Plant Check List for Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, United States.

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 summary of distribution information, with photographs and online queries, please see: Area List for Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, United States.

Cupressaceae
[ ] Juniperus osteosperma (Torrey) Little. Utah Juniper.

Ephedraceae
[ ] Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson. Nevada Ephedra.
[ ] Ephedra viridis Cov. Green Ephedra.

Pinaceae
[ ] Pinus monophylla Torrey & Fremont. Single Leaf Pinyon Pine.

Amaranthaceae
[ ] Atriplex canescens (Pursh.) Nutt. ssp. canescens. Four-wing Saltbush.
[ ] Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A. D. J. Meeuse & Smit. Winter Fat.
[ ] Tidestromia lanuginosa (Nutt.) Standley. Wooly Honeysweet.

Anacardiaceae
[ ] Rhus trilobata Torrey & A. Gray. Squawbush.

Asclepiadaceae
[ ] Asclepias erosa Torrey. Desert Milkweed.

Asteraceae
[ ] Ambrosia eriocentra (A. Gray) Payne. Wooly Bur-Sage.
[ ] Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood.
[ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush.
[ ] Baccharis sergiloides A. Gray. Squaw Waterweed.
[ ] Baileya multiradiata A. Gray var. multiratiata. Desert Marigold.
[ ] Brickellia californica (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray. California Brickelbush.
[ ] Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. Longflower Rabbitbrush.
[ ] Chrysothamnus paniculatus (A. Gray) H. M. Hall. Mojave rabbitbrush.
[ ] Chrysothamnus teretifolius (Durand & Hilg.) H. M. Hall. Green Rabbitbrush.
[ ] Cirsium neomexicanum A. Gray. Desert Thistle.
[ ] Ericameria cooperi (A. Gray) H. M. Hall. Cooper's Goldenbush.
[ ] Ericameria cuneata (A. Gray) McClatchie. Wedgeleaf Goldenbush.
[ ] Ericameria cuneata (A. Gray) McClatchie var. spathulata (A. Gray) H. M. Hall. Wedgeleaf Goldenbush.
[ ] Ericameria laricifolia (A. Gray) Shinn. Turpentine Bush.
[ ] Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urb. & J. Wussow. Narrowleaf Goldenbush.
[ ] 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.
[ ] Eriophyllum wallacei (A. Gray) A. Gray. Woolly Wasterbonnets.
[ ] Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) A. Gray. Threadleaf Snakeweed.
[ ] Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. Broom Snakeweed.
[ ] Hymenoclea salsola A. Gray. Cheese Bush.
[ ] Psilostrophe cooperi (A. Gray) E. Greene. Cooper's Paper Daisy.
[ ] Sanvitalia abertii A. Gray. Abert's Sanvitalia.
[ ] Senecio multilobatus A. Gray. Lobeleaf Groundsel.
[ ] Tetradymia stenolepis E. Greene. Mojave Cottonthorn.
[ ] Undetermined . Asteraceae Family.

Berberidaceae
[ ] Berberis haematocarpa Wooten. Red Barberry.

Bignoniaceae
[ ] Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet ssp. arcuata (Fosb.) Henrickson. Desert Willow.

Boraginaceae
[ ] Cryptantha clokeyi I. M. Johnston. Clokey's Cryptantha.
[ ] Phacelia campanularia A. Gray ssp. vasiformis G. Gillett. Desert Bluebells.
[ ] Phacelia pedicellata A. Gray. Specter Phacelia.
[ ] Plagiobothrys arizonicus (A. Gray) A. Gray. Arizona Popcornflower.

Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
[ ] Brassica tournefortii Gouan. African Mustard.
[ ] Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb. Tansey Mustard.
[ ] Lepidium latifolium L. Broad-Leaved Pepper-Grass.
[ ] Sisymbrium irio L. London Rocket.
[ ] Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton var. pinnata. Prince's Plume.
[ ] Undetermined . Brassicaceae Family.

Cactaceae
[ ] Echinocereus engelmannii (Engelm.) Lemaire. Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus.
[ ] Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. Three-Spine Hedgehog Cactus.
[ ] Escobaria vivipara. Beehive Cactus.
[ ] Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb. var. rosea (Clokey) D. R. Hunt. Viviparous Foxtail Cactus.
[ ] Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orc. Barrel Cactus.
[ ] Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J. Bigelow var. coloradensis L. Benson. Buckhorn Cholla.
[ ] Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J. Bigelow. Beavertail Cactus.
[ ] Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & J. Bigelow. Pancake Prickly-Pear.
[ ] Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J. Bigelow. Silver Cholla.
[ ] Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & J. Bigelow var. erinacea. (=Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & Bigelow) Parfitt) Mojave Prickly-Pear.
[ ] Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. (Syn: Opuntia mojavensis Engelm. & J. Bigelow ) Tulip Prickly-Pear.

Cappar[id]aceae
[ ] Isomeris arborea Nutt. Bladderpod.

