This list of flora of the Mojave Desert region includes the flora of the Mojave Desert and of the mountains that are encircled by the

Mojave Desert The Mojave Desert ( ; mov, Hayikwiir Mat'aar; es, Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily ...

. Some of this flora is well above the level of growth of ''

Yucca brevifolia ''Yucca brevifolia'' is a plant species belonging to the genus ''Yucca''. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names: Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca. This monocotyledonous tree is native to the ar ...

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Joshua Tree ''Yucca brevifolia'' is a plant species belonging to the genus ''Yucca''. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names: Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca. This monocotyledonous tree is native to the ar ...

s), the upper reaches of which defines the outline of the Mojave Desert. Also included are flora of the

Little San Bernardino Mountains The Little San Bernardino Mountains are a short mountain range of the Transverse Ranges, located in southern California in the United States. They extend for approximately southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains through San Bernardino an ...

dividing the Mojave Desert from the Colorado Desert. The flora are arranged in several sublists with different organizations for the convenience of encyclopedia users with different purposes - alphabetically by scientific name, alphabetically by plant family then by scientific name, by growth pattern (e.g., tree, shrub, perennial, annual, etc.) then alphabetically by scientific name, by flower color (with duplicate entries when flower colors vary for a single

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

, and alphabetically by common name. Each entry in the alphabetical list by scientific name is followed by the common name(s) (in bold and in parentheses), plant family, growth form(s), flower color(s), and brief

etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

of the components of the scientific name.

List by scientific name

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*'' Abronia nana'' S. Watson var. covillei; ( Coville's dwarf abronia);

Nyctaginaceae Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions. The family has a unique fruit t ...

; perennial herb; white, lavender, pink flowers; June–August bloom; "Abronia" from Greek "abros" = "graceful or delicate" re bracts below flowers, "nana" = "small" from the Greek "nannos" = "dwarf" *'' Abronia pogonantha''Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., 2013, ( Mojave sand-verbena),

; "Abronia" from Greek "abros" = "graceful or delicate" (re bracts below flowers), Greek "pogon" = "beard" & "anthus" = "flowered" -> "pogonantha" = "bearded flowers" *'' Abronia villosa'' var. ''villosa'' ( desert sand-verbena),

four o'clock family Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions. The family has a unique fruit t ...

; "Abronia" from Greek "abros" = "graceful or delicate" (re bracts below flowers), "villosa" = "hairy" *'' Acacia greggii'' (renamed to ''

Senegalia greggii ''Senegalia greggii'', formerly known as ''Acacia greggii'', is a species of tree in the genus ''Senegalia'' native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, from the extreme south of Utah south through southern Nevada, southeast Cal ...

'') *'' Acamptopappus shockleyi'' ( Shockley's goldenhead);

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

; Greek "a-kamptos" = "not-bent" & "pappos" = " pappus" (bristly sepals in Asteraceae flowers) -> "acamptopappus" = "unbent pappus", "shockleyi" = William Hillman Shockley - first to collect plants in the White Mountains *'' Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus'' ( rayless goldenhead);

; Greek "a-kamptos" = "not-bent" & "pappos" = " pappus" (bristly sepals in Asteraceae flowers) -> "acamptopappus" = "unbent pappus", Greek "sphaero" = "sphere", "cephalis" = "Head" -> or "round-headed" (flower heads) *'' Achyronychia cooperi'' ( frost mat onyx flower),

Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactacea ...

*'' Acmispon americanus'' (), Fabaceae; Greek "acme" = "point or edge" for hook-tipped fruit, "americanus" = "of America" *''

Acmispon argophyllus ''Acmispon argophyllus'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Lotus argophyllus'', is a species of Faboideae, legume native to California and northwest Mexico. It is known by the common name silver bird's-foot trefoil or silver lotus.Fabaceae; Greek "acme" = "point or edge" for hook-tipped fruit of genus type, "argos" "shining, bright, silver" -> "argophyllus" = "silver leaved" *'' Acmispon brachycarpus'' (), Fabaceae; Greek "acme" = "point or edge" for hook-tipped fruit of genus type, "brachy" = "short", "karpos" = "fruit" -> "brachycarpus" = "short-bodied (fruit)" *''

Acmispon glaber ''Acmispon glaber'' (previously ''Lotus scoparius'') (common deerweed, deer weed, deervetch, California broom or western bird's-foot trefoil) is a perennial subshrub in the family Fabaceae (pea family). The plant is a pioneer species found in d ...

