Squaw Peak Plant List
Phoenix, Arizona
Compiled by  Michael Plagens
email:  mjplagens@arizonensis.org

FAMILY Genus	species	Common Name
POLYPODIACEAE: 			
	Astrolepis (Cheilanthes)	sinuata	Cloak-fern
	Notholaena	standleyi	Cloak-fern
EPHEDRACEAE: 			
	Ephedra	 	fasiculata	Joint-fir, Mormon Tea
APIACEAE: 			
	Bowlesia	incana 	Hairy Bowlesia
ASTERACEAE: 			
	Adenophyllum	porophylloides 	Foetid Marigold
	Ambrosia	ambrosioides	Canyon Ragweed 
	Ambrosia	deltoidea 	Triangle-leaf Bur-sage 
	Ambrosia	dumosa	White Bur-sage 
	Baileya		multiradiata	Desert Marigold
	Bebbia		juncea	Sweet-bush
	Brickellia	coulteri	Brickel Bush
	Centaurea	melitensis	Star-thistle
	Chaenactis	stevioides	Dusty maiden 
	Gymnosperma	glutinosum	Gumhead
	Perityle		emoryi	Rock-daisy
	Sonchus		oleraceus	Annual Sow-thistle 
	Stephanomeria	pauciflora	Wire-lettuce
	Trixis		californica	Trixis
BORAGINACEAE: 			
	Amsinckia	intermedia	Fiddleneck 
	Cryptantha	barbigera	Bearded Cryptantha
	Cryptantha	decipiens	Gravel Cryptantha
	Cryptantha 	pterocarya	Wingnut Cryptantha
	Pectocarya 	recurvata	
BRASSICACEAE: 			
	Brassica		tournefortii	Mustard
	Caulanthus	lasiophyllus	Thelypody
	Descurainia	pinnata	Tansy Mustard
	Lepidium	lasiocarpum 	Peppergrass
	Sisymbrium	irio 	London Rocket
CACTACEAE: 			
	Carnegiea 	gigantea	Saguaro
	Echinocereus	engelmannii	Hedgehog
	Ferocactus	cylindraceus	Barrel Cactus
	Mammillaria	grahamii	Pin-cushion Cactus, Fishhook Cactus
	Opuntia		acanthocarpa	Buckhorn Cholla 
	Opuntia		bigelovii		Teddy-bear Cholla
	Opuntia		engelmannii 	Engelmann prickly-pear
CRASSULACEAE: 			
	Dudleya		arizonica		Echeveria
EUPHORBIACEAE: 			
	Argythamnia	lanceolata	Narrow-leaved Ditaxis
	Argythamnia	neomexicana	Common Ditaxis
	Chamaesyce 	polycarpa	Small-seeded Sand Mat
FABACEAE: 			
	Lotus		salsuginosus	Deer-vetch
	Lupinus		sparsiflorus	Coulter Lupine
	Melilotus 	indicus		Yellow Sweetclover
	Olneya		tesota		Ironwood
	Parkinsonia	aculeata		Jerusalem-thorn
	Parkinsonia	microphylla	Little-leaf Palo-verde
	Prosopis		juliflora		Mesquite
	Senna		covesii		Hairy Senna
FOUQUIERIACEAE: 			
	Fouquieria	splendens	Ocotillo
GERANIACEAE: 			
	Erodium		cicutarium	Red-stemmed Filaree
	Erodium		texanum		Heronbill, Texas Filaree
HYDROPHYLLACEAE: 			
	Eucrypta	chrysanthemifolia	
	Phacelia		ambigua		Notch-leaved Phacelia
	Phacelia		distans		Wild heliotrope 
LAMIACEAE: 			
	Hyptis		emoryi		Desert-lavender 
MALPIGHIACEAE: 			
	Janusia		gracilis		Slender Janusia
MALVACEAE: 			
	Abutilon	incanum		Abutilon, Indian-mallow
	Horsfordia	newberryi	Felt-plant
	Malva		parviflora	Mallow, Cheese-weed
	Sphaeralcea	ambigua		Desert-mallow, Apricot-mallow 
NYCTAGINACEAE: 			
	Allionia		incarnata	Trailing Four-O'Clock
	Mirabilis		bigelovii		Four O'Clock
OLEACEAE: 			
	Menodora 	scabra 		Twin Berry	
ONAGRACEAE: 			
	Camissonia 	californica	Sun-drops
OROBANCHACEAE: 			
	Orobanche 	cooperi		Broom-rape
PAPAVERACEAE: 			
	Eschscholzia 	californica	California-poppy
PLANTAGINACEAE: 			
	Plantago		ovata	
POLEMONACEAE: 			
	Gilia  		flavocincta	Gilia
POLYGONACEAE: 			
	Eriogonum 	inflatum		Desert Trumpet
RANUNCULACEAE: 			
	Anemone 	tuberosa		Tuber Anemone
RHAMNACEAE: 			
	Ziziphus		obtusifolia	Gray-thorn
RUBIACEAE: 			
	Galium 		stellatum	Bedstraw 
SALICACEAE: 			
	Populus		fremontii		Cottonwood
SOLANACEAE: 			
	Nicotiana 	trigonophylla	Desert Tobacco
TAMARICACEAE: 			
	Tamarix 		chinensis 	Salt-cedar 		
URTICACEAE: 			
	Parietaria 	hespera  	Pellitory 		
VERBENACEAE: 			
	Aloysia 		wrightii  		
VISCACEAE: 			
	Phoradendron 	californicum 	Desert Mistletoe 		
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE: 			
	Larrea 		tridentata 	Creosotebush 		
LILIACEAE: 			
	Dichelostemma 	congestum 	Bluedicks 		
POACEAE: 			
	Aristida 		adscencionis 	Six-weeks Three-awn 		
	Aristida 		purpurea 	Purple Three-awn 		
	Bromus 		arizonicus 	Arizona Brome 		
	Bromus 		rubens 		Red Brome 		
	Pennisetum 	ciliare 		Buffelgrass 		
	Pennisetum 	setaceum 	Fountain grass 		
	Poa 		bigelovii 	Bigelow Bluegrass 		
	Vulpia 		octoflora 	Six-weeks Fescue