Checklist of the Vascular Flora of Plum Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park # Family Scientific Name (*) Common Name #V #Pls Lycopods 1 Selagi Selaginella bigelovii Bigelow's spike-moss 99 2 Selagi Selaginella eremophila desert spike-moss 99 Ferns 3 Pterid Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern 2 13 4 Pterid Cheilanthes parryi woolly lipfern 5 99 5 Pterid Cheilanthes viscida sticky lipfern 1 6 Pterid Notholaena californica ssp. californica^ California cloak fern 1 7 Pterid Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata bird's-foot fern 1 Gymnosperms 8 Cupres Juniperus californica California juniper 1 99 9 Ephedr Ephedra aspera Mormon tea 2 99 10 Ephedr Ephedra californica desert tea 2 Eudicots 11 Acanth Carlowrightia arizonica Arizona carlowrightia 15 12 Acanth Justicia californica chuparosa 7 99 13 Amaran Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth 99 14 Apiace Apiastrum angustifolium wild celery 2 15 Apiace Lomatium mohavense Mojave lomatium 8 16 Apocyn Matelea parvifolia spearleaf 1 16 Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. 17 Astera goldenhead 1 sphaerocephalus 18 Astera Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed 2 99 19 Astera Ambrosia dumosa burroweed 1 99 20 Astera Ambrosia salsola var. salsola cheesebush^ 1 99 21 Astera Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula white mugwort 25 22 Astera Baccharis brachyphylla short-leaved baccharis 70 23 Astera Bahiopsis parishii Parish's viguiera 2 99 24 Astera Bebbia juncea var. aspera sweetbush 1 99 California spear-leaved 25 Astera Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta 11 brickellia 26 Astera Brickellia frutescens shrubby brickellia 1 40 27 Astera Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion 5 28 Astera Chaenactis fremontii Fremont pincushion 1 99 29 Astera Encelia farinosa brittlebush 1 99 30 Astera Ericameria brachylepis boundary goldenbush^ 99 31 Astera Ericameria paniculata blackbanded rabbitbrush 20 32 Astera Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum^ Wallace's woolly daisy^ 3 99 33 Astera Gutierrezia californica California matchweed 99 34 Astera Lasthenia gracilis goldfields 1 99 35 Astera Logfia depressa dwarf filago 1 36 Astera Logfia filaginoides California filago 99 37 Astera Malacothrix glabrata desert dandelion 2 99 38 Astera Monoptilon bellioides desert star 1 39 Astera Pectis papposa var. papposa chinch-weed 10 40 Astera Perityle emoryi Emory's rock-daisy 1 1 41 Astera Pleurocoronis pluriseta arrow-leaf 1 42 Astera Porophyllum gracile odora 2 40 43 Astera Rafinesquia neomexicana desert chicory 3 44 Astera Senecio californicus California groundsel 1 5 45 Astera Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua slender wreathplant 2 46 Astera Stephanomeria pauciflora wire-lettuce 25 47 Astera Trichoptilium incisum yellow-head 1 48 Astera Trixis californica var. californica California trixis 4 30 49 Bignon Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow 4 50 Boragi Amsinckia intermedia common fiddleneck 1 25 51 Boragi Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata bristly fiddleneck TGT 52 Boragi Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha 3 5 53 Boragi Cryptantha decipiens gravel cryptantha 1 54 Boragi Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha red-root cryptantha KM 55 Boragi Cryptantha muricata prickly cryptantha 1 Tucson wing-nut 56 Boragi Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera 10 cryptantha Emmenanthe penduliflora var. 57 Boragi whispering bells 2 20 penduliflora Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. 58 Boragi eucrypta 1 8 bipinnatifida 59 Boragi Nama demissum var. demissum purple mat 2 15 60 Boragi Pectocarya platycarpa broad-fruited combseed KM 61 Boragi Pectocarya recurvata curvenut combseed 2 2 62 Boragi Pectocarya setosa moth combseed 1 63 Boragi Phacelia distans common phacelia 4 99 64 Boragi Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells 2 13 65 Boragi Phacelia pedicellata pedicellate phacelia 1 176 Agavac Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave 1 99 66 Boragi Pholistoma membranaceum white fiesta flower 4 99 177 Agavac Yucca schidigera Mohave yucca 1 99 67 Brassi Boechera perennans perennial rock-cress^ 22 178 Alliac Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum fringed onion 1 68 Brassi Brassica tournefortii *Asian mustard 99 179 Poacea Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three-awn 1 69 Brassi Caulanthus cooperi Cooper's jewel-flower 2 2 180 Poacea Aristida purpurea purple three-awn 40 70 Brassi Caulanthus hallii Hall's caulanthus 7 181 Poacea Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama 1 71 Brassi Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard 2 2 182 Poacea Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 99 alkali western tansy- 72 Brassi Descurainia pinnata 2 183 Poacea Dasyochloa pulchella fluff grass 1 mustard 184 Poacea Hilaria rigida big galleta 18 73 Brassi Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass^ 1 20 185 Poacea Melica frutescens tall melica 3 25 74 Brassi Lyrocarpa coulteri Coulter's lyrepod 1 186 Poacea Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly 11 75 Brassi Thysanocarpus curvipes fringe-pod 2 7 187 Poacea Poa secunda ssp. secunda one-sided bluegrass 20 76 Brassi Tropidocarpum gracile slender tropidocarpum KM 188 Poacea Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 99 77 Cactac Cylindropuntia bigelovii teddy-bear cholla 1 99 189 Poacea Stipa parishii var. parishii Parish's needlegrass^ 20 78 Cactac Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri cane cholla 2 190 Poacea Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass 2 30 79 Cactac Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's cholla 1 99 Engelmann's hedgehog 191 Themid Muilla maritima muilla 3 80 Cactac Echinocereus engelmannii 3 99 cactus http://tchester.org/bd/flora/plum_canyon.html Updated 25 March 2013. 