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whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
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Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (Draft)
Sonoran and Chihuahuan Desert Inventory and Monitoring Program, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Species Count: 456
Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus thurberi
Carlowrightia arizonica
Justicia americana
Justicia californica
Aizoaceae
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Amaranthus palmeri
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex elegans
Atriplex hymenelytra
Atriplex polycarpa
Chenopodiastrum murale
Chenopodium berlandieri
Salsola tragus
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Amaryllidaceae
Allium parishii
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Rhus trilobata
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Daucus pusillus
Apocynaceae
Asclepias albicans
Asclepias nyctaginifolia
Asclepias subulata
Funastrum cynanchoides
Funastrum heterophyllum
Matelea parviflora
Matelea parvifolia
Araceae
Lemna aequinoctialis
Arecaceae
Washingtonia filifera
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia watsonii
Asparagaceae
Agave deserti
Agave simplex
Dichelostemma capitatum
Hesperocallis undulata
Nolina bigelovii
Yucca schidigera
Asteraceae
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus
Acourtia wrightii
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Adenophyllum porophyllum
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia dumosa
Ambrosia ilicifolia
Ambrosia psilostachya
Ambrosia salsola
Arida arizonica
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis brachyphylla
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis deltoidea
Bahiopsis parishii
Baileya multiradiata
Baileya pauciradiata
Baileya pleniradiata
Bebbia juncea
Brickellia atractyloides
Brickellia coulteri
Brickellia desertorum
Calycoseris parryi
Calycoseris wrightii
Centaurea melitensis
Chaenactis carphoclinia
Chaenactis fremontii
Chaenactis stevioides
Cirsium neomexicanum
Diaperia verna
Encelia farinosa
Encelia frutescens
Ericameria cuneata
Ericameria laricifolia
Ericameria linearifolia
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron lobatus
Eriophyllum wallacei
Geraea canescens
Gnaphalium palustre
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Laennecia coulteri
Malacothrix coulteri
Malacothrix fendleri
Malacothrix glabrata
Malacothrix sonorae
Malacothrix stebbinsii
Monoptilon bellidiforme
Monoptilon bellioides
Packera multilobata
Packera quercetorum
Palafoxia arida
Pectis papposa
Perityle emoryi
Peucephyllum schottii
Pleurocoronis pluriseta
Porophyllum gracile
Prenanthella exigua
Psathyrotes ramosissima
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
Psilostrophe cooperi
Rafinesquia californica
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Senecio vulgaris
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria exigua
Stephanomeria parryi
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stylocline micropoides
Thymophylla pentachaeta
Trichoptilium incisum
Trixis californica
Uropappus lindleyi
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xylorhiza tortifolia
Zinnia grandiflora
Berberidaceae
Alloberberis haematocarpa
Berberis harrisoniana
Mahonia haematocarpa
Mahonia harrisoniana
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Amsinckia tessellata
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha cycloptera
Cryptantha decipiens
Cryptantha maritima
Cryptantha pterocarya
Eremocarya micrantha
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Eucrypta micrantha
Johnstonella angustifolia
Johnstonella holoptera
Johnstonella racemosa
Lappula occidentalis
Nama demissa
Nama hispida
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia caerulea
Phacelia crenulata
Phacelia cryptantha
Phacelia distans
Phacelia neglecta
Phacelia pedicellata
Pholistoma auritum
Plagiobothrys jonesii
Tiquilia canescens
Brassicaceae
Athysanus pusillus
Boechera perennans
Brassica tournefortii
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Descurainia obtusa
Descurainia pinnata
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Dithyrea californica
Draba cuneifolia
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Physaria gordonii
Physaria tenella
Sisymbrium irio
Stanleya pinnata
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Bromeliaceae
Tillandsia recurvata
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
Echinocereus engelmannii
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Grusonia kunzei
Mammillaria grahamii
Mammillaria tetrancistra
Opuntia basilaris
Opuntia chlorotica
Opuntia engelmannii
Peniocereus greggii
Caryophyllaceae
Achyronychia cooperi
Silene antirrhina
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Cleomaceae
Wislizenia refracta
Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea cristulata
Crassulaceae
Crassula connata
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Brandegea bigelovii
Cupressaceae
Juniperus coahuilensis
Cyperaceae
Cyperus esculentus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra aspera
Ephedra fasciculata
Ephedra nevadensis
Euphorbiaceae
Bernardia incana
Bernardia myricifolia
Chamaesyce revoluta
Ditaxis claryana
Ditaxis lanceolata
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia abramsiana
Euphorbia arizonica
Euphorbia eriantha
Euphorbia polycarpa
Euphorbia setiloba
Tragia ramosa
Fabaceae
Acacia constricta
Acacia greggii
Acaciella angustissima
Acmispon brachycarpus
Acmispon maritimus
Acmispon rigidus
Acmispon strigosus
Astragalus coccineus
Astragalus nuttallianus
Calliandra eriophylla
Dalea mollis
Dalea mollissima
Dalea neomexicana
Lotus salsuginosus
Lotus strigosus
