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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
reproductive mode
produces flowers, fruits, seeds
produces spores
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
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
Lowry Piedmont Grasslands
Denver Botanic Gardens
Species Count: 159
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex canescens
Apiaceae
Berula erecta
Pastinaca sativa
Apocynaceae
Asclepias asperula
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias speciosa
Araceae
Lemna minor
Asparagaceae
Asparagus officinalis
Yucca glauca
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Ambrosia psilostachya
Arctium minus
Artemisia campestris
Carduus nutans
Centaurea diffusa
Centaurea stoebe
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium canescens
Cirsium ochrocentrum
Conyza canadensis
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron pumilus
Erigeron tracyi
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus nuttallii
Helianthus petiolaris
Heterotheca villosa
Hymenopappus filifolius
Liatris punctata
Onopordum acanthium
Packera neomexicana
Ratibida columnifera
Solidago gigantea
Symphyotrichum falcatum
Tetraneuris acaulis
Thelesperma filifolium
Tragopogon dubius
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha minima
Lithospermum multiflorum
Lithospermum occidentale
Phacelia heterophylla
Brassicaceae
Berteroa incana
Camelina microcarpa
Erysimum asperum
Lepidium ramosissimum
Rorippa palustris
Sisymbrium altissimum
Sisymbrium loeselii
Cactaceae
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia occidentalis
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Ipomoea leptophylla
Cyperaceae
Carex brevior
Carex nebrascensis
Carex praegracilis
Schoenoplectus pungens
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Equisetaceae
Equisetum laevigatum
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia esula
Fabaceae
Astragalus agrestis
Astragalus bisulcatus
Astragalus drummondii
Astragalus gracilis
Astragalus shortianus
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Ladeania lanceolata
Lupinus argenteus
Medicago lupulina
Melilotus albus
Melilotus officinalis
Oxytropis lambertii
Pediomelum esculentum
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Vicia americana
Grossulariaceae
Ribes aureum
Juncaceae
Juncus articulatus
Juncus bufonius
Juncus interior
Juncus torreyi
Lamiaceae
Hedeoma hispida
Lycopus americanus
Nepeta cataria
Loasaceae
Mentzelia nuda
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia fragrans
Mirabilis hirsuta
Onagraceae
Epilobium brachycarpum
Oenothera coronopifolia
Oenothera latifolia
Oenothera serrulata
Oenothera suffrutescens
Oenothera villosa
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja integra
Castilleja sessiliflora
Orobanche ludoviciana
Papaveraceae
Argemone polyanthemos
Plantaginaceae
Linaria dalmatica
Penstemon secundiflorus
Plantago major
Plantago patagonica
Veronica americana
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Poaceae
Achnatherum robustum
Agropyron cristatum
Agrostis gigantea
Agrostis stolonifera
Andropogon gerardi
Aristida purpurea
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus tectorum
Calamovilfa longifolia
Dactylis glomerata
Elymus canadensis
Elymus elymoides
Eragrostis pilosa
Glyceria grandis
Hesperostipa comata
Hordeum pusillum
Koeleria macrantha
Nassella viridula
Panicum virgatum
Pascopyrum smithii
Phalaris arundinacea
Phleum pratense
Poa compressa
Poa pratensis
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schizachyrium scoparium
Spartina pectinata
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Aliciella pinnatifida
Linanthus pungens
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum effusum
Fallopia convolvulus
Persicaria amphibia
Polygonum aviculare
Rumex crispus
Ranunculaceae
Delphinium geyeri
Rosaceae
Rosa woodsii
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Populus x acuminata
Salix exigua
Salix × fragilis
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus
Solanaceae
Solanum triflorum
Typhaceae
Sparganium eurycarpum
Typha latifolia
Urticaceae
Urtica gracilis