List of flora of the Mojave Desert region


This list of flora of the Mojave Desert region catalogs the particular plants of the Mojave Desert and of the mountains that encircle the Mojave Desert, including the Little San Bernardino Mountains that divide the Mojave Desert from the Colorado Desert. Some flora grows well above the elevational limit of Yucca brevifolia. The elevational limit of the Joshua tree delimits the Mojave Desert.
The flora herein is arranged in several sublists to accommodate the various interests among readers; the sublists are arranged a) alphabetically by scientific name; b) alphabetically by plant family and then by scientific name; c) by growth pattern by flower color alphabetically by common name.
Each entry in the alphabetical list by scientific name is followed by the common name, plant family, growth form, flower color, and a brief note on the etymology of the components of the scientific name.

List by scientific name

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N

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List by plant family and genus

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List by common names