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cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
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legumes
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latex absent (sap clear)
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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
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Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
R.S. Felger, S. Rutman, T.R. VanDevender, S.M. Buckley
Species Count: 412
Acanthaceae
Carlowrightia arizonica
Justicia californica
Aizoaceae
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
Trianthema portulacastrum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus crassipes
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Amaranthus palmeri
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex elegans
Atriplex linearis
Atriplex pacifica
Atriplex polycarpa
Blitum nuttallianum
Chenopodiastrum murale
Salsola tragus
Suaeda nigra
Amaryllidaceae
Allium macropetalum
Anacardiaceae
Rhus kearneyi
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Daucus pusillus
Eryngium nasturtiifolium
Spermolepis echinata
Apocynaceae
Asclepias albicans
Asclepias erosa
Asclepias subulata
Funastrum cynanchoides
Funastrum heterophyllum
Matelea parvifolia
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia watsonii
Asparagaceae
Agave simplex
Dichelostemma capitatum
Hesperocallis undulata
Nolina bigelovii
Triteleiopsis palmeri
Asteraceae
Acourtia wrightii
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia dumosa
Ambrosia ilicifolia
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia salsola
Arida arizonica
Baccharis brachyphylla
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis deltoidea
Bahiopsis parishii
Baileya multiradiata
Baileya pleniradiata
Bebbia juncea
Brickellia coulteri
Calycoseris wrightii
Centaurea melitensis
Chaenactis carphoclinia
Chaenactis fremontii
Chaenactis stevioides
Conyza canadensis
Diaperia verna
Encelia farinosa
Encelia frutescens
Erigeron
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron lobatus
Eriophyllum lanosum
Gaillardia arizonica
Geraea canescens
Gutierrezia arizonica
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Gymnosperma glutinosum
Hymenothrix wislizeni
Hymenoxys odorata
Isocoma coronopifolia
Lactuca serriola
Laennecia coulteri
Logfia arizonica
Logfia depressa
Logfia filaginoides
Malacothrix fendleri
Malacothrix glabrata
Malacothrix sonorae
Monoptilon bellioides
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Palafoxia arida
Pectis cylindrica
Pectis papposa
Perityle emoryi
Peucephyllum schottii
Pleurocoronis pluriseta
Porophyllum gracile
Prenanthella exigua
Psathyrotes ramosissima
Psilostrophe cooperi
Rafinesquia californica
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Senecio lemmonii
Senecio mohavensis
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stylocline micropoides
Thymophylla acerosa
Thymophylla concinna
Thymophylla pentachaeta
Trichoptilium incisum
Trixis californica
Uropappus lindleyi
Xanthisma spinulosum
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Amsinckia tessellata
Cryptantha
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha cycloptera
Cryptantha ganderi
Cryptantha gracilis
Cryptantha maritima
Cryptantha muricata
Cryptantha nevadensis
Cryptantha pterocarya
Eremocarya micrantha
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Eucrypta micrantha
Heliotropium curassavicum
Johnstonella angustifolia
Johnstonella holoptera
Lappula occidentalis
Nama hispida
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia bombycina
Phacelia caerulea
Phacelia crenulata
Phacelia distans
Phacelia neglecta
Phacelia pedicellata
Phacelia rotundifolia
Plagiobothrys jonesii
Tiquilia canescens
Tiquilia palmeri
Brassicaceae
Brassica tournefortii
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Descurainia pinnata
Dimorphocarpa pinnatifida
Dithyrea californica
Draba cuneifolia
Lepidium densiflorum
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Lyrocarpa coulteri
Physaria tenella
Planodes virginicum
Sibara angelorum
Sisymbrium irio
Sisymbrium orientale
Streptanthella longirostris
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Burseraceae
Bursera microphylla
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
Cylindropuntia spinosior
Echinocactus polycephalus
Echinocereus nicholii
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Ferocactus emoryi
Ferocactus wislizeni
Grusonia kunzei
Mammillaria tetrancistra
Opuntia chlorotica
Stenocereus thurberi
Caryophyllaceae
Achyronychia cooperi
Drymaria viscosa
Loeflingia squarrosa
Silene antirrhina
Cleomaceae
Wislizenia refracta
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta umbellata
Ipomoea barbatisepala
Ipomoea hederacea
Crassulaceae
Crassula connata
Dudleya arizonica
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Brandegea
Brandegea bigelovii
Cucurbita digitata
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus squarrosus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra aspera
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha californica
Chamaesyce florida
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Chamaesyce micromera
Croton sonorae
Croton wigginsii
Ditaxis brandegeei
Ditaxis lanceolata
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia abramsiana
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia eriantha
Euphorbia pediculifera
Euphorbia polycarpa
Euphorbia setiloba
Euphorbia spathulata
Euphorbia trachysperma
Jatropha cuneata
Sebastiania bilocularis
Stillingia linearifolia
Fabaceae
Acacia constricta
Acacia greggii
Acmispon maritimus
Acmispon rigidus
Acmispon strigosus
Astragalus nuttallianus
Calliandra eriophylla
Dalea mollis
Hoffmannseggia glauca
Lotus salsuginosus
Lotus strigosus
Lupinus arizonicus
Lupinus concinnus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Marina parryi
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Phaseolus filiformis
Prosopis velutina
Psorothamnus emoryi
Psorothamnus spinosus
Senna covesii
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Clerodendrum coulteri
Condea albida
Condea emoryi
Salvia columbariae
Salvia vaseyi
Scutellaria mexicana
Teucrium cubense
Teucrium glandulosum
Loasaceae
Eucnide rupestris
Mentzelia affinis
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia involucrata
Mentzelia longiloba
Mentzelia puberula
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon incanum
Abutilon malacum
Abutilon palmeri
Ayenia filiformis
Eremalche exilis
Herissantia crispa
Hibiscus coulteri
Hibiscus denudatus
Horsfordia alata
Horsfordia newberryi
Malvella leprosa
Malvella sagittifolia
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea coulteri
Sphaeralcea emoryi
Sphaeralcea laxa
Marsileaceae
Marsilea vestita
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea altheifolia
Molluginaceae
Glinus lotoides
Glinus radiatus
Mollugo cerviana
Nemacladaceae
Nemacladus glanduliferus
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia angustifolia
Abronia villosa
Acleisanthes longiflora
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia erecta
Boerhavia spicata
Boerhavia triquetra
Boerhavia wrightii
Commicarpus scandens
Oleaceae
Forestiera shrevei
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Chylismia arenaria
Chylismia claviformis
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Eulobus californicus
Oenothera californica
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera primiveris
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche cooperi
Papaveraceae
Argemone gracilenta
Eschscholzia minutiflora
Plantaginaceae
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Neogaerrhinum filipes
Penstemon parryi
Plantago ovata
Plantago patagonica
Pseudorontium cyathiferum
Veronica peregrina
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida californica
Aristida purpurea
Aristida ternipes
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua trifida
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus carinatus
Bromus rubens
Cenchrus spinifex
Chloris virgata
Cottea pappophoroides
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Dinebra viscida
Echinochloa colona
Echinochloa crus-galli
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis lehmanniana
Eragrostis pectinacea
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria rigida
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia porteri
Pennisetum ciliare
Pennisetum setaceum
Phalaris caroliniana
Phalaris minor
Poa bigelovii
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schismus arabicus
Schismus barbatus
Setaria leucopila
Setaria macrostachya
Sorghum halepense
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Tridens muticus
Urochloa arizonica
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Aliciella latifolia
Eriastrum diffusum
Eriastrum eremicum
Gilia sinuata
Gilia stellata
Langloisia setosissima
Linanthus bigelovii
Linanthus jonesii
Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Chorizanthe corrugata
Chorizanthe rigida
Eriogonum inflatum
Eriogonum thomasii
Eriogonum thurberi
Polygonum argyrocoleon
Portulacaceae
Portulaca halimoides
Portulaca oleracea
Potamogetonaceae
Zannichellia palustris
Pteridaceae
Astrolepis integerrima
Myriopteris parryi
Notholaena californica
Notholaena standleyi
Ranunculaceae
Clematis drummondii
Delphinium scaposum
Resedaceae
Oligomeris linifolia
Rhamnaceae
Condalia globosa
Rubiaceae
Galium stellatum
Rutaceae
Thamnosma montana
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Selaginella eremophila
Simaroubaceae
Castela emoryi
Solanaceae
Chamaesaracha coronopus
Datura discolor
Lycium andersonii
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium fremontii
Lycium macrodon
Lycium parishii
Nicotiana clevelandii
Nicotiana glauca
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis acutifolia
Physalis crassifolia
Quincula lobata
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix aphylla
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Urticaceae
Parietaria floridana
Parietaria hespera
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia gooddingii
Verbena bracteata
Verbena menthifolia
Verbena officinalis
Zygophyllaceae
Fagonia laevis
Fagonia pachyacantha
Kallstroemia californica
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Larrea tridentata
Tribulus terrestris