Plant Life at the Graham Residence
When The Graham Residence was built, great care was taken to protect the native plants on the property. Here – for those of you who are interested – is a fairly comprehensive list of the plants you will find throughout the area:
• Monkey Flower (mimulus aurantiacus)
• San Jacinto buckwheat (eriogonum apiculatum)
• Rabbitbrush or Chamisa (chrysothamnus nauseosus) (Dominate plant in the area)
• Mormon Tea (ephedra aspera)
• Desert White Cedar (juniperus californica)
• Desert Mallow or Globe Mallow (sphaeralcea ambigua)
• Joshua Tree (yucca brevifolia)
• Mojave Yucca (yucca schidigera)
• Desert Stipa (stipa speciosa)
• Deer Grass (muhlenbergia rigens)
• Beavertail Pricklypear (opuntia basilaris)
• Silver Cholla (opuntia echinocarpa)
• Brown Hedgehog Cactus (echinocereus engelmannii)
• Bladderpod (cleome isomeris)
• Mountain Mahogany (cercocarpus ledifolius)
• Desert Scrub Oak (quercus turbinella or palmeri)
• Pinyon Pine (pinus monophylla or pinus edulis)
• Manzanita (acostaphlyus glauca)
• Desert Willow (chilopsis linearis)
• Creosote (larrea tridentate)
• Brittlebush (Encilia farinose)