List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name

The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico. The western portion of the Mexico–United States border passes through the Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert region includes the Sonoran Desert and some surrounding areas. All of Sonora, the Baja California Peninsula, and the islands of the Gulf of California are included. Also included are parts of Sinaloa and Chihuahua, some Pacific islands off the coast of Baja California excluding Guadalupe Island), and southern Arizona and southern California in the United States.[1]

The Sonoran Desert

This region has 4,004 species of plants from 1201 genera in 182 families. Many lack common names. Many have more than one common name, but only one is listed. Native and non-native taxa are included.[1]

Flora with common names edit

Flora of the Sonoran Desert Region include:[1]

Acanthaceae edit

Achatocarpaceae edit

Adoxaceae edit

Aizoaceae edit

Alismataceae edit

Amaranthaceae edit

Amaryllidaceae edit

Anacardiaceae edit

Apiaceae edit

Apocynaceae edit

Aquifoliaceae edit

Araceae edit

Araliaceae edit

Arecaceae edit

Aristolochiaceae edit

Asparagaceae edit

Asphodelaceae edit

Aspleniaceae edit

Asteraceae edit

Bataceae edit

Berberidaceae edit

Betulaceae edit

Bignoniaceae edit

Bixaceae edit

Blechnaceae edit

Boraginaceae edit

Brassicaceae edit

Bromeliaceae edit

Burseraceae edit

Cactaceae edit

Campanulaceae edit

Cannabaceae edit

Capparaceae edit

Caprifoliaceae edit

Caricaceae edit

Caryophyllaceae edit

Celastraceae edit

Cistaceae edit

Cleomaceae edit

Combretaceae edit

Commelinaceae edit

Convolvulaceae edit

Cornaceae edit

Crassulaceae edit

Crossosomataceae edit

Cucurbitaceae edit

Cupressaceae edit

Cyperaceae edit

Dennstaedtiaceae edit

Dioscoreaceae edit

Dryopteridaceae edit

Ebenaceae edit

Elatinaceae edit

Ephedraceae edit

Equisetaceae edit

Ericaceae edit

Erythroxylaceae edit

Euphorbiaceae edit

Fabaceae edit

Fagaceae edit

Fouquieriaceae edit

Frankeniaceae edit

Garryaceae edit

Gelsemiaceae edit

Gentianaceae edit

Geraniaceae edit

Grossulariaceae edit

Haloragaceae edit

Hydrangeaceae edit

Hydrocharitaceae edit

Hydroleaceae edit

Hypericaceae edit

Hypoxidaceae edit

Iridaceae edit

Juglandaceae edit

Juncaceae edit

Juncaginaceae edit

Krameriaceae edit

Lamiaceae edit

Lauraceae edit

Lentibulariaceae edit

Liliaceae edit

Linaceae edit

Loasaceae edit

Loganiaceae edit

Lomariopsidaceae edit

Lythraceae edit

Malpighiaceae edit

Malvaceae edit

Marsileaceae edit

Martyniaceae edit

Melanthiaceae edit

Meliaceae edit

Menispermaceae edit

Menyanthaceae edit

Molluginaceae edit

Montiaceae edit

Moraceae edit

Myrtaceae edit

Nitrariaceae edit

Nyctaginaceae edit

Nymphaeaceae edit

Oleaceae edit

Onagraceae edit

Ophioglossaceae edit

Opiliaceae edit

Orchidaceae edit

Orobanchaceae edit

Oxalidaceae edit

Papaveraceae edit

Passifloraceae edit

Pedaliaceae edit

Phrymaceae edit

Phyllanthaceae edit

Phytolaccaceae edit

Picramniaceae edit

Picrodendraceae edit

Pinaceae edit

Piperaceae edit

Plantaginaceae edit

Platanaceae edit

Plumbaginaceae edit

Poaceae edit

Polemoniaceae edit

Polygalaceae edit

Polygonaceae edit

Polypodiaceae edit

Pontederiaceae edit

Portulacaceae edit

Potamogetonaceae edit

Primulaceae edit

Psilotaceae edit

Pteridaceae edit

Ranunculaceae edit

Resedaceae edit

Rhamnaceae edit

Rhizophoraceae edit

Rosaceae edit

Rubiaceae edit

Rutaceae edit

Salicaceae edit

Salviniaceae edit

Santalaceae edit

Sapindaceae edit

Sapotaceae edit

Saururaceae edit

Saxifragaceae edit

Schisandraceae edit

Schoepfiaceae edit

Scrophulariaceae edit

Selaginellaceae edit

Simaroubaceae edit

Simmondsiaceae edit

Solanaceae edit

Stegnospermataceae edit

Talinaceae edit

Tamaricaceae edit

Tetrachondraceae edit

Thelypteridaceae edit

Tropaeolaceae edit

Typhaceae edit

Ulmaceae edit

Urticaceae edit

Verbenaceae edit

Violaceae edit

Vitaceae edit

Woodsiaceae edit

Zamiaceae edit

Zygophyllaceae edit

Flora without common names by scientific name edit

Other flora of the Sonoran Desert Region include:[1]

Acanthaceae edit

Amaranthaceae edit

Amaryllidaceae edit

Anacardiaceae edit

Anemiaceae edit

Apiaceae edit

Apocynaceae edit

Aquifoliaceae edit

Araceae edit

Asparagaceae edit

Asteraceae edit

Begoniaceae edit

Berberidaceae edit

Bignoniaceae edit

Blechnaceae edit

Boraginaceae edit

Brassicaceae edit

Bromeliaceae edit

Burseraceae edit

Cactaceae edit

Campanulaceae edit

Capparaceae edit

Caprifoliaceae edit

Caryophyllaceae edit

Celastraceae edit

Cistaceae edit

Cleomaceae edit

Clethraceae edit

Commelinaceae edit

Convolvulaceae edit

Crassulaceae edit

Cucurbitaceae edit

Cyperaceae edit

Dennstaedtiaceae edit

Dioscoreaceae edit

Dryopteridaceae edit

Ebenaceae edit

Ericaceae edit

Eriocaulaceae edit

Euphorbiaceae edit

Fabaceae edit

Fagaceae edit

Fouquieriaceae edit

Gentianaceae edit

Geraniaceae edit

Gesneriaceae edit

Grossulariaceae edit

Hydrangeaceae edit

Hypericaceae edit

Hypoxidaceae edit

Iridaceae edit

Juncaceae edit

Lamiaceae edit

Lauraceae edit

Lentibulariaceae edit

Liliaceae edit

Linaceae edit

Loasaceae edit

Loranthaceae edit

Lythraceae edit

Magnoliaceae edit

Malpighiaceae edit

Malvaceae edit

Melanthiaceae edit

Melastomataceae edit

Nyctaginaceae edit

Oleaceae edit

Onagraceae edit

Ophioglossaceae edit

Orchidaceae edit

Orobanchaceae edit

Oxalidaceae edit

Papaveraceae edit

Passifloraceae edit

Phrymaceae edit

Phyllanthaceae edit

Piperaceae edit

Plagiogyriaceae edit

Plantaginaceae edit

Poaceae edit

Podostemaceae edit

Polemoniaceae edit

Polygalaceae edit

Polypodiaceae edit

Pteridaceae edit

Putranjivaceae edit

Ranunculaceae edit

Rhamnaceae edit

Rosaceae edit

Rubiaceae edit

Rutaceae edit

Salicaceae edit

Santalaceae edit

Sapindaceae edit

Sapotaceae edit

Schoepfiaceae edit

Scrophulariaceae edit

Selaginellaceae edit

Smilacaceae edit

Solanaceae edit

Talinaceae edit

Urticaceae edit

Verbenaceae edit

Violaceae edit

Vitaceae edit

Woodsiaceae edit

Zygophyllaceae edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Dimmitt, M., et al. Sonoran Desert Region Flora. Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

External links edit