Leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus Asteraceae

Prince's plume Stanleya pinnata var. pinnata Brassicaceae [Named for Edward Smith-Stanley, 1775-1851]

Prickly lettuce * Lactuca serriola Asteraceae

Rattlesnake weed Euphorbia albomarginata Euphorbiaceae [Named for Euphorbus, Greek physician to King Juba II of Mauritania]

Shaggy-flowered woolstar Eriastrum sapphirinum ssp. dasyanthum Polemoniaceae

Showy cryptantha Cryptantha muricata Boraginaceae

Silver cholla Cylindropuntia echinocarpa Cactaceae

Short-joint beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada Cactaceae

		Spanish clover Acmispon americanus var. americanus Fabaceae

Tansy mustard Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra Brassicaceae [Named for François Descurain, 1658-1740]

cf. Redstem spring beauty Claytonia rubra Montiaceae

Tucker's oak Quercus john-tuckeri Fagaceae [Named for John Maurice Tucker, 1916-2008]

Yellow pincushion Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula Asteraceae

		Red-stem filaree * Erodium cicutarium Geraniaceae
White sweetclover * Melilotus albus Fabaceae

 

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