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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
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Species Count: 498
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus palmeri
Atriplex canescens
Bassia scoparia
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium fremontii
Dysphania graveolens
Gomphrena caespitosa
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Cicuta douglasii
Cicuta maculata
Conium maculatum
Pseudocymopterus montanus
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Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias macrotis
Asclepias nyctaginifolia
Asclepias subverticillata
Asclepias tuberosa
Funastrum crispum
Araliaceae
Aralia racemosa
Asparagaceae
Agave parryi
Echeandia flavescens
Maianthemum racemosum
Maianthemum stellatum
Nolina microcarpa
Polygonatum biflorum
Yucca baccata
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Ageratina herbacea
Ageratina rothrockii
Aldama cordifolia
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Ambrosia monogyra
Antennaria parvifolia
Artemisia carruthii
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis pteronioides
Bidens bigelovii
Bidens frondosa
Bidens pilosa
Brickellia brachyphylla
Brickellia californica
Brickellia floribunda
Brickellia grandiflora
Brickellia rusbyi
Carminatia tenuiflora
Chaenactis douglasii
Chaetopappa ericoides
Cirsium grahamii
Cirsium neomexicanum
Conyza canadensis
Cosmos parviflorus
Ericameria nauseosa
Erigeron arizonicus
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron flagellaris
Erigeron formosissimus
Erigeron neomexicanus
Erigeron oreophilus
Erigeron tracyi
Erigeron vreelandii
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Gaillardia pulchella
Gutierrezia microcephala
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Heliomeris longifolia
Heliomeris multiflora
Herrickia glauca
Heterosperma pinnatum
Hymenopappus filifolius
Hymenopappus mexicanus
Hymenothrix dissecta
Hymenothrix wislizeni
Hymenothrix wrightii
Lactuca graminifolia
Lactuca serriola
Malacothrix fendleri
Melampodium sericeum
Mulgedium pulchellum
Packera tridenticulata
Pectis filipes
Pectis prostrata
Pericome caudata
Pseudognaphalium canescens
Pseudognaphalium macounii
Psilactis asteroides
Rayjacksonia annua
Rudbeckia laciniata
Sanvitalia abertii
Senecio arizonicus
Senecio flaccidus
Senecio spartioides
Solidago wrightii
Sonchus asper
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stephanomeria thurberi
Symphyotrichum ascendens
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum praealtum
Taraxacum erythrospermum
Taraxacum officinale
Townsendia exscapa
Tragopogon dubius
Tragopogon pratensis
Verbesina encelioides
Viguiera dentata
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthisma spinulosum
Betulaceae
Alnus oblongifolia
Boraginaceae
Hackelia floribunda
Hackelia pinetorum
Hackelia ursina
Lappula occidentalis
Lithospermum incisum
Lithospermum multiflorum
Lithospermum thuberi
Mertensia franciscana
Nama dichotoma
Oreocarya stricta
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Phacelia caerulea
Phacelia heterophylla
Phacelia neomexicana
Brassicaceae
Barbarea orthoceras
Barbarea vulgaris
Boechera fendleri
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Descurainia adenophora
Descurainia incana
Descurainia obtusa
Descurainia sophia
Draba crassifolia
Draba cuneifolia
Draba mogollonica
Erysimum capitatum
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Lepidium densiflorum
Lepidium draba
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Lepidium thurberi
Lepidium virginicum
Nasturtium officinale
Noccaea fendleri
Physaria aurea
Physaria gooddingii
Physaria gordonii
Physaria intermedia
Sisymbrium altissimum
Thlaspi arvense
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia spinosior
Echinocereus fendleri
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia macrorhiza
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia polyacantha
Campanulaceae
Triodanis perfoliata
Cannabaceae
Celtis reticulata
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera albiflora
Valeriana arizonica
Valeriana edulis
Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium brachypodum
Silene antirrhina
Silene laciniata
Cleomaceae
Cleomella serrulata
Polanisia dodecandra
Commelinaceae
Commelina dianthifolia
Commelina tuberosa
Tradescantia pinetorum
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta indecora
Ipomoea capillacea
Ipomoea costellata
Ipomoea cristulata
Ipomoea purpurea
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Cornus sericea
Crassulaceae
Sedum cockerellii
Sedum wrightii
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita foetidissima
Echinopepon wrightii
Sicyos laciniatus
Cupressaceae
Juniperus deppeana
Juniperus monosperma
Juniperus osteosperma
Juniperus scopulorum
Cyperaceae
Carex athrostachya
Carex kelloggii
Carex occidentalis
Carex praegracilis
Carex senta
Carex vallicola
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus fendlerianus
Eleocharis montevidensis
Eleocharis palustris
Eleocharis parishii
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus microcarpus
Dennstaedtiaceae
Pteridium aquilinum
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris filix-mas
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum laevigatum
Ericaceae
Hypopitys monotropa
Pterospora andromedea
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Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia bilobata
Euphorbia brachycera
Euphorbia chamaesula
Euphorbia esula
Euphorbia exstipulata
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Tragia nepetifolia
Tragia ramosa
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Acmispon wrightii
Amorpha fruticosa
Astragalus crassicarpus
Astragalus tephrodes
Calliandra humilis
Cologania angustifolia
Dalea albiflora
Dalea candida
Dalea filiformis
Dalea urceolata
Desmodium grahamii
Desmodium neomexicanum
Desmodium procumbens
Lathyrus graminifolius
Lupinus argenteus
Lupinus brevicaulis
Lupinus hillii
Macroptilium gibbosifolium
Medicago lupulina
Melilotus albus
Melilotus indicus
Melilotus officinalis
Oxytropis lambertii
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Phaseolus angustissimus
Phaseolus pedicellatus
Phaseolus ritensis
Robinia neomexicana
Trifolium wormskioldii
Vicia americana
Vicia leucophaea
Fagaceae
Quercus arizonica
Quercus gambelii
Quercus grisea
Quercus hypoleucoides
Garryaceae
Garrya wrightii
Gentianaceae
Frasera speciosa
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Geranium caespitosum
Geranium richardsonii
Grossulariaceae
Ribes aureum
Ribes cereum
Ribes leptanthum
Hydrangeaceae
Fendlera rupicola
Fendlera wrightii
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium demissum
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Juglans microcarpa
Juncaceae
Luzula multiflora
Lamiaceae
Agastache pallidiflora
Agastache rupestris
Dracocephalum parviflorum
Hedeoma nana
Hedeoma oblongifolia
Marrubium vulgare
Mentha arvensis
Salvia reflexa
Salvia subincisa
Linaceae
Linum neomexicanum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia pumila
Lythraceae
Lythrum californicum
Malvaceae
Anoda cristata
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Montiaceae
Phemeranthus brevicaulis
Phemeranthus parviflorus
Moraceae
Morus microphylla
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia purpurascens
Mirabilis albida
Mirabilis coccinea
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis longiflora
Mirabilis multiflora
Mirabilis oxybaphoides
Oleaceae
Fraxinus velutina
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Epilobium ciliatum
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera cespitosa
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera laciniata
Oenothera neomexicana
Oenothera suffrutescens
Oenothera villosa
Orchidaceae
Malaxis soulei
Malaxis wendtii
Platanthera sparsiflora
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja integra
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis alpina
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis decaphylla
Papaveraceae
Argemone pleiacantha
Argemone polyanthemos
Corydalis aurea
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe cardinalis
Erythranthe glabrata
Erythranthe guttata
Erythranthe rubella
Pinaceae
Abies lasiocarpa
Pinus cembroides
Pinus edulis
Pinus leiophylla
Pinus ponderosa
Pinus strobiformis
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Plantaginaceae
Callitriche heterophylla
Maurandya antirrhiniflora
Penstemon barbatus
Penstemon jamesii
Penstemon virgatus
Plantago major
Sairocarpus nuttallianus
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Platanaceae
Platanus wrightii
Poaceae
Agrostis gigantea
Agrostis scabra
Alopecurus aequalis
Aristida purpurea
Aristida schiedeana
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bothriochloa springfieldii
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bromus anomalus
Bromus carinatus
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus frondosus
Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus rubens
Bromus tectorum
Chloris virgata
Dasyochloa pulchella
Dichanthelium scribnerianum
Digitaria cognata
Digitaria sanguinalis
Disakisperma dubium
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus arizonicus
Elymus canadensis
Elymus elymoides
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis mexicana
Glyceria striata
Hesperostipa neomexicana
Hopia obtusa
Koeleria macrantha
Lycurus setosus
Muhlenbergia dubia
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Muhlenbergia longiligula
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Muhlenbergia montana
Muhlenbergia polycaulis
Muhlenbergia racemosa
Muhlenbergia repens
Muhlenbergia rigens
Muhlenbergia rigida
Muhlenbergia sinuosa
Panicum capillare
Pascopyrum smithii
Pennisetum ciliare
Piptochaetium fimbriatum
Poa fendleriana
Poa pratensis
Schizachyrium cirratum
Setaria grisebachii
Setaria viridis
Sphenopholis obtusata
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Zuloagaea bulbosa
Polemoniaceae
Gilia inconspicua
Gilia mexicana
Gilia sinuata
Ipomopsis aggregata
Ipomopsis macombii
Ipomopsis thurberi
Linanthus nuttallii
Phlox gracilis
Phlox longifolia
Polygalaceae
Hebecarpa obscura
Monnina wrightii
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum abertianum
Eriogonum alatum
Eriogonum pharnaceoides
Eriogonum polycladon
Eriogonum wrightii
Fallopia convolvulus
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria maculosa
Rumex acetosella
Rumex crispus
Pontederiaceae
Heteranthera limosa
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Primulaceae
Androsace occidentalis
Androsace septentrionalis
Pteridaceae
Argyrochosma fendleri
Astrolepis cochisensis
Bommeria hispida
Myriopteris fendleri
Myriopteris gracilis
Myriopteris rufa
Notholaena standleyi
Pellaea atropurpurea
Pellaea wrightiana
Ranunculaceae
Aquilegia chrysantha
Clematis ligusticifolia
Myosurus cupulatus
Ranunculus aquatilis
Ranunculus hydrocharoides
Ranunculus macounii
Ranunculus pensylvanicus
Thalictrum fendleri
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus fendleri
Rosaceae
Agrimonia striata
Cercocarpus breviflorus
Cercocarpus montanus
Fallugia paradoxa
Fragaria virginiana
Holodiscus dumosus
Potentilla rivalis
Potentilla thurberi
Prunus serotina
Purshia stansburyana
Rosa woodsii
Sorbus dumosa
Rubiaceae
Crusea diversifolia
Galium fendleri
Galium mexicanum
Galium microphyllum
Galium wrightii
Houstonia rosea
Houstonia wrightii
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Salicaceae
Populus angustifolia
Populus fremontii
Populus x acuminata
Salix exigua
Salix irrorata
Salix lasiolepis
Salix taxifolia
Santalaceae
Phoradendron juniperinum
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera novamexicana
Heuchera parviflora
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia parviflora
Verbascum thapsus
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella underwoodii
Solanaceae
Datura wrightii
Lycium pallidum
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis hederifolia
Solanum americanum
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solanum heterodoxum
Solanum jamesii
Solanum nigrescens
Solanum stoloniferum
Typhaceae
Typha latifolia
Urticaceae
Parietaria pensylvanica
Urtica dioica
Verbenaceae
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Verbena hastata
Verbena neomexicana
Violaceae
Viola canadensis
Viola missouriensis
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis arizonica
Woodsiaceae
Woodsia oregana
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia parviflora
Tribulus terrestris