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

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