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Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge
USFWS Inventory and Monitoring, Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts Zone
Species Count: 467
Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus thurberi
Elytraria imbricata
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthus torreyi
Atriplex canescens
Blitum nuttallianum
Chenopodium fremontii
Froelichia arizonica
Gomphrena caespitosa
Gomphrena nitida
Gomphrena sonorae
Guilleminea densa
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola tragus
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Amaryllidaceae
Allium macropetalum
Allium plummerae
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Rhus microphylla
Apiaceae
Daucus pusillus
Spermolepis echinata
Apocynaceae
Asclepias asperula
Asclepias linaria
Asclepias macrotis
Asclepias nyctaginifolia
Funastrum crispum
Haplophyton cimicidum
Mandevilla brachysiphon
Asparagaceae
Agave palmeri
Dasylirion wheeleri
Echeandia flavescens
Nolina microcarpa
Nolina texana
Yucca baccata
Asteraceae
Acourtia nana
Acourtia thurberi
Acourtia wrightii
Adenophyllum porophyllum
Ageratina wrightii
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia psilostachya
Artemisia carruthii
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis pteronioides
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahia absinthifolia
Baileya multiradiata
Bebbia juncea
Berlandiera lyrata
Bidens laevis
Bidens leptocephala
Brickellia baccharidea
Brickellia californica
Brickellia coulteri
Brickellia floribunda
Brickellia lemmonii
Brickellia venosa
Carminatia tenuiflora
Carphochaete bigelovii
Chaetopappa ericoides
Cirsium neomexicanum
Conoclinium dissectum
Ericameria laricifolia
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron neomexicanus
Flourensia cernua
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Gaillardia pulchella
Gutierrezia microcephala
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Gymnosperma glutinosum
Hedosyne ambrosiifolia
Heliopsis parvifolia
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Hymenoxys odorata
Lactuca serriola
Laennecia coulteri
Laennecia sophiifolia
Logfia filaginoides
Malacothrix fendleri
Melampodium leucanthum
Parthenium incanum
Pectis filipes
Pectis prostrata
Porophyllum gracile
Pseudognaphalium canescens
Sanvitalia abertii
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Thelesperma longipes
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Thymophylla acerosa
Thymophylla pentachaeta
Trixis californica
Verbesina encelioides
Verbesina rothrockii
Viguiera dentata
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Zinnia acerosa
Zinnia grandiflora
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Tecoma stans
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha crassisepala
Cryptantha pterocarya
Eucrypta micrantha
Johnstonella albida
Johnstonella pusilla
Lappula occidentalis
Lithospermum incisum
Nama hispida
Phacelia arizonica
Phacelia bombycina
Phacelia caerulea
Tiquilia canescens
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Chorispora tenella
Descurainia pinnata
Descurainia sophia
Draba cuneifolia
Dryopetalon runcinatum
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Lepidium thurberi
Lepidium virginicum
Nasturtium officinale
Physaria fendleri
Physaria gordonii
Physaria purpurea
Sisymbrium irio
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia spinosior
Cylindropuntia versicolor
Echinocereus arizonicus
Echinocereus rigidissimus
Mammillaria grahamii
Mammillaria heyderi
Opuntia chlorotica
Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia pottsii
Opuntia santa-rita
Cannabaceae
Celtis reticulata
Caryophyllaceae
Silene antirrhina
Celastraceae
Mortonia scabrella
Commelinaceae
Commelina dianthifolia
Commelina erecta
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus equitans
Evolvulus alsinoides
Evolvulus arizonicus
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Evolvulus sericeus
Ipomoea barbatisepala
Ipomoea cardiophylla
Ipomoea costellata
Ipomoea cristulata
Ipomoea hederacea
Ipomoea pubescens
Ipomoea purpurea
Crossosomataceae
Glossopetalon spinescens
Cucurbitaceae
Apodanthera undulata
Cucurbita digitata
Cucurbita foetidissima
Echinopepon wrightii
Sicyosperma gracile
Cupressaceae
Juniperus deppeana
Cyperaceae
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperus retroflexus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra trifurca
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos pungens
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha neomexicana
Acalypha ostryifolia
Acalypha phleoides
Chamaesyce capitellata
Chamaesyce dioica
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Chamaesyce revoluta
Chamaesyce stictospora
Croton pottsii
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia bilobata
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbia davidii
Euphorbia dentata
Euphorbia heterophylla
Jatropha macrorhiza
Tragia nepetifolia
Fabaceae
Acacia constricta
Acacia millefolia
Acmispon brachycarpus
Acmispon oroboides
Acmispon wrightii
Astragalus allochrous
Astragalus arizonicus
Astragalus nothoxys
Astragalus thurberi
Caesalpinia gilliesii
Calliandra eriophylla
Calliandra humilis
Chamaecrista nictitans
Crotalaria pumila
Dalea albiflora
Dalea brachystachys
Dalea formosa
Dalea grayi
Dalea lachnostachys
Dalea nana
Dalea pogonathera
Dalea wrightii
Dermatophyllum arizonicum
Desmodium arizonicum
Erythrina flabelliformis
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
Galactia wrightii
Hoffmannseggia glauca
Lotus plebeius
Lotus wrightii
Lupinus brevicaulis
Macroptilium gibbosifolium
Melilotus officinalis
Ottleya greenei
Parkinsonia aculeata
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Phaseolus angustissimus
Phaseolus maculatus