'' (), Fabaceae; Greek "acme" = "point or edge" for hook-tipped fruit of genus type, -> "glaber" = "without hairs",

glabrous Glabrousness (from the Latin '' glaber'' meaning "bald", "hairless", "shaved", "smooth") is the technical term for a lack of hair, down, setae, trichomes or other such covering. A glabrous surface may be a natural characteristic of all or part of ...

*'' Acmispon heermannii''), ( Heermann's lotus) Fabaceae; Greek "acme" = "point or edge" for hook-tipped fruit of genus type, *'' Acmispon rigidus'' ( desert rock-pea, Fabaceae; Greek "acme" = "point or edge" for hook-tipped fruit of genus type, *'' Acmispon strigosus'' ( stiff-haired lotus), Fabaceae; Greek "acme" = "point or edge" for hook-tipped fruit of genus type, *'' Adenophyllum cooperi'' ( Cooper's dyssodia, Cooper's glandweed),

*'' Aliciella latifolia'' ( broad-leaved gilia),

Polemoniaceae The Polemoniaceae (Jacob's-ladder or phlox family) are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 25 genera with 270–400 species of annuals and perennials native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversit ...

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Allenrolfea occidentalis ''Allenrolfea occidentalis'', the iodine bush, is a low-lying shrub of the Southwestern United States, California, Idaho, and northern Mexico.Shultz, L.M.: 'eFloras 2008''Allenrolfea occidentalis'' in Flora of North America Missouri Botanical Ga ...

'' ( iodine bush),

Chenopodiaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus '' Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making i ...

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Allionia incarnata ''Allionia incarnata'' is a flowering plant in the four o'clock family (Nyctaginaceae Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical ...

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windmills A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some par ...

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Alnus rhombifolia ''Alnus rhombifolia'', the white alder, is an alder tree native to western North America, from British Columbia and Washington east to western Montana, southeast to the Sierra Nevada, and south through the Peninsular Ranges and Colorado Desert oa ...

'' ( white alder),

Betulaceae Betulaceae, the birch family, includes six genera of deciduous nut-bearing trees and shrubs, including the birches, alders, hazels, hornbeams, hazel-hornbeam, and hop-hornbeams numbering a total of 167 species. They are mostly natives of the ...

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Amaranthus fimbriatus ''Amaranthus fimbriatus'' is a species of glabrous flowering plant in the Amaranthaceae family. It is commonly known as fringed amaranth or fringed pigweed. The plant is an annual herb that can often grow up to 0.7 m (2 ft.) in height. ...

'' ( fringed amaranth),

Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...

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Ambrosia acanthicarpa ''Ambrosia acanthicarpa'' is a North American species of bristly annual plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus ''Ambrosia (plant), Ambrosia'' are called ragweeds. The species has common names including flatspine bur ragweed, Hooker ...

'' ( western sand-bur, annual bur-sage),

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Ambrosia dumosa ''Ambrosia dumosa'', the burro-weed or white bursage, a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is a common constituent of the creosote-bush scrub community throughout the Mojave desert of California, Nevada, and Utah and ...

'' ( white bur-sage, burrobush),

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Ambrosia salsola ''Ambrosia salsola'', commonly called cheesebush, winged ragweed, burrobush, white burrobrush, and desert pearl, is a species of perennial shrub in the family Asteraceae native to deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico ...

'' ( cheesebush, winged ragweed),

*'' Amsinckia tessellata'' ( devil's lettuce, checker fiddleneck),

Boraginaceae Boraginaceae, the borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees and herbs in 146, to 156 genera with a worldwide distribution. The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single family of the or ...

*'' Amsonia tomentosa'',

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of ...

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Anemopsis californica The monotypic genus ''Anemopsis'' has only one species, ''Anemopsis californica'', with the common names yerba mansa or lizard tail. It is a perennial herb in the lizard tail family (Saururaceae) and prefers very wet soil or shallow water.Fl ...

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yerba mansa The monotypic genus ''Anemopsis'' has only one species, ''Anemopsis californica'', with the common names yerba mansa or lizard tail. It is a perennial herb in the lizard tail family (Saururaceae) and prefers very wet soil or shallow water.Flo ...

