Cercocarpus, commonly known as mountain mahogany, is a small genus of at least nine species of nitrogen-fixing flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. They are native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where they grow in chaparral and semidesert habitats and climates, often at high altitudes. Several are found in the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion.
Polemonium, commonly called Jacob's ladders or Jacob's-ladders, is a genus of between 25 and 40 species of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae, native to cool temperate to arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. One species, Polemonium micranthum, also occurs in the southern Andes in South America. Many of the species grow at high altitudes, in mountainous areas. Most of the uncertainty in the number of species relates to those in Eurasia, many of which have been synonymized with Polemonium caeruleum.
Claytonia is a genus of flowering plants native to Asia, North America, and Central America. The vitamin-rich leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, and the tubers can be prepared like potatoes.
Orbexilum, commonly called leather-root, is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family (Fabaceae). They are native to North America, where they are found in the United States and Mexico, south to Chiapas.
Werauhia williamsii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Werauhia. It is a terrestrial bromeliad, native the montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.
Carmichaelia williamsii is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the North Island of New Zealand. Its conservation status (2018) is "At Risk (relict)" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
Xerospiraea hartwegiana is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. It is the sole species in genus Xerospiraea.
Thelypodiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Telesonix is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Saxifragaceae.
Calyptridium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae.
Chlorocrambe is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Suckleya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It only contains one known species, Suckleya suckleyana(Torr.) Rydb.
Lepidostemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Leucophysalis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.
Elmera racemosa is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Saxifragaceae. It is the sole species in genus Elmera.
Giliastrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polemoniaceae.
Hesperothamnus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It includes five species native to Mexico.
Lepidocordia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Hesperothamnus brachycalyx is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is a low shrub with the bark of the stem dark - gray and young branches finely velutinous. It is native to southwest Mexico.
