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habit
trees
shrubs
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grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
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fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
fleshy or succulent leaves
fleshy/succulent
not fleshy/succulent
Inflorescence
plant sexuality
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Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
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inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
ovary position
sepals/petals attached above middle of ovary (inferior or partly inferior ovary)
sepals/petals attached below middle of ovary (ovary superior)
Fruit or Cone
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dry/leathery
fleshy
Swisshelm Mountains
Desert Research Learning Center, BLM-Safford
Species Count: 101
Amaranthaceae
Guilleminea densa
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola tragus
Amaryllidaceae
Allium macropetalum
Anacardiaceae
Rhus microphylla
Apiaceae
Daucus pusillus
Asparagaceae
Nolina microcarpa
Asteraceae
Acourtia nana
Ambrosia monogyra
Artemisia carruthii
Baccharis pteronioides
Berlandiera lyrata
Bidens laevis
Brickellia floribunda
Carphochaete bigelovii
Chaetopappa ericoides
Cirsium neomexicanum
Flourensia cernua
Gaillardia pulchella
Gutierrezia microcephala
Gymnosperma glutinosum
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Lactuca serriola
Laennecia coulteri
Malacothrix fendleri
Melampodium leucanthum
Pseudognaphalium canescens
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Thymophylla pentachaeta
Trixis californica
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Boraginaceae
Phacelia bombycina
Brassicaceae
Descurainia pinnata
Descurainia sophia
Draba cuneifolia
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Nasturtium officinale
Physaria fendleri
Physaria gordonii
Physaria purpurea
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia versicolor
Opuntia phaeacantha
Cannabaceae
Celtis reticulata
Celastraceae
Mortonia scabrella
Crossosomataceae
Glossopetalon spinescens
Ephedraceae
Ephedra trifurca
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha phleoides
Chamaesyce revoluta
Chamaesyce stictospora
Croton pottsii
Euphorbia bilobata
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbia davidii
Jatropha macrorhiza
Fabaceae
Acacia millefolia
Astragalus allochrous
Dalea formosa
Dermatophyllum arizonicum
Erythrina flabelliformis
Lotus wrightii
Senna lindheimeriana
Fagaceae
Quercus pungens
Garryaceae
Garrya wrightii
Juncaceae
Juncus interior
Juncus tenuis
Juncus torreyi
Linaceae
Linum puberulum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia multiflora
Malvaceae
Abutilon incanum
Sphaeralcea laxa
Onagraceae
Oenothera brachycarpa
Oenothera curtiflora
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe rubella
Pinaceae
Pinus cembroides
Poaceae
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua eludens
Elymus elymoides
Muhlenbergia rigens
Polypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon viridis
Sorghum halepense
Polygalaceae
Polygala alba
Polygala scoparioides
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum abertianum
Rumex crispus
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Ranunculaceae
Anemone tuberosa
Delphinium wootonii
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus greggii
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rutaceae
Thamnosma texanum
Salicaceae
Salix exigua
Salix taxifolia
Sapindaceae
Sapindus saponaria
Solanaceae
Solanum douglasii
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia gooddingii
Verbena neomexicana
Vitaceae
Vitis arizonica