November 21,
2005 Update
TOWNSHIP
18 SOUTH, RANGE 15 EAST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA
Gila
and Salt River Baseline and Meridian
Major Contributors and Sources of
Information: William T. Kendall. Southwest Environmental Information Network
(SEINet). Special Status Species Reports -
Species Distribution Lists are being developed to encourage and promote the conservation of local native animals and plants. They are developed for legally defined geographic areas, and larger bodies of water. They are provided to environmental consultants, property owners, and government agencies interested in promoting conservation. Listings include species reported as having been observed in or reported from the described area.
Due to continuing additions and corrections the listings should be considered a work in progress. Species once reported as having occurred within the described area, but that no longer occurs there are shown are having been EXTIRPATED. This list includes species that are not native to Arizona (EXOTIC). Exotic plants are not recommended for use in landscaping or restoration projects. Disjunct species, outliers and plants on the edge of the main population, as observed by the surveyor, are noted as being PERIPHERAL PLANT(S). Landscaped plants are not included in the listings unless they have become naturalized in the surrounding native environment.
Local native vegetation is recommended for use in landscaping and restoration projects. To determine what could be considered as local native vegetation look at both the project township and the eight contiguous townships for plants of similar habitat and elevation. Plants should be planted in their approximate original habitat and density. Use of native plants encourages native animals to remain in the area and helps to retain the areas natural beauty, unique identity and heritage.
Appreciation is expressed to the
officers and staff of the Arizona Department of Agriculture, the Arizona Game
and Fish Department,
Species Distribution Lists are periodically updated and revised. These listings have been created and maintained by William T. Kendall. Comments, the reporting of corrections, the reporting of unrecorded species in townships and the reporting of information relating to the historical distribution of species would be greatly appreciated, and may be sent by mail to: Kendall Environmental Surveys, P.O. Box 87967, Tucson, Arizona 85754-7967, or E-mail to: KendallEnvironmentalSurveys@msn.com.
DISCLAIMER: The information presented as township notes has been obtained from large scale mapping and should be used only as a general guide. Information used in these lists is accepted from biologists and individuals interested in helping to promote the conservation of our natural resources. Mistakes are made in the identification of species and in the recording of information, and changes in nomenclature occur. For these reasons I can not and do not warrant the accuracy of these listings.
CAUTION: Many native desert plants have sharp thorns and spines. Care should be given when handling them and consideration should be given to public safety at sites where they are to be planted.
This photograph was
taken looking east toward the
A few of the plants reported from
this township that might be useful in landscaping and restoration include
Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina),
Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), Blue
Paloverde (Parkinsonia florida),
Arizona Rosewood (Vauquelinia californica),
Pungent Oak (Quercus pungens),
Catclaw Acacia (Acacia greggii var. greggii), Mountain Yucca (Yucca schottii), Evergreen Sumac (Rhus virens var. choriophylla), Yellow Trumpetbush (Tecoma stans), Wild Cotton (Gossypium
thurberi), Longleaf Joint-fir (Ephedra
trifurca), Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus
wislizeni), Chain-fruit Cholla (Opuntia
fulgida var. fulgida), Greythorn
(Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens), Cane Cholla (Opuntia spinosior), Common Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri), Desert Honeysuckle
(Anisacanthus thurberi), Arizona
Yucca (Yucca baccata var. brevifolia), Desert Ceanothus (Ceanothus greggii var. greggi), Bear Grass (Nolina microcarpa), Velvetpod Mimosa (Mimosa dysocarpa), Sandpaper Bush (Mortonia scabrella), Prairie Acacia (Acacia angustissima var. hirta), Desert Pricklypear Cactus (Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii), Palmer Agave (Agave palmeri), Vining Snapdragon (Maurandella antirrhiniflora), Spike
Pappusgrass (Enneapogon desvauxii), Bullgrass (Muhlenbergia emersleyi), Plains
Bristlegrass (Setaria vulpiseta),
Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula),
White Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa),
Arizona Cottontop (Digitaria californica),
Tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus),
Bush Muhly (Muhlenbergia porteri),
Slender Janusia (Janusia gracilis),
Coulter Hibiscus (Hibiscus coulteri),
Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla
var. eriophylla), Mariola (Parthenium incanum), Arizona Star Leaf (Choisya dumosa var. arizonica), El Paso Skyrocket (Ipomopsis
thurberi), Schott Agave (Agave
schottii var. schottii), Rock Hibiscus
(Hibiscus denudatus), Plains
Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum),
Bundle Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus
fendleri var. fasciculatus), Fragrant
Snakeroot (Ageratina herbacea), Bluedicks
(Dichelostemma capitatum subsp. pauciflorum), Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata), Desert Zinnia (Zinnia acerosa), Summer Poppy (Kallstroemia grandiflora), Hillside
Vervain (Verbena neomexicana var. xylopoda), Hairyseed Bahia (Bahia absinthifolia) and Graham
Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria grahamii
var. grahamii).
Township Notes
Location: This township is
located in southeastern
Landmarks: A portion of the
Elevation: Elevations range from approximately 3,135 feet at the northwest corner to approximately 6,290 feet at an unnamed peak located west northwest of the southeast corner (1).
Soil: Soils are described as thermic (hot) arid and semiarid soils (soils with mean annual temperatures of 59 degrees to 72 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees to 22 degrees Centigrade) and 10 to 16 inches (25 to 41 cm) mean annual precipitation) of the Anthony-Sonoita Association (deep, arid soils on the alluvial fans and valley slopes), Continental-Sonoita-Tubac Association (deep, arid soils on uplands), White House-Bernardino-Caralampi Association (deep, semiarid soils on uplands) and the Rock Outcrop-Lampshire-Cellar Association (rock outcrops and very shallow, and shallow, semiarid soils of the mountains and foothills) and mesic (cool) subhumid soils (soils with mean annual soil temperatures of 47 degrees to 59 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees to 15 degrees Centigrade) and more than 16 inches (41 cm) mean annual precipitation) of the Rock Outcrop-Barkerville-Faraway Association (rock outcrop and very shallow and shallow subhumid soils of the mountains) (3).
Biotic Community: Portions of this township are located within the Scrub-Grassland (Semidesert Grassland) Regional Formation of the Grassland Formation and Madrean Evergreen Woodland of the Woodland Formation with associated Wetlands (4).
Maps created with TOPO! R C 2002 National Geographic
Map of Township Showing Adjacent Sections
The
The ARIZONA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
is a statewide nonprofit organization devoted to
Contact:
The DESERT SURVIVORS NATIVE PLANT
NURSERY
http://www.desertsurvivors.org/nursery.asp
The DESERT SURVIVORS NATIVE PLANT NURSERY
sells many local native plants and is willing to consider growing any native
plant for which there is a buyer.
Contact: Desert Survivors Native Plant
Nursery, 1020 West Starr Pass Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85713, 520-791-9309.
The
The TUCSON CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, teaching and learning about cacti and succulent plants. Their monthly programs feature knowledgeable individuals who can educate you and help you understand more about these fascinating plants. They conduct and sponsor native cactus and succulent rescue operations, plant sales, field trips, nursery and garden visits, conventions and conferences as well as other activities throughout the year.
