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Deem Hills
Katherine Darrow
Species Count: 161
Acanthaceae
Justicia californica
Aizoaceae
Trianthema portulacastrum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex elegans
Atriplex polycarpa
Salsola tragus
Tidestromia lanuginosa
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Bowlesia incana
Daucus pusillus
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Asclepias subulata
Funastrum cynanchoides
Asparagaceae
Agave
Dasylirion wheeleri
Dichelostemma capitatum
Asteraceae
Acourtia wrightii
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia dumosa
Ambrosia tomentosa
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Baccharis sergiloides
Bahiopsis parishii
Baileya multiradiata
Bebbia juncea
Chaenactis stevioides
Dimorphotheca sinuata
Encelia farinosa
Erigeron divergens
Eriophyllum lanosum
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Isocoma acradenia
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Perityle emoryi
Porophyllum gracile
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Thymophylla pentachaeta
Trixis californica
Verbesina encelioides
Xanthisma spinulosum
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia menziesii
Cordia parvifolia
Eucrypta micrantha
Johnstonella angustifolia
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia crenulata
Phacelia distans
Pholistoma auritum
Brassicaceae
Brassica tournefortii
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Physaria gordonii
Sisymbrium irio
Streptanthus carinatus
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Echinocereus engelmannii
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Mammillaria grahamii
Opuntia engelmannii
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Caryophyllaceae
Herniaria hirsuta
Silene antirrhina
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta indecora
Ephedraceae
Ephedra
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce capitellata
Ditaxis lanceolata
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia polycarpa
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Acacia greggii
Acacia salicina
Acmispon rigidus
Astragalus arizonicus
Caesalpinia cacalaco
Dalea mollissima
Lupinus arizonicus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis velutina
Senna covesii
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Loasaceae
Mentzelia albicaulis
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon incanum
Horsfordia newberryi
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea parviflora
Montiaceae
Calandrinia ciliata
Nyctaginaceae
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia coulteri
Boerhavia spicata
Mirabilis laevis
Oleaceae
Fraxinus velutina
Onagraceae
Eulobus californicus
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja exserta
Orobanche cooperi
Papaveraceae
Eschscholzia californica
Eschscholzia minutiflora
Plantaginaceae
Plantago ovata
Plantago patagonica
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida purpurea
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bromus rubens
Bromus tectorum
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Hilaria rigida
Leptochloa panicea
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia porteri
Pennisetum ciliare
Pennisetum setaceum
Schismus arabicus
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Gilia scopulorum
Linanthus demissus
Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Chorizanthe rigida
Eriogonum arizonicum
Eriogonum deflexum
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum inflatum
Eriogonum thomasii
Rumex hymenosepalus
Ranunculaceae
Anemone tuberosa
Rhamnaceae
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Solanaceae
Datura discolor
Lycium andersonii
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium exsertum
Lycium fremontii
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Quincula lobata
Ulmaceae
Ulmus parvifolia
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Verbenaceae
Glandularia gooddingii
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Kallstroemia parviflora
Larrea tridentata
Tribulus terrestris