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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 |
| Crassul- | Stonecrop | Crassula erecta (Crassula connata) | Sand Pygmy-Weed | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Crassul- | Stonecrop | Dudleya saxosa | Rock Live-Forever | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Crossosomat- | Crossosoma | Crossosoma bigelovii | Ragged Rock-Flower | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Cucurbit- | Gourd | Cucurbita palmata | Palmate-Leaved Gourd | D | N | P | 1, 2, 5 | V |
| Cucurbit- | Gourd | Marah macrocarpus | Chilicothe | D | N | P | 6 | WSp |
| Cupress- | Cypress | Cupressus arizonica | Arizona Cypress | L | I | W | 1 | Sp |
| Cupress- | Cypress | Juniperus californica | California Juniper | L | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Cyper- | Sedge | Carex diandra | Lesser Panicled Sedge | M | N | P | 2 | SpSu |
| Cyper- | Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Clustered Field Sedge | M | N | P | 2 | SpSu |
| Cyper- | Sedge | Cyperus esculentus | Yellow Nut-Grass | M | I | P | 3, 6 | V |
| Cyper- | Sedge | Eleocharis montevidensis | Mexican Spike-Rush | M | N | P | 3, 4, 6 | SpSu |
| Cyper- | Sedge | Eleocharis parishii | Parish's Spike-Rush | M | N | P | 3, 6 | SpSu |
| Cyper- | Sedge | Eleocharis rostellata | Beaked Spike-Rush | M | N | P | 3, 6 | SpSu |
| Cyper- | Sedge | Scirpus cernuus | Low Club-Rush | M | N | P | 3, 6 | SpSu |
| Cyper- | Sedge | Scirpus olneyi (Scirpus americanus) | Olney Bulrush | M | N | P | 3, 6 | SpSu |
| Elaeagn- | Oleaster | Eleagnus angustifolia | Russian Olive | D | I | W | 2 | Sp |
| Ephedr- | Ephedra | Ephedra californica | California Joint Fir | L | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Ephedr- | Ephedra | Ephedra nevadensis | Nevada Joint Fir | L | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Eric- | Heath | Arctostaphylos glauca | Desert Manzanita | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Euphorbi- | Spurge | Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) albomarginata | Rattlesnake-Weed | D | N | P | 1, 2, 4 | V |
| Euphorbi- | Spurge | Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) maculata | Prostrate Spotted Spurge | D | I | A | 2, 4 | V |
| Euphorbi- | Spurge | Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) micromera | Sonoran Sand-Mat | D | N | A | 4, 5 | V |
| Euphorbi- | Spurge | Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) polycarpa | Small-Seeded Sand-Mat | D | N | P | 4, 5 | V |
| Euphorbi- | Spurge | Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) setiloba | Bristle-Lobed Sand-Mat | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | V |
| Euphorbi- | Spurge | Croton californicus | Desert Croton | D | N | P | 1, 2, 4 | V |
| Euphorbi- | Spurge | Stillingia linearifolia | Desert Stillingia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Fab- | Legume | Acacia greggii | Cat's-Claw | D | N | W | 4 | Su |
| Fab- | Legume | Astragalus tricarinatus | Triple-Ribbed Milk-Vetch | D | N | P | 5 | Sp |
| Fab- | Legume | Dalea californica (Psorothamnus arborescens) | Mohave Dalea | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Fab- | Legume | Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wild Licorice | D | N | P | 3, 7 | SpSu |
| Fab- | Legume | Lotus corniculatus | Bird's-Foot Trefoil | D | I | P | 1 | Su |
| Fab- | Legume | Lotus heermannii | Wooly Lotus | D | N | P | 5 | V |
| Fab- | Legume | Lotus scoparius | Broom Deer-Weed | D | N | A | 4 | SpSu |
| Fab- | Legume | Lotus strigosus | Stiff-Haired Lotus | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Fab- | Legume | Lupinus concinnus | Bajada Lupine | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Fab- | Legume | Lupinus excubitus | Adonis Lupine | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Fab- | Legume | Lupinus hirsutissimus | Nettle Annual Lupine | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Fab- | Legume | Lupinus polycarpus (Lupinus bicolor) | Small-Flowered Annual Lupine | D | N | A | 2, 4 | Sp |
| Fab- | Legume | Lupinus sparsiflorus | Sparse-Flowered Lupine | D | N | A | 2, 4 | Sp |
| Fab- | Legume | Medicago sativa | Alfalfa | D | C | A | 1, 2 | V |
| Fab- | Legume | Melilotus albus (Melilotus alba) | White Sweetclover | D | I | A | 1, 2, 3 | SpSu |
| Fab- | Legume | Melilotus indicus (Melilotus indica) | Annual Yellow Sweetclover | D | I | A | 1, 2, 3 | V |
| Fab- | Legume | Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite | D | N | W | 6 | Sp |
| Fab- | Legume | Prosopis pubescens | Screw Bean | D | N | W | 6 | SpSu |
| Fab- | Legume | Robinia pseudo-acacia | Black Acacia | D | N | W | 1 | Sp |
