Short Canyon list (Mary Ann Henry 1992) (plus additions and Jepsonized)
Equisetaceae (horsetail family)
Equisetum horsetail, scouring rush
laevigatum smooth scouring rush
sp.
Azollaceae (mosquito fern family)
Azolla
sp.
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Cheilanthes lip fern
covillei scaly fern
Pellaea
mucronata var. californica (P. compacta) bird's foot fern
mucronata bird's foot fern
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
triangularis ssp. triangularis (Pityrogramma t. var. t.)
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Berula
erecta cut-leaved water-parsnip
Lomatium
mohavense (no vars) Mojave wild parsley
Tauschia
parishii
Apocynaceae (dogbane family)
Amsonia
tomentosa (A. brevifolia)
Apocynum
cannabinum (inc. A. sibiricum) indian hemp
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Acamptopappus goldenhead
sphaerocephalus goldenhead
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
dumosa burro weed/bush, bursage
Anisocoma
acaulis scale bud, snakehead
Artemisia sagebrush
dracunculus tarragon
ludoviciana western mugwort, silver wormwood
tridentata ssp. parishii great-basin/big sagebrush
tridentata great-basin/big sagebrush
Aster aster
eatonii Eaton's aster
lanceolatus ssp. hesperius (A. h.) marsh aster
Baccharis
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
sergiloides desert baccharis
Brickellia brickelbush
arguta
desertorum desert brickellia
watsonii sweet brickellia
Calycoseris tack-stem
parryi yellow tack-stem
Chaenactis pincushion
fremontii fremont/desert pincushion
stevioides desert/broadflower pincushion
xantiana
Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
nauseosus rubber/gray rabbitbrush
paniculatus black-banded rabbitbrush
teretifolius green rabbitbrush
Cirsium thistle
occidentale var. californicum (C. c.) california thistle
Coreopsis coreopsis, tickseed
bigelovii
Encelia
actoni (E. virginensis ssp. actoni)
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
cooperi var. cooperi (H. c.) cooper goldenbush
cuneata var. spathulata (H. cuneatus spathulatus) cliff goldenbush
cuneata (H. cuneatus) cliff goldenbush
linearifolia (H. l.) linear-leaved goldenbush
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
foliosus var. covillei
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
ambiguum yellow frocks
confertiflorum golden yarrow
pringlei bud eriophyllum
wallacei (no vars) wooly daisy
Euthamia
occidentalis (Solidago o.) western goldenrod
Filago herba impia
californica California fluffweed
depressa dwarf filago
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
canescens ssp. microcephalum (G. m.) white everlasting
luteo-album weedy/white cudweed
palustre lowland cudweed
Gutierrezia matchweed, snakeweed
microcephala desert matchweed, sticky snakeweed
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
kelloggii
Hymenoclea
salsola ssp. salsola cheeseweed, cheesebush
Lasthenia goldfields
californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
Layia
glandulosa white tidy-tips
Lepidospartum
squamatum scale-broom
Lessingia
filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
Malacothrix
glabrata desert dandelion
Monoptilon desert star
bellidiforme
Nicolletia
occidentalis hole-in-the-sand
Rafinesquia
neomexicana desert chicory
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
flaccidus var. douglasii (S. d. var. d.)
flaccidus var. monoensis (S. douglasii var. m.)
Solidago goldenrod
californica california goldenrod
canadensis
spectabilis (S. missouriensis) showy goldenrod
Sonchus sow-thistle
asper prickly/common sow thistle
Stephanomeria
exigua annual mitra
parryi parry rock pink
pauciflora desert straw, wire lettuce
Stylocline nest straw
micropoides desert nest straw
Syntrichopappus
fremontii xerasid
Tetradymia cotton-thorn, horse brush
axillaris
stenolepis felt thorn
Uropappus silver puffs
lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia) silver puff/stars
Xanthium cocklebur
strumarium (no vars) cocklebur
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck
tessellata checker fiddleneck, devil's lettuce
Cryptantha forget-me-not
circumscissa
intermedia common forget-me-not
micrantha (no vars)
mohavensis
nevadensis (no vars)
oxygona
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
recurvata curved/arched combseed
setosa stiff-stem/bristly combseed
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
arizonicus (no var.) arizona popcorn flower
Tiquilia (Coldenia)
nuttallii nuttall coldenia
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Arabis rock-cress
pulchra beautiful/desert rock-cress
Caulanthus jewelflower
cooperi
Descurainia tansy-mustard
pinnata yellow/western tansy-mustard
Dithyrea spectacle-pod
californica california spectacle-pod
Erysimum wallflower
capitatum western wallflower
Guillenia
lasiophylla (Thelypodium lasiophyllum) california mustard
Hutchinsia
procumbens nannie's purse
Lepidium peppergrass
flavum yellow peppergrass
fremontii desert alyssum
lasiocarpum modest peppergrass
Rorippa yellow/water cress
nasturtium-aquaticum (Nasturtium officinale) water cress
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
curvipes (no vars.)
laciniatus (no vars.)