NATIVE PLANT RESCUE NOTICE
(The Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society puts
a tremendous amount of time and effort
into the
organizing and overseeing of their rescue
events. The native plant rescues carried out by the dedicated
members of the Society provide an immeasurable service to our community.)
The TUCSON CACTUS AND SUCCULENT
SOCIETY organizes native plant rescues in areas being cleared for development.
If interested in rescuing plants and/or obtaining local native plants for your
landscaping or restoration project join the Society and become a rescue crew
member.
Contact: Tucson Cactus and
Succulent Society, PO Box 64759, Tucson, Arizona 85728-4759, 520-885-6367.
LISTING OF PLANTS
Acanthaceae: The Acanthus Family
Anisacanthus thurberi (J. Torrey) A. Gray (5): Anisacanthus, Chuparosa, Colegayo, Desert Honeysuckle, Thurber Anisacanthus, Thurber’s Desert-honeysuckle (terrestrial perennial shrub (to 8 feet high) (6); within range reported from canyon bottoms and along washes and streambeds 2,500 to 5,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; this plant is browsed by wildlife; the flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds)
Agavaceae: The Century-plant Family
Agave palmeri G. Engelmann: Agave, Century Plant, Lechugilla, Mescal, Palmer Agave, Palmer’s Century Plant (terrestrial perennial evergreen succulent herb, subshrub or shrub (under 4 feet high with a flowering stem reaching to 24 feet in height); within range reported from mesas, canyons, rocky slopes, ridges, hills, bajadas and outcrops 3,500 to 7,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Agave schottii G. Engelmann var. schottii: Agave, Amole, Amolillo, Schott Agave, Schott’s Century Plant, Shin Dagger, Shin Digger (terrestrial perennial evergreen succulent herb, subshrub or shrub (under 2 feet high with a flowering stem reaching to 12 feet in height); within range reported from canyons, rocky and gravelly slopes, rock outcrops and bajadas 4,000 to 7,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Dasylirion wheeleri S. Watson: Cactus Spoon, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon, Sotol, Spoon Flower, Spoon Plant, Wheeler Dasylirion, Wheeler Sotol (terrestrial perennial evergreen subshrub or shrub (under 8 feet high with a flowering spike reaching to 15 feet in height); within range reported from mesas, canyons, rocky slopes, ridges, bajadas and rocky and gravelly hillsides 4,000 to 6,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; browsed by bighorn sheep)
Nolina microcarpa S. Watson: Bear Grass, Palmilla, Sacahuista, Small-seed Nolina, Sotol Chiquito (terrestrial perennial evergreen subshrub or shrub (under 7 feet high with a flowering spike reaching to 8 feet in height); within range reported from mesas, canyons, rock outcrops, hills, sandy and gravelly slopes, bajadas, plains, flats and valleys 3,000 to 6,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Yucca baccata J. Torrey var. brevifolia (H.W. Schott ex J. Torrey) L. Benson & R.A. Darrow (Yucca arizonica S.A. McKelvey, Yucca thornberi S.A. McKelvey): Arizona Yucca, Banana Yucca, Datil, Palma Criolla, Spanish Dagger, Thornber Yucca (terrestrial perennial evergreen herb, subshrub or shrub (under 7 feet high with a flowering stalk reaching to 5 feet in height); within range reported from mesas, canyons, slopes, hills, bajadas, plains, gravelly flats, valleys and along washes and arroyos 3,000 to 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Yucca schottii G. Engelmann: Hairy Yucca, Hoary Yucca, Mountain Yucca, Schott’s Yucca, Spanish Bayonet, Spanish Dagger (terrestrial perennial narrow-leaved evergreen herb, shrub or tree (6 to 18 feet high with a flowering stalk reaching to 2 feet or more in height); within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes, woodlands, grasslands, hillsides, bajadas and valleys 4,000 to 7,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Amaranthaceae: The Amaranth Family
Amaranthus fimbriatus (J. Torrey) G. Bentham ex S. Watson: Bledo, Fringed Amaranth, Fringed Pigweed, Quelite, Quelitillo, Toothed Amaranth (terrestrial summer annual herb; within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes, sandy flats and washes below 4,000 feet elevation)
Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson: Bledo, Carelessweed, Palmer Amaranth, Palmer Pigweed, Pigweed, Red-root Pigweed, Quelite, Quiltite de las Aguas (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from rocky slopes, roadsides, along washes, floodplains and disturbed areas below 5,500 feet elevation)
Gomphrena caespitosa J. Torrey: Ball-clover, Tufted Ball Clover, Tufted Globe Amaranth (terrestrial herb, subshrub or shrub; within range reported from mountains, passes, canyons, woodlands, foothills, hillsides, bajadas, meadows, plains, grasslands, gulches and riparian woodlands 3,500 to 6,200 feet elevation)
Gomphrena sonorae J. Torrey: Ball Clover, Globe Amaranth, Sonoran Globe Amaranth (terrestrial annual or perennial herb; within range reported from bases of cliffs, rocky slopes, hills and plains 3,000 to 5,500 feet elevation)
Tidestromia lanuginosa (T. Nuttall) P.C. Standley: Espanta Vaqueras, Herba Lanuda, Hierba Ceniza, Honeysweet, Woolly Honeysweet, Woolly Tidestromia (terrestrial summer annual herb; within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes, flats, along washes, floodplains and disturbed areas below 5,500 feet elevation)
Anacardiaceae: The Sumac Family
Rhus virens F.J. Lindheimer ex A. Gray var. choriophylla (E.O. Wooton & P.C. Standley) L. Benson, (Rhus choriophylla E.O. Wooton & P.C. Standley): Evergreen Sumac, Mearns Sumac, New Mexican Evergreen Sumac, Tough-leaved Sumac (terrestrial evergreen shrub or tree (to 15 feet high); within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes, hills and streambeds 4,000 to 6,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Apiaceae: The Carrot Family
(Umbelliferae: The Parsley Family)
Spermolepis echinata (T. Nuttall ex A.P. de Condolle) A.A. Heller: Beggar’s Lice, Bristly Scaleseed, Scaleseed (terrestrial winter annual herb; within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes, gravelly bajadas, gravelly flats, roadsides and along washes 1,000 to 5,000 feet elevation)
Lomatium nevadense (S. Watson) T. Coulter & J.N. Rose var. parishii (T. Coulter & J.N. Rose) W.L. Jepson: Parish’s Biscuitroot (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mesas and rocky slopes 3,000 to 7,000 feet elevation)
Apocynacaeae: The Dogbane Family
Macrosiphonia brachysiphon (J. Torrey) A. Gray: Huachuca Mountain Rocktrumpet (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub; within range reported from mesas and slopes 4,000 to 5,500 feet elevation; showy white flowers, plant may be poisonous)
Asclepiadaceae: The Milkweed Family
Asclepias macrotis J. Torrey: Longhood Milkweed (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub; within range reported from limestone ridges 4,000 to 6,000 feet elevation)
Asclepias nyctaginifolia A. Gray: Four O’clock Milkweed, Hierba Lechosa, Mojave Milkweed (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mesas, gravelly slopes, plains, along washes and disturbed areas 1,500 to 5,000 feet elevation)
Asteraceae: The Aster Family
(Compositae: The Sunflower Family)
