Clustered broomrape Aphyllon fasciculatum Orobanchaceae

Hole-in-the-sand plant Nicolletia occidentalis Asteraceae [Named for Joseph Nicholas Nicollet, 1786-1843]

Streambank lotus Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia Fabaceae [Named for David Hosack, 1769-1835]

Few-flowered blue dicks Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. pauciflorus Themidaceae

		Grape soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. excubitus Fabaceae

Davis's pitted onion Allium lacunosum var. davisiae Alliaceae [Named for Nancy Jane Davis, 1833-1921]

Mojave cottonthorn Tetradymia stenolepis Asteraceae

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

Wishbone bush Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia Nyctaginaceae		Desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata Asteraceae

		Silver cholla Cylindropuntia echinocarpa Cactaceae

Mojave-aster Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia Asteraceae

Desert woolstar Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum Polemoniaceae

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CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS
VIRGINIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS