New York Mountains
Equisetaceae (horsetail family)
Equisetum horsetail, scouring rush
sp.
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Cheilanthes lip fern
wootonii Wooton's lace fern
Pellaea
sp.
Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
Ephedra mormon/mexican/desert tea
nevadensis
viridis green ephedra
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Rhus sumac
trilobata (no vars) squaw bush, skunkbrush
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Lomatium
parryi desert lomatium
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
asperula antelope horns
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Ageratina
herbacea desert eupatorium
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
eriocentra woolly bursage
Artemisia sagebrush
bigelovii
tridentata great-basin/big sagebrush
Baccharis
sergiloides desert baccharis
Baileya desert marigold
multiradiata var. multiradiata
Brickellia brickelbush
californica California brickelbush
incana wooly brickelbush
oblongifolia var. linifolia pinyon brickellia
Chaenactis pincushion
fremontii fremont/desert pincushion
stevioides desert/broadflower pincushion
Chaetopappa
ericoides (Leucelene e.)
Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
depressus rabbitbrush
Cirsium thistle
neomexicanum new mexico thistle
nidulum
Encelia
virginensis
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
cuneata var. spathulata (H. cuneatus spathulatus) cliff goldenbush
laricifolia (H. l.) turpentine-brush
linearifolia (H. l.) linear-leaved goldenbush, interior goldenbush
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
concinnus var. concinnus hoary daisy
pumilus
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
wallacei (no vars) wooly daisy
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
palustre lowland cudweed
Gutierrezia matchweed, snakeweed
sarothrae matchweed
Hymenoclea
salsola cheeseweed, cheesebush, burrobush
Hymenopappus
filifolius cutleaf
Hymenoxys
acaulis var. arizonica
cooperi (no vars)
Layia
glandulosa white tidy-tips
Machaeranthera (see Xylorhiza for shruby asters)
canescens var. leucanthemifolia (M. l.) hoary aster
Petradoria rock goldenrod
pumila
Psilostrophe paper-daisy
cooperi paperflower
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
multilobatus
Solidago goldenrod
spectabilis (S. missouriensis) showy goldenrod
Syntrichopappus
fremontii xerasid
Tetradymia cotton-thorn, horse brush
stenolepis? felt thorn
Uropappus silver puffs
lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia) silver puff/stars
Viguiera
parishii (V. deltoidea var. parishii) goldeneye
Xylorhiza (Machaeranthera) desert aster
tortifolia mojave aster
Berberidaceae (barberry family)
Berberis (Mahonia) oregon-grape, barberry
haematocarpa
Bignoniaceae (bignonia family)
Chilopsis
linearis ssp. arcuata desert-willow
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
tessellata checker fiddleneck, devil's lettuce
Cryptantha forget-me-not
tumulosa
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
arizonicus (no vars) arizona popcorn flower
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Caulanthus jewelflower
major white jewelflower
Draba
cuneifolia (no vars) desert draba
Lepidium peppergrass
fremontii desert alyssum
Lesquerella
kingii ssp. kingii bead-pod
Stanleya prince's plume
pinnata
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Echinocereus
engelmannii (no vars) hedgehog cactus
triglochidiatus mound cactus, claret-cup cactus
Escobaria (Coryphantha, Mammillaria) beehive cactus
vivipara var. rosea (Coryphantha v., Mammillaria v.)
Ferocactus barrel cactus, visnaga
cylindraceus (F. acanthodes) california barrel cactus
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
acanthocarpa buckhorn cholla
basilaris var. basilaris beaver tail
chlorotica pancake prickly-pear
erinacea old-man cactus
phaeacantha (no vars)
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
longiflorus fragrant/desert snowberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Silene catchfly, campion
verecunda ssp. andersonii
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Atriplex salt bush
sp.
Grayia hop-sage
spinosa spiny hop-sage
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Dudleya live-forever
saxosa ssp. aloides panamint/desert dudleya
Crossosomataceae (Celastraceae) (crossosoma family)
Glossopetalon (Forsellesia)
spinescens (Forsellesia nevadensis) nevada greasewood
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Juniperus juniper
osteosperma utah/one-seeded juniper
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
pungens mexican manzanita
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
albomarginata rattlesnake weed/spurge (E. a.)
fendleri (E. f.)
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Acacia
greggii catclaw acacia, wait-a-minute bush
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
lentiginosus var. fremontii freckled milkvetch
lentiginosus freckled milkvetch
newberryi var. newberryi newberry woolly-pod/locoweed
nutans
nuttallianus var. imperfectus
purshii
Dalea (see Psorothamnus for indigo bush)
searlsiae (Petalostemon s.) prairie clover
Glycyrrhiza licorice
lepidota (no vars) wild licorice
Hoffmannseggia
glauca (H. densiflora) pig-nut, hog-potato
Lotus birds-foot trefoil
humistratus hill/short-pod lotus
rigidus desert deerweed/lotus, rock pea
Lupinus lupine
concinnus (no vars) (L. desertorum, pallidus, agardhianus) desert/bajada lupine
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
chrysolepis canyon live oak
turbinella shrub live oak
Garryaceae (silk tassel family)
Garrya silk tassel bush
flavescens (no vars)
Gentianaceae (gentian family)
Swertia (inc. Frasera) green gentian
albomarginata (Frasera a.)
