Eastern Mojave Vegetation Summary Area Plant List for Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, United States.

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Edited by Tom Schweich This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists.In particular, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/).

For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below. This page is highly summarized. For detail about the distribution of plants, please see: Detailed Area List for Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, United States.

For a check list, please see: Check List for Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, United States.

Cupressaceae
CalPhotos Juniperus osteosperma (Torrey) Little.  Utah Juniper. Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain, Lobo Point, .

Ephedraceae
CalPhotos Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson.  Nevada Ephedra. Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Ephedra viridis Cov.  Green Ephedra. Lobo Point, Clark Mountain, Lobo Point, .

Pinaceae
CalPhotos Pinus monophylla Torrey & Fremont.  Single Leaf Pinyon Pine. Lobo Point, .
Amaranthaceae
CalPhotos Atriplex canescens (Pursh.) Nutt. ssp. canescens.  Four-wing Saltbush. Clark Mountain, Lobo Point, Cedar Canyon, .
CalPhotos Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A. D. J. Meeuse & Smit.  Winter Fat. Pinto Mountain, .
CalPhotos Tidestromia lanuginosa (Nutt.) Standley.  Wooly Honeysweet. Granite Mountains, .
Anacardiaceae
CalPhotos Rhus trilobata Torrey & A. Gray.  Squawbush. Cedar Canyon, Caruthers Canyon, Lobo Point, .

Asclepiadaceae
CalPhotos Asclepias erosa Torrey.  Desert Milkweed. Wild Horse Canyon, Kelso, Wild Horse Canyon, Lobo Point, Wild Horse Canyon, .

Asteraceae
CalPhotos Ambrosia eriocentra (A. Gray) Payne.  Wooly Bur-Sage. Cedar Canyon, Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.  Silver Wormwood. Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Artemisia tridentata Nutt.  Big Sagebrush. Clark Mountain, Black Canyon, .
CalPhotos Baccharis sergiloides A. Gray.  Squaw Waterweed. Caruthers Canyon, Lobo Point, Wild Horse Mesa, Lobo Point, Wild Horse Mesa, Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Baileya multiradiata A. Gray var. multiratiata.  Desert Marigold. Cedar Canyon, .
CalPhotos Brickellia californica (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray.  California Brickelbush. Caruthers Canyon, Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt.  Longflower Rabbitbrush. Caruthers Canyon, Pinto Mountain, Wild Horse Mesa, .
CalPhotos Chrysothamnus paniculatus (A. Gray) H. M. Hall.  Mojave rabbitbrush. Cedar Canyon, .
CalPhotos Chrysothamnus teretifolius (Durand & Hilg.) H. M. Hall.  Green Rabbitbrush. Cottonwood Wash, .
CalPhotos Cirsium neomexicanum A. Gray.  Desert Thistle. Cedar Canyon, .
CalPhotos Ericameria cooperi (A. Gray) H. M. Hall.  Cooper's Goldenbush. Caruthers Canyon, Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Ericameria cuneata (A. Gray) McClatchie.  Wedgeleaf Goldenbush. Caruthers Canyon, Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Ericameria cuneata (A. Gray) McClatchie var. spathulata (A. Gray) H. M. Hall.  Wedgeleaf Goldenbush. Snake Spring, Bonanza King Canyon, Keystone Canyon, Keystone Spring, Granite Mountains, Providence Mountains, Fountain Canyon, Bonanza King Canyon, Willow Spring Basin, .
CalPhotos Ericameria laricifolia (A. Gray) Shinn.  Turpentine Bush. Pachalka Spring, Cottonwood Canyon, Coliseum Mine, Granite Pass, Willow Spring, Granite Mountains, .
CalPhotos Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urb. & J. Wussow.  Narrowleaf Goldenbush. Lobo Point, Caruthers Canyon, Cedar Canyon, Willow Spring Basin, Granite Mountains, Willow Spring Basin, Fountain Canyon, Cedar Canyon, New York Mountains, Providence Mountains, Bonanza King Canyon, Caruthers Canyon, Bonanza King Canyon, Barnwell, Caruthers Canyon, Keystone Canyon, Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Ericameria nauseosa (Pursh) G. L. Nesom & G. I. Baird var. hololeuca (A. Gray) Nesom & Baird.  (Syn: Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pall.ex Pursh) Britton ssp. hololeucus (A. Gray) H. M. Hall & Clem. ) Rubber Rabbitbush. Clark Mountain, Coliseum Mine, .
CalPhotos Eriophyllum wallacei (A. Gray) A. Gray.  Woolly Wasterbonnets. Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) A. Gray.  Threadleaf Snakeweed. Cedar Canyon, Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby.  Broom Snakeweed. Clark Mountain, Caruthers Canyon, .
CalPhotos Hymenoclea salsola A. Gray.  Cheese Bush. Cedar Canyon, Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Psilostrophe cooperi (A. Gray) E. Greene.  Cooper's Paper Daisy. Pinto Mountain, .

CalPhotos Sanvitalia abertii A. Gray.  Abert's Sanvitalia. Pinto Mountain, .
CalPhotos Senecio multilobatus A. Gray.  Lobeleaf Groundsel. Cedar Canyon, .
CalPhotos Tetradymia stenolepis E. Greene.  Mojave Cottonthorn. Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Undetermined .  Asteraceae Family. Pinto Mountain, Wild Horse Mesa, Lobo Point, Wild Horse Mesa, Lobo Point, .
Berberidaceae
CalPhotos Berberis haematocarpa Wooten.  Red Barberry. Caruthers Canyon, .
Bignoniaceae
CalPhotos Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet ssp. arcuata (Fosb.) Henrickson.  Desert Willow. Kelso Dunes, Cedar Canyon, Fenner Valley, .

Boraginaceae
CalPhotos Cryptantha clokeyi I. M. Johnston.  Clokey's Cryptantha. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Phacelia campanularia A. Gray ssp. vasiformis G. Gillett.  Desert Bluebells. Columbia Mine, .
CalPhotos Phacelia pedicellata A. Gray.  Specter Phacelia. Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Plagiobothrys arizonicus (A. Gray) A. Gray.  Arizona Popcornflower. Lobo Point, .
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
CalPhotos Brassica tournefortii Gouan.  African Mustard. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb.  Tansey Mustard. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Lepidium latifolium L.  Broad-Leaved Pepper-Grass. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Sisymbrium irio L.  London Rocket. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton var. pinnata.  Prince's Plume. Wild Horse Mesa, .
CalPhotos Undetermined .  Brassicaceae Family. Lobo Point, Wild Horse Mesa, .
Cactaceae
CalPhotos Echinocereus engelmannii (Engelm.) Lemaire.  Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus. Lobo Point, Cedar Canyon, .

CalPhotos Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.  Three-Spine Hedgehog Cactus. Wild Horse Mesa, .

CalPhotos Escobaria vivipara.  Beehive Cactus. Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb. var. rosea (Clokey) D. R. Hunt.  Viviparous Foxtail Cactus. Caruthers Canyon, .
CalPhotos Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orc.  Barrel Cactus. Pinto Mountain, Cedar Canyon, .

CalPhotos Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J. Bigelow var. coloradensis L. Benson.  Buckhorn Cholla. Lobo Point, Cedar Canyon, Wild Horse Canyon, .
CalPhotos Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J. Bigelow.  Beavertail Cactus. Lobo Point, Cedar Canyon, .

CalPhotos Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & J. Bigelow.  Pancake Prickly-Pear. Cedar Canyon, .

CalPhotos Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J. Bigelow.  Silver Cholla. Wild Horse Canyon, .

CalPhotos Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & J. Bigelow var. erinacea.  (=Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & Bigelow) Parfitt) Mojave Prickly-Pear. Clark Mountain, Caruthers Canyon, .
CalPhotos Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.  (Syn: Opuntia mojavensis Engelm. & J. Bigelow ) Tulip Prickly-Pear. Clark Mountain, Caruthers Canyon, .
Cappar[id]aceae
CalPhotos Isomeris arborea Nutt.  Bladderpod. Cima Volcanic Field, .
Caprifoliaceae
CalPhotos Symphoricarpos longiflorus A. Gray.  Fragrant Snowberry. Lobo Point, .

Caryophyllaceae
CalPhotos Arenaria macradenia S. Watson.  (=Eremogone macradenia S. Watson) Desert Sandwort. Wild Horse Mesa, .

Chenopodiaceae
CalPhotos .  Unknown Chenopod. Pinto Mountain, .
Crassulaceae
CalPhotos Dudleya saxosa (M. E. Jones) Britton & Rose ssp. aloides (Rose) Moran.  Desert Dudleya. Kelso Mountains, Bonanza King Canyon, .

Cucurbitaceae
CalPhotos Curcurbita palmata S. Watson.  Coyote Melon. Cedar Canyon, .

Ericaceae
CalPhotos Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth.  Pointleaf Manzanita. Caruthers Canyon, .
Euphorbiaceae
CalPhotos Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torrey & A. Gray) Small.  Rattlesnake Weed. Cedar Canyon, .

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
CalPhotos Acacia greggii A. Gray.  Catclaw. Lobo Point, Cedar Canyon, Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Astragalus cimae M. E. Jones var. cimae.  Cima milkvetch. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Dalea searlsiae (A. Gray) Barneby.  Searls' Prairie Clover. Wild Horse Mesa, .
CalPhotos Lotus argyraeus (E. Greene) E. Greene var. multicaulis (Ottley) Isely.  Scrub Lotus. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Lotus rigidus (Benth.) E. Greene.  Desert Lotus. Cedar Canyon, .
CalPhotos Robinia neomexicana A. Gray.  Desert Locust. Mojave National Preserve, .
Fagaceae
CalPhotos Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.  Canyon Live Oak. Caruthers Canyon, Wild Horse Mesa, .

CalPhotos Quercus turbinella E. Greene.  Sonoran Scrub Oak. Caruthers Canyon, .
Garryaceae
CalPhotos Garrya flavescens S. Watson.  Ashy Silk-Tassel. Clark Mountain, Caruthers Canyon, Wild Horse Mesa, .
Gentianaceae
CalPhotos Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze.  (Syn: Frasera albomarginata S. Watson ) Desert Elkweed. Keystone Canyon, Clark Mountain, Providence Mountains, Clark Mountain, Keystone Canyon, Providence Mountains, Clark Mountain, Providence Mountains, Wild Horse Mesa, .

CalPhotos Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze ssp. albomarginata.  Desert Elkweed. Giant Ledge Mine, Caruthers Canyon, Cedar Canyon, Caruthers Canyon, Wild Horse Mesa, Pinto Mountain, .
Grossulariaceae
CalPhotos Ribes velutinum E. Greene.  Desert Gooseberry. Mid Hills, .

Hydrophyllaceae
CalPhotos Eriodictyon angustofolium Nutt.  Narrow-Leaved Yerba Santa. Caruthers Canyon, .

Krameriaceae
CalPhotos Krameria erecta Schultes.  Pima Rhatany. Cedar Canyon, Lobo Point, .

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
CalPhotos Salazaria mexicana Torrey.  Mexican Bladder Sage. Lobo Point, Wild Horse Mesa, Cedar Canyon, .

CalPhotos Salvia columbariae Benth.  Chia. Cedar Canyon, Lobo Point, Columbia Mine, .
CalPhotos Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams.  Purple Sage. Clark Mountain, .

CalPhotos Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams ssp. dorrii.  Desert Sage. Cedar Canyon, .
CalPhotos Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams ssp. pilosa (A. Gray) J. L. Strachan & Rev.  (Syn: Ramona pilosa (A. Gray) Abrams ) Purple Sage. Lobo Point, New York Mountains, Providence Mountains, Keystone Canyon, Providence Mountains, Barnwell, Bonanza King Canyon, New York Mountains, Barnwell, Caruthers Canyon, New York Mountains, Wild Horse Mesa, Lobo Point, Wild Horse Mesa, .
CalPhotos Salvia mohavensis E. Greene.  Mohave Sage. Cedar Canyon, Lobo Point, .

Linaceae
CalPhotos Linum puberulum (Engelm.) A. A. Heller.  Hairy Flax. Pinto Mountain, .

Malvaceae
CalPhotos Eremalche rotundifolia (A. Gray) E. Greene.  Desert Five-Spot. Jackass Canyon, .
CalPhotos Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray.  Apricot Mallow. Cedar Canyon, Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray var. rugosa Kearney.  Desert Globemallow. Lobo Point, .
Nyctaginaceae
CalPhotos Mirabilis bigelovii A. Gray.  Wishbone Bush. Jackass Canyon, .
CalPhotos Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. villosa (Kellogg) Spellenb.  (Syn: Mirabilis bigelovii A. Gray var. bigelovii ) Wishbone Bush. Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Mirabilis multiflora (Torrey) A. Gray.  Colorado Four O'clock. Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Mirabilis multiflora (Torrey) A. Gray ssp. pubescens S. Watson.  Colorado Four O'clock. Cedar Canyon, .
Oleaceae
CalPhotos Forestiera pubescens Nutt.  Desert Olive. Caruthers Canyon, Wild Horse Mesa, .
CalPhotos Fraxinus anomala S. Watson.  Single-Leaf Ash. Wild Horse Mesa, .

CalPhotos Menodora scoparia A. Gray.  Desert Olive. Clark Mountain, Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Menodora spinescens A. Gray.  Spiny Desert Olive. Cedar Canyon, .

Onagraceae
CalPhotos Camissonia boothii (Douglas) Raven ssp. boothii.  Booth's Evening Primrose. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson ssp. avita Klein.  California Evening Primrose. Mid Hills Campground, Lobo Point, .

Papaveraceae
CalPhotos Eschscholzia glyptosperma E. Greene.  Desert Gold Poppy. Lobo Point, .
Plantaginaceae
CalPhotos Plantago patagonica Jacq.  Woolly Plantain. Lobo Point, .
Polemoniaceae
CalPhotos Gilia ophthalmoides Brand.  Pinyon Gilia. Wild Horse Mesa, .
CalPhotos Linanthus aureus (Nutt.) E. Greene ssp. aureus.  Golden Linanthus. Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Loeseliastrum matthewsii (A. Gray) S. Timbrook.  Desert Calico. Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Phlox stansburyi (Torrey) A. A. Heller.  Cold-Desert Phlox. Mid Hills Campground, .

CalPhotos Undetermined .  Unknown Polemoniaceae. Lobo Point, .
Polygonaceae
CalPhotos Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. ssp. polifolium (A. DC.) Torrey & A. Gray.  California Buckwheat. Wild Horse Canyon, Cedar Canyon, Lobo Point, Wild Horse Canyon, Wild Horse Mesa, Wild Horse Canyon, Wild Horse Mesa, .
CalPhotos Eriogonum inflatum Torrey & Fremont.  Desert Trumpet. Cedar Canyon, Macedonia Canyon, .

