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grass-like
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
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
leaf attachment
sessile or nearly so
leaf stalk (petiole) clearly present
winged petiolate
sheathing
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
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1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
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dry/leathery
fleshy
Montana State University - 1. NRSM 350 COMPLETE LIST
Species Count: 200
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex confertifolia
Atriplex gardneri
Bassia scoparia
Grayia spinosa
Halogeton glomeratus
Kochia americana
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola tragus
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Apiaceae
Cicuta maculata
Asparagaceae
Yucca glauca
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Agoseris glauca
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia dumosa
Ambrosia psilostachya
Amphiachyris dracunculoides
Arnica cordifolia
Artemisia cana
Artemisia filifolia
Artemisia frigida
Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia nova
Artemisia tridentata
Artemisia tripartita
Baileya multiradiata
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Ericameria nauseosa
Flourensia cernua
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Heterotheca villosa
Hymenoxys hoopesii
Hymenoxys odorata
Liatris punctata
Picrothamnus desertorum
Ratibida columnifera
Senecio flaccidus
Senecio serra
Solidago missouriensis
Tetradymia canescens
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Berberidaceae
Mahonia repens
Brassicaceae
Descurainia pinnata
Stanleya pinnata
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Cornaceae
Cornus sericea
Cupressaceae
Juniperus monosperma
Juniperus osteosperma
Juniperus scopulorum
Cyperaceae
Carex filifolia
Carex geyeri
Elaeagnaceae
Shepherdia canadensis
Ephedraceae
Ephedra trifurca
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos pungens
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Vaccinium membranaceum
Fabaceae
Acacia berlandieri
Acacia greggii
Acacia rigidula
Amorpha canescens
Astragalus mollissimus
Dalea purpurea
Lupinus
Medicago polymorpha
Oxytropis campestris
Oxytropis lambertii
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Prosopis glandulosa
Vachellia farnesiana
Fagaceae
Quercus gambelii
Quercus marilandica
Quercus stellata
Geraniaceae
Erodium botrys
Erodium cicutarium
Geranium richardsonii
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cereum
Hypericaceae
Hypericum perforatum
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Melanthiaceae
Zigadenus
Onagraceae
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Pinaceae
Pinus edulis
Pinus monophylla
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon glaber
Plantago patagonica
Poaceae
Achnatherum miliaceum
Achnatherum nelsonii
Achnatherum thurberianum
Agropyron cristatum
Agrostis stolonifera
Andropogon gerardi
Andropogon hallii
Aristida oligantha
Aristida purpurea
Avena barbata
Avena fatua
Avenula hookeri
Blepharoneuron tricholepis
Bothriochloa laguroides
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bouteloua repens
Bromus carinatus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus inermis
Bromus tectorum
Calamagrostis rubescens
Calamovilfa longifolia
Chloris cucullata
Cynodon dactylon
Dactylis glomerata
Danthonia californica
Danthonia intermedia
Danthonia parryi
Deschampsia cespitosa
Digitaria californica
Disakisperma dubium
Distichlis spicata
Elymus canadensis
Elymus elymoides
Elymus lanceolatus
Elymus trachycaulus
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis trichodes
Eriocoma hymenoides
Festuca campestris
Festuca idahoensis
Hesperostipa comata
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria belangeri
Hilaria jamesii
Hilaria mutica
Hopia obtusa
Hordeum jubatum
Hordeum pusillum
Koeleria macrantha
Leymus cinereus
Melica bulbosa
Muhlenbergia montana
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia pungens
Muhlenbergia torreyi
Nassella leucotricha
Nassella pulchra
Nassella viridula
Panicum virgatum
Pascopyrum smithii
Phleum alpinum
Phleum pratense
Poa fendleriana
Poa pratensis
Poa secunda
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Redfieldia flexuosa
Schedonnardus paniculatus
Schizachyrium scoparium
Scleropogon brevifolius
Setaria leucopila
Sorghastrum nutans
Spartina pectinata
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus compositus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Thinopyrum intermedium
Trisetum spicatum
Vulpia octoflora
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum heracleoides
Ranunculaceae
Delphinium occidentale
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus cuneatus
Ceanothus fendleri
Ceanothus integerrimus
Ceanothus velutinus
Rosaceae
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Amelanchier alnifolia
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Cercocarpus montanus
Coleogyne ramosissima
Dasiphora fruticosa
Fallugia paradoxa
Holodiscus discolor
Physocarpus malvaceus
Prunus virginiana
Purshia stansburyana
Purshia tridentata
Rosa woodsii
Salicaceae
Populus tremuloides
Sapindaceae
Acer glabrum
Sarcobataceae
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Viburnaceae
Sambucus
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata