Joshua Tree (semi-official list)
Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella spike/club moss
eremophila desert spikemoss
Equisetaceae (horsetail family)
Equisetum horsetail, scouring rush
laevigatum smooth scouring rush
Dennstaedtiaceae (bracken fern family)
Pteridium bracken fern
aquilinum var. pubescens bracken fern
Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
Dryopteris wood fern
arguta coastal wood fern
Woodsia cliff fern
oregana
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Adiantum
capillus-veneris southern maiden-hair fern
Cheilanthes lip fern
covillei scaly fern
parishii (covillei x parryi)
parryi (Notholaena p.) cloak fern
viscida
Pellaea
mucronata var. californica (P. compacta) bird's foot fern
mucronata bird's foot fern
truncata cliff-brake
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
triangularis (Pityrogramma t.)
Acanthaceae (acanthus family)
Justicia (Beloperone)
californica chuparosa
Aizoaceae (fig-marigold family)
Trianthema horse-purslane
portulacastrum
Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
Amaranthus
blitoides prostrate pigweed
fimbriatus fringed amaranth
Tidestromia
oblongifolia honey sweet
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Rhus sumac
trilobata (no vars) squaw bush
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Ammoselinum
giganteum desert/western sandparsley
Bowlesia
incana
Cymopterus
panamintensis panamint parsley
Lomatium
mohavense (no vars) Mojave wild parsley
Apocynaceae (dogbane family)
Amsonia
tomentosa (A. brevifolia)
Apocynum
cannabinum (no vars) (inc. A. sibiricum) indian hemp
Arecaceae (palm family)
Washingtonia
filifera California fan palm
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
albicans white-stemmed/buggy-whip milkweed
erosa desert milkweed
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
subulata rush milkweed
Cynanchum vine milkweed
utahense
Matelea
parvifolia spearleaf, talayote
Sarcostemma vining/climbing milkweed
cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii
hirtellum trailing townula, rambling milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Acamptopappus goldenhead
sphaerocephalus var. hirtellus goldenhead
sphaerocephalus goldenhead
Adenophyllym (Dyssodia)
cooperi (Dyssodia c.)
porophylloides (Dyssodia p.)
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
acanthicarpa annual bursage/ragweed
dumosa burro weed/bush, bursage
Anisocoma
acaulis scale bud, snakehead
Artemisia sagebrush
dracunculus tarragon
ludoviciana ssp. albula western mugwort, silver wormwood
tridentata great-basin/big sagebrush
Atrichoseris
platyphylla tobacco-weed, gravel ghost, parachute plant
Baccharis
brachyphylla shortleaf baccharis, seepwillow
sergiloides desert baccharis
Baileya desert marigold
multiradiata var. multiradiata
pauciradiata
pleniradiata wooly marigold
Bebbia
juncea var. aspera sweetbush
Brickellia brickelbush
arguta
californica California brickelbush
desertorum desert brickellia
incana wooly brickelbush
oblongifolia var. linifolia pinyon brickellia
Calycoseris tack-stem
parryi yellow tack-stem
wrightii white tack-stem
Chaenactis pincushion
carphoclinia pebble pincushion
fremontii fremont/desert pincushion
macrantha
stevioides desert/broadflower pincushion
xantiana
Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
nauseosus ssp. mohavensis rubber/gray rabbitbrush
paniculatus black-banded rabbitbrush
teretifolius green rabbitbrush
viscidiflorus curly-leaved rabbitbrush
Cirsium thistle
mohavense mojave thistle
Conyza
canadensis common/canada horseweed
Coreopsis coreopsis, tickseed
bigelovii
californica var. californica
calliopsidea
Dicoria
canescens (no vars) bug seed
Encelia
actoni (E. virginensis ssp. actoni)
farinosa (no vars) brittlebush, incienso
frutescens rayless brittlebush
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
cooperi var. cooperi (H. c.) cooper goldenbush
cuneata (H. cuneatus) cliff goldenbush
linearifolia (H. l.) linear-leaved goldenbush
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
breweri var. covillei
breweri var. porphyreticus boulder daisy
concinnus var. concinnus hoary daisy
divergens
foliosus var. foliosus (inc. v. stenophyllus)
foliosus leafy daisy
parishii
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
pringlei bud eriophyllum
wallacei (no vars) wooly daisy
Filago herba impia
arizonica arizona fluffweed
depressa dwarf filago
Geraea
canescens desert sunflower, desertgold
viscida sticky geraea
Glyptopleura
marginata holly dandelion
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
canescens ssp. beneolens (G. b.) fragrant everlasting
stramineum (G. chilense) cotton batting plant
Gutierrezia matchweed, snakeweed
microcephala desert matchweed, sticky snakeweed
sarothrae matchweed
Helianthus sunflower
annuus (ssp. dropped) western sunflower
niveus dune/gray sunflower
Heterotheca
villosa var. hispida
Hulsea
vestita ssp. parryi
vestita ssp. vestita
Hymenoclea
salsola cheeseweed, cheesebush
Hymenoxys
cooperi (no vars)
Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
acradenia (H. a.)
Lasthenia goldfields
glabrata ssp. coulteri goldfields, smooth lasthenia
Layia
glandulosa white tidy-tips
Lepidospartum
squamatum scale-broom
Malacothrix
californica (no vars)
glabrata desert dandelion
sonchoides yellow saucers
stebbinsii
Monoptilon desert star
bellidiforme
bellioides
Nicolletia
occidentalis hole-in-the-sand
Palafoxia
arida (P. linearis) spanish needles
Pectis
papposa var. papposa chinch-weed
Perityle
emoryi rock daisy
Peucephyllum pigmy-cedar, desert fir
schottii
Pleurocoronis
pluriseta (Hofmeisteria p.) arrowleaf
Pluchea
sericea arrowweed
Porophyllum
gracile odora, poreleaf
Prenanthella
exigua (Lygodesmia e.) egbertia, bright white
Psathyrotes
ramosissima desert velvet, turtleback, turtle plant
Psilostrophe paper-daisy
cooperi paperflower
Rafinesquia
neomexicana desert chicory
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
flaccidus var. douglasii (S. d. var. d.)
flaccidus var. monoensis (S. douglasii var. m.)
mohavensis mohave groudsel
Sonchus sow-thistle
asper ssp. asper prickly/common sow thistle
Stephanomeria
exigua ssp. exigua (var. pentachaeta) annual mitra
parryi parry rock pink
pauciflora desert straw, wire lettuce
Stylocline nest straw
micropoides desert nest straw
Tetradymia cotton-thorn, horse brush
argyraea striped horsebush
axillaris var. longispina (T. spinosa l.)
axillaris
stenolepis felt thorn
Trichoptilium
incisum yellow heads
Trixis
californica var. californica
Uropappus silver puffs
lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia) silver puff/stars
Viguiera
parishii (V. deltoidea var. parishii) goldeneye
Xanthium cocklebur
strumarium (no vars) cocklebur
Xylorhiza (Machaeranthera) desert aster
tortifolia mojave aster
Bignoniaceae (bignonia family)
Chilopsis
linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck
tessellata checker fiddleneck, devil's lettuce
Cryptantha forget-me-not
angustifolia narrowleaf forget-me-not
barbigera beard forget-me-not
circumscissa
costata ribbed forget-me-not
decipiens gravel forget-me_not
dumetorum
gracilis slender cryptantha
holoptera (C. inaequata) winged/roughstem foget-me-not
maritima
micrantha (no vars)
nevadensis (no vars)
pterocarya (no vars) wing-nut forget-me-not
racemosa bushy forget-me-not
utahensis scented/fragrant forget-me-not
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Pectocarya combseed, comb-bur
heterocarpa chuckwalla combseed
platycarpa broad-margin combseed
recurvata curved/arched combseed
setosa stiff-stem/bristly combseed
Tiquilia (Coldenia)
canescens shrubby tiquila
plicata
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Arabis rock-cress
dispar pinyon rock-cress
glaucovalvula blue-pod rock-cress
perennans arched rock-cress
pulchra var. gracilis beautiful/desert rock-cress
pulchra beautiful/desert rock-cress
Brassica mustard
tournefortii wild turnip
Camelina false flax
microcarpa
Caulanthus jewelflower
cooperi
hallii
Descurainia tansy-mustard
pinnata ssp. glabra yellow/western tansy-mustard
pinnata ssp. menziesii yellow/western tansy-mustard
pinnata yellow/western tansy-mustard
Dithyrea spectacle-pod
californica California spectacle-pod
Draba
cuneifolia (no vars) desert draba
Erysimum wallflower
capitatum western wallflower
Guillenia
lasiophylla (Thelypodium lasiophyllum) California mustard
Halimolobos
jaegeri rock mustard
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer mustard
Lepidium peppergrass
flavum yellow peppergrass
fremontii desert alyssum
lasiocarpum modest peppergrass
Lesquerella
tenella (L. palmeri) bladderpod
Raphanus wild radish
raphanistrum jointed charlock
Sisymbrium
altissimum tumble mustard
irio London rocket
orientale hare's-ear cabbage
Stanleya prince's plume
pinnata
