Plants of City of Rocks State Park
The plants most often spotted in City of Rocks, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
753
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 753 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in City of Rocks. The most frequently seen is the soaptree yucca, with 101 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in City of Rocks
soaptree yucca
Yucca elata
101 observations
ocotillo
Fouquieria splendens
40 observations
Wheeler sotol
Dasylirion wheeleri
37 observations
Emory oak
Quercus emoryi
30 observations
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
27 observations · iNaturalist
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
24 observations
yellow bird-of-paradise shrub
Erythrostemon gilliesii
24 observations · iNaturalist
honey mesquite
Neltuma glandulosa
24 observations · iNaturalist
longleaf ephedra
Ephedra trifurca
20 observations · iNaturalist
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
20 observations · iNaturalist
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
19 observations
Parry's agave
Agave parryi
18 observations
Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus fendleri
17 observations · iNaturalist
Touristplant
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
16 observations · iNaturalist
tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
16 observations
crown of thorns
Koeberlinia spinosa
15 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
15 observations
Fluffgrass
Dasyochloa pulchella
14 observations · iNaturalist
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
14 observations · iNaturalist
Tahoka daisy
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
12 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet hedgenettle
Stachys coccinea
12 observations · iNaturalist
rough nama
Nama hispida
12 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Marigold
Baileya multiradiata
11 observations · iNaturalist
mule fat
Baccharis salicifolia
10 observations · iNaturalist
threadleaf groundsel
Senecio flaccidus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Rose Heath
Chaetopappa ericoides
10 observations · iNaturalist
blackfoot daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
10 observations · iNaturalist
purple-nerve cymopterus
Vesper multinervatus
10 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
9 observations · iNaturalist
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
9 observations
Pancake Pricklypear
Opuntia chlorotica
9 observations · iNaturalist
Arizona bluecurls
Trichostema arizonicum
9 observations · iNaturalist
Winterfat
Krascheninnikovia lanata
8 observations · iNaturalist
hairy five-eyes
Chamaesaracha sordida
8 observations · iNaturalist
Leatherweed
Croton pottsii
8 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain zinnia
Zinnia grandiflora
8 observations · iNaturalist
lotebush
Condaliopsis obtusifolia
8 observations · iNaturalist
catclaw mimosa
Mimosa aculeaticarpa
7 observations · iNaturalist
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
7 observations · iNaturalist
sideoats grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
7 observations
Broom Snakeweed
Gutierrezia sarothrae
7 observations · iNaturalist
desert tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia
7 observations · iNaturalist
cowpen daisy
Verbesina encelioides
7 observations · iNaturalist
Whitemargin Sandmat
Euphorbia albomarginata
7 observations · iNaturalist
dwarf desert peony
Acourtia nana
7 observations · iNaturalist
Lemmon's Brickellbush
Brickellia lemmonii
7 observations · iNaturalist
pricklyleaf dogweed
Thymophylla acerosa
7 observations · iNaturalist
Oak-leaved Thorn-apple
Datura quercifolia
7 observations · iNaturalist
Sonoran scrub oak
Quercus turbinella
6 observations · iNaturalist
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
6 observations
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