Saururaceae Saururaceae is a plant family comprising four genera and seven species of herbaceous flowering plants native to eastern and southern Asia and North America. The family has been recognised by most taxonomists, and is sometimes known as the "lizard ...

*'' Anisocoma acaulis'' ( scalebud),

*'' Arabis dispar'' (See Boechera dispar) *'' Arabis pulchra'' var. ''gracilis'' (See Boechera pulchra) *'' Argemone corymbosa'' ( prickly poppy),

Papaveraceae The Papaveraceae are an economically important family of about 42 genera and approximately 775 known species of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales, informally known as the poppy family. The family is cosmopolitan, occurring in temperat ...

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Arctostaphylos glauca ''Arctostaphylos glauca'' is a species of manzanita known by the common name bigberry manzanita. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in the chaparral and woodland of coastal and inland hills. Description ''Arctostaphy ...

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Ericaceae The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c.4250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it th ...

), big berry manzanita *'' Argemone munita'' ( chicalote),

*'' Arida arizonica'' ( Silver Lakes daisy),

*'' Artemisia douglasiana'' ( Douglas' mugwort),

*'' Artemisia dracunculus'' (

tarragon Tarragon (''Artemisia dracunculus''), also known as estragon, is a species of perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread in the wild across much of Eurasia and North America and is cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes ...

, wormwood),

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Artemisia ludoviciana ''Artemisia ludoviciana'' is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, known by several common names, including silver wormwood, western mugwort, Louisiana wormwood, white sagebrush, lobed cud-weed, and gray sag ...

'' ( western mugwort),

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Artemisia tridentata ''Artemisia tridentata'', commonly called big sagebrush,MacKay, Pam (2013), ''Mojave Desert Wildflowers'', 2nd ed., , p. 264. Great Basin sagebrush or (locally) simply sagebrush, is an aromatic shrub from the family Asteraceae, which grows in ari ...

'' ( big sagebrush, Great Basin sagebrush),

*'' Asclepias albicans'', ( wax milkweed),

*'' Asclepias erosa'' ( desert milkweed),

*'' Asclepias fascicularis'' ( narrow-leaf milkweed, Mexican whorled milkweed),

*'' Aster subulatus'' (name changed to Symphyotrichum subulatum) *'' Astragalus coccineus'' ( scarlet milkvetch, scarlet locoweed), Fabaceae, perennial herb, red, "astragalos" = "ankle bone" for the shape of the seed, "coccineus" = "scarlet" *'' Astragalus douglasii'' ( Douglas' milkvetch), Fabaceae *'' Astragalus jaegerianus'' ( Lane Mountain milkvetch), Fabaceae *'' Astragalus layneae'' ( Layne milkvetch), Fabaceae *''

Astragalus lentiginosus ''Astragalus lentiginosus'' is a species of legume native to western North America where it grows in a range of habitats. Common names include spotted locoweed page 752 and freckled milkvetch. There are a great number of wild varieties. The flo ...

'' ( Freckled milkvetch), Fabaceae *'' Astragalus newberryi'' var. ''newberryi'' ( Newberry milkvetch), Fabaceae *'' Atrichoseris platyphylla'' ( gravel ghost, parachute plant),

*'' Atriplex canescens'' ( four-winged saltbrush),

, "canescens" = "covered with short white hairs" *''

Atriplex confertifolia ''Atriplex confertifolia'', the shadscale or spiny saltbush, is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, which is native to the western United States and northern Mexico. Description The height of ''Atriplex confertifolia'' ...

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shadscale ''Atriplex confertifolia'', the shadscale or spiny saltbush, is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, which is native to the western United States and northern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Me ...

*'' Atriplex covillei'' ( arrow-scale, Coville's orach),

*'' Atriplex elegans'' ( wheel-scale, Mecca orach),

*'' Atriplex hymenelytra'' ( desert holly),

*'' Atriplex polycarpa'' ( all-scale,

cattle spinach ''Atriplex polycarpa'', the allscale, (or all-scale) cattle spinach, allscale saltbush, or cattle saltbush, is a plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to the Southwestern United States, California, and northern Mexico Mexico (Sp ...

*'' Atriplex serenana'' ( bractscale),

*'' Atriplex spinifera'' ( spiny saltbrush),

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Baccharis salicifolia ''Baccharis salicifolia'' is a blooming shrub native to the sage scrub community and desert southwest of the United States and northern Mexico, as well as parts of South America. Its usual common name is mule fat;Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam M ...