| Fag- | Oak | Quercus cornelius-mulleri | Desert Scrub-Oak | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Gentian- | Gentian | Centaurium exaltatum | Great Basin Centaury | D | N | A | 5 | Sp |
| Gerani- | Geranium | Erodium cicutarium | Red-Stem Filaree | D | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Emmenanthe penduliflora | Whispering Bells | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Eriodictyon trichocalyx | Yerba Santa | D | N | W | 4, 5, 6 | SpSu |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia | Torrey Eucrypta | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Nama demissum | Purple Mat | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Phacelia campanularia | Campanulate Phacelia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Phacelia crenulata | Notch-Leaved Phacelia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Phacelia cryptantha | Small-Flowered Phacelia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Phacelia distans | Common Phacelia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Phacelia parryi | Parry Phacelia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Pholistoma membranaceum | White Fiesta-Flower | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Hydrophyll- | Waterleaf | Turricula parryi | Poodle-Dog Bush | D | N | P | 2 | Su |
| Junc- | Rush | Juncus balticus | Baltic Rush | M | N | P | 3, 6 | SpSu |
| Junc- | Rush | Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | M | N | A | 3, 5, 7 | SpSu |
| Junc- | Rush | Juncus dubius | Mariposa Rush | M | N | P | 3 | SpSu |
| Junc- | Rush | Juncus macrophyllus | Long-Leaved Rush | M | N | P | 3 | SpSu |
| Junc- | Rush | Juncus mexicanus | Mexican Rush | M | N | P | 2, 3 | SpSu |
| Junc- | Rush | Juncus rugulosus | Wrinkled Rush | M | N | P | 3, 6 | SpSu |
| Junc- | Rush | Juncus xiphioides | Iris-Leaved Rush | M | N | P | 3, 6 | SpSu |
| Krameri- | Rhatany | Krameria grayi | White Rhatany | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Lami- | Mint | Marrubium vulgare | Wild Horehound | D | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | SpSu |
| Lami- | Mint | Mentha spicata | Spearmint | D | I | A | 3 | SuF |
| Lami- | Mint | Monardella linoides | Narrow-Leaved Monardella | D | N | P | 4 | SpSu |
| Lami- | Mint | Salazaria mexicana | Paper-Bag Bush | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Lami- | Mint | Salvia apiana | Bee Sage | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Lami- | Mint | Salvia columbariae | Chia | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Lami- | Mint | Salvia vaseyi | Wand Sage | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Lami- | Mint | Stachys albens | White Hedge-Nettle | D | N | P | 3 | Sp |
| Loas- | Loasa | Mentzelia albicaulis | Small-Flowered Blazing Star | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Loas- | Loasa | Mentzelia involucrata | Sand Blazing Star | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Loas- | Loasa | Mentzelia nitens | Venus Blazing Star | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Loas- | Loasa | Petalonyx thurberi | Sandpaper-Plant | D | N | A | 4, 5 | SpSu |
| Lythr- | Loosestrife | Lythrum californicum | California Loosestrife | D | N | P | 3 | V |
| Malv- | Mallow | Eremalche exilis | White Mallow | D | N | A | 2, 4 | Sp |
| Malv- | Mallow | Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert Mallow | D | N | P | 2, 4 | Sp |
| Malv- | Mallow | Sphaeralcea emoryi | Emory's Desert-Mallow | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Nyctagin- | Four o'Clock | Boerhaavia triquetra | Slender Boerhaavia | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Nyctagin- | Four o'Clock | Mirabilis bigelovii | Wishbone Bush | D | N | P | 4 | V |
| Nyctagin- | Four o'Clock | Mirabilis tenuiloba | White Four-o'Clock | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Ole- | Olive | Fraxinus velutina | Leather-Leaved Ash | D | N | W | 2, 3 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Camissonia bistorta | Southern Sun-Cup | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Camissonia californica | California Primrose | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Camissonia campestris | Field Primrose | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Camissonia cardiophylla | Heart-Leaved Primrose | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Camissonia claeviflormis | Brown-Eyed Primrose | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Camissonia hirtella | Hairy Primrose | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Camissonia pallida | Pale Yellow Primrose | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Camissonia strigulosa | Narrow-Leaved Primrose | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Epilobium adenocaulon (Epilobium ciliatum) | Northern Willow-Herb | D | N | P | 3, 6 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Oenothera californica | California Evening-Primrose | D | N | P | 6 | Sp |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Oenothera hookeri (Oenothera elata) | Hooker's Primrose | D | N | P | 3, 6 | Su |
| Onagr- | Evening Primrose | Zauschneria californica (Epilobium canum) | California Fuchsia | D | N | P | 4 | SuF |
| Orchid- | Orchid | Epipactis gigantea | Giant Helleborine | M | N | P | 6 | Sp |
| Orobanch- | Broom-Rape | Orobanche cooperi | Desert Broomrape | D | N | P | 4 | WSp |
| Orobanch- | Broom-Rape | Orobanche fasciculata | Clustered Broomrape | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Papaver- | Poppy | Eschscholzia minutiflora | Little Gold-Poppy | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Papaver- | Poppy | Eschscholzia parishii | Parish's Poppy | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Plantagin- | Plaintain | Plantago major | Common Plantain | D | I | P | 3 | SpSu |
| Plantagin- | Plaintain | Plantago purshii (Plantago patagonica) | Pursh Plantain | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Platan- | Sycamore | Platanus racemosa | Sycamore | D | N | W | 6 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Avena barbata | Slender Oat | M | I | A | 1, 2 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Bouteloua arisitidoides | Needle Grama | M | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Bouteloua barbata | Six-Weeks Grama | M | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Bromus diandrus | Ripgut Grass | M | I | A | 1, 2 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Bromus rubens (Bromus madritensis) | Red Brome | M | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Bromus tectorum | Downy Chess | M | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Bromus willdenovii (Bromus catharticus) | Rescue Grass | M | I | A | 1, 2 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda Grass | M | C | P | 1, 2, 4 | V |
| Po- | Grass | Distichlis spicata | Saltgrass | M | N | P | 7 | SpSu |
| Po- | Grass | Elymus triticoides (Leymus triticoides) | Beardless Wild-Rye | M | N | P | 1, 2 | SpSu |
| Po- | Grass | Festuca arundinacea | Reed Fescue | M | I | P | 1, 2 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Hilaria rigida (Pleuraphis rigida) | Big Galleta | M | N | P | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Hordeum glaucum (Hordeum murinum) | Glaucus Wild-Barley | M | I | P | 1, 2 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Hordeum leporinum (Hordeum murinum) | European Wild-Barley | M | I | P | 1, 2 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Lolium multiflorum | Italian ryegrass | M | I | P | 1, 2 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Melica frutescens | Awnless Melic | M | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Muhlenbergia asperifolia | Scratchgrass | M | N | P | 3, 7 | SuF |
| Po- | Grass | Oryzopsis hymenoides (Achnatherum hymenoides) | Indian Rice-Grass | M | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Pennisetum setaceum | Fountain Grass | M | I | P | 3 | V |
| Po- | Grass | Poa scabrella (Poa secunda) | Pine Bluegrass | M | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Poa secunda | Sandberg Bluegrass | M | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Polypogon interruptus | Ditch Polypogon | M | I | A | 3 | SpSu |
| Po- | Grass | Polypogon monspeliensis | Rabbitfoot Grass | M | I | A | 3 | SpSu |
| Po- | Grass | Polypogon semiverticillatus (Agrostis viridis) | Layered Beardgrass | M | I | A | 3 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Schismus barbatus | Desert Blight | M | I | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Po- | Grass | Sporobolus aeroides | Alkali Sacaton | M | N | P | 4 | V |
| Po- | Grass | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed | M | N | P | 4 | SpSu |
| Po- | Grass | Stipa speciosa (Achnatherum speciosum) | Desert Needlegrass | M | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Eriastrum densifolium | Mojave Eriastrum | D | N | P | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Eriastrum diffusum | Diffuse Eriastrum | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Eriastrum eremicum | Desert Eriastrum | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Gilia capillaris | Smooth-Leaved Gilia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Gilia leptomeria | Great Basin Gilia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Gilia splendens | Splendid Gilia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Gilia stellata | Star Gilia | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Langloisia matthewsii (Loeseliastrum matthewsii) | Desert Calico | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Langloisia schottii (Loeseliastrum schottii) | Schott Gilia | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Linanthus aureus | Golden Linanthus | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polemoni- | Phlox | Linanthus jonesii | Jones' Linanthus | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Chorizanthe brevicornu | Brittle Spine-Flower | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Chorizanthe coriacea (Lastarriaea coriacea) | Lastarriaea | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Chorizanthe thurberi (Centrostegia thurberi) | Thurber Spiny-Herb | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Chorizanthe watsonii | Watson Spiny-Herb | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Chorizanthe xanti | Xantus' Spineflower | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum angulosum | Angle-Stemmed Buckwheat | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum baileyi | Bailey Buckwheat | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum brachyanthum | Yellow Buckwheat | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum davidsonii | Glaucus Buckwheat | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum deflexum | Skeleton Weed | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum elongatum | Long-Stemmed Buckwheat | D | N | P | 4 | SuF |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum fasciculatum | California Wild Buckwheat | D | N | P | 4 | V |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum gracile | Slender Wooly Eriogonum | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum inflatum | Desert Trumpet | D | N | P | 4 | V |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum maculatum | Spotted Eriogonum | D | N | A | 4 | V |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum plumatella | Flat-Top | D | N | P | 4 | SuF |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum pusillum | Yellow Turban | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum saxatile | Rock Buckwheat | D | N | P | 4 | SpSu |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum thomasii | Thomas Eriogonum | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum thurberi | Thurber's Eriogonum | D | N | A | 4 | SpSu |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum viridescens | Green Buckwheat | D | N | A | 4 | V |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Eriogonum wrightii | Wright Buckwheat | D | N | P | 4 | Suf |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Polygonum argyrocoleon | Silver-Sheathed Knotweed | D | I | A | 1, 2 | V |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Polygonum ramosissimum | Yellow-Flowered Knotweed | D | I | A | 1, 2 | SuF |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Pterostegia drymarioides | Pterostegia | D | N | A | 4, 5 | SpSu |
| Polygon- | Buckwheat | Rumex hymenosepalus | Wild Rhubarb | D | N | P | 2 | WSp |
| Portulac- | Purslane | Caliptridium monandrum | Sand-Cress | D | N | A | 3, 5 | Sp |
| Portulac- | Purslane | Portulaca oleracea | Purslane | D | I | A | 1, 2 | SpSu |
| Pterid- | Brake | Cheilanthes covillei | Coville's Lip Fern | L | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Pterid- | Brake | Cheilanthes viscida | Viscid Lip Fern | L | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Pterid- | Brake | Notholaena parryi (Cheilanthes parryi) | Parry's Cloak Fern | L | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Pterid- | Brake | Pellaea mucronata | Bird's-Foot Cliff Brake | L | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Ranuncul- | Buttercup | Clematis ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's Bower | D | N | P | 3, 6 | SpSU |
| Ranuncul- | Buttercup | Clematis pauciflora | Small-Leaved Virgin's Bower | D | N | P | 3, 6 | WSp |
| Ranuncul- | Buttercup | Delphinium parishii | Parish Larkspur | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Ranuncul- | Buttercup | Ranunculus cymbalaria | Desert Buttercup | D | N | P | 1, 2 | Sp |
| Rhamn- | Buckthorn | Condaliopsis parryi (Ziziphus parryi) | Parry Abrojo | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Rhamn- | Buckthorn | Rhamnus ilicifolia | Small-Leaved Buckthorn | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Ros- | Rose | Prunus fasciculata | Desert Almond | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Rubi- | Madder | Galium angustifolium | Narrow-Leaved Bedstraw | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Rubi- | Madder | Galium stellatum | Desert Bedstraw | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Rut- | Rue | Thamnosma montana | Thamnosma | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Salic- | Willow | Populus fremontii | Fremont Cottonwood | D | N | W | 1, 2, 6 | Sp |
| Salic- | Willow | Salix exigua | Slender Willow | D | N | W | 6 | Sp |
| Salic- | Willow | Salix laevigata | Red Willow | D | N | W | 6 | Sp |
| Salic- | Willow | Salix lasiolepis | Arroyo Willow | D | N | W | 6 | Sp |
| Saurur- | Lizard-Tail | Anemopsis californicus | Yerba Mansa | D | N | P | 3, 6 | SpSu |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Antirrhinum coulterianum | Coulter Snapdragon | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Antirrhinum filipes | Desert Snapdragon | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Castilleja foliolosa | Wooly Paintbrush | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Castilleja linariaefolia (Castilleja linariifolia) | Long-Leaved Paintbrush | D | N | P | 4 | SpSu |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Cordylanthus filifolius (Cordylanthus rigidus) | Narrow-Leaved Bird's-Beak | D | N | A | 4 | SpSu |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Mimulus cardinalis | Scarlet Monkey-Flower | D | N | P | 3 | SpSu |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Mimulus floribundus | Floriferous Monkey-Flower | D | N | A | 3 | SpSu |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Mimulus guttatus | Common Monkey-Flower | D | N | A | 3 | SpSu |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Mimulus parishii | Parish Mimulus | D | N | P | 3 | SpSu |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Mohavea confertiflora | Ghost-Flower | D | N | A | 4 | Sp |
| Scrophulari- | Figwort | Penstemon spectabilis | Notable Penstemon | D | N | P | 4 | Sp |
| Selaginell- | Spike-Moss | Selaginella bigelovii | Bushy Selaginella | L | N | P | 4 | V |
| Solan- | Nightshade | Datura discolor | Small Datura | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | V |
| Solan- | Nightshade | Datura meteloides (Datura wrightii) | Western Jimson-Weed | D | N | A | 1, 2, 4 | V |
| Solan- | Nightshade | Lycium andersonii | Anderson Thornbush | D | N | W | 4 | Sp |
| Solan- | Nightshade | Nicotiana bigelovii (Nicotiana quadrivalvis) | Indian Tobacco | D | N | A | 4 | V |
| Solan- | Nightshade | Nicotiana glauca | Tree Tobacco | D | I | A | 1, 2 | SpSu |
| Solan- | Nightshade | Physalis crassifolia | Thick-Leaved Ground-Cherry | D | N | A | 4, 5 | Sp |
| Solan- | Nightshade | Solanum douglasii | Douglas Black Nightshade | D | N | P | 6 | V |
| Solan- | Nightshade | Solanum nodiflorum (Solanum americanum) | American Black Nightshade | D | N | P | 6 | V |
| Tamaric- | Tamarisk | Tamarisk aphylla | Windbreak Tamarisk | D | I | W | 1, 2 | V |
| Tamaric- | Tamarisk | Tamarisk ramosissima | Shrubby Tamarisk | D | I | W | 1, 2, 5 | V |
| Typh- | Cattail | Typha domingensis | Cattail | M | N | P | 3 | SpSu |
| Urtic- | Nettle | Urtica holosericea (Urtica dioica) | Hoary Stinging-Nettle | D | N | P | 3, 4 | V |
| Visc- | Mistletoe | Phoradendron bolleanum (pauciflorum) | Fir Mistletoe | D | N | P | 6 | V |
| Visc- | Mistletoe | Phoradendron californicum | Mesquite Mistletoe | D | N | P | 4 | V |
| Visc- | Mistletoe | Phoradendron tomentosum (Phoradendron macrophyllum) | Fuzzy Mistletoe | D | N | P | 6 | V |
| Zannichelli- | Horned Pond-Weed | Zannichellia palustris | Horned Pond-Weed | M | N | A | 3 | V |
| Zygophyll- | Caltrop | Larrea tridentata | Creosote Bush | D | N | W | 2, 4, 5 | V |
| Zygophyll- | Caltrop | Tribulus terrestris | Puncture Vine | D | I | A | 1, 2 | V |
| Family Names: Add -aceae | ||||||||
| COLUMN E Plant Type | D = Dicotyledon | |||||||
| M = Monocotyledon | ||||||||
| L = Lower Plant | ||||||||
| COLUMN F | N = Native Plant | |||||||
| I = Introduced Plant (Weed) | ||||||||
| C = Cultivated and naturalized | ||||||||
| COLUMN G | A = Annual | |||||||
| P = Perennial Herb | ||||||||
| W = Woody Shrub or Tree | ||||||||
| COLUMN H Habitat | 1 = Disturbed soil; not recovered from farming | |||||||
| 2 = Formerly farmed but regenerating native plants | ||||||||
| 3 = Marsh; generally not highly alkaline | ||||||||
| 4 = Creosote or mesquite scrub; dry slopes; mountain sides | ||||||||
| 5 = Sandy desert washes; not highly alkaline | ||||||||
| 6 = Riparian, with willows; flowing water nearby | ||||||||
| 7 = Highly alkaline areas adjacent to freshwater marshes | ||||||||
| COLUMN I Flowering Time | Sp = Spring | |||||||
| Su = Summer | ||||||||
| F = Fall | ||||||||
| W = Winter | ||||||||
| V = Various | ||||||||
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