Plant Check List for Mesquite Mountains, San Bernardino County, United States.

Edited by Tom Schweich

This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network, which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.

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 Mesquite Mountains, San Bernardino County, United States.

1. Ephedraceae

2. [ ] Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson. Nevada Ephedra. SdwVy

3. Asteraceae

4. Tribe: Astereae

5. SubTribe: Pentachaetinae

6. [ ] Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urb. & J. Wussow. Narrowleaf Goldenbush.

7. SubTribe: Machaerantherinae

8. [ ] Xylorhiza tortifolia (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene var. tortifolia. Mojave Woody Aster. WP

9. Tribe: Cardueae

10. SubTribe: Carduinae

11. [ ] Cirsium neomexicanum A. Gray. Desert Thistle.

12. Tribe: Chaenactideae

13. [ ] Chaenactis carphoclinia A. Gray var. carphoclinia. Pebble Pincushion. WP

14. [ ] Chaenactis fremontii A. Gray. Desert Pincushion. SdwVy

15. Tribe: Cichorieae

16. SubTribe: Microseridinae

17. [ ] Rafinesquia californica Nutt. California Chicory. SdwVy

18. [ ] Rafinesquia neomexicana A. Gray. Desert Chicory. SdwVy

19. Tribe: Helenieae

20. SubTribe: Tetraneurinae

21. [ ] Baileya multiradiata Harv. & A. Gray ex Torr. Desert Marigold.

22. Tribe: Heliantheae

23. SubTribe: Ambrosiinae

24. [ ] Ambrosia dumosa (A. Gray) W. W. Payne. (Syn: Franseria d. A. Gray ) White Bur-Sage, Burroweed. SdwVy

25. [ ] Ambrosia eriocentra (A. Gray) Payne. Wooly Bur-Sage.

26. [ ] Ambrosia salsola (A. Gray) Strother & B. G. Baldwin. (Syn: Hymenoclea salsola Torr. & A. Gray ) Cheesebush. SdwVy

27. Tribe: Madieae

28. SubTribe: Baeriinae

29. [ ] Eriophyllum wallacei (A. Gray) A. Gray. (Syn: Antheropeas wallacei (A. Gray) Rydberg ) Woolly Easter Bonnets.

30. Tribe: Tageteae

31. [ ] Porophyllum gracile Benth. Odora.

32. Bignoniaceae

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

34. Boraginaceae

35. [ ] . Borage Family.

36. [ ] Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray var. tessellata. Bristly Fiddleneck. WP

37. [ ] Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don. Cryptantha.

38. [ ] Cryptantha pterocarya (Torr.) Greene var. cycloptera (Greene) J. F. Macbr. Tucson Cryptantha. WP

39. [ ] Cryptantha utahensis (A. Gray) Greene. Fragrant Forget-Me-Not.

40. [ ] Nama demissum A. Gray var. demissum. Desert Purple Mat.

41. [ ] Pectocarya heterocarpa (I.M. Johnst.) I.M. Johnst. Mixed-Nut Combseed. SdwVy

42. [ ] Pectocarya platycarpa (Munz & I.M. Johnst.) Munz & I.M. Johnst. Broad-Fruited Combseed. SdwVy

43. [ ] Phacelia crenulata Torrey var. crenulata. Cleftleaf Wildheliotrope.

44. [ ] Phacelia fremontii Torr. Fremont's Phacelia.

45. [ ] Phacelia perityloides Coville var. jaegeri Munz. Cliff Phacelia.

46. [ ] Phacelia vallis-mortae J. W. Voss. Death Valley Phacelia.

47. [ ] Pholistoma membranaceum (Benth.) Constance. White Fiestaflower.

48. [ ] Tiquilia canescens (DC.) A. T. Richardson var. canescens. Woody Crinklemat.

49. Brassicaceae

50. [ ] Lepidium fremontii S. Watson. Desert Pepperweed.

51. Cactaceae

52. [ ] Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) F. M. Knuth. (Syn: Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J. Bigelow ) Buckhorn Cholla.

53. [ ] Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orc. Barrel Cactus.

54. [ ] Mammillaria tetrancistra Engelm. Foxtail Cactus.

55. [ ] Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J. Bigelow var. basilaris. Beavertail Cactus.

56. Caryophyllaceae

57. [ ] Eremogone macradenia (S. Watson) Ikonn. var. macradenia. (Syn: Arenaria macradenia S. Watson var. mcaradenia ) Desert Sandwort.

58. Celastraceae

59. [ ] Mortonia utahensis (Trel.) Nelson. Utah Mortonia.

60. Chenopodiaceae

61. [ ] Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. Spiny Hop Sage.

62. [ ] Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A. D. J. Meeuse & Smit. (Syn: Diotis lanata Pursh , Eurotia lanata (Pursh) Moquin-Tandon ) Winter Fat.

63. Euphorbiaceae

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

65. Fabaceae

66. [ ] Dalea mollis Benth. Hairy Prairie Clover.

67. [ ] Lupinus flavoculatus A. Heller. Yellow Eyes. WP

68. [ ] Psorothamnus fremontii (A. Gray) Barneby var. fremontii. Fremont's Indigo Bush.

69. Geraniaceae

70. [ ] Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. ex Aiton. Hemlock-leav'd Crane's-bill. Weed: CAL-IPC, List: Limited. WP

71. Krameriaceae

72. [ ] Krameria erecta Schultes. Pima Rhatany.

73. Lamiaceae

74. [ ] Hedeoma nana (Torr.) Briq. ssp. californica W. S. Stewart. California Mock Pennyroyal.

75. [ ] Salazaria mexicana Torrey. Mexican Bladder Sage.

