree 1 17 178 Plant Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii Cleveland's beardtongue 2 3 139 Krame Krameria bicolor white rhatany 5 23 99 179 Plant Plantago ovata desert plantain 4 99 140 Krame Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 12 1 180 Polem Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia broad-leaf gilia 25 141 Lamia Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 6 99 99 181 Polem Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 20 142 Lamia Salvia columbariae chia 1 182 Polem Gilia stellata star gilia 3 99 143 Lamia Salvia vaseyi Va sey's sage 8 2 183 Polem Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima bristly langloisia 1 4 144 Loasa Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star 3 1 184 Polyg Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 2 3 20 145 Loasa Mentzelia involucrata bracted blazing star 11 16 185 Polyg Chorizanthe corrugata wrinkled spineflower 1 146 Loasa Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper-plant 1 186 Polyg Chorizanthe rigida devil's spineflower 2 99 147 Malva Ayenia compacta ayenia 2 187 Polyg Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum flat-topped buckwheat 2 148 Malva Eremalche rotundifolia desert five-spot 4 40 188 Polyg Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 2 5 8 149 Malva Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 2 67 99 189 Polyg Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 4 55 72 190 Polyg Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 4 99 150 Malva Horsfordia newberryi Newberry's velvet mallow 2 72 45 191 Polyg Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat 1 2 151 Malva Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot mallow 5 6 192 Polyg Pterostegia drymarioides threadstem 42 152 Malva Sphaeralcea angustifolia copper globemallow 1 193 Resed Oligomeris linifolia lineleaf whitepuff 1 1 153 Malva Sphaeralcea emoryi var. emoryi Emory's globemallow 194 Rosac Prunus fremontii desert apricot 1 1 154 Monti Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 1