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Little Colorado River Gorge
Rich Crawford
Species Count: 400
Amaranthaceae
Allenrolfea occidentalis
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus crassipes
Amaranthus powellii
Amaranthus retroflexus
Amaranthus torreyi
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex confertifolia
Bassia scoparia
Blitum nuttallianum
Chenopodium fremontii
Chenopodium incanum
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Corispermum americanum
Dysphania graveolens
Halogeton glomeratus
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola tragus
Suaeda nigra
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Amaryllidaceae
Allium macropetalum
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
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Cymopterus glomeratus
Cymopterus megacephalus
Vesper multinervatus
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias latifolia
Funastrum heterophyllum
Asparagaceae
Androstephium breviflorum
Yucca angustissima
Yucca baccata
Yucca utahensis
Asteraceae
Acourtia wrightii
Acroptilon repens
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Artemisia bigelovii
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia filifolia
Artemisia frigida
Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia nova
Baccharis brachyphylla
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis salicina
Baccharis sergiloides
Brickellia atractyloides
Brickellia californica
Centaurea diffusa
Chaenactis macrantha
Chaenactis stevioides
Chaetopappa ericoides
Chloracantha spinosa
Chrysothamnus greenei
Chrysothamnus molestus
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Cirsium arizonicum
Cirsium neomexicanum
Conyza canadensis
Dicoria canescens
Encelia farinosa
Enceliopsis nudicaulis
Ericameria arizonica
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron lobatus
Erigeron sparsifolius
Erigeron tracyi
Erigeron utahensis
Gutierrezia microcephala
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Herrickia glauca
Hymenothrix dissecta
Isocoma pluriflora
Isocoma rusbyi
Lactuca serriola
Lorandersonia salicina
Malacothrix glabrata
Malacothrix sonchoides
Oxytenia acerosa
Packera multilobata
Parthenium incanum
Perityle congesta
Perityle emoryi
Picradeniopsis multiflora
Pluchea sericea
Porophyllum gracile
Prenanthella exigua
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
Psilostrophe sparsiflora
Sanvitalia abertii
Solidago velutina
Sonchus asper
Stephanomeria exigua
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Taraxacum officinale
Tetraneuris ivesiana
Thelesperma subnudum
Thymophylla acerosa
Townsendia annua
Trixis californica
Verbesina encelioides
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Zinnia grandiflora
Berberidaceae
Mahonia fremontii
Mahonia haematocarpa
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha ambigua
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha crassisepala
Cryptantha cycloptera
Cryptantha decipiens
Cryptantha gracilis
Cryptantha nevadensis
Cryptantha recurvata
Eucrypta micrantha
Greeneocharis circumscissa
Heliotropium convolvulaceum
Johnstonella angustifolia
Johnstonella holoptera
Johnstonella racemosa
Nama
Nama dichotoma
Nama retrorsum
Oreocarya atwoodii
Oreocarya confertiflora
Oreocarya flava
Oreocarya humilis
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Phacelia glechomifolia
Phacelia ivesiana
Phacelia laxiflora
Phacelia pedicellata
Phacelia petrosa
Phacelia rotundifolia
Phacelia saxicola
Phacelia welshii
Plagiobothrys jonesii
Tiquilia latior
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Chorispora tenella
Descurainia brevisiliqua
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Draba cuneifolia
Erysimum capitatum
Lepidium fremontii
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Physaria arizonica
Sisymbrium irio
Stanleya pinnata
Streptanthella longirostris
Streptanthus cordatus
Strigosella africana
Thelypodiopsis purpusii
Cactaceae
Coryphantha vivipara
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Echinocereus engelmannii
Echinocereus mojavensis
Mammillaria grahamii
Mammillaria tetrancistra
Opuntia phaeacantha
Cannabaceae
Celtis reticulata
Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos longiflorus
Caryophyllaceae
Silene antirrhina
Cleomaceae
Peritoma lutea
Wislizenia refracta
Convolvulaceae
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Cupressaceae
Juniperus monosperma
Cyperaceae
Carex occidentalis
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus americanus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Ephedraceae
Ephedra torreyana
Ephedra viridis
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Chamaesyce micromera
Chamaesyce parryi
Chamaesyce revoluta
Croton texensis
Euphorbia aaron-rossii
Euphorbia brachycera
Euphorbia exstipulata
Euphorbia fendleri
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Tragia ramosa
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Acmispon oroboides
Alhagi maurorum
Amorpha fruticosa
