Flora of Henderson Canyon # Famil Scientific Name (*)Common Name #Pls Lycopods 1 Selag Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss 99 Ferns 2 Pteri Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern 15 3 Pteri Cheilanthes parryi woolly lipfern 99 4 Pteri Cheilanthes viscida sticky lipfern 15 5 Pteri Notholaena californica ssp. californica California cloak fern 19 6 Pteri Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata bird's-foot fern 4 Gymnosperms 7 Cupre Juniperus californica California juniper 50 8 Ephed Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 99 Eudicots 9 Acant Justicia californica chuparosa 99 10 Amara Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 5 11 Apocy Funastrum hirtellum rambling milkweed 13 12 Apocy Matelea parvifolia spearleaf 2 13 Aster Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 99 14 Aster Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 99 15 Aster Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 99 16 Aster Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis 30 17 Aster Baccharis sergiloides desert baccharis 10 18 Aster Bahiopsis parishii Parish's goldeneye 99 19 Aster Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 99 20 Aster Brickellia desertorum desert brickellia 34 21 Aster Calycoseris parryi yellow tackstem 2 22 Aster Calycoseris wrightii white tackstem 1 23 Aster Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion 99 24 Aster Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 99 25 Aster Encelia farinosa brittlebush 99 26 Aster Ericameria brachylepis boundary goldenbush 22 27 Aster Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed 61 28 Aster Logfia arizonica Arizona herba impia 15 29 Aster Logfia depressa dwarf filago 30 30 Aster Logfia filaginoides California filago 99 31 Aster Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 99 32 Aster Monoptilon bellioides desert star 99 33 Aster Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 13 34 Aster Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 99 35 Aster Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow-leaf 99 36 Aster Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 99 37 Aster Senecio mohavensis Mojave ragwort 99 38 Aster Sonchus oleraceus *sow thistle V 39 Aster Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant 3 40 Aster Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 90 41 Aster Stylocline gnaphaloides everlasting nest-straw 99 42 Aster Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head 99 43 Aster Trixis californica var. californica California trixis 90 44 Aster Uropappus lindleyi silver puffs 34 45 Borag Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck 70 46 Borag Amsinckia retrorsa small-flowered fiddleneck 1 47 Borag Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata bristly fiddleneck 80 48 Borag Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 99 49 Borag Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha 99 50 Borag Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha 82 51 Borag Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha 99 52 Borag Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii Jones' prickly-nut cryptantha 20 53 Borag Cryptantha pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha 60 54 Borag Cryptantha utahensis scented cryptantha 1 55 Borag Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 99 56 Borag Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida eucrypta 5 57 Borag Nama demissa var. demissa purple mat 30 58 Borag Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya 10 59 Borag Pectocarya peninsularis Baja pectocarya 99 60 Borag Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed 20 61 Borag Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 99 62 Borag Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia desert bluebells 99 63 Borag Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia 40 64 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora little-flowered heliotrope phacelia 75 65 Borag Phacelia cryptantha limestone phacelia V 66 Borag Phacelia distans common phacelia 99 67 Borag Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells 3 68 Borag Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia 15 69 Borag Phacelia rotundifolia round-leafed phacelia 19 70 Borag Pholistoma membranaceum white fiesta flower 99 71 Brass Boechera perennans perennial rock-cress 1 72 Brass Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard 99 73 Brass Caulanthus hallii Hall's caulanthus 41 74 Brass Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 15 75 Brass Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 70 76 Brass Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba 2 77 Brass Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 99 78 Brass Sisymbrium irio *London rocket 50 79 Brass Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 99 80 Brass Thysanocarpus curvipes fringe-pod 17 81 Cacta Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 99 82 Cacta Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 99 83 Cacta Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 2 84 Cacta Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 60 85 Cacta Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 43 86 Cacta Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 70 87 Campa Nemacladus glanduliferus glandular nemacladus 99 88 Campa Nemacladus rubescens desert nemacladus 99 89 Caryo Loeflingia squarrosa spreading loeflingia 60 90 Convo Cuscuta californica var. papillosa papillate dodder 1 91 Crass Crassula connata pygmy-weed 99 92 Crass Dudleya arizonica Arizona chalk dudleya 23 93 Crass Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides desert dudleya 10 94 Cross Crossosoma bigelovii