Streptanthella
longirostris (no vars) long-break twist flower
Streptanthus jewel-flower
campestris southern jewel-flower
Thelypodium
integrifolium
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
curvipes (no vars)
laciniatus (no vars)
Tropidocarpum
gracile slender keel-fruit
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Echinocactus clustered barrel cactus
polycephalus var. polycephalus cottontop cactus
Echinocereus
engelmannii (no vars) hedgehog cactus
triglochidiatus mound cactus, claret-cup cactus
Escobaria (Coryphantha, Mammillaria) beehive cactus
vivipara var. alversonii foxtail cactus
vivipara var. deserti (Coryphantha d., Mammillaria d.)
Ferocactus barrel cactus, visnaga
cylindraceus var. lecontei (Echinocactus c., F. acanthodes a.) california barrel cactus
Mammillaria pincushion/fishhook cactus
tetrancistra
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
acanthocarpa var. coloradensis buckhorn cholla
basilaris beaver tail
bigelovii (no vars) teddy-bear cholla, jumping cholla, ball cholla
chlorotica pancake prickly-pear
echinocarpa (no vars) silver/golden cholla
erinacea var. erinacea old-man cactus
erinacea old-man cactus
parishii (O. stanlyi var. p.) club/mat cholla, devil's cactus
phaeacantha (no vars)
ramosissima pencil/diamond cactus
Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
Nemacladus thread stem
glanduliferus
longiflorus var. breviflorus
longiflorus
rubescens stout/diffuse/desert thread stem
sigmoideus inyo thread stem
Capparaceae (caper family)
Cleome
lutea yellow bee plant
Cleomella stinkweed
obtusifolia Mojave stinkweed
Isomeris bladderpod
arborea (no vars) (Cleome isomeris)
Wislizenia
refracta jackass clover
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Achyronychia
cooperi frostmat, onyx-flower
Arenaria sandwort
macradenia
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Atriplex salt bush
canescens ssp. canescens four-winged saltbush, shad-scale
canescens ssp. linearis four-winged saltbush, shad-scale
canescens four-winged saltbush, shad-scale
hymenelytra desert holly
polycarpa allscale, common saltbush, cattle spinach
serenana bractscale
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
californicum California goosefoot, soap plant
incanum var. occidentale granite goosefoot
Grayia hop-sage
spinosa spiny hop-sage
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Suaeda sea-blight, seepweed
moquinii (S. fruticosa, torreyana) bush seepweed
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Dudleya live-forever
saxosa
Crossosomataceae (Celastraceae) (crossosoma family)
Crossosoma
bigelovii
Cucurbitacea (gourd family)
Brandegea
bigelovii
Cucurbita gourd, melon
foetidissima calabazilla, coyote gourd/melon
palmata coyote gourd/melon
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
macrocarpus
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Juniperus juniper
californica California juniper
Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
californica California witch's hair
denticulata toothed dodder
Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Carex sedge
alma
douglasii douglas's sedge
Cyperus
esculentus nut-grass
squarrosus
Eleocharis spike-rush/sedge
macrostachya wire grass, creeping spike rush
parishii
Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
Ephedra mormon/mexican/desert tea
californica
fasciculata
nevadensis
viridis green ephedra
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
canescens
glauca (no vars) big-berried manzanita
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Bernardia
myricifolia (B. incana) mouse-eye
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
albomarginata rattlesnake weed/spurge (E. a.)
