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habit
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
reproductive mode
produces flowers, fruits, seeds
produces spores
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
Central Plains Experimental Range NEON (CPER) plants - Central Plains (D10)
Species Count: 206
Alismataceae
Sagittaria cuneata
Sagittaria latifolia
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atriplex canescens
Blitum nuttallianum
Chenopodium desiccatum
Chenopodium incanum
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Chenopodium watsonii
Cycloloma atriplicifolium
Kali collina
Amaryllidaceae
Allium drummondii
Allium textile
Apiaceae
Cymopterus glomeratus
Musineon divaricatum
Musineon tenuifolium
Vesper montanus
Apocynaceae
Asclepias pumila
Asclepias speciosa
Asparagaceae
Leucocrinum montanum
Yucca glauca
Asteraceae
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Ambrosia psilostachya
Ambrosia tomentosa
Antennaria microphylla
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia frigida
Artemisia ludoviciana
Cirsium canescens
Cirsium flodmanii
Cirsium ochrocentrum
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
Dieteria canescens
Dyssodia papposa
Ericameria nauseosa
Erigeron bellidiastrum
Erigeron canadensis
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus petiolaris
Helianthus pumilus
Heterotheca villosa
Hymenopappus tenuifolius
Iva axillaris
Lactuca pulchella
Lactuca serriola
Liatris punctata
Lygodesmia juncea
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Packera tridenticulata
Picradeniopsis oppositifolia
Pseudognaphalium stramineum
Ratibida columnifera
Senecio riddellii
Senecio spartioides
Solidago canadensis
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Symphyotrichum falcatum
Taraxacum officinale
Thelesperma filifolium
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Townsendia grandiflora
Tragopogon
Tragopogon dubius
Tragopogon lamottei
Tragopogon porrifolius
Verbesina encelioides
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha fendleri
Cryptantha minima
Lappula occidentalis
Lithospermum incisum
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Oreocarya thyrsiflora
Brassicaceae
Descurainia pinnata
Descurainia sophia
Erysimum asperum
Lepidium densiflorum
Physaria ludoviciana
Rorippa sinuata
Sisymbrium altissimum
Thlaspi arvense
Cactaceae
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Cleomaceae
Cleomella serrulata
Polanisia dodecandra
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia occidentalis
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Cyperaceae
Carex duriuscula
Carex filifolia
Carex nebrascensis
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis palustris
Eleocharis wolfii
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus americanus
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Equisetaceae
Equisetum laevigatum
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia fendleri
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Euphorbia missurica
Fabaceae
Astragalus bisulcatus
Astragalus drummondii
Astragalus gracilis
Astragalus missouriensis
Astragalus mollissimus
Astragalus pectinatus
Astragalus sericoleucus
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Lupinus plattensis
Lupinus pusillus
Melilotus albus
Melilotus officinalis
Oxytropis multiceps
Oxytropis sericea
Psoralea lanceolata
Psoralea tenuiflora
Sophora nuttalliana
Juncaceae
Juncus torreyi
Lamiaceae
Marrubium vulgare
Salvia reflexa
Scutellaria brittonii
Loasaceae
Mentzelia decapetala
Mentzelia nuda
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Montiaceae
Phemeranthus parviflorus
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia fragrans
Mirabilis linearis
Tripterocalyx micranthus
Onagraceae
Calylophus serrulatus
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera coronopifolia
Oenothera latifolia
Oenothera suffrutescens
Papaveraceae
Argemone polyanthemos
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon albidus
Penstemon angustifolius
Plantago eriopoda
Plantago patagonica
Poaceae
Agropyron cristatum
Agropyron desertorum
Agrostis scabra
Agrostis stolonifera
Aristida fendleriana
Aristida longiseta
Aristida purpurea
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus inermis
Bromus tectorum
Distichlis spicata
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus bakeri
Elymus canadensis
Elymus elymoides
Elymus longifolius
Elymus smithii
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hordeum jubatum
Koeleria macrantha
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Muhlenbergia cuspidata
Muhlenbergia paniculata
Muhlenbergia torreyi
Poa fendleriana
Poa pratensis
Polypogon monspeliensis
Psathyrostachys juncea
Puccinellia distans
Setaria viridis
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus hookerianus
Sporobolus neglectus
Stipa comata
Stipa robusta
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Ipomopsis laxiflora
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum effusum
Persicaria bicornis
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonum aviculare
Rumex triangulivalvis
Rumex venosus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris gracilis
Ranunculaceae
Halerpestes cymbalaria
Rosaceae
Dasiphora fruticosa
Potentilla norvegica
Potentilla pensylvanica
Potentilla rubricaulis
Rosa woodsii
Rubiaceae
Galium boreale
Santalaceae
Comandra umbellata
Scrophulariaceae
Limosella aquatica
Solanaceae
Solanum angustifolium
Solanum heterodoxum
Solanum jamesii
Solanum physalifolium
Solanum triflorum
Verbenaceae
Verbena bracteata
Violaceae
Viola nuttallii