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Following is a list of plants found within the Preserve, including common and scientific names, habitat, flowering times, and other useful information about these plants, compiled by George K. Helmkamp, PhD.
Jump to the Key for a description of the codes used in this table.
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| Agav- (Lili-) | Agave | Yucca whipplei | Whipple Yucca | M | N | W | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Agav- (Lili-) | Agave | Yucca schidigera | Mojave Yucca | M | N | W | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Aizo- (Mollugin-) | Carpet-Weed | Mollugo cerviana | Carpet-Weed | D | I | A | 4 | V |
| Amaranth- | Amaranth | Amaranthus albus | White Pigweed | D | I | A | 1, 2 | V |
| Amaranth- | Amaranth | Amaranthus fimbriatus | Fringed Amaranth | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | SuF |
| Amaranth- | Amaranth | Amaranthus palmeri | Palmer Amaranth | D | N | A | 1 | SuF |
| Amaryllid- (Lili-) | Amaryllis | Dichelostemma pulchella (Dichelostemma capitata) | Wild Hyacinth | M | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Anacardi- | Sumac | Rhus ovata | Sugar-Bush | D | N | W | 5 | SpSu |
| Api- | Carrot | Apium graveolens | Common Celery | D | C | P | 3 | SpSu |
| Api- | Carrot | Berula erecta | Cut-Leaf Water Parsnip | D | I | P | 3 | SpSu |
| Api- | Carrot | Lomatium mohavense | Mojave Wild-Parsley | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Apocyn- | Dogbane | Apocynum cannabinum | Dogbane | D | N | P | 3, 7 | SpSu |
| Arec- | Palm | Washingtonia filifera | California Fan Palm | M | I | W | 1, 3 | Su |
| Asclepiad- | Milkweed | Asclepias fascicularis | Mexican Whorled Milkweed | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus | Goldenhead | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Ambrosia acanthicarpa | Annual Burweed | D | N | A | 1, 2 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Ambrosia dumosa | Burrobush | D | N | W | 4, 5 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Ambrosia psilostachya | Western Ragweed | D | N | A | 3, 7 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Anisocoma acaulis | Scale-Bud | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Artemisia dracunculus | Tarragon | D | N | P | 4, 5 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Artemisia ludoviciana | Western Mugwort | D | N | P | 4, 6 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Aster exilis (A. subulatus) | Slender Aster | D | N | A | 2, 7 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Baccharis brachyphylla | Short-Leaved Baccharis | D | N | W | 4 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Baccharis emoryi | Emory Baccharis | D | N | W | 3 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Baccharis glutinosa (B. salicifolia) | Mule Fat | D | N | W | 6 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Baccharis sergiloides | Desert Baccharis | D | N | W | 6 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Baileya pleniradiata | Wooly Marigold | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Bebbia juncea | Sweet-Bush | D | N | W | 4, 5 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Brickellia arguta | Spear-Leaved Brickellia | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Brickellia desertorum | Desert Brickellia | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Calycoseris parryi | Yellow Tack-Stem | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Carthamus tinctorius | Safflower | D | N | A | 1 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Chaenactis carphoclinia | Pebble Pincushion | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Chaenactis fremontii | Fremont Pincushion | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Chrysopsis villosa Heterotheca villosa | Hairy Golden-Aster | D | N | P | 4 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Chrysothamnus nauseosus | Rubber Rabbit-Brush | D | N | W | 4 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Chrysothamnus paniculatus | Black-Banded Rabbit-Brush | D | N | W | 4 | F |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Chrysothamnus teretifolius | Terete-Leaved Rabbit-Brush | D | N | W | 4 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Cirsium vulgare | Bull Thistle | D | I | A | 1 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Conyza canadensis | Horse-Weed | D | I | A | 1, 2 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Conyza coulteri | Coulter's Conyza | D | N | A | 1, 2 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Coreopsis californica | California Coreopsis | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Cotula coronopifolia | Common Brass Buttons | D | I | A | 3 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Dicoria canescens | Desert Dicoria | D | N | A | 5 | FW |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Encelia farinosa | Brittle-Bush | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Encelia virginensis | Virgin River Encelia | D | N | W | 4 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Eriophyllum confertiflorum | Long-Stemmed Eriophyllum | D | N | P | 4 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Eriophyllum wallacei | Wallace Eriophyllum | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Filago arizonica | Arizona Filago | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Filago depressa | Dwarf Filago | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Gnaphalium californicum | California Cudweed | D | N | A | 1, 2 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Gnaphalium luteo-albens | White Cudweed | D | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Gutierrezia microcephala | Small-Flowered Matchweed | D | N | P | 4 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Haplopappus acradenius (Isocoma acradenia) | Alkali Goldenbush | D | N | W | 2, 5, 7 | F |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Haplopappus linearifolius (Ericameria linearifolia) | Linear-Leaved Golden-Bush | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Heterotheca grandiflora | Telegraph-Weed | D | N | A | 1 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Hymenoclea salsola | Cheese-Bush | D | N | W | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Iva axillaris | Western Poverty-Weed | D | N | P | 1, 2 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce | D | I | A | 1, 2, 3 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Lasthenia chrysostoma (Lasthenia californica) | Coast Goldfields | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Layia glandulosa | White Tidy-Tips | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Lepidospartum squamatum | Scale-Broom | D | N | W | 5, 7 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Machaeranthera tortifolia (Xylorhiza tortifolia) | Mohave Aster | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Malacothrix glabrata | Desert Dandelion | D | N | A | 1, 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Matricaria matricarioides (Chamomilla sauveolens) | Pineapple-Weed | D | I | A | 1 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Microseris linearifolia (Uropappus lindleyi) | Silver-Puffs | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Monoptilon bellidiforme | Desert Star | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Monoptilon bellioides | Mohave Desert-Star | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Palafoxia linearis (Palafoxia arida) | Spanish Needle | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Pectis papposa | Chinch-Weed | D | N | A | 4 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Perityle emoryi | Emory Rock Daisy | D | N | A | 3, 4, 5 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Peucephyllum schottii | Desert-Fir | D | N | W | 4 | WSp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Pleurocoronis pleuriseta | Arrow-Leaf | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Pluchea purpurascens (Pluchea odorata) | Marsh Flea-Bane | D | N | P | 3 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Pluchea sericea | Arrow-Weed | D | N | W | 7 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Pulicaria hispanica (Pulicaria paludosa) | European Sun-Drops | D | N | A | 3, 6 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Rafinesquia californica | California Chicory | D | N | A | 4 | SpSu |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Rafinesquia neomexicana | New Mexico Chicory | D | I | A | 4 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Senecio douglasii (Senecio flaccidus) | Sand-Wash Groundsel | D | N | P | 1, 2 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Solidago confinis | Southern Goldenrod | D | N | P | 3, 6 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Solidago occidentalis (Euthamia occidentalis) | Western Goldenrod | D | N | P | 3, 6 | SuF |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Sonchus asper | Prickly Sow Thistle | D | I | A | 3, 6 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Stephanomeria exigua | Annual Mitra | D | N | A | 4 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Stephanomeria pauciflora | Desert-Straw | D | N | P | 4 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Stylocline gnaphalioides (Stylocline gnaphaloides) | Everlasting Nest-Straw | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Viguiera deltoidea (Viguiera parishii) | Parish Viguiera | D | N | W | 4 | V |
| Aster- | Sunflower | Xanthium strumarium | Cocklebur | D | I | A | 2, 3 | SuF |
| Betul- | Birch | Alnus rhombifolia | White Alder | D | N | W | 1, 6 | WSp |
| Bignoni- | Bignonia | Chilopsis linearis | Desert Catalpa | D | N | W | 5 | SpSu |
| Boragin- | Borage | Amsinckia intermedia (Amsinckia menziesii) | Coast Buckthorn | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Amsinckia tesselata | Checker Fiddleneck | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha angustifolia | Narrow-Leaf Forget-Me-Not | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha barbigera | Bearded Forget-Me-Not | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha circumcissa | Western Forget-Me-Not | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha decipiens | Gravel Forget-Me-Not | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha intermedia | Common Cryptantha | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha maritima | White-Haired Forget-Me-Not | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha micrantha | Purple-Rooted Forget-Me-Not | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha nevadensis | Nevada Forget-Me-Not | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha pterocarya | Wing-Nut Forget-Me-Not | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha racemosa | Bushy Cryptantha | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Cryptantha utahensis | Scented Forget-Me-Not | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Pectocarya linearis | Slender Comb-Bur | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Pectocarya penicillata | Hairy-Leaved Comb-Bur | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Pectocarya platycarpa | Broad-Nutted Comb-Bur | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Pectocarya recurvata | Arch-Nutted Comb-Bur | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Boragin- | Borage | Pectocarya setosa | Stiff-Stemmed Comb-Bur | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Arabis pulchra | Prince's Rock-Cress | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Brassica geniculata (Hirschfeldia geniculata) | Mediterranean Mustard | D | I | P | 1, 2 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Brassica tournefortii | Wild Turnip | D | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Caulanthus cooperi | Cooper Caulanthus | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Descurainia pinnata | Yellow Tansy Mustard | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Descurainia sophia | Flixweed | D | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Hutchinsia procumbens | Prostrate Hutchinsia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Lepidium lasiocarpum | Sand Pepper Cress | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Lepidium virginicum | Bird's Pepper | D | I | A | 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum | Water-Cress | D | I | P | 3, 6 | V |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Sisymbrium altissimum | Tumbling Mustard | D | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Sisymbrium irio | London Rocket | D | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Sisymbrium orientale | Oriental Hedge-Mustard | D | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Thelypodium lasiophyllum (Guillenia lasiophylla) | Shaggy Thelypod | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Brassic- | Mustard | Tropidocarpum gracile | Slender Keel-Fruit | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Bux- | Jojoba | Simmondsia chinensis | Jojoba | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Cact- | Cactus | Echinocereus engelmanii | Calico Cactus | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Cact- | Cactus | Ferocactus acanthodes (Ferocactus cylindraceus) | Barrel Cactus | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Cact- | Cactus | Opuntia basilaris | Beavertail Cactus | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Cact- | Cactus | Opuntia echinocarpa | Thorny-Fruited Cactus | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Cact- | Cactus | Opuntia phaeacantha | Coville's Tuna | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Cact- | Cactus | Opuntia ramosissima | Pencil-Cactus | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Campanul- | Bellflower | Nemacladus glanduliferus | Glandular Thread-Stem | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Campanul- | Bellflower | Nemacladus longiflorus | Long-Flowered Thread-Plant | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Cappar- | Caper | Isomeris arborea | Bladder-Pod | D | N | W | 4 | V |
| Caryophyll- | Pink | Loeflingia squarrosa | California Loeflingia | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Caryophyll- | Pink | Spergularia marina | Salt-Marsh Sand Spurry | D | N | A | 4, 5, 7 | SpSu |
| Chenopodi- | Goosefoot | Atriplex canescens | Four-Wing Saltbush | D | N | W | 4, 5 | Su |
| Chenopodi- | Goosefoot | Atriplex lentiformis | Quailbrush | D | I | W | 1, 2 | SuF |
| Chenopodi- | Goosefoot | Atriplex rosea | Redscale | D | I | A | 1, 2 | SuF |
| Chenopodi- | Goosefoot | Atriplex serenana | Bractscale | D | N | A | 1, 2 | V |
| Chenopodi- | Goosefoot | Bassia hyssopifolia | Five-Hook Bassia | D | I | A | 1, 2 | SuF |
| Chenopodi- | Goosefoot | Chenopodium album | Lamb's Quarters | D | I | A | 1, 2 | V |
| Chenopodi- | Goosefoot | Chenopodium californicum | California Soap-Plant | D | N | P | 6 | Sp |
| Chenopodi- | Goosefoot | Chenopodium murale | Nettle-Leaf Goosefoot | D | I | A | 1, 2 | V |
| Chenopodi- | Goosefoot | Salsola iberica (Salsola tragus) | Russian Thistle | D | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | SuF |
| Convolvul- (Cuscut-) | Morning-glory (Dodder) | Cuscuta californica | California Dodder | D | N | A | 4 | SpSu |