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Larson Canyon
Peggy Lyon
Species Count: 63
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex confertifolia
Suaeda torreyana
Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata
Apocynaceae
Asclepias asperula
Asparagaceae
Yucca angustissima
Yucca baccata
Yucca harrimaniae
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Dieteria bigelovii
Ericameria nauseosa
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Heliomeris multiflora
Herrickia glauca
Heterotheca villosa
Packera multilobata
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Tetraneuris ivesiana
Townsendia incana
Berberidaceae
Mahonia repens
Boraginaceae
Oreocarya flava
Brassicaceae
Lepidium montanum
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Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia polyacantha
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Celtis reticulata
Cleomaceae
Cleomella serrulata
Cupressaceae
Juniperus osteosperma
Ephedraceae
Ephedra torreyana
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia fendleri
Fabaceae
Astragalus amphioxys
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Astragalus mollissimus
Lathyrus brachycalyx
Melilotus officinalis
Loasaceae
Mentzelia albicaulis
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis linearis
Oleaceae
Forestiera pubescens
Fraxinus anomala
Onagraceae
Oenothera cespitosa
Pinaceae
Pinus edulis
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Aristida purpurea
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus tectorum
Dasyochloa pulchella
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hilaria jamesii
Phragmites australis
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum microtheca
Ranunculaceae
Clematis ligusticifolia
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Amelanchier utahensis
Cercocarpus montanus
Coleogyne ramosissima
Rubiaceae
Galium coloradoense
Salicaceae
Salix exigua
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Sarcobataceae
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis