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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Pipe Spring National Monument
Walter Fertig and Jason Alexander
Species Count: 256
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atriplex rosea
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Salsola tragus
Suaeda nigra
Amaryllidaceae
Allium cepa
Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata
Apiaceae
Berula erecta
Daucus carota
Vesper multinervatus
Apocynaceae
Amsonia jonesii
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias latifolia
Asclepias subverticillata
Asparagaceae
Androstephium breviflorum
Asparagus officinalis
Yucca baccata
Asteraceae
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Artemisia bigelovii
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia filifolia
Chaenactis carphoclinia
Chaenactis stevioides
Chaetopappa ericoides
Gaillardia arizonica
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Glyptopleura setulosa
Gutierrezia microcephala
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Iva axillaris
Lactuca serriola
Layia glandulosa
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Malacothrix glabrata
Malacothrix sonchoides
Onopordum acanthium
Psilostrophe sparsiflora
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria exigua
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Taraxacum officinale
Townsendia incana
Tragopogon dubius
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthium strumarium
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha cycloptera
Cryptantha fulvocanescens
Cryptantha gracilis
Cryptantha recurvata
Eremocarya micrantha
Greeneocharis circumscissa
Heliotropium convolvulaceum
Oreocarya confertiflora
Oreocarya flava
Phacelia ivesiana
Plagiobothrys jonesii
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Brassica oleracea
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Chorispora tenella
Descurainia sophia
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Erysimum repandum
Lepidium perfoliatum
Nasturtium officinale
Sisymbrium altissimum
Stanleya pinnata
Streptanthella longirostris
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Echinocereus mojavensis
Opuntia aurea
Opuntia fragilis
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia pinkavae
Pediocactus sileri
Sclerocactus parviflorus
Cleomaceae
Peritoma lutea
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Cucurbitaceae
Citrullus lanatus
Cucumis melo
Cucurbita foetidissima
Cucurbita maxima
Cucurbita moschata
Cucurbita pepo
Lagenaria siceraria
Cupressaceae
Juniperus osteosperma
Juniperus scopulorum
Cyperaceae
Carex nebrascensis
Carex praegracilis
Cyperus esculentus
Eleocharis parishii
Elaeagnaceae
Shepherdia rotundifolia
Ephedraceae
Ephedra cutleri
Ephedra torreyana
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia fendleri
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Euphorbia prostrata
Fabaceae
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Medicago sativa
Melilotus albus
Melilotus officinalis
Peteria thompsoniae
Phaseolus acutifolius
Phaseolus vulgaris
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fagaceae
Quercus turbinella
Gentianaceae
Frasera albomarginata
Frasera paniculata
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Grossulariaceae
Ribes aureum
Ribes rubrum
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium demissum
Juncaceae
Juncus arcticus
Juncus saximontanus
Juncus torreyi
Lamiaceae
Marrubium vulgare
Mentha spicata
Salvia dorrii
Liliaceae
Calochortus flexuosus
Linaceae
Linum aristatum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia integra
Mentzelia multiflora
Malvaceae
Abelmoschus esculentus
Alcea rosea
Gossypium hirsutum
Malva neglecta
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea parviflora
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia fragrans
Mirabilis multiflora
Tripterocalyx micranthus
Oleaceae
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Camissonia parvula
Chylismia parryi
Epilobium ciliatum
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera californica
Oenothera curtiflora
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja chromosa
Castilleja linariifolia
Cordylanthus parviflorus
Orobanche ludoviciana
Papaveraceae
Eschscholzia minutiflora
Pinaceae
Pinus edulis
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon laevis
Penstemon utahensis
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Poaceae
Agropyron cristatum
Agrostis stolonifera
Aristida purpurea
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus diandrus
Bromus rubens
Bromus tectorum
Cenchrus longispinus
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria sanguinalis
Distichlis spicata
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus elymoides
Elymus trachycaulus
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis pectinacea
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hilaria jamesii
Hordeum jubatum
Hordeum murinum
Lolium arundinaceum
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Muhlenbergia porteri
Munroa squarrosa
Pappostipa speciosa
Pascopyrum smithii
Paspalum distichum
Poa compressa
Poa fendleriana
Poa pratensis
Polypogon interruptus
Polypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon viridis
Sorghum bicolor
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus flexuosus
Thinopyrum elongatum
Thinopyrum intermedium
Triticum aestivum
Zea mays
Polemoniaceae
Aliciella leptomeria
Eriastrum eremicum
Gilia inconspicua
Ipomopsis longiflora
Ipomopsis polycladon
Langloisia setosissima
Linanthus bigelovii
Linanthus dichotomus
Polygonaceae
Centrostegia thurberi
Eriogonum deflexum
Eriogonum nummulare
Eriogonum palmerianum
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonum aviculare
Rumex crispus
Rumex hymenosepalus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Potamogetonaceae
Zannichellia palustris
Ranunculaceae
Ceratocephala testiculata
Delphinium scaposum
Rosaceae
Amelanchier utahensis
Fallugia paradoxa
Potentilla pectinisecta
Prunus americana
Prunus persica
Purshia stansburyana
Rosa woodsii
Salicaceae
Populus alba
Populus nigra
Populus x canadensis
Populus × jackii
Salix exigua
Santalaceae
Phoradendron juniperinum
Sarcobataceae
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Solanaceae
Chamaesaracha coronopus
Datura wrightii
Lycium andersonii
Lycium pallidum
Nicotiana attenuata
Physalis crassifolia
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum sarrachoides
Solanum triflorum
Solanum tuberosum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Ulmaceae
Ulmus pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena bracteata
Vitaceae
Vitis labrusca
Vitis vinifera
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata
Tribulus terrestris