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trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
stature
prostrate
scapose
erect or ascending; neither prostrate nor scapose
armature
unarmed
armed
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
fleshy or succulent leaves
fleshy/succulent
not fleshy/succulent
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
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inconspicuous
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Rick Overson and Laura Steger
Species Count: 136
Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus thurberi
Anacardiaceae
Rhus ovata
Searsia dregeana
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Apocynaceae
Asclepias linaria
Funastrum cynanchoides
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia watsonii
Asparagaceae
Agave chrysantha
Dasylirion wheeleri
Dichelostemma capitatum
Asteraceae
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia monogyra
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis parishii
Bebbia juncea
Cirsium neomexicanum
Dieteria asteroides
Encelia farinosa
Encelia virginensis
Erigeron piscaticus
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Hymenothrix wrightii
Lactuca serriola
Melampodium leucanthum
Perityle emoryi
Perityle gilensis
Porophyllum gracile
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Zinnia acerosa
Berberidaceae
Alloberberis haematocarpa
Berberis haematocarpa
Betulaceae
Alnus oblongifolia
Boraginaceae
Pectocarya platycarpa
Phacelia
Pholistoma auritum
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Brassica tournefortii
Descurainia pinnata
Erysimum capitatum
Physaria purpurea
Sisymbrium irio
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Echinocereus engelmannii
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Mammillaria grahamii
Opuntia engelmannii
Cannabaceae
Celtis ehrenbergiana
Celtis reticulata
Cleomaceae
Polanisia dodecandra
Crassulaceae
Dudleya saxosa
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Marah gilensis
Cupressaceae
Juniperus coahuilensis
Ephedraceae
Ephedra fasciculata
Equisetaceae
Equisetum hyemale
Euphorbiaceae
Bernardia incana
Euphorbia arizonica
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Acmispon rigidus
Calliandra eriophylla
Galactia wrightii
Lupinus concinnus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Marina parryi
Melilotus officinalis
Mimosa aculeaticarpa
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis velutina
Fagaceae
Quercus arizonica
Quercus turbinella
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Salvia columbariae
Stachys coccinea
Liliaceae
Calochortus kennedyi
Loasaceae
Mentzelia
Malvaceae
Abutilon palmeri
Abutilon parvulum
Ayenia compacta
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Montiaceae
Calandrinia ciliata
Nyctaginaceae
Allionia incarnata
Oleaceae
Fraxinus velutina
Onagraceae
Clarkia epilobioides
Epilobium canum
Eulobus californicus
Oenothera cespitosa
Papaveraceae
Corydalis aurea
Eschscholzia californica
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe guttata
Plantaginaceae
Mabrya acerifolia
Maurandya antirrhiniflora
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Plantago patagonica
Platanaceae
Platanus wrightii
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Arundo donax
Avena fatua
Bromus rubens
Cynodon dactylon
Lamarckia aurea
Pennisetum setaceum
Polemoniaceae
Gilia achilleifolia
Leptosiphon chrysanthus
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum wrightii
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris
Notholaena standleyi
Pellaea truncata
Rhamnaceae
Colubrina californica
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Vauquelinia californica
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium stellatum
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Datura wrightii
Lycium berlandieri
Nicotiana glauca
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Solanum americanum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha
Vitaceae
Vitis arizonica