Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the Cactus Spring Trail, Santa Rosa Mountains

#	Family	Scientific Name	(*) Common Name	CS Trail#	#plants	#locations
1	Equisetaceae	Equisetum laevigatum	smooth scouring rush	164	5	3
2	Pteridaceae	Cheilanthes covillei	beady lipfern	133	20	9
3	Pteridaceae	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	bird's-foot fern	88	5	5
4	Cupressaceae	Juniperus californica	California juniper	82	20	9
5	Pinaceae	Pinus monophylla	pinyon pine	59	40	9
6	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthus albus	*tumble pigweed	999
7	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthus fimbriatus	fringed amaranth	63	3	1
8	Anacardiaceae	Rhus ovata	sugar bush	27	50	9
9	Anacardiaceae	Rhus trilobata	basketbush	60	10	5
10	Apiaceae	Lomatium mohavense	Mojave lomatium	6	10	5
11	Asclepiadaceae	Matelea parvifolia	spearleaf	176	1	1
12	Asclepiadaceae	Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii	climbing milkweed	69	2	1
13	Asteraceae	Adenophyllum porophylloides	San Felipe dogweed	47	50	9
14	Asteraceae	Agoseris retrorsa	spear-leaved mountain dandelion	999
15	Asteraceae	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	bur-ragweed	7	20	2
16	Asteraceae	Artemisia dracunculus	wild tarragon	184	10	1
17	Asteraceae	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	white mugwort	65	10	5
18	Asteraceae	Baccharis sergiloides	desert baccharis	114	99	9
19	Asteraceae	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	sweetbush	101	20	3
20	Asteraceae	Brickellia arguta var. arguta	California spear-leaved brickellia	132	3	3
21	Asteraceae	Brickellia californica	California brickellbush	112	4	4
22	Asteraceae	Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia	narrow-leaved brickellia	70	20	5
23	Asteraceae	Centaurea melitensis	*tocalote	111	10	1
24	Asteraceae	Chaenactis fremontii	Fremont pincushion	50	99	9
25	Asteraceae	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	California thistle	122	2	2
26	Asteraceae	Conyza canadensis	horseweed	106	1	1
27	Asteraceae	Encelia actoni	Acton encelia	73	10	4
28	Asteraceae	Ericameria linearifolia	narrowleaf goldenbush	17	99	9
29	Asteraceae	Erigeron divergens	spreading fleabane	999
30	Asteraceae	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	153	5	3
31	Asteraceae	Eriophyllum wallacei	Wallace's woolly daisy	28	99	9
32	Asteraceae	Filago californica	California filago	175	5	1
33	Asteraceae	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	slender everlasting	157	10	3
34	Asteraceae	Gnaphalium palustre	western marsh cudweed	155	5	1
35	Asteraceae	Gutierrezia sarothrae	matchweed	8	99	9
36	Asteraceae	Machaeranthera canescens var. ziegleri	Ziegler's aster	999
37	Asteraceae	Malacothrix clevelandii	annual malacothrix	154	10	2
38	Asteraceae	Porophyllum gracile	odora	46	20	9
39	Asteraceae	Rafinesquia neomexicana	desert chicory	43	10	5
40	Asteraceae	Solidago confinis	southern goldenrod	138	20	3
41	Asteraceae	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	slender wreathplant	196	20	9
42	Asteraceae	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	wire-lettuce	41	20	3
43	Asteraceae	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs	49	30	9
44	Asteraceae	Viguiera parishii	Parish's viguiera	178	20	5
45	Betulaceae	Alnus rhombifolia	white alder	999
46	Bignoniaceae	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	desert-willow	203	20	1
47	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha decipiens	gravel cryptantha	192	5	1
48	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha intermedia	popcorn flower	35	99	9
49	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha micrantha	purple-root cryptantha	30	50	9
50	Boraginaceae	Cryptantha pterocarya	wing-nut cryptantha	87	10	2
51	Boraginaceae	Pectocarya setosa	moth combseed	24	30	9
52	Boraginaceae	Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens	California popcorn flower	78	5	1
53	Brassicaceae	Arabis perennans	perennial rock-cress	134	20	5
54	Brassicaceae	Caulanthus hallii	Hall's caulanthus	147	1	1
55	Brassicaceae	Caulanthus simulans	Payson's wild cabbage	53	2	1
56	Brassicaceae	Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra	smooth western tansy-mustard	2	30	5
57	Brassicaceae	Hirschfeldia incana	*shortpod mustard	64	2	1
58	Brassicaceae	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	55	30	1
59	Brassicaceae	Sisymbrium orientale	*Oriental mustard	14	30	5
60	Brassicaceae	Thysanocarpus laciniatus	lace-pod	128	10	3
61	Cactaceae	Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	19	30	9
62	Cactaceae	Mammillaria tetrancistra	fish-hook cactus	177	3	2
63	Cactaceae	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus	92	20	9
64	Cactaceae	Opuntia bigelovii	teddy-bear cholla	172	1	1
65	Cactaceae	Opuntia chlorotica	pancake prickly-pear	124	10	4
66	Cactaceae	Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea	Mojave prickly-pear	25	30	9
67	Cactaceae	Opuntia ganderi	Gander's cholla	95	5	5
68	Cactaceae	Opuntia parryi	cane cholla	999
69	Cactaceae	Opuntia vaseyi	Vasey's prickly-pear	16	99	9
70	Campanulaceae	Heterocodon rariflorum	few-flowered heterocodon	999
71	Campanulaceae	Nemacladus sigmoideus	small-flowered nemacladus	145	20	3
72	Caprifoliaceae	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	southern honeysuckle	120	20	9
73	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium fremontii	Fremont's goosefoot	54	20	5
74	Chenopodiaceae	Salsola tragus	*Russian thistle	999
75	Crassulaceae	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	desert dudleya	162	20	5
76	Cucurbitaceae	Cucurbita palmata	coyote melon	999
77	Cuscutaceae	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	papillate dodder	194	3	1
78	Cuscutaceae	Cuscuta subinclusa	canyon dodder	116	3	2
79	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos glauca	bigberry manzanita	75	50	9
80	Euphorbiaceae	Bernardia myricifolia	western bernardia	81	99	9
81	Euphorbiaceae	Chamaesyce albomarginata	rattlesnake weed	5	50	9
82	Euphorbiaceae	Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia	thyme-leafed spurge	999
83	Euphorbiaceae	Tragia ramosa	desert noseburn	163	5	1
84	Fabaceae	Acacia greggii	catclaw	103	30	7
85	Fabaceae	Amorpha fruticosa	western false-indigo	115	30	5
86	Fabaceae	Astragalus coccineus	scarlet milk-vetch	161	20	5
87	Fabaceae	Astragalus palmeri	Palmer's milk-vetch	93	50	9
88	Fabaceae	Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus	southern California silver-lotus	144	2	2
89	Fabaceae	Lotus heermannii var. heermannii	silky lotus	160	10	2
90	Fabaceae	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	Spanish clover	999
91	Fabaceae	Lotus rigidus	desert lotus	72	99	9
92	Fabaceae	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	short-winged deerweed	26	99	9
93	Fabaceae	Lotus strigosus	strigose lotus	104	10	3
94	Fabaceae	Lupinus bicolor	dwarf lupine	999
95	Fabaceae	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine	86	20	2
96	Fabaceae	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	mountain grape-soda lupine	171	2	1
97	Fabaceae	Marina orcuttii var. orcuttii	California marina	193	10	3
98	Fabaceae	Pediomelum californicum	Indian breadroot
99	Fabaceae	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite	185	10	4
100	Fagaceae	Quercus acutidens	Torrey's scrub oak	188	5	1
101	Fagaceae	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	desert scrub oak	15	99	9
102	Fagaceae	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	interior live oak	121	2	2
103	Garryaceae	Garrya flavescens	ashy silk tassel	130	4	4
104	Gentianaceae	Centaurium venustum	canchalagua	999
105	Geraniaceae	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	4	99	9
106	Grossulariaceae	Ribes indecorum	white-flowering currant	141	1	1
107	Hydrophyllaceae	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	3	99	9
108	Hydrophyllaceae	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	thick-leaved yerba santa	127	10	2
109	Hydrophyllaceae	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum	smoothleaf yerba santa	61	20	5
110	Hydrophyllaceae	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida	eucrypta	156	20	5
111	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia affinis	limestone phacelia
112	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia	desert bluebells	100	99	9
113	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia cryptantha	limestone phacelia	135	50	9
114	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	42	50	9
115	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia lemmonii	Lemmon's phacelia	999
116	Krameriaceae	Krameria erecta	Pima rhatany	13	99	9
117	Lamiaceae	Monardella linoides ssp. linoides	narrowleaf monardella	165	5	3
118	Lamiaceae	Monardella nana ssp. arida	desert monardella	74	40	9
119	Lamiaceae	Salazaria mexicana	Mexican bladder sage	190	3	1
120	Lamiaceae	Salvia apiana	white sage	98	50	9
121	Lamiaceae	Salvia columbariae	chia	52	50	9
122	Lamiaceae	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	rigid hedge-nettle	142	10	2
123	Loasaceae	Mentzelia albicaulis	white-stemmed blazing star	173	2	1
124	Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	desert globemallow	31	99	9
125	Nyctaginaceae	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	giant four o'clock	40	30	9
126	Nyctaginaceae	Mirabilis pumila	trailing four-o'clock	79	20	3
127	Oleaceae	Forestiera pubescens	desert olive	117	10	2
128	Oleaceae	Fraxinus velutina	velvet ash	170	2	2
129	Onagraceae	Camissonia intermedia	intermediate sun-cups	89	5	2
130	Onagraceae	Camissonia pallida ssp. pallida	pale sun-cup	191	20	5
131	Onagraceae	Epilobium canum	California fuchsia	140	50	7
132	Onagraceae	Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata	white desert-primrose	999
133	Onagraceae	Oenothera californica ssp. avita	California evening-primrose	199	10	2
134	Onagraceae	Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima	Hooker's evening-primrose	169	1	1
135	Papaveraceae	Eschscholzia parishii	Parish's poppy	150	50	9
136	Plantaginaceae	Plantago patagonica	Patagonia plantain	34	20	2
137	Polemoniaceae	Allophyllum glutinosum	sticky false-gilia	119	10	3
138	Polemoniaceae	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	southern mountain woolly-star	201	30	3
139	Polemoniaceae	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	desert woolly-star	39	99	9
140	Polemoniaceae	Gilia australis	southern gilia	180		1
141	Polemoniaceae	Gilia diegensis	coastal gilia	10	50	9
142	Polemoniaceae	Gilia stellata	star gilia	94	50	9
143	Polemoniaceae	Linanthus floribundus ssp. hallii	Santa Rosa Mtns. linanthus	137	20	9
144	Polemoniaceae	Loeseliastrum schottii	Schott's calico	84	50	9
145	Polygonaceae	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	brittle spineflower	37	30	9
146	Polygonaceae	Chorizanthe xanti var. leucotheca	white-bracted spineflower	83	30	3
147	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum apiculatum	San Jacinto buckwheat	129	50	9
148	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum davidsonii	Davidson's buckwheat	20	40	9
149	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat	33	99	9
150	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum maculatum	spotted buckwheat	200	30	3
151	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum saxatile	rock buckwheat	146	30	7
152	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	Wright's buckwheat	57	40	9
153	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	Wright's buckwheat	90	20	5
154	Polygonaceae	Oxytheca emarginata	white-margined oxytheca	85	50	9
155	Polygonaceae	Pterostegia drymarioides	threadstem	181	1	1
156	Portulacaceae	Calyptridium monandrum	sand cress	29	20	2
157	Portulacaceae	Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua	little spring beauty	110	10	2
158	Ranunculaceae	Aquilegia formosa	western columbine	999
159	Ranunculaceae	Clematis pauciflora	virgin's bower	159	2	2
160	Rhamnaceae	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	cupped-leaf ceanothus	22	30	9
161	Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry	77	5	5
162	Rhamnaceae	Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	lotebush	126	30	9
163	Rosaceae	Adenostoma sparsifolium	red shanks	11	99	9
164	Rosaceae	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	67	5	3
165	Rosaceae	Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata	desert almond	62	10	4
166	Rosaceae	Prunus fremontii	desert apricot	99	20	9
167	Rosaceae	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	hollyleaf cherry	123	3	3
168	Rosaceae	Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa	desert bitterbrush	56	10	5
169	Rubiaceae	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	phlox-leaved bedstraw	139	30	5
170	Rubiaceae	Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum	slender bedstraw	131	10	9
171	Rubiaceae	Galium aparine	common bedstraw	999
172	Rutaceae	Thamnosma montana	turpentine broom	51	40	9
173	Salicaceae	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	Fremont cottonwood	182	2	2
174	Salicaceae	Salix exigua	narrowleaf willow	152	5	2
175	Salicaceae	Salix laevigata	red willow	999
176	Salicaceae	Salix lasiolepis	arroyo willow	143	2	2
177	Scrophulariaceae	Antirrhinum coulterianum	Coulter's snapdragon	102	2	1
178	Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja foliolosa	woolly Indian paintbrush	96	30	5
179	Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis	lesser paintbrush	109	5	2
180	Scrophulariaceae	Collinsia concolor	southern Chinese houses	118	10	1
181	Scrophulariaceae	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	bristly bird's beak	12	99	9
182	Scrophulariaceae	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	little-leaved chaparral beard-tongue	97	30	7
183	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii	Bigelow's monkeyflower	999
184	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus cardinalis	scarlet monkeyflower	999
185	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus floribundus	floriferous monkeyflower	108	10	1
186	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus guttatus	common monkeyflower	105	10	1
187	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus pilosus	false monkeyflower	107	10	1
188	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus rubellus	little redstem monkeyflower	999
189	Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon centranthifolius	scarlet bugler	66	20	5
190	Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus	San Jacinto beardtongue	125	40	9
191	Simmondsiaceae	Simmondsia chinensis	jojoba	148	10	4
192	Solanaceae	Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry	149	10	2
193	Tamaricaceae	Tamarix ramosissima	*saltcedar	195	50	9
194	Viscaceae	Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe	999
195	Viscaceae	Phoradendron densum	dense mistletoe	136	1	1
196	Viscaceae	Phoradendron villosum	oak mistletoe	44	3	3
197	Vitaceae	Vitis girdiana	wild grape	186	1	1
198	Iridaceae	Sisyrinchium bellum	blue-eyed grass	198	20	2
199	Juncaceae	Juncus bufonius var. bufonius	toad rush	999
200	Juncaceae	Juncus macrophyllus	long-leaved rush	197	5	2
201	Juncaceae	Juncus mexicanus	Mexican rush	166	30	3
202	Juncaceae	Juncus xiphioides	iris-leaved rush	168	3	1
203	Liliaceae	Agave deserti	desert agave	38	30	9
204	Liliaceae	Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum	fringed onion	1	20	1
205	Liliaceae	Calochortus concolor	golden-bowl mariposa	91	50	9
206	Liliaceae	Calochortus palmeri var. munzii	Munz's mariposa lily	9	3	1
207	Liliaceae	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks	158	40	9
208	Liliaceae	Nolina parryi	Parry's nolina	48	30	9
209	Liliaceae	Yucca schidigera	Mohave yucca	36	50	9
210	Liliaceae	Yucca whipplei	chaparral yucca	23	50	9
211	Orchidaceae	Epipactis gigantea	stream orchid	999
212	Poaceae	Achnatherum parishii	Parish's needlegrass	18	50	9
213	Poaceae	Achnatherum speciosum	desert needlegrass	32	99	9
214	Poaceae	Aristida purpurea var. parishii	Parish three-awn	68	10	9
215	Poaceae	Bothriochloa barbinodis	cane bluestem	151	20	4
216	Poaceae	Bouteloua curtipendula	side-oats grama	58	30	9
217	Poaceae	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome	21	99	9
218	Poaceae	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome	45	99	9
219	Poaceae	Cynodon dactylon	*Bermuda grass	179	5	1
220	Poaceae	Erioneuron pulchellum	fluff grass	76	20	5
221	Poaceae	Festuca arundinacea	*tall fescue	183	5	1
222	Poaceae	Hordeum murinum	*foxtail barley	71	10	2
223	Poaceae	Leymus triticoides	creeping wild rye	187	10	1
224	Poaceae	Muhlenbergia rigens	deergrass	113	30	5
225	Poaceae	Pleuraphis rigida	big galleta	174	3	3
226	Poaceae	Polypogon monspeliensis	*rabbits-foot grass	167	1	1
227	Poaceae	Tridens muticus	slim tridens
228	Typhaceae	Typha domingensis	southern cattail	999

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Updated 7 June 2008.