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GreenLots - Tucson
Carolyn Chilcote, Ed Gilbert, Suzanne Dhruv, Eric Dhruv
Species Count: 57
Aizoaceae
Trianthema portulacastrum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Amaranthus palmeri
Atriplex elegans
Atriplex lentiformis
Salsola tragus
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Anacardiaceae
Rhus lancea
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Apocynaceae
Nerium oleander
Asparagaceae
Agave americana
Asteraceae
Ambrosia confertiflora
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahia absinthifolia
Baileya multiradiata
Conyza bonariensis
Conyza canadensis
Isocoma tenuisecta
Machaeranthera tagetina
Porophyllum gracile
Xanthisma spinulosum
Zinnia acerosa
Brassicaceae
Sisymbrium irio
Cactaceae
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Opuntia ficus-indica
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta umbellata
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita digitata
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia abramsiana
Fabaceae
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia florida
Prosopis velutina
Senna covesii
Senna hirsuta
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea emoryi
Nyctaginaceae
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia coulteri
Boerhavia megaptera
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua curtipendula
Cynodon dactylon
Eragrostis barrelieri
Pennisetum ciliare
Setaria leucopila
Polygonaceae
Antigonon leptopus
Solanaceae
Datura discolor
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Larrea tridentata
Tribulus terrestris