'' ( mule fat),

*'' Baccharis salicina'' ( Emory baccharis),

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Baccharis sergiloides ''Baccharis sergiloides'' is a species of ''Baccharis'' known by the common name desert baccharis.Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., 2013, Distribution The plant is native to the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico, ...

'' ( Squaw waterweed,

desert baccharis ''Baccharis sergiloides'' is a species of ''Baccharis'' known by the common name desert baccharis.Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., 2013, Distribution The plant is native to the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico, ...

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Baileya multiradiata ''Baileya multiradiata'' is a North American species of sun-loving wildflowers native to the deserts of northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States. It has been found in the States of Sonora, Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango ...

'' ( desert marigold),

) *'' Baileya pauciradiata'' ( lax-flower, Colorado desert marigold),

*'' Baileya pleniradiata'' ( wooly marigold),

*'' Bebbia juncea'' var. ''aspera'' ( sweetbush),

*'' Boechera dispar'' (,

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The leav ...

*'' Boechera pulchra'' ( beautiful rock-cress, Prince's rock cress),

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Boerhavia triquetra Boerhavia triquetra, with the common names creeping sticky stem, slender spiderling, spiderling, is an annual desert plant in the four o'clock family (Nyctaginaceae). It is native to California and Arizona, in habitats of the Mojave Desert and ...

'' ( spiderling),

*'' Bouteloua aristidoides'' ( needle gramma), Poaceae *'' Bouteloua barbata'' ( six-week gramma), Poaceae *'' Brandegea bigelovii'' (

brandegea ''Brandegea'' is a monotypic genus containing the single species ''Brandegea bigelovii'', the desert starvine. This sprawling perennial vine in the squash family is native to the deserts of California, Arizona, and northern Mexico. The distincti ...

Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are: *''Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds *'' Lagen ...

*'' Brassica tournefortii'' ( Sahara mustard),

*'' Brickellia californica'' (

brickellia ''Brickellia'' is a North American genus of about 100 to 110 species of plants in the family Asteraceae, known commonly as brickellbushes. They are found in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central America. Many species are native to the ...

*'' Brickellia desertorum'' ( desert brickelbush),

*'' Brickellia incana'' ( wooly brickellia),

*'' Brickellia longifolia'' ( long-leaved brickellia),

*'' Brickellia oblongifolia'' var. ''linifolia'' ( pinyon brickellia),

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Bromus madritensis ''Bromus madritensis'' is a species of brome grass known by the common name compact brome. The specific epithet ''madritensis'' refers to Madrid, Spain. It has a diploid number of 28. There are two subspecies: *''Bromus madritensis'' subsp. ''ma ...

'' ( red brome, foxtail chess), Poaceae *'' Buddleja utahensis'' (

Panamint butterfly bush ''Buddleja utahensis'' is a species of ''Buddleja'' endemic to the southwestern United States (northwest Arizona, eastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah), where it is known by the common names Utah butterfly bush and Panamint ...

Scrophulariaceae The Scrophulariaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and perennial herbs, as well as shrubs. Flowers have bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry. The Scr ...

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*'' Calochortus kennedyi'' var. ''kennedyi'' (

Mariposa lily ''Calochortus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family. The group includes herbaceous, perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America (primarily the Western United States). The genus ''Calochortus'' includes mariposa ...

Liliaceae The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a fair a ...

*'' Calochortus striatus'' ( alkali Mariposa lily),

*'' Calycoseris parryi'' ( yellow tack-stem),

*'' Calycoseris wrightii'' ( white tack-stem),

*'' Calyptridium monandrum'' ( sand-cress),

Montiaceae Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with about 230 known species, ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution. The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG ...

*'' Camissonia campestris'' ( Mojave sun cup, field primrose),

*'' Castela emoryi'' ( crucifixion thorn),

Simaroubaceae The Simaroubaceae are a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades, it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off. A molecular phylogeny of the family was published in 20 ...

*'' Castilleja chromosa'' ( desert paintbrush),

Orobanchaceae Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family of mostly parasitic plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., ''Pedicularis'', ''Rhinanthus'', ''Striga'') were formerly included in th ...

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Castilleja exserta ''Castilleja exserta'' (formerly ''Orthocarpus purpurascens'') is a species of plant in the genus ''Castilleja'' which includes the Indian paintbrushes. Its common names include purple owl's clover, escobita, and exserted Indian paintbrush. Thi ...

'' ssp. ''venusta'' ( purple owl's clover),

*'' Castilleja plagiotoma'' ( Mojave paintbrush),

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Caulanthus inflatus ''Caulanthus inflatus'', the desert candle, also referred to as squaw cabbage, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada, and the southern Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges in the Uni ...

'' ( desert candle),

*'' Centrostegia thurberi'' ( red triangles),

Polygonaceae The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus '' Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1 ...

*'' Chaenactis fremontii'' ( Fremont pincushion, desert pincushion),

*'' Chaenactis macrantha'' ( Mojave pincushion),

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Chaenactis stevioides ''Chaenactis stevioides'', with the common names Esteve's pincushion and desert pincushion, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is also sometimes called false yarrow or broad-leaved Chaenactis. Description ''Chaenactis stevio ...

'' ( Steve's pincushion),

*'' Chamomilla suaveolens'' ( common pineapple weed),

*'' Chamaesyce albomarginata'' (renamed to '' Euphorbia albomarginata'') *'' Chamaesyce setiloba'' (renamed to '' Euphorbia setiloba'') *''

Chrysothamnus nauseosus ''Ericameria nauseosa'' (formerly ''Chrysothamnus nauseosus''), commonly known as Chamisa, rubber rabbitbrush, and gray rabbitbrush, is a shrub in the sunflower family (Aster) found in the arid regions of western North America. Two subspecies ...

'' (See ''Ericameria nauseosa'' var. ''mohavensis'' *'' Chrysothamnus paniculatus'' (See Ericameria paniculata *'' Cheilanthes covillei'' ( Coville's lip fern),

Pteridaceae Pteridaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales, including some 1150 known species in ca 45 genera (depending on taxonomic opinions), divided over five subfamilies. The family includes four groups of genera that are sometimes recogni ...

, Greek "cheilos" ="lip", "anthos" = "flower" for lip-like membrane (

indusium A sorus (pl. sori) is a cluster of sporangia (structures producing and containing spores) in ferns and fungi. A coenosorus (plural coenosori) is a compound sorus composed of multiple, fused sori. Etymology This New Latin word is from Ancient ...

) covering spore-bearing parts, "coillei" for botanist

Frederick Vernon Coville Frederick Vernon Coville (March 23, 1867 – January 9, 1937) was an American botanist who participated in the Death Valley Expedition (1890-1891), was honorary curator of the United States National Herbarium (1893-1937), worked at then was Chi ...

*'' Chenopodium californicum'' (

pigweed Pigweed can mean any of a number of weedy plants which may be used as pig fodder: * ''Amaranthus'' species ** ''Amaranthus albus'', white pigweed, tumble pigweed ** ''Amaranthus blitoides'', prostrate pigweed ** '' Amaranthus californicus'', Calif ...

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Chilopsis linearis ''Chilopsis'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing the single species ''Chilopsis linearis''. It is known commonly as desert willow

'' ( desert willow),

Bignoniaceae Bignoniaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpetvines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant Families of the World''. Firefly Book ...

*'' Chorizanthe brevicornu'' var. ''brevicornu'' ( brittle spineflower),

, "chorizo" = "divided", "anthos" = "flower" (divided calyx in the flower), "brevi" = "short", "cornu" = "horn" *'' Chorizanthe rigida'' ( spiny-herb),

, "chorizo" = "divided", "anthos" = "flower" (divided calyx in the flower), rigida = stiff or rigid leaves *''

Chylismia brevipes ''Chylismia brevipes'' is a species of wildflower native to the American Southwestern United States, desert southwest known by the common names yellow cups, Mojave suncup, and golden suncup. This is a hairy annual with tall stems often reaching o ...

'' ( golden evening primrose),

Onagraceae The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees Cirsium mohavense ''Cirsium mohavense'' is a species of thistle known by the common names virgin thistle and Mojave thistle. It is native to the southwestern United States, where it grows in moist areas in otherwise dry habitat, such as desert springs. It is mos ...

'' ( Mojave thistle),

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Cirsium neomexicanum ''Cirsium neomexicanum'' is a North American species of thistle known by the common names New Mexico thistle, powderpuff thistle, lavender thistle, foss thistle and desert thistle. This plant is native to the southwestern United States and north ...

'' ( desert thistle,

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Cirsium occidentale ''Cirsium occidentale'', with the common name cobweb thistle or cobwebby thistle, is a North American species of thistle in the family Asteraceae. Description ''Cirsium occidentale'' is a biennial plant forming a taproot. It may be short or qui ...

'' ( western thistle),

*'' Cleomella obtusifolia'' ( Mojave stinkweed),

Cleomaceae The Cleomaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, comprising about 300 species in 10 genera, or about 150 species in 17 genera.Cleomaceae, Zhang Mingli (张明理)1; Gordon C. Tucker2, Harvard.edu/ref> These genera ...

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Coleogyne ramosissima ''Coleogyne ramosissima'' or blackbrush, is a low lying, dark grayish-green, aromatic,Turner, Raymond M. 1982. Great Basin desertscrub. In: Brown, David E., ed. Biotic communities of the American Southwest--United States and Mexico. Desert Plan ...

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blackbrush ''Coleogyne ramosissima'' or blackbrush, is a low lying, dark grayish-green, aromatic,Turner, Raymond M. 1982. Great Basin desertscrub. In: Brown, David E., ed. Biotic communities of the American Southwest--United States and Mexico. Desert Plan ...

), Rosaceae *''

Collinsia bartsiifolia ''Collinsia bartsiifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name white blue-eyed Mary. It is endemic to California, where it is widespread in the mountain ranges and deserts and found in several habitat ...

'' var. ''davidsonii'' ( Chinese houses),

Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a large, diverse family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as snapdragon and foxglove. It is unrelated to the banana-like fruit also called "plantain." In older cl ...

*'' Cordylanthus eremicus'' ( desert bird's-beak),

*'' Coreopsis bigelovii'' (See Leptosyne bigelovii *'' Coryphantha chlorantha'' ( fringe-flowered cactus),

Cactaceae A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Gree ...

, Greek "koryphe" = "apex", "anthos" = "flower" *'' Coryphantha alversonii'' ( foxtail cactus),

*'' Coryphantha vivipara'' ( viviparous foxtail cactus),

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Croton californicus ''Croton californicus'' is a species of croton known by the common name California croton. This plant is native to California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Baja California, where it grows in the deserts and along the coastline. This plant is a pe ...

'' ( California croton),

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...

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Cryptantha circumscissa ''Greeneocharis circumscissa'' is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, known by the common name cushion cryptantha. It is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California to Colorado and it is also found in Argent ...

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forget-me-not ''Myosotis'' ( ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. The name comes from the Ancient Greek "mouse's ear", which the foliage is thought to resemble. In the northern hemisphere they are colloquially known as forget-me-no ...

*'' Cryptantha angustifolia'' (

*'' Cryptantha intermedia'' (

*'' Cryptantha maritima'' (

*'' Cryptantha micrantha'' (

*'' Cryptantha nevadensis'' (

*'' Cryptantha pterocarva'' (

*'' Cryptantha spp.'' (

*'' Cucurbita palmata'' ( coyote melon),

*'' Cuscuta denticulata'' ( small-toothed dodder),

Convolvulaceae Convolvulaceae (), commonly called the bindweeds or morning glories, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species. These species are primarily herbaceous vines, but also include trees, shrubs and herbs. The tubers of several spe ...

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Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa ''Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa'', commonly referred to as buckhorn cholla, is a cholla native to the Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado Deserts of North America. Along with '' Cylindropuntia bigelovii'' (the "teddy bear" cholla), it is the most com ...

'' var. ''coloradensis'' (

buckhorn cholla ''Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa'', commonly referred to as buckhorn cholla, is a cholla native to the Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado Deserts of North America. Along with ''Cylindropuntia bigelovii'' (the "teddy bear" cholla), it is the most commo ...

, staghorn cholla),

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Cylindropuntia echinocarpa ''Cylindropuntia echinocarpa'' is a species of cactus known by the common names silver cholla, golden cholla, and Wiggins' cholla. It was formerly named ''Opuntia echinocarpa''.

'' ( silver cholla),

*'' Cylindropuntia ramosissima'' (

pencil cholla ''Cylindropuntia ramosissima'' is a species of cactus known by the common names diamond cholla and branched pencil cholla. Distribution ''Cylindropuntia ramosissima'' is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the Southwestern United State ...

*'' Cymopterus deserticola'' ( desert cymopterus),

Apiaceae Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus '' Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plan ...

*'' Cymopterus terebinthinus'', ( turpentine cymopterus),

*''Cynanchum utahense'' (synonym of '' Funastrum utahense'')

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Dalea mollissima ''Dalea mollissima'' is a desert wildflower plant in the legume family ( Fabaceae), with the common names soft prairie clover, downy dalea, and silk dalea.Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., 2013, Distribution The plant is native ...

'' ( silk dalea), Fabaceae *'' Dasyochloa pulchella'' ( desert fluff-grass), Poaceae *'' Datura wrightii'' ( jimson weed, thorn-apple, sacred datura), Solanaceae *'' Dedeckera eurekensis'' ( July gold),

*'' Deinandra arida'' ( Red Rock tarplant),

*'' Delphinium parishii'' ( desert larkspur),

Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae (buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide. The largest genera are ''Ranunculus'' (600 species), ''Delphinium' ...

*'' Dipterostemon capitatus'' ssp. ''pauciflorus'' (desert hyacinth), Themidaceae *'' Dicoria canescens'' ( bugseed),

, "canescens" = "covered with short white hairs" *'' Dieteria canescens'' ( hoary aster),

, "canescens" = "covered with short white hairs" *''

Distichlis spicata ''Distichlis spicata'' is a species of grass known by several common names, including seashore saltgrass, inland saltgrass, and desert saltgrass. This grass is native to the Americas, where it is widespread. It can be found on other continents a ...

'' ( saltgrass), Poaceae *'' Dithyrea californica'' ( spectacle-pod),

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Dudleya saxosa ''Dudleya saxosa'' is a perennial succulent plant species in the family Crassulaceae, within the genus ''Dudleya'', which are commonly known as ''liveforevers''.Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., 2013, This species is a complex of 3 ...

'' ssp. ''aliodes'' ( desert live-forever),

Crassulaceae The Crassulaceae (from Latin ''crassus'', thick), also known as the stonecrop family or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon flowering plants characterized by succulent leaves and a unique form of photosynthesis, known as Crass ...

*''

'' ssp. ''saxosa'' (

Panamint dudleya ''Dudleya saxosa'' is a perennial succulent plant species in the family Crassulaceae, within the genus ''Dudleya'', which are commonly known as ''liveforevers''.Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., 2013, This species is a complex of 3 ...

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Echinocactus polycephalus ''Echinocactus polycephalus'' is a cactus that occurs in the Mojave Desert region of Arizona, California, and Nevada. It also occurs in the Sonoran Desert region of southern California and northern Sonora, Mexico. The plants grow in some of the ...

'' ( cotton-top),

*'' Echinocereus engelmannii'' ( hedge-hog cactus, calico cactus),

*'' Echinocereus mojavensis'' ( Mojave mound cactus),

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Encelia actoni ''Encelia actoni'', also known by the common names Acton brittlebush and Acton encelia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes misspelled ''Encelia actonii''. Distribution and habitat The plant is native to s ...

'' ( Acton encelia),

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Encelia farinosa ''Encelia farinosa'' (commonly known as brittlebush, brittlebrush, or incienso), is a common desert shrub of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It has a variety of historical uses. Description Brittlebush grows up to tall, ...

'' (

brittlebush ''Encelia farinosa'' (commonly known as brittlebush, brittlebrush, or incienso), is a common desert shrub of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It has a variety of historical uses. Description Brittlebush grows up to tall, w ...

, incienso),

*'' Encelia frutescens'' ( rayless encelia, green brittlebush),

*''

Encelia virginensis ''Encelia virginensis'' is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Virgin River brittlebush. This shrub is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, particularly th ...

'' ( Virgin River brittlebrush),

*'' Enceliopsis covillei'' (

Panamint daisy ''Enceliopsis covillei'', known by the common name Panamint daisy, is a rare North American desert species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Distribution The perennial plant is endemic to California, within Death Valley National Park ...

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Enceliopsis nudicaulis ''Enceliopsis nudicaulis'' is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name nakedstem sunray, or naked-stemmed daisy. Description ''E. nudicaulis'' is a Perennial plant, perennial herb growing up ...

