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deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
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Cienega Creek Natural Preserve
Julia Fonseca
Species Count: 539
Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus thurberi
Carlowrightia arizonica
Dicliptera resupinata
Justicia longii
Ruellia ciliatiflora
Tetramerium nervosum
Aizoaceae
Trianthema portulacastrum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Amaranthus palmeri
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex elegans
Atriplex linearis
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium fremontii
Chenopodium incanum
Froelichia arizonica
Gomphrena sonorae
Guilleminea densa
Salsola kali
Salsola tragus
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Amaryllidaceae
Allium macropetalum
Anacardiaceae
Rhus microphylla
Apiaceae
Berula erecta
Bowlesia incana
Daucus pusillus
Spermolepis lateriflora
Vesper multinervatus
Apocynaceae
Funastrum cynanchoides
Matelea producta
Vinca major
Araceae
Lemna
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia watsonii
Asparagaceae
Agave palmeri
Dasylirion wheeleri
Dichelostemma capitatum
Yucca baccata
Yucca elata
Asteraceae
Acourtia nana
Acourtia wrightii
Almutaster pauciflorus
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia psilostachya
Ambrosia trifida
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis brachyphylla
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahia absinthifolia
Baileya multiradiata
Baileya pleniradiata
Bebbia juncea
Bidens aurea
Bidens heterosperma
Bidens laevis
Bidens leptocephala
Brickellia baccharidea
Brickellia coulteri
Brickellia floribunda
Calycoseris wrightii
Centaurea melitensis
Chaenactis stevioides
Chloracantha spinosa
Cirsium neomexicanum
Conyza canadensis
Coreocarpus arizonicus
Diaperia verna
Dieteria asteroides
Dieteria bigelovii
Encelia farinosa
Ericameria laricifolia
Ericameria nauseosa
Erigeron divergens
Eriophyllum lanosum
Gaillardia pulchella
Gutierrezia microcephala
Hedosyne ambrosiifolia
Helenium thurberi
Helianthus annuus
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Heterotheca villosa
Hymenothrix wislizeni
Isocoma tenuisecta
Lactuca serriola
Laennecia coulteri
Lasthenia californica
Logfia filaginoides
Machaeranthera tagetina
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Malacothrix fendleri
Malacothrix glabrata
Melampodium leucanthum
Parthenium incanum
Pectis linifolia
Pectis papposa
Pluchea sericea
Porophyllum gracile
Porophyllum ruderale
Prenanthella exigua
Pseudognaphalium canescens
Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum
Pseudognaphalium stramineum
Psilostrophe cooperi
Rafinesquia californica
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Sanvitalia abertii
Senecio flaccidus
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stephanomeria tenuifolia
Symphyotrichum subulatum
Taraxacum officinale
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Thymophylla acerosa
Thymophylla pentachaeta
Tithonia thurberi
Trixis californica
Verbesina encelioides
Verbesina rothrockii
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Zinnia acerosa
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha muricata
Cryptantha nevadensis
Cryptantha pterocarya
Eucrypta micrantha
Harpagonella palmeri
Johnstonella angustifolia
Lappula occidentalis
Nama hispida
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia
Phacelia arizonica
Phacelia caerulea
Phacelia crenulata
Phacelia distans
Tiquilia canescens
Brassicaceae
Brassica tournefortii
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Chorispora tenella
Descurainia pinnata
Descurainia sophia
Draba petrophila
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Lepidium oblongum
Lepidium thurberi
Matthiola parviflora
Nasturtium officinale
Physaria fendleri
Physaria gordonii
Physaria purpurea
Sisymbrium irio
Sisymbrium orientale
Streptanthus carinatus
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Tomostima cuneifolia
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Coryphantha vivipara
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis x spinosior
Cylindropuntia spinosior
Cylindropuntia versicolor
Echinocereus engelmannii
Echinocereus fendleri
Echinomastus erectocentrus
Ferocactus wislizeni
Mammillaria grahamii
Mammillaria heyderi
Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia phaeacantha
Peniocereus greggii
Campanulaceae
Triodanis holzingeri
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Celtis reticulata
Caryophyllaceae
Silene antirrhina
Characeae
Chara
Cleomaceae
Polanisia dodecandra
Commelinaceae
Commelina erecta
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus equitans
Evolvulus alsinoides
Evolvulus arizonicus
Ipomoea costellata
Ipomoea cristulata
Ipomoea hederacea
Ipomoea purpurea
Crassulaceae
Crassula connata
Cucurbitaceae
Apodanthera undulata
Cucurbita digitata
Echinopepon wrightii
Marah gilensis
Sicyosperma gracile
Cupressaceae
Juniperus
Juniperus arizonica
Cyperaceae
Carex ultra
Cyperus
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperus squarrosus
Eleocharis montevidensis
Schoenoplectus americanus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra trifurca
Equisetaceae
Equisetum laevigatum
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha neomexicana
Acalypha ostryifolia
Argythamnia serrata
Chamaesyce capitellata
Chamaesyce florida
Chamaesyce hirta
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Chamaesyce micromera
Chamaesyce serrula
Croton pottsii
Croton texensis
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia dentata
Euphorbia dioeca
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbia melanadenia
Euphorbia pediculifera
Euphorbia polycarpa
Euphorbia setiloba
Jatropha cardiophylla
Jatropha macrorhiza
Fabaceae
Acacia constricta
Acacia greggii
Acmispon brachycarpus
Acmispon strigosus
Amorpha fruticosa
Astragalus arizonicus
Astragalus nuttallianus
Caesalpinia gilliesii
Calliandra eriophylla
Dalea formosa
Dalea nana
Dalea pogonathera
Dalea wrightii
Erythrina flabelliformis
Hoffmannseggia glauca
Lupinus brevicaulis
Lupinus concinnus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Melilotus albus
Melilotus indicus
Mimosa dysocarpa
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis velutina
Senna covesii
Senna hirsuta
Vicia
Vicia americana
Vicia ludoviciana
Fagaceae
Quercus turbinella
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Gentianaceae
Zeltnera calycosa
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium cernuum
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Juncaceae
Juncus bufonius
Juncus dudleyi
Juncus torreyi
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Krameria lanceolata
Lamiaceae
Hedeoma drummondii
Hedeoma nana
Lamium amplexicaule
Marrubium vulgare
Salvia columbariae
Stachys coccinea
Liliaceae
Calochortus kennedyi
Linaceae
Linum lewisii
Linum pratense
Linum puberulum
Linum usitatissimum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia affinis
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia isolata
Mentzelia jonesii
Mentzelia multiflora
Lythraceae
Lythrum californicum
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon abutiloides
Abutilon incanum
Abutilon malacum
Abutilon mollicomum
Abutilon parvulum
Anoda cristata
Ayenia filiformis
Gossypium thurberi
Hibiscus denudatus
Rhynchosida physocalyx
Sida abutilifolia
Sida neomexicana
Sida spinosa
Sphaeralcea emoryi
Sphaeralcea laxa
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea altheifolia
Proboscidea parviflora
Molluginaceae
Mollugo
Mollugo verticillata
Montiaceae
Calandrinia ciliata
Cistanthe monandra
Moraceae
Morus microphylla
Nemacladaceae
Nemacladus glanduliferus
Nyctaginaceae
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia coulteri
Boerhavia erecta
Boerhavia intermedia
Boerhavia megaptera
Boerhavia pterocarpa
Boerhavia wrightii
Commicarpus scandens
Mirabilis coccinea
Mirabilis multiflora
Oleaceae
Fraxinus velutina
Ligustrum lucidum
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Chylismia claviformis
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Eulobus californicus
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera elata
Oenothera primiveris
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja minor
Orobanche cooperi
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis albicans
Papaveraceae
Argemone gracilenta
Argemone ochroleuca
Argemone pleiacantha
Argemone polyanthemos
Corydalis aurea
Passifloraceae
Passiflora mexicana
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe guttata
Erythranthe rubella
Phytolaccaceae
Rivina humilis
Plantaginaceae