CalPhotos Eriogonum thornii (Reveal & Henr.) L. M. Shultz.  Thorne's Buckwheat. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth.  Bastardsage. Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Eriogonum wrightii Benth. var. wrightii.  Wright's Buckwheat. Caruthers Canyon, .
CalPhotos Undetermined .  Buckwheat Family. Wild Horse Mesa, .
Ranunculaceae
CalPhotos Delphinium parishii A. Gray ssp. parishii A. Gray.  Parish's Larkspur. Lobo Point, .
Rhamnaceae
CalPhotos Ceanothus greggii A. Gray var. vestitus (E. Greene) McMinn.  Desert Ceanothus. Caruthers Canyon, .
CalPhotos Rhamnus californica Eschsch.  California Coffeeberry. Caruthers Canyon, .
CalPhotos Rhamnus crocea Nutt.  Redberry. Caruthers Canyon, .
CalPhotos Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg.  Hollyleaf Redberry. Wild Horse Mesa, Mid Hills, Wild Horse Mesa, Mid Hills, Wild Horse Mesa, .

Rosaceae
CalPhotos Amelanchier utahensis Koehne.  Utah Service-Berry. Wild Horse Mesa, .

CalPhotos Coleogyne ramosissima Torrey.  Blackbrush. Clark Mountain, Cedar Canyon, Wild Horse Mesa, Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl.  Apache Plume. Clark Mountain, Caruthers Canyon, Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Petrophyton caespitosum (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. caespitosum.  Mat Rock Spirea. Caruthers Canyon, .

CalPhotos Prunus fasciculata (Torrey) A. Gray.  Desert Almond. Lobo Point, Cedar Canyon, Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Purshia mexicana (D. Don.) Welsh var. stansburyana (Torrey) Welsh.  Stansbury's Antelope Brush. Lobo Point, Caruthers Canyon, Pinto Mountain, .

CalPhotos Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. var. glandulosa (Curran) M. E. Jones.  Desert Bitterbrush. Caruthers Canyon, Lobo Point, .

Rutaceae
CalPhotos Thamnosma montana Torrey & Fremont.  Turpentine Broom. Cedar Canyon, Clark Mountain, Lobo Point, Pinto Mountain, .

Saxifragaceae
CalPhotos Undet. .  Saxifragaceae Family. Caruthers Canyon, .
Scrophulariaceae
CalPhotos Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don.  Desert Indian Paintbrush. Cedar Canyon, .
CalPhotos Cordylanthus parviflorus (Ferris) Wiggins.  Purple Bird's-Beak. Pinto Mountain, Wild Horse Mesa, Pinto Mountain, .

CalPhotos Keckiella antirrhinoides (Benth.) Straw ssp. microphylla (A. Gray) N. Holmgren.  Yellow Bush Penstemon. Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Penstemon calcareus Brandegee.  Limestone Beardtongue. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Penstemon eatonii A. Gray ssp. eatonii.  Eaton's Firecracker. Wild Horse Mesa, Lobo Point, Wild Horse Mesa, .

CalPhotos Penstemon palmeri A. Gray ssp. palmeri.  Wild Pink Snapdragon. Cedar Canyon, .
CalPhotos Penstemon stephensii Brandegee.  Stephen's Beardtongue. Mojave National Preserve, .
CalPhotos Penstemon thompsoniae (A. Gray) Rydb.  Thompson's Beardtongue. Mojave National Preserve, .
Solanaceae
CalPhotos Datura wrightii Regel.  Sacred Datura. Cedar Canyon, .
CalPhotos Lycium andersonii A. Gray.  Water Jacket. Cedar Canyon, .

CalPhotos Lycium cooperi A. Gray.  Peach Thorn. Cedar Canyon, Barnwell, Bonanza King Canyon, Vontrigger Spring, Caruthers Canyon, Lobo Point, .

CalPhotos Nicotiana obtusifolia Martens & Galeotti.  Desert Tobacco. Lobo Point, .
CalPhotos Physalis acutifolia (Miers) Sandw.  Sharpleaf Groundcherry. Lobo Point, .
Sterculiaceae
CalPhotos Ayenia compacta Rose.  Ayenia. Mojave National Preserve, .
Undet.
CalPhotos Undet. .  Unknown. Pinto Mountain, Giant Ledge Mine,