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McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Meredith A. Lane
Species Count: 239
Acanthaceae
Justicia californica
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus blitoides
Atriplex elegans
Chenopodiastrum murale
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium fremontii
Salsola tragus
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Bowlesia incana
Daucus pusillus
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Asclepias nyctaginifolia
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Funastrum heterophyllum
Metastelma arizonicum
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Aristolochia watsonii
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Agave deserti
Yucca baccata
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Acourtia nana
Acourtia wrightii
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia dumosa
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia salsola
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis parishii
Baileya multiradiata
Brickellia coulteri
Calycoseris wrightii
Castalis tragus
Centaurea melitensis
Chaenactis carphoclinia
Chaenactis stevioides
Cirsium neomexicanum
Diaperia verna
Ericameria laricifolia
Erigeron accedens
Erigeron oxyphyllus
Eriophyllum lanosum
Eriophyllum pringlei
Gnaphalium palustre
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Isocoma acradenia
Lactuca serriola
Laennecia coulteri
Lasthenia californica
Layia glandulosa
Logfia arizonica
Logfia filaginoides
Matricaria discoidea
Melampodium leucanthum
Monoptilon bellioides
Perityle emoryi
Pluchea sericea
Porophyllum gracile
Psilostrophe cooperi
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Senecio lemmonii
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stylocline micropoides
Trixis californica
Uropappus lindleyi
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Amsinckia tessellata
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha cycloptera
Cryptantha decipiens
Cryptantha juniperensis
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Harpagonella palmeri
Heliotropium curassavicum
Nama hispida
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Pectocarya setosa
Phacelia distans
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
Plagiobothrys jonesii
Plagiobothrys pringlei
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Descurainia pinnata
Lepidium virginicum
Physaria tenella
Sisymbrium irio
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia x tetracantha
Mammillaria grahamii
Opuntia engelmannii
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Caryophyllaceae
Herniaria hirsuta
Sabulina douglasii
Silene antirrhina
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta indecora
Crassulaceae
Crassula connata
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Brandegea bigelovii
Cucurbita digitata
Marah gilensis
Cupressaceae
Juniperus coahuilensis
Ephedraceae
Ephedra aspera
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce capitellata
Chamaesyce melanadenia
Ditaxis lanceolata
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia abramsiana
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia polycarpa
Euphorbia setiloba
Fabaceae
Acacia constricta
Acacia greggii
Acmispon brachycarpus
Acmispon rigidus
Acmispon strigosus
Calliandra eriophylla
Marina parryi
Melilotus indicus
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis velutina
Senna covesii
Trifolium wormskioldii
Fagaceae
Quercus turbinella
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Hedeoma nana
Marrubium vulgare
Salvia columbariae
Liliaceae
Calochortus kennedyi
Loasaceae
Mentzelia affinis
Mentzelia multiflora
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon abutiloides
Abutilon incanum
Herissantia crispa
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea coulteri
Sphaeralcea emoryi
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea altheifolia
Molluginaceae
Glinus radiatus
Montiaceae
Calandrinia ciliata
Claytonia perfoliata
Nyctaginaceae
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia wrightii
Oleaceae
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Camissonia micrantha
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Eulobus californicus
Oenothera curtiflora
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche cooperi
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe guttata
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon subulatus
Plantago ovata
Plantago patagonica
Sairocarpus pusillus
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus berteroanus
Bromus carinatus
Bromus marginatus
Bromus rubens
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Dinebra viscida
Echinochloa colona
Eragrostis mexicana
Hordeum pusillum
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Phalaris angusta
Poa annua
Poa bigelovii
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schismus arabicus
Schismus barbatus
Setaria macrostachya
Sphenopholis interrupta
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum diffusum
Eriastrum eremicum
Gilia stellata
Leptosiphon chrysanthus
Linanthus bigelovii
Phlox tenuifolia
Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Chorizanthe rigida
Eriogonum palmerianum
Eriogonum trichopes
Polygonum aviculare
Pterostegia drymarioides
Rumex crispus
Rumex hymenosepalus
Potamogetonaceae
Stuckenia pectinata
Zannichellia palustris
Pteridaceae
Astrolepis sinuata
Myriopteris covillei
Myriopteris parryi
Notholaena californica
Notholaena standleyi
Pellaea truncata
Ranunculaceae
Anemone tuberosa
Clematis drummondii
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix gooddingii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Lycium exsertum
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Solanum douglasii
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Verbena bracteata
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata