Flora of Bobs Gap Area, south of Palmdale # Famil Scientific Name (*)Common Name #V Ferns 1 Pteri Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern Gymnosperms 2 Cupre Juniperus californica California juniper 2 3 Cupre Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper 4 Ephed Ephedra nevadensis Nevada ephedra 2 5 Ephed Ephedra viridis green ephedra 5 Eudicots 6 Amara Amaranthus palmeri Palmer's amaranth 1 7 Apiac Lomatium mohavense Mojave lomatium 1 8 Apocy Amsonia tomentosa woolly amsonia 9 Apocy Asclepias vestita Parish's woolly milkweed 3 10 Aster Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. hirtellus hairy goldenhead 4 Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. 11 Aster goldenhead sphaerocephalus spear-leaved mountain 12 Aster Agoseris retrorsa dandelion 13 Aster Ambrosia acanthicarpa bur-ragweed 1 14 Aster Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 15 Aster Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 7 16 Aster Ancistrocarphus filagineus woolly fishhooks 17 Aster Anisocoma acaulis scale-bud 1 18 Aster Artemisia dracunculus wild tarragon 19 Aster Calycoseris parryi yellow tackstem 3 20 Aster Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 21 Aster Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion 1 22 Aster Chaenactis xantiana Xantus' chaenactis 23 Aster Corethrogyne filaginifolia California-aster 1 24 Aster Cotula coronopifolia *brass-buttons 25 Aster Encelia actoni Acton encelia 3 26 Aster Ericameria cooperi var. cooperi Cooper's goldenbush 6 27 Aster Ericameria linearifolia narrowleaf goldenbush 3 28 Aster Ericameria nauseosa var. hololeuca ghostly rabbitbrush 3 29 Aster Erigeron breweri var. covillei Coville's fleabane 2 30 Aster Eriophyllum pringlei Pringle's woolly sunflower 2 31 Aster Eriophyllum wallacei var. wallacei Wallace's woolly daisy 7 32 Aster Glyptopleura marginata carved-seed 33 Aster Gutierrezia microcephala sticky snakeweed 2 231 Melan Toxicoscordion brevibracteatus desert death-camas 3 34 Aster Helianthus annuus annual sunflower 2 232 Poace Arundo donax *giant reed 35 Aster Lasthenia gracilis goldfields 233 Poace Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 4 36 Aster Layia glandulosa white tidy-tips 4 234 Poace Bromus tectorum *downy brome 3 37 Aster Lepidospartum squamatum scale-broom 2 235 Poace Cenchrus incertus *coast sandbur 1 38 Aster Leptosyne bigelovii Bigelow's coreopsis 2 236 Poace Dasyochloa pulchella fluff grass 39 Aster Leptosyne californica California coreopsis 237 Poace Festuca microstachys small fescue 2 40 Aster Leptosyne douglasii Douglas' coreopsis 238 Poace Festuca octoflora six-weeks fescue 41 Aster Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera sticky lessingia 239 Poace Muhlenbergia asperifolia scratchgrass 1 42 Aster Lessingia lemmonii var. lemmonii Lemmon's lessingia 3 240 Poace Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia rush blue grass 43 Aster Logfia depressa dwarf filago 241 Poace Poa secunda ssp. secunda one-sided bluegrass 2 44 Aster Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 2 242 Poace Schismus arabicus *Mediterranean grass 45 Aster Monoptilon bellidiforme desert star 1 243 Poace Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 46 Aster Senecio flaccidus var. monoensis Mono ragwort 2 244 Poace Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed 1 47 Aster Solidago confinis southern goldenrod 2 245 Poace Stipa hymenoides Indian ricegrass 48 Aster Stebbinsoseris heterocarpa brown microseris 1 246 Poace Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass 2 49 Aster Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant 1 247 Poace Triticum aestivum *common wheat 50 Aster Stephanomeria parryi Parry's stephanomeria 1 248 Themi Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum blue dicks 2 51 Aster Stylocline psilocarphoides Peck's stylocline 249 Themi Muilla coronata pink funnel lily 52 Aster Syntrichopappus fremontii Fremont's syntrichopappus 250 Themi Muilla maritima muilla 1 53 Aster Tetradymia axillaris var. longispina catclaw horsebrush 4 http://tchester.org/plants/floras/desert/bobs_gap_area.html 54 Aster Tetradymia stenolepis Mojave horsebrush Last update: 2 April 2014 55 Aster Uropappus lindleyi silver puffs 1 56 Aster Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia Mojave-aster 6 57 Borag Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck 58 Borag Amsinckia tessellata bristly fiddleneck 2 59 Borag Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha 5 60 Borag Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa cushion cryptantha 61 Borag Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha 3 62 Borag Cryptantha dumetorum bush-loving cryptantha 63 Borag Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida mountain red-root cryptantha 64 Borag Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha 65 Borag Cryptantha muricata var. denticulata prickly cryptantha 66 Borag Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis Nevada cryptantha 67 Borag Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya wing-nut cryptantha 5 68 Borag Cryptantha similis cushion cryptantha 3 69 Borag Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 3 70 Borag Eriodictyon trichocalyx smoothleaf yerba santa 1 71 Borag Nama demissum var. demissum purple mat 1 72 Borag Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii baby blue eyes 3 192 Polem Linanthus parryae sand-blossoms 3 73 Borag Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula slender combseed 1 193 Polem Loeseliastrum matthewsii desert calico 4 74 Borag Pectocarya penicillata combseed 2 194 Polem Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's calico 75 Borag Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 195 Polyg Centrostegia thurberi red triangles 4 76 Borag Pectocarya setosa moth combseed 5 196 Polyg Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 3 77 Borag Phacelia bicolor var. bicolor two-colored phacelia 197 Polyg Chorizanthe watsonii Watson's spineflower 2 78 Borag Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia 198 Polyg Eriogonum angulosum angled-stem buckwheat 2 79 Borag Phacelia curvipes curve-stem phacelia 1 199 Polyg Eriogonum brachyanthum short-flowered buckwheat 80 Borag Phacelia davidsonii Davidson's phacelia 200 Polyg Eriogonum cithariforme var. agninum Cithara buckwheat 5 81 Borag Phacelia distans common phacelia 1 201 Polyg Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat 2 82 Borag Phacelia fremontii Fremont's phacelia 3 202 Polyg Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum long-stemmed buckwheat 2 83 Borag Phacelia tanacetifolia tansy-leafed phacelia 203 Polyg Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum California buckwheat 1 84 Borag Pholistoma membranaceum white fiesta flower 5 204 Polyg Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 4 85 Borag Plagiobothrys arizonicus Arizona popcorn flower 205 Polyg Eriogonum gracillimum rose and white buckwheat 86 Borag Tiquilia canescens shrubby coldenia 206 Polyg Eriogonum maculatum spotted buckwheat 1 87 Borag Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia 207 Polyg Eriogonum mohavense western Mojave buckwheat 88 Brass Boechera perennans perennial rock-cress 1 208 Polyg Eriogonum nidularium birdnest buckwheat 1 89 Brass Boechera pulchra, B. xylopoda beautiful rock-cress 4 209 Polyg Eriogonum plumatella yucca buckwheat 2 slender & beautiful 90 Brass Boechera xylopoda 1 210 Polyg Eriogonum pusillum yellow-turbans 9 rock-cress 211 Polyg Eriogonum roseum wand buckwheat 3 91 Brass Caulanthus cooperi Cooper's jewel-flower 2 212 Polyg Mucronea perfoliata perfoliate spineflower 1 92 Brass Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 2 213 Ranun Delphinium parishii ssp. parishii Parish's larkspur 5 93 Brass Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 2 214 Ranun Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 94 Brass Descurainia sophia *herb sophia 1 215 Rhamn Ceanothus greggii desert ceanothus 95 Brass Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod 216 Rhamn Frangula californica California coffeeberry 96 Brass Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum western wallflower 1 217 Rosac Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata desert almond 8 97 Brass Hirschfeldia incana *shortpod mustard 1 218 Rosac Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa desert bitterbrush 6 98 Brass Lepidium flavum yellow pepper-grass 219 Rubia Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrowleaf bedstraw 2 99 Brass Lepidium fremontii desert pepper-grass 8 220 Salic Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii Fremont cottonwood 1 100 Brass Sisymbrium altissimum *tumble-mustard 2 221 Solan Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn 4 101 Brass Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 222 Solan Lycium cooperi Cooper's boxthorn 3 102 Brass Stanleya pinnata var. pinnata prince's plume 5 223 Solan Physalis philadelphica *tomatillo 1 103 Brass Streptanthella longirostris longbeak streptanthella 224 Visca Phoradendron bolleanum dense mistletoe 104 Brass Thysanocarpus curvipes fringe-pod 1 225 Zygop Larrea tridentata creosote bush 105 Brass Thysanocarpus laciniatus lace-pod 3 Monocots 106 Cacta Cylindropuntia echinocarpa silver cholla 226 Agava Hesperoyucca whipplei chaparral yucca 2 107 Cacta Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 227 Agava Yucca brevifolia joshua tree 108 Cacta Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada short-joint beavertail 228 Allia Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum fringed onion 6 109 Campa Nemacladus longiflorus var. breviflorus thread plant 2 229 Lilia Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi red mariposa 2 110 Campa Nemacladus sigmoideus small-flowered nemacladus 3 230 Lilia Lilium parryi lemon lily 1 111 Caryo Eremogone macradenia desert sandwort 112 Caryo Loeflingia squarrosa spreading loeflingia 152 Onagr Camissonia campestris ssp. campestris field suncup 2 113 Cheno Atriplex canescens var. canescens four-wing saltbush 7 153 Onagr Camissonia kernensis ssp. gilmanii Gilmans evening-primrose 114 Cheno Chenopodium californicum California goosefoot 3 154 Onagr Camissonia strigulosa strigose suncup 2 115 Cheno Chenopodium strictum var.