Douglas's milkvetch Astragalus douglasii var. douglasii Fabaceae

California sagebrush Artemisia californica Asteraceae

Sand blazing star Mentzelia involucrata Loasaceae Short-winged deerweed Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus Fabaceae

San Diego gilia Gilia diegensis Polemoniaceae

Sand ricegrass Stipa hymenoides Poaceae California indigo bush Psorothamnus arborescens var. californicus Fabaceae

Shepherd's purse * Capsella bursa-pastoris Brassicaceae

Thick-leavedground-cherry Physalis crassifolia Solanaceae

Pineapple weed * Matricaria discoidea Asteraceae

		Bristly ox-tongue * Helminthotheca echioides Asteraceae
Watercress Nasturtium officinale Brassicaceae

		Wild grape Vitis girdiana Vitaceae [Named for Henry Harrison Gird, 1826-1913]
Acton encelia Encelia actoni Asteraceae				Yellow turbans Eriogonum pusillum Polygonaceae

Catclaw acacia Senegalia greggii Fabaceae [Named for Josiah Gregg, 1806-1850]

Caterpillar phacelia Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida Hydrophyllaceae
		Weedy cudweed * Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Asteraceae		Checker fiddleneck Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata Boraginaceae

		Chaparral gilia Gilia angelensis Polemoniaceae [Named for Filippo Luigi Gilii, 1756-1821]

Stinging lupine Lupinus hirsutissimus Fabaceae				California indigo bush Psorothamnus arborescens var. californicus Fabaceae

Desert baccharis Baccharis sergiloides Asteraceae		Collar lupine Lupinus truncatus Fabaceae

Southern Chinese houses Collinsia concolor Plantaginaceae [Named for Zaccheus Collins, 1764-1831]		Desert prickly pear Opuntia phaeacantha Cactaceae		Slender volcanic gilia Gilia ochroleuca ssp. exilis Polemoniaceae

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