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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/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
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
Bluff Lake Natural Area
Melissa Islam & Chris Story
Species Count: 182
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus powellii
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex heterosperma
Bassia scoparia
Chenopodium berlandieri
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Oxybasis glauca
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Apiaceae
Conium maculatum
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias pumila
Asclepias speciosa
Asparagaceae
Leucocrinum montanum
Yucca glauca
Asteraceae
Acroptilon repens
Ambrosia psilostachya
Arctium minus
Artemisia biennis
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia ludoviciana
Brickellia eupatorioides
Carduus nutans
Centaurea diffusa
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium canescens
Conyza canadensis
Dieteria canescens
Ericameria nauseosa
Erigeron pumilus
Euthamia occidentalis
Flaveria campestris
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus petiolaris
Lactuca serriola
Lygodesmia juncea
Onopordum acanthium
Packera tridenticulata
Picradeniopsis oppositifolia
Ratibida columnifera
Solidago canadensis
Solidago missouriensis
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Symphyotrichum ascendens
Taraxacum officinale
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Tragopogon dubius
Verbesina encelioides
Xanthisma spinulosum
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha minima
Cynoglossum officinale
Lappula occidentalis
Lithospermum incisum
Brassicaceae
Alyssum desertorum
Chorispora tenella
Descurainia sophia
Lepidium draba
Lepidium latifolium
Physaria ludoviciana
Rorippa sinuata
Rorippa teres
Sisymbrium altissimum
Thlaspi arvense
Cactaceae
Opuntia polyacantha
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Caprifoliaceae
Dipsacus laciniatus
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia occidentalis
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita foetidissima
Echinocystis lobata
Cyperaceae
Carex filifolia
Carex praegracilis
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Schoenoplectus pungens
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Croton texensis
Euphorbia esula
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Tithymalus uralensis
Fabaceae
Astragalus bisulcatus
Astragalus cicer
Astragalus gracilis
Astragalus lotiflorus
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Ladeania lanceolata
Medicago sativa
Melilotus albus
Oxytropis lambertii
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Robinia pseudoacacia
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Grossulariaceae
Ribes aureum
Juncaceae
Juncus arcticus
Lamiaceae
Melissa officinalis
Nepeta cataria
Scutellaria brittonii
Loasaceae
Mentzelia nuda
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia fragrans
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis multiflora
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Onagraceae
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera coronopifolia
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera latifolia
Oenothera suffrutescens
Oenothera villosa
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis stricta
Papaveraceae
Argemone polyanthemos
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon albidus
Penstemon angustifolius
Veronica catenata
Poaceae
Aegilops cylindrica
Agropyron cristatum
Alopecurus arundinaceus
Aristida purpurea
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus tectorum
Calamovilfa longifolia
Chloris verticillata
Distichlis spicata
Elymus canadensis
Elymus elymoides
Eragrostis cilianensis
Hesperostipa comata
Hordeum jubatum
Hordeum pusillum
Koeleria macrantha
Munroa squarrosa
Nassella viridula
Panicum capillare
Panicum virgatum
Pascopyrum smithii
Phalaris arundinacea
Phragmites australis
Poa annua
Polypogon interruptus
Polypogon monspeliensis
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Schedonnardus paniculatus
Secale cereale
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Thinopyrum elongatum
Polemoniaceae
Ipomopsis laxiflora
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum effusum
Persicaria maculosa
Polygonum argyrocoleon
Rumex crispus
Rumex maritimus
Rumex venosus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus gmelinii
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Fallugia paradoxa
Potentilla rivalis
Prunus americana
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Salix exigua
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Saururaceae
Anemopsis californica
Solanaceae
Solanum americanum
Solanum rostratum
Solanum triflorum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena bracteata
Violaceae
Viola nuttallii
Viola sororia
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus inserta
Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus terrestris