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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
special groups
composites
legumes
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
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
Inflorescence
plant sexuality
monoecious
dioecious
bisexual flowers
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
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E. Makings
Species Count: 125
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Apocynaceae
Nerium oleander
Asparagaceae
Agave chrysantha
Dasylirion wheeleri
Dichelostemma capitatum
Hesperaloe parviflora
Nolina microcarpa
Yucca baccata
Asteraceae
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia salsola
Baccharis sarothroides
Baileya multiradiata
Bebbia juncea
Castalis tragus
Encelia farinosa
Ericameria laricifolia
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Perityle emoryi
Psilostrophe cooperi
Sonchus oleraceus
Trixis californica
Berberidaceae
Berberis haematocarpa
Bignoniaceae
Tecoma stans
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia menziesii
Amsinckia tessellata
Cryptantha barbigera
Harpagonella palmeri
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia distans
Pholistoma auritum
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Brassica tournefortii
Sisymbrium irio
Burseraceae
Bursera microphylla
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa x C. bigelovii
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa x C. spinosior
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis x spinosior
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis x thurberi
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis x versicolor
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis x whipplei
Echinocereus engelmannii
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Mammillaria grahamii
Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia engelmannii x phaeacantha
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Crassulaceae
Dudleya saxosa
Graptopetalum rusbyi
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Marah gilensis
Cupressaceae
Juniperus arizonica
Ephedraceae
Ephedra aspera
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos pungens
Euphorbiaceae
Ditaxis lanceolata
Euphorbia polycarpa
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Acmispon rigidus
Calliandra eriophylla
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Mimosa aculeaticarpa
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis juliflora
Senna covesii
Fagaceae
Quercus turbinella
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Garryaceae
Garrya flavescens
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Lamiaceae
Hyptis emoryi
Rosmarinus officinalis
Malvaceae
Abutilon incanum
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea ambigua X emoryi
Myrtaceae
Melaleuca viminalis
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis laevis
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja exserta
Plantaginaceae
Plantago patagonica
Poaceae
Aristida purpurea
Avena fatua
Bromus rubens
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Eragrostis curvula
Hordeum murinum
Muhlenbergia porteri
Pennisetum setaceum
Schismus arabicus
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum inflatum
Eriogonum wrightii
Rumex hymenosepalus
Pteridaceae
Pellaea truncata
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus greggii
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Ziziphus obtusifolia
Rosaceae
Vauquelinia californica
Rutaceae
Citrus aurantiaca
Thamnosma montana
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Phoradendron leucarpum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Simaroubaceae
Castela emoryi
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Lycium andersonii
Lycium andersonii x brevipes
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium fremontii
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Zygophyllaceae
Fagonia laevis
Larrea tridentata