Flora of Cool Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

# Fam Scientific Name (*)Common Name #Pls Lycophytes 1 Sel Selaginella bigelovii Bigelow's spike-moss 99 2 Sel Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss 99 Ferns 3 Pte Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern 99 4 Pte Cheilanthes viscida sticky lipfern 3 5 Pte Notholaena californica ssp. californica cloak fern 7 6 Pte Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata bird's-foot fern 10 Gymnosperms 7 Cup Juniperus californica California juniper 60 8 Eph Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 99 9 Aca Carlowrightia arizonica carlowrightia 37 10 Ama Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 99 11 Ana Rhus ovata sugar bush 8 12 Apo Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii climbing milkweed V 13 Apo Funastrum utahense Utah vine milkweed 5 Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. 14 Ast goldenhead 5 sphaerocephalus 15 Ast Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 60 16 Ast Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 10 17 Ast Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta mountain mugwort 50 18 Ast Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana silver wormwood V 19 Ast Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis 10 20 Ast Bahiopsis parishii Parish's goldeneye 99 21 Ast Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 40 22 Ast Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta California spear-leaved brickellia 23 23 Ast Brickellia frutescens shrubby brickellia 40 24 Ast Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 1 25 Ast Dimorphotheca sinuata *African daisy V 26 Ast Encelia actoni Acton encelia V 27 Ast Encelia farinosa brittlebush 99 28 Ast Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta purple disk brittlebush V 29 Ast Ericameria brachylepis boundary goldenbush 50 30 Ast Ericameria linearifolia narrowleaf goldenbush V 31 Ast Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum golden yarrow 20 32 Ast Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum Wallace's woolly daisy 3 33 Ast Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed 30 34 Ast Lasthenia gracilis goldfields 10 35 Ast Layia glandulosa white tidy-tips V 36 Ast Logfia filaginoides California filago 5 37 Ast Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion V 38 Ast Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 20 39 Ast Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 12 40 Ast Porophyllum gracile odora 30 41 Ast Pseudognaphalium biolettii bicolored everlasting FC 42 Ast Pseudognaphalium californicum California everlasting FC 43 Ast Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant V 44 Ast Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 15 45 Ast Stylocline gnaphaloides everlasting nest-straw 5 46 Ast Uropappus lindleyi silver puffs V 47 Bor Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck 99 48 Bor Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha 40 49 Bor Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha V 50 Bor Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia popcorn flower 2 51 Bor Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha 1 52 Bor Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha 25 53 Bor Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 30 54 Bor Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida eucrypta 8 55 Bor Pectocarya peninsularis Baja pectocarya V 56 Bor Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 5 57 Bor Phacelia affinis limestone phacelia FC 58 Bor Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia desert bluebells FC 59 Bor Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia FC 60 Bor Phacelia distans common phacelia 50 61 Bor Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells 10 62 Bor Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia 5 63 Bor Plagiobothrys arizonicus Arizona popcorn flower 2 64 Bra Boechera perennans perennial rock-cress 11 171 Poa Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama 2 65 Bra Boechera xylopoda slender & beautiful rock-cress V 172 Poa Bromus berteroanus Chilean chess 2 66 Bra Caulanthus hallii Hall's caulanthus 4 173 Poa Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 99 67 Bra Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 1 174 Poa Dasyochloa pulchella fluff grass V 68 Bra Caulanthus simulans Payson's wild cabbage V 175 Poa Festuca octoflora six-weeks fescue V 69 Bra Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 3 176 Poa Heteropogon contortus tanglehead 21 70 Bra Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba V 177 Poa Hilaria rigida big galleta 99 71 Bra Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 15 178 Poa Melica frutescens tall melica 50 72 Bra Sisymbrium altissimum *tumble-mustard 1 179 Poa Muhlenbergia appressa appressed muhly V 73 Bra Sisymbrium irio *London rocket V 180 Poa Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly 60 74 Bra Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 1 181 Poa Muhlenbergia porteri Porter's muhly 4 75 Bra Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. eradiatus fringe-pod 1 182 Poa Poa secunda ssp. secunda one-sided bluegrass 10 76 Bra Tropidocarpum gracile slender tropidocarpum V 183 Poa Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 99 77 Cac Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 99 184 Poa Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed 1 78 Cac Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 99 185 Poa Stipa parishii var. parishii Parish's needlegrass 8 79 Cac Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 75 186 Poa Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass 15 80 Cac Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 3 187 Rus Nolina parryi Parry's nolina 36 81 Cac Mammillaria tetrancistra desert fish-hook cactus 14 188 The Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. pauciflorum few-flowered blue dicks V 82 Cac Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 99 189 The Muilla maritima muilla V 83 Cac Opuntia chlorotica pancake prickly-pear FC http://tchester.org/sd/plants/floras/cool_canyon.html 84 Cac Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Engelmann prickly-pear 1 Last update: 13 February 2018 85 Cac Opuntia phaeacantha desert prickly-pear 11 86 Car Loeflingia squarrosa spreading loeflingia V 87 Che Atriplex canescens var. laciniata Caleb four-wing saltbush V 88 Che Atriplex canescens var. macilenta Salton saltbush V 89 Cra Crassula connata pygmy-weed V 90 Cra Dudleya arizonica Arizona chalk dudleya 33 91 Eri Arctostaphylos glauca bigberry manzanita 2 92 Eup Bernardia incana western bernardia 45 93 Eup Chamaesyce melanadenia red-gland spurge 20 94 Eup Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge V 95 Eup Croton californicus California croton V 96 Eup Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 55 97 Eup Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia 3 98 Fab Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus southern California silver-lotus 5 99 Fab Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus short-winged deerweed 50 100 Fab Acmispon rigidus desert lotus V 101 Fab Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 60 136 Pol Saltugilia australis southern gilia 4 102 Fab Astragalus palmeri Palmer's milk-vetch 20 137 Pol Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower V 103 Fab Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 20 138 Pol Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata lace-fringed spineflower V 104 Fab Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine 1 139 Pol Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat 10 105 Fab Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 1 140 Pol Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 65 106 Fab Senegalia greggii catclaw 99 141 Pol Eriogonum gracile var. incultum slender buckwheat V 107 Fab covesii desert senna V 142 Pol Eriogonum plumatella yucca buckwheat 20 108 Fag Quercus cornelius-mulleri desert scrub oak 5 143 Pol Eriogonum thurberi Thurber's buckwheat 5 109 Fou Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 80 144 Pol Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat 60 110 Ger Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 99 145 Pol Pterostegia drymarioides fairy bowties, threadstem V 111 Kra Krameria bicolor white rhatany 15 146 Ran Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 4 112 Kra Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 10 147 Rha Ziziphus parryi var. parryi lotebush V 113 Lam Salvia apiana white sage 10 148 Ros Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata desert almond 10 114 Lam Salvia carduacea thistle sage 5 149 Ros Prunus fremontii desert apricot 99 115 Lam Salvia columbariae chia 40 150 Ros Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia hollyleaf cherry 2 116 Loa Mentzelia montana mountain blazing star V 151 Rub Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense Borrego bedstraw 5 117 Mal Ayenia compacta ayenia 45 152 Sim Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 35 118 Mal Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot mallow 20 153 Sol Datura wrightii sacred datura 4 119 Mol Mollugo cerviana *carpet-weed V 154 Sol Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn 10 120 Mon Calyptridium monandrum sand cress 1 155 Sol Lycium cooperi Cooper's boxthorn 5 121 Nyc Boerhavia coulteri var. palmeri Coulter's spiderling 1 156 Sol Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 25 122 Nyc Boerhavia triquetra var. intermedia fivewing spiderling 99 157 Sol Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 15 123 Nyc Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock 99 158 Vis Phoradendron bolleanum dense mistletoe V 124 Nyc Mirabilis laevis var. villosa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock V 159 Vis Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 25 125 Ole Menodora scabra var. glabrescens broom twinberry FC 160 Zyg Larrea tridentata creosote bush 50 126 Ona Camissoniopsis hirtella field suncup V Monocots 127 Ona Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale suncup 99 161 Aga Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 99 128 Ona Eulobus californicus California suncup 99 162 Aga Yucca schidigera Mohave yucca 35 129 Oro Castilleja foliolosa woolly Indian paintbrush 5 163 All Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum fringed onion V 130 Pap Argemone munita prickly poppy 11 164 Lil Calochortus splendens splendid mariposa lily V little-leaved chaparral 165 Poa Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 99 131 Pla Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla 50 beardtongue 166 Poa Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 20 132 Pla Plantago patagonica Patagonia plantain 1 167 Poa Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi Nealley three-awn V 133 Pol Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 3 168 Poa Aristida purpurea var. wrightii Wright three-awn V 134 Pol Leptosiphon lemmonii Lemmon's linanthus 5 169 Poa Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 99 135 Pol Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's calico V 170 Poa Bouteloua barbata var. barbata six-weeks grama 99