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Eureka Dunes Plant List

Results from all the lists and observations reported to the Death Valley National Park Herbarium

Scientific NameCommon NameSpecial Status
Scientific NameCommon NameSpecial Status

Amaranthaceae

Tidestromia oblongifolia honeysweet 

Apiaceae

Cymopterus gilmanii Gilman's cymopterus 2.3
Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. fimbriatum desert biscuitroot 
Lomatium parryi Parry's wild parsley 

Apocynaceae

Amsonia tomentosa hairy-leaved amsonia 

Asteraceae

Atrichoseris platyphylla gravel-ghost  
Baileya pleniradiata woolly desert-marigold 
Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia pebble pincushion 
Chaetadelpha wheeleri dune broom2.2
Dicoria canescens desert dicoria 
Hazardia brickellioides holly-leaved hazardia 
Hecastocleis shockleyi Shockley's prickle-leaf 
Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola burrobush 
Malacothrix sonchoides yellow saucers 
Monoptilon bellidiforme Gray desert star 
Palafoxia arida var. arida Spanish needles 
Pectis papposa var. papposa chinchweed 
Psathyrotes annua fan leaf 
Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora wire-lettuce 

Boraginaceae

Cryptantha circumscissa capped cryptantha 
Cryptantha holoptera winged cryptantha 4.3
Cryptantha micrantha redroot cryptantha 
Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya winged forget-me-not 
Cryptantha tumulosa New York mountains cryptantha 4.3
Tiquilia plicata crinklemat 

Brassicaceae

Arabis pulchra var. munciensis Darwin rockcress 2.3
Caulanthus cooperi Cooper's caulanthus 
Descurainia californica California tansy mustard 
Malcolmia africana African mustard 
Stanleya pinnata var. inyoensis Inyo desert plume 
Streptanthella longirostris long-beaked twistflower 

Buddlejaceae

Buddleja utahensis Panamint butterfly bush 

Cactaceae

Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus 

Capparaceae

Cleome sparsifolia naked cleome 

Caprifoliaceae

Symphoricarpos longiflorus fragrant snowberry 

Caryophyllaceae

Arenaria macradenia var. macradenia desert sandwort 

Chenopodiaceae

Atriplex argentea var. argentea silverscale 
Atriplex argentea var. hillmanii Hillman's silverscale saltbush2.2
Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens fourwing saltbush 
Atriplex confertifolia shadscale saltbush 
Atriplex polycarpa allscale 
Chenopodium incanum var. occidentale hoary goosefoot 
Corispermum hyssopifolium bugseed 
Kochia americana gray molly 
Salsola paulsenii barbwire Russian thistle 
Salsola tragus Russian thistle 
Suaeda moquinii bush seepweed 

Euphorbiaceae

Chamaesyce micromera Sonoran sandmat 
Chamaesyce ocellata ssp. arenicola dunes spurge 

Fabaceae

Astragalus lentiginosus var. micans shining milkvetch 1B.2
Astragalus sabulonum gravel milkvetch 
Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius indigo bush 
Psorothamnus polydenius dotted indigo bush 

Hydrophyllaceae

Nama demissum var. demissum purple mat 
Phacelia crenulata var. crenulata notchleaf phacelia 
Phacelia perityloides var. perityloides Panamint phacelia 

Lamiaceae

Salvia funerea Death Valley sage 4.3

Liliaceae

Allium atrorubens var. cristatum wild onion4.3

Loasaceae

Mentzelia oreophila Inyo blazing star 

Malvaceae

Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua apricot globemallow 
Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rosacea Parish mallow 

Nyctaginaceae

Abronia turbinata transmontane sand verbena 
Allionia incarnata windmills 
Anulocaulis annulatus Death Valley sticky ring 

Onagraceae

Camissonia boothii ssp. intermedia intermediate shredding primrose2.3
Camissonia claviformis ssp. funerea Death Valley brown-eyed primrose 
Camissonia claviformis ssp. integrior pale-eyed primrose 
Camissonia claviformis ssp. lancifolia lanceleaf brown-eyed primrose 
Oenothera californica ssp. eurekensis Eureka Dunes evening primrose1B.2, CR, FE
Oenothera primiveris ssp. bufonis desert evening primrose 

Philadelphaceae

Fendlerella utahensis Utah fendlerella4.3

Poaceae

Achnatherum aridum Mormon needle grass2.3
Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass 
Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi blue three-awn 
Blepharidachne kingii King's eyelash grass2.3
Bouteloua barbata var. barbata six weeks grama 
Bromus trinii Chilean chess 
Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed 
Swallenia alexandrae Eureka Valley dune grass1B.2, CR, FE

Polemoniaceae

Eriastrum wilcoxii Wilcox's woolly star 
Gilia campanulata bell gilia 
Gilia cana ssp. triceps San Bernardino gilia 
Gilia filiformis thread-stemmed gilia 
Gilia inconspicua shy gilia 
Gilia latifolia broad-leaved gilia 
Gilia leptomeria Great Basin gilia 
Gilia lottiae Lott's gilia 
Gilia scopulorum limestone gilia 
Linanthus arenicola sand linanthusNVD

Polygonaceae

Dedeckera eurekensis July gold1B.3, CR
Eriogonum deflexum var. rectum ladder buckwheat 
Eriogonum gilmanii Gilman's buckwheat1B.3
Eriogonum glandulosum glandular buckwheat 
Eriogonum inflatum var. inflatum desert trumpet 
Eriogonum maculatum spotted buckwheat 
Eriogonum reniforme kidneyleaf buckwheat 
Eriogonum trichopes var. trichopes yellow trumpet 

Scrophulariaceae

Antirrhinum kingii King's snapdragon 
Mimulus rupicola Death Valley monkeyflower4.3
Penstemon calcareus limestone beardtongue2.3

Zygophyllaceae

Larrea tridentata creosote bush