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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
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
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Santa Rita Experimental Range NEON (SRER) Plants - Desert Southwest (D14)
Species Count: 572
Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus thurberi
Carlowrightia arizonica
Elytraria imbricata
Tetramerium nervosum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthus torreyi
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex elegans
Blitum nuttallianum
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium fremontii
Chenopodium incanum
Chenopodium neomexicanum
Dysphania graveolens
Froelichia arizonica
Froelichia interrupta
Gomphrena caespitosa
Gomphrena nitida
Gomphrena sonorae
Guilleminea densa
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Amaryllidaceae
Allium bisceptrum
Allium longifolium
Allium macropetalum
Habranthus longifolius
Habranthus unifolius
Nothoscordum bivalve
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Rhus glabra
Rhus virens
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Spermolepis echinata
Spermolepis lateriflora
Yabea microcarpa
Apocynaceae
Asclepias asperula
Asclepias brachystephana
Asclepias engelmanniana
Asclepias nummularia
Asclepias nyctaginifolia
Mandevilla brachysiphon
Araceae
Lemna aequinoctialis
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia watsonii
Asparagaceae
Agave palmeri
Androstephium breviflorum
Dasylirion wheeleri
Dichelostemma capitatum
Dichelostemma congestum
Echeandia flavescens
Yucca baccata
Yucca elata
Yucca schottii
Asteraceae
Acourtia nana
Acourtia wrightii
Aldama cordifolia
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia cordifolia
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia psilostachya
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis brachyphylla
Baccharis pteronioides
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Baccharis thesioides
Baileya multiradiata
Bebbia juncea
Bidens leptocephala
Brickellia baccharidea
Brickellia californica
Brickellia coulteri
Brickellia floribunda
Carphochaete bigelovii
Chaenactis macrantha
Chaenactis stevioides
Chaetopappa ericoides
Cirsium neomexicanum
Critonia quadrangularis
Dieteria asteroides
Erigeron arisolius
Erigeron canadensis
Erigeron concinnus
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron lemmonii
Erigeron tracyi
Eriophyllum lanosum
Guardiola platyphylla
Gutierrezia arizonica
Gutierrezia microcephala
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Gymnosperma glutinosum
Helianthus petiolaris
Heterotheca fulcrata
Heterotheca grandiflora
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Hymenothrix dissecta
Hymenothrix loomisii
Hymenothrix wislizeni
Hymenoxys cooperi
Isocoma pluriflora
Isocoma tenuisecta
Lasthenia californica
Layia glandulosa
Logfia californica
Lygodesmia juncea
Machaeranthera tagetina
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Malacothrix fendleri
Malacothrix glabrata
Malacothrix stebbinsii
Melampodium leucanthum
Microseris lindleyi
Parthenice mollis
Parthenium argentatum
Parthenium incanum
Pectis filipes
Pectis longipes
Pectis prostrata
Picradeniopsis absinthifolia
Porophyllum gracile
Pseudognaphalium canescens
Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum
Pseudognaphalium pringlei
Psilostrophe cooperi
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Sanvitalia abertii
Senecio flaccidus
Senecio wootonii
Stephanomeria exigua
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stevia plummerae
Stevia serrata
Stylocline micropoides
Stylocline sonorensis
Thymophylla acerosa
Thymophylla pentachaeta
Tithonia thurberi
Trixis californica
Verbesina encelioides
Viguiera dentata
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthisma spinulosum
Zinnia acerosa
Zinnia peruviana
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Tecoma stans
Bixaceae
Cochlospermum palmatifidum
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Cryptantha angustifolia
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha crassisepala
Cryptantha decipiens
Cryptantha muricata
Cryptantha pterocarya
Eremocarya micrantha
Lappula occidentalis
Lithospermum incisum
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
Plagiobothrys pringlei
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Descurainia pinnata
Draba cuneifolia
Draba petrophila
Dryopetalon runcinatum
Erysimum capitatum
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Lepidium oblongum
Lepidium thurberi
Lepidium virginicum
Physaria fendleri
Physaria gordonii
Physaria purpurea
Physaria tenella
Sisymbrium irio
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Thysanocarpus laciniatus
