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Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge (IP)
Species Count: 36
Asteraceae
Ambrosia salsola
Bebbia juncea
Encelia farinosa
Eriophyllum lanosum
Logfia filaginoides
Pectis papposa
Perityle emoryi
Pleurocoronis pluriseta
Pseudognaphalium stramineum
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha barbigera
Heliotropium curassavicum
Pectocarya recurvata
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia setiloba
Fabaceae
Lotus strigosus
Gentianaceae
Eustoma exaltatum
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Loasaceae
Mentzelia pumila
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Nemacladaceae
Nemacladus glanduliferus
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia intermedia
Mirabilis oxybaphoides
Onagraceae
Camissonia campestris
Papaveraceae
Eschscholzia minutiflora
Plantaginaceae
Plantago ovata
Poaceae
Polypogon viridis
Polemoniaceae
Gilia scopulorum
Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Eriogonum thomasii
Persicaria maculosa
Polygonum aviculare
Pterostegia drymarioides
Rumex salicifolius
Solanaceae
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Solanum douglasii
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Zygophyllaceae
Fagonia laevis