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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
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
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Species Count: 232
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atriplex canescens
Bassia hyssopifolia
Bassia scoparia
Chenopodium fremontii
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Chenopodium pratericola
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola tragus
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Apiaceae
Harbouria trachypleura
Apocynaceae
Asclepias asperula
Asclepias engelmanniana
Asclepias uncialis
Asparagaceae
Yucca baccata
Yucca elata
Yucca glauca
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Artemisia carruthii
Artemisia filifolia
Artemisia tridentata
Berlandiera texana
Cirsium neomexicanum
Cirsium ochrocentrum
Cirsium parryi
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
Engelmannia peristenia
Ericameria nauseosa
Erigeron divergens
Gaillardia pulchella
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia microcephala
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Heterosperma pinnatum
Heterotheca villosa
Hymenopappus filifolius
Hymenopappus flavescens
Lorandersonia pulchella
Lygodesmia grandiflora
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Melampodium leucanthum
Pectis angustifolia
Plectocephalus americanus
Psilostrophe sparsiflora
Psilostrophe tagetina
Ratibida tagetes
Sanvitalia abertii
Sonchus arvensis
Symphyotrichum ascendens
Tetradymia canescens
Tetraneuris argentea
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Townsendia annua
Tragopogon dubius
Verbesina encelioides
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Zinnia grandiflora
Berberidaceae
Mahonia fremontii
Boraginaceae
Johnstonella angustifolia
Lithospermum incisum
Lithospermum multiflorum
Nama hispida
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Phacelia arizonica
Phacelia integrifolia
Brassicaceae
Descurainia sophia
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Erysimum capitatum
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Lepidium alyssoides
Lepidium montanum
Physaria fendleri
Physaria intermedia
Rorippa sinuata
Sisymbrium altissimum
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Opuntia polyacantha
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia occidentalis
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Ipomoea leptophylla
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita foetidissima
Cupressaceae
Juniperus monosperma
Cyperaceae
Carex douglasii
Carex occidentalis
Carex pellita
Carex praegracilis
Cyperus schweinitzii
Eleocharis macrostachya
Eleocharis parishii
Eleocharis rostellata
Schoenoplectus americanus
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum laevigatum
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce missurica
Chamaesyce stictospora
Euphorbia davidii
Euphorbia fendleri
Fabaceae
Astragalus flexuosus
Caesalpinia drepanocarpa
Dalea cylindriceps
Dalea formosa
Dalea nana
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Ladeania lanceolata
Lupinus kingii
Lupinus pusillus
Medicago lupulina
Melilotus officinalis
Sophora nuttalliana
Trifolium hybridum
Trifolium pratense
Fagaceae
Quercus emoryi
Quercus X pauciloba
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Grossulariaceae
Ribes aureum
Ribes cereum
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium demissum
Juncaceae
Juncus balticus
Juncus ensifolius
Lamiaceae
Hedeoma drummondii
Marrubium vulgare
Monarda humilis
Linaceae
Linum aristatum
Linum puberulum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia multiflora
Mentzelia pumila
Malvaceae
Malva neglecta
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Sphaeralcea incana
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis multiflora
Onagraceae
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera coronopifolia
Oenothera pallida
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja integra
Conopholis alpina
Cordylanthus wrightii
Papaveraceae
Corydalis aurea
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe glabrata
Pinaceae
Pinus edulis
Pinus ponderosa
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon crandallii
Penstemon virgatus
Plantago major
Plantago patagonica
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Poaceae
Alopecurus aequalis
Andropogon gerardi
Andropogon hallii
Aristida purpurea
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bouteloua simplex
Bromus carinatus
Bromus catharticus
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus tectorum
Chloris virgata
Distichlis spicata
Elymus elymoides
Elymus repens
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hesperostipa comata
Hesperostipa neomexicana
Hilaria jamesii
Hordeum jubatum
Koeleria macrantha
Lycurus phleoides
Muhlenbergia andina
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Muhlenbergia pauciflora
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia pungens
Muhlenbergia repens
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Muhlenbergia torreyi
Munroa squarrosa
Pascopyrum smithii
Poa pratensis
Polypogon monspeliensis
Setaria vulpiseta
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus flexuosus
Sporobolus giganteus
Polemoniaceae
Ipomopsis multiflora
Polygalaceae
Polygala alba
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum annuum
Eriogonum tenellum
Rumex crispus
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris gracilis
Ranunculaceae
Clematis ligusticifolia
Ranunculus cymbalaria
Ranunculus macounii
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus
Fallugia paradoxa
Malus pumila
Prunus virginiana
Rosa woodsii
Rubiaceae
Houstonia rubra
Salicaceae
Populus acuminata
Populus deltoides
Populus fremontii
Salix amygdaloides
Salix exigua
Salix gooddingii
Salix lutea
Santalaceae
Phoradendron juniperinum
Saururaceae
Anemopsis californica
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Solanaceae
Chamaesaracha coronopus
Lycium pallidum
Physalis hederifolia
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solanum ptychanthum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Ulmaceae
Ulmus pumila
Verbenaceae
Glandularia wrightii
Verbena bracteata
Verbena macdougalii
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus inserta
Parthenocissus quinquefolia