Plants of City of Rocks State Park
The plants most often spotted in City of Rocks, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in City of Rocks
soaptree yucca
Yucca elata
100 observations
ocotillo
Fouquieria splendens
40 observations
Wheeler sotol
Dasylirion wheeleri
37 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
Emory oak
Quercus emoryi
23 observations
longleaf ephedra
Ephedra trifurca
20 observations · iNaturalist
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
19 observations · iNaturalist
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
18 observations
Parry's agave
Agave parryi
18 observations
Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus fendleri
16 observations · iNaturalist
Touristplant
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
16 observations · iNaturalist
tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
16 observations
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
15 observations
crown of thorns
Koeberlinia spinosa
14 observations · iNaturalist
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
14 observations · iNaturalist
Fluffgrass
Dasyochloa pulchella
12 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
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
6 observations
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
6 observations
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