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
montigenum mountain gooseberry
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Eriodictyon yerba santa
angustifolium
Eucrypta
micrantha desert/small-flower eucrypta
Phacelia
cryptantha sheltered/small-flowered phacelia
distans blue/common/fern phacelia
fremontii yellow throats
lemmonii
rotundifolia round-leaf phacelia
Krameriaceae (ratany family)
Krameria
erecta (K. glandulosa, parvifolia) pima rhatany
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Hedeoma mock pennyroyal
nanum var. californicum
Salazaria bladder-sage
mexicana paper bag bush, bladder sage
Salvia
columbariae chia
dorrii grey-ball sage, great basin blue sage
mohavensis
pachyphylla rose/mountain/thick-leaf sage
Liliaceae (lily family)
Calochortus mariposa lily
kennedyi desert mariposa lily
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
baccata banana yucca
brevifolia (no vars) joshua tree
schidigera mojave yucca
Linaceae (flax family)
Linum flax
lewisii western blue flax
puberulum desert yellow flax
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Sphaeralcea globemallow
ambigua desert-mallow, apricot-mallow
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Abronia sand verbena
nana dwarf sand verbena
Mirabilis four-O'clock
coccinea (Oxybaphus coccineus) red umbrella-wort
multiflora var. pubescens (M. froebelii) giant four-O'clock
Oleaceae (olive family)
Forestiera
pubescens (F. neomexicana) desert olive
Fraxinus ash
anomala single-leaf ash
Menodora
scoparia broom twinberry
spinescens?
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Gaura
coccinea
Oenothera evening primrose
caespitosa ssp. marginata fragrant evening primrose
californica
Pinaceae (pine family)
Pinus pine
edulis Colorado pinyon
monophylla singleleaf pinyon pine
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
patagonica (no vars) (P. purshii)
Poaceae (grass family)
Bouteloua grama
gracilis blue grama
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Eriastrum
diffusum miniature woolly stars
eremicum desert woolly stars
Gilia
leptantha
lottiae
Ipomopsis scarlet gilia
arizonica (I. aggregata ssp. a)
Linanthus
aureus golden gilia
dichotomus evening snow
Loeseliastrum (Langloisia)
matthewsii desert calico
Phlox
stansburyi (P. longifolia, P. viridis)
Polygalaceae (milkwort family)
Polygala milkwort
acanthoclada desert milkwort
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
deflexum flat-topped/skeleton buckwheat
fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat
fasciculatum California buckwheat
heermannii
inflatum desert trumpet
microthecum var. simpsonii great basin buckwheat
nidularium bird's nest, whisk broom
panamintense
wrightii var. wrightii
Rumex dock, sorrel
hymenosepalus canaigre, wild rhubarb
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Aquilegia columbine
formosa (inc. shockleyi)
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus California-lilac
greggii var. vestitus mojave/desert ceanothus
Rhamnus buckthorn
ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry
tomentella ssp. ursina (R. californica u.) hoary coffeeberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Amelanchier service-berry
utahensis (A. pallida) utah service-berry
Coleogyne blackbush
ramosissima
Fallugia apache plume
paradoxa
Holodiscus
microphyllus var. microphyllus rock spiraea, creambush
Prunus
fasciculata desert almond
Purshia antelope bush
mexicana var. stansburyana (Cowania m. s.) cliff-rose
tridentata var. glandulosa (P. g.) bitterbrush
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
sp.
Rutaceae (rue family)
Thamnosma turpentine broom, desert rue
montana
Salicaceae (willow family)
Salix willow
sp.
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Heuchera alumroot
rubescens pink alumroot
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Castilleja indian paintbrush
angustifolia (C. chromosa, martinii) desert paintbrush
linariifolia (C. linariaefolia)
Cordylanthus bird's beak
parviflorus
Mimulus monkeyflower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common/creek monkey flower
Penstemon beard-tongue
eatonii
palmeri var. palmeri
utahensis Utah bugler
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Lycium box-thorn
andersonii (no vars) anderson box-thorn, wolf-berry, desert tomato
cooperi peach thorn
Physalis ground cherry
hederifolia (hederaefolia) var. fendleri
Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family)
Tamarix tamarisk
chinensis chinese tamarisk
Verbenaceae (vervain family)
Verbena
gooddingii desert vervain
Viscaceae (Loranthaceae) (mistletoe family)
Phoradendron mistletoe
densum (P. bolleanum d.) juniper/dense mistletoe
Zygophyllaceae (caltrop family)
Larrea creosote bush
tridentata (L. divaricata)
number of families = 53
number of genera = 125
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 179