Creek monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata Phrymaceae		Desert milkweed Asclepias erosa Apocynaceae		Scented cryptantha Cryptantha utahensis Boraginaceae		Varied milkvetch Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis Fabaceae

Slender pectocarya Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula Boraginaceae

Shortflower buckwheat Eriogonum brachyanthum Polygonaceae

		Little-leaved Mojave indigo bush Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius Fabaceae

Salt marsh sand-spurrey Spergularia marina Caryophyllaceae		Red Rock Canyon monkeyflower Erythranthe rhodopetra Phrymaceae

Thick-leaved phacelia Phacelia pachyphylla Hydrophyllaceae

Woolly daisy Eriophyllum wallacei Asteraceae [Named for William Allen Wallace, 1815-1893]

Charlotte's phacelia Phacelia nashiana Hydrophyllaceae [Named for Charlotte Eden Nash, 1899-1982]

Booth's desert evening primrose Eremothera boothii ssp. desertorum Onagraceae

		Spectacle pod Dithyrea californica Brassicaceae

Apricot mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua Malvaceae

Brittle spineflower Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu Polygonaceae

Desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata Asteraceae		Keysia Glyptopleura marginata Asteraceae

Rosy gilia, Cinder gilia Gilia sinuata Polemoniaceae

		Small-flowered tamarisk * Tamarix parviflora Tamaricaceae
Desert-holly Atriplex hymenelytra Chenopodiaceae

Sweetbush Bebbia juncea Asteraceae [Named for Michael Schuck Bebb, 1833-1895]		Spreading pygmyleaf Loeflingia squarrosa Caryophyllaceae [Named for Pehr (Peter) Löfling, 1729-1756]		Yellow saucers Malacothrix sonchoides Asteraceae

Chicalote Argemone munita Papaveraceae		Yuma spurge Euphorbia setiloba Euphorbiaceae

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