Hungry Valley Park plant list, based on draft (5-20-03)
Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
Ephedra mormon/mexican/desert tea
viridis green ephedra
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Rhus sumac
trilobata (no vars) squaw bush, skunkbrush
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Lomatium
utriculatum bladder/wild parsnip, hog fennel
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
erosa desert milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Agoseris mountain dandelion
retrorsa
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
dumosa burro weed/bush, bursage
psilostachya (no vars) western ragweed
Artemisia sagebrush
californica coastal sagebrush
palmeri San Diego sagewort
tridentata great-basin/big sagebrush
Baileya desert marigold
multiradiata var. multiradiata
Balsamorhiza balsam-root
deltoidea
Centaurea star thistle
solstitialis yellow star thistle
Chaenactis pincushion
fremontii fremont/desert pincushion
glabriuscula yellow pincushion
xantiana
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
nauseosus rubber/gray rabbitbrush
parryi rabbitbrush
Cirsium thistle
mohavense mojave thistle
occidentale var. venustum (C. proteanum) venus/cobweb thistle
occidentale
Coreopsis coreopsis, tickseed
bigelovii
californica var. californica
Encelia
virginensis
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
cooperi var. cooperi (H. c.) cooper goldenbush
linearifolia (H. l.) linear-leaved goldenbush, interior goldenbush
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
foliosus leafy daisy
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
pringlei bud eriophyllum
Grindelia gum plant
camporum var. camporum (G. robusta) gum plant
Helianthus sunflower
annuus (no vars) western sunflower
Heterotheca
grandiflora telegraph weed
Lagophylla
ramosissima common hareleaf
Lasthenia goldfields
californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
Layia
glandulosa white tidy-tips
platyglossa tidy tips
Lepidospartum
squamatum scale-broom
Lessingia
filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
lemmonii vinegar weed
Malacothrix
californica (no vars)
Monoptilon desert star
bellidiforme
Rafinesquia
neomexicana desert chicory
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
breweri
flaccidus (S. douglasii)
Stephanomeria
pauciflora desert straw, wire lettuce
Tragopogon goat's beard
porrifolius purple salsify, oyster plant
Uropappus silver puffs
lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia) silver puff/stars
Wyethia mule ears
ovata
Xylorhiza (Machaeranthera) desert aster
tortifolia mojave aster
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
tessellata checker fiddleneck, devil's lettuce
Cryptantha forget-me-not
circumscissa
pterocarya (no vars) wing-nut forget-me-not
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Pectocarya combseed, comb-bur
penicillata hairy-leaved/winged combseed
setosa stiff-stem/bristly combseed
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
arizonicus (no vars) arizona popcorn flower
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Arabis rock-cress
pulchra beautiful/desert rock-cress
sp.
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
Caulanthus jewelflower
coulteri
Erysimum wallflower
capitatum western wallflower
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer/Mediterranean mustard
Lepidium peppergrass
fremontii desert alyssum
perfoliatum
Sisymbrium
altissimum tumble mustard
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
curvipes (no vars)
Tropidocarpum
gracile slender keel-fruit, dobie pod
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
basilaris beaver tail
parryi (no vars) (O. califonica, serpentina) cane/snake cholla
Capparaceae (caper family)
Isomeris bladderpod
arborea (no vars) (Cleome isomeris)
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Lonicera honeysuckle
subspicata var. denudata (v. johnstonii) southern honeysuckle
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Bassia
hyssopifolia
Krascheninnikovia (Ceratoides, Eurotia)
lanata winter fat
Salsola
paulsenii russian thistle
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
occidentalis ssp. fulcrata (C. f.) sonora morning glory
Convolvulus bindweed, morning glory
arvensis common/field bindweed
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Cucurbita gourd, melon
foetidissima calabazilla, coyote/stinking gourd/melon
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
horridus
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Juniperus juniper
californica California juniper
Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
californica California witch's hair
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
glauca (no vars) big-berried manzanita
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
albomarginata rattlesnake weed/spurge (E. a.)
