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trees
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herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
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
leaf attachment
sessile or nearly so
leaf stalk (petiole) clearly present
winged petiolate
sheathing
Inflorescence
flowering month
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
plant sexuality
monoecious
dioecious
bisexual flowers
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
North Mountain Plant Inventory Project
Cass Blodgett, Wendy Hodgson
Species Count: 187
Aizoaceae
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Amaranthus palmeri
Atriplex canescens
Chenopodiastrum murale
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Anacardiaceae
Rhus lancea
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Daucus pusillus
Apocynaceae
Funastrum cynanchoides
Funastrum heterophyllum
Asparagaceae
Dichelostemma capitatum
Asteraceae
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia dumosa
Ambrosia salsola
Baccharis sarothroides
Baileya multiradiata
Bebbia juncea
Brickellia coulteri
Chaenactis carphoclinia
Chaenactis stevioides
Dimorphotheca sinuata
Encelia farinosa
Erigeron divergens
Eriophyllum lanosum
Isocoma acradenia
Laennecia coulteri
Logfia arizonica
Logfia filaginoides
Monoptilon bellioides
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Pectis papposa
Pectis prostrata
Perityle emoryi
Senecio vulgaris
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stylocline micropoides
Trixis californica
Verbesina encelioides
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Amsinckia menziesii
Amsinckia tessellata
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha maritima
Cryptantha muricata
Cryptantha pterocarya
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Harpagonella palmeri
Heliotropium curassavicum
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia campanularia
Phacelia crenulata
Phacelia distans
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Pholistoma auritum
Brassicaceae
Brassica tournefortii
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Descurainia pinnata
Draba cuneifolia
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Physaria gordonii
Physaria tenella
Sisymbrium irio
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Echinocereus engelmannii
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Mammillaria grahamii
Opuntia engelmannii
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Caryophyllaceae
Silene antirrhina
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta indecora
Crassulaceae
Crassula connata
Ephedraceae
Ephedra fasciculata
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce micromera
Ditaxis lanceolata
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia abramsiana
Euphorbia polycarpa
Fabaceae
Acacia constricta
Acacia greggii
Astragalus nuttallianus
Dalea mollis
Dalea mollissima
Lotus salsuginosus
Lupinus arizonicus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Marina parryi
Melilotus indicus
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis velutina
Senna artemisioides
Senna covesii
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Salvia columbariae
Loasaceae
Mentzelia affinis
Mentzelia involucrata
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Hibiscus denudatus
Horsfordia newberryi
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea emoryi
Montiaceae
Calandrinia ciliata
Nemacladaceae
Nemacladus glanduliferus
Nyctaginaceae
Allionia choisyi
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia intermedia
Mirabilis laevis
Oleaceae
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Eulobus californicus
Oenothera primiveris
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja exserta
Orobanche cooperi
Plantaginaceae
Plantago ovata
Plantago patagonica
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida purpurea
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus marginatus
Bromus rubens
Cynodon dactylon
Hilaria mutica
Hordeum murinum
Leptochloa panicea
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia porteri
Pennisetum ciliare
Pennisetum setaceum
Phalaris minor
Poa annua
Poa bigelovii
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schismus arabicus
Schismus barbatus
Sorghum halepense
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum diffusum
Eriastrum eremicum
Gilia flavocincta
Gilia minor
Gilia scopulorum
Gilia stellata
Linanthus bigelovii
Linanthus demissus
Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Chorizanthe rigida
Eriogonum deflexum
Eriogonum inflatum
Eriogonum thomasii
Eriogonum trichopes
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris parryi
Pentagramma triangularis
Ranunculaceae
Delphinium parishii
Ranunculus macounii
Rhamnaceae
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Solanaceae
Datura discolor
Lycium andersonii
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium exsertum
Nicotiana glauca
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis crassifolia
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha
Urticaceae
Parietaria floridana
Parietaria hespera
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Larrea tridentata