fendleri (E. f.)
glyptosperma (E. g.)
micromera (E. m.) sonoran sand-mat, desert spurge
polycarpa (no vars) (E. p. var. p.) mexican sandmat, mat-spruge, golondrina
serpyllifolia (E. s.) thyme-leafed spurge
setiloba (E. s.) yuma sandmat
vallis-mortae (E. v.) Death Valley sand-mat
Croton croton
californicus (no vars) California croton
Ditaxis
californica
lanceolata
neomexicana
serrata
Euphorbia (many are now Chamaesyce) spurge
eriantha desert poinsettia, beetle spurge
Stillingia toothleaf spurge
linearifolia
paucidentata
spinulosa
Tetracoccus
hallii purple bush
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Acacia
greggii catclaw acacia, wait-a-minute bush
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
acutirostris
bernardianus
coccineus scarlet locoweed
didymocarpus var. dispermus two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed
geyeri var. geyeri
layneae
lentiginosus var. variabilis desert locoweed, freckled milkvetch
mojavensis
nutans
nuttallianus
palmeri (A. vaseyi)
Caesalpinia
virgata (Hoffmannseggia microphylla)
Cercidium palo verde
floridum ssp. floridum blue palo verde
Dalea (see Psorothamnus for indigo bush)
mollis silky dalea
mollissima downy dalea
Glycyrrhiza licorice
lepidota (no vars) wild licorice
Hoffmannseggia
glauca (H. densiflora) pig-nut, hog-potato
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
heermannii silky/wooly lotus
humistratus hill/short-pod lotus
procumbens prostrate lotus
purshianus var. purshianus spanish lotus/clover
rigidus desert deerweed/lotus, rock pea
salsuginosus var. brevivexillus
scoparius var. brevialatus deer weed, California broom
strigosus (no vars) (L. tomentellus) hairy lotus
Lupinus lupine
andersonii
arizonicus (no vars)
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
brevicaulis
concinnus (no vars) (L. desertorum, pallidus) desert/bajada lupine
excubitus var. austromontanus grape-soda/Adonis lupine
excubitus grape-soda/Adonis lupine
formosus
hyacinthinus
odoratus mojave/royal desert lupine
shockleyi desert lupine
sparsiflorus (no vars) coulter's lupine
Marina (Dalea)
parryi (Dalea p.)
Olneya
tesota desert ironwood
Prosopis mesquite
glandulosa var. torreyana (P. juliflora) honey mesquite
pubescens screw-bean mesquite
Psorothamnus (Dalea)
arborescens indigo bush
emoryi dye-weed
polydenius (P. polyadenia)
schottii (no vars) indigo bush
spinosus smoke-tree
Senna (Cassia) senna
armata (Cassia a.) desert/spiny senna
Trifolium clover
microcephalum hairy/maiden clover
variegatum white-tipped clover
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
chrysolepis canyon live/golden oak
john-tuckeri (Q. turbinella ssp. calif.) tucker's oak
palmeri (Q. dunii)
Fouquieriaceae (ocotillo family)
Fouquieria ocotillo, candlewood
splendens ssp. splendens
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
texanum texas filaree
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe
penduliflora whispering bells
Eriodictyon yerba santa
crassifolium thick-leaf yerba santa
trichocalyx var. lanatum San Diego eriodictyon
trichocalyx var. trichocalyx
Eucrypta
chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida common/torry/spotted eucrypta
chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
micrantha desert/small-flower eucrypta
Nama purple-mat
demissum var. demissum (N. d. var. deserti) purple mat
demissum purple mat
hispidum var. spathulatum
Nemophila
menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia
affinis purplebell phacelia
bicolor var. bicolor sticky yellow throats
campanularia ssp. vasiformis canterbury bells
campanularia canterbury bells
crenulata var. ambigua
crenulata purple/desert/notch-leaf phacelia
cryptantha sheltered/small-flowered phacelia
distans blue/common/fern phacelia
fremontii yellow throats
ivesiana
lemmonii
pedicellata specter phacelia
rotundifolia round-leaf phacelia
tanacetifolia lacy/tansy phacelia
vallis-mortae death-valley phacelia
Pholistoma
membranaceum white fiesta flower
Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass
acutus ssp. leopoldii spiny/spike rush
bufonius toad rush
macrophyllus
xiphioides iris-leaved rush
Krameriaceae (ratany family)
Krameria
erecta (K. glandulosa, parvifolia) pima rhatany
grayi white ratany
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Hyptis
emoryi desert-lavender
Monardella
linoides flaxleaf rockmint
robisonii
Salazaria bladder-sage
mexicana paper bag bush, bladder sage
Salvia
apiana white sage
columbariae chia
dorrii grey-ball sage, great basin blue sage
eremostachya desert sage
mohavensis
pachyphylla rose/mountain/thick-leaf sage
vaseyi wand sage
Teucrium
cubense ssp. depressum
Lemnaceae (duckweed family)
Lemna duckweed
minuscula
Liliaceae (lily family)
Allium
atrorubens var. cristatum (A. nevadense c.)
denticulatum (A. fimbriatum d.)
fimbriatum fringed onion
parishii
Calochortus mariposa lily
kennedyi desert mariposa lily
palmeri
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Hesperocallis desert-lily
undulata desert-lily
Nolina nolina, beargrass
bigelovii
parryi (no vars)
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
brevifolia (no vars) joshua tree
schidigera mojave yucca
Zigadenus zygadene, death-camas
brevibracteatus desert zygadene
Loasaceae (loasa family)
Mentzelia blazing-star
affinis yellow comet
albicaulis little blazing-star
gracilenta
involucrata satin/sand blazing-star
jonesii
multiflora ssp. longiloba
nitens
Petalonyx sandpaper plant
linearis
thurberi
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Eremalche (Malvastrum)
exilis white mallow
rotundifolia desert fivespot
Hibiscus rose-mallow, hibiscus
denudatus rock hibiscus
Sidalcea checkerbloom, checker mallow
neomexicana (no vars)
Sphaeralcea globemallow
ambigua var. ambigua desert-mallow, apricot-mallow
ambigua var. rugosa desert-mallow, apricot-mallow
ambigua desert-mallow, apricot-mallow
angustifolia (no vars) narrow-leaf globemallow
emoryi var. emoryi
Martyniaceae (unicorn plant family)
Proboscidea unicorn plant, devil's claw
althaeifolia desert unicorn plant
Meliaceae (mahogany family)
Melia bead tree
azedarach china berry, persian lilac
Moraceae (mulberry family)
Ficus fig
carica edible fig
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Abronia sand verbena
pogonantha mojave sand verbena
villosa desert sandverbena
Allionia windmills, trailing-four-o'clock
incarnata
Boerhavia spiderling
coccinea red/scarlet spiderling
coulteri (B. spicata)
intermedia
triquetra
wrightii
Mirabilis four-O'clock
bigelovii var. bigelovii (M. b. var. aspera) wishbone bush
bigelovii var. retrorsa wishbone bush
bigelovii wishbone bush
pumila
Oleaceae (olive family)
Forestiera
pubescens (F. neomexicana) desert olive
Fraxinus ash
anomala single-leaf ash
velutina (no vars) velvet/leatherleaf ash
Menodora
scabra
scoparia broom twinberry
spinescens
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
boothii ssp. condensata woody bottle-washer
boothii ssp. decorticans (ssp. rutila) shredding bottle-washer
boothii ssp. desertorum woody bottle-washer
brevipes yellow cups
californica false mustard, mustard evening-primrose
campestris mojave sun cups
cardiophylla
chamaenerioides
claviformis ssp. aurantiaca
claviformis brown-eyed primrose
kernensis ssp. gilmanii Kern sun cup
micrantha small primrose
pallida ssp. hallii
pusilla
refracta narrow-leaved primrose
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
canum ssp. latifolium (Zauschneria californica ssp. l.) California fuchsia
Oenothera evening primrose
caespitosa ssp. marginata fragrant evening primrose
californica
deltoides dune/basket primrose
primiveris ssp. bufonis large yellow primrose
Orchidaceae (orchid family)
Epipactis
gigantea stream orchis
Orobanchaceae (broomrape family)
Orobanche broomrape
cooperi (O. ludoviciana) (no vars) desert broomrape
fasciculata (no vars) clustered broomrape
parishii ssp. parishii beach broom-rape
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Argemone prickly poppy
corymbosa
munita (no vars) chicalote
Eschscholzia
caespitosa
glyptosperma desert gold poppy
hypecoides (E. caespitosa) san benito poppy
minutiflora (no vars) (E. covillei) little gold poppy
