Valley of Fire State Park Wildflower Guide

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For common and scientific names of each plant, see the reverse side of this sheet

Plant Number Common Name Scientific Name

1 Mojave Sage Salvia pachyphylla

2 Desert Marigold Baileya

3 Scarlet Gaura Gaura coccinea

4 Flat-top Buckwheat Eriogonum deflexum

5 Beavertail Cactus Opuntia basilaris

6 Weakstem Mariposa Lily Calochortus flexuosus

7 Fremont’s Phacelia Phacelia fremontii

8 Mojave Indigo Bush Psorothamnus arborescens

9 Indian Paintbrush Castilleja

10 Brittlebush Encelia farinosa

11 Mojave Aster Xylorhiza tortifolia

12 Silver Cholla Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

13 Dune Primrose Oenothera deltoides

14 Desert Globe Mallow Sphaeralcea

15 Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus engelmannii

16 Sand Blazing Star Mentzelia involucrata

17 Wild Rhubarb Rumex hymenosepalus

18 Paperbag Bush Scutellaria mexicana

19 Desert Chicory Rafinesquia neomexicana

20 Desert Almond Prunus fasciculata

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