Desert bluebells Phacelia campanularia var. vasiformis Boraginaceae

Desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata Asteraceae

		Notchleaf phacelia Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua Boraginaceae		Desert five-spot Eremalche rotundifolia Malvaceae
Desert stars Monoptilon bellioides Asteraceae

Schott's indigo bush Psorothamnus schottii Fabaceae [Named for Arthur Carl Victor Schott, 1814-1875]

Desert chicory Rafinesquia neomexicana Asteraceae [Named for Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1783-1840]

		Beetle spurge Euphorbia eriantha Euphorbiaceae		Desert heron's bill Erodium texanum Geraniaceae Chinchweed Pectis papposa var. papposa Asteraceae
Guadalupe cryptantha Cryptantha maritima Boraginaceae
Sand blazing star Mentzelia involucrata Loasaceae [Named for Christian Mentzel, 1622-1701]

Strigose lotus Acmispon strigosus Fabaceae

		Creosote bush Larrea tridentata Zygophyllaceae [Named for Juan Antonio Hernández Perez de Larrea, 1731-1803]		Purple mat Nama demissum var. demissum Boraginaceae
Small-seeded spurge Chamaesyce polycarpa Euphorbiaceae

Flatcrown buckwheat, Flat-topped skeleton weed Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum Polygonaceae

Apricot mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua Malvaceae

		Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis Simmondsiaceae [Named for Thomas William Simmonds, 1767-1804]
Tansy mustard Descurainia pinnata Brassicaceae [Named for François Descourain, 1658-1740]

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