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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
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
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
R. McCauley and Students of Bio 302 - Plant Systematics and Diversity and Bio 382 - Field Botany
Species Count: 160
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus powellii
Atriplex canescens
Chenopodium atrovirens
Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata
Apiaceae
Vesper purpurascens
Apocynaceae
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Asparagaceae
Asparagus officinalis
Yucca angustissima
Yucca baccata
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Arctium minus
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia frigida
Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia tridentata
Brickellia eupatorioides
Chrysothamnus depressus
Cichorium intybus
Dieteria bigelovii
Dieteria canescens
Ericameria nauseosa
Erigeron divergens
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Heliomeris multiflora
Heterotheca villosa
Hymenothrix dissecta
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Lactuca serriola
Leucanthemum vulgare
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Scorzonera laciniata
Senecio wootonii
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Taraxacum officinale
Tetradymia canescens
Tetraneuris ivesiana
Townsendia exscapa
Tragopogon dubius
Wyethia arizonica
Berberidaceae
Berberis repens
Boraginaceae
Anchusa officinalis
Cynoglossum officinale
Hackelia floribunda
Lappula squarrosa
Phacelia crenulata
Brassicaceae
Alyssum simplex
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Descurainia sophia
Lepidium perfoliatum
Sisymbrium altissimum
Sisymbrium linifolium
Sisymbrium loeselii
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Opuntia macrorhiza
Opuntia phaeacantha
Cannabaceae
Celtis
Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria media
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Cupressaceae
Juniperus osteosperma
Juniperus scopulorum
Cyperaceae
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Shepherdia argentea
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Fabaceae
Astragalus flavus
Gleditsia triacanthos
Lotus wrightii
Lupinus ammophilus
Lupinus caudatus
Lupinus kingii
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Melilotus officinalis
Robinia neomexicana
Robinia pseudoacacia
Trifolium repens
Vicia americana
Fagaceae
Quercus gambelii
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus rubra
Quercus turbinella
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Geranium caespitosum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes aureum
Hydrangeaceae
Fendlera rupicola
Juncaceae
Juncus confusus
Juncus dudleyi
Liliaceae
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Linaceae
Linum lewisii
Malvaceae
Malva neglecta
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Tilia
Melanthiaceae
Anticlea elegans
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Onagraceae
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera cespitosa
Oenothera coronopifolia
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja chromosa
Castilleja linariifolia
Orobanche fasciculata
Orthocarpus purpureoalbus
Pinaceae
Abies concolor
Picea pungens
Pinus edulis
Pinus mugo
Pinus nigra
Pinus ponderosa
Pinus sylvestris
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon barbatus
Penstemon linarioides
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Poaceae
Aegilops cylindrica
Agropyron cristatum
Agrostis gigantea
Bouteloua gracilis
Elymus elymoides
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hilaria jamesii
Setaria viridis
Thinopyrum intermedium
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum racemosum
Eriogonum umbellatum
Polygonum aviculare
Rumex
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Primulaceae
Androsace septentrionalis
Ranunculaceae
Ceratocephala testiculata
Clematis hirsutissima
Clematis ligusticifolia
Rosaceae
Amelanchier alnifolia
Cercocarpus montanus
Crataegus
Dasiphora fruticosa
Malus sylvestris
Peraphyllum ramosissimum
Prunus virginiana
Purshia tridentata
Rosa blanda
Salicaceae
Populus angustifolia
Populus x acuminata
Salix exigua
Salix lucida
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Acer platanoides
Acer saccharinum
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus
Solanaceae
Hyoscyamus niger
Ulmaceae
Ulmus pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena bracteata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia