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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Species Count: 271
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus arenicola
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atriplex heterosperma
Bassia scoparia
Chenopodium fremontii
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Corispermum americanum
Cycloloma atriplicifolium
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola collina
Salsola tragus
Amaryllidaceae
Allium textile
Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Apiaceae
Berula erecta
Musineon tenuifolium
Pastinaca sativa
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias pumila
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias viridiflora
Araceae
Lemna minor
Asparagaceae
Asparagus officinalis
Maianthemum stellatum
Yucca glauca
Asteraceae
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Ambrosia psilostachya
Ambrosia trifida
Antennaria parvifolia
Arctium minus
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia filifolia
Artemisia frigida
Artemisia ludoviciana
Bidens cernua
Bidens frondosa
Carduus acanthoides
Carduus nutans
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium canescens
Cirsium flodmanii
Cirsium vulgare
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
Dyssodia papposa
Ericameria nauseosa
Erigeron caespitosus
Erigeron corymbosus
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron flagellaris
Euthamia occidentalis
Gnaphalium palustre
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Hymenopappus polycephalus
Iva axillaris
Lygodesmia juncea
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Mulgedium pulchellum
Onopordum acanthium
Packera cana
Parthenium alpinum
Ratibida columnifera
Scorzonera laciniata
Solidago gigantea
Taraxacum erythrospermum
Taraxacum officinale
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Townsendia grandiflora
Townsendia hookeri
Tragopogon dubius
Xanthium strumarium
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha minima
Cynoglossum officinale
Lithospermum incisum
Lithospermum ruderale
Oreocarya cana
Oreocarya celosioides
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Brassicaceae
Alyssum desertorum
Boechera collinsii
Camelina microcarpa
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Chorispora tenella
Descurainia sophia
Draba reptans
Erysimum asperum
Lepidium densiflorum
Nasturtium microphyllum
Physaria ludoviciana
Rorippa curvipes
Rorippa sinuata
Sisymbrium altissimum
Thlaspi arvense
Cactaceae
Opuntia fragilis
Opuntia tortispina
Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Caryophyllaceae
Paronychia depressa
Saponaria officinalis
Cleomaceae
Cleomella serrulata
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Ipomoea leptophylla
Cucurbitaceae
Echinocystis lobata
Cupressaceae
Juniperus scopulorum
Cyperaceae
Carex douglasii
Carex duriuscula
Carex emoryi
Carex filifolia
Carex foenea
Carex hystericina
Carex nebrascensis
Carex pellita
Carex praegracilis
Cyperus acuminatus
Cyperus bipartitus
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis palustris
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus pallidus
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Shepherdia argentea
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum laevigatum
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce missurica
Croton texensis
Euphorbia brachycera
Euphorbia dentata
Euphorbia fendleri
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Euphorbia hexagona
Fabaceae
Amorpha fruticosa
Astragalus agrestis
Astragalus gracilis
Astragalus lotiflorus
Astragalus missouriensis
Astragalus sericoleucus
Dalea aurea
Dalea purpurea
Gleditsia triacanthos
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Ladeania lanceolata
Lupinus pusillus
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Melilotus officinalis
Oxytropis lambertii
Pediomelum esculentum
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Trifolium fragiferum
Juncaceae
Juncus bufonius
Juncus compressus
Juncus torreyi
Juncaginaceae
Triglochin maritima
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus asper
Mentha arvensis
Nepeta cataria
Scutellaria brittonii
Scutellaria galericulata
Liliaceae
Calochortus nuttallii
Linaceae
Linum compactum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia nuda
Malvaceae
Malva neglecta
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia fragrans
Mirabilis hirsuta
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Oleaceae
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Onagraceae
Epilobium leptophyllum
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja sessiliflora
Orobanche fasciculata
Papaveraceae
Argemone polyanthemos
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe geyeri
Pinaceae
Picea pungens
Pinus ponderosa
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon albidus
Plantago eriopoda
Plantago major
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Poaceae
Agrostis stolonifera
Alopecurus arundinaceus
Andropogon hallii
Beckmannia syzigachne
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus racemosus
Bromus tectorum
Dactylis glomerata
Digitaria sanguinalis
Distichlis spicata
Elymus repens
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis pectinacea
Eragrostis spectabilis
Eriocoma hymenoides
Glyceria grandis
Glyceria striata
Hordeum brachyantherum
Hordeum jubatum
Hordeum pusillum
Koeleria pyramidata
Leersia oryzoides
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Muhlenbergia racemosa
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Munroa squarrosa
Nassella viridula
Panicum miliaceum
Panicum virgatum
Poa compressa
Poa pratensis
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schedonnardus paniculatus
Setaria viridis
Sorghastrum nutans
Spartina pectinata
Sphenopholis obtusata
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Thinopyrum intermedium
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Ipomopsis spicata
Phlox andicola
Phlox hoodii
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum annuum
Eriogonum cernuum
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria maculosa
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum ramosissimum
Rumex stenophyllus
Rumex venosus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Potamogetonaceae
Zannichellia palustris
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus macounii
Rosaceae
Argentina anserina
Malus pumila
Potentilla effusa
Prunus americana
Rosa arkansana
Rosa woodsii
Rubiaceae
Galium triflorum
Salicaceae
Populus angustifolia
Populus x acuminata
Salix amygdaloides
Salix × fragilis
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus
Solanaceae
Physalis longifolia
Solanum americanum
Solanum rostratum
Solanum triflorum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus pumila
Urticaceae
Parietaria pensylvanica
Urtica gracilis
Verbenaceae
Phyla cuneifolia
Verbena bracteata
Verbena hastata
Violaceae
Viola nuttallii
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus inserta
Vitis riparia
Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus terrestris