Mojave-aster Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia Asteraceae

Fringe-pod Thysanocarpus curvipes Brassicaceae

Curvenut pectocarya Pectocarya recurvata Boraginaceae

Fremont's cottonwood Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii Salicaceae [Named for John Charles Frémont, 1813-1890]

Beehive cactus Coryphantha sp. Cactaceae				Desert tobacco Nicotiana obtusifolia Solanaceae [Named for Jean Nicot de Villemain, 1530-1600]

	Guadalupe cryptantha Cryptantha maritima Boraginaceae

Bearded cryptantha Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera Boraginaceae

	Common phacelia Phacelia distans Boraginaceae

Pancake prickly pear Opuntia chlorotica Cactaceae
		Parish's poppy Eschscholzia parishii Papaveraceae [Named for Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz, 1793-1831, and the Parish brothers]

		Mojave yucca Yucca schidigera Agavaceae
Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii Cactaceae [Named for George Engelmann, 1809-1884]

Star gilia Gilia stellata Polemoniaceae [Named for Filippo Luigi Gilii, 1756-1821]

		Catclaw acacia, Wait-a-minute bush Senegalia greggii Fabaceae [Named for Josiah Gregg, 1806-1850]
Chia Salvia columbariae Lamiaceae

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