Plant Checklist for Anza Borrego Desert State Park

Compiled March 3, 2007 from voucher data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria, CalFlora species data, and Tom Chester's database of Southern California plants. The scientific name of all plants are current names as defined by the Jepson Flora Project. The "R" column indicates plants which appear in one of the CNPS (California Native Plant Society) lists (1B, 2, 3, or 4) of rare and/or endangered plants. The "N" column identifies plants that are non-native with an "I" (introduced).

Dicotyledonae

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Acanthaceae Acanthus Family
1   2.2 Carlowrightia arizonica key Arizona carlowrightia Shrub      
2     Justicia californica key chuparosa Shrub 0 2625  
 
Amaranthaceae Amaranth Family
3     Amaranthus blitoides key mat amaranth Annual herb 0 7218  
4     Amaranthus fimbriatus key fringed amaranth Annual herb 1969 5577  
5     Tidestromia oblongifolia key Arizona honeysweet Perennial herb 0 3937  
 
Anacardiaceae Sumac Or Cashew Family
6     Rhus ovata key sugar bush Shrub 0 4265  
7     Rhus trilobata key basketbush Shrub 0 3500  
 
Apiaceae Carrot Family
8     Apiastrum angustifolium key wild celery Annual herb 0 3000  
9     Daucus pusillus key rattlesnake weed Annual herb 0 5000  
10     Lomatium dasycarpum key woolly-fruited lomatium Perennial herb 0 5249  
11     Lomatium mohavense key Mojave lomatium Perennial herb 3281 6562  
12     Sanicula bipinnatifida key purple sanicle Perennial herb 0 5000  
13     Tauschia arguta key southern tauschia Perennial herb 328 4921  
 
Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family
14     Asclepias subulata key ajamete Perennial herb 0 2297  
15   4.3 Cynanchum utahense key Utah vine milkweed Perennial herb      
16   2.3 Matelea parvifolia key spearleaf Perennial herb      
17     Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii key climbing milkweed Perennial herb, Vine 98 5249  
18     Sarcostemma hirtellum key trailing townula Perennial herb, Vine 492 3937  
 
Asteraceae Sunflower Family
19     Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus key goldenhead Shrub 0 7218  
20     Adenophyllum porophylloides key San Felipe dogweed Perennial herb 656 4790  
21     Ambrosia acanthicarpa key bur-ragweed Annual herb 0 7218  
22     Ambrosia dumosa key burroweed Shrub 0 5249  
23     Ambrosia psilostachya key western ragweed Perennial herb 0 3281  
24     Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula key white mugwort Perennial herb 0 4593  
25     Baccharis brachyphylla key short-leaved baccharis Shrub 984 3937  
26     Baccharis emoryi key Emory's baccharis Shrub 0 1969  
27     Baccharis salicifolia key mule fat Shrub 0 1500  
28     Baccharis sergiloides key desert baccharis Shrub 1969 5167  
29     Baileya pauciradiata key Colorado Desert marigold Annual herb 0 3609  
30     Baileya pleniradiata key woolly marigold Annual, Perennial herb 0 4921  
31     Bebbia juncea var. aspera key sweetbush Shrub 0 4921  
32     Brickellia arguta var. arguta key California spear-leaved brickellia Shrub 0 4921  
33     Brickellia arguta var. odontolepis key California spear-leaved brickellia Shrub 0 4921  
34     Brickellia desertorum key desert brickellia Shrub 656 4593  
35     Brickellia frutescens key shrubby brickellia Shrub 1969 3937  
36     Calycoseris parryi key yellow tackstem Annual herb 0 6562  
37     Calycoseris wrightii key white tackstem Annual herb 492 3773  
38     Chaenactis artemisiifolia key meally white pincushion Annual herb 0 5249  
39     Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia key pebble pincushion Annual herb 0 6234  
40   1B.3 Chaenactis carphoclinia var. peirsonii key Peirson's pincushion Annual herb      
41     Chaenactis fremontii key Fremont pincushion Annual herb 100 3500  
42     Chaenactis stevioides key desert pincushion Annual herb 0 6890  
43     Coreopsis californica var. californica key California coreopsis Annual herb 100 3000  
44     Dicoria canescens key desert dicoria Annual herb 0 4265  
45     Encelia actoni key Acton's encelia Shrub 2625 4921  
46     Encelia farinosa key brittlebush Shrub 0 3281  
47     Encelia frutescens key button encelia Shrub 0 2625  
48     Ericameria brachylepis key boundary goldenbush Shrub 0 4593  
49     Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata key wide-leaved rock goldenbush Shrub 328 6234  
50     Ericameria linearifolia key narrowleaf goldenbush Shrub 0 6562  
51     Ericameria parishii var. parishii key Parish's goldenbush Shrub 1312 7218  
52     Eriophyllum ambiguum var. paleaceum key annual woolly sunflower Annual herb 328 9186  
53     Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum key golden yarrow Shrub 0 9843  
54     Eriophyllum lanosum key white easter-bonnets Annual herb 0 4593  
55     Eriophyllum pringlei key Pringle's woolly sunflower Annual herb 984 7218  
56     Eriophyllum wallacei key Wallace's woolly daisy Annual herb 200 6500  
57     Filago arizonica key Arizona herba impia Annual herb 0 2625  
58     Filago californica key California filago Annual herb 0 3500  
59     Filago depressa key dwarf filago Annual herb 0 4921  
60 I   Filago gallica key narrowleaf filago Annual herb 0 4593  
61     Geraea canescens key hairy desert-sunflower Annual herb 0 4265  
62     Gutierrezia californica key California matchweed Perennial herb, Shrub 328 984  
63     Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens key gray desert sunflower Annual, Perennial herb 0 984  
64     Helianthus niveus ssp. tephrodes key Algodones Dunes sunflower Perennial herb      
65     Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola key cheesebush Shrub 0 5906  
66     Isocoma acradenia var. bracteosa key bracted alkali goldenbush Shrub 0 2953  
67     Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila key solitary-leaved alkali goldenbush Shrub 0 4265  
68     Layia glandulosa key white tidy-tips Annual herb 0 7800  
69     Lepidospartum squamatum key scale-broom Shrub 0 5906  
70     Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera key sticky lessingia Annual herb 0 5577  
71     Malacothrix glabrata key desert dandelion Annual herb 0 6562  
72   2.3 Malperia tenuis key brown turbans Annual herb      
73     Monoptilon bellioides key desert star Annual herb 656 3937  
74     Palafoxia arida var. arida key desert needle Annual herb 0 3281  
75     Pectis papposa var. papposa key chinch-weed Annual herb 0 4921  
76     Perityle emoryi key Emory's rock-daisy Annual herb 0 3281  
77     Peucephyllum schottii key desert pine Shrub 0 4593  
78     Pleurocoronis pluriseta key arrow-leaf Shrub 0 4265  
79     Pluchea sericea key arrow-weed Shrub 0 1969  
80     Porophyllum gracile key odora Perennial herb 0 4921  
81     Rafinesquia californica key California chicory Annual herb 0 4921  
82     Rafinesquia neomexicana key desert chicory Annual herb 0 4593  
83     Senecio californicus key California groundsel Annual herb 0 3500  
84     Senecio mohavensis key Mojave ragwort Annual herb 0 3281  
85     Solidago californica key goldenrod Perennial herb 0 7500  
86 I   Sonchus oleraceus key sow thistle Annual herb 0 4921  
87     Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei key slender wreathplant Annual herb 0 5577  
88     Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora key wire-lettuce Perennial herb 0 7874  
89     Stylocline intertexta key tangled nest-straw Annual herb 164 4593  
90     Stylocline micropoides key desert nest straw Annual herb 164 5249  
91     Stylocline psilocarphoides key Peck's stylocline Annual herb 1969 5906  
92     Trichoptilium incisum key yellow-head Annual herb 0 3281  
93     Trixis californica var. californica key California trixis Shrub 0 3281  
94     Uropappus lindleyi key silver puffs Annual herb 0 6000  
95     Viguiera parishii key Parish's viguiera Shrub 0 4921  
96     Wyethia ovata key southern mule's ears Perennial herb 0 6000  
97   1B.2 Xylorhiza orcuttii key Orcutt's woody-aster Perennial herb      
 
Bignoniaceae Bignonia Family
98     Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata key desert-willow Shrub 0 4921  
 
Boraginaceae Borage Family
99     Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia key common fiddleneck Annual herb 0 5000  
100     Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii key small-flowered fiddleneck Annual herb 0 5577  
101     Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata key devil's lettuce Annual herb 164 6562  
102     Cryptantha angustifolia key narrow-leaved cryptantha Annual herb 0 4593  
103     Cryptantha barbigera key bearded cryptantha Annual herb 984 7382  
104     Cryptantha clokeyi key Clokey's cryptantha Annual herb      
105   4.3 Cryptantha costata key ribbed cryptantha Annual herb      
106     Cryptantha decipiens key gravel cryptantha Annual herb      
107   1B.1 Cryptantha ganderi key Gander's cryptantha Annual herb      
108   4.3 Cryptantha holoptera key winged cryptantha Annual herb      
109     Cryptantha intermedia key popcorn flower Annual herb 1500 4500  
110     Cryptantha maritima key Guadalupe cryptantha Annual herb 0 4921  
111     Cryptantha micrantha key purple-root cryptantha Annual herb 0 7500  
112     Cryptantha muricata key prickly cryptantha Annual herb 0 8000  
113     Cryptantha nevadensis key Nevada cryptantha Annual herb      
114     Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera key wing-nut cryptantha Annual herb 0 8202  
115     Cryptantha racemosa key bushy cryptantha Perennial herb 0 4921  
116     Cryptantha utahensis key scented cryptantha Annual herb 0 6562  
117     Pectocarya heterocarpa key chuckwalla pectocarya Annual herb 0 3000  
118     Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula key slender combseed Annual herb 16 6562  
119     Pectocarya penicillata key combseed Annual herb 0 4500  
120     Pectocarya peninsularis key Baja pectocarya Annual herb 98 984  
121     Pectocarya platycarpa key broad-fruited combseed Annual herb 492 4921  
122     Pectocarya recurvata key curvenut combseed Annual herb 33 5249  
123     Plagiobothrys arizonicus key Arizona popcorn flower Annual herb 0 4000  
124     Plagiobothrys jonesii key Jones' popcorn flower Annual herb 0 5906  
125     Tiquilia canescens key shrubby coldenia Perennial herb, Shrub 1640 4921  
126     Tiquilia palmeri key Palmer's coldenia Perennial herb 0 2953  
 
Brassicaceae Mustard Family
127     Arabis perennans key perennial rock-cress Perennial herb 984 7218  
128     Arabis pulchra var. pulchra key beautiful rock-cress Perennial herb 1969 7218  
129 I   Brassica tournefortii key Asian mustard Annual herb 0 2625  
130     Caulanthus cooperi key Cooper's jewel-flower Annual herb 984 8202  
131     Caulanthus hallii key Hall's caulanthus Annual herb 492 5906  
132   4.2 Caulanthus simulans key Payson's wild cabbage Annual herb      
133     Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra key smooth western tansy-mustard Annual herb 0 4921  
134     Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum key alkali western tansy-mustard Annual herb 0 5906  
135     Dithyrea californica key spectacle-pod Annual herb 0 4593  
136     Draba cuneifolia key wedge-leaved draba Annual herb 5000 6000  
137     Guillenia lasiophylla key California mustard Annual herb 0 8202  
138 I   Hirschfeldia incana key shortpod mustard Perennial herb 0 5249  
139     Hutchinsia procumbens key prostrate hutchinsia Annual herb 0 8600  
140     Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum key net pepper-grass Annual herb 0 3281  
141     Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum key hairy-podded pepper-grass Annual herb 0 1969  
142 I   Lepidium latifolium key broad-leaved pepper-grass Perennial herb 0 6234  
143   4.3 Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri key Coulter's lyrepod Perennial herb      
144 I   Sisymbrium altissimum key tumble-mustard Annual herb 0 8202  
145 I   Sisymbrium irio key London rocket Annual herb 0 2625  
146 I   Sisymbrium orientale key Oriental mustard Annual, Perennial herb 0 3281  
147     Stanleya pinnata var. pinnata key prince's plume Perennial herb, Shrub 0 6070  
148     Streptanthella longirostris key longbeak streptanthella Annual herb 0 6562  
149     Thysanocarpus curvipes var. curvipes key fringe-pod        
150     Tropidocarpum gracile key slender tropidocarpum Annual herb 0 3500  
 
Burseraceae Torchwood Family
151   2.3 Bursera microphylla key elephant tree Tree      
 
Cactaceae Cactus Family
152     Cylindropuntia ganderi key Gander's buckhorn cholla Shrub      
153     Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus key barrel cactus Shrub (stem succulent) 0 3281  
154     Echinocereus engelmannii key Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Shrub (stem succulent)      
155     Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus key California barrel cactus Shrub (stem succulent) 0 1969  
156     Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei key California barrel cactus Shrub (stem succulent)      
157     Mammillaria dioica key fish-hook cactus Shrub (stem succulent) 33 4921  
158     Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris key beavertail cactus Shrub (stem succulent) 492 7218  
159     Opuntia bigelovii key teddy-bear cholla Shrub (stem succulent) 0 3281  
160     Opuntia echinocarpa key silver cholla Shrub (stem succulent) 984 4593  
161     Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii key Engelmann prickly-pear Shrub 2953 4921  
162     Opuntia phaeacantha key desert prickly-pear Shrub (stem succulent) 148 7283  
 
Campanulaceae Bellflower Family
163     Nemacladus glanduliferus var. glanduliferus key glandular nemacladus Annual herb 492 6234  
164     Nemacladus ramosissimus key Nuttall's nemacladus Annual herb 492 5249  
 
Capparaceae Caper Family
165     Cleome serrulata key Rocky Mountain bee-plant Annual herb 3937 5577  
166     Cleomella obtusifolia key Mojave cleomella Annual herb 984 6562  
167     Isomeris arborea key bladderpod Shrub 0 4265  
 
Caryophyllaceae Pink Family
168     Achyronychia cooperi key frost mat Annual herb 164 2297  
169     Loeflingia squarrosa var. squarrosa key spreading loeflingia Annual herb 0 3937  
 
Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family
170     Allenrolfea occidentalis key iodine-bush Shrub 0 4265  
171     Atriplex hymenelytra key desert holly Shrub 0 4921  
172     Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis key big saltbush Shrub 0 4921  
173     Chenopodium californicum key California goosefoot Perennial herb