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habit
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
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
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
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Yucca House National Monument
NPS-SCPN
Species Count: 236
Alismataceae
Alisma gramineum
Sagittaria cuneata
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex confertifolia
Atriplex garrettii
Atriplex obovata
Atriplex patula
Bassia hyssopifolia
Bassia scoparia
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium desiccatum
Chenopodium fremontii
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola tragus
Suaeda nigra
Amaryllidaceae
Allium acuminatum
Allium macropetalum
Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata
Apiaceae
Aulospermum purpureum
Apocynaceae
Asclepias asperula
Asclepias subverticillata
Asparagaceae
Asparagus officinalis
Asteraceae
Acroptilon repens
Arctium minus
Artemisia bigelovii
Artemisia tridentata
Brickellia oblongifolia
Carduus nutans
Centaurea diffusa
Chaenactis stevioides
Chaetopappa ericoides
Chrysothamnus depressus
Chrysothamnus greenei
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium neomexicanum
Cirsium tracyi
Cirsium vulgare
Conyza canadensis
Crepis occidentalis
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
Dieteria asteroides
Ericameria nauseosa
Erigeron argentatus
Erigeron concinnus
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron flagellaris
Erigeron pumilus
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus petiolaris
Herrickia glauca
Heterotheca villosa
Iva axillaris
Lactuca serriola
Lygodesmia grandiflora
Microseris nutans
Packera multilobata
Petradoria pumila
Picrothamnus desertorum
Senecio flaccidus
Senecio spartioides
Stenotus armerioides
Stephanomeria exigua
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stephanomeria tenuifolia
Taraxacum officinale
Tetradymia canescens
Tetradymia spinosa
Tetraneuris ivesiana
Townsendia annua
Townsendia incana
Tragopogon dubius
Verbesina encelioides
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthium strumarium
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha crassisepala
Lithospermum incisum
Oreocarya longiflora
Phacelia crenulata
Phacelia splendens
Brassicaceae
Boechera formosa
Boechera perennans
Camelina microcarpa
Chorispora tenella
Descurainia adenophora
Descurainia pinnata
Descurainia sophia
Draba reptans
Erysimum capitatum
Erysimum repandum
Lepidium chalepense
Lepidium draba
Physaria acutifolia
Physaria rectipes
Sisymbrium altissimum
Stanleya pinnata
Streptanthella longirostris
Streptanthus cordatus
Thelypodiopsis aurea
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia davisii
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Echinocereus coccineus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia polyacantha
Sclerocactus parviflorus
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Cupressaceae
Juniperus osteosperma
Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
Eleocharis palustris
Schoenoplectus americanus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra cutleri
Ephedra torreyana
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia fendleri
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Fabaceae
Astragalus flexuosus
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Astragalus praelongus
Astragalus wingatanus
Hedysarum boreale
Lupinus brevicaulis
Lupinus polyphyllus
Medicago sativa
Melilotus officinalis
Trifolium pratense
Frankeniaceae
Frankenia jamesii
Gentianaceae
Zeltnera calycosa
Zeltnera exaltata
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Juncaceae
Juncus longistylis
Juncus nevadensis
Juncus torreyi
Lamiaceae
Marrubium vulgare
Liliaceae
Calochortus nuttallii
Loasaceae
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia humilis
Mentzelia multiflora
Mentzelia veatchiana
Malvaceae
Malva neglecta
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Melanthiaceae
Zigadenus paniculatus
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia elliptica
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis multiflora
Oleaceae
Fraxinus anomala
Syringa vulgaris
Onagraceae
Camissonia walkeri
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera curtiflora
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja linariifolia
Castilleja martini
Cordylanthus wrightii
Pinaceae
Pinus edulis
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon barbatus
Penstemon breviculus
Penstemon lentus
Penstemon ophianthus
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Plantago patagonica
Poaceae
Agropyron cristatum
Agrostis gigantea
Agrostis stolonifera
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus tectorum
Dactylis glomerata
Distichlis spicata
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus elymoides
Eriocoma hymenoides
Festuca arizonica
Hesperostipa neomexicana
Hilaria jamesii
Hordeum jubatum
Leymus triticoides
Lolium pratense
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Pascopyrum smithii
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa fendleriana
Poa pratensis
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schedonorus pratensis
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Thinopyrum elongatum
Triticum aestivum
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Aliciella haydenii
Aliciella hutchinsifolia
Eriastrum diffusum
Ipomopsis multiflora
Ipomopsis pumila
Linanthus pungens
Phlox hoodii
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum cernuum
Eriogonum divaricatum
Eriogonum gordonii
Eriogonum lonchophyllum
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonum aviculare
Rumex crispus
Rumex hymenosepalus
Rumex salicifolius
Stenogonum flexum
Stenogonum salsuginosum
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Ranunculaceae
Ceratocephala testiculata
Clematis ligusticifolia
Delphinium scaposum
Myosurus minimus
Rosaceae
Amelanchier utahensis
Cercocarpus montanus
Crataegus rivularis
Purshia stansburyana
Purshia tridentata
Rubiaceae
Galium coloradoense
Galium multiflorum
Salicaceae
Populus nigra
Salix exigua
Sarcobataceae
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Solanaceae
Lycium barbarum
Lycium pallidum
Physalis longifolia
Solanum triflorum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha latifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena bracteata