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Tres Rios and the Phoenix Four Rivers
Darin Jenke
Species Count: 315
Acanthaceae
Ruellia ciliatiflora
Ruellia simplex
Aizoaceae
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
Sesuvium verrucosum
Trianthema portulacastrum
Amaranthaceae
Allenrolfea occidentalis
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Amaranthus palmeri
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex elegans
Atriplex lentiformis
Atriplex polycarpa
Atriplex semibaccata
Atriplex wrightii
Bassia hyssopifolia
Blitum nuttallianum
Chenopodiastrum murale
Chenopodium
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Dysphania ambrosioides
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Suaeda nigra
Tidestromia lanuginosa
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Rhus lancea
Schinus molle
Schinus terebinthifolia
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Bowlesia incana
Spermolepis echinata
Apocynaceae
Asclepias subulata
Funastrum cynanchoides
Nerium oleander
Araceae
Colocasia esculenta
Lemna gibba
Lemna minor
Araliaceae
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Arecaceae
Phoenix dactylifera
Washingtonia filifera
Washingtonia robusta
Asparagaceae
Dichelostemma capitatum
Asteraceae
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia dumosa
Ambrosia eriocentra
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia salsola
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Baileya multiradiata
Bebbia juncea
Brickellia coulteri
Calycoseris wrightii
Centaurea melitensis
Chaenactis stevioides
Conyza canadensis
Dicoria canescens
Dieteria asteroides
Dimorphotheca sinuata
Eclipta prostrata
Encelia farinosa
Helenium thurberi
Helianthus annuus
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Isocoma acradenia
Lactuca serriola
Laennecia coulteri
Logfia filaginoides
Malacothrix glabrata
Monoptilon bellioides
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Pectis papposa
Perityle emoryi
Pluchea odorata
Pluchea sericea
Pseudognaphalium canescens
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Verbesina encelioides
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia menziesii
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha maritima
Cryptantha muricata
Cryptantha pterocarya
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Eucrypta micrantha
Heliotropium curassavicum
Johnstonella angustifolia
Nama demissa
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia crenulata
Phacelia distans
Tiquilia plicata
Brassicaceae
Brassica tournefortii
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Descurainia pinnata
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Draba cuneifolia
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Nasturtium officinale
Physaria gordonii
Sisymbrium irio
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Cylindropuntia fulgida
Opuntia
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Celtis pallida
Celtis reticulata
Caryophyllaceae
Spergularia salina
Cleomaceae
Wislizenia refracta
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta campestris
Cuscuta salina
Ipomoea x leucantha
Crassulaceae
Crassula connata
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis sativus
Cucurbita digitata
Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Cyperus difformis
Cyperus elegans
Cyperus eragrostis
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Cyperus involucratus
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperus pygmaeus
Cyperus rotundus
Eleocharis geniculata
Eleocharis parishii
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus americanus
Schoenoplectus californicus
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia arizonica
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbia setiloba
Ricinus communis
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Acacia salicina
Acacia schaffneri
Acacia stenophylla
Alhagi maurorum
Calliandra eriophylla
Dalea mollis
Gleditsia triacanthos
Leucaena leucocephala
Lotus salsuginosus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Lysiloma watsonii
Medicago sativa
Melilotus albus
Melilotus indicus
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis alba
Prosopis pubescens
Prosopis velutina
Senna covesii
Sesbania herbacea
Vachellia farnesiana
Vigna caracalla
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Gentianaceae
Eustoma exaltatum
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Hydrocharitaceae
Najas marina
Juncaceae
Juncus torreyi
Lamiaceae
Hedeoma oblongifolia
Marrubium vulgare
Teucrium cubense
Vitex agnus-castus
Loasaceae
Mentzelia affinis
Mentzelia multiflora
Petalonyx thurberi
Lythraceae
Ammannia coccinea
Lythrum californicum
Lythrum hyssopifolium
Punica granatum
Malvaceae
Abutilon theophrasti
Alcea rosea
Gossypium hirsutum
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea coulteri
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea parviflora
Meliaceae
Melia azedarach
Moraceae
Morus alba
Myrtaceae
Callistemon salignus
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus microtheca
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Nemacladaceae
Nemacladus glanduliferus
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia angustifolia
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia intermedia
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Oleaceae
Fraxinus uhdei
Fraxinus velutina
Onagraceae
Clarkia epilobioides
Eulobus californicus
Ludwigia erecta
Ludwigia peploides
Oenothera californica
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera speciosa
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche cooperi
Papaveraceae
Platystemon californicus
Passifloraceae
Passiflora caerulea
Phrymaceae
Mimetanthe pilosa
Pinaceae
Pinus halepensis
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon parryi
Plantago ovata
Stemodia durantifolia
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Veronica peregrina
Platanaceae
Platanus wrightii
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Arundo donax
Avena fatua
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bromus catharticus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus rubens
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria sanguinalis
Echinochloa colona
Echinochloa crus-galli
Eragrostis echinochloidea
Eriochloa aristata
Hilaria rigida
Hordeum pusillum
Hordeum vulgare
Lolium perenne
Paspalum distichum
Pennisetum ciliare
Phalaris minor
Poa annua
Poa bigelovii
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schismus arabicus
Setaria macrostachya
Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum halepense
Triticum aestivum
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum eremicum
Gilia stellata
Linanthus
Polygonaceae
Antigonon leptopus
Chorizanthe rigida
Eriogonum deflexum
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria pensylvanica
Polygonum aviculare
Rumex dentatus
Pontederiaceae
Heteranthera dubia
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Potamogetonaceae
Stuckenia pectinata
Zannichellia palustris
Primulaceae
Androsace occidentalis
Proteaceae
Grevillea robusta
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus sceleratus
Resedaceae
Oligomeris linifolia
Rhamnaceae
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Rosa
Rubiaceae
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix exigua
Salix gooddingii
Saururaceae
Anemopsis californica
Scrophulariaceae
Buddleja marrubiifolia
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Castela emoryi
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Calibrachoa parviflora
Datura discolor
Datura wrightii
Lycium andersonii
Lycium californicum
Lycium fremontii
Lycium torreyi
Nicotiana glauca
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis acutifolia
Physalis angulata
Solanum americanum
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solanum lycopersicum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix aphylla
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Ulmaceae
Ulmus parvifolia
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Parietaria pensylvanica
Verbenaceae
Glandularia gooddingii
Lantana camara
Verbena bracteata
Verbena neomexicana
Viburnaceae
Sambucus cerulea
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata
Tribulus terrestris