Lupinus arizonicus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Marina parryi
Medicago sativa
Melilotus indicus
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Phaseolus filiformis
Prosopis chilensis
Prosopis glandulosa
Prosopis velutina
Psorothamnus spinosus
Senna covesii
Vachellia farnesiana
Fagaceae
Quercus ajoensis
Quercus turbinella
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Garryaceae
Garrya flavescens
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Hydrangeaceae
Fendlerella utahensis
Koeberliniaceae
Koeberlinia spinosa
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Condea albida
Condea emoryi
Hedeoma nana
Monardella arizonica
Monardella robinsonii
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Salazaria mexicana
Salvia columbariae
Scutellaria mexicana
Stachys rothrockii
Teucrium cubense
Teucrium glandulosum
Liliaceae
Calochortus flexuosus
Calochortus kennedyi
Linaceae
Linum lewisii
Linum neomexicanum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia affinis
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia desertorum
Mentzelia involucrata
Mentzelia jonesii
Mentzelia nitens
Petalonyx linearis
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon abutiloides
Abutilon incanum
Abutilon malacum
Abutilon parvulum
Ayenia compacta
Ayenia filiformis
Ayenia microphylla
Eremalche exilis
Herissantia crispa
Hibiscus coulteri
Hibiscus denudatus
Horsfordia alata
Horsfordia newberryi
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea coulteri
Sphaeralcea emoryi
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea altheifolia
Nemacladaceae
Nemacladus glanduliferus
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia villosa
Acleisanthes longiflora
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia coulteri
Boerhavia erecta
Boerhavia intermedia
Boerhavia triquetra
Boerhavia wrightii
Commicarpus scandens
Mirabilis laevis
Mirabilis multiflora
Oleaceae
Forestiera phillyreoides
Forestiera pubescens
Forestiera shrevei
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Camissonia campestris
Chylismia brevipes
Chylismia claviformis
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Eremothera refracta
Eulobus californicus
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera primiveris
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche cooperi
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis stricta
Papaveraceae
Argemone gracilenta
Argemone polyanthemos
Eschscholzia minutiflora
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe guttata
Picrodendraceae
Tetracoccus hallii
Plantaginaceae
Keckiella antirrhinoides
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Mohavea confertiflora
Neogaerrhinum filipes
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Penstemon subulatus
Plantago ovata
Pseudorontium cyathiferum
Veronica peregrina
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida purpurea
Aristida ternipes
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua trifida
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus rubens
Cenchrus spinifex
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Dinebra viscida
Diplachne fusca
Disakisperma dubium
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis pectinacea
Eriochloa aristata
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria jamesii
Hilaria mutica
Hilaria rigida
Hopia obtusa
Leptochloa panicea
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia pectinata
Muhlenbergia porteri
Panicum hirticaule
Pappostipa speciosa
Pennisetum ciliare
Phalaris caroliniana
Phalaris minor
Poa bigelovii
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schismus arabicus
Schismus barbatus
Setaria leucopila
Setaria macrostachya
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Tridens muticus
Triticum aestivum
Urochloa arizonica
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum diffusum
Eriastrum eremicum
Gilia flavocincta
Gilia minor
Gilia scopulorum
Gilia sinuata
Gilia stellata
Gilia transmontana
Langloisia setosissima
Linanthus bigelovii
Linanthus demissus
Loeseliastrum schottii
Polygalaceae
Hebecarpa macradenia
Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Chorizanthe corrugata
Chorizanthe rigida
Eriogonum deflexum
Eriogonum exaltatum
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum foliosum
Eriogonum inflatum
Eriogonum maculatum
Eriogonum thomasii
Eriogonum trichopes
Eriogonum wrightii
Polygonum argyrocoleon
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Pteridaceae
Argyrochosma limitanea
Astrolepis cochisensis
Astrolepis sinuata
Myriopteris gracilis
Myriopteris parryi
Myriopteris windhamii
Notholaena californica
Pellaea truncata
Ranunculaceae
Anemone tuberosa
Clematis drummondii
Clematis ligusticifolia
Delphinium parishii
Delphinium scaposum
Resedaceae
Oligomeris linifolia
Rhamnaceae
Colubrina californica
Condalia globosa
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Prunus fasciculata
Rubiaceae
Galium microphyllum
Galium munzii
Galium proliferum
Galium stellatum
Rutaceae
Thamnosma montana
Salicaceae
Salix gooddingii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea angustifolia
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Lycium andersonii
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium cooperi
Lycium exsertum
Lycium fremontii
Lycium macrodon
Lycium parishii
Lycium torreyi
Nicotiana attenuata
Nicotiana clevelandii
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis crassifolia
Quincula lobata
Solanum douglasii
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Urticaceae
Parietaria floridana
Parietaria hespera
Parietaria pensylvanica
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Glandularia gooddingii
Verbena bracteata
Zygophyllaceae
Fagonia laevis
Kallstroemia californica
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Larrea tridentata