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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
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
not fleshy/succulent
fleshy/succulent
Inflorescence
plant sexuality
monoecious
dioecious
bisexual flowers
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
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
Shannon Mullarkey
Species Count: 76
Acanthaceae
Justicia californica
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex lentiformis
Atriplex polycarpa
Chenopodium
Salsola tragus
Anacardiaceae
Rhus lancea
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Apocynaceae
Asclepias subulata
Asparagaceae
Agave
Dasylirion wheeleri
Dichelostemma capitatum
Asteraceae
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia deltoidea
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Baileya multiradiata
Encelia farinosa
Ericameria laricifolia
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Cryptantha
Pectocarya
Brassicaceae
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Lepidium
Sisymbrium irio
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Echinocereus engelmannii
Ferocactus
Opuntia
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Cyperaceae
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Ephedraceae
Ephedra fasciculata
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia eriantha
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Calliandra californica
Calliandra eriophylla
Dalea frutescens
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Medicago polymorpha
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis glandulosa
Prosopis pubescens
Prosopis velutina
Senna covesii
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Lamiaceae
Hyptis emoryi
Lamium amplexicaule
Malvaceae
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Papaveraceae
Eschscholzia californica
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon barbatus
Poaceae
Cynodon dactylon
Muhlenbergia rigens
Pennisetum ciliare
Rhamnaceae
Ziziphus obtusifolia
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix gooddingii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Lycium fremontii
Solanum
Solanum americanum
Solanum xanti
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Verbenaceae
Glandularia gooddingii
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata