Showy gilia Gilia cana Polemoniaceae [Named for Filippo Luigi Gilii, 1756-1821]

Parry's saltbush Atriplex parryi Chenopodiaceae [Named for Charles Christopher Parry, 1823-1890]

Desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata Asteraceae

Desert needlegrass Stipa speciosa Poaceae

Eastern threadplant Nemacladus orientalis Campanulaceae

Desert trumpet Eriogonum elongatum Polygonaceae

		Sand cress Calyptridium monandrum Montiaceae

Royal desert lupine Lupinus odoratus Fabaceae

Four-wing saltbush Atriplex canescens Chenopodiaceae

Fremont's phacelia Phacelia fremontii Hydrophyllaceae				Roundleaf oxytheca Oxytheca perfoliata Polygonaceae

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