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NAU-BIO414-Sonoran Desert
Species Count: 33
Asteraceae
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia dumosa
Bebbia juncea
Encelia farinosa
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Echinocereus fasciculatus
Ferocactus wislizeni
Mammillaria grahamii
Opuntia engelmannii
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Fabaceae
Calliandra eriophylla
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis velutina
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Salazaria mexicana
Malvaceae
Abutilon incanum
Hibiscus coulteri
Poaceae
Cynodon dactylon
Pennisetum ciliare
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum inflatum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Lycium fremontii
Nicotiana glauca
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii