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- ACANTHACEAE
- ADOXACEAE
- AGAVACEAE
- AIZOACEAE
- ALLIACEAE
- AMARANTHACEAE
- ANACARDIACEAE
- APIACEAE
- APOCYNACEAE
- ARECACEAE
- ASTERACEAE
- ASTERACEAE
- A-B
- A-B
- Alkali Goldenbush (Isocoma acradenia)
- Arrowweed (Pluchea sericea)
- Bicolor Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium biolettii)
- Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
- Bird's Nest Thistle (Cirsium scariosum)
- Boundary Goldenbush (Ericameria brachylepis)
- Brass Buttons (Cotula coronopifolia)
- Bristly Ox-tongue (Helminthotheca echioides)
- Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)
- Broom Baccharis (Baccharis sarothroides)
- Broom Snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae)
- Burrobush (Ambrosia dumosa)
- C
- C
- California Aster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia)
- California Brickellbush (Brickellia californica)
- California Butterweed (Senecio californicus)
- California Encelia (Encelia californica)
- California Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium californicum)
- California Goldenrod (Solidago velutina ssp. californica)
- California Goldfields (Lasthenia gracilis)
- California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
- California Sunflower (Helianthus californicus)
- California Thistle (Cirsium occidentale var. californicum)
- California Trixis (Trixis californica)
- Cheesebush (Ambrosia salsola)
- Cinchweed (Pectis papposa)
- Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)
- Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Coulter's Goldfields
- Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)
- Crete Weed (Hedypnois cretica)
- Crown Daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium)
- D-E-F
- D-E-F
- Desert Aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia)
- Desert Baccharis (Baccharis sergiloides)
- Desert Brickellbush (Brickellia desertorum)
- Desert Chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
- Desert Dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
- Desert Pincushion (Chaenactis stevioides)
- Desert Sunflower (Geraea canescens)
- Desert Twinbugs (Dicoria canescens)
- Diffuse Daisy (Erigeron divergens)
- Douglas Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana)
- Easter Bonnets (Eriophyllum lanosum)
- Elegant Madia (Madia elegans)
- Fremont's Pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
- G-H-I
- G-H-I
- Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)
- Gazania (Gazania linearis)
- Gray Desert Sunflower (Helianthus petiolaris)
- Goldenrod (Solidago velutina)
- Golden-rayed Pentachaeta (Pentachaeta aurea)
- Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis)
- Interior Golden Bush (Ericameria linearifolia)
- Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus)
- J-K-L
- M-N-O
- P-Q-R
- P-Q-R
- Palmer Sagewort (Artemisia palmeri)
- Parish's Goldenbush (Ericameria parishii)
- Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
- Pineapple Weed (Chamomilla suaveolens)
- Pine Goldenbush (Ericameria pinifolia)
- Pygmy Cedar (Peucephyllum schottii)
- Rabbitbrush (Ericameria paniculata)
- Ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya)
- Rock-daisy (Perityle emoryi)
- Rush Sweetbush (Bebbia juncea)
- S-T-U
- S-T-U
- Sacapellote (Acourtia microcephala)
- Salsify (Tragopogon dubius)
- San Diego Goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii)
- San Diego Gumplant
- San Diego Hulsea (Hulsea californica)
- San Diego Sunflower (Bahiopsis laciniata)
- San Diego Wreath Plant (Stephanomeria diegensis)
- San Felipe Dogweed (Adenophyllum porophylloides)
- Sawtooth Goldenbush (Hazardia squarrosa)
- Sea Dahilia (Leptosyne maritima)
- Shrubby Butterweed (Senecio flaccidus)
- Silverpuffs (Uropappus lindleyi)
- Slender Sunflower (Helianthus gracilentus)
- Slender Tarweed (Madia gracilis)
- Slender Wreathplant (Stephanomeria exigua)
- Smooth Cat's Ear (Hypochaeris glabra)
- Spanish Needle (Palafoxia arida)
- Spear-leaf Mountain-dandelion (Agoseris retrorsa)
- Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)
- Telegraph Weed (Heterotheca grandiflora)
