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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
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
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
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Species Count: 173
Acanthaceae
Justicia californica
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex canescens
Anacardiaceae
Rhus lancea
Rhus ovata
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Apocynaceae
Amsonia palmeri
Asclepias subulata
Arecaceae
Phoenix dactylifera
Washingtonia filifera
Asparagaceae
Agave chrysantha
Dasylirion wheeleri
Hesperaloe parviflora
Yucca baccata
Asteraceae
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia salsola
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis parishii
Bebbia juncea
Encelia farinosa
Ericameria laricifolia
Erigeron divergens
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Isocoma acradenia
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Pluchea sericea
Porophyllum gracile
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Trixis californica
Berberidaceae
Berberis haematocarpa
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Tecoma stans
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia menziesii
Cryptantha barbigera
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia crenulata
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Brassica tournefortii
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Lepidium lasiocarpum x oblongum
Burseraceae
Bursera hindsiana
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
Pachycereus schottii
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera interrupta
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Crassulaceae
Dudleya saxosa
Graptopetalum rusbyi
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Marah gilensis
Cupressaceae
Cupressus arizonica
Juniperus arizonica
Cycadaceae
Cycas revoluta
Cyperaceae
Cyperus involucratus
Schoenoplectus acutus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra aspera
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce melanadenia
Ditaxis lanceolata
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Euphorbia lomelii
Euphorbia polycarpa
Ricinus communis
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Acacia willardiana
Acmispon rigidus
Bauhinia variegata
Calliandra eriophylla
Dalbergia sissoo
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Lysiloma watsonii
Melilotus indicus
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis juliflora
Prosopis pubescens
Senna artemisioides
Senna covesii
Vachellia farnesiana
Fagaceae
Quercus suber
Quercus turbinella
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Lamiaceae
Hyptis emoryi
Vitex agnus-castus
Malvaceae
Abutilon incanum
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea ambigua X emoryi
Meliaceae
Melia azedarach
Moraceae
Ficus microcarpa
Myrtaceae
Callistemon viminalis
Myrtus communis
Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Mirabilis laevis
Oleaceae
Olea europaea
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe guttata
Pinaceae
Pinus canariensis
Plantaginaceae
Keckiella antirrhinoides
Maurandya antirrhiniflora
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Poaceae
Achnatherum miliaceum
Aristida purpurea
Arundo donax
Avena fatua
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus diandrus
Bromus rubens
Cynodon dactylon
Eragrostis curvula
Hordeum murinum
Muhlenbergia rigens
Pennisetum ciliare
Pennisetum setaceum
Polemoniaceae
Gilia flavocincta
Polygonaceae
Antigonon leptopus
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum wrightii
Rumex hymenosepalus
Pteridaceae
Pellaea truncata
Pentagramma triangularis
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus greggii
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Ziziphus obtusifolia
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus
Vauquelinia californica
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix gooddingii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Phoradendron leucarpum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Saururaceae
Anemopsis californica
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Lycium andersonii
Lycium andersonii x brevipes
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium exsertum
Lycium fremontii
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus parvifolia
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Verbenaceae
Lantana camara
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata