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Plant
habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
cactus-like / succulents
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
stature
prostrate
scapose
erect or ascending; neither prostrate nor scapose
armature
unarmed
armed
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
fleshy or succulent leaves
fleshy/succulent
not fleshy/succulent
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovary position
sepals/petals attached above middle of ovary (inferior or partly inferior ovary)
sepals/petals attached below middle of ovary (ovary superior)
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Species Count: 122
Amaranthaceae
Allenrolfea occidentalis
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex confertifolia
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Suaeda nigra
Anacardiaceae
Rhus glabra
Rhus ovata
Toxicodendron radicans
Asparagaceae
Agave utahensis
Yucca baccata
Yucca elata
Asteraceae
Acourtia wrightii
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia dumosa
Artemisia arbuscula
Artemisia carruthii
Artemisia filifolia
Artemisia tridentata
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Encelia farinosa
Isocoma acradenia
Parthenium incanum
Tetradymia canescens
Thymophylla acerosa
Berberidaceae
Mahonia haematocarpa
Betulaceae
Alnus oblongifolia
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Boraginaceae
Eriodictyon angustifolium
Brassicaceae
Stanleya pinnata
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Echinocereus fasciculatus
Ferocactus wislizeni
Mammillaria grahamii
Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia polyacantha
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Celtis reticulata
Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos oreophilus
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Cornaceae
Cornus sericea
Crossosomataceae
Glossopetalon spinescens
Cupressaceae
Cupressus arizonica
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Ephedraceae
Ephedra nevadensis
Ephedra torreyana
Ephedra viridis
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos pringlei
Arctostaphylos pungens
Fabaceae
Acacia constricta
Acacia greggii
Amorpha fruticosa
Calliandra eriophylla
Dalea formosa
Mimosa aculeaticarpa
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Parryella filifolia
Prosopis glandulosa
Prosopis velutina
Psorothamnus scoparius
Fagaceae
Quercus chrysolepis
Quercus emoryi
Quercus grisea
Quercus palmeri
Quercus turbinella
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Garryaceae
Garrya flavescens
Garrya wrightii
Hydrangeaceae
Fendlera rupicola
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Poliomintha incana
Salazaria mexicana
Malvaceae
Fremontodendron californicum
Hibiscus coulteri
Oleaceae
Forestiera pubescens
Fraxinus anomala
Fraxinus velutina
Platanaceae
Platanus wrightii
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum corymbosum
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum wrightii
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus greggii
Ceanothus integerrimus
Frangula californica
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Coleogyne ramosissima
Prunus serotina
Purshia tridentata
Rubus discolor
Rubus neomexicanus
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Salicaceae
Populus angustifolia
Populus fremontii
Salix exigua
Salix gooddingii
Salix lasiolepis
Sapindaceae
Acer grandidentatum
Acer negundo
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindus saponaria
Sarcobataceae
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Lycium fremontii
Nicotiana glauca
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus inserta
Vitis arizonica
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata