Plants of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts

Coniferophyta

Cupressaceae

• Juniperus californica

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Gnetophyta

Ephedraceae

• Ephedra nevadensis

Magnoliophyta

Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

Acanthaceae

• Ericameria cooperii (M, P)

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• Encelia actoni

• Encelia farinosa
  

• Encelia frutescens
  

• Hymenoclea salsola
  

• Psathrotes ramosissima
  

• Tetradymia stenolepis
  

• Viguierra parishii
  

Bignoniaceae


• Chilopsis linearis
  

Brassicaceae


• Arabis perennans

• Stanleya pinnata
  

Burseraceae

• Bursera microphylla (S, P)



Cactaceae


• Bergerocactus emoryi
  

• Echinocerus engelmanii
  

• Ferocactus acanthoides
  

• Mammilaria dioica
  

• Mammilaria tetrancistra
  

• Opuntia acanthicarpa
  

• Opuntia basilaris
  

• Opuntia bigelovii
  

• Opuntia echinocarpa
  

• Opuntia erinaceae
  

• Opuntia ramosissima
  

Capparaceae

• Isomeris arborea
  

Chenopodiaceae


• Allenrolfea occidentalis
  

• Atriplex canescens
  

• Atriplex confertifolia
  

• Atriplex lentiformis
  

• Atriplex polycarpa

Cucurbitaceae


• Cucurbita palmata
  

Euphorbiaceae

• Acalypha californica

• Chamaesyce melanadenia

Fabaceae


• Acacia gregii
  

• Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis (M, A/P)
  

• Calliandra eriophylla (S, P)        
  

• Hoffmanseggia glauca
  

• Senna armata
  

• Prosopis glandulosa var torreyana
  

• Psorothamnus arborescens var. arborescens
  

• Psorothamnus schottii
  

Fouquieriaceae


• Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens
  

Krameriaceae


• Krameria grayii
  

• Krameria erecta
  

Lamiaceae


• Salazaria mexicana
  

Malvaceae

• Eremalche exilis
  
• Eremalche rotundifolia
  

• Sphaeralcea ambigua
  

Nyctaginaceae


• Abronia villosa var. villosa (M, S, A)
  

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Onagraceae

• Camissonia brevipes ssp. brevipes
• Camissonia brevipes ssp. pallida
• Camissonia pallida ssp. hallii
• Camissonia refracta
  



Papaveraceae

• Eschscholzia minutiflora
  

• Eschscholzia glyptosperma
  

Polemoniaceae

• Eriastrum eremicum
  



Polygonaceae


• Eriogonum deflexum
• Eriogonum gracillimum
  

• Eriogonum fasiculatum
  

• Eriogonum inflatum
  

Portulacaceae

• Cistanthe (formerly Calyptridium) monandra (M, S, A)

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Roseaceae


• Coleogyne ramosissima
  

• Prunus fasciculata
  

Rutaceae


• Thamnosma montana
  

Scrophulariaceae

• Castilleja exserta ssp. venusta
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Solanaceae


• Lycium andersonii
  

• Lycium cooperii
  

Tamaricaceae


• Tamarix
  

Zygophyllaceae


• Larrea tridentata
  

Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)


Agavaceae


• Yucca baccata
  

• Yucca brevifolia
  

• Yucca schidigera
  

Alliaceae

Poaceae


• Achnatherum hymenoides (M, S, P)
  

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• Achnatherum speciosum (M, S, P)

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• Erioneuron pulchellum
  

• Pleuraphis rigida
  

• Pluraphis jamesii




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