Plants of Surprise Canyon
FERNS and FERN ALLIES
Equisetaceae:
Scouring rush (Equisetum hyemale spp. affine)
^Scouring rush and Inyo bricklebush.
Pteridaceae:
Maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris)
^Maidenhair ferns and grapes.
Cliff-brake (Pellaea breweri)
^Dried up Cliff-brake in the dry season.
GYMNOSPERMS
Cupressaceae:
Utah juniper (Juniperus utahensis)
Pinaceae:
Single-leaf pinyon (Pinus monophylla)
Ephedraceae:
Green ephedra (Ephedra viridis)
Nevada ephedra (E. nevadensis)
ANGIOSPERMS
MONOCOTS
Orchidaceae:
Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea)
Poaceae:
Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides)
Desert needlegrass (A. speciosum)
Giant needlegrass (A. coronatum)
Bentgrass (Agrostis exarata)
Blue-gray three-awn (Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi)
Whitish three-awn (A. p. var. glauca)
Red brome (Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens) - introduced
Ripgut brome (B. diandrus) - introduced
Cheatgrass (B. tectorum) - introduced
Chilean chess (B. trinii) - introduced
Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana) - introduced. One bunch in stream below Limekiln Spring.
Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) - introduced
Crabgras (Digitaria sanguinalis) - introduced
Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata)
Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) - introduced
Squirreltail grass (Elymus elymoides)
Lovegrass (Eragrostis pilosa var. pilosa) - ative to the Central Valley, waif at Chris Wicht Camp in September 2000.
Hare barley (Hordeum murinum) - introduced
Oniongrass (Melica frutescens)
Scratchgrass (Muhlenbergia asperifolia)
Witchgrass (Panicum capillare)
Canary grass (Phalaris sp.)
Common reed (Phragmites australis)
One-sided bluegrass (Poa secunda)
Rabbitsfootgrass (Polypogon monspeliensis) - introduced
Rabbitsfootgrass (P. interruptus) - introduced
Slpitgrass (Schismus sp.) - introduced
Bristlegrass (Setaria gracilis)
Dropseed (Sporobolus contractus)
Cyperaceae:
Sedge (Eleocharis parvula)
Sedge (E. pauciflora)
Juncaceae:
Iris-leaved rush (Juncus xiphoides)
Baltic rush (J. balticus)
Cooper rush (J. cooperi)
Typhaceae:
Narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)
Cattails and Lobelia.
DICOTS
Aceraceae:
Mountain maple (Acer glabrum var. diffusum)
Amaranthaceae:
Honeysweet (Tidestromia oblongifolia)
Anacardiaceae:
Sourberry (Rhus trilobata)
Apocynaceae:
Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)
Asclepidiaceae:
Narrowleaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis)
Climbing milkweed (Sarcostemma hirtellum)
Asteraceae:
White bursage (Ambrosia dumosa)
Silver mugwort (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula)
Big sagebrush (A. tridentata)
Seepwillow (Baccharis salicifolia)
Waterweed bush (B. sergiloides)
Chuckwalla's delight (Bebbia juncea)
Inyo bricklebush (Brickelia multiflora)
Tocalote (Centaurea melitensis) - introduced
Pincushion (Chaenactis sp.)
Rubber rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
Horseweed (Conyza canadensis)
Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)
Panamint daisy (Enceliopsis covillei)
Virgin Valley brittlebush (E. virginensis)
Interior goldenbush (Ericameria linearifolia)
Spatulate goldenbush (E. cuneata var. spathulata)
Everlasting (Gnaphalium sp.)
Matchweed (Gutierrezia microcephalus)
Pygmy cedar (Peucephyllum schottii)
Southern goldenrod (Solidago confinis)
Dandelion (Taraxacum sp.) - inroduced
Death Valley goldeneye (Viguiera reticulata)
Boraginaceae:
Cryptantha (Cryptantha sp.)
Brassicaceae:
Watercress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum)
Prince's plume (Stanleya pinnata)
Cactaceae:
Cottontop cactus (Echinocactus polycephalus)
Calico cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii)
Barrel cactus (Ferocactus acanthodes)
Fish-hook cactus (Mammilaria sp.)
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
Mojave fish-hook cactus (Sclerocactus polyancistrus)
Campanulaceae:
Lobelia (Lobelia cardinalis var. pseudosplendens)
Chenopodiaceae:
Fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens)
Spiny hopsage (Grayia spinosa)
Crassulaceae:
Panamint dudleya (Dudleya saxosa spp. saxosa)
Cucurbitaceae:
Coyote melon (Cucurbita palmata)
Cuscutaceae:
Dodder (Cuscuta sp.)
Euphorbiaceae:
Rattlesnakeweed (Chamaesyce albomarginata)
Fabaceae:
Scarlet milkvetch (Astagalus coccineus)
Inyo bush lupine (Lupinus excubitus var. excubitus)
White sweetclover (Melilotus alba) - introduced
Yellow sweetclover (M. officinalis) - introduced
Honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana)
Screwbean mesquite (P. pubescens)
Geraniaceae:
Filaree (Erodium cicutarium) - introduced
Hydrophyllaceae:
Calthaleaf phacelia (Phacelia calthifolia)
Crenate phacelia (P. crenulata)
Lamiaceae:
Spearmint (Mentha spicata) - introduced
Paperbag bush (Salazaria mexicana)
Mojave sage (Salvia dorrii)
Chia (S. columbariae)
White hedge nettle (Stachys albens)
Loasaceae:
Rock nettle (Eucnide urens)
Malvaceae:
Mallow (Malva parviflora) - introduced at Chris Wicht Camp
Apricot mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
Nyctinaginaceae:
Sticky spiderling (Anulocaulis annulatus)
Wishbone bush (Mirabilis californica)
Onagraceae:
Heart-leaved evening primrose (Camissonia cardiophylla ssp. robusta)
Golden evening primrose (C. brevipes)
Willowherb (Epilobium cf. minutum)
Evening primrose (Oenothera sp.)
Papaveraceae:
Prickly poppy (Argemone munita spp. rotunda)
Mexican poppy (Eschscholzia minutiflora)
Plantiginaceae:
Common plantain (Plantago major) - introduced
Polemoniaceae:
Broad-leved gilia (Gilia latiflora)
Polygonaceae:
Brittle spineflower (Chorizanthe brevicornu)
Trunpet buckwheat (Eriogonum inflatum)
California buckwheat (E. fasciculatum)
Skeleton buckwheat (E. brachypodum)
Flat-top buckwheat (E. deflexum)
Heermann's buckwheat (E. heermannii)
Nude buckwheat (E. nudum)
Portulacaeae:
Miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
Ranunculaceae:
Clematis (Clematis ligusticifolia var. californica)
Larkspur (Delphinium parishii)
Rosaceae:
Cliff rose (Purshia mexicana var. stansburyana)
Antelope bitterbush (P. tridentata)
Wood rose (Rosa woodsii)
Rutaceae:
Turpentine-broom (Thamnosma montana)
Salicaceae:
Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii)
Red willow (Salix laevigata)
Arroyo willow (S. lasiolepis)
Coyote willow (S. exigua)
Shining willow (S. lucida ssp. lasiandra)
Gooding willow (S. gooddingii)
Scrophulariaceae:
Paintbrush (Castilleja sp.)
Scarlet monkeyflower (Mimulus cardinalis)
Desert mountain penstemon (Penstemon fruticiformis var. fruticiformis)
Bridges penstemon (P. rostriflorus)
Solanaceae:
Jimsonweed (Datura meteloides)
Small-flowered nightshade (Solanum nodiflorum)
Solanum and Datura.
Wild tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata)
Tamaricaceae:
Tamarisk (Tamarix ramosissima) - introduced
Vitaceae:
Desert wild grape (Vitis girdiana)
Zygophyllaceae:
Creosote (Larrea tridentata)
Goathead (Tribulus terrestris) -- introduced. Once seen at Chris Wicht Camp as a weed.
--the Roving Naturalist
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