Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 80 total documented species.
Yucca brevifolia
Joshua Tree
Very Common15.77 obs.
Larrea tridentata
Very Common5.31 obs.
Xylorhiza tortifolia
Hurt-Leaf Woody-Aster
Very Common4.61 obs.
Lepidium flavum
Borrego Valley Peppergrass
Very Common4.38 obs.
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Wiggins'S Cholla
Very Common4.27 obs.
Ambrosia dumosa
Bur-Sage
Common4.05 obs.
Atriplex confertifolia
Sheepfat
Common3.95 obs.
Artemisia spinescens
Common3.6 obs.
Oenothera primiveris
Common3.58 obs.
Lepidium fremontii
Fremont'S Pepperwort
Common3.52 obs.
Astragalus layneae
Common3.43 obs.
Loeseliastrum matthewsii
Occasional3.17 obs.
Eriogonum inflatum
Indian Pipeweed
Occasional3.07 obs.
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Winterfat
Occasional3.04 obs.
Menodora spinescens
Spiny Menodora
Occasional3.02 obs.
Oxytheca perfoliata
Round-Leaf Puncturebract
Occasional2.67 obs.
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mottled Milkvetch
Occasional2.66 obs.
Malacothrix glabrata
Smooth Desert-Dandelion
Rare2.54 obs.
Phacelia fremontii
Rare2.36 obs.
Dithyrea californica
Rare2.23 obs.
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