Acourtia wrightii (A. Gray) J.L. Reveal & G. King (Perezia wrightii A. Gray): Brownfoot, Desert Holly, Perezia, Pink Perezia (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes, foothills, gravelly bajadas and flats below 6,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Ageratina herbacea (A. Gray) R.M. King & H.E. Robinson (Eupatorium herbaceum (A. Gray) E.L. Greene) Ageratina, Fragrant Snakeroot, Herbaceous Joepieweed: (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub (to 2 feet high); within range reported from mountains, canyons, ridgelines, forests, woodlands, rocky slopes, hillsides, among boulders and rocks, scrubs, riparian areas and around lakes 5,000 to 9,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental, white flowers, plant is fragrant in drying)
Ambrosia confertiflora A.P. de Condolle (Franseria confertiflora (A.P. de Condolle) P.A. Rydberg): Altamisa de Playa, Bursage Ragweed, Estafiate, Field Ragweed, Slimleaf Bursage, Weakleaf Burr Ragweed, Weak-leaved Burweed (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mesas, slopes, roadsides, washes, floodplains and disturbed areas 1,000 to 6,500 feet elevation)
Antheropeas lanosum (A. Gray) P.A. Rydberg (Eriophyllum lanosum (A. Gray) A. Gray): White Easterbonnets, Woolly Daisy, Woolly Eriophyllum (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, bajadas and gravelly and rocky flats 1,000 to 3,000 feet elevation)
Artemisia ludoviciana T. Nuttall: Louisiana Cudweed Sagewort, Gray Sagewort, Louisiana Sagewort, Louisiana Wormwood, Mugwort Wormwood, Prairie Sage, Sagewort, White Sage, White Sagebrush (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub (2 to 4 feet high); within range reported from mountains, canyons, rocky slopes, ridges, valleys, gulches, along washes and streambeds and fence rows 2,500 to 8,500 feet elevation; often on limestone)
Baileya multiradiata W.H. Harvey & A. Gray ex A. Gray: Baileya del Desierto, Desert Baileya, Desert Marigold, Hierba Amarilla, Many-flowered Desert-marigold, Paper Daisy, Wild Marigold (terrestrial annual, biennial or perennial herb; within range reported from mesas, bajadas, sandy and gravelly flats, roadsides and washes below 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Bebbia sp.: Sweetbush
Bidens leptocephala E.E. Sherff: Fewflower Beggarticks (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from gravelly slopes, along streams and in shaded sandy soils 3,000 to 6,000 feet elevation)
Brickellia californica (J. Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray:
Carphochaete bigelovii A. Gray: Bristlehead, Bigelow’s Bristlehead (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub (to 2 feet high); within range reported from canyons and rocky slopes 4,000 to 7,000 feet elevation; browsed by deer)
Chaenactis macrantha D.C. Eaton: Bighead Dustymaiden, Bighead Pincushion, Large-flower Pincushion (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from ridges, below cliffs, talus slopes, plains, hills, bajadas, slopes, desertscrub, roadsides, along rivers and washes and sandy, gravelly and rocky soils 2,000 to 5,200 feet elevation)
Coreocarpus arizonicus (A. Gray) J. Blake: Arizona Coreocarpus, Little Lemonhead (terrestrial perennial herb or subshrub; within range reported from mountains, canyons, bases of cliffs, rocky slopes, woodlands, rich soil along streams, streambeds, around rocky pools and in muck and sandy soils 3,000 to 5,500 feet elevation)
Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex J. Torrey: Brittlebush, Button Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Hierba Cenisa, Hierba de Gusano, Hierba de las Animas, Hierba del Vaso, Incienso, Rama Blanca, White Brittlebush (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub (to 3 feet high); within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, bajadas, flats and washes below 3,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Filago californica T. Nuttall: California Cottonrose, California Filago, California Fluffweed, Herba Impia (terrestrial winter annual herb; within range reported from rocky slopes, hills and along washes 500 to 7,000 feet elevation)
Gutierrezia sarothrae (F.T. Pursh) N.L. Britton & H.H. Rusby: Broombrush, Broom Snakeweed, Broomweed, Cayaye, Hierba de la Vibora, Hierba de San Nicolas, Matchbrush, Matchweed, Perennial Broomweed, Perrenial Snakeweed, Resin-weed, Round-head Broomweed, Sheepweed, Stinkweed, Snakeweed, Turpentine Weed, Yellowtop, Yellow-weed, Yerba de San Nicholas (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub (to 2 feet high); within range reported from rocky slopes, flats, roadsides and along washes 3,000 to 8,000 feet elevation)
Helianthus petiolaris T. Nuttall: Girasol, Narrowleaf Sunflower, Pikkuauringonkukka, Plains Sunflower, Prairie Sunflower, Sand Sunflower, Wild Sunflower (terrestrial long lived annual herb; within range reported from canyons, forests, hills, slopes, grasslands, dunes, sandy hummocks, plains, sandy flats, desertscrubs, roadsides, along washes, riverbeds, riparian areas, floodplains, gravelly clay, cinder and sandy soils and disturbed areas 500 to 7,500 feet)
Heliomeris longifolia (P.A. Robins & J.M. Greenman) T.D. Cockerell var. annua (M.E. Jones) L.G. Yates (Viguiera annua (M.E. Jones) J. Blake): Annual Goldeneye, Goldeneye, Longleaf False Goldeneye (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from hills, rocky hillsides, grasslands, plains and river bottoms 2,500 to 7,000 feet elevation)
Heliomeris multiflora T. Nuttall var. multiflora (Viguiera multiflora (T. Nuttall) J. Blake): Golden-eye, Resin-weed, Showy Goldeneye, Many-flowered Viguiera (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub (to 4 feet high); within range reported from mountains, forests, slopes, meadows, 4,500 to 9,500 feet elevation)
Heterotheca psammophila R. Wagenknecht (Heterotheca subaxillaris (J.B. de Lamarck) N.L. Britton & H.H. Rusby sensu T.H. Kearney & R.H. Peebles): Camphorweed, Golden Aster, Gordolobo, Telegraph Plant (terrestrial long lived annual herb; within range reported from roadsides, ditches, floodplains and disturbed areas 1,000 to 5,500 feet elevation)
Heterotheca viscida (A. Gray) H.A. Harms (Chrysopsis viscida (A. Gray) E.L. Greene): Cliff False Goldenaster (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub; within range reported from mountains, ledges and faces of cliffs, rocky hillsides, slopes, rocky outcrops, crevices, woodlands, scrubs, grasslands and sandy soils 5,000 to 9,500 feet elevation)
Hymenothrix wislizeni A. Gray: Golden Ragweed, TransPecos Thimblehead, Wislizenus Beeflower (terrestrial annual or perennial herb; within range reported from mesas,
slopes, gravelly flats, roadsides, washes
and disturbed areas 2,500 to 5,500 feet elevation)
Isocoma coronopifolia (A. Gray) E.L. Greene: Burroweed, Common Goldenbush, Common Goldenweed, Goldenbush, Goldenweed (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub; within range reported from mesas, bajadas, flats, grasslands, desertscrubs, roadsides, sandy soils and disturbed areas 1,700 to 5,500 feet elevation)
Isocoma tenuisecta E.L. Greene (Aplopappus
tenuisectus (E.L. Greene) J. Blake,
Haplopappus tenuisectus (E.L. Greene) J. Blake): Burroweed, Hierba del Burrow (terrestrial
perennial herb, subshrub or shrub (to 3 feet high); within range reported from
mesas, rocky slopes, bajadas, plains, gravelly flats, roadsides, draws and
disturbed areas 2,000 to 5,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Layia glandulosa (W.J. Hooker) W.J. Hooker & G.A. Arnott: Tidy Tips, Whitedaisy Tidytips, White Layia, White Tidytips (terrestrial native annual herb; within range reported from mesas, slopes and mesas below 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Machaeranthera gracilis (T. Nuttall) L.H. Shinners (Haplopappus gracilis (T. Nuttall) A. Gray): Goldenweed, Slender Goldenweed, Yellow Daisy, Yellow Spiny Daisy (terrestrial long lived annual herb; within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, plains and washes below 7,000 feet elevation)
Malacothrix fendleri A. Gray: Desert Dandelion, Fendler’s Desertdandelion (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, hills, plains, flats, grassland, desertscrubs, roadsides, along washes, riparian shrublands and sandy soils 2,000 to 5,000 feet elevation)
Melampodium leucanthum J. Torrey & A. Gray: Ash-gray Blackfoot, Blackfoot Daisy, Desert Daisy, Plains Blackfoot (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub (to 2 feet high); within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes and flats often on limestone 2,000 to 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Parthenium incanum K.S. Kunth in Humbolt, Bonpland and Kunth: Crowded Rayweed, Mariola (terrestrial perennial subshrub; within range reported from mesas, canyons, rocky slopes, plains and gravelly flats 2,500 to 6,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Pectis filipes W.H. Harvey & A. Gray: Fivebract Cinchweed (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, sandy plains and along streams 3,500 to 6,000 feet elevation)
Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum (A. Gray) A.A. Anderberg (Gnaphalium leucocephalum A. Gray): Gordolobo, White Cudweed (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from mountains, washes, streambeds and sandy soils 2,000 to 5,000 feet elevation; plants have an odor of lemon-verbena)
Sanvitalia abertii A. Gray: Abert’s Creeping Zinnia (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from mesas, slopes and along streams 4,000 to 7,500 feet elevation)
Thelesperma longipes A. Gray: Longstalk Greenthread, Rayless Greenthread (terrestrial annual herb, subshrub or shrub; within range reported from mountains, canyons, cliffs, rocky slopes, hills, hillsides, woodlands, rocky outcrops, scrubs, grasslands, rocky draws and limestone gravelly soils 4,500 to 6,000 feet elevation)
Thelesperma megapotamicum (C.P. Sprengel) C.E. Kuntze: Colorado Greenthread, Cota, Green Threads, Hopi Tea Greenthread (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mountains, mesas, slopes, forests, ravines, woodlands, plains, grasslands, roadsides, riparian areas and gypsum soils 4,000 to 7,500 feet elevation)
Thymophylla pentachaeta (A.P. de Condolle) J.K. Small var. pentachaeta (Dyssodia pentachaeta (A.P. de Condolle) B.J Robinson): Common Dogweed, Dogweed, Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Golden Dogweed, Golden Dyssodia, Parralena, Parvialena, Scale Glandbush, Thurber Dyssodia (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub (under 1 foot high); within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, flats, roadsides and disturbed areas 2,500 to 4,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; larval food plant of the Dainty Sulfur)
Tithonia thurberi A. Gray: Arizona Sunflowerweed (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from along streams 3,000 to 4,500 feet elevation)
Trixis californica A. Kellogg: American Threefold, American Trixis, Arizona Green Plant, California Trixis (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub (to 3 feet high); within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes, among boulders and rocks, flats and along washes below 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Viguiera dentata (A.J. Cavanilles) C.P. Sprengel var. lancifolia J. Blake: Lanceleaf Goldeneye, Sunflower Goldeneye, Toothleaf Goldeneye (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub; within range reported from mountains, canyons and canyon bottoms, rocky slopes, draws, along edges of arroyos, sandy washes, ditch banks 3,000 to 7,000 feet elevation)
Xanthium spinosum C. Linnaeus: Bathurst Burr, Cocklebur, Spiny Cocklebur, Spiny Cockleburr (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from mountains, canyons, forests, slopes, woodlands, scrubs, grasslands, flats, roadsides, along washes and streams, around tanks, bottomlands and disturbed areas 3,070 to 6,200 feet elevation. EXOTIC Invasive Plant; if ingested the spiny burs may cause the death of young animals)
Zinnia acerosa (A.P. de Condolle) A. Gray (Zinnia pumila A. Gray): Desert Zinnia, Spinyleaf Zinnia, White Zinnia, Wild Zinnia (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub (under 1 foot high); within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, gravelly bajadas, gravelly flats and floodplains 2,500 to 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Bignoniaceae: The Trumpet-creeper Family
Tecoma stans (C. Linnaeus) A.L. de Jussieu ex K.S. Kunth in Humbolt, Bonpland and Kunth: Esperanza, Flor de San Pedro, Gloria, Lluvia de Oro, Minona, Minones, Palo del Arco, Retama, Trompetilla, Tronadora, Yellow Bells, Yellow Elder, Yellow Trumpet, Yellow Trumpetbush, Yellow Trumpet Flower (terrestrial perennial evergreen (drops leaves following frost) shrub or tree, sometimes a liana (6 to 25 feet high); within range reported from rocky and gravelly slopes, among boulders, steep drainages, grasslands, flats, desertscrubs, along washes and floodplains 3,000 to 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; browsed by Bighorn Sheep and other animals)
Boraginaceae: The Borage Family
Cryptantha decipiens (M.E. Jones) A.A. Heller: Forget-Me-Not, Gravel Cryptantha, Gravelbar Cryptantha, Gravel Nievitas, Peluda (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from roadsides, along sandy washes and disturbed areas 2,000 to 4,000 feet elevation)
Hackelia ursina (E.L. Greene) I.M. Johnston: Chihuahuan Stickseed (terrestrial biennial or perennial herb; within range reported from mountains, canyon bottoms, slopes, woodlands, scrubs, washes and streambeds 5,000 to 8,000 feet elevation)
Pectocarya platycarpa P.A. Munz & I.M. Johnston: Broadfruit Combseed, Broadnut Combbur, Broad-nutted Combbur, Broad-wing Comb-bur (terrestrial winter annual herb; within range reported from gravelly slopes, gravelly flats and disturbed areas below 5,000 feet elevation)
Pectocarya recurvata I.M. Johnston: Arched Bomb-bur, Archnut Combbur, Arch-nutted Combbur, Curvenut Combseed (terrestrial winter annual herb; within range reported from gravelly slopes, flats and disturbed areas below 5,000 feet elevation)
Plagiobothrys pringlei E.L. Greene: Pringle Popcorn-flower, Pringle’s Popcornflower (terrestrial winter annual herb; within range reported from mountainsides, mesas, woodlands, rocky hillsides, rocky and gravelly slopes, chaparral, muddy and sandy flats, grasslands, desertscrubs, roadsides, along washes and streams, floodplains and moist and sandy soils 1,200 to 4,800 feet elevation)
