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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
mints
orchids
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
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
Whetstone Mountains
Desert Research Learning Center
Species Count: 193
Amaranthaceae
Dysphania graveolens
Froelichia arizonica
Iresine heterophylla
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Rhus microphylla
Rhus virens
Apiaceae
Daucus pusillus
Vesper multinervatus
Apocynaceae
Funastrum hirtellum
Mandevilla brachysiphon
Asparagaceae
Agave palmeri
Agave schottii
Milla biflora
Nolina microcarpa
Yucca baccata
Asteraceae
Acourtia nana
Acourtia wrightii
Ageratina paupercula
Ageratina wrightii
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis pteronioides
Baccharis thesioides
Bahia absinthifolia
Berlandiera lyrata
Brickellia grandiflora
Carminatia tenuiflora
Carphochaete bigelovii
Centaurea stoebe
Conoclinium dissectum
Erigeron oreophilus
Flourensia cernua
Gamochaeta stagnalis
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Gymnosperma glutinosum
Hedosyne ambrosiifolia
Helenium thurberi
Heliomeris longifolia
Heliomeris multiflora
Heterosperma pinnatum
Hymenothrix wrightii
Parthenium incanum
Pseudognaphalium canescens
Sanvitalia abertii
Schkuhria pinnata
Solidago velutina
Thymophylla acerosa
Verbesina rothrockii
Viguiera dentata
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthisma spinulosum
Zinnia acerosa
Zinnia grandiflora
Bignoniaceae
Tecoma stans
Boraginaceae
Lithospermum incisum
Brassicaceae
Physaria purpurea
Cactaceae
Echinocereus fendleri
Mammillaria heyderi
Mammillaria lasiacantha
Opuntia phaeacantha
Campanulaceae
Lobelia cardinalis
Cannabaceae
Celtis reticulata
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera albiflora
Celastraceae
Mortonia scabrella
Mortonia utahensis
Commelinaceae
Commelina erecta
Commelina tuberosa
Cupressaceae
Juniperus coahuilensis
Cyperaceae
Carex ultra
Cyperus fendlerianus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra trifurca
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha phleoides
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Chamaesyce revoluta
Chamaesyce stictospora
Croton pottsii
Euphorbia bilobata
Euphorbia cuphosperma
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbia davidii
Euphorbia exstipulata
Euphorbia fendleri
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia incisa
Euphorbia radians
Jatropha macrorhiza
Fabaceae
Acmispon brachycarpus
Astragalus nothoxys
Crotalaria pumila
Dalea albiflora
Dalea formosa
Dalea pogonathera
Dermatophyllum arizonicum
Galactia wrightii
Mimosa dysocarpa
Prosopis velutina
Vachellia vernicosa
Fagaceae
Quercus arizonica
Quercus emoryi
Quercus oblongifolia
Quercus pungens
Garryaceae
Garrya wrightii
Gentianaceae
Zeltnera calycosa
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Juncaceae
Juncus
Juncus arcticus
Juncus torreyi
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Hedeoma dentata
Hedeoma drummondii
Stachys coccinea
Trichostema arizonicum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia multiflora
Mentzelia oligosperma
Lythraceae
Cuphea wrightii
Lythrum californicum
Malvaceae
Abutilon mollicomum
Hibiscus coulteri
Sphaeralcea laxa
Moraceae
Morus celtidifolia
Oleaceae
Fraxinus velutina
Onagraceae
Calylophus hartwegii
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Orchidaceae
Dichromanthus michuacanus
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja tenuiflora
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe floribunda
Pinaceae
Pinus cembroides
Plantaginaceae
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Penstemon dasyphyllus
Poaceae
Achnatherum eminens
Aristida adscensionis
Bouteloua chondrosioides
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eludens
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bouteloua radicosa
Bouteloua repens
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Digitaria pubiflora
Digitaria sanguinalis
Echinochloa crus-galli
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eragrostis superba
Erioneuron avenaceum
Hopia obtusa
Lycurus setosus
Melinis repens
Muhlenbergia arenicola
Muhlenbergia arizonica
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Muhlenbergia fragilis
Muhlenbergia pauciflora
Muhlenbergia polycaulis
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia tenuifolia
Panicum hallii
Panicum hirticaule
Tridens muticus
Polemoniaceae
Ipomopsis longiflora
Ipomopsis thurberi
Polygalaceae
Hebecarpa barbeyana
Hebecarpa macradenia
Hebecarpa obscura
Polygala alba
Polygala scoparioides
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum abertianum
Eriogonum polycladon
Pteridaceae
Argyrochosma limitanea
Astrolepis integerrima
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Ranunculaceae
Clematis ligusticifolia
Myosurus cupulatus
Rhamnaceae
Condalia warnockii
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus breviflorus
Petrophytum caespitosum
Purshia stansburyana
Rubus neomexicanus
Rubiaceae
Bouvardia ternifolia
Houstonia rubra
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Thamnosma texanum
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera sanguinea
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella rupincola
Solanaceae
Lycium pallidum
Physalis solanacea
Talinaceae
Talinum paniculatum
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Verbena neomexicana
Vitaceae
Vitis arizonica
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Larrea tridentata