Eremocarpus
setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
pachypus
purshii
Lotus birds-foot trefoil
corniculatus broadleaf birdsfoot trefoil
humistratus hill/short-pod lotus
scoparius deerweed, California broom
strigosus (no vars) (L. tomentellus) hairy lotus
Lupinus lupine
benthamii spider lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
concinnus (no vars) (L. desertorum, pallidus, agardhianus) desert/bajada lupine
excubitus grape-soda/Adonis lupine
microcarpus (L. ruber, densiflorus, subvexus) chick/whorled/clay lupine
Melilotus sweetclover/sourclover
indica (M. indicus) yellow sweetclover
Trifolium clover
albopurpureum rancheria clover
gracilentum pin-point clover
Vicia vetch
americana
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
chrysolepis canyon live oak
john-tuckeri (Q. turbinella ssp. calif.) tucker's oak
lobata valley oak
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
divaricatum
malvaceum chaparral currant
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe
penduliflora whispering bells
Eriodictyon yerba santa
crassifolium thick-leaf yerba santa
Eucrypta
chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
Nama purple-mat
demissum purple mat
Nemophila
menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia
distans blue/common/fern phacelia
fremontii yellow throats
imbricata rock phacelia
tanacetifolia lacy/tansy leaf phacelia
Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass
balticus wire rush, baltic grass/rush
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Salvia
apiana white sage
carduacea thistle sage
columbariae chia
dorrii grey-ball sage, great basin blue sage
mellifera black sage
Lauraceae (laurel family)
Umbellularia California-bay, California-laurel
californica
Liliaceae (lily family)
Bloomeria golden stars
crocea
Calochortus mariposa lily
clavatus yellow mariposa
kennedyi desert mariposa lily
palmeri
splendens splendid/lilac mariposa lily
venustus
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
brevifolia (no vars) joshua tree
whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Loasaceae (loasa family)
Mentzelia blazing-star
albicaulis little blazing-star
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Sphaeralcea globemallow
ambigua desert-mallow, apricot-mallow
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Mirabilis four-O'clock
bigelovii wishbone bush
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
boothii woody bottle-washer
californica false mustard, mustard evening-primrose
ignota Spencer Primrose
palmeri
Clarkia
cylindrica farewell to spring, speckled clarkia
purpurea four-spot/wine-cup clarkia
Oenothera evening primrose
californica
deltoides dune/basket primrose
elata (O. hookeri)
primiveris large yellow primrose
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Argemone prickly poppy
munita (no vars) chicalote
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) California poppy
minutiflora (no vars) (E. covillei) little gold poppy
Platystemon cream cups
californicus (no vars)
Pinaceae (pine family)
Pinus pine
monophylla singleleaf pinyon pine
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Poaceae (grass family)
Achnatherum needlegrass
hymenoides (Oryzopsis h.) indian rice grass
speciosum (Stipa s.) desert needlegrass
Arundo
donax giant reed
Avena oat
barbata slender wild oat
fatua wild oats
Bromus brome
carinatus California brome
diandrus (B. rigidus) ripgut grass/brome
hordeaceus (B. mollis) soft/smooth chess/brome
madritensis ssp. rubens (B. r.) red/foxtail chess/brome
tectorum downy brome/chess, cheat grass
Cortaderia
jubata (C. atacamensis) pampas grass
Elymus
elymoides squirreltail
trachycaulus (Agropyron t.)
Hordeum barley
murinum ssp. leporinum (H. l.) hare/foxtail/wild barley
Leymus
condensatus (Elymus c.) giant/big wild rye
triticoides (Elymus t.) beardless/alkali/valley/creeping wild rye
Melica melic, oniongrass
imperfecta small-flowered melic
Muhlenbergia muhly
rigens deergrass
Nassella needlegrass
cernua (Stipa c.) nodding needlegrass
pulchra (Stipa p.) purple needlegrass
Poa bluegrass
annua annual bluegrass, watergrass
secunda pine/one-sided bluegrass
Schismus mediterranean grass
barbatus mediterranean/split grass
Vulpia
myuros var. hirsuta (Festuca megalura) foxtail/rattail fescue
myuros foxtail/rattail/mousetail fescue
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Eriastrum
densifolium blue mantle
diffusum miniature woolly stars
Gilia
capitata globe/ball gilia
latiflora broad-flowered gilia
transmontana
Leptodactylon
californicum (no vars) prickly-phlox
Linanthus
aureus golden gilia
breviculus mustang linanthus/clover
dichotomus evening snow
parryae sand blossoms
Phlox
gracilis (Microsteris g.) (no vars) slender/annual phlox
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Chorizanthe spineflower
parryi
staticoides (no vars) turkish rugging
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat
fasciculatum California buckwheat
inflatum desert trumpet
pusillum yellow turban
Rumex dock, sorrel
hymenosepalus canaigre, wild rhubarb
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Calandrinia
ciliata (no vars) red maids
Calyptridium pussy paws
monandrum sand-cress, pussy paws
Claytonia (Montia)
exigua (Montia spathulata)
perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus California-lilac
leucodermis chaparral whitethorn
Rosaceae (rose family)
Adenostoma
fasciculatum chamise, greasewood
Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
Potentilla cinquefoil
sp.
Prunus
ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia holly-leaved cherry
Purshia antelope bush
mexicana var. stansburyana (Cowania m. s.) cliff-rose
tridentata (inc. P. glandulosa) bitterbrush
Rosa rose
californica California wild rose
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
sp.
Salicaceae (willow family)
Populus
fremontii ssp. fremontii alamo/fremont cottonwood
Salix willow
gooddingii (no vars) black/southwestern willow
laevigata (no vars) red willow
lucida ssp. lasiandra (S. l.) lance-leaf/yellow/shining willow
Saururaceae (lizard-tail family)
Anemopsis Yerba mansa
californica yerba mansa
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Castilleja indian paintbrush
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
foliolosa woolly/felt paintbrush
subinclusa ssp. subinclusa
Linaria toadflax
genistifolia ssp. dalmatica
Mimulus monkeyflower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common/creek monkey flower
Penstemon beard-tongue
centranthifolius scarlet bugler
grinnellii
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimsonweed
Lycium box-thorn
cooperi peach thorn
Solanum nightshade
xanti (S. xantii) (no vars) (S. tenuilobatum) purple/chaparral nightshade
Sterculiaceae (cacao family)
Fremontodendron flannel bush
californicum
Typhaceae (cattail family)
Typha cattail
sp.
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
Violaceae (violet family)
Viola violet
pedunculata jonny-jump-up, wild pansy
Viscaceae (Loranthaceae) (mistletoe family)
Phoradendron mistletoe
villosum oak/hairy mistletoe
number of families = 49
number of genera = 148
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 227