Jornada Experimental Range (JER) Plant List

Common name(s)FamilyGenusSpeciesCodeAlternative Common Name
abert’s buckwheatPolygonaceaeEriogonumabertianumERAB 
Abert’s creeping zinniaAsteraceaeSanvitaliaabertiiSAABabert’s dome
algeritaBerberidaceaeBerberishaematocarpaBEHAred barberry
alkali sacatonPoaceaeSporobolusairoidesSPAI 
alkali swainsonpeaFabaceaeSphaerophysasalsulaSPSAAustrian field-pea
American basketflowerAsteraceaeCentaureaamericanaCEAM 
American bugseedChenopodiaceaeCorispermumamericanumCOAMtickseed
American licoriceFabaceaeGlycyrrhizalepidotaGLLE 
American threefoldAsteraceaeTrixiscalifornicaTRCATrixis
andean prairie cloverFabaceaeDaleacylindricepsDACY 
annual buckwheatPolygonaceaeEriogonumannuumERAN 
annual golden-eyeAsteraceaeViguieralongifoliaVILO 
annual rabbitfoot grassPoaceaePolypogonmonspeliensisPOMO 
annual ragweedAsteraceaeAmbrosiaartemisiifoliaAMAR 
annual Townsend daisyAsteraceaeTownsendiaannuaTOANtownsendia
annual windmillsNyctaginaceaeAllioniachoisyiALCHsmooth umbrella-wort
apache plumeRosaceaeFallugiaparadoxaFAPA 
Arabian schismusPoaceaeSchismusarabicusSCARmediterraneangrass
aridland goosefootChenopodiaceaeChenopodiumdessicatumCHDEthickleaf goosefoot
Arizona cottontopPoaceaeDigitariacalifornicaDICA 
Arizona onionAlliaceaeAlliummacropetalumALMA 
Arizona signalgrassPoaceaeUrochloaarizonicaURAR 
Arizona snakecottonAmaranthaceaeFroelichiaarizonicaFRAR 
arrow-weedAsteraceaePlucheasericeaPLSE 
arrowleaf mallowMalvaceaeMalvellasagittaefoliaMASAscurfy sida
ashen milkvetchFabaceaeAstragalustephrodesASTEsilverline locoweed
asian mustardBrassicaceaeBrassicatournefortiiBRTO 
asparagusAsparagaceaeAsparagusofficinalisASOF 
babyslippersViolaceaeHybanthusverticillatusHYVEgreen violet
bajada lupineFabaceaeLupinusconcinnusLUCO 
balloonbushPlantaginaceaeMaurandyawislizeniiMAWInet-cup snapdragon vine
banana yucca; datilAgavaceaeYuccabaccataYUBA 
barnyardgrassPoaceaeEchinochloacrusgalliiECCR 
bastardsagePolygonaceaeEriogonumwrightiiERWRwright’s buckwheat
bearded cyptanthaBoraginaceaeCryptanthabarbigeraCRBAbearded cat’s-eye
bearded prairie cloverFabaceaeDaleapogonatheraDAPO 
bearded sprangletopPoaceaeLeptochloafascicularisLEFA 
beardlip penstemonPlantaginaceaePenstemonbarbatusPEBAsouthwestern penstemon
berlandier’s wolfberrySolanaceaeLyciumberlandieriLYBE 
bermudagrassPoaceaeCynodondactylonCYDA 
bicolor fanmustardBrassicaceaeNerisyreniacamporumNECAwhite sands mustard
big galletaPoaceaePleuraphisrigidaPLRI 
big sacatonPoaceaeSporoboluswrightiiSPWR 
bigbract verbenaVerbenaceaeVerbenabracteataVEBRcarpet vervain
bigelow’s bluegrassPoaceaePoabigeloviiPOBI 
bigelow’s linanthusPolemoniaceaeLinanthusbigeloviiLIBI 
bitter rubberweedAsteraceaeHymenoxysodorataHYODbitterweed
black gramaPoaceaeBoutelouaeriopodaBOER 
black-spined prickly pearCactaceaeOpuntiamacrocentraOPMA 
bladder mallowMalvaceaeHerissantiacrispaHECR 
blue gramaPoaceaeBoutelouagracilisBOGR 
blue panicumPoaceaePanicumantidotalePAAN 
blue threeawnPoaceaeAristidapurpureaARPUneally’s threeawn
blue trumpetsPolemoniaceaeIpomopsislongifloraIPLOflaxflowered ipomopsis
blunt-scale bahiaAsteraceaeBahiapedataBAPE 
bracted bedstrawRubiaceaeGaliummicrophyllumGAMI 
branched noseburnEuphorbicaeaeTragiaramosaTRRA 
bristly namaHydrophyllaceaeNamahispidumNAHIpurple curl-leaf
bristly wolftailPoaceaeLycurussetosusLYSE 
broom daleaFabaceaePsorothamnusscopariusPSSC 
broom snakeweedAsteraceaeGutierreziasarothraeGUSA 
brownplume wirelettuceAsteraceaeStephanomeriapaucifloraSTPAfew-flowered wire-lettuce
browntop signalgrassPoaceaeUrochloafasciculataURFA 
buffalobur nightshadeSolanaceaeSolanumrostratumSORO 
buffpetalMalvaceaeRhynchosidaphysocalyxRHPHballoon sida
bullgrassPoaceaeMuhlenbergiaemersleyiMUEM 
bur ragweedAsteraceaeAmbrosiaacanthicarpaAMAC 
burrograssPoaceaeScleropogonbrevifoliusSCBR 
bush crotonEuphorbicaeaeCrotonfruticulosusCRFR 
bush muhlyPoaceaeMuhlenbergiaporteriMUPO 
Bush seepweedChenopodiaceaeSuaedanigraSUNIdesert seepweed
cactus appleCactaceaeOpuntiaengelmanniiOPENenglemann’s prickly pear
California brickellbushAsteraceaeBrickelliacalifornicaBRCA 
California poppyPapaveraceaeEschscholziacalifornicaESCAMexican poppy
Canada cockleburAsteraceaeXanthiumstrumariumXASTcocklebur
Canadian horseweedAsteraceaeConyzacanadensisCOCA 
canaigre dockPolygonaceaeRumexhymenosepalusRUHYwild rhubarb; canaigre
candy barrelcactusCactaceaeFerocactuswislizeniFEWIfishhook barrel
cane bluestemPoaceaeBothriochloabarbinodisBOBA 
Carolina crabgrassPoaceaeDigitariapubifloraDIPUfall witchgrass
cat-nip noseburnEuphorbicaeaeTragianepetifoliaTRNE 
catclaw mimosaFabaceaeMimosaaculeaticarpaMIACwait-a-minute bush
caterpillarsHydrophyllaceaePhaceliacongestaPHCNtight phacelia
Chihuahua flaxLinaceaeLinumaustraleLIAU 
Chihuahua lovegrassPoaceaeEragrostiserosaERER 
Chihuahuan brickellbushAsteraceaeBrickelliafloribundaBRFL 
Chinese thorn-appleSolanaceaeDaturaquercifoliaDAQUoak-leaf thornapple
chocolate flowerAsteraceaeBerlandieralyrataBELY 
christmas cactusCactaceaeCylindropuntialeptocaulisCYLEchristmas cholla
climbing milkweedAsclepiadaceaeSarcostemmacynanchoidesSACY 
climbing wartclubNyctaginaceaeCommicarpusscandensCOSCwartclub
coastal sandburPoaceaeCenchrusspinifexCESP 
cockroach plantApocynaceaeHaplophytoncrooksiiHACR 
collegeflowerAsteraceaeHymenopappusflavescensHYFLwooly-white
Colorado Desert mistletoeViscaceaePhoradendronmacrophyllumPHMAcottonwood mistletoe
Colorado four o’clockNyctaginaceaeMirabilismultifloraMIMUdesert four o’clock
common hoptreeRutaceaePteleatrifoliataPTTRwafer ash; hoptree
common reedPoaceaePhragmitesaustralisPHAU 
common sotolNolinaceaeDasylirionwheeleriDAWH 
common sunflowerAsteraceaeHelianthusannuusHEAN 
common threesquareCyperaceaeSchoenoplectuspungensSCPUthree-square bulrush
common wolftailPoaceaeLycurusphleoidesLYPH 
cooley’s bundleflowerFabaceaeDesmanthuscooleyiDECO 
copper globemallowMalvaceaeSphaeralceaangustifoliaSPANnarrow-leaf globemallow
cottonbatting plantAsteraceaePseudognaphaliumstramineumPSSTwestern cudweed
Coulter’s horseweedAsteraceaeLaenneciacoulteriLACOcoulter conyza
coulter’s spiderlingNyctaginaceaeBoerhaviacoulteriBOCL 
coulter’s wrinklefruitVerbenaceaeTetracleacoulteriTECO 
coulter’s wrinklefruitVerbenaceaeTetracleacoulteriTECO 
creeping spiderlingNyctaginaceaeBoerhaviaspicataBOSPspike spiderling
creeping spiderlingNyctaginaceaeBoerhaviatorreyanaBOTOtorrey’s spiderling
creosote bush; gobernadoraZygophyllaceaeLarreatridentataLATR 
crested anodaMalvaceaeAnodacristataANCRspurred anoda
crestrib morning-gloryConvolvulaceaeIpomoeacostellataIPCO 
crown of thornsKoeberliniaceaeKoeberliniaspinosaKOSPcrucifixion thorn; allthorn
curlycup gumweedAsteraceaeGrindeliasquarrosaGRSQ 
dainty desert hideseedHydrophyllaceaeEucryptamicranthaEUMIeucrypta
dakota mock vervainVerbenaceaeGlandulariabipinnatifidaGLBI 
damianitaAsteraceaeChrysactiniamexicanaCHME 
david’s spurgeEuphorbicaeaeEuphorbiadavidiiEUDEdavid’s poinsettia
desert ceanothusRhamnaceaeCeanothusgreggiiCEGR 
desert evening primroseOnagraceaeOenotheraprimiverisOEPRbottle evening primrose
desert false indigoFabaceaeAmorphafruticosaAMFRfalse indigo-bush
desert hollyAsteraceaeAcourtiananaACNA 
desert lovegrassPoaceaeEragrostispectinaceaERPE 
desert marigoldAsteraceaeBaileyamultiradiataBAMU 
desert pincushionAsteraceaeChaenactisstevioidesCHST 
desert tobaccoSolanaceaeNicotianatrigonophyllaNITR 
desert unicorn-plantPedaliaceaeProboscideaalthaeifoliaPRALgolden devil’s claw
desert willowBignoniaceaeChilopsislinearisCHLI 
desert willowBignoniaceaeChilopsislinearisCHLI 
desert zinniaAsteraceaeZinniaacerosaZIACplains zinnia
devilsheadCactaceaeEchinocactushorizonthaloniusECHOturk’s head cactus
doubleclawPedaliaceaeProboscideaparvifloraPRPAred devil’s claw
drummond’s clematisRanunculaceaeClematisdrummondiiCLDR 
dryopetalonBrassicaceaeDryopetalonruncinatumDRRUrockmustard
dwarf false pennyroyalLamiaceaeHedeomananaHENA 
dwarf indian mallowMalvaceaeAbutilonparvulumABPA 
dwarf ipomopsisPolemoniaceaeIpomopsispumilaIPPUdwarf gilia
dwarf mentzeliaLoasaceaeMentzeliapumilaMEPUbullet stickleaf
dwarf praire cloverFabaceaeDaleananaDANAdwarf dalea
dwarf stickpeaFabaceaeCalliandrahumilisCAHUlow fairyduster
ear muhlyPoaceaeMuhlenbergiaarenaceaMUAR 
eastern annual saltmarsh asterAsteraceaeSymphyotrichumsubulatumSYSUseaside aster
El Paso giliaPolemoniaceaeGiliamexicanaGIMEMexican gilia
espanta vaquero; wooly honeysweetAmaranthaceaeTidestromialanuginosaTILA 
false buffalograssPoaceaeMunroasquarrosaMUSQ 
false carrotApiaceaeYabeamicrocarpaYAMI 
feather fingergrassPoaceaeChlorisvirgataCHVIshowy chloris
featherplumeFabaceaeDaleaformosaDAFOfeather indigobush
Fendler threeawnPoaceaeAristidapurpureaARPUred threeawn
fendler’s bladderpodBrassicaceaePhysariafendleriPHFE 
Fendler’s desertdandelionAsteraceaeMalacothrixfendleriMAFEdesert dandelion
fendler’s globemallowMalvaceaeSphaeralceafendleriSPFE 
fendler’s muttongrassPoaceaePoafendlerianaPOFE 
fendler’s penstemonPlantaginaceaePenstemonfendleriPEFE 
fendler’s threeawnPoaceaeAristidapurpureaARPU 
field wormwoodAsteraceaeArtemisiacampestrisARCA 
firewheelAsteraceaeGaillardiapulchellaGAPU 
five-stamen tamariskTamaricaceaeTamarixchinensisTACHsalt cedar; tamarisk
fiveneedle pricklyleafAsteraceaeThymophyllapentachaetaTHPEparralena
fivewing spiderlingNyctaginaceaeBoerhaviaintermediaBOIN 
flatglobe dodderCuscutaceaeCuscutaumbellataCUUMplains dodder
flatspine stickseedBoraginaceaeLappulaoccidentalisLAOC 
fluff-rootAsteraceaeAcourtiawrightiiACWR 
four-wing saltbushChenopodiaceaeAtriplexcanescensATCA 
fourvalve mimosaFabaceaeMimosaquadrivalvisMIQUwestern sensitive briar
fragrant heliotropeHeliotropaceaeHeliotropiumgreggiiHEGR 
fringed pigweedAmaranthaceaeAmaranthusfimbriatusAMFI 
fringeleaf necklacepodFabaceaeSophorastenophyllaSOSTsilvery sophory
giant dropseedPoaceaeSporobolusgiganteusSPGI 
giant sumpweedAsteraceaeCyclachaenaxanthiifoliaCYXAbur-leaf sumpweed
gilia beardtonguePlantaginaceaePenstemonambiguusPEAMmoth penstemon
goat’s beard, yellow salsifyAsteraceaeTragopogondubiusTRDU 
golden crownbeardAsteraceaeVerbesinaencelioidesVEENcowpen daisy
goodding willowSalicaceaeSalixgooddingiiSAGO 
goosefoot moonpodNyctaginaceaeAcleisantheschenopodioidesACCH 
gordon’s bladderpodBrassicaceaePhysariagordoniiPHGO 
Graham’s nipple cactusCactaceaeMammillariagrahamiiMAGRtangled fishhook cactus
gray globemallowMalvaceaeSphaeralceaincanaSPINpale globemallow
Gray’s feverfewAsteraceaePartheniumconfertumPACOparthenium
green bristlegrassPoaceaeSetariaviridisSEVI 
green carpetweedMolluginaceaeMollugoverticillataMOVE 
green prairie coneflowerAsteraceaeRatibidatagetesRATAprairie coneflower
green sprangletopPoaceaeLeptochloadubiaLEDU 
Greene’s bird’s-foot trefoilFabaceaeLotusgreeneiLOGRgreene’s lotus
greenleaf five eyesSolanaceaeChamaesarachacoronopusCHCOcrowfoot chamaesaracha
greenstripeAmaranthaceaeAcanthochitonwrightiiACWR 
groundplum milkvetchFabaceaeAstragaluscrassicarpusASCRground plum
gyp dropseedPoaceaeSporobolusnealleyiSPNE 
gypsum phaceliaHydrophyllaceaePhaceliaintegrifoliaPHITsand phacelia
hairy ayeniaSterculiaceaeAyeniapilosaAYPIfalse noseburn
hairy caltropZygophyllaceaeKallstroemiahirsutissimaKAHIhairy carpetweed
hairy five eyesSolanaceaeChamaesarachasordidaCHSOdingy chamaesaracha
hairy gramaPoaceaeBoutelouahirsutaBOHI 
hairy-seed bahiaAsteraceaeBahiaabsinthiifoliaBAAB 
halfmoon milkvetchFabaceaeAstragalusallochrousASALhalfmoon locoweed
halfmoon milkvetchFabaceaeAstragalusallochrousASALwooton’s locoweed
hall’s panicgrassPoaceaePanicumhalliiPAHA 
harmal peganumZygophyllaceaePeganumharmalaPEHAAfrican rue
hartweg’s sundropsOnagraceaeOenotherahartwegiiOEHA 
Hartweg’s twinevineAsclepiadaceaeSarcostemmacynanchoidesSACY 
harvard threeawnPoaceaeAristidahavardiiARHA 
heath carlowrightiaAcanthaceaeCarlowrightialinearifoliaCALI 
hoary false goldenasterAsteraceaeHeterothecacanescensHECAgray camphorweed
hoary tansyasterAsteraceaeDieteriacanescensDICASmooth Sand Daisy
honey locustFabaceaeGleditsiatriacanthosGLTR 
honey mesquiteFabaceaeProsopisglandulosaPRGL 
Hopi tea greenthreadAsteraceaeThelespermamegapotamicumTHMEnavajo tea
horsetail milkweedAsclepiadaceaeAsclepiassubverticillataASSU 
indian ricegrassPoaceaeAchnatherumhymenoidesACHY 
Indian rushpeaFabaceaeHoffmannseggiaglaucaHOGLhog potato
intermediate pepperweedBrassicaceaeLepidiumvirginicumLEVIlongpetal pepperweed
ivyleaf groundcherrySolanaceaePhysalishederifoliaPHHEheartleaf groundcherry
james’ buckwheatPolygonaceaeEriogonumjamesiiERJA 
James’ cryptanthaBoraginaceaeCryptanthacinereaCRCIjames’ popcorn
James’ holdbackFabaceaePomariajamesiiPOJAjames’ hog potato
jimmy-weedAsteraceaeIsocomaplurifloraISPL 
johnsongrassPoaceaeSorghumhalepenseSOHA 
juniper globemallowMalvaceaeSphaeralceadigitataSPDI 
kingcup cactusCactaceaeEchinocereustriglochidiatusECTRclaret-cup hedgehog
kiss me quickPortulaceaePortulacapilosaPOPIshaggy-leaf
knotgrassPoaceaePaspalumdistichumPADI 
lamb’s quarterChenopodiaceaeChenopodiumalbumCHAL 
largebract spiderlingNyctaginaceaeBoerhaviawrightiiBOWRwright’s spiderling
leatherweedEuphorbicaeaeCrotonpottsiiCRPO 
lehmann’s lovegrassPoaceaeEragrostislehmannianaERLE 
lemonscentAsteraceaePectisangustifoliaPEANlimoncillo
lesser yellowthroat gilliaPolemoniaceaeGiliaflavocinctaGIFLsouthern gilia
lineleaf whitepuffResedaceaeOligomerislinifoliaOLLIoligomeris
little deserttrumpetPolygonaceaeEriogonumtrichopesERTRthread-stem buckwheat
little hogweedPortulaceaePortulacaoleraceaPOOLpurslane
little nipple cactusCactaceaeMammillariaheyderiMAHEpancake pincushion cactus
littleleaf ratanyKrameriaceaeKrameriaerectaKRERrange ratany
littleleaf sumacAnacardiaceaeRhusmicrophyllaRHMI 
London rocketBrassicaceaeSisymbriumirioSIIR 
longcapsule suncupOnagraceaeEremotherachamaenerioidesERCHfireweed suncup
longleaf jointfirEphedraceaeEphedratrifurcaEPTRlongleaf ephedra, canutillo
lotebushRhamnaceaeZiziphusobtusifoliaZIOB 
Louisiana broomrapeOrobanchaceaeOrobancheludovicianaORLU 
louisiana vetchFabaceaeVicialudovicianaVILUsilm vetch
louisiana wormwoodAsteraceaeArtemisialudovicianaARLU 
low cryptanthaBoraginaceaeCryptanthapusillaCRPUlow cat’s-eye
low woollygrassPoaceaeDasyochloapulchellaDAPUfluffgrass
lyreleaf jewelflowerBrassicaceaeStreptanthuscarinatusSTCAArizona jewelflower
Madagascar dropseedPoaceaeSporoboluspyramidatusSPPYsix-weeks dropseed
manybristle chinchweedAsteraceaePectispapposaPEPAchinchweed
mariolaAsteraceaePartheniumincanumPAIN 
mat sandburPoaceaeCenchruslongispinusCELO 
matted bluetRubiaceaeHoustoniahumifusaHOHU 
meadow flaxLinaceaeLinumpratenseLIPR 
mealy goosefootChenopodiaceaeChenopodiumincanumCHINgray goosefoot
melon-leaf nightshadeSolanaceaeSolanumheterodoxumSOHE 
melonlocoCucurbitaceaeApodantheraundulataAPUN 
mesa dropseedPoaceaeSporobolusflexuosusSPFL 
mesa pepperwortBrassicaceaeLepidiumalyssoidesLEALmountain pepperweed
Mexican buckeyeSapindaceaeUngnadiaspeciosaUNSP 
Mexican clammy-weedCapparidaceaePolanisiadodecandraPODO 
Mexican devilweedAsteraceaeChloracanthaspinosaCHSP 
Mexican dockPolygonaceaeRumexmexicanusRUME 
mexican fireweedChenopodiaceaeKochiascopariaKOSC 
Mexican panicgrassPoaceaePanicumhirticaulePAHIMexican witchgrass
miniature wooly starPolemoniaceaeEriastrumdiffusumERDI 
Missouri gourdCucurbitaceaeCucurbitafoetidissimaCUFObuffalo-gourd; coyote-gourd
mojave milkweedAsclepiadaceaeAsclepiasnyctaginifoliaASNY 
mosquito plantLamiaceaeAgastachecanaAGCA 
narrowleaf four o’clockNyctaginaceaeMirabilislinearisMILIribbon four o’clock
narrowleaf goosefootChenopodiaceaeChenopodiumleptophyllumCHLE 
narrowleaf willowSalicaceaeSalixexiguaSAEXsandbar willow
Nealley’s woollygrassPoaceaeErioneuronnealleyiERNEnealley’s tridens
needle gramaPoaceaeBoutelouaaristidoidesBOAR 
net-leaf hackberryCannabaceaeCeltisreticulataCERE 
New Mexico agave; mescalAgavaceaeAgaveparryiAGPA 
New Mexico bird’s-foot trefoilFabaceaeLotusplebeiusLOPLNew Mexico lotus
New Mexico copperleafEuphorbicaeaeAcalyphaneomexicanaACNMNew Mexico mercury
New Mexico plumeseedAsteraceaeRafinesquianeomexicanaRANEdesert chicory
night blooming cereusCactaceaePeniocereusgreggiiPEGR 
nineawn pappusgrassPoaceaeEnneapogondesvauxiiENDEfeather papusgrass
nipple beehive cactusCactaceaeCoryphanthamacromerisCOMA 
nodding buckwheatPolygonaceaeEriogonumcernuumERCE 
ocotilloFouquieriaceaeFouquieriasplendensFOSP 
one-flowered sedgeCyperaceaeCyperusretroflexusCYRE 
one-seed juniperCupressaceaeJuniperusmonospermaJUMO 
orange fameflowerPortulaceaeTalinumaurantiacumTAAU 
orange fameflowerPortulaceaeTalinumpolygaloidesTAPOyellow fameflower
Orcutt’s threeawnPoaceaeAristidaschiedeanaARSCbegger-tick grass
Organ Mountain larkspurRanunculaceaeDelphiniumwootoniiDEWOwooton’s larkspur
osage orangeMoraceaeMaclurapomiferaMAPO 
othakeAsteraceaePalafoxiasphacelataPASPrayed palafoixa
Pacific mistletoeViscaceaePhoradendronvillosumPHVIfuzzy mistletoe
pale bastard toadflaxSantalaceaeComandraumbellataCOUM 
pale desert-thornSolanaceaeLyciumpallidumLYPApale wolfberry
pale evening primroseOnagraceaeOenotherapallidaOEPAsawtooth evening primrose
PalefaceMalvaceaeHibiscusdenudatusHIDEpale hibiscus
palmer’s spiderlingNyctaginaceaeBoerhaviacoulteriBOCL 
Panamint cryptanthaBoraginaceaeCryptanthaangustifoliaCRANnarrow-leaved cryptantha
parry’s gramaPoaceaeBoutelouaparryiBOPA 
parry’s sandmatEuphorbicaeaeChamaesyceparryiCHPAparry’s spurge
phlox heliotropeHeliotropaceaeHeliotropiumconvolvulaceumHECObindweed heliotrope
pigweedAmaranthaceaeAmaranthuspalmeriAMPA 
pinkflower hedgehog cactusCactaceaeEchinocereusfendleriECFEfendler’s hedgehog
pitted goosefootChenopodiaceaeChenopodiumberlandieriCHBE 
plains blackfootAsteraceaeMelampodiumleucanthumMELEblackfoot daisy
plains dozedaisyAsteraceaeAphanostephusramosissimusAPRAfaintcrown
plains fleabaneAsteraceaeErigeronmodestusERMO 
plains lovegrassPoaceaeEragrostisintermediaERIN 
plains sunflowerAsteraceaeHelianthuspetiolarisHEPE 
pope’s phaceliaHydrophyllaceaePhaceliapopeiPHPO 
prairie bonesetAsteraceaeBrickelliaeupatorioidesBREU 
prairie dogweed; fetid marigoldAsteraceaeDyssodiapapposaDYPA 
prairie spiderwortCommelinaceaeTradescantiaoccidentalisTROCwestern spiderwort
prickleleaf dogweedAsteraceaeThymophyllaacerosaTHAC 
prickly Russian thistleChenopodiaceaeSalsolatragusSATR 
prostrate pigweedAmaranthaceaeAmaranthusblitoidesAMBL 
puccoonBoraginaceaeLithospermumincisumLIINpuccoon
puncture vine; goat headZygophyllaceaeTribulusterrestrisTRTE 
purple sand verbenaNyctaginaceaeAbroniaangustifoliaABANnarrowleaf sand verbena
purple threeawnPoaceaeAristidapurpureaARPUJornada threeawn
purple threeawnPoaceaeAristidapurpureaARPU 
ragged marsh-elderAsteraceaeHedosyneambrosiifoliaHEAMragleaf sumpweed
ragged nettle-spurgeEuphorbicaeaeJatrophamacrorhizaJAMA 
rainbow cactusCactaceaeEchinocereuspectinatusECPE 
ram’s hornPedaliaceaeProboscidealouisianicaPRLOpale devil’s claw
red cyphomerisNyctaginaceaeCyphomerisgypsophiloidesCYGYdelicate darling
red dome blanketflowerAsteraceaeGaillardiapinnatifidaGAPIblanketflower
red-rootBoraginaceaeCryptanthamicranthaCRMI 
redberry juniperCupressaceaeJuniperuscoahuilensisJUCOroseberry juniper
redstem stork’s billGeraniaceaeErodiumcicutariumERCIredstem filaree
rescuegrassPoaceaeBromuscatharticusBRCA 
ribseed sandmatEuphorbicaeaeChamaesyceglyptospermaCHGLridge-seed spurge
rice cutgrassPoaceaeLeersiaoryzoidesLEOR 
Riddell’s ragwortAsteraceaeSenecioriddelliiSERIriddell’s groundsel
Rio Grande cottonwoodSalicaceaePopulusdeltoidesPODE 
Rocky Mountain zinniaAsteraceaeZinniagrandifloraZIGRdesert zinnia
rockyscree false goldenasterAsteraceaeHeterothecafulcrataHEFUgreen camphorweed
rose heathAsteraceaeChaetopappaericoidesCHERsand aster
rosy giliaPolemoniaceaeGiliasinuataGISIdesert gilia
rough cockleburAsteraceaeXanthiumstrumariumXASTcocklebur
rough menodoraOleaceaeMenodorascabraMESC 
rough menodoraOleaceaeMenodorascabraMESC 
roundleaf buckwheatPolygonaceaeEriogonumrotundifoliumERROsaucer-leaf buckwheat
roundleaf snakeweedAsteraceaeGutierreziasphaerocephalaGUSPannual snakeweed
roving sailorPlantaginaceaeMaurandyaantirrhinifloraMAANlittle snapdragon vine
running fleabaneAsteraceaeErigerontracyiERTAColorado fleabane
rusty lupineFabaceaeLupinuspusillusLUPUdwarf lupine
sacred thorn-appleSolanaceaeDaturawrightiiDAWRsacred datura
salt heliotropeHeliotropaceaeHeliotropiumcurassavicumHECUseaside heliotrope
saltgrassPoaceaeDistichlisspicataDISPinland saltgrass
saltmarsh dodderCuscutaceaeCuscutasalinaCUSA 
sand bluestarApocynaceaeAmsoniatomentosaAMTO 
sand dropseedPoaceaeSporoboluscryptandrusSPCR 
sand muhlyPoaceaeMuhlenbergiaarenicolaMUAL 
sand reverchoniaEuphorbicaeaeReverchoniaarenariaREARsandymat
sand sageAsteraceaeArtemisiafilifoliaARFI 
sanddune wallflowerBrassicaceaeErysimumcapitatumERCAdouglas’ wallflower
sandyseed clammyweedCapparidaceaePolanisiadodecandraPODOclammy-weed
sawtooth sandmatEuphorbicaeaeChamaesyceserrulaCHSRsawtooth spurge
scarlet beeblossomOnagraceaeGauracoccineaGACOscarlet gaura
scarlet globemallowMalvaceaeSphaeralceacoccineaSPCO 
scarlet hedgehog cactusCactaceaeEchinocereuscoccineusECCO 
scarlet spiderlingNyctaginaceaeBoerhaviacoccineaBOCO 
scheer’s beehive cactusCactaceaeCoryphantharobustispinaCOSCscheer’s cory-cactus
scrambled eggsFumariaceaeCorydalisaureaCOAUgolden smoke
scratchgrassPoaceaeMuhlenbergiaasperifoliaMUAS 
screwbean mesquite; tornilloFabaceaeProsopispubescensPRPU 
scurfymallowMalvaceaeMalvellalepidotaMALEscurfy sida
seep-willowAsteraceaeBaccharissalicinaBASA 
shaggy dwarf morning-gloryConvolvulaceaeEvolvulusnuttallianusEVNUzig-zag morning glory
shaggyfruit pepperweedBrassicaceaeLepidiumlasiocarpumLELAhairy pepperweed
shortcrown milkweedAsclepiadaceaeAsclepiasbrachystephanaASBR 
shortstem lupineFabaceaeLupinusbrevicaulisLUBR 
shrubby purslanePortulaceaePortulacasuffrutescensPOSU 
sicklepod holdbackFabaceaeHoffmannseggiadrepanocarpaHODR 
sideoats gramaPoaceaeBoutelouacurtipendulaBOCU 
sideoats gramaPoaceaeBoutelouacurtipendulaBOCU 
silkcotton purslanePortulaceaePortulacahalimoidesPOHAsmall-flowered purslane
silky sophoraFabaceaeSophoranuttallianaSONU 
silver beardgrassPoaceaeBothriochloalaguroidesBOLAsilver bluestem
silver dwarf morning-gloryConvolvulaceaeEvolvulussericeusEVSE 
silverleaf nightshadeSolanaceaeSolanumelaeagnifoliumSOEL 
silverpuffsAsteraceaeUropappuslindleyiURLI 
sixweeks fescuePoaceaeVulpiaoctofloraVUOC 
sixweeks gramaPoaceaeBoutelouabarbataBOBA 
sixweeks threeawnPoaceaeAristidaadscensionisARAD 
skunkbush sumacAnacardiaceaeRhustrilobataRHTR 
skyblue phaceliaHydrophyllaceaePhaceliacoeruleaPHCO 
sleepy sileneCaryophyllaceaeSileneantirrhinaSIANsleepy catchfly
slender dwarf morning-gloryConvolvulaceaeEvolvulusalsinoidesEVAL 
slender janusiaMalpighiaceaeJanusiagracilisJAGRpropeller plant
slender muhlyPoaceaeMuhlenbergiatenuifoliaMUTEmesa muhly
slender spine-asterAsteraceaeXanthismagracileXAGR 
slim tridensPoaceaeTridensmuticusTRMU 
slim-lobe bahiaAsteraceaeBahiabiternataBABI 
slimleaf plainsmustardBrassicaceaeSchoenocrambelinearifoliaSCLIpink windmills
slimlobe globeberryCucurbitaceaeIbervilleatenuisectaIBTEdeer apples
slimstalk spiderlingNyctaginaceaeBoerhaviagracillimaBOGRbush spiderling
small matweedAmaranthaceaeGuillemineadensaGUDE 
small rocklettuceAsteraceaePinaropappusparvusPIPAdwarf rock-lettuce
small wirelettuceAsteraceaeStephanomeriaexiguaSTEXtwiggy wire-lettuce
smallflower desert-chicoryAsteraceaePyrrhopappuspauciflorusPYPAtexas false dandelion
smallflowered milkvetchFabaceaeAstragalusnuttallianusASNUnuttal’s milkvetch
smooth barleyPoaceaeHordeummurinumHOMUmouse barley
snakecottonAmaranthaceaeFroelichiafloridanaFRFL 
snowball sand verbenaNyctaginaceaeAbroniafragransABFR 
soap-tree yucca; palmillaAgavaceaeYuccaelataYUEL 
Sonoran sandmatEuphorbicaeaeChamaesycemicromeraCHMIdesert spurge
Sonoran scrub oakFagaceaeQuercusturbinellaQUTUdesert scrub oak
southwestern needlegrassPoaceaeAchnatherumeminensACEM 
southwestern prickly poppyPapaveraceaeArgemonepleiacanthaARPL 
southwestern rabbitbrushAsteraceaeEricameriapulchellaERPU 
southwestern wild carrotApiaceaeDaucuspusillusDAPU 
spear globemallowMalvaceaeSphaeralceahastulataSPHAwrinkled globemallow
spider milkweedAsclepiadaceaeAsclepiasasperulaASAS 
spidergrassPoaceaeAristidaternipesARTE 
spidergrassPoaceaeAristidaternipesARTEhook threeawn
spike burgrassPoaceaeTragusberteronianusTRBE 
spike dropseedPoaceaeSporoboluscontractusSPCO 
spiny cockleburAsteraceaeXanthismaspinulosumXASPlacy spine-aster
spiny sowthistleAsteraceaeSonchusasperSOASprickly sow-thistle
spinystarCactaceaeEscobariaviviparaCOVIbeehive cactus
splitleaf brickellbushAsteraceaeBrickellialaciniataBRLA 
spreading alkaliweedConvolvulaceaeCressatruxillensisCRTRalkali weed
spreading amaranthAmaranthaceaeAmaranthuscrassipesAMCRbony pigweed
spreading chinchweedAsteraceaePectisprostrataPEPRdwarf chinchweed
spreading fanpetalsMalvaceaeSidaabutifoliaSIABspreading sida
spreading fleabaneAsteraceaeErigerondivergensERDI 
spreading moonpodNyctaginaceaeAcleisanthesdiffususACDI 
spring flaxLinaceaeLinumvernaleLIVEspring flax
Springfield’s beardgrassPoaceaeBothriochloaspringfieldiiBOSPspringfield bluestem
sticky sprangletopPoaceaeLeptochloaviscidaLEVIgum sprangletop
stinging serpentLoasaceaeCevalliasinuataCESIstinging cevallia
stinkgrassPoaceaeEragrostiscilianensisERCI 
strawberry hedgehog cactusCactaceaeEchinocereusstramineusECST 
streambed bristlegrassPoaceaeSetarialeucopilaSELEplains bristlegrass
stretchberryOleaceaeForestierapubescensFOPUNew Mexico desert olive
tangleheadPoaceaeHeteropogoncontortusHECO 
tanseyleaf tansyasterAsteraceaeMachaerantheratanacetifoliaMATAtahoka daisy
tapertip cupgrassPoaceaeEriochloaacuminataERAC 
tarbushAsteraceaeFlourensiacernuaFLCE 
tarragonAsteraceaeArtemisiadracunculusARDR 
Texas bindweedConvolvulaceaeConvolvulusequitansCOEQhairy bindweed
Texas blueweedAsteraceaeHelianthusciliarisHECIblueweed
Texas mulberryMoraceaeMorusmicrophyllaMOMI 
Texas seleniaBrassicaceaeSeleniadissectaSEDI 
Texas stork’s billGeraniaceaeErodiumtexanumERTETexas filaree
texas toadflaxPlantaginaceaeNuttallanthustexanusNUTE 
thickleaf drymaryCaryophyllaceaeDrymariapachyphyllaDRPA 
thicksepal cryptanthaBoraginaceaeCryptanthacrassisepalaCRCR 
thin paspalumPoaceaePaspalumsetaceumPASEsand paspalum
threadleaf glowortAsteraceaeSartwelliaflaveriaeSAFLsartwellia
threadleaf ragwortAsteraceaeSenecioflaccidusSEFLthreadleaf groundsel
threadleaf snakeweedAsteraceaeGutierreziamicrocephalaGUMI 
threadstem carpetweedMolluginaceaeMollugocervianaMOCE 
threadstem sandmatEuphorbicaeaeChamaesycerevolutaCHREcurl-leaf spurge
thurber’s stemsuckerRafflesiaceaePilostylesthurberiPITH 
thymeleaf sandmatEuphorbicaeaeChamaesyceserpyllifoliaCHSEthymeleaf spurge
tobosa grassPoaceaePleuraphismuticaPLMU 
toothleaf golden-eyeAsteraceaeViguieradentataVIDEgolden-eye
torrey’s jointfirEphedraceaeEphedratorreyanaEPTOtorrey’s ephedra
torrey’s wolfberrySolanaceaeLyciumtorreyiLYTO 
touristplantBrassicaceaeDimorphocarpawislizeniiDIWIspectacle-pod
trailing krameriaKrameriaceaeKramerialanceolataKRLAthree fans
trailing windmillsNyctaginaceaeAllioniaincarnataALIN 
Trans-Pecos morning-gloryConvolvulaceaeIpomoeacristulataIPCRscarlet creeper
Trans-Pecos poreleafAsteraceaePorophyllumscopariumPOSCporophyllum
Trans-Pecos thimbleheadAsteraceaeHymenothrixwislizeniiHYWIhymenothrix
tree chollaCactaceaeCylindropuntiaimbricataCYIM 
tufted evening primroseOnagraceaeOenotheracaespitosaOECA 
tufted lovegrassPoaceaeEragrostispectinaceaERPEcarolina lovegrass
tuleCyperaceaeSchoenoplectusacutusSCAChardstem bulrush
tulip pricklypearCactaceaeOpuntiaphaeacanthaOPPHNew Mexico prickly pear
tumbleweed amaranthAmaranthaceaeAmaranthusalbusAMAL 
tumbling saltweedChenopodiaceaeAtriplexroseaATROtumbling orache
turkey tangle fogfruitVerbenaceaePhylanodifloraPHNO 
turpentine bushAsteraceaeEricamerialaricifoliaERLA 
twin-leaf sennaFabaceaeSennabauhinioidesSEBA 
upright prairie coneflowerAsteraceaeRatibidacolumniferaRACOmexican hat; prairie coneflower
velvet leaf sennaFabaceaeSennalindheimerianaSELIlindheimer’s senna
velvetweedOnagraceaeOenotheracurtifloraGAPAlizard tail
vine mesquitePoaceaePanicumobtusumPAOB 
viscid acaciaFabaceaeAcacianeovernicosaACNEeastern whitethorn
walkingstick cactusCactaceaeCylindropuntiaspinosiorCYSPcane cholla
Warnock’s snakewoodRhamnaceaeCondaliawarnockiiCOWAcrucillo
warty caltropZygophyllaceaeKallstroemiaparvifloraKAPAwarty carpetweed
wedgeleaf drabaBrassicaceaeDrabacuneifoliaDRCUwhitlow-grass
weeping lovegrassPoaceaeEragrostiscurvulaERCUboer lovegrass
weeping lovegrassPoaceaeEragrostiscurvulaERCU 
western fleabaneAsteraceaeErigeronbellidiastrumERBE 
western honey mesquiteFabaceaeProsopisglandulosaPRGL 
western soapberrySapindaceaeSapindusdrummondiiSADR 
western tansymustardBrassicaceaeDescurainiapinnataDEPI 
western wheatgrassPoaceaeElymussmithiiELSM 
western white clematisRanunculaceaeClematisligusticifoliaCLLIwestern virgin’s bower
white fishhook cactusCactaceaeEchinomastusintertextusECINwoven-spine pineapple cactus
white ratanyKrameriaceaeKrameriagrayiKRGR 
White Sands fanmustardBrassicaceaeNerisyrenialinearifoliaNELIbicolored mustard
white tackstemAsteraceaeCalycoseriswrightiiCAWR 
whitemargin sandmatEuphorbicaeaeChamaesycealbomarginataCHAL 
whitemouth dayflowerCommelinaceaeCommelinaerectaCOER 
whitest evening primroseOnagraceaeOenotheraalbicaulisOEALprairie evening primrose
whitestem blazingstarLoasaceaeMentzeliaalbicaulisMEALwhitestem stickleaf
whitethorn acaciaFabaceaeAcaciaconstrictaACCO 
whitethorn acaciaFabaceaeAcaciaconstrictaACCOspineless western whitethorn
wild oatsPoaceaeAvenafatuaAVFA 
willow baccharisAsteraceaeBaccharissalicifoliaBAGL 
winged pigweedChenopodiaceaeCyclolomaatriplicifoliumCYAT 
wingnut cryptanthaBoraginaceaeCryptanthapterocaryaCRPT 
wingpod purslanePortulaceaePortulacaumbraticolaPOUMchinese hats
winterfatChenopodiaceaeKrascheninnikovialanataKRLA 
witchgrassPoaceaePanicumcapillarePACA 
woody crinklematBoraginaceaeTiquiliacanescensTICAoreja de perro (dog ears)
woolly paperflowerAsteraceaePsilostrophetagetinaPSTApaperflower
woolly plantainPlantaginaceaePlantagopatagonicaPLPAwooly indian wheat
woolly prairie cloverFabaceaeDalealanataDALAspreading dalea
wooly locoweedFabaceaeAstragalusmollissimusASMO 
wooly marsh-elderAsteraceaeLeucivadealbataLEDE 
wooton’s threeawnPoaceaeAristidapansaARPA 
wooton’s threeawnPoaceaeAristidapansaARPA 
Wright’s beebrushVerbenaceaeAloysiawrightiiALWRbeebush; oreganillo
Wright’s deervetchFabaceaeLotuswrightiiLOWRwright’s lotus
Wright’s nipple cactusCactaceaeMammillariawrightiiMAWRwright’s fishhook cactus
wright’s silktassleGarryaceaeGarryawrightiiGAWR 
wright’s thelypodyBrassicaceaeThelypodiumwrightiiTHWR 
wright’s threeawnPoaceaeAristidapurpureaARPU 
yellow bluestemPoaceaeBothriochloaischaemumBOIS 
yellow foxtailPoaceaeSetariapumilaSEPUyellow bristlegrass
yellow indian mallowMalvaceaeAbutilonmalacumABMA 
yellow nut-sedgeCyperaceaeCyperusesculentusCYES 
yellow trumpetbushBignoniaceaeTecomastansTESTtrumpet-flower
yellowspine thistleAsteraceaeCirsiumochrocentrumCIOC 
yerba de pasmoAsteraceaeBaccharispteronioidesBAPT 
yerba-mansaSaururaceaeAnemopsiscalifornicaANCA 
Yuma sandmatEuphorbicaeaeChamaesycesetilobaCHSTshaggy spurge
zephyr-lilyAmaryllidaceaeZephyrantheslongifoliaZELO 

Spore plants:

DivisionFamilyGenusSpeciesOtherUSDA codeCommon name
BryophytaBryaceaeBryumargenteum BRAR71n/a (true moss)
BryophytaFabroniaceaeFabroniaciliaris var. wrightiiFACI2n/a (true moss)
BryophytaFissidentaceaeFissidenslittlei FILI2n/a (true moss)
BryophytaGrimmiaceaeGrimmiapulvinata GRPUn/a (true moss)
BryophytaGrimmiaceaeJaffueliobryumwrightii JAWRn/a (true moss)
BryophytaPottiaceaeAloinarigida ALRI2n/a (true moss)
BryophytaPottiaceaeDesmatodonconvolutus DECO10n/a (true moss)
BryophytaPottiaceaeDesmatodonguepinii DEGUn/a (true moss)
BryophytaPottiaceaeDesmatodonplinthobius DEPL3n/a (true moss)
BryophytaPottiaceaeDidymodonrigidulus DIRI6n/a (true moss)
BryophytaPottiaceaePterygoneurumovatum PTOVn/a (true moss)
BryophytaPottiaceaeTortulabartramii TOBA3n/a (true moss)
BryophytaPottiaceaeTortularuralisvar. crinitaTORU70n/a (true moss)
BryophytaPottiaceaeWeissiacondensa WECO2n/a (true moss)
BryophytaPottiaceaeWeissiacontroversa WECO3n/a (true moss)
LycopodiophytaSelaginellaceaeSelaginellarupincola SERU2Underwood spikemoss
EquisetophytaEquisetaceaeEquisetumhyemalesubsp. affineEQHYScouring rush
PteridophytaPteridaceaeAstrolepissinuata ASSI9Wavy cloak-fern
PteridophytaPteridaceaeCheilantheslindheimeri CHLIFairy swords
PteridophytaPteridaceaeCheilanthestomentosa CHTO2Wooly lip-fern
PteridophytaPteridaceaeNotholaenastandleyi NOSTStandley cloak-fern
PteridophytaPteridaceaePellaeatruncata PETR3Spiny cliff-brake