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Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area
Gregory J. Imdorf
Species Count: 457
Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus thurberi
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthus powellii
Chenopodium fremontii
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Amaryllidaceae
Nothoscordum bivalve
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Rhus aromatica
Rhus glabra
Rhus ovata
Toxicodendron rydbergii
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Berula erecta
Bowlesia incana
Cymopterus jonesii
Daucus pusillus
Lomatium nevadense
Osmorhiza berteroi
Osmorhiza brachypoda
Pseudocymopterus montanus
Yabea microcarpa
Apocynaceae
Apocynum × floribundum
Asclepias asperula
Asclepias engelmanniana
Asclepias linaria
Asclepias tuberosa
Funastrum heterophyllum
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia watsonii
Asparagaceae
Agave chrysantha
Agave palmeri
Dasylirion wheeleri
Echeandia flavescens
Nolina microcarpa
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Ageratina herbacea
Ageratina paupercula
Agoseris parviflora
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia psilostachya
Antennaria marginata
Antennaria parvifolia
Artemisia carruthii
Baccharis pteronioides
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Baccharis thesioides
Baileya multiradiata
Bidens bigelovii
Brickellia betonicifolia
Brickellia grandiflora
Cirsium wheeleri
Ericameria laricifolia
Erigeron anchana
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron flagellaris
Erigeron neomexicanus
Erigeron oreophilus
Erigeron tracyi
Erigeron vreelandii
Fleischmannia pycnocephala
Gnaphalium palustre
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Hymenothrix dissecta
Hymenothrix wrightii
Hymenoxys bigelovii
Lactuca ludoviciana
Lactuca serriola
Laennecia schiedeana
Laennecia sophiifolia
Lasthenia californica
Layia glandulosa
Machaeranthera tagetina
Melampodium leucanthum
Pectis prostrata
Perityle ciliata
Porophyllum gracile
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
Pseudognaphalium pringlei
Pseudognaphalium stramineum
Psilostrophe cooperi
Rafinesquia californica
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Solidago velutina
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria tenuifolia
Taraxacum erythrospermum
Tragopogon dubius
Wyethia arizonica
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthium strumarium
Berberidaceae
Mahonia haematocarpa
Mahonia repens
Betulaceae
Alnus oblongifolia
Blechnaceae
Woodwardia fimbriata
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha decipiens
Cryptantha intermedia
Eriodictyon angustifolium
Harpagonella arizonica
Hydrophyllum occidentale
Lithospermum incisum
Lithospermum multiflorum
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia cryptantha
Phacelia distans
Phacelia magellanica
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
Plagiobothrys tenellus
Brassicaceae
Athysanus pusillus
Boechera perennans
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Nasturtium officinale
Physaria gordonii
Sisymbrium irio
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Coryphantha vivipara
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia spinosior
Echinocereus bonkerae
Echinocereus fasciculatus
Opuntia chlorotica
Opuntia tortispina
Campanulaceae
Lobelia cardinalis
Cannabaceae
Cannabis sativa
Celtis reticulata
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera albiflora
Lonicera arizonica
Lonicera interrupta
Valeriana arizonica
Caryophyllaceae
Sabulina douglasii
Silene antirrhina
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Paxistima myrsinites
Colchicaceae
Prosartes trachycarpa
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia pinetorum
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia longipes
Convolvulus arvensis
Evolvulus arizonicus
Ipomoea barbatisepala
Ipomoea costellata
Ipomoea cristulata
Ipomoea hederacea
Crassulaceae
Graptopetalum rusbyi
Sedum cockerellii
Cucurbitaceae
Marah gilensis
Sicyosperma gracile
Cupressaceae
Juniperus coahuilensis
Juniperus osteosperma
Cyperaceae
Carex agrostoides
Carex alma
Carex athrostachya
Carex occidentalis
Carex subfusca
Carex thurberi
Carex vallicola
Cyperus fendlerianus
Cyperus niger
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperus parishii
Cyperus retroflexus
Cyperus squarrosus
Eleocharis montevidensis
Scirpus microcarpus
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris fragilis
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris arguta
Dryopteris filix-mas
Phanerophlebia auriculata
Ephedraceae
Ephedra fasciculata
Ephedra trifurca
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum laevigatum
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos pungens
Hypopitys monotropa
Pterospora andromedea
Pyrola chlorantha
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha neomexicana
Chamaesyce florida
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Chamaesyce melanadenia
Chamaesyce revoluta
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia davidii
Euphorbia spathulata
Euphorbia vermiculata
Tragia ramosa
Fabaceae
Acmispon brachycarpus
Acmispon rigidus
Amorpha fruticosa
Astragalus arizonicus
Astragalus nothoxys
Astragalus recurvus
Clitoria mariana
Cologania angustifolia
Dalea albiflora
Dalea filiformis
Dalea formosa
Desmanthus cooleyi
Desmodium arizonicum
Desmodium batocaulon
Desmodium grahamii
Lathyrus graminifolius
Lathyrus laetivirens
Lotus wrightii
Lupinus brevicaulis
Lupinus palmeri
Lupinus succulentus
Macroptilium gibbosifolium
Marina parryi
Medicago lupulina
Medicago polymorpha
Melilotus officinalis
Parkinsonia florida
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Phaseolus angustissimus
Prosopis velutina
Senna bauhinioides
Senna covesii
Thermopsis divaricarpa
