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Desert Scrub Zone (4,000–6,500 ft, 1,219–1,981 m)

 
 

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

FAMILY

 

Trees

Joshua Tree

Yucca brevifolia

Agavaceae

 

Shrubs

Shockley Goldenhead

Acamptopappus shockleyi

Asteraceae

 

Burro-bush

Ambrosia dumosa

Asteraceae

 

Bud Sagebrush

Artemisia spinescens

Asteraceae

 

Great Basin Sagebrush

Atremisia tridentata

Asteraceae

 

Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus nauseosus

Asteraceae

 

Brittlebush

Encelia virginensis ssp. actonii

Asteraceae

 

Cooper Goldenbush

Ericameria cooperi

Asteraceae

 

Shadscale

Atriplex confertifolia

Chenopodiaceae

 

Hopsage

Grayia spinosa

Chenopodiaceae

 

Nevada Ephedra

Ephedra nevadensis

Ephedraceae

 

Indigo bush

Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius

Fabaceae

 

Spiny Menodora

Menodora spinescens

Oleaceae

 

Desert Almond

Prunus fasciculata

Rosaceae

 

Desert Mountain Penstemon

Penstemon fruticiformis

Scrophulariaceae

 

Creosote Bush

Larrea tridentata

Zygophyllaceae

 

Herbs

Desert Milk-aster

Stephanomeria pauciflora

Asteraceae

 

Nevada Viguiera

Viguiera multiflora var. nevadensis

Asteraceae

 

Mojave Aster

Xylorhiza tortifolia

Asteraceae

 

Fragrant Forget-me-not

Cryptantha utahensis

Boraginaceae


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COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

FAMILY

 

Herbs

Bush Peppergrass

Lepidium fremontii

Brassicaceae

 

Prince's Plume

Stanleya elata

Brassicaceae

 

Beavertail

Opuntia basilaris

Cactaceae

 

Purple Phacelia

Phacelia crenulata

Hydrophyllaceae

 

Chia

Salvia columbariae

Lamiaceae

 

Little Blazing Star

Mentzelia albicaulis

Loasaceae

 

Apricot Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Malvaceae

 

Wishbone Bush

Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa

Nyctaginaceae

 

Tall Bottle-washer

Camissonia boothii ssp. desertorum

Onagraceae

 

Large White Evening Primrose

Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata

Onagraceae

 

Prickly Poppy

Argemone munita ssp. rotundata

Papaveraceae

 

James Galleta

Hilaria jamesii

Poaceae

 

Wilcox Woolly Star

Eriastrum sparsiflorum var. wilcoxii

Polemoniaceae

 

Showy Gilia

Gilia cana ssp. triceps

Polemoniaceae

 

Desert Trumpet

Eriogonum inflatum

Polygonaceae


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