Caprifoliaceae
[ ] Symphoricarpos longiflorus A. Gray. Fragrant Snowberry.

Caryophyllaceae
[ ] Arenaria macradenia S. Watson. (=Eremogone macradenia S. Watson) Desert Sandwort.

Chenopodiaceae
[ ] . Unknown Chenopod.

Crassulaceae
[ ] Dudleya saxosa (M. E. Jones) Britton & Rose ssp. aloides (Rose) Moran. Desert Dudleya.

Cucurbitaceae
[ ] Curcurbita palmata S. Watson. Coyote Melon.

Ericaceae
[ ] Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth. Pointleaf Manzanita.

Euphorbiaceae
[ ] Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torrey & A. Gray) Small. Rattlesnake Weed.

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
[ ] Acacia greggii A. Gray. Catclaw.
[ ] Astragalus cimae M. E. Jones var. cimae. Cima milkvetch.
[ ] Dalea searlsiae (A. Gray) Barneby. Searls' Prairie Clover.
[ ] Lotus argyraeus (E. Greene) E. Greene var. multicaulis (Ottley) Isely. Scrub Lotus.
[ ] Lotus rigidus (Benth.) E. Greene. Desert Lotus.
[ ] Robinia neomexicana A. Gray. Desert Locust.

Fagaceae
[ ] Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Canyon Live Oak.
[ ] Quercus turbinella E. Greene. Sonoran Scrub Oak.

Garryaceae
[ ] Garrya flavescens S. Watson. Ashy Silk-Tassel.

Gentianaceae
[ ] Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze. (Syn: Frasera albomarginata S. Watson ) Desert Elkweed.
[ ] Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze ssp. albomarginata. Desert Elkweed.

Grossulariaceae
[ ] Ribes velutinum E. Greene. Desert Gooseberry.

Hydrophyllaceae
[ ] Eriodictyon angustofolium Nutt. Narrow-Leaved Yerba Santa.

Krameriaceae
[ ] Krameria erecta Schultes. Pima Rhatany.

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
[ ] Salazaria mexicana Torrey. Mexican Bladder Sage.
[ ] Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia.
[ ] Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams. Purple Sage.
[ ] Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams ssp. dorrii. Desert Sage.
[ ] Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams ssp. pilosa (A. Gray) J. L. Strachan & Rev. (Syn: Ramona pilosa (A. Gray) Abrams ) Purple Sage.
[ ] Salvia mohavensis E. Greene. Mohave Sage.

Linaceae
[ ] Linum puberulum (Engelm.) A. A. Heller. Hairy Flax.

Malvaceae
[ ] Eremalche rotundifolia (A. Gray) E. Greene. Desert Five-Spot.
[ ] Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray. Apricot Mallow.
[ ] Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray var. rugosa Kearney. Desert Globemallow.

Nyctaginaceae
[ ] Mirabilis bigelovii A. Gray. Wishbone Bush.
[ ] Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. villosa (Kellogg) Spellenb. (Syn: Mirabilis bigelovii A. Gray var. bigelovii ) Wishbone Bush.
[ ] Mirabilis multiflora (Torrey) A. Gray. Colorado Four O'clock.
[ ] Mirabilis multiflora (Torrey) A. Gray ssp. pubescens S. Watson. Colorado Four O'clock.

Oleaceae
[ ] Forestiera pubescens Nutt. Desert Olive.
[ ] Fraxinus anomala S. Watson. Single-Leaf Ash.
[ ] Menodora scoparia A. Gray. Desert Olive.
[ ] Menodora spinescens A. Gray. Spiny Desert Olive.

Onagraceae
[ ] Camissonia boothii (Douglas) Raven ssp. boothii. Booth's Evening Primrose.
[ ] Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson ssp. avita Klein. California Evening Primrose.

Papaveraceae
[ ] Eschscholzia glyptosperma E. Greene. Desert Gold Poppy.

Plantaginaceae
[ ] Plantago patagonica Jacq. Woolly Plantain.

Polemoniaceae
[ ] Gilia ophthalmoides Brand. Pinyon Gilia.
[ ] Linanthus aureus (Nutt.) E. Greene ssp. aureus. Golden Linanthus.
[ ] Loeseliastrum matthewsii (A. Gray) S. Timbrook. Desert Calico.
[ ] Phlox stansburyi (Torrey) A. A. Heller. Cold-Desert Phlox.
[ ] Undetermined . Unknown Polemoniaceae.

Polygonaceae
[ ] Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. ssp. polifolium (A. DC.) Torrey & A. Gray. California Buckwheat.
[ ] Eriogonum inflatum Torrey & Fremont. Desert Trumpet.
[ ] Eriogonum thornii (Reveal & Henr.) L. M. Shultz. Thorne's Buckwheat.
[ ] Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth. Bastardsage.
[ ] Eriogonum wrightii Benth. var. wrightii. Wright's Buckwheat.
[ ] Undetermined . Buckwheat Family.

Ranunculaceae
[ ] Delphinium parishii A. Gray ssp. parishii A. Gray. Parish's Larkspur.

Rhamnaceae
[ ] Ceanothus greggii A. Gray var. vestitus (E. Greene) McMinn. Desert Ceanothus.
[ ] Rhamnus californica Eschsch. California Coffeeberry.
[ ] Rhamnus crocea Nutt. Redberry.
[ ] Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg. Hollyleaf Redberry.

Rosaceae
[ ] Amelanchier utahensis Koehne. Utah Service-Berry.
[ ] Coleogyne ramosissima Torrey. Blackbrush.
[ ] Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. Apache Plume.
[ ] Petrophyton caespitosum (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. caespitosum. Mat Rock Spirea.
[ ] Prunus fasciculata (Torrey) A. Gray. Desert Almond.
[ ] Purshia mexicana (D. Don.) Welsh var. stansburyana (Torrey) Welsh. Stansbury's Antelope Brush.
[ ] Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. var. glandulosa (Curran) M. E. Jones. Desert Bitterbrush.

Rutaceae
[ ] Thamnosma montana Torrey & Fremont. Turpentine Broom.

Saxifragaceae
[ ] Undet. . Saxifragaceae Family.

Scrophulariaceae
[ ] Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don. Desert Indian Paintbrush.
[ ] Cordylanthus parviflorus (Ferris) Wiggins. Purple Bird's-Beak.
[ ] Keckiella antirrhinoides (Benth.) Straw ssp. microphylla (A. Gray) N. Holmgren. Yellow Bush Penstemon.
[ ] Penstemon calcareus Brandegee. Limestone Beardtongue.
[ ] Penstemon eatonii A. Gray ssp. eatonii. Eaton's Firecracker.
[ ] Penstemon palmeri A. Gray ssp. palmeri. Wild Pink Snapdragon.
[ ] Penstemon stephensii Brandegee. Stephen's Beardtongue.
[ ] Penstemon thompsoniae (A. Gray) Rydb. Thompson's Beardtongue.

Solanaceae
[ ] Datura wrightii Regel. Sacred Datura.
[ ] Lycium andersonii A. Gray. Water Jacket.
[ ] Lycium cooperi A. Gray. Peach Thorn.
[ ] Nicotiana obtusifolia Martens & Galeotti. Desert Tobacco.
[ ] Physalis acutifolia (Miers) Sandw. Sharpleaf Groundcherry.

Sterculiaceae
[ ] Ayenia compacta Rose. Ayenia.

Undet.
[ ] Undet. . Unknown.

Verbenaceae
[ ] Verbena gooddingii Briq. Southwestern Mock Vervain.

Zygophyllaceae
[ ] Larrea tridentata (DC) Cov. Creosote Bush.

Agavaceae
[ ] Agave deserti (Engelm.) Gentry. Desert Agave.
[ ] Agave utahensis (Engelm.) Gentry. Utah Agave.
[ ] Yucca baccata Torrey. Banana Yucca.
[ ] Yucca brevifolia Engelm. Joshua Tree.
[ ] Yucca schidigera K. E. Ortgies. Mohave Yucca.

Liliaceae
[ ] Allium nevadense S. Watson var. nevadense. Nevada Onion.
[ ] Calochortus kennedyi Porter. Desert Mariposa Lily.

Poaceae (Gramineae)
[ ] Enneapogon desvauxii Beauv. Nine-Awned Pappus Grass.
[ ] Undetermined . Grass.

Locations Included in This Area

• Barnwell.
• Black Canyon.
• Bonanza King Canyon.
• Bonanza King Mine.
• Budweiser Canyon.
• Budweiser Wash.
• Caruthers Canyon.
• Cedar Canyon.
• Cima Dome.
• Cima Volcanic Field.
• Clark Mountain.
• Coliseum Mine.
• Columbia Mine.
• Cottonwood Canyon.
• Cottonwood Wash.
• Fenner Valley.
• Fountain Canyon.
• Giant Ledge Mine.
• Gilroy Canyon.
• Granite Mountains.
• Granite Pass.
• Jackass Canyon.
• Kelso.
• Kelso Dunes.
• Kelso Mountains.
• Keystone Canyon.
• Keystone Spring.
• Lanfair Valley.
• Lobo Point.
• Macedonia Canyon.
• Mexican Water Spring.
• Mid Hills.
• Mid Hills Campground.
• Mojave National Preserve.
• New York Mountains.
• Old Dad Mountain.
• Pachalka Spring.
• Pinto Mountain.
• Providence Mountains.
• Radar Ridge.
• Rocky Ridge.
• Snake Spring.
• Valley Wells.
• Vontrigger Spring.
• Wild Horse Canyon.
• Wild Horse Mesa.
• Willow Spring.
• Willow Spring Basin.
• Yucca Grove.