Desert prickly-pear Opuntia phaecantha Cactaceae

Spiny greasebush, Nevada greasebush Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum Crossosomataceae [Flower picture below taken on previous field trip]

California milkweed Asclepias californica Apocynaceae

Desert needlegrass Stipa speciosa Poaceae [Formerly Achnatherum speciosum]

Green rabbitbrush ^ Ericameria teretifolia Asteraceae [Formerly Chrysothamnus teretifolius]

Jointfir Ephedra sp. Ephedraceae

		Desert calico Loeseliastrum matthewsii Polemoniaceae
cf. Whitestem blazing star Mentzelia albicaulis Loasaceae

Dense mistletoe Phoradendron densum Viscaceae				Western juniper Juniperus grandis Cupressaceae [Formerly J. occidentalis var. australis]

Giant blazing star Mentzelia laevicaulis Loasaceae

		Paperbag bush, Bladder sage Scutellaria mexicana Lamiaceae [Formerly Salazaria mexicana]

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