Astragalus beathii
Astragalus emoryanus
Astragalus sabulonum
Caesalpinia drepanocarpa
Cercis occidentalis
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Lupinus brevicaulis
Parryella filifolia
Prosopis glandulosa
Senna bauhinioides
Sophora nuttalliana
Vicia ludoviciana
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cereum
Ribes leptanthum
Ribes velutinum
Hydrangeaceae
Fendlera rupicola
Lamiaceae
Clerodendrum coulteri
Hedeoma drummondii
Marrubium vulgare
Poliomintha incana
Salvia dorrii
Liliaceae
Calochortus flexuosus
Linaceae
Linum puberulum
Loasaceae
Eucnide urens
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia canyonensis
Mentzelia cronquistii
Mentzelia hualapaiensis
Petalonyx nitidus
Malvaceae
Malvella leprosa
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
Sphaeralcea incana
Sphaeralcea leptophylla
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
Sphaeralcea rusbyi
Molluginaceae
Mollugo cerviana
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia elliptica
Abronia nana
Boerhavia spicata
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis multiflora
Mirabilis oxybaphoides
Tripterocalyx wootonii
Oleaceae
Fraxinus anomala
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Calylophus lavandulifolius
Camissonia specuicola
Camissonia walkeri
Chylismia scapoidea
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera cavernae
Oenothera cespitosa
Oenothera flava
Oenothera pallida
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja
Castilleja chromosa
Castilleja linariifolia
Papaveraceae
Corydalis aurea
Pinaceae
Pinus edulis
Plantaginaceae
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Penstemon palmeri
Plantago ovata
Plantago patagonica
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Poaceae
Agrostis exarata
Aristida adscensionis
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bothriochloa laguroides
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua simplex
Bouteloua trifida
Bromus catharticus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus marginatus
Bromus rubens
Bromus sterilis
Bromus tectorum
Chloris virgata
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Distichlis spicata
Echinochloa crus-galli
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis pectinacea
Eremopyrum triticeum
Eriochloa contracta
Eriocoma arida
Eriocoma hymenoides
Erioneuron pilosum
Hesperostipa comata
Hesperostipa neomexicana
Hilaria jamesii
Hopia obtusa
Hordeum arizonicum
Hordeum jubatum
Muhlenbergia arsenei
Muhlenbergia curtifolia
Muhlenbergia depauperata
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia pauciflora
Muhlenbergia porteri
Munroa squarrosa
Pappostipa speciosa
Pascopyrum smithii
Phragmites australis
Piptatheropsis micrantha
Poa bigelovii
Poa fendleriana
Polypogon interruptus
Polypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon viridis
Puccinellia nuttalliana
Schismus arabicus
Scleropogon brevifolius
Setaria grisebachii
Setaria leucopila
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus coromandelianus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus flexuosus
Sporobolus giganteus
Tragus berteronianus
Tridens muticus
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Aliciella hutchinsifolia
Aliciella leptomeria
Eriastrum diffusum
Gilia clokeyi
Gilia ophthalmoides
Gilia scopulorum
Gilia sinuata
Ipomopsis gunnisonii
Ipomopsis longiflora
Ipomopsis polycladon
Linanthus pungens
Loeseliastrum
Phlox austromontana
Polygalaceae
Polygala acanthoclada
Polygala subspinosa
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum divaricatum
Eriogonum inflatum
Eriogonum jonesii
Eriogonum palmerianum
Eriogonum shockleyi
Eriogonum wetherillii
Rumex obtusifolius
Portulacaceae
Portulaca halimoides
Portulaca oleracea
Primulaceae
Androsace occidentalis
Pteridaceae
Argyrochosma jonesii
Astrolepis integerrima
Myriopteris gracilis
Pellaea truncata
Ranunculaceae
Anemone tuberosa
Ceratocephala testiculata
Delphinium scaposum
Rosaceae
Amelanchier utahensis
Cercocarpus intricatus
Cercocarpus montanus
Coleogyne ramosissima
Fallugia paradoxa
Ivesia arizonica
Petrophytum caespitosum
Prunus fasciculata
Purshia stansburyana
Rubiaceae
Galium multiflorum
Galium munzii
Galium proliferum
Galium stellatum
Galium watsonii
Galium wrightii
Houstonia rubra
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Thamnosma montana
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix exigua
Salix gooddingii
Sarcobataceae
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella mutica
Solanaceae
Chamaesaracha coronopus
Datura wrightii
Lycium andersonii
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis hederifolia
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Ulmaceae
Ulmus pumila
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Parietaria pensylvanica
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Verbena bracteata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus inserta
Vitis arizonica
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia parviflora
Tribulus terrestris