Cooper's broomrape Aphyllon cooperi Orobanchaceae [Named for James Graham Cooper, 1830-1902]

Desert pincushion Chaenactis stevioides Asteraceae

Smoke tree Psorothamnus spinosus Fabaceae

Smooth-stemmed fagonia Fagonia laevis Zygophyllaceae [Named for Guy-Crescent Fagon, 1638-1718]

Desert sunflower Geraea canescens Asteraceae

Desert sand-verbena Abronia villosa var. villosa Nyctaginaceae

White fiesta flower Pholistoma membranaceum Hydrophyllaceae

Glandular threadplant Nemacladus glanduliferus Campanulaceae

Downy dalea Dalea mollissima Fabaceae [Named for Samuel Dale, 1659-1739]

Common phacelia Phacelia distans Hydrophyllaceae

 

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