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annual or biennial
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latex absent (sap clear)
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some or all fully compound
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Sycamore Creek NEON (SYCA) plants - Desert Southwest (D14)
Species Count: 120
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus palmeri
Chenopodium fremontii
Anacardiaceae
Rhus ovata
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Apiaceae
Daucus pusillus
Apocynaceae
Asclepias nyctaginifolia
Asteraceae
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Baccharis sergiloides
Brickellia coulteri
Cirsium neomexicanum
Eclipta alba
Hymenothrix loomisii
Oncosiphon piluliferum
Rafinesquia californica
Sonchus asper
Berberidaceae
Berberis haematocarpa
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha decipiens
Cryptantha pterocarya
Pectocarya recurvata
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
Brassicaceae
Brassica tournefortii
Erysimum capitatum
Sisymbrium irio
Thelypodium wrightii
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Caryophyllaceae
Herniaria cinerea
Silene antirrhina
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia occidentalis
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia longipes
Convolvulus arvensis
Cuscuta indecora
Cuscuta salina
Evolvulus arizonicus
Ipomoea hederacea
Crassulaceae
Crassula connata
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita digitata
Cucurbita pepo
Marah gilensis
Cyperaceae
Carex alma
Cyperus acuminatus
Cyperus eragrostis
Eleocharis geniculata
Equisetaceae
Equisetum laevigatum
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha neomexicana
Bernardia myricifolia
Euphorbia arizonica
Euphorbia capitellata
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Euphorbia melanadenia
Euphorbia pediculifera
Euphorbia setiloba
Fabaceae
Amorpha fruticosa
Lupinus concinnus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Medicago minima
Senegalia greggii
Tephrosia vicioides
Gentianaceae
Zeltnera exaltata
Zeltnera nudicaulis
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Geranium carolinianum
Hydrophyllaceae
Phacelia cryptantha
Juncaceae
Juncus bufonius
Juncus marginatus
Lamiaceae
Dracocephalum parviflorum
Hedeoma nana
Lamium amplexicaule
Malvaceae
Abutilon parvulum
Ayenia filiformis
Ayenia pusilla
Sphaeralcea rusbyi
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia coulteri
Onagraceae
Epilobium canum
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera primiveris
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe verbenacea
Plantaginaceae
Keckiella antirrhinoides
Nuttallanthus texanus
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Plantago virginica
Poaceae
Avena fatua
Bouteloua barbata
Brachiaria arizonica
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus arvensis
Bromus catharticus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus rubens
Cenchrus setaceus
Elymus glaucus
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eriochloa acuminata
Hordeum pusillum
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia porteri
Phalaris minor
Setaria leucopila
Sorghum halepense
Polemoniaceae
Allophyllum gilioides
Collomia grandiflora
Eriastrum diffusum
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum capillare
Portulacaceae
Portulaca umbraticola
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus greggii
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Salicaceae
Salix exigua
Salix gooddingii
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Calibrachoa parviflora
Physalis hederifolia
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia gooddingii
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia parviflora
Tribulus terrestris