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Identification Key (new version): Grand Mesa National Forest) at Sunnyside Rd. USGS
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Grand Mesa National Forest) at Sunnyside Rd. USGS
Peggy Lyon
Species Count: 27
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex confertifolia
Amaryllidaceae
Allium textile
Apiaceae
Aulospermum purpureum
Asparagaceae
Yucca harrimaniae
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Chrysothamnus greenei
Hymenopappus filifolius
Malacothrix torreyi
Stephanomeria runcinata
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Alyssum desertorum
Arabis pulchra
Lepidium montanum
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Juniperus osteosperma
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Euphorbia glyptosperma
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Astragalus asclepiadoides
Astragalus flavus
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Erodium cicutarium
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Mentzelia albicaulis
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Oenothera cespitosa
Poaceae
Bromus tectorum
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hilaria jamesii
Polemoniaceae
Phlox hoodii
Phlox longifolia
Rosaceae
Amelanchier utahensis
Sarcobataceae
Sarcobatus vermiculatus