Broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae Asteraceae [Named for Pedro Gutiérrez Bueno, 1745-1826]

Hairy windmills Allionia incarnata var. villosa Nyctaginaceae [Named for Carlo Ludovico Allioni, 1728-1804]

Climbing milkweed Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii Apocynaceae [Picture on right is stem of Funastrum hirtellum (Hairy milkweed) for comparison]

		Parish's goldeneye Bahiopsis parishii Asteraceae [Named for the Parish brothers]

Desert willow Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata Bignoniaceae

California barrel cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus Cactaceae

		Thick-leaved ground cherry Physalis crassifolia Solanaceae

Fosberg's cholla, Mason Valley cholla Cylindropuntia fosbergii Cactaceae [Named for Francis Raymond Fosberg, 1908-1993]		Brittlebush Encelia farinosa Asteraceae		Strawberry cactus Mammillaria dioica Cactaceae

Coues' senna Senna covesii Fabaceae [Named for Elliot Ladd Coues, 1842-1899]

Ayenia Ayenia compacta Malvaceae [Named for Louis de Noailles, Duc d'Ayen, 1713-1793]

Flat-topped buckwheat Eriogonum plumatella Polygonaceae

 

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