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae): The Mustard Family
Descurainia pinnata (T. Walter) N.L. Britton: Green Tansy Mustard, Pamita, Pinnate Tansy Mustard, Sirolitutilli, Tansy Mustard, Western Tansymustard, Yellow Tansy Mustard (terrestrial winter annual or biennial herb; within range reported from rocky and gravelly slopes, bajadas, gravelly flats, along washes and floodplains below 7,000 feet elevation)
Lepidium lasiocarpum T. Nuttall: Hairypod Pepperweed, Sand Peppergrass, Shaggyfruit Pepperweed (terrestrial winter annual or biennial herb; within range reported from rocky and gravelly slopes, gravelly flats, along washes, floodplains and disturbed sites below 4,000 feet elevation)
Lesquerella gordonii (A. Gray) S. Watson: Arizona Bladderpod Mustard, Beanpod, Bladderpod Mustard, Gordon’s Bladderpod, Yellow Bladderpod (terrestrial winter annual herb; within range reported from mesas, canyons, rocky slopes, bajadas, plains, rocky and gravelly flats, along washes and floodplains below 5,000 feet elevation)
Lesquerella purpurea (A. Gray) S. Watson: Purple Bladderpod, Rose Bladderpod, White Bladderpod (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes and along washes 1,500 to 5,000 feet elevation)
Streptanthus carinatus C. Wright ex A. Gray: Lyreleaf Jewelflower, Lyreleaf Twistflower, Lyre-leaved Twistflower, Silver Bells (terrestrial winter annual or biennial herb; within range reported from rocky slopes, gravelly bajadas, gravelly flats and along washes 1,500 to 4,500 feet elevation)
Thlaspi montanum C. Linnaeus var. fendleri (A. Gray) P.K. Holmgren (Thlaspi fendleri A. Gray): Fendler’s Pennycress, Wild Candytuft (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mountains, forests, woodlands and streambeds 4,000 to 12,000 feet elevation)
Cactaceae: The Cactus Family
Coryphantha scheeri (F. Müehlenpfordt) L. Benson var. robustispina (H.W. Schott) L. Benson (Mammillaria robustispina H.W. Schott ex G. Engelmann): Longtubercle Beehive Cactus, Devil’s Pincushion, Pima Pineapple Cactus, Scheer’s Strong-spined Cory Cactus, Stout-needled Cory Cactus, Stout-needled Mulee Pineapple (terrestrial perennial succulent subshrub or shrub (under 1 foot high); within range reported from mesas, ridges, bajadas, slopes and flats)
Echinocereus fendleri (G. Engelmann) F. Seitz var. fasciculatus (G. Engelmann ex B.D. Jackson) N.P. Taylor (Echinocereus fasciculatus (G. Engelmann ex B.D. Jackson) L. Benson, Echinocereus fendleri (G. Engelmann) K.T. Rümpler var. robustus (R.H. Peebles) L. Benson, Mammillaria fasciculata G. Engelmann ex B.D. Jackson): Bundle Hedgehog Cactus, Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus, Robust Hedgehog Cactus (terrestrial perennial succulent subshrub or shrub (under 2 feet high); within range reported from rocky slopes, hills, bajadas, gravelly flats, valleys and along washes 2,000 to 3,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Ferocactus wislizeni (G. Engelmann) N.L. Britton & J.N. Rose: Arizona Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus, Bisnaga, Biznaga, Biznaga de Agua, Biznagre, Candy Barrelcactus, Compass Barrel, Compass Plant, Fishhook Barrel Cactus, Southwest Barrel Cactus, Southwestern Barrel Cactus, Visnaga, Wislizenus Barrel, Yellow-spined Barrel Cactus (terrestrial perennial succulent subshrub, shrub or tree (to 11 feet high); within range reported from canyon walls, rocky slopes, hills, bajadas, plains, gravelly flats and along washes and arroyos below 4,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Mammillaria grahamii G. Engelmann var. grahamii (Mammillaria microcarpa G. Engelmann): Arizona Fishhook Cabeza de Viejo Cekida, Cactus, Biznaguita, Fishhook Cactus, Graham Fishhook, Graham’s Nipple Cactus, Graham Pincushion Cactus, Lizard Catcher (terrestrial perennial succulent subshrub or shrub (under 6 inches high); within range reported from rocky slopes, rock outcrops, rocky hillsides, boulder crevices, gravelly flats, valleys and along washes below 4,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Opuntia chlorotica G. Engelmann & J. Bigelow: Dollarjoint Pricklypear, Nopal, Nopal Rastrera, Pancake Pear, Pancake Prickly-pear, Silver-dollar Cactus, Smooth Clock-face Pricklypear (terrestrial perennial succulent subshrub or shrub (to 6 feet high); within range reported from mountains, canyons, ledges, rocky slopes, ridges, bajadas, hills, flats and valleys 2,000 to 6,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Opuntia engelmannii J.F. Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck var. engelmannii (Opuntia phaeacantha G. Engelmann var. discata (D. Griffiths) L. Benson & D.L. Walkington): Abrojo, Cactus Apple, Desert Pricklypear Cactus, Engelmann Pricklypear, Flaming Pricklypear, Joconostle, Nopal, Prickly Pear, Vela de Coyote (terrestrial perennial succulent subshrub or shrub (to 4 feet high); within range reported from canyon bottoms, rocky slopes, ridges, bajadas, slopes, benches, rocky and gravelly flats, valleys, and along washes, gullies and arroyos 1,000 to 6,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; provides cover for many desert animals)
Opuntia fulgida G. Engelmann var. fulgida: Chain Cholla, Chain-fruit Cholla, Cholla, Cholla Brincadora, Choya, Jumping Cholla, Sonora Jumping Cholla, Velas de Ccoyote (terrestrial perennial succulent subshrub, shrub or tree (to 15 feet high); within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, hills, bajadas, plains, gravelly flats, valleys and along washes below 4,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Opuntia fulgida G. Engelmann var. mammillata (H.W. Schott ex G. Engelmann) T. Coulter: Cholla Brincadora, Cholla, Jumping Cholla, Smooth Chain-fruit Cholla, Velas de Coyote (terrestrial perennial succulent subshrub, shrub or tree (to 15 feet high); within range reported from hills, bajadas, gravelly flats and along washes below 4,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Opuntia phaeacantha G. Engelmann var. major G. Engelmann: Abrojo, Joconostle, Major Pricklypear, Mojave Pricklypear, Nopal, Sprawling Prickly Pear, Vela de Coyote, Yellow Pricklypear (terrestrial perennial succulent subshrub or shrub (to 5 feet high); within range reported from rocky slopes, hills, bajadas, flats and valleys in sandy, gravelly or rocky soils 1,000 to 7,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; provides cover for many desert animals)
Opuntia spinosior (G. Engelmann) J.W. Toumey: Cane Cholla, Cardenche, Handgrip Cholla, Spiny Cholla, Tasajo, Walkingstick Cactus, Walking Stick Cholla (terrestrial perennial succulent subshrub, shrub or tree (to 10 feet high); within range reported from mountainsides, canyons, hills, bajadas, gravelly flats, valleys, along washes and arroyos and floodplains 1,000 to 5,000+ feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Caryophyllaceae: The Pink Family
Arenaria lanuginosa (A. Michaux) P. Rohrbach subsp. saxosa (A. Gray) B. Maguire: Sandwort, Spreading Sandwort (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mountains, canyons, roadsides, springs, gulches and disturbed areas 7,000 to 12,000 feet elevation)
Celastraceae: The Bittersweet Family
(Canotiaceae: The Canotia Family)
Mortonia scabrella A. Gray: Rio Grande Saddlebush, Sandpaper Bush (terrestrial perennial shrub (to 4 feet high); within range reported from mesas, ledges, rocky and gravelly slopes, limestone slopes and outcrops, terraces and plains 3,000 to 5,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Mortonia utahensis (F.V. Coville ex A. Gray) A. Nelson (Mortonia scabrella A. Gray var. utahensis F.V. Coville ex A. Gray); Utah Mortonia (terrestrial perennial shrub; within range reported from 3,000 to 5,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; this plant, reported from Helvetia, is generally found in northern Arizona, southeastern California and southwestern Utah)
Chenopodiaceae: The Goosefoot Family
Chenopodium album C. Linnaeus: Baconweed, Chou Grass, Common Lambsquarters, Farinello Comune, Fathen, Fat Hen, Forst Bite, Lambsquarters, Mealweed, Netseed Lambsquarters, Pigweed, Pitseed Goosefoot, White Goosefoot, White Pigweed, Wild Spinach (terrestrial long lived annual herb; within range reported from disturbed areas below 9,500 feet elevation. EXOTIC Invasive Plant)
Commelinaceae: The Spiderwort Family
Tradescantia occidentalis (N.L. Britton) B.B. Smyth: Prairie Spiderwort, Western Spiderwort (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mountains, mesas, rocky slopes, clearings in forests, hillsides, grasslands, desertscrubs, among boulders, springs, arroyos, creek banks and riparian areas 2,500 to 7,000 feet elevation)
Tradescantia pinetorum E.L. Greene: Pine Spiderwort, Pinewoods Spiderwort (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mountains, canyons, rocky slopes, hillsides, rocky outcrops, rocky crevices, meadows, woodlands, among rocks, along creeks and streams 4,500 to 9,500 feet elevation; violet or purple flowers)
Convolvulaceae: The Morning-glory Family
Evolvulus arizonicus A. Gray: Arizona Blue-eyes, Evolvulus, Wild Dwarf Morning-glory, Wild Morning-glory (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from canyons, rocky and gravelly slopes, flats and along washes 3,500 to 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Ipomoea sp.: Morning-glory
Ipomoea ternifolia A.J. Cavanilles var. leptotoma (J. Torrey) J.A. McDonald (Ipomoea leptotoma J. Torrey): Bird’s Foot Morning-glory, Tripleleaf Morning-glory (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, flats and washes 3,000 to 4,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Cucurbitaceae: The Cucumber Family
Apodanthera undulata A. Gray: Melon Loco (terrestrial perennial herb or creeping vine (to 10 feet long); within range reported from mesas, canyons, rocky slopes, plains, gravelly flats, roadsides and washes 1,500 to 5,500 feet elevation)
Cyperaceae: The Sedge Family
Cyperus mutisii (K.S. Kunth in Humbolt, Bonpland and Kunth) A.H. Grisebach (Cyperus pringlei N.L. Britton): Mutis’ Flatsedge (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from gravelly slopes and streambeds 4,000 to 7,000 feet elevation)
Dryopteridaceae: The Wood Fern Family
Woodsia neomexicana M.D. Windham (Woodsia mexicana A.L. Fée:): Mexican Cliff Fern, New Mexico Cliff Fern (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mountains, crevices in cliffs, rocky slopes, recesses under boulders and bases of rocks 3,500 to 9,500 feet elevation)
Ephedraceae: The Mormon-tea Family
Ephedra trifurca J. Torrey ex S. Watson: Canatilla, Canitilla, Desert Ephedra, Desert Joint-fir, Itama Real, Longleaf Ephedra, Longleaf Joint-fir, Mexican Tea, Mormon Tea, Popotilla, Popotillo, Tepopote, Teposote (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub (to 15 feet high); within range reported from mesas, gravelly slopes, bajadas, plains, flats, sand hills, dunes, and along sandy washes below 4,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Euphorbiaceae: The Spurge Family
Argythamnia neomexicana J. Müller Argoviensis (Ditaxis neomexicana (J. Müller Argoviensis) F.X. Heller): Ditaxis, New Mexico Ditaxis, New Mexico Silverbush, New Mexico Wild Mercury (terrestrial annual or perennial herb; within range reported from rocky slopes, gravelly bajadas, gravelly flats and along washes 1,000 to 4,000 feet elevation)
Chamaesyce florida (G. Engelmann) C.F. Millspaugh (Euphorbia florida G. Engelmann): Chiricahua Mountain Sandmat, Florida Spurge, Spurge (terrestrial summer annual herb; within range reported from rocky slopes, bajadas, gravelly flats and along sandy washes 2,000 to 5,000 feet elevation)
Croton pottsii (J.F. Klotzsch) J. Müller Argoviensis var. pottsii (Croton corymbulosus G. Engelmann): Leatherweed, Leather Weed Croton (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub; within range reported from rocky slopes 2,500 to 6,000 feet elevation)
Manihot angustiloba (J. Torrey) J. Müller Argoviensis; Desertmountain Manihot, Narrow-leaf Cassava, Narrow-leaved Cassava (terrestrial perennial shrub (to 2 feet high); within range reported from mountains, canyons, rocky slopes, grasslands and desertscrubs 3,000 to 5,000 feet elevation)
Fabaceae (Leguminosae): The Pea Family
Acacia angustissima (P. Miller) C.E. Kuntze var. hirta (T. Nuttall) C.A. Robbins: Barbus de Chivo, Cantemo, Fern Acacia, Guajillo, Palo de Pulque, Prairie Acacia, Siraku K’amataraku, Timbe, Timben, Timbre, Whiteball Acacia (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub (to 4 feet high); within range reported from rocky and gravelly slopes and washes 3,000 to 6,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Acacia greggii A. Gray var. greggii (Acacia greggii A. Gray, Acacia greggii A. Gray var. arizonica P.T. Isley): Algarroba, Catclaw, Catclaw Acacia, Devil’s Claw, Gatuno, Gregg Catclaw, Tear Blanket, Tepame, Tesota, Una de Gato (terrestrial perennial deciduous shrub or tree (to 23 feet high); within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes, floodplains and along sandy washes and streams below 4,500 feet elevation: useful as an ornamental)
Acacia millefolia S. Watson; Milfoil Wattle, Santa Rita Acacia (terrestrial perennial shrub or tree (to 10 feet high); within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes and ridges 3,500 to 5,500 feet elevation)
Astragalus arizonicus A. Gray: Arizona Milkvetch (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mesas, rocky and gravelly slopes, plains and disturbed areas below 4,500 feet elevation)
Astragalus nothoxys A. Gray: Crazyweed, Halfmoon Locoweed, Loco; Locoweed, Poisonvetch, Rattleweed, Sheep Loco, Sheep Milkvetch (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mountains, mesas, slopes and plains 1,500 to 6,000 feet elevation)
Astragalus nuttallianus A.P. de Condolle var. imperfectus (P.A. Rydberg) R.C. Barneby: Locoweed, Nuttall Locoweed, Nuttall Milkvetch, Smallflowered Milkvetch, Turkeypeas (terrestrial annual or perennial herb; within range reported from rocky and gravelly slopes, gravelly bajadas and gravelly flats below 7,000 feet elevation)
Calliandra eriophylla G. Bentham var. eriophylla: Cabelleto de Angel, Cabeza Angel, Fairyduster, False Mesquite, False Mesquite Calliandra, Guajillo, Hairy-leaved Calliandra, Huajillo, Mesquitilla (terrestrial perennial deciduous subshrub or shrub (to 3 feet high); within range reported from mesas, canyons, rocky slopes, gravelly bajadas, gravelly flats and along washes below 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; browsed by wildlife.)
Chamaecrista nictitans (C. Linnaeus) C. Moench: Partridge Pea (terrestrial annual or perennial herb, subshrub or shrub; within range reported from mountains, canyons and canyon bottoms, ridges, woodlands, scrubs, hillsides, slopes, grasslands, bajadas riverbanks, riparian areas and sandy soils 3,500 to 6,000 feet elevation)
Dalea candida A. Michaux ex C.L. von Wildenow var. oligophylla (J. Torrey) L.H. Shinners (Petalostemum candidum A. Michaux var. oligophyllum (J. Torrey) F.J. Hermann): White Prairie Clover (terrestrial herb, subshrub or shrub (1 to 2 feet high); within range reported from mountains, mesas, meadows, plains, roadsides and arroyos 3,000 to 7,000 feet elevation)
Dalea formosa J. Torrey: Feather Dalea, Feather Peabush, Featherplume, Feather Plume, Indigo Bush, Pea Bush (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub (to 3 feet high); within range reported from mountains, rocky and gravelly slopes, woodlands, hills and rocky hillsides, grasslands, plains and desertscrubs 2,000 to 6,500 feet elevation; browsed by deer)
Dalea pringlei A. Gray: Pringle Indigo Bush, Pringle’s Prairie Clover (terrestrial perennial herb or subshrub; within range reported from mountains, rocky slopes, hills, sandy banks and disturbed areas 2,500 to 5,000 feet elevation)
Desmodium batocaulon A. Gray: Beggar’s ticks, Bushy Tick Clover, San Pedro Ticktrefoil, Sticktights (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from forests and roadsides 3,500 to 6,500 feet elevation)
Galactia wrightii A. Gray: Cliff Bean, Wright’s Milkpea (terrestrial perennial herb, vine or subshrub; within range reported from rocky slopes and along washes 3,000 to 6,000 feet elevation)
Hoffmannseggia glauca (C.G. de Ortega) I.J. Eifert (Hoffmanseggia densiflora G. Bentham): Camote de Raton, Hog Potato, Indian Rushpea, Pignut, Sicklepod Rushpea (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub; within range reported from flats, sandy roadsides and along washes below 5,000 feet elevation; roots provide food for many animals)
Lotus greenei A.M. Ottley ex T.H. Kearney & R.H. Peebles: Greene’s Bird’s-foot Trefoil (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mountains, mesas, canyons, rocky hillsides, slopes, woodlands, foothills, grasslands, draws, gulches, roadsides, along streambeds, floodplains, riparian areas and woodlands and disturbed areas 3,000 to 6,500 feet elevation)
Lotus plebeius (A. Brand) R.C. Barneby (Lotus oroboides (K.S. Kunth in Humbolt, Bonpland and Kunth) A.M.
Ottley):
Lupinus concinnus J.G. Agardh subsp. concinnus: Annual Lupine, Bajada Lupine, Bluebonnet, Elegant Lupine, Lupine, Scarlet Lupine (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from rocky slopes, bajadas, gravelly flats and along washes below 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Lupinus sparsiflorus G. Bentham subsp. mojavensis Dziekanowski & D.B. Dunn: Mojave Lupine (terrestrial winter annual herb; within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, foothills, bajadas, flats, roadsides and along washes below 4,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Lupinus sparsiflorus G. Bentham subsp. sparsiflorus (Lupinus sparsiflorus G. Bentham var. sparsiflorus): Arizona Lupine, Coulter Lupine, Desert Lupine, Mojave Lupine (terrestrial winter annual herb; within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, foothills, bajadas, flats, roadsides and along washes below 4,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Mimosa aculeaticarpa C.G. de Ortega var. biuncifera (G. Bentham) R.C. Barneby (Mimosa biuncifera G. Bentham): Cat Claw, Catclaw Mimosa, Garruno, Gatuno, Una de Gato, Wait-a-bit,
Wait-a-minute, Wait-a-Minute Bush (terrestrial
perennial shrub or small tree (to 8 feet high); within range reported from
mesas, canyons, rocky slopes, hillsides, gravelly flats and along washes 3,000
to 6,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; provides cover for wildlife
and forage for Whitetail Deer; reportedly useful in controlling erosion)
Mimosa dysocarpa G. Bentham (Mimosa dysocarpa G. Bentham var. wrightii (A. Gray) T.H. Kearney & R.H. Peebles): Velvetpod Mimosa (terrestrial perennial shrub (to 7 feet high); within range reported from hillsides, gentle slopes and along arroyos and washes 3,500 to 6,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental with very attractive spikes of purplish-pink flowers)
Parkinsonia florida (G. Bentham ex A. Gray) S. Watson (Cercidium floridum G. Bentham): Blue Paloverde, Paloverde (terrestrial perennial deciduous shrub or tree (to 30 feet high); within range reported from canyons, hills, bajadas, slopes, flats, roadsides, floodplains and along sandy washes below 6,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental with a very showy display of yellow flowers in the spring; twigs and seed pods are browsed by wildlife, seeds are eaten by birds and rodents; useful in controlling erosion)
Prosopis velutina E.O. Wooton (Prosopis juliflora (O. Swartz) A.P. de Condolle var. velutina (E.O. Wooton) C.S. Sargent): Algarroba, Chachaca, Mesquite, Mezquite, Velvet Mesquite (terrestrial perennial deciduous shrub or tree (20 to 50 feet high); within range reported from mesas, canyons, bajadas, slopes, gravelly flats, roadsides, along washes and streams and floodplains below 6,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; provides food and shelter for many species of wildlife)
Psoralidium tenuiflorum (F.T. Pursh) P.A. Rydberg (Psoralea tenuiflora F.T. Pursh): Slimflower Scurfpea (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from rocky slopes, forests and plains 4,000 to 7,500 feet elevation)
Fagaceae: The Beech Family
Quercus emoryi J. Torrey: Blackjack Oak, Black Oak, Bellota, Emory Oak (terrestrial perennial evergreen shrub or tree (to 50 feet high); within range reported from mountains, canyons and canyon bottoms, ridges, slopes, woodlands and foothills 3,000 to 8,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; the acorns “bellotas” are eaten by wildlife and the leaves are browsed by deer)
Quercus pungens F.M. Liebmann: Pungent Oak, Sandpaper Oak , Scrub Oak, Shin Oak (terrestrial perennial evergreen shrub or tree (to 20 feet high); within range reported from mountains, canyons, rocky slopes, hills, hillsides, slopes, scrubs, grasslands and desertscrubs 4,000 to 5,400 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Fouquieriaceae: The Ocotillo Family
Fouquieria splendens G. Engelmann: Albarda, Barda, Candle Bush, Candle Wood, Coach Whip, Flamingsword, Jacob’s Staff, Monkey-tail, Ocotillo, Ocotillo del Corral, Slimwood, Vine Cactus (terrestrial perennial shrub (7 to 33 feet high); within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, hills, bajadas, plains and gravelly flats below 6,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; a preferred food plant of Costa’s Hummingbird)
Garryaceae: The Silktassel Family
Garrya wrightii J. Torrey: Coffeeberry-bush, Feverbush, Grayleaf Dogwood, Quinine-bush, Wright’s Silktassel (terrestrial perennial shrub (to15 feet high); within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes, woodlands, scrubs and grasslands 3,000 to 8,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental; plants are browsed by deer and Bighorn Sheep)
Hydrangeaceae: The Hydrangea Family
Fendlera wrightii (A. Gray) F.X. Heller (Fendlera rupicola A. Gray var. wrightii A. Gray): Wright’s Fendlerbush (terrestrial perennial shrub (to 6 feet high); within range reported from mountains, canyons, rocky ledges, rocky and gravelly slopes, rocky hillsides, woodlands and rocky soils 2,300 to 6,600 feet elevation; browsed by deer and Bighorn Sheep; useful as an ornamental)
Hydrophyllaceae: The Waterleaf Family
Eucrypta micrantha (J. Torrey) A.A. Heller: Dainty Desert Hideseed, Peluda, Smallflower Eucrypta, Small-flowered Eucrypta (terrestrial winter annual herb; within range reported from canyons and rocky slopes and gravelly flats below 4,000 feet elevation)
Phacelia affinis A. Gray: Limestone Phacelia, Limestone Scorpion-weed, Purple Bell Phacelia, Purple Bell (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from gravelly slopes, along washes and streams and seeps 2,000 to 4,000 feet elevation)
Phacelia arizonica A. Gray:
Lamiaceae (Labiatae): The Mint Family
Hedeoma dentata J. Torrey: Dentate False Pennyroyal, Mock-pennyroyal (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from gravelly slopes 4,000 to 7,500 feet elevation)
Hedeoma hyssopifolia A. Gray: Aromatic False Pennyroyal, Sweet Sent (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from canyons, slopes and forests 5,000 to 9,500 feet elevation)
Salvia columbariae G. Bentham var. columbariae: California Sage, Chia (terrestrial winter annual herb; within range reported from gravelly bajadas, gravelly flats and along sandy washes below 3,500 feet elevation)
Liliaceae: The Lily Family
Allium macropetalum P.A. Rydberg: Arizona Onion, Cebollin, Desert Onion, Largeflower Onion, Large-petal Onion, Wild Onion (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from rocky and gravelly slopes, gravelly bajadas and gravelly flats 1,000 to 7,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Dichelostemma capitatum (G. Bentham) W. Wood subsp. pauciflorum (J. Torrey) G. Keator (Dichelostemma pulchellum (R.A. Salisbury) A.A. Heller var. pauciflorum (J. Torrey) R.F. Hoover): Bluedicks, Brodiaea, Covena, Coveria, Desert Hyacinth, Few-flowered Covena, Grass Nuts, Papago Lily, Purplehead, Wild Hyacinth terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from rocky slopes, bajadas and gravelly flats below 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Milla biflora A.J. Cavanilles.: Mexican Star (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mountainsides, canyons, forests, rocky slopes, ridges, rocky hillsides, woodlands, grasslands, desertscrubs, floodplains and rocky soils 3,900 to 8,700 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Linaceae: The Flax Family
Linum puberulum (G. Engelmann) A.A. Heller: Desert Flax, Plains Flax, Yellow flax (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from mesas, rocky slopes, desertscrubs and flats 2,000 to 6,500 feet elevation)
Loasaceae: Blazingstar Family
Mentzelia affinis E.L. Greene: Blazing Star, Pega Pega, Stickleaf, Triangle-seed, Yellowcomet (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes, roadsides and along washes 1,500 to 2,500 feet elevation)
Mentzelia asperula E.O. Wooton & P.C. Standley: Organ Mountain Blazingstar (terrestrial annual herb; within range reported from mesas, slopes and woodlands 4,000 to 6,000 feet elevation)
Mentzelia multiflora (T. Nuttall) A. Gray: Adonis Blazingstar, Adonis Stickleaf, Blazingstar, Desert Blazingstar, Desert Mentzelia, Manyflowered Mentzelia (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from mesas, desertscrubs, sand dunes and sandy and gravelly soils 600 to 4,000 feet elevation)
Malpighiaceae: The Barbados-cherry Family
Janusia gracilis A. Gray: Desert Vine, Fermina, Slender Janusia (terrestrial perennial vine or woody climber; within range reported from rocky slopes, gravelly bajadas and gravelly flats; useful as an ornamental 1,000 to 5,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Malvaceae: The Mallow Family
Abutilon sp.: Indian Mallow
Abutilon parvulum A. Gray: Indian Mallow, Dwarf Indian Mallow, Small Leaf Indian Mallow (terrestrial perennial herb, subshrub or shrub; within range reported from rocky slopes, plains and gravelly flats 2,500 to 5,000 feet elevation)
Gossypium thurberi A. Todaro: Algodoncillo, Desert Cotton, Thurber’s Cotton, Thurberia, Wild Cotton, Wild Desert Cotton (terrestrial perennial deciduous shrub or tree (3 to 12 feet high); within range reported from canyons, gravelly and rocky slopes and along washes, streambeds and ditches 2,500 to 7,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Hibiscus coulteri W.H. Harvey ex A. Gray: Coulter Hibiscus, Desert Rosemallow, Pelotazo (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub (to 3 feet high); within range reported from canyons, rocky slopes and gravelly bajadas 1,500 to 4,500 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Hibiscus denudatus G. Bentham: Naked Hibiscus, Paleface, Pale Face Mallow, Paleface Rosemallow, Rock Hibiscus (terrestrial perennial subshrub or shrub (to 3 feet high); within range reported from rocky slopes, hills, gravelly bajadas, gravelly flats and washes below 4,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Sida abutifolia P. Miller (Sida filicaulis J. Torrey & A. Gray, Sida procumbens E.J. Schwartz): Spreading Fanpetals, Spreading Sida (terrestrial annual or perennial herb; within range reported from mesas, rocky and gravelly slopes, gravelly bajadas, plains and gravelly and sandy flats 2,500 to 6,000 feet elevation; useful as an ornamental)
Sphaeralcea sp.: Globemallow
Nyctaginaceae: The Four-o’clock Family
Allionia incarnata C. Linnaeus var. villosa (P.C. Standley) B.L. Turner: Guapile, Trailing Allionia, Trailing Four O’Clock, Trailing Windmills (terrestrial annual or perennial herb or vine; within range reported from below 6,000 feet elevation)
Boerhavia coccinea P. Miller: Indian Boerhaavia, Red Spiderling, Scarlet Spiderling, Wine Flower (terrestrial perennial herb; within range reported from rocky slopes, gravelly bajadas, flats and along washes below 7,000 feet elevation)
Boerhavia megaptera P.C. Standley: Tucson Mountain Spiderling, Winged Spiderling (te