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Sierra Estrella Mountains Regional Park
Eric Sundell
Species Count: 240
Acanthaceae
Justicia californica
Aizoaceae
Trianthema portulacastrum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus obcordatus
Amaranthus palmeri
Atriplex polycarpa
Blitum nuttallianum
Chenopodiastrum murale
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Dysphania ambrosioides
Salsola paulsenii
Salsola tragus
Suaeda nigra
Tidestromia lanuginosa
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Bowlesia incana
Daucus pusillus
Apocynaceae
Funastrum heterophyllum
Matelea parvifolia
Metastelma arizonicum
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Lemna gibba
Arecaceae
Phoenix dactylifera
Asparagaceae
Agave simplex
Hesperocallis undulata
Asteraceae
Acourtia wrightii
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia dumosa
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia salsola
Arida arizonica
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis parishii
Baileya pleniradiata
Brickellia atractyloides
Calycoseris wrightii
Centaurea melitensis
Chaenactis stevioides
Eclipta prostrata
Ericameria laricifolia
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron lobatus
Erigeron oxyphyllus
Eriophyllum lanosum
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Gymnosperma glutinosum
Helianthus annuus
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Isocoma pluriflora
Lactuca serriola
Laennecia coulteri
Logfia arizonica
Logfia filaginoides
Malacothrix glabrata
Malacothrix sonorae
Malacothrix stebbinsii
Matricaria discoidea
Monoptilon bellioides
Perityle emoryi
Pluchea sericea
Porophyllum gracile
Psilostrophe cooperi
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Senecio lemmonii
Senecio mohavensis
Silybum marianum
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Stylocline micropoides
Trichoptilium incisum
Uropappus lindleyi
Xanthium strumarium
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha decipiens
Eucrypta micrantha
Harpagonella arizonica
Johnstonella angustifolia
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia distans
Phacelia pedicellata
Phacelia rotundifolia
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
Tiquilia plicata
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Brassica tournefortii
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Physaria gordonii
Physaria purpurea
Physaria tenella
Sisymbrium irio
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Burseraceae
Bursera microphylla
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
Ferocactus emoryi
Ferocactus wislizeni
Opuntia chlorotica
Caryophyllaceae
Silene antirrhina
Stellaria nitens
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Crassulaceae
Dudleya arizonica
Cucurbitaceae
Brandegea bigelovii
Cucurbita digitata
Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Cyperus strigosus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra fasciculata
Euphorbiaceae
Bernardia incana
Chamaesyce melanadenia
Ditaxis lanceolata
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia abramsiana
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia eriantha
Ricinus communis
Sebastiania bilocularis
Fabaceae
Acmispon rigidus
Acmispon strigosus
Dalea mollis
Marina parryi
Melilotus indicus
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis velutina
Geraniaceae
Erodium texanum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes quercetorum
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Monardella arizonica
Salvia mohavensis
Salvia pinguifolia
Loasaceae
Mentzelia affinis
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia involucrata
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon berlandieri
Eremalche exilis
Herissantia crispa
Hibiscus coulteri
Hibiscus denudatus
Horsfordia newberryi
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea coulteri
Sphaeralcea laxa
Montiaceae
Cistanthe monandra
Nemacladaceae
Nemacladus glanduliferus
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia intermedia
Mirabilis coccinea
Oleaceae
Forestiera shrevei
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Eremothera chamaenerioides
Eulobus californicus
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe guttata
Plantaginaceae
Neogaerrhinum filipes
Plantago ovata
Plantago patagonica
Pseudorontium cyathiferum
Sairocarpus nuttallianus
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Arundo donax
Avena fatua
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus carinatus
Bromus catharticus
Bromus rubens
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Dinebra viscida
Echinochloa crus-galli
Eriocoma arida
Festuca rubra
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria rigida
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia porteri
Pappostipa speciosa
Pennisetum glaucum
Phalaris angusta
Phalaris minor
Poa annua
Poa bigelovii
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schismus arabicus
Schismus barbatus
Setaria leucopila
Sorghum halepense
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Triticum aestivum
Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum diffusum
Gilia sinuata
Gilia stellata
Gilia transmontana
Linanthus demissus
Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe rigida
Eriogonum thomasii
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonum aviculare
Pterostegia drymarioides
Rumex conglomeratus
Rumex dentatus
Rumex hymenosepalus
Rumex stenophyllus
Potamogetonaceae
Zannichellia palustris
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris covillei
Myriopteris parryi
Notholaena standleyi
Pellaea truncata
Resedaceae
Oligomeris linifolia
Salicaceae
Salix gooddingii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Solanaceae
Calibrachoa parviflora
Datura discolor
Datura wrightii
Lycium exsertum
Lycium fremontii
Lycium torreyi
Nicotiana glauca
Physalis acutifolia
Physalis angulata
Solanum americanum
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solanum lycopersicum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix aphylla
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Urticaceae
Parietaria pensylvanica
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia gooddingii
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Zygophyllaceae
Fagonia laevis
Tribulus terrestris