Plant Checklist for Blair Valley

Compiled January 13, 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     Justicia californica key chuparosa Shrub 0 2625  
 
Amaranthaceae Amaranth Family
2     Amaranthus fimbriatus key fringed amaranth Annual herb 1969 5577  
 
Apiaceae Carrot Family
3     Lomatium mohavense key Mojave lomatium Perennial herb 3281 6562  
 
Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family
4   4.3 Cynanchum utahense key Utah vine milkweed Perennial herb      
5   2.3 Matelea parvifolia key spearleaf Perennial herb      
6     Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii key climbing milkweed Perennial herb, Vine 98 5249  
 
Asteraceae Sunflower Family
7     Adenophyllum porophylloides key San Felipe dogweed Perennial herb 656 4790  
8     Ambrosia dumosa key burroweed Shrub 0 5249  
9     Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula key white mugwort Perennial herb 0 4593  
10     Aster campestris key western meadow aster Perennial herb 6000 8000  
11     Bebbia juncea var. aspera key sweetbush Shrub 0 4921  
12     Chaenactis fremontii key Fremont pincushion Annual herb 100 3500  
13     Coreopsis californica var. californica key California coreopsis Annual herb 100 3000  
14     Ericameria brachylepis key boundary goldenbush Shrub 0 4593  
15     Ericameria linearifolia key narrowleaf goldenbush Shrub 0 6562  
16     Eriophyllum pringlei key Pringle's woolly sunflower Annual herb 984 7218  
17     Eriophyllum wallacei key Wallace's woolly daisy Annual herb 200 6500  
18     Gutierrezia californica key California matchweed Perennial herb, Shrub 328 984  
19     Layia glandulosa key white tidy-tips Annual herb 0 7800  
20     Malacothrix glabrata key desert dandelion Annual herb 0 6562  
21     Monoptilon bellioides key desert star Annual herb 656 3937  
22     Pectis papposa var. papposa key chinch-weed Annual herb 0 4921  
23     Perityle emoryi key Emory's rock-daisy Annual herb 0 3281  
24     Porophyllum gracile key odora Perennial herb 0 4921  
25     Senecio californicus key California groundsel Annual herb 0 3500  
26     Trixis californica var. californica key California trixis Shrub 0 3281  
27     Uropappus lindleyi key silver puffs Annual herb 0 6000  
28     Viguiera parishii key Parish's viguiera Shrub 0 4921  
29   1B.2 Xylorhiza orcuttii key Orcutt's woody-aster Perennial herb      
 
Boraginaceae Borage Family
30     Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia key common fiddleneck Annual herb 0 5000  
31     Cryptantha barbigera key bearded cryptantha Annual herb 984 7382  
32     Cryptantha decipiens key gravel cryptantha Annual herb      
33     Pectocarya recurvata key curvenut combseed Annual herb 33 5249  
34     Plagiobothrys arizonicus key Arizona popcorn flower Annual herb 0 4000  
 
Brassicaceae Mustard Family
35     Arabis perennans key perennial rock-cress Perennial herb 984 7218  
36     Arabis pulchra var. gracilis key slender & beautiful rock-cress Perennial herb 2789 6070  
37 I   Brassica tournefortii key Asian mustard Annual herb 0 2625  
38     Caulanthus cooperi key Cooper's jewel-flower Annual herb 984 8202  
39     Caulanthus hallii key Hall's caulanthus Annual herb 492 5906  
40     Dithyrea californica key spectacle-pod Annual herb 0 4593  
41     Guillenia lasiophylla key California mustard Annual herb 0 8202  
42   1B.2 Lepidium flavum var. felipense key Borrego Valley pepper-grass Annual herb      
43 I   Sisymbrium orientale key Oriental mustard Annual, Perennial herb 0 3281  
44   1B.3 Streptanthus campestris key southern jewel-flower Perennial herb      
45     Thysanocarpus curvipes key fringe-pod Annual herb 3000 5000  
 
Cactaceae Cactus Family
46     Cylindropuntia ganderi key Gander's buckhorn cholla Shrub      
 
Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family
47     Atriplex canescens key fourwing saltbush Shrub 0 7874  
 
Cucurbitaceae Gourd Family
48     Cucurbita palmata key coyote melon Annual, Perennial herb 0 4000  
 
Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family
49   2.2 Chamaesyce abramsiana key Abrams' prostrate spurge Annual herb 0 656  
50     Chamaesyce albomarginata key rattlesnake weed Perennial herb 0 7546  
51     Chamaesyce melanadenia key red-gland spurge Perennial herb 0 4265  
52     Chamaesyce micromera key Sonoran spurge Annual herb 0 3281  
53     Chamaesyce polycarpa key small-seeded spurge Perennial herb 0 3281  
54     Chamaesyce setiloba key Yuma spurge Annual herb 0 4921  
55     Ditaxis lanceolata key narrowleaf ditaxis Perennial herb 0 1968  
56     Ditaxis neomexicana key New Mexico ditaxis Annual, Perennial herb 0 984  
57     Stillingia linearifolia key linear-leaved stillingia Perennial herb 0 3500  
 
Fabaceae Legume Family
58     Astragalus acutirostris key beaked rattle-weed Annual herb 1968 4921  
59     Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus key dwarf white milk-vetch Annual herb 98 3937  
60     Astragalus palmeri key Palmer's milk-vetch Perennial herb 492 5413  
61   2.3 Calliandra eriophylla key fairyduster Shrub      
62     Hoffmannseggia glauca key hog potato Perennial herb 0 2952  
63     Lotus argophyllus key silver birds-foot lotus Perennial herb 0 5249  
64     Lotus humistratus key short-podded lotus Annual herb 0 6000  
65     Lotus strigosus key strigose lotus Annual herb 0 5000  
66     Lupinus concinnus key bajada lupine Annual herb 0 5577  
67     Marina parryi key Parry's marina Perennial herb 0 2624  
68   2.2 Senna covesii key Coves's cassia Perennial herb      
 
Fagaceae Oak Family
69     Quercus cornelius-mulleri key desert scrub oak Tree 3281 5905  
 
Geraniaceae Geranium Family
70 I   Erodium cicutarium key redstem filaree Annual herb 0 6000  
 
Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf Family
71     Nama demissum var. demissum key purple mat Annual herb 1640 5249  
72     Phacelia distans key common phacelia Annual herb 0 7000  
73     Phacelia pedicellata key pedicellate phacelia Annual herb 0 4593  
 
Hypericaceae St. John's Wort Family
74     Hypericum anagalloides key tinker's penny Annual, Perennial herb 4000 10000  
 
Krameriaceae Rhatany Family
75     Krameria grayi key white rhatany Shrub      
 
Lamiaceae Mint Family
76     Salvia apiana key white sage Shrub      
77     Salvia carduacea key thistle sage Annual herb 0 4500  
78     Salvia columbariae key chia Annual herb 0 7000  
 
Loasaceae Loasa Family
79     Mentzelia affinis key yellow blazing star Annual herb 0 5000  
80     Mentzelia albicaulis key white-stemmed blazing star Annual herb 0 7000  
 
Malvaceae Mallow Family
81     Abutilon palmeri key Palmer's abutilon Perennial herb 1968 2624  
82     Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua key apricot mallow Perennial herb 492 8202  
83     Sphaeralcea angustifolia key copper globemallow Shrub (stem succulent) -20 1640  
 
Nyctaginaceae Four O'clock Family
84     Boerhavia intermedia key fivewing spiderling Annual herb 0 4265  
 
Oleaceae Olive Family
85     Menodora scoparia key broom twinberry Perennial herb 1968 6561  
 
Onagraceae Evening Primrose Family
86     Camissonia chamaenerioides key long-fruit suncup Annual herb -165 4265  
87     Camissonia pallida ssp. pallida key pale sun-cup Annual herb 98 5906  
 
Plantaginaceae Plantain Family
88     Plantago patagonica key Patagonia plantain Annual herb 1640 7217  
 
Polemoniaceae Milkwort Family
89     Linanthus bigelovii key Bigelow's linanthus Annual herb 0 5000  
90     Linanthus lemmonii key Lemmon's linanthus Annual herb 0 6233  
 