'' var. ''nudicaulis'' ( Naked-stemmed daisy),

*'' Ephedra californica'' ( California ephedra),

Ephedraceae Ephedraceae is a family of gymnosperms belonging to Gnetophyta, it contains only a single extant genus, '' Ephedra'', as well as a number of extinct genera from the Early Cretaceous. Taxonomy File:Eamesia chinensis.png, '' Eamesia'' File:Chengi ...

Plants of Pioneertown Mountains Preserve, The Wildland Conservancy, 4-7-2010 *'' Ephedra nevadensis'' ( Nevada ephedra, Mormon tea, Nevada joint-fir),

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Ephedra funerea ''Ephedra funerea'' is a species of ''Ephedra (genus), Ephedra'', known by the common name Death Valley jointfir, Death Valley ephedra, or Mormon Tea. It is native to the Mojave Desert of California, Arizona and Nevada. It is named after a popu ...

'' ( Death Valley ephedra),

*'' Ephedra trifurca'' ( long-leaved ephedra),

*''

Ephedra viridis ''Ephedra viridis'', known by the common names green Mormon tea, green ephedra, and Indian tea, is a species of ''Ephedra''. It is indigenous to the Western United States, where it is a member of varied scrub, woodland, desert, and open habitats. ...

'' ( green ephedra, mountain ephedra),

*'' Equisetum laevigatum'' ( Braun's hoursetail),

Equisetaceae Equisetaceae, sometimes called the horsetail family, is the only extant family of the order Equisetales, with one surviving genus, ''Equisetum'', which comprises about twenty species. Evolution and systematics Equisetaceae is the only survivin ...

*'' Eremalche exilis'' ( white mallow),

Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...

*'' Eremalche rotundifolia'' ( desert five-spot),

*'' Eremothera boothii'' subsp. ''condensata'' (),

Onagraceae The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and treesEremothera boothii'' subsp. ''desertorum'' ( Booth's primrose),

Onagraceae The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and treesEremothera refracta'' ( narrow-leaved primrose, narrow-leaved suncup),

*'' Ericameria cooperi'' ( Cooper's goldenbush),

*'' Ericameria cuneata'' var. ''spathulata'' ( cliff goldenbush),

*''

Ericameria laricifolia ''Ericameria laricifolia'' is a North American species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name turpentine bush, or turpentine-brush. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas ...

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turpentine bush Turpentine bush may refer to: ;Australian plants *'' Acacia lysiphloia'', also known as the turpentine wattle *'' Beyeria lechenaultia'', pale turpentine bush *'' Beyeria opaca'', dark turpentine bush *'' Beyeria subtecta'', Kangaroo Island turpenti ...

*'' Ericameria linearifolia'' ( interior goldenbush, linear-leaved goldenbush, stenotopsis),

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Ericameria nauseosa ''Ericameria nauseosa'' (formerly ''Chrysothamnus nauseosus''), commonly known as Chamisa, rubber rabbitbrush, and gray rabbitbrush, is a shrub in the sunflower family (Aster) found in the arid regions of western North America. Two subspeci ...

'' var. ''mohavensis'' ( rubber rabbitbrush),

*'' Ericameria paniculata'' ( black-banded rabbitbrush),

*'' Erigeron concinnus'' ( hairy daisy),

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Erigeron foliosus ''Erigeron foliosus'', known by the common names leafy daisy and leafy fleabane, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Erigeron foliosus is native to western North America from Oregon, through California, int ...

'' ( fleabane daisy),

*'' Eriodictyon angustifolium'' ( narrowleaf yerba santa),

*'' Eriodictyon trichocalyx'' var. ''trichocalyx'' ( yerba santa),

*''

Eriogonum deflexum ''Eriogonum deflexum'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names flatcrown buckwheat, flat-top buckwheat, and skeletonweed. This plant is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, where it is common and gr ...

'' ( flat-topped buckwheat, skeleton weed),

*''

Eriogonum fasciculatum ''Eriogonum fasciculatum'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names California buckwheat and flat-topped buckwheat. Characterized by small, white and pink flower clusters that give off a cottony effect, this species grows vari ...

'' var. ''polifolium'' ( Mojave Desert California buckwheat),

*'' Eriogonum inflatum'' ( desert trumpet),

*'' Eriogonum plumatella'' ( Yucca buckwheat, flat-topped buckwheat),

*'' Eriogonum palmerianum'' ( Palmer buckwheat),

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