Pink alumroot Heuchera rubescens Saxifragaceae [Named for Johann Heinrich von Heucher, 1677-1747]		Western blue phlox Linum lewisii var. lewisii Linaceae [Named for Meriwether Lewis, 1774-1809]		Panamint daisy Enceliopsis covillei Asteraceae [Named for Frederick Vernon Coville, 1867-1937]

Broom groundsel Senecio spartioides Asteraceae		Parry's lip fern Myriopteris parryi Pteridaceae [Named for Charles Christopher Parry, 1823-1890]

		Stansbury phlox Phlox stansburyi ssp. stansburyi Polemoniaceae		Beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris Cactaceae
Parry's wild parsley Lomatium parryi Apiaceae [Named for Charles Christopher Parry, 1823-1890]

		Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma Cupressaceae

		Desert bitterbrush Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa Rosaceae
Mojave mound cactus Echinocereus mohavensis Cactaceae				Curl-leaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus Rosaceae

Athel * Tamarix aphylla Tamaricaceae

Varicolored buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. versicolor Polygonaceae		Desert sweet Chamaebatiaria millefolium Rosaceae		Ditch beard grass * Polypogon interruptus Poaceae

Limber pine Pinus flexilis Pinaceae

Juniper mistletoe Phoradendron juniperinum Viscaceae
		Dwarf goldenbush Ericameria nana Asteraceae		Green ephedra Ephedra viridis Ephedraceae

Dusty maidens Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii Asteraceae [Named for David Douglas, 1798-1834]		Little-leaved brickellbush Brickellia microphylla var. microphylla Asteraceae [Named for John Brickell, 1740-1809]

 

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