Desert prickly-pear Opuntia phaecantha Cactaceae

Spiny greasebush, Nevada greasebush Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum Crossosomataceae

California milkweed Asclepias californica Apocynaceae

Desert needlegrass Stipa speciosa Poaceae

Green rabbitbrush ^ Ericameria teretifolia Asteraceae

Jointfir Ephedra sp. Ephedraceae

		Desert calico Loeseliastrum matthewsii Polemoniaceae [Named for Washington Matthews, 1843-1905]
cf. Whitestem blazing star Mentzelia albicaulis Loasaceae [Named for Christian Mentzel, 1622-1701]

Dense mistletoe Phoradendron densum Viscaceae				Western juniper Juniperus grandis Cupressaceae

Giant blazing star Mentzelia laevicaulis Loasaceae

		Paperbag bush, Bladder sage Scutellaria mexicana Lamiaceae

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