THE UC HIVE Dec 2025 —Cataviña, BC & Mulegé, BCS
Vascular Plants and other Organisms Observed Nov 2025
Las plantas vasculares y otros organismos observadas noviembre de 2025
| Family | Taxon | Common Name | Nombre Común | Phenology & Notes |
Agavaceae |
Desert Agave |
Maguey del desierto |
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Anacardiaceae |
Baja California Elephant Tree |
Copalquín |
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Asteraceae |
California Bur-sage |
Huizapol |
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Asteraceae |
Burrobush |
Chamizo |
Fl, Fr |
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Asteraceae |
San Diego Sunflower |
Flor de Mayo |
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Asteraceae |
Baja California Goldeneye |
Tacote |
Fl, Fr |
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Asteraceae |
Sweetbush |
Apá, Apán |
Fl, Fr | |
Asteraceae |
Central Desert Encelia |
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Fl, Fr |
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Brittlebush |
Incienso |
Fl, Fr |
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Sonoran Goldenbush |
Romerillo amargo |
Fl, fr |
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Asteraceae |
American Three-fold |
Santa Lucía |
few Fl, Fr |
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| Burseraceae | Bursera hindsiana | Red Elephant Tree | Torote prieto, Copalquin | very leaft |
| Burseraceae | Bursera microphylla | Little-leaf Elephant Tree | Torote colorado | very leafy |
Cactaceae |
Peninsular Cholla |
Cholla barbuda |
Fl; red/rojas |
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Cactaceae |
Chain-link Cholla |
Cholla barbón |
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Cactaceae |
* Cylindropuntia ganderi var. catavinensis (from/de 2019) |
Cataviña Cholla |
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Cactaceae |
Long-spine cholla |
Clavelina |
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Cactaceae |
Engelman Hedgehog Cactus |
Pitayita, Biznaguita |
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Cactaceae |
Red-spine Barrel Cactus |
Biznaga de espinas rojas |
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Cactaceae |
Old-man Cactus |
Garambullo |
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Cactaceae |
Pincushion cactus |
Viejitos |
Fr |
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Cactaceae |
Elephant Cactus |
Cardón |
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Chenopodiaceae |
Many-fruit Saltbush |
Chamizo cenizo |
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Convolvulaceae |
Elephant Tree Dodder |
Chupones |
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Euphorbiaceae |
Copperleaf |
Hierba del Cáncer |
Fl, fr |
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| Euphorbiaceae | Cliff Spurge | Liga | Fr | |
| Euphorbiaceae | Louse Spurge | Golondrina | Fl, fr | |
Euphorbiaceae |
Small-seed Sandmat |
Golondrina |
Fl, fr |
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Euphorbiaceae |
Shrubby Sandmat |
Raíz Colorado, Liga |
Fl, fr |
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Fabaceae |
Littleleaf Palo Verde |
Dipúa, Dipugón |
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| Fabaceae | Neltuma articulata | Bitter Mesquite | Mezquite amargo | |
Fabaceae |
Neltuma odorata [Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana] |
Honey Mesquite |
Mezquite dulce |
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Fabaceae |
Cat-claw Acacia |
Uña de gato, Gatuña |
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Fouquieriaceae |
Boojum Tree |
Cirio |
Fr |
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Fouquieriaceae |
Ocotillo |
Ocotillo |
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| Loasaceae | Pegarropa | Fl, fr | ||
| Malpighiaceae | Slender janusia | Fermina | Fl, fr | |
Malvaceae |
California Ayenia |
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Fr |
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| Malvaceae | Rock hibiscus | Malva blanca | Fl | |
| Nyctaginaceae | Trailing Windmills | Hierba de la hormiga | Fl, fr | |
Nyctaginaceae |
Erect Spiderling |
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Fl, fr |
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| Nyctaginaceae | Five-wing Spiderling | Mochito | ||
| Nyctaginaceae | Xantus Spiderling | Mochito, Zambesanche | ||
| Plantaginaceae | Canyon Snapdragon | Fl, fr | ||
Poaceae |
Six-week three-awn |
Zacate de tres aristas |
Fr |
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Poaceae |
Muhlenbergia microsperma |
Littleseed Muhly |
Liendrilla |
Fr |
Polygonaceae |
Sonoran Desert California Buckwheat |
Maderista |
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Simmondsiaceae |
Jojoba |
Jojoba |
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Solanaceae |
California desert thorn |
Frutilla |
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Solanaceae |
Baja California Nightshade |
Mariola |
Fr |
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Viscaceae |
Desert Mistletoe |
Toji, Muérdago |
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Zygophyllaceae |
Creosote |
Gobernadora |
Fl, Fr |
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Zygophyllaceae |
Tribulus terrestris |
Goathead |
Toritos |
Fr |
FERNS |
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Pteridaceae |
White-Blade California Cloak Fern |
Helecho |
dried up | |
BUTTERFLIES |
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| White-lined Sphinx Moth | Polilla Esfinge de Rayas Blancas |
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| Gulf Coast Frittilary | Mariposa Pasionaria Motas Blancas | |||
LICHENS |
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Acarosporaceae |
Bright Cobblestone Lichen |
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On rock/en piedra |
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Psoraceae |
Psora crenulata |
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On dirt/on soil |
Teloschistaceae |
Rock Jewel Lichen |
On rock/en piedra |
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* Endemic to the Baja California peninsula Phen: Phenology status/estado fenológico: S = sprouts/plántula, Fl = flowers present/flores presentes, Fr = fruit present/fruto presente. Blank/sin valor = vegetative state only/en estado vegetativo |