Flora of Palm Spring / Vallecito Creek Area, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park # Famil Scientific Name (*) Common Name #V #iNat Eudicots 1 Amara Tidestromia suffruticosa var. oblongifolia Arizona honeysweet 3 2 Apocy Asclepias erosa desert milkweed 1 3 Apocy Asclepias subulata rush milkweed 1 1 Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. 4 Aster goldenhead 1 sphaerocephalus 5 Aster Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 1 5 6 Aster Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush 1 7 Aster Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia mule fat 1 8 Aster Baileya pauciradiata Colorado Desert marigold 1 9 Aster Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 1 10 Aster Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion 3 1 11 Aster Encelia frutescens button encelia 1 6 12 Aster Ericameria paniculata blackbanded rabbitbrush 1 13 Aster Geraea canescens hairy desert-sunflower 4 2 toothed-leaved alkali 14 Aster Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila 3 16 goldenbush 15 Aster Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 1 16 Aster Monoptilon bellioides desert star 1 17 Aster Palafoxia arida var. arida Spanish needle 2 5 18 Aster Pluchea sericea arrow-weed 1 7 19 Aster Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 2 1 20 Aster Sonchus oleraceus *sow thistle 1 21 Aster Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant 1 22 Aster Xylorhiza orcuttii Orcutt's woody-aster x 23 Bigno Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow 1 24 Borag Cryptantha angustifolia narrow-leaved cryptantha 6 2 25 Borag Cryptantha maritima Guadalupe cryptantha 2 26 Borag Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis Nevada cryptantha 2 27 Borag Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 1 28 Borag Eucrypta micrantha desert eucrypta 1 29 Borag Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum seaside heliotrope 1 30 Borag Pectocarya heterocarpa chuckwalla pectocarya 3 31 Borag Pectocarya peninsularis Baja pectocarya 1 32 Borag Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed 2 33 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua heliotrope phacelia 1 3 little-flowered heliotrope 34 Borag Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora 2 phacelia 35 Borag Tiquilia plicata plicate coldenia 2 76 Onagr Eremothera boothii ssp. condensata Booth's evening primrose 1 3 36 Brass Brassica tournefortii *Sahara mustard 3 1 77 Onagr Eulobus californicus California suncup 1 2 37 Brass Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard 4 2 78 Onagr Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides dune primrose 1 38 Brass Dithyrea californica spectacle-pod 1 1 79 Papav Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy 1 39 Brass Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 2 80 Plant Penstemon thurberi Thurber's beardtongue 1 40 Brass Streptanthella longirostris longbeak streptanthella 1 5 81 Plant Plantago ovata desert plantain 3 1 41 Cacta Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 1 82 Polem Aliciella latifolia ssp. latifolia broad-leaf gilia 2 42 Cacta Cylindropuntia echinocarpa silver cholla 3 83 Polem Loeseliastrum matthewsii desert calico 2 43 Cacta Cylindropuntia fosbergii pink teddy-bear cholla x 84 Polyg Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 2 1 44 Cacta Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 1 85 Polyg Chorizanthe corrugata wrinkled spineflower 1 45 Cacta Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 2 86 Polyg Chorizanthe rigida devil's spineflower 1 46 Caryo Achyronychia cooperi frost mat 2 87 Polyg Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum flat-topped buckwheat 3 47 Cheno Atriplex canescens var. canescens four-wing saltbush 5 88 Polyg Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 2 2 48 Cheno Atriplex canescens var. laciniata Caleb four-wing saltbush 1 2 89 Polyg Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 1 1 49 Cheno Atriplex hymenelytra desert holly 2 12 90 Polyg Eriogonum trichopes little desert trumpet 1 50 Cheno Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis big saltbush 1 91 Polyg Pterostegia drymarioides threadstem 1 51 Cheno Atriplex polycarpa cattle saltbush 1 5 92 Resed Oligomeris linifolia lineleaf whitepuff 3 52 Cheno Suaeda nigra bush seepweed 3 3 93 Solan Datura discolor desert thornapple 1 53 Cucur Cucurbita palmata coyote melon 2 94 Solan Lycium fremontii Fremont's boxthorn 1 4 54 Eupho Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 1 3 95 Solan Nicotiana clevelandii Cleveland's tobacco 1 55 Eupho Croton californicus California croton 2 96 Solan Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco 1 56 Fabac Astragalus crotalariae Salton milk-vetch 4 97 Solan Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry 1 57 Fabac Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus dwarf white milk-vetch 1 98 Visca Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe 1 4 58 Fabac Astragalus insularis var. harwoodii Harwood's milk-vetch 1 99 Zygop Larrea tridentata creosote bush 4 9 59 Fabac Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine 1 1 Monocots 60 Fabac Olneya tesota ironwood 1 100 Agava Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 5 61 Fabac Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 1 8 101 Agava Hesperocallis undulata desert lily 4 11 62 Fabac Prosopis pubescens screw-bean mesquite 1 102 Arace Lemna gibba swollen duckweed 1 63 Fabac Psorothamnus emoryi Emory's indigo-bush 2 1 103 Areca Washingtonia filifera California fan palm 3 64 Fabac Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 7 104 Cyper Cyperus laevigatus smooth flatsedge 2 65 Fabac Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree 12 105 Cyper Schoenoplectus americanus American tule 1 66 Fabac Senegalia greggii catclaw 4 106 Poace Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 1 67 Fouqu Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 2 4 107 Poace Distichlis spicata saltgrass 2 68 Krame Krameria bicolor white rhatany 6 108 Poace Festuca octoflora six-weeks fescue 2 69 Loasa Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper-plant 1 109 Poace Hilaria rigida big galleta 3 5 70 Malva Horsfordia newberryi Newberry's velvet mallow x 110 Poace Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 3 1 71 Malva Sphaeralcea ambigua apricot mallow 1 111 Zanni Zannichellia palustris horned pondweed 1 72 Monti Cistanthe ambigua dead man's fingers 3 4 http://tchester.org/sd/plants/floras/palm_spring_vallecito_creek_area.html 73 Nycta Abronia villosa var. villosa hairy sand-verbena 4 4 Last update: 11 January 2020 74 Onagr Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla heartleaf suncup 1 75 Onagr Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose 5 8.