Tropidocarpum
gracile slender keel-fruit
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
basilaris beaver tail
echinocarpa (no vars) silver/golden cholla
Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
Nemacladus thread stem
gracilis slender thread stem
interior
secundiflorus
Capparaceae (caper family)
Isomeris bladderpod
arborea (no vars) (Cleome isomeris)
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Arenaria sandwort
macradenia ssp. ferrisiae
Minuartia sandwort
douglasii (Arenaria d.)
Spergula spurrey
arvensis ssp. arvensis stickwort, starwort
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Atriplex salt bush
canescens four-winged saltbush
confertifolia shadescale, oval-leaf saltbush
polycarpa allscale, common saltbush, cattle spinach
Grayia hop-sage
spinosa spiny hop-sage
Krascheninnikovia (Ceratoides, Eurotia)
lanata winter fat
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
longipes piute morning-glory
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Crassula
connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy stonecrop
Dudleya live-forever
calcicola limestone live-forever
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Juniperus juniper
californica california juniper
Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
subinclusa canyon dodder
Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Eleocharis spike-rush/sedge
parishii
Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
Ephedra mormon/mexican/desert tea
nevadensis
viridis green ephedra
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
micromera (E. m.) sonoran sand-mat, desert spurge
polycarpa (no vars) (E. p. var. p.) mexican sand-mat, mat-spruge
vallis-mortae (E. v.) Death Valley sand-mat
Stillingia toothleaf spurge
paucidentata
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
didymocarpus var. didymocarpus two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed
layneae
lentiginosus var. variabilis desert locoweed, freckled milkvetch
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
oblongifolius var. oblongifolius meadow/narrow-leaved lotus
procumbens prostrate lotus
purshianus var. purshianus spanish lotus/clover
strigosus (no vars) (L. tomentellus) hairy lotus
Lupinus lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
concinnus (no vars) desert/bajada lupine
excubitus grape-soda/Adonis lupine
Psorothamnus (Dalea)
arborescens indigo bush
Trifolium clover
gracilentum pin-point clover
willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
chrysolepis canyon live oak
wislizenii interior live oak
Gentianaceae (gentian family)
Centaurium centaury
exaltatum cancha lagua
venustum canchalagua
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe
penduliflora whispering bells
Eucrypta
chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
Nama purple-mat
demissum purple mat
Nemophila
menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia
austromontana
bicolor var. bicolor sticky yellow throats
cicutaria caterpillar phacelia
curvipes
distans blue/common/fern phacelia
egena rock phacelia
fremontii yellow throats
lemmonii
nashiana Charlotte's phacelia
tanacetifolia lacy/tansy phacelia
Pholistoma
membranaceum white fiesta flower
Tricardia
watsonii three hearts
Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass
balticus wire rush, baltic grass/rush
rugulosus wrinkled rush
xiphioides iris-leaved rush
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Salazaria bladder-sage
mexicana paper bag bush, bladder sage
Salvia
columbariae chia
dorrii grey-ball sage, great basin blue sage
Stachys hedge-nettle
albens white hedge-nettle
Lemnaceae (duckweed family)
Lemna duckweed
sp.
Lennoaceae (lennoa family)
Pholisma
arenarium scaly stemmed sandplant
Liliaceae (lily family)
Allium
fimbriatum var. mohavense mojave fringed onion
lacunosum var. davisiae (A. d.) pitted/davis onion
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) ssp. pauciflorum blue dicks
Muilla
coronata little/crowned muilla
Nolina nolina, beargrass
parryi (no vars)
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
brevifolia (no vars) joshua tree
Loasaceae (loasa family)
Mentzelia blazing-star
affinis yellow comet
albicaulis little blazing-star
veatchiana
sp.
Petalonyx sandpaper plant
thurberi
Lythraceae (loosestrife family)
Lythrum loosestrife
californicum common loosestrife
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Eremalche (Malvastrum)
exilis white mallow
Sidalcea checkerbloom, checker mallow
sp.
