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milkweeds
mints
dicots
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annual or biennial
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sap
latex absent (sap clear)
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arrangement/phyllotaxy
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whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
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all simple
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leaf attachment
sessile or nearly so
leaf stalk (petiole) clearly present
winged petiolate
sheathing
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principal flower color
white or cream
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1
2-5
Fruit or Cone
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SWSP General Species List
Ella Samuel
Species Count: 128
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex acanthocarpa
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex obovata
Blitum nuttallianum
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata
Apocynaceae
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias subverticillata
Asparagaceae
Yucca angustissima
Yucca elata
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Acourtia nana
Antennaria marginata
Antennaria parvifolia
Artemisia filifolia
Bahia absinthifolia
Baileya multiradiata
Chaetopappa ericoides
Cosmos parviflorus
Erigeron flagellaris
Erigeron formosissimus
Filifolium
Gaillardia aristata
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus petiolaris
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Heterotheca villosa
Hymenopappus filifolius
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Palafoxia sphacelata
Ratibida columnifera
Ratibida tagetes
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia laciniata
Sartwellia flaveriae
Scabrethia scabra
Tagetes
Thelesperma filifolium
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Verbesina encelioides
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthisma spinulosum
Zinnia grandiflora
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Brassicaceae
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Nerisyrenia linearifolia
Physaria fendleri
Cleomaceae
Cleomella serrulata
Polanisia dodecandra
Fabaceae
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Astragalus multiflorus
Dalea candida
Dalea formosa
Hoffmannseggia glauca
Lonchocarpus
Lotus wrightii
Lupinus argenteus
Senna bauhinioides
Senna roemeriana
Thermopsis montana
Gentianaceae
Zeltnera maryanniana
Iridaceae
Iris missouriensis
Lamiaceae
Monarda pectinata
Linaceae
Linum lewisii
Loasaceae
Mentzelia humilis
Mentzelia multiflora
Malvaceae
Sidalcea neomexicana
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Sphaeralcea hastulata
Sphaeralcea incana
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia fragrans
Mirabilis multiflora
Onagraceae
Calylophus hartwegii
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja integra
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon ambiguus
Penstemon palmeri
Plantago patagonica
Poaceae
Andropogon hallii
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida havardii
Aristida purpurea
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bothriochloa laguroides
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua breviseta
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Chloris cucullata
Chloris virgata
Danthonia parryi
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Disakisperma dubium
Elymus elymoides
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hesperostipa comata
Hesperostipa neomexicana
Hilaria jamesii
Hilaria mutica
Hopia obtusa
Hordeum jubatum
Muhlenbergia arenacea
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia torreyi
Pascopyrum smithii
Schizachyrium scoparium
Setaria leucopila
Setaria macrostachya
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus coromandelianus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus flexuosus
Sporobolus wrightii
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum abertianum
Eriogonum annuum
Eriogonum jamesii
Rosaceae
Fallugia paradoxa
Verbenaceae
Glandularia wrightii
Verbena macdougalii