Grand Canyon Flora

This list of plants was taken by our naturalist Brian Keelan during the May 13 to 21, 2006 Grand Canyon River Trip. Depending on the time of year and the amount of precipitation received, this list may change.
Plants (81 species)
    13 May 2006
        Miles 0 (Lee's Ferry) - 30.5 (Fence Fault Camp)
            Tamarisk (Tamarix pentandra)
            Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
            Prince's Plume (Stanleya pinnata)
            Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)
            Utah Agave (Agave utahensis)
            Sacred Datura (Datura meteloides)
            Smooth Horsetail (Equisetum laevigatum)
            Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus flava)
            California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus acanthodes)
            Seep-willow (Baccharis salicifolia)
            Fine-leaf Yucca (Yucca angustissima)
            California Redbud (Cercis occidentalis)
            Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma)
            Round-leaf Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia rotundifolia)
            Venus Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris)
    14 May 2006
        Miles 30.5-56.5 (Kwagunt Ck.)
            Scarlet Monkeyflower (Mimulus cardinalis)
            Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)
            Water-cress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum)
            Globemallow (Sphaeralcea sp.)
	    Plantain (Plantago sp.)
            Catclaw Acacia (Acacia greggii)
            Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)
            Engelmann Prickly Pear (Opuntia phaeacantha)
        Saddle Cyn (Mile 47)
            Arrowweed (Pluchea purpurascens)
            White Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)
            Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata)
            Corky-seed Fishhook Cactus (Mammilaria tetrancistra)
            Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii)
            Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa)
            Colorado Four O'clock (Mirabilis multiflora)
            Twining Snapdragon (Maurandya antirrhiniflora)
            Net-leaf Hackberry (Celtis reticulata)
            Desert Barberry (Berberis fremontii)
            Box Elder (Acer negundo)
            Pale Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata)
            American Speedwell (Veronica americana)
            Fleabane (Erigeron sp.)
            Canyon Grape (Vitis arizonica)
            Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha)
            Squaw-bush (Rhus trilobata)
            Bedstraw (Galium sp.)
	    Grizzly Bear Cactus (Opuntia erinacea)
            Mojave Aster (Aster abatus)
            Single-leaf Ash (Fraxinus anomala)
            Torrey Mormon Tea (Ephedra torreyana)
    15 May 2006
        Miles 56.5-84.5 (Zoroaster)
            Whipple Cholla (Opuntia whipplei)
            Giant Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
            Pancake Prickly Pear (Opuntia chlorotica)
            Mormon Tea (Ephedra viridis)
            Rock Nettle (Eucnide urens)
    16 May 2006
        Phantom Ranch (Mile 88)
            Trailing Four O'clock (Allionia incarnata)
            Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii)
            Nightshade (Solanum sp.)
            Cattail (Typha sp.)
            Velvet Ash (Fraxinus velutina)
        Miles 84.5-107 (Ross Wheeler Camp)
            Beargrass (Nolina microcarpa)
            Camel Thorn (Alhagi camelorum)
    17 May 2006
        Miles 107-132 (Stone Ck)
            Phacelia (Phacelia glechomaefolia)
            Rock Mat (Petrophytum caespitosum)
            Panic Grass (Panicum sp.)
            Saw Grass (Cladium californicum)
    18 May 2006
        Miles 132-148 (Matkat Hotel)
        Deer Ck (Mile 136.5)
            Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus)
            Goldenrod (Solidago sp.)
            Climbing Milkweed (Sarcostemma cynanchoides)
            Wolfberry (Lycium sp.)
            New Mexican Locust (Robinia neomexicana)
            Bulrush (Scirpus americanus)
    19 May 2006
        Miles 148-202 (Mile 202 Campsite)
            Ocotillo (Fouqueria splendens)
            Dogbane (Apocynum sp.)
            Knotweed (Polygonum sp.)
            Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata)
            Whipple Yucca (Yucca whipplei)
            Teddybear Cholla (Opuntia bigelovii)
            Buckhorn Cholla (Opuntia acanthocarpa)
            Desert Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)
            Broom Baccharis (Baccharis sarothroides)
    20 May 2006
        Miles 202-237 (Spencer Cyn)
            Goodding Willow (Salix goodingii)
            Spiny Rush (Juncus acutus)
            Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon)
    21 May 2006
        Miles 237-296 (South Cove)
            Cottontop Cactus (Echinocactus polycephalus)
            Desert Trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum)
Agave utahensis
Datura meteloides
Fouqeria splendens
Mimulus guttatus
Opuntia bigelovii
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