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Phoenix South Mountain Park
T.F. Daniel & M.L. Butterwick, Dixie Damrel
Species Count: 289
Acanthaceae
Carlowrightia arizonica
Justicia californica
Aizoaceae
Trianthema portulacastrum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Amaranthus obcordatus
Amaranthus palmeri
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex elegans
Atriplex polycarpa
Blitum nuttallianum
Chenopodiastrum murale
Chenopodium desiccatum
Salsola tragus
Suaeda nigra
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Daucus pusillus
Spermolepis echinata
Apocynaceae
Calotropis procera
Funastrum heterophyllum
Matelea parvifolia
Asparagaceae
Dichelostemma capitatum
Asteraceae
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia dumosa
Ambrosia salsola
Arida arizonica
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis parishii
Baileya multiradiata
Brickellia coulteri
Calycoseris wrightii
Carthamus lanatus
Chaenactis carphoclinia
Chaenactis stevioides
Dimorphotheca sinuata
Encelia farinosa
Erigeron lobatus
Erigeron oxyphyllus
Eriophyllum lanosum
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Gymnosperma glutinosum
Helianthus annuus
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Isocoma acradenia
Lactuca serriola
Laennecia coulteri
Lasthenia californica
Logfia arizonica
Logfia filaginoides
Monoptilon bellioides
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Pectis papposa
Perityle emoryi
Porophyllum gracile
Senecio lemmonii
Senecio mohavensis
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stylocline micropoides
Trichoptilium incisum
Trixis californica
Uropappus lindleyi
Verbesina encelioides
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia
Amsinckia intermedia
Amsinckia menziesii
Amsinckia tessellata
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha cycloptera
Cryptantha decipiens
Cryptantha intermedia
Cryptantha maritima
Cryptantha muricata
Cryptantha nevadensis
Cryptantha pterocarya
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Eucrypta micrantha
Harpagonella arizonica
Harpagonella palmeri
Heliotropium curassavicum
Johnstonella angustifolia
Lappula occidentalis
Nama hispida
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Pectocarya setosa
Phacelia distans
Pholistoma auritum
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
Plagiobothrys jonesii
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Brassica tournefortii
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Descurainia pinnata
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Draba cuneifolia
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Physaria gordonii
Physaria tenella
Sisymbrium altissimum
Sisymbrium irio
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Burseraceae
Bursera microphylla
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Opuntia chlorotica
Opuntia engelmannii
Peniocereus greggii
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Caryophyllaceae
Silene antirrhina
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Cuscuta tuberculata
Crassulaceae
Crassula connata
Dudleya arizonica
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita palmata
Ephedraceae
Ephedra aspera
Ephedra fasciculata
Ephedra nevadensis
Euphorbiaceae
Bernardia incana
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Chamaesyce micromera
Chamaesyce revoluta
Ditaxis lanceolata
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia abramsiana
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia eriantha
Euphorbia polycarpa
Euphorbia setiloba
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Acmispon brachycarpus
Acmispon rigidus
Acmispon strigosus
Astragalus nuttallianus
Dalea mollis
Lotus salsuginosus
Lupinus arizonicus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Marina parryi
Melilotus indicus
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Phaseolus filiformis
Prosopis velutina
Senna covesii
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Gentianaceae
Zeltnera calycosa
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Juncaceae
Juncus bufonius
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Salazaria mexicana
Salvia columbariae
Loasaceae
Mentzelia
Mentzelia affinis
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia involucrata
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon abutiloides
Abutilon incanum
Abutilon mollicomum
Ayenia filiformis
Herissantia crispa
Hibiscus denudatus
Horsfordia newberryi
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea coulteri
Sphaeralcea emoryi
Sphaeralcea laxa
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea altheifolia
Montiaceae
Calandrinia ciliata
Cistanthe monandra
Talinum aurantiacum
Nemacladaceae
Nemacladus glanduliferus
Nyctaginaceae
Acleisanthes longiflora
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia coulteri
Boerhavia erecta
Boerhavia intermedia
Oleaceae
Forestiera phillyreoides
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Chylismia claviformis
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Eulobus californicus
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera primiveris
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche cooperi
Papaveraceae
Eschscholzia californica
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe cordata
Erythranthe nasuta
Plantaginaceae
Linaria maroccana
Neogaerrhinum filipes
Plantago ovata
Plantago patagonica
Plantago rhodosperma
Pseudorontium cyathiferum
Stemodia durantifolia
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Avena fatua
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua trifida
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus rubens
Chloris virgata
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Eragrostis lehmanniana
Hilaria rigida
Leptochloa crinita
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia porteri
Panicum hirticaule
Pennisetum ciliare
Pennisetum setaceum
Phalaris minor
Poa bigelovii
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schismus arabicus
Schismus barbatus
Setaria viridis
Sorghum halepense
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Urochloa arizonica
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum diffusum
Eriastrum eremicum
Gilia flavocincta
Gilia scopulorum
Gilia stellata
Linanthus
Linanthus bigelovii
Linanthus demissus
Linanthus dichotomus
Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Chorizanthe rigida
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum thomasii
Eriogonum trichopes
Eriogonum wrightii
Pterostegia drymarioides
Primulaceae
Samolus parviflorus
Pteridaceae
Astrolepis sinuata
Myriopteris parryi
Myriopteris wootonii
Myriopteris yavapensis
Notholaena standleyi
Pellaea truncata
Ranunculaceae
Anemone tuberosa
Resedaceae
Oligomeris linifolia
Rhamnaceae
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Selaginella eremophila
Simaroubaceae
Castela emoryi
Solanaceae
Calibrachoa parviflora
Lycium andersonii
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium californicum
Lycium exsertum
Lycium fremontii
Lycium macrodon
Nicotiana glauca
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solanum jamesii
Solanum rostratum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Zygophyllaceae
Fagonia laevis
Kallstroemia californica
Tribulus terrestris