- Tidy-tips (Layia platyglossa)
- Tocalote
- Twiggy Stephanomeria (Stephanomeria virgata)
- V-W-X-Z
- V-W-X-Z
- Velvet Turtleback (Psathyrotes ramosissima)
- Wedge-leaved Goldenbush (Ericameria cuneata)
- Western Mugwort
- White Layia (Layia glandulosa)
- White Pincushion (Chaenactis artemisiifolia)
- White Tackstem (Calycoseris wrightii)
- Wire Lettuce (Stephanomeria pauciflora)
- Woodland Agoseris (Agoseris heterophylla)
- Woolly Brickellbush
- Woolly Easterbonnets
- Yellowdome (Trichoptilium incisum)
- Yellow Pincushion (Chaenactis glabriuscula)
- BERBERIDACEAE
- BETULACEAE
- BIGNONIACEAE
- BLECHNACEAE
- BORAGINACEAE
- BORAGINACEAE
- A-F
- A-F
- Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
- Bearded Cryptantha (Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera)
- Bracted Popcornflower (Plagiobothrys bracteatus)
- Caterpillar Phacelia (Phacelia cicutaria)
- Checker Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii)
- Common Phacelia (Phacelia distans)
- Dainty Desert Hideseed
- Desert Bluebells (Phacelia campanularia)
- Desert Purple Mat (Nama demissum var. demissum)
- Devil's Lettuce (Amsinckia tessellata)
- Fiestaflower (Pholistoma auritum)
- Forget-Me-Not (Cryptantha sp)
- G-Z
- G-Z
- Imbricate Phacelia (Phacelia imbricata)
- Mountain Phacelia (Phacelia curvipes)
- Notch Leaved Phacelia (Phacelia crenulata)
- Panamint Cryptantha (Cryptantha angustifolia)
- Parry's Phacelia (Phacelia parryi)
- Plicate Coldenia (Tiquilia plicata)
- Pointed Cryptantha (Cryptantha muricata)
- Poodle-dog bush (Eriodictyon parryi)
- Popcorn Flower
- Salt Heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum)
- San Diego Fiesta Flower (Pholistoma racemosum)
- Sand Plant (Pholisma arenarium)
- Shiny-leaf Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon trichocalyx)
- Shortlobe Phacelia (Phacelia brachyloba)
- Whispering Bellls (Emmenanthe penduliflora)
- White Fiesta Flower (Pholistoma membranaceum)
- Wild Canterbury Bells (Phacelia minor)
- Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)
- BRASSICACEAE
- BURSERACEAE
- CACTACEAE
- CACTACEAE
- Beavertail Cactus
- California Barrel Cactus
- Cane Cholla
- Clustered Barrel Cactus
- Coastal Pricklypear (Opuntia littoralis)
- Fishhook Cactus
- Fishhook Cactus
- Gander's Buckhorn Cholla
- Golden Cholla
- Hedgehog Cactus
- Indian Fig Cactus
- Mason Valley Cholla
- Mojave Prickly Pear
- Prickly Pear Cactus
- San Diego Barrel Cactus
- Teddybear Cholla
- CAMPANULACEAE
- CAPRIFOLIACEAE
- CARYOPHYLLACEAE
- CELASTRACEAE
- CHENOPODIACEAE
- CISTACEAE
- CLEOMACEAE
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- CORNACEAE
- CRASSULACEAE
- CUCURBITACEAE
- CYPERACEAE
- DATISCACEAE
- DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
- DRYOPTERIDACEAE
- EPHEDRACEAE
- EQUISETACEAE
- ERICACEAE
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- FABACEAE
- FABACEAE
- A-P
- A-P
- American Vetch
- Arizona Lupine
- Borrego Milkvetch
- Catclaw
- Chick Lupine
- Coastal Lotus
- Coast Locoweed (Astragalus trichopodus)
- Collar Lupine
- Cylops Acacia
- Deerweed (Acmispon glaber)
- Desert Lotus
- Dyebush
- False Indigo
- Fremont Indigobush
- Grape Soda Lupine
- Hoffmannseggia
- Honey Mesquite
- Indian Clover
- Indigo Bush
- Ironwood
- Miniature Lupine
- Mojava Indigo Bush
- Parish's California Tea
- Parish's Milkvetch
- Prostrate Lotus
- Q-Z
- FAGACEAE
- FOUQUIERIACEAE
- FRANKENIACEAE
- GENTIANACEAE
- GERANIACEAE
- GROSSULARIACEAE
- IRIDACEAE
- JUGLANDACEAE
- JUNCACEAE
- KOEBERLINIACEAE
- KRAMERIACEAE
- LAMIACEAE
- LAMIACEAE
- Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)
- Chia (Salvia columbariae)
- Cleveland Sage (Salvia clevelandii)
- Creeping Sage (Salvia sonomensis)
- Desert Lavender (Hyptis emoryi)
- Heart-leaved Pitcher Sage (Lepechinia cardiophylla)
- Hedge Nettle (Stachys ajugoides)
- Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)
- Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
- Little Monardella (Monardella nana)
- Mountain Bluecurls (Trichostema parishii)
- Mustang Mint (Monardella breweri)
- Purple Sage
- Scarlet Monardella (Monardella macrantha)
- Southern Mountain Monardella (Monardella australis)
- Vinegarweed (Trichostema lanceolatum)
- Wand Sage (Salvia vaseyi)
- White Sage (Salvia apiana)
- Woolly Bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum)
- LAURACEAE
- LILIACEAE
- LINACEAE
- LOASACEAE
- MALVACEAE
- MELANTHIACEAE
- MONTIACEAE
- MYRTACEAE
- NYCTAGINACEAE
- ONAGRACEAE
- ONAGRACEAE
- Beach Suncup
- Booth's Evening-primrose
- Brown-eyed Primrose
- California Evening-primrose
- California Fuchsia
- California Primrose
- Canyon Clarkia
- Delicate Clarkia
- Dense Boisduvalia
- Diamond Clarkia
- Hairy Suncup
- Heart-leaved Suncup
- Hill Suncup
- Marsh Evening Primrose
- Narrow-leaved Primrose
- Pale Suncup
- Strigose Suncup
- Water Primrose
- Winecup Clarkia
- ORCHIDACEAE
- OROBANCHACEAE
- PAEONIACEAE
- PAPAVERACEAE
- PAPAVERACEAE
- Bush Poppy (Dendromecon rigida)
- California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
- Cream Cups (Platystemon californicus)
- Desert Golden Poppy (Eschscholzia glyptosperma)
- Fire Poppy (Papaver californicum)
- Parish's Poppy (Eschscholzia parishii)
- Prickly Poppy (Argemone munita)
- Pygmy Golden Poppy (Eschscholzia minutiflora)
- Wind Poppy (Papaver heterophyllum)
- PHRYMACEAE
- PICRODENDRACEAE
- PINACEAE
- PLANTAGINACEAE
- PLANTAGINACEAE
- Beaked Penstemon
- California Plantain
- Child's Blue-eyed Mary
- Chinese Houses
- Chinese Houses
- Common Plantain
- English Plantain
- Foothill Penstemon
- Foxglove
- Ghost Flower
- Kellogg Snapdragon
- Nuttall's Snapdragon
- Penstemon Bush
- Scarlet Bugler
- Showy Penstemon
- White Snapdragon
- Woolly Plantain
- Yellow Bush Penstemon
- PLATANACEAE
- PLUMBAGINACEAE
- POACEAE
- POLEMONIACEAE
- POLYGONACEAE
- POLYGONACEAE
- Brittle Spineflower (Chorizanthe brevicornu)
- California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
- California Dock (Rumex californicus)
- Curly Dock (Rumex crispus)
- Desert Trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum)
- Devil's Spineflower (Chorizanthe rigida)
- Foothill Buckwheat (Eriogonum wrightii)
- Fringed Spineflower (Chorizanthe fimbriata)
- Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
- Peninsular spineflower (Chorizanthe leptotheca)
- POLYPODIACEAE
- PTERIDACEAE
- RANUNCULACEAE
- RHAMNACEAE
- RHAMNACEAE
- Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus)
- California Adolphia (Adolphia californica)
- California Coffeeberry (Frangula californica)
- Chaparral Whitethorn (Ceanothus leucodermis)
- Cupped Leaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus perplexans)
- Desert Ceanothus
- Hairy Ceanothus (Ceanothus oliganthus)
- Hoaryleaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus crassifolius)
- Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia)
- Lotebush (Ziziphus parryi)
- Palmer Ceanothus (Ceanothus palmeri)
- Ramona Lilac (Ceanothus tomentosus)
- Spiny Redberry (Rhamnus crocea)
- ROSACEAE
- ROSACEAE
- Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides)
- Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima)
- California Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
- California Rose (Rosa californica)
- Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum)
- Cleveland's Horkelia (Horkelia clevelandii)
- Desert Apricot (Prunus fremontii)
- Hollyleaf Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia)
- Mountain Misery (Chamaebatia australis)
- Nuttall Cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis)
- Ribbon Wood (Adenostoma sparsifolium)
- Smooth Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus minutiflorus)
- Sticky Cinquefoil (Drymocallis glandulosa)
- Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
- Utah Service-berry (Amelanchier utahensis)
- Western Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana)
- Wood Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
- RUBIACEAE
- RUSCACEAE
- RUTACEAE
- SALICACEAE
- SAURURACEAE
- SAXIFRAGACEAE
- SCROPHULARIACEAE
- SELAGINELLACEAE
- SIMAROUBACEAE
- SIMMONDSIACEAE
- SOLANACEAE
- STYRACACEAE
- TAMARICACEAE
- THEMIDACEAE
- TROPAEOLACEAE
- URTICACEAE
- TYPHACEAE
- VERBENACEAE
- VIOLACEAE
- VISCACEAE
- VITACEAE
- ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
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