Fanleaf crinklemat Tiquilia plicata Boraginaceae		Desert sunflower Geraea canescens Asteraceae

Desert lily Hesperocallis undulata Liliaceae

Rigid spineflower Chorizanthe rigida Polygonaceae
		Desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata Asteraceae

Dune sunflower Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens Asteraceae

Hairy-leaved pectocarya Pectocarya heterocarpa Boraginaceae

Little trumpet Eriogonum trichopes var. trichopes Polygonaceae

Mojave stinkweed Cleomella obtusifolia Capparaceae

Dwarf white milkvetch ^ Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus Fabaceae		Saharan mustard * Brassica tournefortii Brassicaceae [Named for Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, 1656-1708]

		Burrobush Ambrosia dumosa Asteraceae		Desert holly Atriplex hymenelytra Chenopodiaceae   Broad-leaved stillingia Stillingia spinulosa Euphorbiaceae [Named for Benjamin Stillingfleet, 1702-1771]
Hairy-podded peppergrass Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum Brassicaceae
Rayless encelia Encelia frutescens Asteraceae [Named for Christoph Entzelt, 1517-1583]

Borrego milkvetch Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus Fabaceae

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