| Family | Common Name | Synonym |
|---|---|---|
| Subfamily/Tribe | ||
| Scientific Name |
| Anacardiaceae | Cashew Family | |
| Rhus aromatica | skunkbrush sumac | Rhus trilobata |
| Cornaceae | Dogwood Family | Garryaceae |
| Garrya wrightii | Wright silktassel | |
| Ericaceae | Heath Family | |
| Arctostaphylos pungens | pointleaf manzanita | |
| Fabaceae | Pea Family | Leguminosae |
| Mimosoideae | Acacia subfamily | |
| Mimosa biuncifera | wait-a-minute bush | |
| Papilionoideae | Bean subfamily | |
| Medicago polymorpha | bur clover | M. hispida |
| Fagaceae | Beech Family | |
| Quercus arizonica | Arizona white oak | |
| Quercus douglasii | California blue oak | |
| Quercus emoryi | Emory oak | |
| Quercus turbinella | shrub live oak | |
| Poaceae | Grass Family | Gramineae |
| Aveneae | Oat Tribe | |
| Avena fatua | wild oats | |
| Poeae | Fescue Tribe | |
| Bromus diandrus | ripgut brome | B. rigidus |
| Bromus mollis | soft chess | |
| Vulpia octoflora | sixweeks fescue | Festuca octoflora |
| Stipeae | Needlegrass Tribe | |
| Piptochaetium fimbriatum | pinyon ricegrass | |
| Stipa pulchra | purple needlegrass | Nassella pulchra |
| Rhamnaceae | Buckthorn (Lilac) Family | |
| Ceanothus greggii | desert ceanothus | |
| Rosaceae | Rose Family | |
| Adenostoma fasciculatum | chamise |