Trifolium albopurpureum
Trifolium microcephalum
Trifolium mucronatum
Trifolium repens
Fagaceae
Quercus emoryi
Quercus grisea
Quercus palmeri
Garryaceae
Garrya flavescens
Garrya wrightii
Gentianaceae
Frasera speciosa
Geraniaceae
Erodium texanum
Geranium richardsonii
Hydrangeaceae
Fendlera rupicola
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Juncaceae
Juncus dudleyi
Juncus torreyi
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Agastache wrightii
Dracocephalum parviflorum
Hedeoma drummondii
Hedeoma hyssopifolia
Lamium amplexicaule
Marrubium vulgare
Salvia amissa
Scutellaria platyphylla
Stachys coccinea
Liliaceae
Calochortus ambiguus
Calochortus nuttallii
Linaceae
Linum neomexicanum
Linum puberulum
Lythraceae
Lythrum californicum
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon parvulum
Anoda cristata
Ayenia filiformis
Iliamna grandiflora
Malva neglecta
Sida abutilifolia
Montiaceae
Calandrinia ciliata
Claytonia rosea
Lewisia brachycalyx
Moraceae
Morus microphylla
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia coccinea
Mirabilis coccinea
Mirabilis pumila
Oleaceae
Fraxinus velutina
Onagraceae
Camissonia confusa
Epilobium brachycarpum
Epilobium minutum
Eulobus californicus
Oenothera pubescens
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orchidaceae
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Epipactis gigantea
Goodyera oblongifolia
Malaxis soulei
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja attenuata
Castilleja martini
Castilleja nelsonii
Cordylanthus laxiflorus
Orobanche fasciculata
Pedicularis centranthera
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis alpina
Papaveraceae
Corydalis aurea
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe floribunda
Erythranthe guttata
Erythranthe rubella
Mimetanthe pilosa
Pinaceae
Pinus edulis
Plantaginaceae
Collinsia parviflora
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Nuttallanthus texanus
Penstemon rostriflorus
Penstemon subulatus
Penstemon thurberi
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Plantago patagonica
Plantago rhodosperma
Sairocarpus nuttallianus
Veronica americana
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Platanaceae
Platanus wrightii
Poaceae
Agrostis exarata
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida arizonica
Aristida oligantha
Avena fatua
Blepharoneuron tricholepis
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus anomalus
Bromus carinatus
Bromus japonicus
Bromus rubens
Bromus tectorum
Cenchrus spinifex
Dasyochloa pulchella
Dichanthelium scribnerianum
Digitaria californica
Digitaria ischaemum
Digitaria sanguinalis
Disakisperma dubium
Echinochloa colona
Elymus canadensis
Elymus repens
Eragrostis barrelieri
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis intermedia
Erioneuron pilosum
Glyceria striata
Heteropogon contortus
Hopia obtusa
Hordeum pusillum
Koeleria macrantha
Lamarckia aurea
Lolium arundinaceum
Lycurus setosus
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Muhlenbergia longiligula
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Muhlenbergia montana
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia rigens
Muhlenbergia virescens
Panicum capillare
Phalaris canariensis
Phalaris caroliniana
Phleum pratense
Piptochaetium pringlei
Poa annua
Poa bigelovii
Poa compressa
Polypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon viridis
Schismus barbatus
Schizachyrium cirratum
Setaria grisebachii
Setaria pumila
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus interruptus
Thinopyrum intermedium
Urochloa arizonica
Vulpia myuros
Zuloagaea bulbosa
Polemoniaceae
Allophyllum gilioides
Collomia grandiflora
Ipomopsis multiflora
Phlox tenuifolia
Phlox woodhousei
Polygalaceae
Hebecarpa obscura
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum arizonicum
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria maculosa
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum sawatchense
Pterostegia drymarioides
Rumex acetosella
Rumex hymenosepalus
Rumex orthoneurus
Primulaceae
Androsace occidentalis
Samolus parviflorus
Pteridaceae
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Astrolepis windhamii
Bommeria hispida
Myriopteris covillei
Myriopteris fendleri
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Myriopteris rufa
Myriopteris wootonii
Pellaea atropurpurea
Pellaea truncata
Pellaea wrightiana
Ranunculaceae
Clematis drummondii
Delphinium scaposum
Myosurus cupulatus
Ranunculus macounii
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus fendleri
Ceanothus integerrimus
Rosaceae
Agrimonia striata
Cercocarpus breviflorus
Drymocallis arizonica
Purshia stansburyana
Rubus arizonensis
Rubus discolor
Rubus neomexicanus
Sanguisorba annua
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium microphyllum
Galium proliferum
Galium triflorum
Galium wrightii
Houstonia wrightii
Salicaceae
Populus tremuloides
Salix gooddingii
Salix laevigata
Salix scouleriana
Santalaceae
Arceuthobium douglasii
Phoradendron californicum
Phoradendron capitellatum
Phoradendron juniperinum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera eastwoodiae
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia parviflora
Verbascum thapsus
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Datura wrightii
Lycium fremontii
Nicotiana attenuata
Nicotiana glauca
Solanum americanum
Solanum douglasii
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solanum physalifolium
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Parietaria pensylvanica
Urtica gracilenta
Verbenaceae
Glandularia gooddingii
Verbena bracteata
Verbena carolina
Viburnaceae
Sambucus cerulea
Violaceae
Hybanthus attenuatus
Viola nephrophylla
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis arizonica
Woodsiaceae
Woodsia mexicana
Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus terrestris