Mojave owl's clover Castilleja exserta ssp. venusta Orobanchaceae [Named for Domingo Castillejo Muñoz, 1744?-1793]   Parry's linanthus Linanthus parryae Polemoniaceae [Named for Emily Richmond Preston Parry, 1821-1915]

Burrobush Ambrosia dumosa Asteraceae				Beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris Cactaceae

		Parry's wild buckwheat Eriogonum brachypodum Polygonaceae
Spiny hopsage Grayia spinosa Chenopodiaceae [Named for Asa Gray, 1810-1888]

Desert parsley Lomatium mohavense Apiaceae
		Desert paintbrush Castilleja chromosa Orobanchaceae

		Desert dodder Cuscuta denticulata Convolvulaceae
Bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus Fabaceae

Purple mat Nama demissa var. demissa Namaceae

Cooper's goldenbush Ericameria cooperi var. cooperi Asteraceae

Desert baccharis Baccharis sergiloides Asteraceae

		Grape soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. excubitus Fabaceae
Desert bitterbrush Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa Rosaceae [Named for Frederick Traugott Pursh, 1774-1820]

Retrorse desert four o'clock Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Nyctaginaceae Hole-in-the-sand plant Nicolletia occidentalis Asteraceae [Named for Joseph Nicholas Nicollet, 1786-1843]

Desert calico Loeseliastrum matthewsii Polemoniaceae [Named for Washington Matthews, 1843-1905]

Mojave cottonthorn Tetradymia stenolepis Asteraceae White tidy tips Layia glandulosa Asteraceae [Named for George Tradescant Lay, 1799?-1845]

Paperbag bush Scutellaria mexicana Lamiaceae

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

Desert lupine Lupinus shockleyi Fabaceae [Named for William Hillman Shockley, 1855-1925]		Rattlesnake weed Euphorbia albomarginata Euphorbiaceae

Blackbrush Coleogyne ramosissima Rosaceae		Desert larkspur Delphinium parishii ssp. parishii Ranunculaceae [Named for Samuel Bonsall Parish, 1838-1928]		Lesser mohavea Antirrhinum mohavea Plantaginaceae

PHOTO GALLERIES INDEX		PAGE SIX OF EIGHT
CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS
VIRGINIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS