Vegetation Around Las Vegas, Species Index
| Common | Scientific | Family | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bassia, Fivehook Bassia, Fivehorn Smotherweed | Bassia hyssopifolia | Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Bird's-foot Trefoil, Strigose Bird's-foot Trefoil | Lotus strigosus | Pea (Fabaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Blazingstar, Reflexed Blazingstar | Mentzelia reflexa | Loasa (Loasaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Blazingstar, Whitebract Blazingstar | Mentzelia involucrata | Loasa (Loasaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Blazingstar, Whitestem Blazingstar | Mentzelia albicaulis | Loasa (Loasaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Bristly Fiddleneck | Amsinckia tessellata | Borage (Boraginaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Buckwheat, Annual Buckwheats | Eriogonum sp. | Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Chia | Salvia columbariae | Mint (Lamiaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Clover, Hairy Prairie Clover | Dalea mollis | Fabaceae (Legume) | Forb, Annual |
| Dandelion, Holy Dandelion | Glyptopleura setulosa | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Dead Man's Fingers | Cistanthe ambigua | Purslane (Portulacaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Desert Chicory | Rafinesquia neomexicana | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Desert Dandelion | Malacothrix glabrata | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Desert Fivespot | Eremalche rotundifolia | Mallow (Malvaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Desert Gold | Geraea canescens | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Desert Poppy | Eschscholzia glyptosperma | Poppy (Papaveraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Desertstar, Daisy Desertstar | Monoptilon bellidiforme | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Desertstar, Mojave Desertstar | Monoptilon bellioides | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Devil's Spineflower | Chorizanthe rigida | Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Dodder, Desert Dodder | Cuscuta denticulata | Dodder (Cuscutaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Easterbonnets, Woolly Easterbonnets | Eriophyllum wallacei | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Forget-Me-Not | Cryptantha spp. | Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Forget-Me-Not, Cushion Cryptantha | Cryptantha circumscissa | Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Forget-Me-Not, Wingnut Cryptantha | Cryptantha pterocarya | Borage (Boraginaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Frost Mat | Achyronychia cooperi | Pink (Caryophyllaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Ghost Flower (Mohavea) | Mohavea confertiflora | Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Gilia, Broadleaf Gilia | Aliciella [Gilia] latifolia | Phlox (Polemoniaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Gilia, Unidentified Species | Gilia spp. | Phlox (Polemoniaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Gravel Ghost | Atrichoseris platyphylla | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Halogeton | Halogeton glomeratus | Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Indianwheat, Desert Indianwheat | Plantago ovata | Plantain (Plantaginaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Kochia | Bassia scoparia | Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Leafcover Saltweed | Atriplex phyllostegia | Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Lineleaf Whitepuff | Oligomeris linifolia | Mignonette (Resedaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Lupine, Arizona Lupine | Lupinus arizonicus | Legume (Fabaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Milkvetch, Nye Milkvetch | Astragalus nyensis | Fabaceae (Legume) | Forb, Annual |
| Milkvetch, Three-corner Milkvetch | Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus | Fabaceae (Legume) | Forb, Annual |
| Monkeyflower, Bigelow's Monkeyflower | Mimulus bigelovii | Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Mustard, African Mustard | Malcolmia africana | Mustard (Brassicaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Mustard, Black Mustard | Brassica nigra | Mustard (Brassicaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Mustard, Sahara Mustard | Brassica tournefortii | Mustard (Brassicaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Nightshade, Buffalobur Nightshade | Solanum rostratum | Nightshade (Solonaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Phacelia, Calthaleaf Phacelia | Phacelia calthifolia | Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Phacelia, Desertbells | Phacelia campanularia ssp. vasiformis | Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Phacelia, Lacy Phacelia | Phacelia tanacetifolia | Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Phacelia, Notch-leaf Phacelia | Phacelia crenulata | Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Phacelia, Pedicellate Phacelia | Phacelia pedicellata | Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Pincushion, Pebble Pincushion | Chaenactis carphoclinia | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Poppy, Pygmy Poppy | Eschscholzia minutiflora | Poppy (Papaveraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Primrose, Brown-eyed Evening-Primrose | Camissonia claviformis | Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Primrose, Golden Evening-Primrose | Camissonia brevipes | Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Puncturevine | Tribulus terrestris | Caltrop (Zygophyllaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Red Triangles | Centrostegia thurberi | Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Rockdaisy, Emorys Rockdaisy | Perityle emoryi | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Russian Thistle, Prickly | Salsola tragus | Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Snapdragon, Golden Desert-snapdragon | Mohavea breviflora | Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Spiny Caper | Oxystylis lutea | Caper (Capparaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Star-thistle, Yellow Star-thistle | Centaurea solstiltialis | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Storks Bill, Redstem Storks Bill | Erodium cicutarium | Geranium (Geraniaceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Sunflower, Common Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Turtleback, Hairybeast Turtleback | Psathyrotes pilifera | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Turtleback, Velvet Turtleback | Psathyrotes ramosissima | Sunflower (Asteraceae) | Forb, Annual |
| Velvetleaf | Abutilon theophrasti | Malvaceae (Mallow) | Forb, Annual |
| Woollystar, Desert Woollystar | Eriastrum eremicum | Phlox (Polemoniaceae) | Forb, Annual |
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Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
Names generally follow the USDA database.
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