SJC/CHA Plant List

Compiled by Daniel Baker Sept. 2007

 

Family Genus Species A Common Name Origin
Acanthaceae Anisacanthus thurberi Desert Honeysuckle native
Justicia californica* Chuparosa native
Carlowrightia arizonica Arizona Carlowrightia native
Agavaceae Agave palmeri* Palmer's Agave native
Agave schottii Amole, Shindagger native
Yucca baccata* (arizonica) Banana Yucca native
Yucca elata* Soaptree native
Aizoaceae Trianthema Portulacastrum* Horse-purslane exotic
Amaranthaceae Amaranthus palmeri* Palmer's Amaranth native
Tidestromia lanuginosa Doveweed native
Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobota* Lemonade Berry native
Asclepiadaceae Sarcostemma hirtellum* Rambling Milkweed native
Asteraceae Acourtia nana Desert Holly native
Acourtia wrightii Perezia native
Ambrosia confertiflora* Ragweed native
Artemesia ludoviciana Artemisia native
Baccharis salicifolia Seep Willow native
Baccharis sarothroides Desert Broom native
Bahia absinthifolia Bahia native
Baileya multiradiata Desert Marigold native
Brickellia californica California Brickell bush native
Brickellia atractyloides Holly Brickell bush native
Brickellia coulteri Coulter Brickell bush native
Calycoseris wrightii White Tackstem native
Encelia farinosa Brittlebush native
Encelia frutescens Green brittlebush native
Eriophyllum lanosum Wooly-daisy native
Gnaphalium leucocephalum White Cudweed native
Gutierrezia sarothrae Snakeweed native
Helianthus annus* Common Sunflower native
Hymenoclea monogyra Burrobush native
Hymenoclea salsola Burrobush native
Hymenothrix Wislizeni Golden Beeflower native
Isocoma tenuisecta Burro Weed native
Machaeranthera sp. Purple Aster native
Malacothrix Californica, var. glabrata Desert Dandelion native
Parthenium incanum Mariola native
Pectis papposa* Chinchweed native
Psilostrophe cooperi Paper Flower native
Rafinesquia neomexicana Desert Chicory native
Senecio monoensis Comb Butterweed native
Stephanomeria pauciflora Desert Straw native
Verbesina encelioides Cowpen Daisy exotic
Xanthisma (Machaeranthera) spinulosa Yellow Spiny Aster native
Xanthium strumarium Common Cocklebur native
Zinnia acerosa Desert Zinnia native
Bignoniaceae Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow native
Boraginaceae Amsinckia intermedia Fiddleneck native
Cryptantha aarbigera Bearded Cat's Eye native
Cryptantha angustifolia Narrow Popcorn flower native
Cryptantha sp. Cryptantha native
Cryptantha pterocarya Cryptantha native
Lappula occidentalis Desert Stick-weed native
Pectocarya recurvata Pectocarya native
Brassicaceae Caulanthus lasiophyllus Caulanthus native
Chorispora tunella Purple Cross Flower exotic
Descurainia pinnata* Yellow Tansy Mustard native
Draba cuneifolia Wedgeleaf Draba native
Lepidium thurberi* Thurber's Peppergrass native
Lepidium Virginicum (mediun)* Poorman's Pepperwort Virginia Pepperweed native
Lesquerella purpurea Purple Bladderpod native
Lesquerella gordonii Gordon's Bladderpod
Rorippa nasturtium* White Watercress exotic
Sisymbrium irio London Rocket exotic
Streptanthus arizonicus Arizona Jewelflower native
Thysanocarpus hookeri Lace Pod native
Cactaceae Carnegiea gigantea* Saguaro native
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis* Desert Christmas Cactus native
Cylindropuntia spinosior* Cane Cholla native
Echinocereus fasciculatus Cockscomb Hedgehog native
Echinomastus erectocentrus Woven Pineapple Cactus native
Ferocactus wislizenii* Barrel Cactus native
Mammillaria gummifera Pancake Cactus native
Mammillaria grahmi (microcarpa) Pincushion Cactus native
Opuntia engelmannii* Engelmann Prickly Pear native
Opuntia violaceae* Purple Prickly Pear native
Peniocereus greggii* Night-blooming Cereus native
Capparidaceae Polanisia trachysperma Clammyweed native
Caprifoliaceae Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elder native
Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens Four-wing Saltbush native
Atriplex wrightii* Saltbush native
Chenopodium album* Lamb's Quarter exotic
Salsola tregus (Kali) Tumbleweed exotic
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coccinea Scarlet Creeper native
Ipomoea hirsutula Woolly Morning Glory native
Cucurbitaceae Apodanthera undulata* Melonloco native
Cucurbita digitata* Finger-leaved Gourd native
Cucurbita foetidissima* Buffalo Gourd native
Echinopepon wrightii Wright's Melon native
Cupressaceae Juniperus coelensis (sp.?) Juniper native
Juniperus monosperma One-seed Juniper native
Ephedracea Ephedra aspera Ephedra native
Ephedra trifurca* Mexican Mormon Tea native
Euphorbiaceae Croton sp. Croton native
Euphorbia albomarginata Rattlesnake Weed native
Euphorbia florida Desert Poinsettia native
Euphorbia setiloba Fringed Euphorbia native
Jatropha macrorhiza* Ragged Jatropha native
Fabaceae Acacia constricta White Thorn native
Acacia greggii* Catclaw native
Acacia neovernicosa Viscid Acacia native
Astragalus nuttallianus Nuttall's Locoweed native
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster, Juagilla native
Cassia Covesii Desert Senna native
Cercidium floridum* Blue Paloverde native
Cercidium microphyllum* Foothill Paloverde native
Dalea formosa Feather Dalea native
Dalea neomexicana New Mexico Dalea native
Lotus humistratus Hill Lotus native
Lupinus brevicaulis Shortstem Lupine native
Lupinus sparsiflorius Coulter's Lupine native
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweet Clover exotic
Prosopis velutina* Velvet Mesquite native
Fagaceae Quercus turbinella* Scrub Oak native
Fouquieriaceae Fouquieria splendens* Ocotillo native
Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium* Filaree exotic
Erodium texanum* Texas Storksbill native
Hydrophyllaceae Eucrypta micrantha native
Phacelia crenulata Scorpionweed native
Phacelia distans Wild Heliotrope native
Juglandaceae Juglans major* Arizona Walnut native
Koeberliniaceae Koeberlinia spinosa* All Thorn native
Krameriaceae Krameria parvifolia (erecta) Range Ratany native
Lamiaceae Salvia columbaria* Chia native
Liliaceae Allium macropetalum* Desert Onion native
Calochortus kennedyi* Desert Mariposa native
Dichelostemma pulchellum* Blue Dicks native
Loasaceae Mentzelia albicaulis* Stick Leaf native
Mentzelia nitens Venus Blazing Star native
Malpighiaceae Janusia gracilis Janusia native
Malvaceae Abutilon Sp. Abutilon
Hibiscus Coulteri Desert Rose Mallow native
Hibiscus denudatus Desert Hibiscus native
Sida filicaulis (abutifolia) Sida native
Sphaeralcea laxa Globe Mallow native
Martyniacea Proboscidea althaefolia* Golden Devil's Claw native
Proboscidea parviflora* Devil's Claw native
Moraceae Morus microphylla* Texas Mulberry native
Nolinaceae Dasylirion wheeleri* Sotol native
Nolina microcarpa* Beargrass native
Nyctaginaceae Allonia incarnata Trailing Windmills native
Boerhavia* coccinea Red Spiderling native
Boerhavia spicata native
Mirabilis linearis Ribbon Four O'clock native
Mirabilis multiflora Colorado Four O'clock native
Oleaceae Fraxinus velutina Velvet Ash native
Onagraceae Camissonia californica Mustard Evening Primrose native
Camissonia claviformis Brown Eyes native
Camissonia sp. native
Oenothera primaveris Evening Primrose native
Orobanchaceae Orobanche cooperi* Broom-rape native
Papaveraceae Argemone pleiacantha Prickle Poppy native
Corydalis aurea Golden Cordyalis native
Eschscholtzia californica Golden Poppy native
Plantaganaceae Plantago patagonica* Wooly Plantain exotic
Platanaceae Platanus wrightii Arizona Sycamore native
Poaceae Aristida purpurea Purple Threeawn native
Aristida ternipes Spider Grass native
Bothriochloa barbinodis Cane Beardgrass native
Bouteloua aristidoides Six Weeks Needle Grama native
Bouteloua barbata Six Weeks Grama native
Bouteloua chondrosioides Sprucetop Grama native
Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama native
Bouteloua eriopoda Black Grama native
Bouteloua hirsuta Hairy Grama native
Bouteloua repens Slender Grama native
Bouteloua trifida Red Grama native
Bromus rubens Red Brome exotic
Cottea pappophoroides Cotta Grass native
Cynadon dactylon Bermuda exotic
Digitaria (Trichachne) californica Arizona Cottontop Native
Enneapogon cenchroides exotic
Eragrostis cilianensis Stink grass alien
Eragrostis Lehmanniana Lehmann?s Lovegrass exotic
Eriochloa acuminata Cupgrass native
Erioneuron (Tridens) pulchellum Fluffgrass native
Heteropogon contortus Tangle-head native
Hilaria Belangeri Curly Mesquite native
Leptochloa dubia Green Sprangletop native
Leptochloa Mucronata (filiformis) Red Sprangletop native
Muhlenbergia Porteri Bush Muhly native
Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass native
Panicum hirticaule Witchgrass native
Pleuraphis (Hilaria) mutica Tobosa native
Poa bigelovii Bigelow Bluegrass native
Schismus arabicus exotic
Setaria macrostachya Plains Bristlegrass native
Sporobolus contractus* Spike Dropseed native
Sporobolus wrightii Sacaton native
Tridens muticus Slim Tridens native
Vulpia microstachys native
Polemoneaceae Gilia flavocincta (tenuiflora) Gilia native
Gilia mexicana El Paso Gily flower native
Ipomopsis longiflora Blue Trumpets native
Linanthus bigelovii Phlox native
Microsteris gracilis Slender Phlox native
Polypodiaceae Astrolepis intergerrima Fern native
Polygonaceae Eriogonum albertianum Albert's Eriogonum native
Rumex hymensepalus* Canaigre native
Portulacaceae Calyptridium monandrum Sand-cress native
Primulaceae Androsace occidentalis Western Rock Jasmine native
Ranunculacea Anemone tuberosa Desert Anemone native
Clematis ligusticifolia Western Virgin's Bower native
Delphinium scaposum Barestem Larkspur native
Rhamnaceae Condalia warnockii* Mexican Crucillo native
Ziziphus obtusifolia* Graythorn native
Salicaceae Populus fremontii Fremont Cottonwood native
Salix goodingii Goodding Willow native
Sapindaceae Sapindus saponaria Soapberry native
Scrophulariaceae Castilleja (Orthocarpus) inserta Owl Clover native
Maurandya antirriniflora Twining Snapdragon native
Mimulus guttatus Monkey Flower native
Penstemon linarioides Narrowleaf Penstemon native
Penstemon parryi Parry's Penstemon native
Penstemon subulatus Scarlet Bugler native
Simmondsiaceae Simmondsia chinensis* Jojoba native
Solanaceae Datura wrightii (meteloides) Sacred Datura native
Lycium berlandieri* Berlandier Wolfberry native
Lycium pallidum* Pallid Wolfberry native
Nicotiana glauca Desert Tobacco native
Physalis acutifolia* Wright's Ground cherry native
Physalis philadelphica* Tomatillo exotic
Solanum elaeagnifolium Silverleaf Nightshade native
Sterculiaceae Ayenia microphylla Ayenia native
Typhaceae Typha latifolia* Common Cattail native
Ulmaceae Celtis laevigata* Netleaf Hackberry native
Celtis pallida* Desert Hackberry native
Umbelliferae Daucus pusillus American Carrot native
Verbenaceae Aloysia wrightii* Oreganillo native
Vitaceae Vitis arizonica* Arizona Grape native
Zygophyllaceae Kallstroemia grandiflora Summer Poppy native
Kallstroemia parviflora Warty Carpetweed native
Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush native
 

CITATIONS:

Benson, Lyman and Darrow, Robert, Trees and Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts.
Bowers, Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Deserts.
Bowers, Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Deserts.
Epple, Anne Orth, 1995. A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona. Falcon, Helena, Montana. 347 pp.
*Hodgson, Wendy, Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert (University of Arizona Press, 2001) [asterisk indicates cited in]
Kearney, Thomas H. and Robert H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona Flora. Second ed. with supplement. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles 1085 pp
Niehaus, Ripper, Savage, Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers (Peterson).
Texas A&M University web site 1998. Biota of North America Program: A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora.www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/b98/check98.htm

IDENTIFIERS:

DB - Daniel Baker
DD - Don Decker
GF - George Ferguson
JF - Julia Fonseca
NZ - Nancy Zierenberg
SM - Steve McLaughlin
TO - Tom Orum