http://tchester.org/sd/plants/floras/borrego_springs_desert_floor_area.html Last update: 17 March 2019 Flora of Borrego Springs Desert Floor Area

# Fam Scientific Name (*)Common Name Ferns 1 Pte Cheilanthes parryi woolly lipfern 2 Pte Notholaena californica ssp. californica cloak fern Gymnosperms 3 Eph Ephedra californica desert tea 4 Aca Carlowrightia arizonica Arizona carlowrightia 5 Aca Justicia californica chuparosa 6 Aiz Trianthema portulacastrum horse-purslane 7 Ama Amaranthus albus *tumble pigweed 8 Ama Amaranthus blitoides *mat amaranth 9 Ama Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 10 Ama Tidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifolia Arizona honeysweet 11 Api Spermolepis infernensis Hellhole Canyon spermolepis 12 Api Spermolepis lateriflora bristly spermolepis 13 Apo Asclepias subulata rush milkweed 14 Apo Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii climbing milkweed 15 Apo Pilostyles thurberi Thurber's pilostyles 16 Ast Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 17 Ast Ambrosia acanthicarpa bur-ragweed 18 Ast Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 19 Ast Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 20 Ast Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia mule fat 21 Ast Bahiopsis parishii Parish's viguiera 22 Ast Baileya multiradiata desert marigold 23 Ast Baileya pauciradiata Colorado Desert marigold 24 Ast Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 25 Ast Calycoseris parryi yellow tackstem 26 Ast Calycoseris wrightii white tackstem 27 Ast Chaenactis artemisiifolia meally white pincushion 28 Ast Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion 29 Ast Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 30 Ast Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion 31 Ast Dicoria canescens desert dicoria 32 Ast Encelia farinosa brittlebush 33 Ast Encelia frutescens button encelia 34 Ast Erigeron bonariensis *little horseweed 234 Pol Eriogonum trichopes little desert trumpet 35 Ast Eriophyllum wallacei var. wallacei Wallace's woolly daisy 235 Pol Pterostegia drymarioides threadstem 36 Ast Geraea canescens hairy desert-sunflower 236 Res Oligomeris linifolia lineleaf whitepuff 37 Ast Helianthus petiolaris ssp. canescens gray desert sunflower 237 Rub Galium stellatum star-flowered bedstraw 38 Ast Heterotheca grandiflora telegraph weed 238 Sal Salix exigua var. exigua narrowleaf willow 39 Ast Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila toothed-leaved alkali goldenbush 239 Sim Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 40 Ast Lactuca serriola *prickly lettuce 240 Sol Datura discolor desert thornapple 41 Ast Logfia arizonica Arizona herba impia 241 Sol Datura wrightii sacred datura 42 Ast Logfia depressa dwarf filago 242 Sol Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn 43 Ast Logfia filaginoides California filago 243 Sol Lycium brevipes var. brevipes desert boxthorn 44 Ast Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 244 Sol Lycium fremontii Fremont's boxthorn 45 Ast Monoptilon bellioides desert star 245 Sol Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 46 Ast Palafoxia arida var. arida Spanish needle 246 Sol Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 47 Ast Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 247 Sol Solanum elaeagnifolium *horse-nettle 48 Ast Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 248 Tam Tamarix aphylla *athel 49 Ast Peucephyllum schottii pygmy-cedar 249 Tam Tamarix ramosissima *saltcedar 50 Ast Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow- 250 Urt Parietaria hespera var. hespera pellitory 51 Ast Pluchea sericea arrow-weed 251 Vis Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 52 Ast Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum *common cudweed 252 Zyg Fagonia laevis California fagonia 53 Ast Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 253 Zyg Kallstroemia californica California caltrop 54 Ast Senecio mohavensis Mojave ragwort 254 Zyg Larrea tridentata creosote bush 55 Ast Sonchus oleraceus *sow thistle 255 Zyg Tribulus terrestris *puncture-vine 56 Ast Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant Monocots 57 Ast Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 256 Aga Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 58 Ast Stylocline gnaphaloides everlasting nest-straw 257 Aga Hesperocallis undulata desert lily 59 Ast Stylocline micropoides desert nest straw 258 Poa Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 60 Ast Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head 259 Poa Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 61 Ast Trixis californica var. californica California trixis 260 Poa Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 62 Ast Uropappus lindleyi silver puffs 261 Poa Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 63 Ast Volutaria tubuliflora *Mediterranean desert knapweed 262 Poa Cenchrus echinatus *southern sandbur 64 Big Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow 263 Poa Cynodon dactylon *Bermuda grass 65 Bor Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck 264 Poa Festuca octoflora hairy six-weeks fescue 66 Bor Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata bristly fiddleneck 265 Poa Hilaria rigida big galleta 67 Bor Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 266 Poa Hordeum murinum *foxtail barley 68 Bor Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha 267 Poa Leptochloa fusca ssp. uninervia Mexican sprangletop 69 Bor Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae Santa Rosa Mountain bearded cryptantha 268 Poa Pennisetum setaceum *fountain grass 70 Bor Cryptantha costata ribbed cryptantha 269 Poa Phalaris minor *little-seed canarygrass 71 Bor Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha 270 Poa Polypogon monspeliensis *rabbits-foot grass 72 Bor Cryptantha ganderi Gander's cryptantha 271 Poa Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 73 Bor Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia popcorn flower 272 The Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum blue dicks 194 Mol Mollugo cerviana *carpet-weed 74 Bor Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha 195 Mon Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 75 Bor Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha 196 Nyc Abronia villosa var. villosa hairy sand-verbena 76 Bor Cryptantha muricata prickly cryptantha 197 Nyc Allionia incarnata trailing four o'clock 77 Bor Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis Nevada cryptantha 198 Nyc Allionia incarnata var. incarnata small-flowered trailing four o'clock 78 Bor Cryptantha pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha 199 Nyc Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia fivewing spiderling 79 Bor Cryptantha racemosa bushy cryptantha 200 Nyc Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 80 Bor Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 201 Ona Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup 81 Bor Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida eucrypta 202 Ona Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla heartleaf suncup 82 Bor Eucrypta micrantha desert eucrypta 203 Ona Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose 83 Bor Nama demissa var. demissa purple mat 204 Ona Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata Booth's evening primrose 84 Bor Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya 205 Ona Eremothera chamaenerioides long-fruit suncup 85 Bor Pectocarya peninsularis Baja pectocarya 206 Ona Eulobus californicus California suncup 86 Bor Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed 207 Ona Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides dune primrose 87 Bor Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 208 Oro Orobanche cooperi Cooper's broomrape 88 Bor Phacelia brachyloba short-lobed phacelia 209 Pap Argemone munita prickly poppy 89 Bor Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua heliotrope phacelia 210 Pap Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy 90 Bor Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora little-flowered heliotrope phacelia 211 Pap Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy 91 Bor Phacelia distans common phacelia 212 Phr Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii Bigelow's monkeyflower 92 Bor Phacelia ivesiana Ives' phacelia 213 Pla Antirrhinum coulterianum Coulter's snapdragon 93 Bor Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells 214 Pla Antirrhinum filipes desert twining snapdragon 94 Bor Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia 215 Pla Linaria maroccana *Moroccan toad-flax 95 Bor Pholistoma membranaceum white fiesta flower 216 Pla Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower 96 Bor Tiquilia palmeri Palmer's coldenia 217 Pla Plantago ovata desert plantain 97 Bor Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia 218 Pol Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia broad-leaf gilia 98 Bra Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard 219 Pol Eriastrum diffusum miniature woolly-star 99 Bra Caulanthus cooperi Cooper's jewel-flower 220 Pol Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 100 Bra Caulanthus hallii Hall's caulanthus 221 Pol Eriastrum harwoodii Harwood's woolly-star 101 Bra Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 222 Pol Gilia scopulorum rock gilia 102 Bra Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 223 Pol Gilia stellata star gilia 103 Bra Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod 224 Pol Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima bristly langloisia 104 Bra Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba 225 Pol Linanthus jonesii Jones' linanthus 105 Bra Hirschfeldia incana *shortpod mustard 226 Pol Loeseliastrum matthewsii desert calico 106 