Field Notes of Annie Alexander and Louise Kellogg Summary Area Plant List for Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, California.  

Tom Schweich  

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For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below. This page is highly summarized. For detail about the distribution of plants, please see: Detailed Area List for Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, California.

  Agavaceae
  Yucca baccata Torrey. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Anacardiaceae
  Rhus trilobata Torrey & A. Gray. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
  Lomatium nevadense (S. Watson) J. M. Coult. & Rose var. parishii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Jeps. 
Mescal Spring,
  Lomatium parryi (S. Watson) J. F. Macbr. 
Clark Mountain,
  Asclepiadaceae
  Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson ssp. asperula. 
Clark Mountain,
  Asteraceae
  Acamptopappus shockleyi A. Gray. 
Clark Mountain,
  Adenophyllum cooperi (A. Gray) Strother. 
Barnwell, New York Mountains,
  Ambrosia eriocentra (A. Gray) Payne. 
Barnwell, Giant Ledge Mine, New York Mountains,
  Anisocoma acaulis Torrey & A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. 
Mescal Spring,
  Baileya multiradiata A. Gray var. multiradiata. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Brickellia incana A. Gray. 
Clark Mountain, New York Mountains,
  Brickellia oblongifolia Nutt. var. linifolia (D. C. Eaton) Robinson. 
Clark Mountain, Giant Ledge Mine,
  Chaenactis stevioides Hook. & Arn. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mescal Spring Canyon, Yucca Grove,
  Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) G. L. Nesom. 
Caruthers Canyon, New York Mountains,
  Cirsium neomexicanum A. Gray. 
Barnwell,
  Encelia virginensis A. Nelson. 
Clark Mountain,
  Ericameria cooperi (A. Gray) H. M. Hall var. cooperi. 
Barnwell,
  Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urb. & J. Wussow. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain,
  Erigeron brewerii A. Gray var. covillei (Greene) G. L. Nesom. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray. 
New York Mountains,
  Erigeron pumilus Nutt. var. intermedius Cronq. 
Barnwell, Caruthers Canyon,
  Erigeron uncialis S. F. Blake var. uncialis. 
Clark Mountain,
  Eriophyllum pringlei A. Gray. 
Barnwell, New York Mountains,
  Eriophyllum wallacei (A. Gray) A. Gray. 
Barnwell, New York Mountains, Yucca Grove,
  Filago californica Nutt. 
Yucca Grove,
  Gnaphalium palustre Nutt. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Heliomeris multiflora (A. Nelson) H. O. Yates var. nevadensis. 
Mescal Spring Canyon, Mormon Canyon,
  Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. var. eriopodus (Nelson) B. Turner. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain, Giant Ledge Mine,
  Hymenoxys acaulis (Pursh) K. L. Parker var. arizonica (Greene) K. L. Parker. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Hymenoxys cooperi (A. Gray) Cockerell. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain, Keystone Canyon,
  Layia glandulosa (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mescal Spring Canyon, Yucca Grove,
  Layia platyglossa (Fischer & C. Meyer) A. Gray. 
New York Mountains,
  Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) S. L. Welsh. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Machaeranthera gracilis (Nutt.) Shinners. 
Barnwell,
  Malacothrix glabrata A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Monoptilon bellidiforme A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Packera multilobata (Torr. & A. Gray ex A. Gray) W. A. Weber & A. Love. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain, Mormon Canyon, New York Mountains,
  Petradoria pumila (Nutt.) Greene ssp. pumila. 
Clark Mountain,
  Psilostrophe cooperi (A. Gray) E. Greene. 
Clark Mountain,
  Rafinesquia neomexicana A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Senecio multilobatus A. Gray. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Stylocline psilocarphoides M. Peck. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Syntrichopappus fremontii A. Gray. 
Barnwell, Mescal Spring Canyon,
  Uropappus lindleyi (DC.) Nutt. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Boraginaceae
  Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray var. tessellata. 
Yucca Grove,
  Cryptantha confertiflora (Greene) Payson. 
Clark Mountain,
  Cryptantha flavoculata (Nelson) Payson. 
Giant Ledge Mine,
  Cryptantha gracilis Osterh. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Cryptantha pterocarya (Torr.) Greene. 
Barnwell, Yucca Grove,
  Cryptantha sp.. 
Yucca Grove,
  Cryptantha tumulosa (Payson) Payson. 
Caruthers Canyon, New York Mountains,
  Pectocarya setosa A. Gray. 
Barnwell,
  Tiquilia canescens (DC.)A. T. Richardson var. canescens. 
Clark Mountain,
  Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
  Arabis perennans S. Watson. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Arabis pulchra M. E. Jones. 
Yucca Grove,
  Arabis pulchra M. E. Jones ex S. Watson var. gracilis M. E. Jones. 
Clark Mountain,
  Caulanthus cooperi (S. Watson) Payson. 
Yucca Grove,
  Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson var. crassicaulis. 
Clark Mountain,
  Descurainia incisa (A. Gray) Britton ssp. incisa. 
Yucca Grove,
  Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton ssp. glabra (Wooten & Standl.) Detling. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Draba cuneifolia Nutt. Ex Torr. & A. Gray. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Guillenia lasiophylla (Hook. & Arn.) E. Greene. 
Yucca Grove,
  Lepidium lasiocarpum Torrey & A. Gray var. lasiocarpum. 
Yucca Grove,
  Lepidium montanum Nutt. 
Caruthers Canyon, Ivanpah, Yucca Grove,
  Lepidium montanum Nutt. var. canescens (Thell.) C. L. Hitchc. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Lepidium sp,. 
Coliseum Mine,
  Lesquerella kingii S. Watson ssp. latifolia (A. Nelson) Rollins & E. A. Shaw. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain, Giant Ledge Mine, Keystone Canyon,
  Physaria chambersii Rollins. 
Clark Mountain,
  Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Streptanthella longirostris (Wats.) Rydb. 
Yucca Grove,
  Streptanthus cordatus Nutt. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Thysanocarpus laciniatus Nutt. 
Caruthers Canyon, Yucca Grove,
  Cactaceae
  Echinocereus engelmannii (Engelm.) Lemaire. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb. var. rosea (Clokey) D. R. Hunt. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J. Bigelow var. basilaris. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J. Bigelow. 
Clark Mountain,
  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D.Parfitt & M. A. Baker (ined.). 
Clark Mountain,
  Caprifoliaceae
  Symphoricarpos longiflorus A. Gray. 
Giant Ledge Mine, Mescal Spring,
  Caryophyllaceae
  Arenaria macradenia S. Watson var. macradenia. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain, Mormon Canyon,
  Silene antirrhina L. 
Barnwell, Caruthers Canyon, Giant Ledge Mine,
  Cupressaceae
  Juniperus californica Carriere. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Juniperus osteosperma (Torrey) Little. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mormon Canyon,
  Cyperaceae
  Carex praegracilis W. Boott. 
Giant Ledge Mine,
  Dryopteridaceae
  Woodsia oregana D. E. Eaton. 
Caruthers Canyon, Giant Ledge Mine,
  Ephedraceae
  Ephedra viridis Cov. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Euphorbiaceae
  Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torrey & A. Gray) Small. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & A. Gray) Small. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Tragia ramosa Torr. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mormon Canyon,
  Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  Astragalus allochrous A. Gray var. playanus (M. E. Jones) Isely. 
Giant Ledge Mine,
  Astragalus calycosus Torr. Ex S. Watson var. calycosus. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Astragalus lentiginosus Hook. 
Yucca Grove,
  Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. fremontii (A. Gray ex Torr.) S. Watson. 
Caruthers Canyon, Coliseum Mine, Yucca Grove,
  Astragalus minthorniae (Rydb.) Jeps. var. villosus Barneby. 
Clark Mountain,
  Astragalus nuttallianus DC. var. imperfectus (Rydb.) Barneby. 
Caruthers Canyon, Yucca Grove,
  Astragalus purshii Douglas ex Hook. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Astragalus sp.. 
Yucca Grove,
  Dalea searlsiae (A. Gray) Barneby. 
Caruthers Canyon, Keystone Canyon,
  Lotus argyraeus (Greene) Greene var. multicaulis (Ottley) Isely. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Lotus rigidus (Benth.) E. Greene. 
Barnwell,
  Lupinus concinnus J. Agargh. 
Caruthers Canyon, Yucca Grove,
  Lupinus flavoculatus A. Heller. 
Mescal Spring, New York Mountains,
  Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. Ex A. Gray) Barneby var. fremontii. 
Clark Mountain,
  Fagaceae
  Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. 
Giant Ledge Mine,
  Quercus turbinella E. Greene. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Garryaceae
  Garrya flavescens S. Watson. 
Giant Ledge Mine,
  Gentianaceae
  Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze. 
Clark Mountain,
  Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze ssp. albomarginata. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Grossulariaceae
  Ribes cereum Douglas. 
Clark Mountain,
  Hydrophyllaceae
  Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene var. bipinnatifida (Torr.) Constance. 
Yucca Grove,
  Eucrypta micrantha (Torr.) A. Heller. 
Caruthers Canyon, Yucca Grove,
  Nama demissum A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Phacelia crenulata Torrey var. ambugua (M. E. Jones) J. F. Macbr. 
Ivanpah,
  Phacelia cryptantha Greene. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Phacelia distans Benth. 
Barnwell, Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain,
  Phacelia fremontii Torr. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain, Yucca Grove,
  Phacelia lemmonii A. Gray. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Phacelia perityloides Coville var. jaegeri Munz. 
Clark Mountain,
  Phacelia rotundifolia A. Gray. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mormon Canyon,
  Tricardia watsonii Torr. Ex S. Watson. 
Mescal Spring Canyon,
  Krameriaceae
  Krameria erecta Willd. Ex Schult. 
Caruthers Canyon, New York Mountains,
  Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
  Marrubium vulgare L. 
Mescal Spring,
  Salazaria mexicana. 
Clark Mountain,
  Salvia columbariae Benth. 
Yucca Grove,
  Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams ssp. pilosa (A. Gray) J. L. Strachan & Rev. 
Barnwell, Caruthers Canyon,
  Liliaceae
  Allium nevadense S. Wats. 
Mescal Spring Canyon,
  Calochortus flexuosus S. Watson. 
Clark Mountain,
  Calochortus kennedyi Porter. 
Caruthers Canyon, Keystone Canyon, Mormon Canyon, New York Mountains,
  Dichelostemma capitatum Alph. Wood. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Linaceae
  Linum lewisii Pursh. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mormon Canyon,
  Linum puberulum (Engelm.) A. Heller. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Loasaceae
  Mentzelia albicaulis Hook. 
Mescal Spring Canyon, Mormon Canyon, Yucca Grove,
  Mentzelia sp.. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Malvaceae
  Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Nyctaginaceae
  Abronia nana S. Watson ssp. covillei (Heimerl) Munz. 
Keystone Canyon,
  Mirabilis bigelovii A. Gray var. retrorsa (A. Heller) Munz. 
New York Mountains,
  Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl. 
Barnwell, Caruthers Canyon,
  Mirabilis multiflora (Torrey) A. Gray ssp. pubescens S. Watson. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Mirabilis sp.. 
Yucca Grove,
  Oleaceae
  Forestiera pubescens Nutt. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Fraxinus anomala S. Watson. 
Clark Mountain,
  Menodora scabra A. Gray. 
Caruthers Canyon, New York Mountains,
  Menodora scoparia A. Gray. 
Clark Mountain,
  Onagraceae
  Camissonia lacustris Raven. 
Yucca Grove,
  Camissonia walkeri (A. Nelson) P. H. Raven ssp. tortilis (Jeps.) P. H. Raven. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Gaura coccinea Nutt. Ex Pursh. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain,
  Oenothera brevipes A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. crinita (Rudb.) Munz. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. Ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz. 
Clark Mountain,
  Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson ssp. avita W. M. Klein. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Orobanchaceae
  Orobanche cooperi (A. Gray) A. Heller. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mormon Canyon,
  Papaveraceae
  Argemone rotundata Rydb. 
Coliseum Mine,
  Eschscholzia glyptosperma Greene. 
Coliseum Mine,
  Eschscholzia minutiflora S. Watson. 
Mescal Spring, Yucca Grove,
  Philadelphaceae
  Fendlerella utahensis (S. Watson) A. Heller. 
Clark Mountain,
  Pinaceae
  Pinus monophylla Torrey & Fremont. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mormon Canyon,
  Plantaginaceae
  Plantago patagonica Jacq. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain,
  Poaceae (Gramineae)
  Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. 
Yucca Grove,
  Bromus sp.. 
Yucca Grove,
  Distichlis spicata (L.) E. Greene. 
Yucca Grove,
  Elymus multisetus (J. G. Smith) Burtt Davy. 
Yucca Grove,
  Melica imperfecta Trin. 
Yucca Grove,
  Pleuraphis rigida Thurber. 
Yucca Grove,
  Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey ssp. longiligula (Scribner & S. Williams) Soreng. 
Clark Mountain, Mormon Canyon,
  Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. 
Yucca Grove,
  Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var. hirtella (Piper) Henrard. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Polemoniaceae
  Eriastrum diffusum (A. Gray) H. Mason. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H. Mason. 
Barnwell,
  Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H. Mason ssp. eremicum. 
New York Mountains,
  Gilia cana (M. E. Jones) A. Heller ssp. triceps (Brand) A. D. Grant & V.E. Grant. 
Yucca Grove,
  Gilia filiformis Parry ex A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Gilia maculata Parish. 
Yucca Grove,
  Gilia ophthalmoides Brand. 
Barnwell, Caruthers Canyon, New York Mountains,
  Gilia sinuata Benth. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Gilia stellata A. A. Heller. 
Barnwell,
  Ipomopsis arizonica (Greene) Wherry. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain, Giant Ledge Mine,
  Langloisia setosissima (Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.) Greene ssp. punctata (A. Gray ex Coville) Timbrook. 
Clark Mountain,
  Langloisia setosissima (Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.) Green ssp. setosissima. 
Barnwell, Coliseum Mine,
  Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Rydb. 
Clark Mountain,
  Linanthus aureus (Nutt.) Greene. 
Barnwell, Caruthers Canyon, Yucca Grove,
  Linanthus demissus (A. Gray) Greene. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Linanthus dichotomus Benth. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Loeseliastrum schottii (Torr.) Timbrook. 
Barnwell,
  Phlox longiflora ssp. longipes. 
New York Mountains,
  Phlox sp.. 
Giant Ledge Mine,
  Phlox stansburyi (Torr.) A. Heller. 
Caruthers Canyon, Keystone Canyon,
  Polygalaceae
  Polygala acanthoclada A. Gray. 
Keystone Canyon,
  Polygonaceae
  Chorizanthe sp.. 
Yucca Grove,
  Eriogonum maculatum A. Heller. 
Barnwell,
  Oxytheca perfoliata Torrey & A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Portulacaceae
  Claytonia parviflora Douglas ex Hook ssp. parviflora. 
Mescal Spring Canyon,
  Pteridaceae
  Cheilanthes wootonii Maxon. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Cheilianthes feei T. Moore. 
Caruthers Canyon, Coliseum Mine, Mormon Canyon,
  Pellaea mucronata (D. C. Eaton) D. C. Eaton var. mucronata. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Pellaea truncata Goodd. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Ranunculaceae
  Anemone tuberosa Rydb. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Delphinium parishii A. Gray ssp. parishii A. Gray. 
Mormon Canyon, New York Mountains,
  Myosurus cupulatus S. Watson. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Rhamnaceae
  Rhamnus tomentella Benth. ssp. ursina (Greene) Sawyer. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Rosaceae
  Amelanchier utahensis Koehne. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mormon Canyon,
  Coleogyne ramosissima Torrey. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. 
Giant Ledge Mine, Mormon Canyon, New York Mountains,
  Petrophyton caespitosum (Nutt.) ssp. caespitosum. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Prunus fasciculata (Torrey) A. Gray. 
Caruthers Canyon, Yucca Grove,
  Purshia mexicana (D. Don.) Welsh var. stansburyana (Torrey) Welsh. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Rubiaceae
  Galium munzii Hilend & J. T. Howell. 
Giant Ledge Mine,
  Galium wrightii A. Gray. 
Clark Mountain,
  Salicaceae
  Salix exigua Nutt. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Saxifragaceae
  Heuchera rubescens Torr. 
Clark Mountain,
  Scrophulariaceae
  Antirrhinum filipes A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mormon Canyon,
  Castilleja linariifolia Benth. 
Clark Mountain,
  Mimulus bigelovii (A. Gray) A. Gray var. bigelovii. 
Mormon Canyon,
  Mimulus guttatus DC. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Mimulus rubellus A. Gray. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Penstemon eatonii A. Gray. 
Clark Mountain,
  Penstemon eatonii A. Gray var. undosus M. E. Jones. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Penstemon thompsoniae (A. Gray) Rydb. 
Giant Ledge Mine,
  Penstemon utahensis Eastw. 
Caruthers Canyon, Clark Mountain, Keystone Canyon, New York Mountains,
  Solanaceae
  Lycium andersonii A. Gray. 
Yucca Grove,
  Lycium cooperi A. Gray. 
Caruthers Canyon, Mormon Canyon,
  Nicotiana obtusifolia G. Martens & Galeotti. 
Yucca Grove,
  Physalis hederifolia A. Gray var. hederifolia. 
Caruthers Canyon,
  Verbenaceae
  Verbena gooddingii Briq. 
Caruthers Canyon, New York Mountains,
 

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