California goldfields Lasthenia californica ssp. californica Asteraceae		California wild buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium Polygonaceae		Fremont's phacelia Phacelia fremontii Hydrophyllaceae

Checker fiddleneck Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata Boraginaceae [Named for Wilhelm Amsinck, 1752-1831]

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

Davy gilia Gilia latiflora ssp. davyi Polemoniaceae [Named for Filippo Luigi Gilii, 1756-1821]

		Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia Agavaceae

cf. Puff-calyx gilia Gilia aliquanta ssp. aliquanta Polemoniaceae

Large yellow primrose Oenothera primiveris Onagraceae

Mojave sun cup Camissonia campestris ssp. campestris Onagraceae
		Longbeak streptanthella Streptanthella longirostris Brassicaceae

		Mojave brown-eyed primrose Chylismia claviformis ssp. claviformis Onagraceae
Tansy-leaved phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia Hydrophyllaceae

Scalebud Anisocoma acaulis Asteraceae				Whitestem blazing star Mentzelia albicaulis Loasaceae [Named for Christian Mentzel, 1622-1701]

Wingnut cryptantha Cryptantha pterocarya Boraginaceae

Arizona popcorn flower Plagiobothrys arizonicus Boraginaceae		Cooper's jewelflower Caulanthus cooperi Brassicaceae [Named for James Graham Cooper, 1830-1902]

Five-hook bassia * Bassia hyssopifolia Chenopodiaceae [Named for Ferdinando Bassi, 1710-1774]

Desert senna Senna armata Fabaceae		Dwarf white milkvetch Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus Fabaceae		Doveweed Croton setiger Euphorbiaceae

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