WSMR Floral Checklist - New Mexico State University

EPHEDRACEAE - Joint-fir family
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S. Wats.
[E. nevadensis Wats. var. aspera (Engelm.
ex S. Wats.) L. Benson]
rough ephedra or jointfir; Nevada jointfir; Mormon tea
Ephedra coryi E.L. Reed
Cory’s ephedra or jointfir
Ephedra torreyana Torr. ex S.Wats. var. torreyana
Torrey ephedra or jointfir; Mormon tea; Canutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S. Wats.
canutillo; longleaf ephedra; Mexican tea; Mormon tea;
longleaf joint-fir
EQUISETACEAE - Horsetail or Scouring rush family
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
smooth horsetail; smooth scouring rush; cola de caballo;
cañuela
EUPHORBIACEAE - Spurge family
Acalypha neomexicana Muell.-Arg.
New Mexico mercury; New Mexico copperleaf; mercury weed
Bernardia obovata I.M. Johnston
[B. myricifolia (Scheele) Benth. & Hook.]
mouse-eye bush; desert bernardia
Chamaesyce acuta (Engelm.) Millsp.
[Euphorbia acuta Engelm.]
pointed spurge (reported by R. Fink at Salinas Peak)
Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torr. & Gray) Small
[Euphorbia albomarginata Torr. & Gray]
rattlesnakeweed or rattlesnake spurge; white margin spurge
or sandmat
Chamaesyce arizonica (Engelm.) Arthur
[Euphorbia arizonica Engelm. in Torr.]
Arizona spurge; Arizona sandmat
Chamaesyce dioica (Kunth) Millsp.
[Euphorbia indivisa (Engelm.) Tidest.; Chamaesyce
indivisa (Engelm.) Millspaugh]
pine or royal spurge; royal sandmat
Chamaesyce fendleri Torr. & Gray var. chaetocalyx (Boiss.)
Shinners
[C. chaetocalyx (Boiss.) Woot. & Standl.; Euphorbia
fendleri Torr. & Gray var. chaetocalyx Boiss.]
bristlecup sandmat
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