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cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
composites
legumes
milkweeds
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orchids
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longevity
annual or biennial
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arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
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opposite
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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
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green
yellow
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1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
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Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge (Draft)
Species Count: 254
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus hybridus
Blitum capitatum
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium desiccatum
Chenopodium pratericola
Froelichia floridana
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Oxybasis glauca
Salsola tragus
Amaryllidaceae
Allium cernuum
Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Apiaceae
Conium maculatum
Harbouria trachypleura
Heracleum maximum
Vesper montanus
Apocynaceae
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias subverticillata
Araceae
Lemna minor
Asparagaceae
Dasylirion wheeleri
Maianthemum racemosum
Yucca angustissima
Yucca baccata
Yucca elata
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Ambrosia psilostachya
Ambrosia tomentosa
Antennaria parvifolia
Artemisia
Artemisia frigida
Carduus nutans
Chaetopappa ericoides
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium drummondii
Cirsium neomexicanum
Cirsium undulatum
Conyza canadensis
Engelmannia peristenia
Erigeron canus
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron pumilus
Erigeron speciosus
Erigeron tracyi
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus ciliaris
Iva axillaris
Lactuca serriola
Melampodium leucanthum
Mulgedium pulchellum
Olearia
Packera neomexicana
Packera paupercula
Picradeniopsis oppositifolia
Picrothamnus desertorum
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Ratibida columnifera
Ratibida tagetes
Scorzonera laciniata
Sonchus asper
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Taraxacum
Tetraneuris acaulis
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Townsendia eximia
Townsendia exscapa
Townsendia incana
Tragopogon dubius
Tragopogon porrifolius
Verbesina encelioides
Xanthisma spinulosum
Zinnia grandiflora
Berberidaceae
Mahonia haematocarpa
Boraginaceae
Lappula occidentalis
Lithospermum incisum
Nama hispida
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Camelina microcarpa
Descurainia sophia
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Lepidium draba
Microthlaspi perfoliatum
Nasturtium officinale
Physaria intermedia
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Echinocereus fendleri
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Opuntia phaeacantha
Campanulaceae
Campanula rotundifolia
Triodanis perfoliata
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera involucrata
Lonicera tatarica
Valeriana edulis
Caryophyllaceae
Silene antirrhina
Cleomaceae
Cleomella serrulata
Polanisia dodecandra
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Cupressaceae
Juniperus monosperma
Juniperus scopulorum
Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Carex brevior
Carex occidentalis
Carex vulpinoidea
Eleocharis macrostachya
Eleocharis palustris
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus polyphyllus
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Ephedraceae
Ephedra torreyana
Equisetaceae
Equisetum laevigatum
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Euphorbiaceae
Croton texensis
Euphorbia davidii
Euphorbia dentata
Fabaceae
Amorpha canescens
Astragalus lentiginosus
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Dalea candida
Dalea formosa
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Lathyrus eucosmus
Lathyrus lanszwertii
Lupinus magnificus
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Melilotus officinalis
Oxytropis lambertii
Oxytropis sericea
Oxytropis splendens
Sophora nuttalliana
Vicia americana
Gentianaceae
Gentiana affinis
Gentianopsis thermalis
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Geranium richardsonii
Grossulariaceae
Ribes leptanthum
Iridaceae
Iris missouriensis
Juncaceae
Juncus effusus
Juncus interior
Lamiaceae
Dracocephalum parviflorum
Marrubium vulgare
Prunella vulgaris
Salvia azurea
Salvia reflexa
Malvaceae
Malva neglecta
Sphaeralcea digitata
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia fragrans
Abronia villosa
Mirabilis albida
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis multiflora
Onagraceae
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera coronopifolia
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera engelmannii
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orchidaceae
Calypso bulbosa
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja integra
Pedicularis centranthera
Pedicularis groenlandica
Pedicularis procera
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis corniculata
Pinaceae
Pinus edulis
Pinus ponderosa
Plantaginaceae
Nuttallanthus canadensis
Penstemon angustifolius
Penstemon jamesii
Penstemon secundiflorus
Plantago eriopoda
Plantago patagonica
Poaceae
Achnatherum robustum
Avena sativa
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus catharticus
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus lanatipes
Bromus tectorum
Chloris verticillata
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Echinochloa muricata
Elymus elymoides
Eragrostis pilosa
Hopia obtusa
Hordeum jubatum
Hordeum murinum
Hordeum pusillum
Hordeum vulgare
Koeleria macrantha
Lolium
Lolium arundinaceum
Lolium pratense
Panicum capillare
Pascopyrum smithii
Poa alpina
Poa arida
Poa fendleriana
Poa pratensis
Poa trivialis
Schedonnardus paniculatus
Schismus barbatus
Secale cereale
Setaria viridis
Thinopyrum elongatum
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Ipomopsis multiflora
Phlox nana
Polygonaceae
Persicaria lapathifolia
Rumex crispus
Rumex hymenosepalus
Rumex mexicanus
Rumex stenophyllus
Primulaceae
Androsace septentrionalis
Dodecatheon pulchellum
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris fendleri
Ranunculaceae
Aconitum columbianum
Actaea rubra
Aquilegia desertorum
Caltha leptosepala
Delphinium carolinianum
Ranunculus sceleratus
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus
Fallugia paradoxa
Potentilla norvegica
Potentilla subviscosa
Potentilla supina
Rubus deliciosus
Rubus neomexicanus
Rubus parviflorus
Salicaceae
Salix exigua
Santalaceae
Phoradendron juniperinum
Saururaceae
Anemopsis californica
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus
Solanaceae
Datura innoxia
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solanum heterodoxum
Solanum rostratum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Verbenaceae
Glandularia pulchella
Verbena bracteata
Verbena macdougalii
Violaceae
Viola adunca
Viola canadensis
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus inserta
Vitis acerifolia