76. [ ] Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams var. pilosa (A. Gray) J. L. Strachan & Rev. (Syn: Audibertia incana Benth. var. pilosa A. Gray , Ramona pilosa (A. Gray) Abrams , Salvia carnosa Douglas ex Greene var. pilosa (A.Gray) Epling ) Purple Sage. SdwVy

77. [ ] Salvia mohavensis E. Greene. Mohave Sage.

78. Loasaceae

79. [ ] Eucnide urens (A. Gray) C. Parry. Rock Nettle.

80. [ ] Mentzelia nitens Greene. Shining Blazing Star.

81. Malvaceae

82. [ ] Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray. Apricot Mallow.

83. [ ] Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray var. ambigua. (Syn: Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray ssp. monticola Kearney ) Apricot Mallow. SdwVy

84. Nyctaginaceae

85. [ ] Allionia incarnata L. Windmills.

86. [ ] Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. villosa (Kellogg) Spellenb. (Syn: M. bigelovii A. Gray var. bigelovii ) Wishbone Bush.

87. Oleaceae

88. [ ] Menodora spinescens A. Gray. Spiny Desert Olive.

89. Onagraceae

90. [ ] Chylismia brevipes (A. Gray) Small ssp. brevipes. (Syn: Camissonia brevipes (A. Gray) Raven ssp. brevipes ) Browneyes.

91. [ ] Chylismia claviformis (Torr. & Frém.) A. A. Heller. (Syn: Camissonia claviformis (Torr. & Frém.) P. H. Raven ) Browneyes.

92. [ ] Chylismia claviformis × brevipes.

93. Orobanchaceae

94. [ ] Castilleja chromosa A. Nelson. Desert Indian Paintbrush.

95. [ ] Orobanche cooperi (A. Gray) A. Heller. (Syn: Aphyllon cooperi A. Gray ) Burro Weed Strangler.

96. Phrymaceae

97. [ ] Diplacus bigelovii (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom var. bigelovii. (Syn: Mimulus bigelovii (A. Gray) A. Gray var. bigelovii )

98. Plantaginaceae

99. [ ] Penstemon palmeri A. Gray ssp. palmeri. Wild Pink Snapdragon.

100. [ ] Plantago ovata Forsskal. Desert Indian-Wheat.

101. Polemoniaceae

102. [ ] Gilia aliquanta A. D. Grant & V. E. Grant ssp. aliquanta. Puff Calyx Gilia.

103. [ ] Gilia cana (M. E. Jones) A. Heller. Desert Gilia, Showy Gilia.

104. [ ] Langloisia setosissima (Cov.) S. Timbrook ssp. punctata. Lilac Sunbonnet. WPH

105. [ ] Linanthus demissus (A. Gray) E. Greene. Desert Snow.

106. Polygonaceae

107. [ ] Chorizanthe brevicornu Torr. var. brevicornu. Brittle Spineflower. SdwVy

108. [ ] Chorizanthe rigida (Torrey) Torrey & A. Gray. Spiny Herb. WP

109. [ ] Eriogonum . Buckwheat. WP

110. [ ] Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. ssp. polifolium (A. DC.) Torrey & A. Gray. California Buckwheat. SdwVy

111. [ ] Eriogonum inflatum Torrey & Fremont. Desert Trumpet.

112. [ ] Eriogonum maculatum A. Heller. Spotted Buckwheat.

113. [ ] Eriogonum nidularium Coville. Birdnest Buckwheat.

114. [ ] Oxytheca perfoliata Torr. & A. Gray. Round-Leaf Puncturebract. WP

115. Ranunculaceae

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

117. Rosaceae

118. [ ] Coleogyne ramosissima Torrey. Blackbrush.

119. Rubiaceae

120. [ ] Galium stellatum Kellogg. (Syn: G. s. Kellogg ssp. eremicum (Hilend & J. T. Howell) Ehrend. ) Starry Bedstraw.

121. Santalaceae

122. [ ] Phoradendron californicum Nutt. Desert Mistletoe.

123. Solanaceae

124. [ ] Lycium andersonii A. Gray. Water Jacket.

125. [ ] Lycium cooperi A. Gray. Cooper's Box Thorn.

126. [ ] Nicotiana obtusifolia Martens & Galeotti. Desert Tobacco.

127. [ ] Physalis hederifolia A. Gray. Ivy-Leaved Ground Cherry.

128. Zygophyllaceae

129. [ ] Larrea tridentata (DC) Cov. Creosote Bush. SdwVy

130. Agavaceae

131. [ ] Yucca brevifolia Engelm. Joshua Tree.

132. [ ] Yucca schidigera K. E. Ortgies. Mohave Yucca. SdwVy

133. Poaceae

134. Tribe: Aveneae

135. [ ] Schismus barbatus (L.) Thell. Mediterranean Grass. SdwVy

136. Tribe: Bromeae

137. [ ] Bromus madritensis L. ssp. rubens (L.) Husn. (Syn: B. rubens L. ) Red Brome. Weed: CAL-IPC, List: High. Inyo National Forest, priority: Locally high; generally low, SdwVy

138. Tribe: Cynodonteae

139. [ ] Hilaria rigida (Thurb.) Scribn. (Syn: Pleuraphis ridiga Thurber ) Big Galleta. SdwVy

140. Tribe: Stipeae

141. [ ] Stipa hymenoides Roem. & Schult. (=Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb.) Indian Rice Grass. SdwVy

Total number of taxa: 90
Native Taxa:
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84
Exotic Taxa:
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3
Nativity Undetermined:
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3
Listed Weeds:
Identified as Weed
2

Locations Included in This Area

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Date and time this article was prepared: 9/22/2024 4:53:52 PM