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Key: NAU-BIO414-Desert Grasslands
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Acacia
Ailanthus
Argemone
Asparagaceae
Asteraceae
Avena
Baccharis
Baileya
Berberidaceae
Bignoniaceae
Boerhavia
Cactaceae
Cannabaceae
Celtis
Cenchrus
Chilopsis
Chloracantha
Cucurbita
Cucurbitaceae
Cylindropuntia
Dasyochloa
Eragrostis
Eriogonum
Erodium
Escobaria
Fabaceae
Geraniaceae
Glandularia
Gutierrezia
Heterotheca
Hilaria
Isocoma
Krameria
Krameriaceae
Larrea
Mahonia
Martyniaceae
Melampodium
Mimosa
Nyctaginaceae
Papaveraceae
Physalis
Poaceae
Polygonaceae
Proboscidea
Prosopis
Rhamnaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapindus
Simaroubaceae
Solanaceae
Sorghum
Tribulus
Verbenaceae
Xanthium
Yucca
Ziziphus
Zygophyllaceae
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Plant
habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
special groups
composites
legumes
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
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
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
NAU-BIO414-Desert Grasslands
Tina Ayers
Species Count: 46
Asparagaceae
Yucca elata
Asteraceae
Baccharis sarothroides
Baileya multiradiata
Chloracantha spinosa
Gutierrezia microcephala
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Isocoma acradenia
Melampodium leucanthum
Xanthium strumarium
Berberidaceae
Berberis haematocarpa
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Cactaceae
Coryphantha vivipara
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa x C. bigelovii
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa x C. spinosior
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis x spinosior
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis x thurberi
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis x versicolor
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis x whipplei
Cannabaceae
Celtis reticulata
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita foetidissima
Fabaceae
Acacia constricta
Acacia greggii
Mimosa aculeaticarpa
Prosopis glandulosa
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea parviflora
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia coccinea
Papaveraceae
Argemone pleiacantha
Poaceae
Avena fatua
Cenchrus spinifex
Dasyochloa pulchella
Eragrostis lehmanniana
Hilaria belangeri
Hilaria mutica
Sorghum halepense
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum trichopes
Rhamnaceae
Ziziphus obtusifolia
Sapindaceae
Sapindus saponaria
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Solanaceae
Physalis hederifolia
Verbenaceae
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata
Tribulus terrestris