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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
leaf attachment
sessile or nearly so
leaf stalk (petiole) clearly present
winged petiolate
sheathing
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Petroglyph National Monument
NPS-SCPN
Species Count: 189
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus acanthochiton
Amaranthus wrightii
Atriplex canescens
Bassia scoparia
Chenopodium desiccatum
Chenopodium fremontii
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola tragus
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata
Apiaceae
Cymopterus glomeratus
Apocynaceae
Asclepias subverticillata
Asparagaceae
Yucca glauca
Asteraceae
Acourtia nana
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Aphanostephus ramosissimus
Artemisia bigelovii
Artemisia filifolia
Artemisia frigida
Bahia absinthifolia
Bahia pedata
Baileya multiradiata
Berlandiera lyrata
Brickellia californica
Chaetopappa ericoides
Conyza canadensis
Dieteria canescens
Ericameria nauseosa
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Gaillardia pulchella
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Hedosyne ambrosiifolia
Helianthus petiolaris
Hymenopappus flavescens
Hymenothrix dissecta
Lorandersonia baileyi
Lorandersonia pulchella
Malacothrix fendleri
Melampodium leucanthum
Palafoxia sphacelata
Parthenium incanum
Psilostrophe tagetina
Sanvitalia abertii
Senecio flaccidus
Senecio riddellii
Senecio spartioides
Sonchus asper
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Thymophylla acerosa
Tragopogon dubius
Verbesina encelioides
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Zinnia grandiflora
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha minima
Heliotropium convolvulaceum
Lappula occidentalis
Nama hispida
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Phacelia caerulea
Phacelia crenulata
Phacelia integrifolia
Phacelia ivesiana
Brassicaceae
Descurainia pinnata
Descurainia sophia
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Lepidium montanum
Physaria fendleri
Sisymbrium altissimum
Streptanthella longirostris
Cactaceae
Echinocereus fendleri
Opuntia clavata
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia polyacantha
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita foetidissima
Cupressaceae
Juniperus monosperma
Ephedraceae
Ephedra torreyana
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce parryi
Chamaesyce serrula
Croton texensis
Euphorbia dentata
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Tragia amblyodonta
Tragia ramosa
Fabaceae
Astragalus lentiginosus
Astragalus nuttallianus
Dalea compacta
Dalea formosa
Dalea lanata
Dalea scariosa
Hoffmannseggia glauca
Lupinus kingii
Melilotus officinalis
Parryella filifolia
Pediomelum hypogaeum
Pomaria jamesii
Psorothamnus scoparius
Lamiaceae
Clerodendrum coulteri
Linaceae
Linum aristatum
Linum australe
Linum puberulum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia procera
Mentzelia pumila
Malvaceae
Abutilon parvulum
Sida abutilifolia
Sida neomexicana
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Sphaeralcea hastulata
Sphaeralcea incana
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea louisianica
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia fragrans
Acleisanthes diffusa
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia spicata
Mirabilis glabra
Mirabilis linearis
Oleaceae
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Oenothera pallida
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche ludoviciana
Papaveraceae
Corydalis aurea
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe rubella
Plantaginaceae
Maurandya wislizeni
Penstemon ambiguus
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago patagonica
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida arizonica
Aristida havardii
Aristida pansa
Aristida purpurea
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hesperostipa neomexicana
Hesperostipa spartea
Hilaria jamesii
Koeleria macrantha
Lycurus phleoides
Muhlenbergia arenacea
Muhlenbergia arenicola
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia pungens
Muhlenbergia torreyi
Munroa squarrosa
Pennisetum glaucum
Poa bigelovii
Scleropogon brevifolius
Setaria leucopila
Setaria viridis
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus flexuosus
Sporobolus giganteus
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Gilia sinuata
Ipomopsis pumila
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum abertianum
Eriogonum effusum
Eriogonum polycladon
Eriogonum rotundifolium
Rumex hymenosepalus
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris gracilis
Rosaceae
Fallugia paradoxa
Solanaceae
Chamaesaracha coronopus
Datura innoxia
Datura wrightii
Lycium pallidum
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis acutifolia
Physalis hederifolia
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Ulmaceae
Ulmus pumila
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus terrestris