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Mule Mountains
Thomas R. Wentworth
Species Count: 328
Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus thurberi
Elytraria imbricata
Amaryllidaceae
Habranthus longifolius
Anacardiaceae
Rhus microphylla
Rhus trilobata
Apocynaceae
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Cynanchum wigginsii
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Agave palmeri
Agave parryi
Dasylirion wheeleri
Echeandia flavescens
Milla biflora
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Yucca baccata
Yucca elata
Yucca x schottii
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Acourtia nana
Acourtia thurberi
Acourtia wrightii
Ageratina herbacea
Ageratina wrightii
Aldama cordifolia
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis bigelovii
Baccharis pteronioides
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Baccharis thesioides
Bahia absinthifolia
Baileya pleniradiata
Bidens leptocephala
Brickellia amplexicaulis
Brickellia baccharidea
Brickellia betonicifolia
Brickellia californica
Brickellia eupatorioides
Brickellia venosa
Carphochaete bigelovii
Chaetopappa ericoides
Conoclinium dissectum
Conyza canadensis
Cosmos parviflorus
Ericameria laricifolia
Erigeron concinnus
Erigeron flagellaris
Erigeron neomexicanus
Fleischmannia pycnocephala
Flourensia cernua
Gutierrezia wrightii
Gymnosperma glutinosum
Hedosyne ambrosiifolia
Helianthus annuus
Heliomeris multiflora
Heterosperma pinnatum
Hymenothrix dissecta
Hymenothrix wrightii
Hymenoxys microcephala
Laennecia coulteri
Laennecia schiedeana
Lasianthaea podocephala
Machaeranthera tagetina
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Melampodium leucanthum
Parthenium incanum
Perityle coronopifolia
Psilostrophe tagetina
Sanvitalia abertii
Solidago wrightii
Stevia micrantha
Stevia serrata
Tagetes micrantha
Thelesperma longipes
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Thymophylla acerosa
Thymophylla pentachaeta
Trixis californica
Verbesina encelioides
Verbesina longifolia
Verbesina rothrockii
Viguiera dentata
Xanthisma gracile
Zinnia acerosa
Zinnia grandiflora
Zinnia peruviana
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Tecoma stans
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha crassisepala
Lithospermum viride
Phacelia distans
Tiquilia canescens
Brassicaceae
Descurainia pinnata
Erysimum capitatum
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Lepidium thurberi
Pennellia micrantha
Physaria fendleri
Physaria purpurea
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia spinosior
Echinocereus pectinatus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Opuntia chlorotica
Opuntia phaeacantha
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera albiflora
Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria lanuginosa
Silene antirrhina
Celastraceae
Mortonia scabrella
Commelinaceae
Commelina
Tradescantia pinetorum
Convolvulaceae
Evolvulus arizonicus
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Ipomoea barbatisepala
Ipomoea capillacea
Ipomoea coccinea
Ipomoea costellata
Ipomoea longifolia
Ipomoea pubescens
Ipomoea tenuiloba
Crassulaceae
Graptopetalum bartramii
Crossosomataceae
Glossopetalon spinescens
Cucurbitaceae
Apodanthera undulata
Cupressaceae
Juniperus deppeana
Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis funckii
Bulbostylis juncoides
Carex leucodonta
Cyperus mutisii
Cyperus seslerioides
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos pungens
Euphorbiaceae
Cnidoscolus angustidens
Ditaxis serrata
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia brachycera
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia vermiculata
Jatropha macrorhiza
Manihot angustiloba
Tragia
Fabaceae
Acacia angustissima
Acacia constricta
Acacia millefolia
Calliandra eriophylla
Calliandra humilis
Cologania angustifolia
Coursetia caribaea
Dalea albiflora
Dalea formosa
Dalea grayi
Dalea pogonathera
Dalea versicolor
Dalea wrightii
Desmodium batocaulon
Desmodium cinerascens
Desmodium retinens
Desmodium rosei
Erythrina flabelliformis
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
Galactia wrightii
Indigofera sphaerocarpa
Lotus utahensis
Macroptilium gibbosifolium
Mimosa dysocarpa
Peteria scoparia
Phaseolus acutifolius
Phaseolus grayanus
Phaseolus maculatus
Pomaria jamesii
Prosopis juliflora
Senna bauhinioides
Senna lindheimeriana
Senna wislizeni
Vachellia vernicosa
Zornia gemella
Fagaceae
Quercus arizonica
Quercus emoryi
Quercus pungens
Quercus toumeyi
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Garryaceae
Garrya wrightii
Hydrangeaceae
Fendlera rupicola
Fendlerella utahensis
Philadelphus argenteus
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Juncaceae
Juncus interior
Koeberliniaceae
Koeberlinia spinosa
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Clerodendrum coulteri
Hedeoma dentata
Hedeoma drummondii
Hedeoma nana
Salvia pinguifolia
Stachys coccinea
Trichostema arizonicum
Linaceae
Linum lewisii
Linum neomexicanum
Linum puberulum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia asperula
Mentzelia pumila
Malpighiaceae
Aspicarpa hirtella
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon mollicomum
Ayenia microphylla
Gossypium thurberi
Hibiscus coulteri
Hibiscus denudatus
Sida abutilifolia
Sida neomexicana
Sphaeralcea
Oleaceae
Menodora scabra
Orchidaceae
Hexalectris warnockii
Orobanchaceae
Brachystigma
Castilleja lanata
Castilleja tenuiflora
Orobanche ludoviciana
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis drummondii
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus polygonoides
Pinaceae
Pinus cembroides
Plantaginaceae
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Penstemon barbatus
Penstemon dasyphyllus
Poaceae
Achnatherum eminens
Aegopogon tenellus
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida arizonica
Aristida divaricata
Aristida havardii
Aristida pansa
Aristida purpurea
Aristida ternipes
Blepharoneuron tricholepis
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bouteloua radicosa
Bromus anomalus
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus frondosus
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Digitaria cognata
Disakisperma dubium
Elionurus barbiculmis
Elymus elymoides
Eragrostis intermedia
Eragrostis lehmanniana
Erioneuron avenaceum
Hesperostipa neomexicana
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria mutica
Lycurus phleoides
Microchloa kunthii
Muhlenbergia
Muhlenbergia arenicola
Muhlenbergia arizonica
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Muhlenbergia minutissima
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia rigens
Muhlenbergia rigida
Muhlenbergia sinuosa
Panicum hallii
Piptochaetium fimbriatum
Schizachyrium cirratum
Schizachyrium sanguineum
Schizachyrium scoparium
Scleropogon brevifolius
Setaria macrostachya
Sorghum halepense
Sporobolus
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus contractus
Trachypogon spicatus
Tridens muticus
Tripsacum lanceolatum
Vulpia octoflora
Zuloagaea bulbosa
Polemoniaceae
Gilia rigidula
Ipomopsis longiflora
Polygalaceae
Hebecarpa barbeyana
Hebecarpa macradenia
Hebecarpa obscura
Polygala alba
Polygala hemipterocarpa
Polygala scoparioides
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum wrightii
Pteridaceae
Bommeria hispida
Myriopteris aurea
Myriopteris fendleri
Myriopteris rufa
Myriopteris wootonii
Myriopteris wrightii
Notholaena grayi
Pellaea ternifolia
Pellaea truncata
Pentagramma triangularis
Ranunculaceae
Myosurus cupulatus
Thalictrum fendleri
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus fendleri
Ceanothus greggii
Condalia spathulata
Frangula californica
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus breviflorus
Prunus serotina
Rubiaceae
Bouvardia ternifolia
Hexasepalum teres
Houstonia rubra
Mitracarpus breviflorus
Rutaceae
Thamnosma texanum
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix gooddingii
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera sanguinea
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella rupincola
Solanaceae
Chamaesaracha
Lycium andersonii
Physalis hederifolia
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Verbena neomexicana
Vitaceae
Vitis arizonica
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata