Case's milkvetch Astragalus casei Fabaceae [Named for Eliphalet Lewis Case, 1843-1925]

Five-tooth spineflower Chorizanthe watsonii Polygonaceae [Named for Sereno Watson, 1826-1892]		Brittle spineflower Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu Polygonaceae

		Blue dicks Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus Themidaceae		Desert sweet Chamaebatiaria millefolium Rosaceae
Chaffbush Amphipappus fremontii var. fremontii Asteraceae [Named for John Charles Frémont, 1813-1890]

Winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata Chenopodiaceae [Named for Stepan Petrovich Krascheninnikov, 1713-1755]

Chocolate drops Caulanthus pilosus Brassicaceae

		Crested onion Allium atrorubens var. cristatum Alliaceae
Whitestem blazing star Mentzelia albicaulis Loasaceae [Named for Christian Mentzel, 1622-1701]

Death Valley phacelia Phacelia vallis-mortae Hydrophyllaceae
		White tidy tips Layia platyglossa Asteraceae

Desert alyssum Lepidium fremontii Brassicaceae

Wingnut cryptantha Cryptantha pterocarya Boraginaceae				Winged pectocarya Pectocarya penicillata Boraginaceae

Desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata Asteraceae

 

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