Sphaeralcea globemallow
ambigua desert-mallow, apricot-mallow
Molluginaceae (split from Aizoaceae) (carpet-weed family)
Mollugo carpet-weed
verticillata
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Abronia sand verbena
pogonantha mojave sand verbena
villosa desert sandverbena
Mirabilis four-O'clock
bigelovii var. bigelovii (M. b. var. aspera) wishbone bush
bigelovii ssp. retrorsa wishbone bush
Oleaceae (olive family)
Fraxinus ash
velutina (no vars) velvet/leatherleaf ash
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
boothii ssp. desertorum woody bottle-washer
campestris mojave sun cups
claviformis brown-eyed primrose
ignota
kernensis ssp. gilmanii Kern sun cup
kernensis ssp. kernensis Kern sun cup
pallida
palmeri
Clarkia
xantiana gun-sight clarkia
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
canum (Zauschneria californica, cana) California fuchsia
Oenothera evening primrose
californica ssp. avita or californica
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Canbya
candida pygmy poppy
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) california poppy
glyptosperma
minutiflora little gold poppy
Platystemon cream cups
californicus (no vars)
Pinaceae (pine family)
Pinus pine
monophylla singleleaf pinyon pine
sabiniana digger/grey pine
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
major common plantain
Poaceae (grass family)
Achnatherum needlegrass
hymenoides (Oryzopsis h.) indian rice grass
speciosa (Stipa s.) desert needlegrass
Avena oat
fatua wild oats
Bromus brome
arizonicus arizona brome
madritensis ssp. rubens (B. r.) red brome
tectorum downy brome, cheat grass
Distichlis salt grass
spicata (no vars)
Hordeum barley
murinum ssp. glaucum (H. g.) farmer's foxtail
Melica melic, oniongrass
imperfecta small-flowered melic
stricta nodding/rock melica
Muhlenbergia muhly
asperifolia scratch grass
rigens deergrass
Phragmites
australis (P. communis) common reed
Poa bluegrass
secunda ssp. secunda (P. scabrella) pine/one-sided bluegrass
Polypogon beardgrass
monspeliensis rabbit-foot grass, annual beardgrass
Schismus mediterranean grass
arabicus sheep/arabian grass
Vulpia
microstachys (inc. Festuca pacifica, reflexa) native annual fescue
myuros var. hirsuta (Festuca megalura) foxtail/rattail fescue
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Eriastrum
densifolium ssp. mohavense woody blue mantle
eremicum desert woolly stars
pluriflorum
sapphirinum (no vars)
Gilia
aliquanta ssp. aliquanta puffed calyx gilia
cana ssp. speciosa red rock canyon gilia
latiflora ssp. davyi broad-flowered gilia
sinuata cinder/bare-base gilia
transmontana star gilia
tricolor bird's eye gilia
Leptodactylon
pungens (no vars) granite gilia, prickly-phlox
Linanthus
aureus golden gilia
bigelovii
dichotomus evening snow
parryae sand blossoms
Loeseliastrum (Langloisia)
matthewsii desert calico
Phlox
gracilis (Microsteris g.) (no vars) slender phlox
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Centrostegia
thurberi (Chorizanthe t.) thurber spineflower, red triangles
Chorizanthe spineflower
brevicornu bristle spineflower
watsonii watson spineflower
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
baileyi
deflexum flat-topped/skeleton buckwheat
fasciculatum var. polifolium california buckwheat
gracillimum slender/rose-and-white buckwheat
heermannii
inflatum var. inflatum desert trumpet
nidularium bird's nest, whisk broom
nudum var. pubiflorum cider nude buckwheat
plumatella flat top buckwheat
pusillum yellow turban
reniforme velvet/kidney-leaved buckwheat
roseum
saxatile rock buckwheat
trichopes little/yellow trumpet
wrightii wand buckwheat
Oxytheca
perfoliata punctured bract
Pterostegia
drymarioides wing-over, calif. threadstem, fairy mist
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Calandrinia
ciliata (no vars) red maids
Calyptridium pussy paws
monandrum sand-cress
Claytonia (Montia)
exigua (Montia spathulata)
perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Delphinium larkspur
hansenii
parishii desert larkspur, parish larkspur
Ranunculus buttercup, crowfoot
cymbalaria var. saximontanus desert buttercup
Thalictrum meadow-rue
sp.
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus california-lilac
greggii var. vestitus mojave/desert ceanothus
Rhamnus buckthorn
tomentella (R. californica tomentella) hoary coffeeberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Coleogyne blackbush
ramosissima
Prunus
andersonii desert peach
Purshia antelope bush
tridentata var. glandulosa (P. g.) bitterbrush
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
hallii
munzii
stellatum var. eremicum desert bedstraw
Salicaceae (willow family)
Populus
fremontii ssp. fremontii fremont cottonwood
Salix willow
exigua (inc. S. hindsiana) slender/sandbar/narrow-leaf willow
lasiolepis (no vars) arroyo willow
lucida ssp. lasiandra (S. l.) lance-leaf willow
Saururaceae (lizard-tail family)
Anemopsis Yerba mansa
californica yerba mansa
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
kingii
Castilleja indian paintbrush
angustifolia (C. chromosa, martinii) desert paintbrush
applegatei (C. breweri)
linariifolia (C. linariaefolia)
Collinsia
callosa
Keckiella
sp.
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
cardinalis scarlet monkey-flower
floribundus (M. dudleyi) granite/slimy monkey flower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common monkey flower
palmeri (M. diffusus)
pilosus downy monkeyflower
rubellus moist-sand/redstem mimulus
Penstemon beard-tongue
incertus
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimsonweed
Lycium box-thorn
andersonii (no vars) anderson box-thorn
cooperi peach thorn
Solanum nightshade
americanum (S. nodiflorum) small-flowered nightshade
sarrachoides hairy nightshade
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
Verbenaceae (verain family)
Verbena
lasiostachys var. lasiostachys (V. abramsii)
Vitaceae (grape family)
Vitis grape
girdiana desert wild grape
Zygophyllaceae (caltrop family)
Larrea creosote bush
tridentata (L. divaricata)
number of families = 57
number of genera = 181
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 314