Flora of Vallecito Hills Area, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park # Fam Scientific Name (*)Common Name #V #Pls Lycophytes 1 Sel Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss 1 99 Ferns 2 Pte Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern 2 3 Pte Cheilanthes parryi woolly lipfern 1 50 4 Pte Notholaena californica California cloak fern 1 5 Gymnosperms 5 Eph Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 1 99 6 Eph Ephedra californica desert tea 2 Magnoliids 7 Sau Anemopsis californica yerba mansa 1 Eudicots 8 Aca Justicia californica chuparosa 9 75 9 Api Apium graveolens *celery 1 10 Api Daucus pusillus rattlesnake weed 1 11 Api Spermolepis lateriflora bristly spermolepis 1 12 Apo Asclepias albicans white-stemmed milkweed 1 13 Apo Funastrum hirtellum rambling milkweed 6 3 14 Apo Matelea parvifolia spearleaf 1 Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. 15 Ast goldenhead 40 sphaerocephalus 16 Ast Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 1 35 17 Ast Ambrosia acanthicarpa bur-ragweed 1 18 Ast Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 2 99 19 Ast Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 2 99 20 Ast Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis 21 Ast Bahiopsis parishii Parish's goldeneye 2 40 22 Ast Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 1 FC California spear-leaved 23 Ast Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta 1 brickellia 24 Ast Brickellia frutescens shrubby brickellia 1 25 Ast Calycoseris parryi yellow tackstem 1 26 Ast Calycoseris wrightii white tackstem 1 27 Ast Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion 99 28 Ast Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 2 99 29 Ast Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion 35 30 Ast Dicoria canescens desert dicoria 2 221 Aga Hesperocallis undulata desert lily 2 9 31 Ast Encelia farinosa brittlebush 99 222 All Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum fringed onion 1 32 Ast Encelia frutescens button encelia 1 223 Cyp Eleocharis rostellata beaked spikerush 1 33 Ast Ericameria brachylepis boundary goldenbush 6 224 Cyp Schoenoplectus americanus American tule 2 34 Ast Ericameria paniculata blackbanded rabbitbrush 2 1 225 Poa Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 2 3 35 Ast Eriophyllum lanosum white easter-bonnets 3 35 226 Poa Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 4 36 Ast Eriophyllum pringlei Pringle's woolly sunflower 3 227 Poa Aristida purpurea var. purpurea purple three-awn 1 37 Ast Eriophyllum wallacei Wallace's woolly daisy 5 228 Poa Bromus carinatus var. marginatus (see note) Mountain brome ~10 38 Ast Eriophyllum wallacei var. wallacei Wallace's woolly daisy 1 99 229 Poa Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 2 99 39 Ast Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed 20 230 Poa Dasyochloa pulchella fluff grass 1 toothed-leaved alkali 231 Poa Distichlis spicata saltgrass 1 40 Ast Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila 3 30 goldenbush 232 Poa Hilaria rigida big galleta 3 99 41 Ast Layia glandulosa white tidy-tips 1 233 Poa Hordeum murinum *foxtail barley 1 42 Ast Logfia depressa dwarf filago 2 7 234 Poa Melica frutescens tall melica 2 43 Ast Logfia filaginoides California filago 20 235 Poa Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly 1 44 Ast Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 5 99 236 Poa Phalaris minor *little-seed canarygrass 1 45 Ast Monoptilon bellioides desert star 2 237 Poa Polypogon monspeliensis *rabbits-foot grass 1 46 Ast Palafoxia arida var. arida Spanish needle 3 1 238 Poa Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 1 99 47 Ast Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 2 239 Poa Sporobolus airoides alkali sacaton 1 48 Ast Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 3 1 240 Poa Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass 1 5 49 Ast Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow-leaf 10 241 Zan Zannichellia palustris horned pondweed 1 50 Ast Pluchea sericea arrow-weed 3 http://tchester.org/sd/plants/floras/vallecito_hills_area.html 51 Ast Porophyllum gracile odora 2 50 Last update: 19 February 2018 52 Ast Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 4 5 53 Ast Senecio flaccidus var. monoensis Mono ragwort 1 54 Ast Senecio mohavensis Mojave ragwort 2 50 55 Ast Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant 15 56 Ast Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 1 99 57 Ast Stylocline intertexta tangled nest-straw 2 19 58 Ast Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head 5 30 59 Ast Trixis californica var. californica California trixis 3 11 60 Ast Uropappus lindleyi silver puffs 1 61 Ast Xylorhiza orcuttii Orcutt's woody-aster 1 62 Big Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow 3 15 63 Bor Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck 50 64 Bor Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 1 99 65 Bor Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha ~99 66 Bor Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha 1 99 67 Bor Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha 3 99 183 Pla Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower 1 68 Bor Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis Nevada cryptantha 3 10 184 Pla Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii Cleveland's beardtongue 7 69 Bor Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 2 7 185 Pla Plantago ovata desert plantain 4 99 70 Bor Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum smoothleaf yerba santa 9 186 Pla Plantago patagonica Patagonia plantain 1 71 Bor Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida eucrypta 1 1 187 Pol Eriastrum diffusum miniature woolly-star 5 72 Bor Eucrypta micrantha desert eucrypta 3 188 Pol Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 2 99 73 Bor Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum seaside heliotrope 5 40 189 Pol Gilia stellata star gilia 5 2 74 Bor Nama demissa var. demissa purple mat 6 99 190 Pol Leptosiphon aureus golden linanthus 1 75 Bor Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya 99 191 Pol Leptosiphon aureus ssp. aureus golden linanthus 1 76 Bor Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed 1 192 Pol Leptosiphon lemmonii Lemmon's linanthus 1 77 Bor Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 1 99 193 Pol Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's calico 4 25 little-flowered heliotrope 78 Bor Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora 3 99 194 Pol Centrostegia thurberi red triangles 1 phacelia 195 Pol Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 3 79 Bor Phacelia cryptantha limestone phacelia 1 196 Pol Chorizanthe rigida devil's spineflower 3 80 80 Bor Phacelia distans common phacelia 2 99 197 Pol Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 30 81 Bor Plagiobothrys arizonicus Arizona popcorn flower 75 198 Pol Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 5 90 82 Bor Tiquilia canescens var. canescens gray coldenia 1 199 Pol Eriogonum maculatum spotted buckwheat 2 83 Bor Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia 5 99 200 Pol Eriogonum reniforme kidney-leaf buckwheat 3 84 Bra Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard ~1 201 Pol Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 4 99 85 Bra Caulanthus cooperi Cooper's jewel-flower 2 202 Pol Eriogonum thurberi Thurber's buckwheat 1 86 Bra Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 4 30 203 Pol Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat 99 87 Bra Descurainia incana soft mountain tansy-mustard 1 204 Pol Lastarriaea coriacea leather spineflower 1 88 Bra Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 1 99 205 Pol Pterostegia drymarioides fairy bowties, threadstem 1 89 Bra Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod 3 206 Ran Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 3 75 90 Bra Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaved draba 2 25 207 Res Oligomeris linifolia lineleaf whitepuff 4 99 91 Bra Draba reptans *Carolina draba 1 208 Rub Galium stellatum star-flowered bedstraw 2 25 92 Bra Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum western wallflower 3 209 Sim Simmondsia chinensis jojoba 1 99 93 Bra Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 4 99 210 Sol Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn 6 30 94 Bra Lyrocarpa coulteri Coulter's lyrepod 7 30 211 Sol Lycium fremontii Fremont's boxthorn 7 50 95 Bra Nasturtium officinale water cress 1 212 Sol Nicotiana clevelandii Cleveland's tobacco 1 96 Bra Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 1 ~99 213 Sol Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 1 97 Bra Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. eradiatus fringe-pod 2 214 Sol Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 3 1 98 Bra Thysanocarpus rigidus lace-pod 1 215 Tam Tamarix ramosissima *saltcedar 1 99 Cac Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 1 99 216 Urt Parietaria hespera var. hespera pellitory 99 100 Cac Cylindropuntia fosbergii pink teddy-bear cholla 1 FC 217 Vis Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 7 99 101 Cac Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 2 99 218 Zyg Fagonia laevis California fagonia 8 40 102 Cac Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 1 99 219 Zyg Larrea tridentata creosote bush 9 99 103 Cac Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 12 Monocots 104 Cac Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 1 99 220 Aga Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 99 105 Cac Mammillaria tetrancistra desert fish-hook cactus 1 3 106 Cac Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 99 145 Fou Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 6 99 107 Cam Nemacladus glanduliferus glandular nemacladus 1 146 Gen Eustoma exaltatum ssp. exaltatum catchfly prairie-gentian 6 108 Cam Nemacladus orientalis eastern glandular nemacladus 1 147 Ger Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 1 99 109 Cam Nemacladus rubescens desert nemacladus 2 148 Kra Krameria bicolor white rhatany 6 99 110 Cam Nemacladus tenuis var. tenuis desert threadplant 2 149 Kra Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 2 25 111 Car Achyronychia cooperi frost mat 2 150 Lam Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 3 30 112 Car Loeflingia squarrosa spreading loeflingia 1 151 Lam Salvia apiana white sage 1 113 Che Allenrolfea occidentalis iodine-bush 2 152 Lam Salvia columbariae chia