Flora of Upper Tubb Canyon / Big Spring, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park # Famil Scientific Name (*)Common Name #V #iN #Pls Ferns 1 Pteri Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern 2 1 15 2 Pteri Cheilanthes viscida sticky lipfern 1 3 Pteri Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata bird's-foot fern 1 4 Pentagramma triangularis ssp. 4 Pteri goldback fern 2 triangularis Gymnosperms 5 Cupre Juniperus californica California juniper 1 15 6 Ephed Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 1 25 Magnoliids 7 Sauru Anemopsis californica yerba mansa 1 1 99 Eudicots 8 Acant Justicia californica chuparosa 1 9 99 9 Adoxa Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea blue elderberry 1 1 20 10 Amara Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 1 2 99 11 Anaca Rhus ovata sugar bush 2 99 12 Apiac Apium graveolens *celery 1 99 13 Apiac Berula erecta cutleaf water-parsnip 99 14 Apocy Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii climbing milkweed 1 1 75 15 Apocy Matelea parvifolia spearleaf 4 16 Aster Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 3 99 17 Aster Ambrosia acanthicarpa bur-ragweed n 18 Aster Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 1 99 19 Aster Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta mountain mugwort 1 99 20 Aster Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia mule fat 1 5 20 21 Aster Bahiopsis parishii Parish's goldeneye 5 99 22 Aster Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 1 4 99 23 Aster Brickellia californica California brickellbush 3 24 Aster Brickellia frutescens shrubby brickellia 60 25 Aster Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 1 99 26 Aster Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula yellow pincushion 1 27 Aster Cirsium vulgare *bull thistle 2 6 28 Aster Encelia actoni Acton encelia 1 99 29 Aster Encelia farinosa var. farinosa brittlebush 1 9 99 30 Aster Ericameria brachylepis boundary goldenbush 2 2 25 31 Aster Erigeron canadensis horseweed ~3 32 Aster Eriophyllum wallacei var. wallacei Wallace's woolly daisy 1 75 33 Aster Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed 1 30 34 Aster Lasthenia gracilis goldfields 1 1 99 35 Aster Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 10 36 Aster Monoptilon bellioides desert star 3 37 Aster Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 1 99 38 Aster Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 1 99 39 Aster Pluchea sericea arrow-weed 1 3 99 40 Aster Porophyllum gracile odora 50 41 Aster Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum *common cudweed 1 20 42 Aster Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 1 43 Aster Senecio flaccidus var. monoensis Mono ragwort 9 44 Aster Solidago velutina ssp. californica goldenrod 1 45 Aster Sonchus oleraceus *sow thistle 1 2 46 Aster Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant 1 n 2 47 Aster Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 80 48 Aster Trixis californica var. californica California trixis 1 3 99 49 Borag Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck 4 30 50 Borag Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha 1 15 51 Borag Cryptantha pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha 15 52 Borag Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 99 53 Borag Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 2 54 Borag Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia 1 55 Borag Phacelia distans common phacelia 1 4 30 56 Borag Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells 2 6 57 Borag Pholisma arenarium sand plant 1 1 58 Borag Pholistoma membranaceum white fiesta flower 4 75 59 Borag Plagiobothrys jonesii Jones' popcorn flower 1 60 Brass Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard 1 30 61 Brass Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 1 62 Brass Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 1 63 Brass Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba 1 64 Brass Hirschfeldia incana *shortpod mustard 8 65 Brass Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 2 66 Brass Nasturtium officinale water cress 1 99 67 Brass Sisymbrium irio *London rocket 1 68 Brass Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 99 69 Brass Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. eradiatus fringe-pod 1 70 Cacta Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 1 50 71 Cacta Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 4 99 72 Cacta Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 1 10 75 73 Cacta Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 4 50 74 Cacta Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 4 15 75 Cacta Mammillaria tetrancistra desert fish-hook cactus 3 76 Cacta Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 3 99 77 Cheno Chenopodium fremontii Fremont's goosefoot 6 78 Cheno Chenopodium murale *nettle-leaved goosefoot 1 40 79 Crass Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides desert dudleya 1 10 80 Cucur Cucurbita palmata coyote melon 1 15 81 Cucur Marah macrocarpa wild-cucumber 5 82 Eupho Bernardia incana western bernardia 1 83 Eupho Chamaesyce melanadenia red-gland spurge 8 99 84 Eupho Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge 99 85 Eupho Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia thyme-leafed spurge 1 86 Eupho Chamaesyce setiloba starfish (Yuma) spurge 1 99 87 Eupho Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 99 88 Eupho Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis 1 2 99 89 Eupho Euphorbia eriantha beetle spurge 2 90 Eupho Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia 4 99 91 Fabac Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus short-winged deerweed 1 25 92 Fabac Acmispon rigidus desert lotus 3 5 93 Fabac Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 2 94 Fabac Lupinus bicolor dwarf lupine n 95 Fabac Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 3 96 Fabac Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine 4 30 97 Fabac Melilotus indicus *sourclover ~50 98 Fabac Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 1 30 99 Fabac Senegalia greggii catclaw 1 4 99 100 Fouqu Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 10 101 Geran Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 5 99 102 Gross Ribes indecorum white-flowering currant 1 20 103 Krame Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 1 1 99 104 Lamia Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 1 65 105 Lamia Salvia apiana white sage 1 3 4 106 Lamia Salvia columbariae chia 3 8 107 Lamia Scutellaria mexicana Mexican bladder sage 15 108 Loasa Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star 20 109 Loasa Mentzelia veatchiana Veatch's blazing star 2 110 Malva Ayenia compacta ayenia 40 111 Malva Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 5 112 Malva Malacothamnus enigmaticus enigmatic bush mallow 1 60 113 Malva Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot mallow 2 114 Malva Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa desert globemallow 7 99 115 Mollu Mollugo cerviana *carpet-weed 2 116 Monti Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 10 117 Nycta Boerhavia coccinea scarlet spiderling 78 157 Solan Solanum parishii Parish's purple nightshade 1 20 118 Nycta Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia fivewing spiderling 99 158 Tamar Tamarix ramosissima *saltcedar 15 119 Nycta Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 4 99 159 Urtic Parietaria hespera var. hespera pellitory 99 120 Onagr Camissonia strigulosa strigose suncup 1 4 160 Urtic Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea stinging nettle 25 121 Onagr Camissoniopsis confusa San Bernardino suncup ~5 161 Visca Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 7 50 122 Onagr Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup 20 162 Zygop Larrea tridentata creosote bush 1 10 123 Onagr Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium mountain California-fuchsia 1 99 Monocots 124 Onagr Eulobus californicus California suncup 1 3 99 163 Agava Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 5 50 125 Papav Argemone munita prickly poppy 1 99 164 Agava Yucca schidigera Mohave yucca 6 8 126 Papav Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy 1 10 165 Arace Lemna minuta duckweed 99 127 Papav Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy 2 1 166 Areca Phoenix dactylifera *date palm 1 2 128 Phrym Mimulus guttatus common monkeyflower 1 167 Areca Washingtonia filifera California fan palm 2 2 129 Plant Collinsia concolor southern Chinese houses 1 168 Cyper Eleocharis parishii Parish's spikerush 99 little-leaved chaparral 169 Junca Juncus mexicanus Mexican rush 99 130 Plant Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla 15 beardtongue 170 Junca Juncus xiphioides iris-leaved rush 99 131 Plant Ve ronica catenata *chain speedwell 1 171 Poace Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 1 8 132 Polem Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 99 172 Poace Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 2 133 Polem Gilia diegensis coastal gilia 1 173 Poace Avena barbata *slender wild oats 3 99 134 Polem Linanthus dichotomus ssp. pattersonii evening-snow 1 174 Poace Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 25 135 Polyg Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum long-stemmed buckwheat n 175 Poace Bouteloua barbata var. barbata six-weeks grama 99 136 Polyg Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 4 99 176 Poace Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 1 99 137 Polyg Eriogonum gracile var. gracile slender buckwheat 2 177 Poace Distichlis spicata saltgrass 2 99 138 Polyg Eriogonum gracile var. incultum slender buckwheat n 50 178 Poace Melica frutescens tall melica 1 5 139 Polyg Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat 1 2 20 179 Poace Melica imperfecta coast-range melic 1 140 Portu Portulaca oleracea *common purslane 99 180 Poace Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly 1 141 Ranun Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 1 181 Poace Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 25 142 Rhamn Ziziphus parryi var. parryi lotebush 5 20 182 Poace Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass 1 143 Rosac Prunus fremontii desert apricot 11 99 183 Themi Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum blue dicks 7 12 144 Rosac Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia hollyleaf cherry 2 184 Themi Muilla maritima muilla 1 2 145 Rubia Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense Borrego bedstraw 2 185 Typha Typha domingensis southern cattail 99 146 Rubia Galium stellatum star-flowered bedstraw 2 http://tchester.org/sd/plants/floras/upper_tubb_canyon.html 147 Rutac Thamnosma montana turpentine broom 1 Last update: 30 October 2020 148 Salic Salix exigua var. exigua narrowleaf willow 1 99 149 Salic Salix gooddingii black willow 1 150 Salic Salix laevigata red willow 1 30 151 Simmo Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 4 99 152 Solan Datura wrightii sacred datura 99 153 Solan Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn 4 60 154 Solan Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 6 85 155 Solan Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 1 99 156 Solan Solanum douglasii white nightshade 15