Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 80 total documented species.
Larrea tridentata
Very Common39.53 obs.
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Le Conte Barrel Cactus
Very Common16.75 obs.
Yucca schidigera
Mohave Yucca
Very Common9.79 obs.
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Buckhorn Cholla
Very Common6.78 obs.
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Wiggins'S Cholla
Very Common4.61 obs.
Encelia farinosa
Brittlebush
Common3.44 obs.
Opuntia basilaris
Beavertail Pricklypear
Common3.06 obs.
Senegalia greggii
Texas-Mimosa
Common2.93 obs.
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Desert-Mallow
Common1.87 obs.
Xylorhiza tortifolia
Hurt-Leaf Woody-Aster
Common1.68 obs.
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
Common1.61 obs.
Calochortus kennedyi
Occasional1.6 obs.
Eriogonum wrightii
Bastard-Sage
Occasional1.59 obs.
Baileya multiradiata
Desert-Marigold
Occasional1.36 obs.
Salvia mohavensis
Occasional1.32 obs.
Pellaea truncata
Occasional1.32 obs.
Quercus turbinella
Turbinella Oak
Occasional1.32 obs.
Quiscalus mexicanus
Great-Tailed Grackle
Rare1.31 obs.
Eschscholzia minutiflora
Small-Flower California-Poppy
Rare1.2 obs.
Ambrosia dumosa
Bur-Sage
Rare1.07 obs.
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