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The Palisade, lower west slopes
Peggy Lyon
Species Count: 59
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex confertifolia
Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata
Asparagaceae
Androstephium breviflorum
Yucca harrimaniae
Asteraceae
Artemisia bigelovii
Chaetopappa ericoides
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Cirsium neomexicanum
Ericameria nauseosa
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Hymenopappus filifolius
Lygodesmia doloresensis
Tetraneuris ivesiana
Townsendia incana
Boraginaceae
Oreocarya flava
Phacelia crenulata
Brassicaceae
Arabis pulchra
Boechera gracilenta
Descurainia pinnata
Lepidium montanum
Sisymbrium altissimum
Streptanthus cordatus
Cactaceae
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia polyacantha
Sclerocactus whipplei
Caryophyllaceae
Silene antirrhina
Cupressaceae
Juniperus osteosperma
Ephedraceae
Ephedra torreyana
Ephedra viridis
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia fendleri
Fabaceae
Astragalus amphioxys
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Astragalus nuttallianus
Astragalus wingatanus
Hedysarum boreale
Lathyrus brachycalyx
Lupinus
Oxytropis lambertii
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
Oleaceae
Forestiera pubescens
Fraxinus anomala
Onagraceae
Oenothera cespitosa
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja chromosa
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon cyanocaulis
Penstemon strictus
Penstemon utahensis
Poaceae
Bromus tectorum
Hesperostipa comata
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Gilia ophthalmoides
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum corymbosum
Rosaceae
Coleogyne ramosissima
Salicaceae
Salix exigua
Santalaceae
Comandra umbellata
Sarcobataceae
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis