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armed
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2-5
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Desert Research Learning Center
Species Count: 299
Acanthaceae
Aizoaceae
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Anacardiaceae
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Araceae
Asparagaceae
Asteraceae
Boraginaceae
Brassicaceae
Cactaceae
Campanulaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Commelinaceae
Convolvulaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Cyperaceae
Ericaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Fagaceae
Hydrangeaceae
Juglandaceae
Juncaceae
Krameriaceae
Lamiaceae
Liliaceae
Linaceae
Loasaceae
Lythraceae
Malpighiaceae
Malvaceae
Martyniaceae
Molluginaceae
Montiaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Oleaceae
Onagraceae
Orchidaceae
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Phrymaceae
Plantaginaceae
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Polemoniaceae
Polygalaceae
Polygonaceae
Portulacaceae
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Ranunculaceae
Rhamnaceae
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Salicaceae
Santalaceae
Sapindaceae
Saxifragaceae
Simmondsiaceae
Solanaceae
Talinaceae
Urticaceae
Verbenaceae
Vitaceae
Zygophyllaceae