81 Cactac Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus 2 99 82 Cactac Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus 1 12 83 Cactac Mammillaria tetrancistra fish-hook cactus 1 3 84 Cactac Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 2 80 85 Cactac Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Engelmann prickly-pear 8 86 Cactac Opuntia phaeacantha desert prickly-pear 15 87 Campan Nemacladus glanduliferus glandular nemacladus 5 88 Campan Nemacladus rubescens desert nemacladus 2 1 89 Crassu Crassula connata pygmy-weed 1 90 Crassu Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides desert dudleya 1 44 91 Euphor Bernardia incana western bernardia^ 12 92 Euphor Chamaesyce melanadenia red-gland spurge 40 93 Euphor Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran spurge 99 94 Euphor Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 2 99 95 Euphor Chamaesyce setiloba starfish (Yuma) spurge 2 25 96 Euphor Ditaxis lanceolata narrowleaf ditaxis 6 80 97 Euphor Ditaxis neomexicana New Mexico ditaxis 1 99 98 Euphor Euphorbia eriantha beetle spurge 1 99 99 Euphor Stillingia linearifolia linear-leaved stillingia 2 50 100 Fabace Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus short-winged deerweed^ 5 99 short-bannered coastal 101 Fabace Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus 1 lotus 102 Fabace Acmispon rigidus desert lotus 5 139 Onagra Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida pale sun-cup 50 103 Fabace Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus 4 99 140 Onagra Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii brown-eyed primrose 2 1 104 Fabace Astragalus palmeri Palmer's milk-vetch 1 1 141 Onagra Eulobus californicus California suncup 1 99 105 Fabace Dalea mollissima downy dalea 2 142 Oroban Castilleja foliolosa woolly Indian paintbrush 1 106 Fabace Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine 1 143 Papave Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora^ small-flowered poppy 4 99 107 Fabace Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 40 144 Papave Eschscholzia parishii Parish's poppy 2 108 Fabace Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine 3 145 Phryma Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii Bigelow's monkeyflower 2 30 109 Fabace Marina parryi Parry's marina 7 99 146 Planta Antirrhinum filipes desert twining snapdragon 1 110 Fabace Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite 1 1 147 Planta Mohavea confertiflora ghost flower 1 111 Fabace Psorothamnus schottii indigo bush 3 99 148 Polemo Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly-star 3 99 112 Fabace Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree 10 149 Polemo Gilia stellata star gilia 1 13 113 Fabace Senegalia greggii catclaw 99 150 Polemo Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima bristly langloisia TGT 114 Fabace Senna covesii Coves's cassia 2 36 151 Polemo Loeseliastrum schottii Schott's calico TGT 115 Fouqui Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo 99 152 Polygo Centrostegia thurberi red triangles 1 116 Gerani Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 1 99 153 Polygo Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu brittle spineflower 1 117 Gerani Erodium texanum Texas filaree 2 154 Polygo Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata lace-fringed spineflower 2 118 Kramer Krameria bicolor white rhatany 99 155 Polygo Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat 5 119 Kramer Krameria erecta Pima rhatany 1 156 Polygo Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat 1 99 120 Lamiac Hyptis emoryi desert-lavender 3 99 157 Polygo Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet 2 50 121 Lamiac Salvia apiana white sage 3 99 158 Polygo Eriogonum plumatella yucca buckwheat 3 122 Lamiac Salvia columbariae chia 1 99 159 Polygo Eriogonum thomasii Thomas' buckwheat 1 123 Loasac Mentzelia albicaulis white-stemmed blazing star 3 160 Polygo Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat 2 99 124 Loasac Mentzelia veatchiana Ve atch's blazing star 1 161 Polygo Pterostegia drymarioides threadstem 2 125 Loasac Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Thurber's sandpaper-plant 1 162 Ranunc Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum intermediate larkspur 20 126 Malvac Ayenia compacta ayenia 1 15 163 Rhamna Ziziphus parryi var. parryi lotebush 1 5 127 Malvac Hibiscus denudatus rock hibiscus 3 164 Rosace Coleogyne ramosissima black brush 1 99 128