Bra Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 227 Pol Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's calico 107 Bra Lobularia maritima *sweet alyssum 228 Pol Saltugilia australis southern gilia 108 Bra Lyrocarpa coulteri Coulter's lyrepod 229 Pol Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 109 Bra Nasturtium officinale water cress 230 Pol Chorizanthe rigida devil's spineflower 110 Bra Sisymbrium irio *London rocket 231 Pol Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 111 Bra Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 232 Pol Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 112 Bra Streptanthella longirostris longbeak streptanthella 233 Pol Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 113 Bra Thysanocarpus curvipes fringe-pod 114 Cac Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 154 Fab Astragalus aridus annual desert milk-vetch 115 Cac Cylindropuntia echinocarpa silver cholla 155 Fab Astragalus crotalariae Salton milk-vetch 116 Cac Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 156 Fab Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus dwarf white milk-vetch 117 Cac Cylindropuntia ramosissima pencil cholla 157 Fab Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus Borrego milk-vetch 118 Cac Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 158 Fab Astragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensis Cedros milk-vetch 119 Cac Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 159 Fab Astragalus palmeri Palmer's milk-vetch 120 Cac Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 160 Fab Dalea mollis silky dalea 121 Cac Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 161 Fab Dalea mollissima downy dalea 122 Cam Nemacladus glanduliferus glandular nemacladus 162 Fab arizonicus Arizona lupine 123 Cam Nemacladus rubescens desert nemacladus 163 Fab Lupinus bicolor dwarf lupine 124 Car Achyronychia cooperi frost mat 164 Fab Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 125 Car Loeflingia squarrosa spreading loeflingia 165 Fab Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus chick lupine 126 Che Atriplex canescens var. laciniata Caleb saltbush 166 Fab Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus chick lupine 127 Che Atriplex polycarpa cattle saltbush 167 Fab Lupinus shockleyi desert lupine 128 Che Chenopodium murale *nettle-leaved goosefoot 168 Fab Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine 129 Che Chenopodium pratericola meadow goosefoot 169 Fab Melilotus indicus *sourclover 130 Che Monolepis nuttalliana Nuttall's poverty weed 170 Fab Olneya tesota ironwood 131 Che Salsola paulsenii *Paulsen's Russian thistle 171 Fab Parkinsonia florida blue palo verde 132 Che Salsola tragus *Russian thistle 172 Fab Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 133 Che Suaeda nigra bush seepweed 173 Fab Psorothamnus emoryi Emory's indigo-bush 134 Cle Peritoma arborea bladderpod 174 Fab Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 135 Cle Peritoma arborea var. angustata desert bladderpod 175 Fab Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree 136 Con Cuscuta californica var. papillosa papillate dodder 176 Fab Senna armata spiny senna 137 Con Cuscuta denticulata desert dodder 177 Fou Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 138 Cra Crassula connata pygmy-weed 178 Ger Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 139 Cro Crossosoma bigelovii rock crossosoma 179 Ger Erodium texanum Texas filaree 140 Cuc Cucurbita palmata coyote melon 180 Kra Krameria bicolor white rhatany 141 Eup Chamaesyce arizonica Arizona spurge 181 Kra Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 142 Eup Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge 182 Lam Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 143 Eup Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 183 Lam Salvia columbariae chia 144 Eup Chamaesyce setiloba starfish (Yuma) spurge 184 Loa Mentzelia affinis yellow blazing star 145 Eup Croton californicus California croton 185 Loa Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star 146 Eup Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 186 Loa Mentzelia involucrata bracted blazing star 147 Eup Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis 187 Loa Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper- 148 Eup Euphorbia eriantha beetle spurge 188 Mal Ayenia compacta ayenia 149 Eup Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia 189 Mal Eremalche exilis white mallow 150 Eup Stillingia spinulosa annual stillingia 190 Mal Eremalche rotundifolia desert five-spot 151 Fab Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus short-bannered coastal lotus 191 Mal Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 152 Fab Acmispon rigidus desert lotus 192 Mal Malva parviflora *cheeseweed 153 Fab Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 193 Mal Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot mallow