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grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
mints
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
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inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
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Arroyo el Mentidero
T. R. Van Devender, A. L. Reina-G.
Species Count: 321
Acanthaceae
Blechum pyramidatum
Carlowrightia arizonica
Dicliptera resupinata
Elytraria imbricata
Justicia caudata
Tetramerium abditum
Tetramerium nervosum
Alismataceae
Echinodorus berteroi
Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera stellata
Amaranthus palmeri
Chenopodiastrum murale
Chenopodium neomexicanum
Gomphrena sonorae
Iresine diffusa
Iresine interrupta
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Amaryllidaceae
Hymenocallis sonorensis
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Apiaceae
Daucus pusillus
Spermolepis echinata
Apocynaceae
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Cynanchum ligulatum
Funastrum clausum
Funastrum pannosum
Marsdenia edulis
Matelea petiolaris
Metastelma arizonicum
Plumeria rubra
Asparagaceae
Agave angustifolia
Asphodelaceae
Aloe vera
Asteraceae
Acmella oppositifolia
Ageratina palmeri
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia monogyra
Baccharis salicifolia
Bidens bigelovii
Bidens pilosa
Bidens sambucifolia
Blumea viscosa
Brickellia coulteri
Brickellia sonorana
Chaetymenia peduncularis
Chloracantha spinosa
Conyza canadensis
Erigeron velutipes
Gamochaeta purpurea
Lagascea decipiens
Lasianthaea fruticosa
Melampodium perfoliatum
Milleria quinqueflora
Montanoa leucantha
Pectis coulteri
Pectis cylindrica
Perityle californica
Pluchea salicifolia
Porophyllum gracile
Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum
Sclerocarpus spathulatus
Simsia setosa
Sonchus oleraceus
Tithonia fruticosa
Tridax procumbens
Vernonia triflosculosa
Zinnia zinnioides
Begoniaceae
Begonia palmeri
Bignoniaceae
Handroanthus impetiginosus
Bixaceae
Cochlospermum vitifolium
Boraginaceae
Cordia sonorae
Heliotropium procumbens
Lennoa madreporoides
Wigandia urens
Brassicaceae
Lepidium didymum
Sisymbrium irio
Burseraceae
Bursera grandifolia
Bursera lancifolia
Bursera laxiflora
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia thurberi
Opuntia wilcoxii
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum
Stenocereus thurberi
Campanulaceae
Lobelia cordifolia
Lobelia goldmanii
Cannabaceae
Celtis iguanaea
Celtis reticulata
Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium texanum
Cleomaceae
Arivela viscosa
Commelinaceae
Callisia monandra
Commelina diffusa
Commelina erecta
Tripogandra palmeri
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta americana
Evolvulus alsinoides
Ipomoea cristulata
Ipomoea minutiflora
Ipomoea pedicellaris
Ipomoea quamoclit
Ipomoea turbinata
Jacquemontia polyantha
Operculina pteripes
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis melo
Cucurbita palmeri
Cyclanthera micrantha
Echinopepon cirrhopedunculatus
Ibervillea fusiformis
Sechiopsis triquetra
Cyperaceae
Cyperus compressus
Cyperus dentoniae
Cyperus difformis
Cyperus entrerianus
Cyperus iria
Cyperus odoratus
Eleocharis atropurpurea
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha aliena
Acalypha polystachya
Acalypha pseudalopecuroides
Acalypha subviscida
Bernardia viridis
Chamaesyce florida
Chamaesyce gracillima
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Croton alamosanus
Croton ciliatoglandulifer
Croton martinianus
Dalechampia scandens
Ditaxis
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia colletioides
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbia graminea
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia petrina
Euphorbia serpens
Euphorbia setiloba
Euphorbia sonorae
Euphorbia thymifolia
Jatropha cardiophylla
Jatropha cordata
Jatropha malacophylla
Manihot angustiloba
Ricinus communis
Fabaceae
Aeschynomene fascicularis
Albizia sinaloensis
Brongniartia alamosana
Caesalpinia platyloba
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Chamaecrista nictitans
Chloroleucon mangense
