Pima Community College's West Campus is located at 2202 W. Anklam Road in Tucson,
Arizona. This list includes 80 non-landscaped plants occuring on the campus's desert
property. Plants were photographed in the field during 2005.PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE WEST CAMPUS PLANTS
Pima Community College's West Campus is located at 2202 W. Anklam Road in Tucson,
Arizona. This list includes 80 non-landscaped plants occuring on the campus's desert
property. Plants were photographed in the field during 2005.
| Apiaceae | |
| Bowlesia incana | Bowlesia |
| Asclepiadaceae | |
| Sarcostemma hirtellum | Milkweed, Rambling |
| Bignoniaceae | |
| Chilopsis linearis | Willow, Desert |
| Boraginaceae | |
| Amsinckia intermedia | Amsinckia |
| Cryptantha spp | Cryptantha |
| Cactaceae | |
| Carnegiea gigantea | Saguaro |
| Echinocereus engelmannii | Hedgehog Cactus, Strawberry |
| Ferocactus wislizeni | Barrel Cactus, Fishhook |
| Mammillaria grahamii | Pincushion Cactus, Fishhook |
| Opuntia fulgida | Cholla, Chainfruit (Jumping) |
| Opuntia leptocaulis | Cholla, Christmas |
| Opuntia spp | Prickly Pear Cactus |
| Opuntia versicolor | Cholla, Staghorn |
| Compositae | |
| Ambrosia ambrosioides | Ragweed, Canyon |
| Ambrosia deltoidea | Bursage, Triangleleaf |
| Argemone pleiacantha | Bluestem Pricklepoppy |
| Baccharis sarothroides | Desert Broom |
| Bahia absinthifolia | Bahia |
| Baileya multiradiata | Marigold, Desert |
| Centaurea solstitialis | Thistle, Yellow Star? |
| Chaenactis stevioides | Pincushion, Esteve's |
| Dyssodia pentachaeta | Five-needle Fetid Marigold |
| Encelia farinosa | Brittlebush |
| Eriophyllum lanosum | Daisy, Woolly |
| Isocoma tenuisecta | Burroweed |
| Monoptilon bellioides | Desert Star, Mojave |
| Porophyllum gracile | Odora |
| Psilostrophe cooperi | Paperflower, Cooper's |
| Rafinesquia neomexicana | Chicory, Desert |
| Senecio douglasii | Groundsel, Sand Wash |
| Sonchus asper | Sowthistle, Spiny |
| Trixis californica | Trixis |
| Zinnia acerosa | Zinnia, Desert |
| Cruciferae | |
| Lepidium spp | Peppergrass |
| Lesquerella gordoni | Mustard, Bladderpod |
| Sisymbrium irio | London Rocket |
| Streptanthus arizonicus | Jewelflower, Arizona |
| Thysanocarpus curvipes | Lacepod |
| Ephedraceae | |
| Ephedra spp | Ephedra |
| Euphorbiaceae | |
| Euphorbia albomarginata | Rattlesnake weed |
| Fabaceae | |
| Acacia constricta | Acacia, Whitethorn |
| Acacia greggii | Acacia, Catclaw |
| Calliandra eriophylla | Fairy Duster |
| Cercidium floridum | Paloverde, Blue |
| Cercidium microphyllum | Paloverde, Foothills |
| Dalea neomexicana | Prairie Clover, Downy |
| Dalea parryi | Dalea, Parry |
| Lotus humistratus | Lotus, Hill |
| Lupinus sparsiflorus | Lupine |
| Olneya tesota | Ironwood, Desert |
| Parkinsonia aculeata | Paloverde, Mexican |
| Prosopis velutina | Mesquite, Velvet |
| Senna covesii | Senna, Desert |
| Fouquieriaceae | |
| Fouquieria splendens | Ocotillo |
| Geraniaceae | |
| Erodium cicutarium | Filaree |
| Hydrophyllaceae | |
| Eucrypta micrantha | Eucrypta, Small-Flowered |
| Nama demissum | Purple Mat |
| Phacelia campanularia | Bell, Desert |
| Phacelia crenulata | Phacelia, Scalloped Leaf |
| Krameriaceae | |
| Krameria erecta | Ratany, Range |
| Krameria grayi | Ratany, White |
| Labiatae | |
| Salvia columbariae | Chia |
| Loasaceae | |
| Mentzelia multiflora | Blazing Star, Desert |
| Malpighiaceae | |
| Janusia gracilis | Janusia |
| Malvaceae | |
| Sphaeralcea spp | Globemallow, Desert |
| Martyniaceae | |
| Proboscidea parviflora | Devil's Claw |
| Oleaceae | |
| Menodora scabra | Menodora, Yellow |
| Onagraceae | |
| Oenothera primiveris | Primrose, Bottle Evening |
| Papaveraceae | |
| Argemone pleiacantha | Pricklepoppy, Bluestem |
| Eschscholtzia mexicana | Poppy, Mexican Gold |
| Plantaginaceae | |
| Plantago purshii | Plantain, Pursh |
| Poaceae | |
| Erioneuron pulchellum | Grass, Fluff |
| Pennisetum cliare | Grass, Buffel |
| Pennisetum setaceum | Grass, Fountain |
| Polemoniaceae | |
| Eriastrum diffusum | Starflower |
| Polygonaceae | |
| Eriogonum deflexum | Skeleton Weed |
| Rhamnaceae | |
| Condalia warnockii | Warnock Condalia |
| Ranunculaceae | |
| Delphinium scaposum | Larkspur, Barestem |
| Sapindaceae | |
| Dodonaea viscosa | Hopbush |
| Scrophulariaceae | |
| Penstemon parryi | Penstemon, Parry's |
| Maurandya antirrhiniflora | Snapdragon, Twining |
| Selaginellaceae | |
| Selaginella arizonica | Spike Moss |
| Solanaceae | |
| Lycium berlandieri | Wolfberry, Berlandier |
| Nicotiana trigonophylla | Tobacco, Desert |
| Solanum elaeagnifolium | Nightshade, Silverleaf |
| Tamaricaceae | |
| Tamarix ramosissima | Tamarisk (Salt Cedar) |
| Ulmaceae | |
| Celtis pallida | Hackberry, Desert |
| Umbelliferae | |
| Daucus pusillus | Carrot, Wild |
| Viscaceae | |
| Phoradendron californicum | Desert Mistletoe |
| Zygophyllaceae | |
| Larrea tridentata | Creosote Bush |
| Various | |
| Unknown 01 | Unknown 01 |
Please send all comments to Brad Fiero (bfiero@pima.edu) and Jennifer Katcher
(jkatcher@pima.edu), biology faculty at Pima Community College. Another site by Brad Fiero is Desert Ecology of Tucson, AZ.
Last updated 10/7/2005.