parishii desert poppy
Platystemon cream cups
californicus (no vars)
Pinaceae (pine family)
Pinus pine
monophylla singleleaf pinyon pine
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
ovata (P. insularis) woolly plantain
Poaceae (grass family)
Achnatherum needlegrass
hymenoides (Oryzopsis h.) indian rice grass
parishii (Stipa coronata var. depauperata) needle and thread
speciosum (Stipa s.) desert needlegrass
Agrostis bentgrass
viridis (A. semiverticillata) water bent
Aristida three-awn
adscensionis sixweeks three-awn
californica var. californica
purpurea var. fendleriana (A. fendleriana)
purpurea var. longiseta (A. longiseta) red three-awn
purpurea var. nealleyi (A. glauca)
purpurea var. wrightii (A. wrightii)
Bothriochloa
barbinodis (Andropogon b.) cane bluegrass
Bouteloua grama
aristidoides var. aristidoides needle grama
barbata var. barbata six weeks grama
curtipendula (no vars) side-oats grama
Bromus brome
diandrus (B. rigidus) ripgut grass/brome
madritensis ssp. rubens (B. r.) red/foxtail chess/brome
trinii chilean chess
Cynodon
dactylon bermuda grass
Distichlis salt grass
spicata (no vars)
Echinochloa
crus-galli barnyard grass
Elymus
elymoides ssp. elymoides (Sitanion hystrix) squirreltail
Eragrostis lovegrass
cilianensis stinkgrass
Erioneuron
pulchellum fluffgrass
Hordeum barley
jubatum
marinum ssp. gussoneanum (H. hystrix, H. geniculatum) mediterranean barley
Leptochloa sprangletop
uninervia
Melica melic, oniongrass
frutescens tall melic
imperfecta small-flowered melic
Muhlenbergia muhly
microsperma littleseed muhly
porteri bush muhly
rigens deergrass
Phragmites
australis (P. communis) common reed
Pleuraphis
rigida (Halaria r.) big galleta
Poa bluegrass
secunda ssp. secunda (P. scabrella) pine/one-sided bluegrass
Polypogon beardgrass
monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass, annual beardgrass
Schismus mediterranean grass
arabicus sheep/arabian/split grass
barbatus mediterranean/split grass
Sporobolus dropseed, sacaton
cryptandrus sand dropseed
flexuosus mesa dropseed
Tridens
muticus slim tridens
Vulpia
microstachys var. pauciflora (Festuca pacifica, reflexa) few-flowered/pacific fescue
myuros var. hirsuta (Festuca megalura) foxtail/rattail fescue
octoflora (Festuca o.) slender fescue
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Eriastrum
densifolium ssp. austromontanum woody blue mantle
densifolium ssp. elongatum woody blue mantle
densifolium ssp. mohavense woody blue mantle, bush woolystar
diffusum miniture woolly stars
eremicum desert woolly stars
sparsiflorum
Gilia
australis
brecciarum argus gilia
caruifolia caraway-leaved gilia
filiformis threadstem gilia
latiflora broad-flowered gilia
latifolia big-leaf gilia
leptomeria sand gilia
maculata little san bernardino mountains gilia
scopulorum rock gilia
sinuata cinder/bare-base gilia
splendens
stellata star gilia
tenuiflora ssp. hoffmannii
Langloisia
setosissima
Leptodactylon
jaegeri san jacinto prickly-phlox
pungens (no vars) granite gilia, prickly-phlox
Linanthus
aureus ssp. decorus golden gilia
aureus golden gilia
bigelovii
jonesii
parryae sand blossoms
Loeseliastrum (Langloisia)
matthewsii desert calico
schottii little sunbonnets
Polygalaceae (milkwort family)
Polygala milkwort
acanthoclada desert milkwort
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Centrostegia
thurberi (Chorizanthe t.) thurber spineflower, red triangles