Polygonaceae Buckwheat Family
91     Centrostegia thurberi key Thurber's spineflower Annual herb 984 7874  
92     Eriogonum davidsonii key Davidson's buckwheat Annual herb 656 9187 Leaf blade +-round; Inv 3-4mm
93     Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium key California buckwheat Shrub 196 7545  
94     Eriogonum inflatum var. deflatum key desert trumpet Perennial herb 0 3608  
95     Eriogonum plumatella key yucca buckwheat Shrub 984 5905  
96     Eriogonum trichopes key little desert buckwheat Annual herb -197 4265  
 
Portulacaceae Purslane Family
97 I   Portulaca oleracea key common purslane Annual herb 0 4593  
 
Rhamnaceae Buckthorn Family
98     Ziziphus parryi var. parryi key lotebush Shrub 1640 4921  
 
Rubiaceae Madder Or Coffee Family
99     Galium stellatum var. eremicum key star-flowered bedstraw Shrub 426 5249  
 
Rutaceae Rue Or Citrus Family
100     Thamnosma montana key turpentine broom Shrub 0 2296  
 
Scrophulariaceae Figwort Family
101     Antirrhinum coulterianum key Coulter's snapdragon Annual herb 0 5577  
102     Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta key purple owl's-clover Annual herb 0 5249  
103     Mimulus fremontii key Fremont's monkeyflower Annual herb      
104     Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii key Cleveland's beardtongue Perennial herb 1312 4921  
105     Penstemon spectabilis key showy penstemon Perennial herb 328 7874  
 
Simmondsiaceae Jojoba Family
106     Simmondsia chinensis key jojoba Shrub 0 4921  
 
Solanaceae Nightshade Family
107     Lycium cooperi key Cooper's box-thorn Shrub 0 6561  
108     Nicotiana obtusifolia key desert tobacco Perennial herb 0 5249  
109     Physalis crassifolia key thick-leaved ground cherry Annual, Perennial herb 0 4265  
110 I   Solanum elaeagnifolium key horse-nettle Perennial herb 0 3937  
 
Sterculiaceae Cacao Family
111   2.3 Ayenia compacta key ayenia Perennial herb, Shrub      
 
Viscaceae Mistletoe Family
112     Phoradendron californicum key desert mistletoe Shrub (parasitic) 0 3937  
 
Zygophyllaceae Caltrop Family
113     Fagonia laevis key California fagonia Shrub (stem succulent) 0 2297  
114     Larrea tridentata key creosote bush Shrub 0 3280  
 

Gymnospermae

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Cupressaceae Cypress Family
115     Juniperus californica key California juniper Shrub 0 5000  
 
Ephedraceae Ephedra Family
116     Ephedra aspera key Mormon tea Shrub 0 4921  
117     Ephedra californica key desert tea Shrub 0 3000  
118     Ephedra fasciculata var. clokeyi key Clokey's ephedra Shrub      
 

Monocotyledonae

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Liliaceae Lily Family
119     Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum key fringed onion Perennial herb      
120     Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum key blue dicks Perennial herb 0 7545  
121     Muilla maritima key muilla Perennial herb 0 7500  
 
Poaceae Grass Family
122     Achnatherum parishii key Parish's needlegrass Perennial herb 2952 8858  
123     Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides key needle grama Annual herb 0 5905  
124     Bouteloua barbata key Annual herb 0 5578  
125     Erioneuron pulchellum key fluff grass Perennial herb 984 5577  
126     Melica frutescens key tall melica Perennial herb 984 4921  
127     Muhlenbergia porteri key Porter's muhly Perennial herb 2001 5511  
128 I   Poa annua key annual blue grass Annual herb 0 6561  
129     Sporobolus airoides key alkali sacaton Perennial herb 0 6889  
 

Pteridophyta

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Pteridaceae Brake Family
130     Cheilanthes covillei key beady lipfern Fern 1500 9000  
131     Cheilanthes parryi key woolly lipfern Fern 328 4921  
132     Cheilanthes viscida key sticky lipfern Fern 328 5249