Plants of Rio Salado Audubon Center
The plants most often spotted in Rio Salado, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
983
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 983 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rio Salado. The most frequently seen is the stinknet, with 123 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Rio Salado
stinknet
Oncosiphon pilulifer
123 observations · iNaturalist
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
103 observations · iNaturalist
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
52 observations
castor bean
Ricinus communis
49 observations · iNaturalist
Coues' senna
Senna covesii
41 observations · iNaturalist
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
30 observations · iNaturalist
Lilac chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus
29 observations
desert willow
Chilopsis linearis
28 observations · iNaturalist
Sweetbush
Bebbia juncea
25 observations · iNaturalist
arrowweed
Pluchea sericea
25 observations · iNaturalist
buffelgrass
Cenchrus ciliaris
25 observations · iNaturalist
woolly tidestromia
Tidestromia lanuginosa
24 observations · iNaturalist
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
23 observations
chuparosa
Justicia californica
22 observations · iNaturalist
desert ironwood
Olneya tesota
22 observations · iNaturalist
velvet mesquite
Neltuma velutina
22 observations · iNaturalist
alkali heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
20 observations · iNaturalist
blue palo verde
Parkinsonia florida
18 observations · iNaturalist
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
17 observations
Mexican palo verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
17 observations
Desert Marigold
Baileya multiradiata
15 observations · iNaturalist
spiny hackberry
Celtis pallida
15 observations · iNaturalist
Big Bursage
Ambrosia ambrosioides
14 observations · iNaturalist
desert lavender
Condea emoryi
13 observations · iNaturalist
screwbean
Strombocarpa pubescens
13 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Broom
Baccharis sarothroides
12 observations · iNaturalist
marsh fleabane
Pluchea odorata
11 observations · iNaturalist
Whitemargin Sandmat
Euphorbia albomarginata
11 observations · iNaturalist
rabbitfoot grass
Polypogon monspeliensis
10 observations · iNaturalist
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
10 observations
big saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis
10 observations · iNaturalist
jojoba
Simmondsia chinensis
10 observations · iNaturalist
Umbrella Papyrus
Cyperus alternifolius
9 observations · iNaturalist
rough cocklebur
Xanthium strumarium
8 observations · iNaturalist
desert thorn-apple
Datura discolor
8 observations · iNaturalist
redwhisker clammyweed
Polanisia dodecandra
8 observations · iNaturalist
smallseed sandmat
Euphorbia polycarpa
7 observations · iNaturalist
southern cattail
Typha domingensis
7 observations
Goodding's willow
Salix gooddingii
7 observations · iNaturalist
shoestring acacia
Acacia stenophylla
7 observations · iNaturalist
Fremont's desert-thorn
Lycium fremontii
7 observations · iNaturalist
desert tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia
7 observations · iNaturalist
bigpod sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
7 observations
White leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
6 observations · iNaturalist
small melilot
Melilotus indicus
6 observations · iNaturalist
bearded cryptantha
Cryptantha barbigera
6 observations · iNaturalist
floating primrose-willow
Ludwigia peploides
6 observations · iNaturalist
Herb-of-Grace
Bacopa monnieri
6 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet spiderling
Boerhavia coccinea
6 observations · iNaturalist
Needle Grama
Bouteloua aristidoides
6 observations · iNaturalist
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