Prosopis velutina
Rhynchosia senna
Senna bauhinioides
Senna lindheimeriana
Tephrosia vicioides
Vachellia vernicosa
Vicia ludoviciana
Fagaceae
Quercus emoryi
Quercus grisea
Quercus pungens
Quercus toumeyi
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Garryaceae
Garrya wrightii
Gentianaceae
Zeltnera calycosa
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Hydrangeaceae
Fendlera rupicola
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Juncaceae
Juncus interior
Juncus tenuis
Juncus torreyi
Koeberliniaceae
Koeberlinia spinosa
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Krameria lanceolata
Lamiaceae
Clerodendrum coulteri
Hedeoma dentata
Hedeoma drummondii
Hedeoma nana
Marrubium vulgare
Salvia henryi
Salvia parryi
Salvia subincisa
Trichostema arizonicum
Liliaceae
Calochortus ambiguus
Linaceae
Linum puberulum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia isolata
Mentzelia multiflora
Mentzelia oligosperma
Malpighiaceae
Aspicarpa hirtella
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon abutiloides
Abutilon incanum
Abutilon mollicomum
Abutilon parvulum
Anoda cristata
Anoda thurberi
Ayenia filiformis
Ayenia microphylla
Hibiscus coulteri
Hibiscus denudatus
Rhynchosida physocalyx
Sida abutilifolia
Sphaeralcea laxa
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea parviflora
Molluginaceae
Mollugo verticillata
Montiaceae
Talinum aurantiacum
Moraceae
Morus microphylla
Nemacladaceae
Nemacladus glanduliferus
Nyctaginaceae
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia coccinea
Commicarpus scandens
Mirabilis comata
Oleaceae
Forestiera shrevei
Fraxinus velutina
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera brachycarpa
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera primiveris
Oenothera rosea
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja integra
Castilleja lanata
Castilleja sessiliflora
Orobanche cooperi
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe guttata
Erythranthe rubella
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus polygonoides
Phytolaccaceae
Rivina humilis
Pinaceae
Pinus cembroides
Plantaginaceae
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Mecardonia procumbens
Nuttallanthus texanus
Penstemon dasyphyllus
Penstemon fendleri
Penstemon superbus
Plantago patagonica
Plantago virginica
Schistophragma intermedium
Veronica peregrina
Poaceae
Achnatherum eminens
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida pansa
Aristida purpurea
Aristida schiedeana
Aristida ternipes
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua chondrosioides
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eludens
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bouteloua radicosa
Bromus catharticus
Bromus rubens
Chloris virgata
Cottea pappophoroides
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Digitaria cognata
Disakisperma dubium
Elionurus barbiculmis
Elymus elymoides
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis lehmanniana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis pectinacea
Erioneuron avenaceum
Hesperostipa neomexicana
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria belangeri
Hilaria mutica
Hopia obtusa
Leptochloa panicea
Lycurus setosus
Melinis repens
Muhlenbergia arenicola
Muhlenbergia depauperata
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Muhlenbergia fragilis
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia rigens
Muhlenbergia rigida
Muhlenbergia tenuifolia
Panicum capillare
Panicum hallii
Panicum hirticaule
Polypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon viridis
Schizachyrium cirratum
Scleropogon brevifolius
Setaria grisebachii
Setaria leucopila
Setaria macrostachya
Sorghum halepense
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus wrightii
Trachypogon spicatus
Tridens muticus
Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum diffusum
Gilia rigidula
Giliastrum acerosum
Ipomopsis longiflora
Phlox nana
Polygalaceae
Hebecarpa barbeyana
Hebecarpa obscura
Polygala alba
Polygala scoparioides
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum abertianum
Rumex crispus
Rumex hymenosepalus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Portulaca suffrutescens
Portulaca umbraticola
Primulaceae
Androsace occidentalis
Androsace septentrionalis
Pteridaceae
Argyrochosma limitanea
Astrolepis cochisensis
Astrolepis integerrima
Astrolepis sinuata
Astrolepis windhamii
Bommeria hispida
Myriopteris gracilis
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Myriopteris rufa
Myriopteris wrightii
Notholaena aschenborniana
Notholaena grayi
Notholaena neglecta
Pellaea atropurpurea
Pellaea truncata
Pellaea wrightiana
Ranunculaceae
Anemone tuberosa
Clematis drummondii
Delphinium wootonii
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus greggii
Condalia warnockii
Sageretia wrightii
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus
Fallugia paradoxa
Petrophyton caespitosum
Purshia stansburyana
Rubiaceae
Bouvardia ternifolia
Galium proliferum
Houstonia rubra
Rutaceae
Thamnosma texanum
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix exigua
Salix gooddingii
Salix taxifolia
Sapindaceae
Sapindus saponaria
Sapotaceae
Sideroxylon lanuginosum
Solanaceae
Chamaesaracha sordida
Datura quercifolia
Datura wrightii
Lycium andersonii
Lycium pallidum
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis hederifolia
Physalis philadelphica
Physalis pubescens
Solanum adscendens
Solanum americanum
Solanum douglasii
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Talinaceae
Talinum paniculatum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia gooddingii
Glandularia wrightii
Verbena neomexicana
Verbena xylopoda
Violaceae
Hybanthus verticillatus
Vitaceae
Cissus trifoliata
Vitis arizonica
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Larrea tridentata