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Diablo Trust IMfoS Project
Kirstin Olmon
Species Count: 277
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus powellii
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atriplex canescens
Bassia scoparia
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium fremontii
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Dysphania graveolens
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola tragus
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Allium geyeri
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Pseudocymopterus montanus
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Asclepias subverticillata
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Yucca angustissima
Yucca baccata
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Achillea millefolium
Agoseris glauca
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia psilostachya
Ambrosia tomentosa
Antennaria marginata
Antennaria parvifolia
Antennaria rosulata
Artemisia bigelovii
Artemisia carruthii
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia ludoviciana
Brickellia eupatorioides
Chaetopappa ericoides
Chrysothamnus depressus
Cirsium ochrocentrum
Cirsium undulatum
Cirsium wheeleri
Coreopsis tinctoria
Crepis
Dieteria canescens
Ericameria nauseosa
Erigeron canus
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron flagellaris
Erigeron formosissimus
Erigeron pumilus
Gnaphalium exilifolium
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus ciliaris
Heliomeris longifolia
Heliomeris multiflora
Heterotheca villosa
Hieracium fendleri
Hymenopappus filifolius
Hymenopappus mexicanus
Hymenothrix dissecta
Hymenoxys bigelovii
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Hymenoxys rusbyi
Lactuca serriola
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Packera neomexicana
Picradeniopsis multiflora
Picradeniopsis woodhousei
Psilostrophe sparsiflora
Pyrrocoma crocea
Ratibida columnifera
Sanvitalia abertii
Senecio actinella
Senecio flaccidus
Solidago nana
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stephanomeria tenuifolia
Symphyotrichum falcatum
Tagetes micrantha
Taraxacum officinale
Tetradymia canescens
Townsendia exscapa
Townsendia incana
Tragopogon dubius
Xanthisma gracile
Zinnia grandiflora
Berberidaceae
Mahonia fremontii
Mahonia repens
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha crassisepala
Lappula occidentalis
Lithospermum multiflorum
Nama dichotoma
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Phacelia crenulata
Brassicaceae
Boechera fendleri
Descurainia incisa
Descurainia pinnata
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Draba asprella
Erysimum capitatum
Erysimum repandum
Lepidium montanum
Lepidium ramosissimum
Lepidium virginicum
Noccaea montana
Physaria fendleri
Physaria intermedia
Sisymbrium altissimum
Cactaceae
Coryphantha vivipara
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Opuntia macrorhiza
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia polyacantha
Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria lanuginosa
Drymaria molluginea
Eremogone fendleri
Commelinaceae
Commelina dianthifolia
Tradescantia pinetorum
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Ipomoea costellata
Ipomoea plummerae
Cupressaceae
Juniperus deppeana
Juniperus monosperma
Juniperus osteosperma
Cyperaceae
Carex geophila
Carex occidentalis
Cyperus fendlerianus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra torreyana
Ephedra viridis
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce serrula
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia exstipulata
Euphorbia fendleri
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Tragia ramosa
Fabaceae
Astragalus calycosus
Astragalus hallii
Astragalus lentiginosus
Astragalus mollissimus
Caesalpinia drepanocarpa
Calliandra humilis
Cologania angustifolia
Dalea candida
Dalea searlsiae
Desmanthus cooleyi
Lotus wrightii
Lupinus argenteus
Lupinus kingii
Medicago lupulina
Melilotus officinalis
Oxytropis lambertii
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Phaseolus angustissimus
Pomaria jamesii
Robinia neomexicana
Trifolium gymnocarpon
Vicia americana
Fagaceae
Quercus gambelii
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Geranium caespitosum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cereum
Iridaceae
Iris missouriensis
Lamiaceae
Dracocephalum parviflorum
Marrubium vulgare
Mentha arvensis
Stachys rothrockii
Liliaceae
Calochortus ambiguus
Calochortus nuttallii
Linaceae
Linum aristatum
Linum australe
Linum lewisii
Linum neomexicanum
Linum puberulum
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
Sphaeralcea incana
Sphaeralcea leptophylla
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
Montiaceae
Phemeranthus parviflorus
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis multiflora
Oleaceae
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Gaura hexandra
Oenothera coronopifolia
Oenothera flava
Oenothera pubescens
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja integra
Orobanche ludoviciana
Orthocarpus purpureoalbus
Pedicularis centranthera
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis alpina
Pinaceae
Pinus edulis
Pinus ponderosa
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon caespitosus
Penstemon linarioides
Penstemon ophianthus
Penstemon virgatus
Plantago argyraea
Veronica peregrina
Poaceae
Agropyron cristatum
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida arizonica
Aristida purpurea
Blepharoneuron tricholepis
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua simplex
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus tectorum
Dasyochloa pulchella
Elymus elymoides
Eragrostis intermedia
Eriocoma hymenoides
Festuca arizonica
Hesperostipa comata
Hilaria jamesii
Koeleria macrantha
Lycurus phleoides
Muhlenbergia depauperata
Muhlenbergia minutissima
Muhlenbergia montana
Muhlenbergia rigens
Muhlenbergia torreyi
Muhlenbergia wrightii
Munroa squarrosa
Pascopyrum smithii
Phleum pratense
Poa bulbosa
Poa compressa
Poa fendleriana
Poa pratensis
Psathyrostachys juncea
Schedonnardus paniculatus
Schizachyrium scoparium
Scleropogon brevifolius
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus interruptus
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Gilia
Ipomopsis longiflora
Ipomopsis polyantha
Ipomopsis polycladon
Phlox gracilis
Phlox woodhousei
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum alatum
Eriogonum arcuatum
Eriogonum cernuum
Eriogonum divaricatum
Eriogonum jamesii
Eriogonum racemosum
Polygonum sawatchense
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum fendleri
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus fendleri
Rosaceae
Amelanchier utahensis
Cercocarpus montanus
Potentilla crinita
Purshia stansburyana
Rosa woodsii
Rubus neomexicanus
Rubiaceae
Houstonia rubra
Houstonia wrightii
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus
Solanaceae
Chamaesaracha coronopus
Lycium pallidum
Physalis hederifolia
Solanum jamesii
Verbenaceae
Glandularia gooddingii