Plant Hunting List
Common Name Bloom Elevation Scientific Name Family
Fendlerella June-August 4000-8500 feet Fendlerella utahensis Philadelphaceae
Wetleaf Spiderling April-May below 3600 feet Anulocaulis annulatus (Boerhaavia annulata) Nyctaginaceae
Chaff Bush April-May below 4800 feet Amphipappus fremontii Asteraceae
Parish's Sandmat April-October below 3000 feet Chamaesyce parishii (Euphorbia parishii) Euphorbiaceae
Rocklady April-June 3600 to 5000 feet Maurandya petrophila Scrophulariaceae
Desert Senna March-July 600 to 3200 feet Senna armata (Cassia armata) Fabaceae
Shockley's Goldenhead April-June 1500 to 6200 feet Acamptopappus shockleyi Asteraceae
Common snakeweed May-October below 6000 feet Gutierrezia sarothrae Asteraceae
White Bear Poppy April-May 3000 to 4500 feet Arctomecon merriamii Papaveraceae
Spiny Monodora April-May 1000 to 7000 feet Menodora spinescens Oleaceae
Prickleleaf May-June 3600 to 6500 feet Hecastocleis shockleyi Asteraceae
Baby Blue Eyes April-May 300 to 6300 feet Nemophila menziesii Boraginaceae (Hydrophyllaceae)
Sand Plant April-July, October below 6000 feet Pholisma arenarium Boraginaceae (Lennoaceae)
Black Greasewood May-August 300 to 6400 feet Sarcobatus vermiculatus Chenopodiaceae
Thistle Sage March-May below 4500 feet Salvia carduacea Lamiaceae
Giant Woollystar June-October below 8000 feet Eriastrum densifolium Polemoniaceae
Desert Collinsia April-June 2800 to 7000 feet Collinsia callosa Scrophulariaceae
Mojave Pennyroyal
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May-June 1500 to 3500 feet Monardella exilis Lamiaceae
Windmills April-September below 4800 feet Allionia incarnata Nyctaginaceae
Parry's Pussypaws
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June-July 2000 to 10500 feet Calyptridium parryi Portulacaceae
Woolly Amsonia March-May 900 to 6000 feet Amsonia tomentosa (Amsonia brevifolia) Apocynaceae