Crotalaria cajanifolia
Crotalaria incana
Dalea elata
Dalea scandens
Desmodium psilocarpum
Desmodium scorpiurus
Erythrina flabelliformis
Galactia wrightii
Haematoxylum brasiletto
Havardia mexicana
Indigofera suffruticosa
Leucaena lanceolata
Lonchocarpus hermannii
Lysiloma divaricatum
Marina diffusa
Melilotus indica
Mimosa laxiflora
Mimosa palmeri
Nissolia schottii
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia praecox
Phaseolus lunatus
Rhynchosia minima
Rhynchosia precatoria
Senna occidentalis
Senna pallida
Senna uniflora
Sesbania herbacea
Sphinctospermum constrictum
Vachellia campechiana
Vachellia farnesiana
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Krameria sonorae
Lamiaceae
Condea albida
Hyptis suaveolens
Salvia mexicana
Stachys coccinea
Vitex mollis
Loasaceae
Gronovia scandens
Mentzelia aspera
Loranthaceae
Struthanthus palmeri
Lythraceae
Rotala ramosior
Malpighiaceae
Echinopterys eglandulosa
Heteropterys palmeri
Malvaceae
Abutilon abutiloides
Abutilon mollicomum
Abutilon mucronatum
Abutilon reventum
Anoda crenatiflora
Ayenia filiformis
Ayenia jaliscana
Bastardiastrum incanum
Byttneria aculeata
Corchorus hirtus
Guazuma ulmifolia
Heliocarpus attenuatus
Heliocarpus palmeri
Herissantia crispa
Malvastrum bicuspidatum
Melochia pyramidata
Melochia tomentosa
Sida aggregata
Sida ciliaris
Sida rhombifolia
Triumfetta semitriloba
Waltheria acuminata
Waltheria detonsa
Marsileaceae
Marsilea vestita
Martyniaceae
Martynia annua
Proboscidea parviflora
Meliaceae
Trichilia americana
Menispermaceae
Cocculus diversifolius
Molluginaceae
Mollugo verticillata
Moraceae
Dorstenia drakena
Ficus insipida
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia gracillima
Boerhavia spicata
Boerhavia xanti
Commicarpus scandens
Pisonia capitata
Salpianthus macrodontus
Salpianthus purpurascens
Oleaceae
Forestiera
Onagraceae
Ludwigia octovalvis
Ludwigia peploides
Oenothera kunthiana
Opiliaceae
Agonandra racemosa
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja tenuiflora
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis corniculata
Papaveraceae
Papaver somniferum
Passifloraceae
Passiflora suberosa
Phytolaccaceae
Petiveria alliacea
Plantaginaceae
Antirrhinum costatum
Mecardonia procumbens
Schistophragma intermedium
Stemodia palmeri
Veronica peregrina
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbago zeylanica
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Bothriochloa pertusa
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua quiriegoensis
Cenchrus
Chloris virgata
Cynodon dactylon
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Dichanthium annulatum
Dinebra panicoides
Eleusine indica
Eriochloa aristata
Lasiacis ruscifolia
Melinis repens
Muhlenbergia dumosa
Muhlenbergia tenella
Oplismenus burmannii
Panicum trichoides
Paspalum langei
Pennisetum ciliare
Setaria liebmannii
Setariopsis auriculata
Sorghum halepense
Urochloa arizonica
Urochloa fusca
Polemoniaceae
Bonplandia geminiflora
Loeselia ciliata
Loeselia glandulosa
Loeselia pumila
Polygalaceae
Polygala
Polygonaceae
Antigonon leptopus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Portulaca suffrutescens
Pteridaceae
Astrolepis sinuata
Rhamnaceae
Colubrina triflora
Gouania rosei
Karwinskia humboldtiana
Rubiaceae
Crusea psyllioides
Diodia sarmentosa
Hintonia latiflora
Mitracarpus hirtus
Randia echinocarpa
Richardia scabra
Rutaceae
Esenbeckia hartmanii
Zanthoxylum mazatlanum
Salicaceae
Salix bonplandiana
Sapindaceae
Cardiospermum corindum
Cardiospermum cuchujaquense
Sapindus saponaria
Serjania mexicana
Sapotaceae
Sideroxylon tepicense
Solanaceae
Datura discolor
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia
Physalis acutifolia
Physalis leptophylla
Solanum ferrugineum
Solanum grayi
Solanum houstonii
Solanum lumholtzianum
Solanum nigrescens
Solanum umbellatum
Talinaceae
Talinum paniculatum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Tetrachondraceae
Polypremum procumbens
Verbenaceae
Bouchea dissecta
Glandularia pumila
Lantana achyranthifolia
Lantana camara
Lippia umbellata
Vitaceae
Cissus verticillata
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Kallstroemia parviflora