rock crossosoma 7 95 Eupho Chamaesyce arizonica Arizona spurge 99 96 Eupho Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 99 97 Eupho Chamaesyce setiloba starfish (Yuma) spurge 99 98 Eupho Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 99 99 Eupho Euphorbia eriantha beetle spurge 19 100 Fabac Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus southern California silver-lotus 11 101 Fabac Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus short-winged deerweed 81 102 Fabac Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus short-bannered coastal lotus 99 103 Fabac Acmispon micranthus San Diego birdsfoot lotus 40 104 Fabac Acmispon rigidus desert lotus 51 105 Fabac Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 32 106 Fabac Astragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensis Cedros milk-vetch 75 107 Fabac Hoffmannseggia microphylla wand holdback 1 108 Fabac Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine 99 109 Fabac Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 99 110 Fabac Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine 99 111 Fabac Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 99 112 Fabac Senegalia greggii catclaw 99 113 Fouqu Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 99 114 Geran Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 99 115 Geran Erodium texanum Texas filaree 10 116 Krame Krameria bicolor white rhatany 20 117 Krame Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 75 118 Lamia Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 99 119 Lamia Salvia apiana white sage 5 120 Lamia Salvia columbariae chia 99 121 Lamia Salvia vaseyi Vasey's sage 99 122 Loasa Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star 20 123 Loasa Mentzelia involucrata bracted blazing star 99 166 Solan Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 99 124 Loasa Petalonyx linearis narrow-leaf sandpaper-plant 2 167 Urtic Parietaria hespera var. hespera pellitory 99 125 Malva Ayenia compacta ayenia 22 168 Visca Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 12 126 Malva Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 55 169 Zygop Fagonia laevis California fagonia 99 127 Malva Horsfordia newberryi Newberry's velvet mallow 30 170 Zygop Larrea tridentata creosote bush 99 128 Malva Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot mallow 18 Monocots 129 Mollu Mollugo cerviana *carpet-weed 30 171 Agava Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 99 130 Monti Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 99 172 Poace Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 99 131 Nycta Allionia incarnata var. incarnata small-flowered trailing four o'clock 99 173 Poace Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 24 132 Nycta Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia fivewing spiderling 99 174 Poace Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 99 133 Nycta Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 99 175 Poace Bromus berteroanus Chilean chess 40 134 Onagr Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup 99 176 Poace Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 99 135 Onagr Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla heartleaf suncup 5 177 Poace Festuca bromoides *brome fescue 99 136 Onagr Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose 99 178 Poace Festuca octoflora hairy six-weeks fescue 99 137 Onagr Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata Booth's evening primrose 5 179 Poace Hilaria rigida big galleta 99 138 Onagr Eremothera chamaenerioides long-fruit suncup 1 180 Poace Hordeum murinum *foxtail barley 1 139 Onagr Eulobus californicus California suncup 99 181 Poace Melica frutescens tall melica 5 140 Papav Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy 99 182 Poace Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly 1 141 Papav Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy 99 183 Poace Pennisetum setaceum *fountain grass 99 142 Phrym Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii Bigelow's monkeyflower 99 184 Poace Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 99 143 Plant Antirrhinum filipes desert twining snapdragon 3 185 Poace Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass 5 144 Plant Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower 40 186 Themi Muilla maritima muilla 23 145 Plant Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus San Jacinto beardtongue 1 http://tchester.org/sd/plants/floras/henderson_canyon.html. 146 Plant Plantago ovata desert plantain 99 Last update: 2 January 2020 147 Plant Plantago patagonica Patagonia plantain 99 148 Polem Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 99 149 Polem Gilia stellata star gilia 99 150 Polem Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima bristly langloisia 99 151 Polem Loeseliastrum matthewsii desert calico 70 152 Polyg Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 99 153 Polyg Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 70 154 Polyg Eriogonum gracile var. incultum slender buckwheat 3 155 Polyg Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 77 156 Polyg Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 30 157 Polyg Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat 99 158 Polyg Pterostegia drymarioides fairy bowties, threadstem 60 159 Ranun Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 50 160 Rosac Prunus fremontii desert apricot 8 161 Rubia Galium stellatum star-flowered bedstraw 37 162 Simmo Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 14 163 Solan Datura discolor desert thornapple 99 164 Solan Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn 3 165 Solan Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 35.