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Mecardonia procumbens
Nuttallanthus texanus
Penstemon parryi
Plantago ovata
Plantago patagonica
Plantago rhodosperma
Schistophragma intermedium
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Veronica peregrina
Platanaceae
Platanus wrightii
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbago zeylanica
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida ternipes
Arundo donax
Avena fatua
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua repens
Bouteloua trifida
Bromus carinatus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus marginatus
Bromus rubens
Cenchrus spinifex
Chloris virgata
Cortaderia
Cottea pappophoroides
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Disakisperma dubium
Echinochloa colona
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus canadensis
Elymus elymoides
Enneapogon cenchroides
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis echinochloidea
Eragrostis lehmanniana
Eragrostis lutescens
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis superba
Eriochloa acuminata
Eriochloa aristata
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria jamesii
Hilaria mutica
Hopia obtusa
Hordeum arizonicum
Hordeum murinum
Leptochloa crinita
Leymus triticoides
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Muhlenbergia fragilis
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia rigens
Panicum antidotale
Panicum hallii
Panicum hirticaule
Pappophorum vaginatum
Paspalum dilatatum
Paspalum distichum
Pennisetum ciliare
Pennisetum setaceum
Phalaris caroliniana
Poa bigelovii
Polypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon viridis
Schismus
Schismus arabicus
Schismus barbatus
Scleropogon brevifolius
Setaria
Setaria grisebachii
Setaria leucopila
Setaria macrostachya
Sorghum halepense
Sphenopholis obtusata
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus wrightii
Tridens muticus
Triticum aestivum
Urochloa arizonica
Vulpia octoflora
Zuloagaea bulbosa
Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum diffusum
Gilia flavocincta
Gilia sinuata
Gilia stellata
Ipomopsis longiflora
Linanthus bigelovii
Polygalaceae
Hebecarpa barbeyana
Hebecarpa macradenia
Hebecarpa obscura
Polygala alba
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum
Eriogonum abertianum
Eriogonum capillare
Eriogonum deflexum
Eriogonum palmerianum
Eriogonum polycladon
Eriogonum trichopes
Eriogonum wrightii
Persicaria punctata
Polygonum argyrocoleon
Rumex altissimus
Rumex crispus
Rumex hymenosepalus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca halimoides
Portulaca oleracea
Portulaca suffrutescens
Portulaca umbraticola
Potamogetonaceae
Zannichellia palustris
Primulaceae
Androsace occidentalis
Pteridaceae
Astrolepis cochisensis
Astrolepis sinuata
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Notholaena standleyi
Ranunculaceae
Anemone tuberosa
Aquilegia chrysantha
Clematis drummondii
Delphinium scaposum
Resedaceae
Oligomeris linifolia
Rhamnaceae
Frangula californica
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium microphyllum
Rutaceae
Ruta graveolens
Thamnosma texanum
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix bonplandiana
Salix gooddingii
Salix taxifolia
Santalaceae
Phoradendron
Phoradendron californicum
Phoradendron leucarpum
Saururaceae
Anemopsis californica
Solanaceae
Calibrachoa parviflora
Chamaesaracha coronopus
Chamaesaracha sordida
Datura discolor
Datura quercifolia
Datura wrightii
Lycium
Lycium andersonii
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium exsertum
Lycium pallidum
Nicotiana glauca
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis acutifolia
Physalis hederifolia
Physalis pubescens
Physalis solanacea
Solanum americanum
Solanum douglasii
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solanum rostratum
Talinaceae
Talinum paniculatum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Typha latifolia
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Verbena bracteata
Verbena gracilis
Verbena menthifolia
Verbena pinetorum
Viburnaceae
Sambucus nigra
Violaceae
Hybanthus verticillatus
Vitaceae
Cissus trifoliata
Vitis arizonica
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia californica
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Kallstroemia parviflora
Larrea tridentata
Tribulus terrestris