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia arbuscula
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cylindropuntia neoarbuscula
Cylindropuntia spinosior
Cylindropuntia versicolor
Echinocereus rigidissimus
Escobaria vivipara
Ferocactus wislizeni
Mammillaria grahamii
Opuntia chlorotica
Opuntia delicata
Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia phaeacantha
Campanulaceae
Triodanis perfoliata
Cannabaceae
Celtis ehrenbergiana
Caryophyllaceae
Silene antirrhina
Silene gallica
Celastraceae
Mortonia sempervirens
Commelinaceae
Commelina erecta
Tradescantia pinetorum
Convolvulaceae
Evolvulus alsinoides
Evolvulus arizonicus
Evolvulus sericeus
Ipomoea barbatisepala
Ipomoea plummerae
Ipomoea rubriflora
Crassulaceae
Sedum cockerellii
Crotaphytidae
Gambelia wislizenii
Cucurbitaceae
Apodanthera undulata
Echinopepon wrightii
Marah gilensis
Sicyosperma gracile
Cupressaceae
Cupressus arizonica
Juniperus deppeana
Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis capillaris
Carex alma
Carex thurberi
Cyperus pallidicolor
Cyperus sphaerolepis
Cyperus squarrosus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra trifurca
Ericaceae
Arbutus arizonica
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha phleoides
Argythamnia neomexicana
Croton californicus
Croton pottsii
Ditaxis serrata
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia alta
Euphorbia capitellata
Euphorbia chamaesula
Euphorbia cuphosperma
Euphorbia exstipulata
Euphorbia florida
Euphorbia gracillima
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia hirta
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Euphorbia indivisa
Euphorbia lurida
Euphorbia melanadenia
Euphorbia nutans
Euphorbia pediculifera
Euphorbia prostrata
Euphorbia radians
Euphorbia revoluta
Jatropha macrorhiza
Manihot angustiloba
Manihot davisiae
Tragia nepetifolia
Tragia ramosa
Fabaceae
Acaciella angustissima
Acmispon brachycarpus
Astragalus arizonicus
Astragalus nothoxys
Caesalpinia gilliesii
Calliandra eriophylla
Chamaecrista nictitans
Coursetia caribaea
Crotalaria pumila
Dalea albiflora
Dalea candida
Dalea formosa
Dalea grayi
Dalea pogonathera
Dalea pringlei
Dalea wrightii
Erythrina flabelliformis
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
Eysenhardtia polystachya
Galactia wrightii
Hoffmannseggia glauca
Lupinus concinnus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Mariosousa millefolia
Mimosa aculeaticarpa
Mimosa dysocarpa
Ottleya greenei
Ottleya oroboides
Ottleya strigosa
Parkinsonia aculeata
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Prosopis juliflora
Prosopis velutina
Rhynchosia senna
Senegalia greggii
Senna covesii
Sphinctospermum constrictum
Tephrosia vicioides
Fagaceae
Quercus arizonica
Quercus emoryi
Quercus oblongifolia
Quercus palmeri
Quercus rugosa
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Garryaceae
Garrya wrightii
Gentianaceae
Gentianella microcalyx
Gentianopsis macrantha
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Geranium caespitosum
Hydrangeaceae
Fendlera wrightii
Hydrocharitaceae
Najas marina
Hydrophyllaceae
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Eucrypta micrantha
Phacelia affinis
Phacelia arizonica
Phacelia bombycina
Phacelia crenulata
Phacelia distans
Phacelia neomexicana
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Juncaceae
Juncus bufonius
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Lamium amplexicaule
Marrubium vulgare
Salvia columbariae
Salvia subincisa
Tetraclea coulteri
Liliaceae
Calochortus ambiguus
Calochortus kennedyi
Calochortus nuttallii
Lilium parryi
Linaceae
Linum lewisii
Linum puberulum
Linum usitatissimum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia affinis
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia montana
Mentzelia multiflora
Lythraceae
Lythrum californicum
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon abutiloides
Abutilon californicum
Abutilon parvulum
Ayenia filiformis
Gossypium thurberi
Hibiscus denudatus
Sida abutifolia
Sida angustifolia
Sida spinosa
Sida tragiifolia
Sphaeralcea emoryi
Sphaeralcea laxa
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea altheifolia
Proboscidea parviflora
Menispermaceae
Cocculus diversifolius
Molluginaceae
Mollugo verticillata
Montiaceae
Calandrinia ciliata
Cistanthe monandra
Cistanthe parryi
Phemeranthus aurantiacus
Moraceae
Morus microphylla
Nyctaginaceae
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia coulteri
Boerhavia purpurascens
Boerhavia spicata
Boerhavia wrightii
Commicarpus pentandrus
Commicarpus scandens
Mirabilis albida
Mirabilis coccinea
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis longiflora
Oleaceae
Fraxinus velutina
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Eulobus californicus
Oenothera brachycarpa
Oenothera primiveris
Oenothera toumeyi
Orobanchaceae
Aphyllon fasciculatum
Aphyllon ludovicianum
Castilleja austromontana
Castilleja exserta
Castilleja integra
Castilleja minor
Castilleja tenuiflora
Papaveraceae
Argemone gracilenta
Argemone pleiacantha
Corydalis aurea
Passifloraceae
Passiflora mexicana
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe cordata
Erythranthe lutea
Erythranthe rubella
Phytolaccaceae
Rivina humilis
Pinaceae
Pinus discolor
Plantaginaceae
Antirrhinum antirrhiniflorum
Antirrhinum nuttallianum
Nuttallanthus texanus
Penstemon parryi
Plantago ovata
Plantago patagonica
Plantago virginica
Platanaceae
Platanus wrightii
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida divaricata
Aristida fendleriana
Aristida glabrata
Aristida glauca
Aristida hamulosa
Aristida havardii
Aristida longiseta
Aristida purpurea
Aristida schiedeana
Aristida ternipes
Astrebla lappacea
Avena fatua
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua chondrosioides
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eludens
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bouteloua parryi
Bouteloua radicosa
Bouteloua repens
Bouteloua trifida
Brachiaria arizonica
Bromus kalmii
Cenchrus longispinus
Cenchrus spinifex
Chloris virgata
Cottea pappophoroides
Digitaria californica
Digitaria sanguinalis
Disakisperma dubium
Elionurus barbiculmis
Elymus elymoides
Enneapogon cenchroides
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis intermedia
Eragrostis lehmanniana
Eragrostis lugens
Eragrostis pectinacea
Eragrostis superba
Eragrostis tephrosanthos
Eriochloa acuminata
Eriochloa lemmonii
Erioneuron avenaceum
Fingerhuthia africana
Heteropogon contortus
Heteropogon melanocarpus
Hilaria belangeri
Lycurus phleoides
Lycurus setosus
Muhlenbergia arizonica
Muhlenbergia elongata
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Muhlenbergia fragilis
Muhlenbergia montana
Muhlenbergia palmeri
Muhlenbergia pauciflora
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia rigens
Muhlenbergia rigida
Muhlenbergia tenuifolia
Munroa pulchella
Panicum bulbosum
Panicum capillare
Panicum hirticaule
Pappophorum mucronulatum
Paspalum distichum
Piptochaetium fimbriatum
Poa bigelovii
Setaria leucopila
Setaria macrostachya
Sorghum halepense
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Trachypogon spicatus
Tragus berteronianus
Tragus racemosus
Tridentopsis mutica
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum diffusum
Eriastrum eremicum
Gilia flavocincta
Gilia inconspicua
Gilia mexicana
Gilia sinuata
Gilia stellata
Gilia tenuiflora
Ipomopsis longiflora
Ipomopsis multiflora
Linanthus bigelovii
Polygalaceae
Hebecarpa barbeyana
Hebecarpa obscura
Polygala alba
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum abertianum
Eriogonum polycladon
Eriogonum thomasii
Eriogonum thurberi
Eriogonum trichopes
Eriogonum wrightii
Rumex hymenosepalus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca suffrutescens
Portulaca umbraticola
Pteridaceae
Argyrochosma limitanea
Astrolepis cochisensis
Astrolepis integerrima
Astrolepis sinuata
Astrolepis windhamii
Bommeria hispida
Myriopteris fendleri
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Myriopteris rufa
Myriopteris wrightii
Notholaena grayi
Pellaea atropurpurea
Pellaea truncata
Ranunculaceae
Aconitum columbianum
Anemone tuberosa
Aquilegia chrysantha
Clematis drummondii
Clematis ligusticifolia
Delphinium geraniifolium
Delphinium parishii
Delphinium scaposum
Thalictrum fendleri
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus integerrimus
Sageretia wrightii
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Fallugia paradoxa
Holodiscus discolor
Purshia stansburiana
Rubiaceae
Bouvardia ternifolia
Galium aparine
Galium proliferum
Hexasepalum teres
Houstonia rubra
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Thamnosma texana
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Phoradendron coryae
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera sanguinea
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella rupincola
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Chamaesaracha sordida
Datura wrightii
Lycium andersonii
Lycium exsertum
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis crassifolia
Physalis hederifolia
Solanum douglasii
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Talinaceae
Talinum paniculatum
Urticaceae
Parietaria pensylvanica
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Verbena neomexicana
Vitaceae
Vitis arizonica
Woodsiaceae
Woodsia cochisensis
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia californica
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Kallstroemia parviflora
Larrea divaricata
Larrea tridentata