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Field Guide |
Floristic List for Starfish Cove,
San Diego County
Starfish Cove is on the eastern side of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, in San Diego County just west of the Imperial County line, south of Ocotillo Wells and north
of Split Mountain. To get there take Highway 78 east of Borrego Springs; go south on
Split Mountain Road, and park at the Elephant Trees Discovery Area Trailhead. From there it is approximately four miles of hiking into Starfish Cove.
The area is dominated by Fouquiera splendens, Psorothamnus shottii, Hymenoclea salsola, Opuntia echinocarpa, Ferocactus cylindraceus, Ambrosia dumosa, Larrea tridentata, and Acacia greggii; other species such as: Bursera microphylla,
Opuntia wolfii, O. basilaris, Mammillaria dioica, Hyptis emoryi, and Bebbia juncea are also quite common.
| Family |
Species |
Common Name |
Acanthaceae |
Justicia californica |
Chuparosa, Beloperone |
|
| Asclepiadaceae |
Sarcostemma hirtellum |
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Adenophyllum porphylloides |
Hierba del Venado |
| Asteraceae |
Ambrosia dumosa |
Burro Bush, White Bursage, Huizapol |
| Asteraceae |
Bebbia juncea |
Sweetbush |
| Asteraceae |
Brickellia arguta |
|
| Asteraceae |
Brickellia desertorum |
|
| Asteraceae |
Gutierrezia californica |
Matchweed, Snake Broom |
| Asteraceae |
Hymenoclea salsola |
Cheese Bush |
| Asteraceae |
Perityle emoryi |
Rock Daisy |
| Asteraceae |
Pleurocoronis pleuriseta |
Arrow-Leaf |
| Asteraceae |
Trichoptilium incisum |
|
| Asteraceae |
Trixis californica |
Trixis, Plumilla |
|
| Boraginaceae |
Cryptantha racemosa |
|
|
| Brassicaceae |
Arabis perennans |
|
| Brassicaceae |
Lepidium sp. |
Peppergrass |
| Brassicaceae |
Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri |
Coulter's Lyrepod |
|
| Burseraceae |
Bursera microphylla |
Elephant Tree, Torote |
|
| Cactaceae |
Ferocactus cylindraceus |
Barrel Cactus, Biznaga |
| Cactaceae |
Mammillaria dioica |
Pincushion Cactus, Fish-Hook Cactus |
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia basilaris |
Beavertail Cactus |
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia bigelovii var. bigelovii |
Teddy-Bear Cholla, Jumping Cholla |
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia echinocarpa |
Silver Cholla |
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia ganderi var. ganderi |
Gander's Cholla |
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia wolfii |
Wolf's Cholla |
|
| Cupressaceae |
Juniperus californica |
California Cedar, Juniper |
|
| Ephedraceae |
Ephedra sp. |
Mormon Tea, Canatillo |
|
| Euphorbiaceae |
Ditaxis lanceolata |
|
| Euphorbiaceae |
Ditaxis serrata |
|
| Euphorbiaceae |
Euphobia eriantha |
Beetle Spurge |
| Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia melanadenia |
|
| Euphorbiaceae |
Stillingia linearifolia |
|
|
| Fabaceae |
Acacia greggii |
Catclaw Acacia, Wait-a-minute Bush, Uña de Gato |
| Fabaceae |
Calliandra eriophylla |
Fairyduster |
| Fabaceae |
Lotus rigidus |
Deerweed |
| Fabaceae |
Lotus spp. |
Deerweed |
| Fabaceae |
Marina parryi |
|
| Fabaceae |
Psorothamnus schottii |
Indigo Bush |
|
| Fouquieriaceae |
Fouquieria splendens |
Ocotillo |
|
| Lamiaceae |
Hyptis emoryi |
Desert Lavender, Salvia |
|
| Malvaceae |
Hibiscus denudatus |
Pale Face |
| Malvaceae |
Horsfordia newberryi |
|
|
| Nyctaginaceae |
Allionia incarnata |
Windmills, Trailing Four O'Clock |
| Nyctaginaceae |
Mirabilis bigelovii |
|
| Nyctaginaceae |
Mirabilis tenuiloba |
Four O'Clock |
|
| Oleaceae |
Menodora scoparius |
|
|
| Onagraceae |
Camissonia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla |
Sun Cup |
|
| Poaceae |
Aristida adscensionis |
Six-Weeks Three-Awn |
| Poaceae |
Bouteloua aristidoides |
Grama |
| Poaceae |
Erioneuron pulchellum |
Fluff Grass |
| Poaceae |
Pleuraphis rigida |
Big Galleta |
|
| Polygonaceae |
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. poliofolium |
|
|
| Pteridaceae |
Cheilanthes sp. |
|
|
| Rosaceae |
Prunus fremontii |
Desert Apricot |
|
| Rutaceae |
Thamnosma montana |
|
|
| Simmondsiaceae |
Simmondsia chinensis |
Jojoba, Goat-Nut, Pig-Nut |
|
| Solanaceae |
Lycium sp. |
Box Thorn |
| Solanaceae |
Nicotiana obtusifolia |
Tobacco |
| Solanaceae |
Physalis crassifolia |
|
|
| Tamaricaceae |
Tamarix sp. |
Salt Cedar, Tamarisk, Pino Salado |
|
| Viscaceae |
Phoradendron californicum |
Desert Mistletoe, Toji |
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| Zygophyllaceae |
Fagonia pachyacantha |
|
| Zygophyllaceae |
Larrea tridentata |
Creosote Bush, Gobernadora |
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