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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
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
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principal flower color
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Sonoran Desert Field Botany (ASU) Spring 2024
Liz Makings, Annie Bryant
Species Count: 180
Acanthaceae
Justicia californica
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex canescens
Anacardiaceae
Rhus lancea
Rhus ovata
Rhus trilobata
Toxicodendron radicans
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Apocynaceae
Carissa macrocarpa
Funastrum cynanchoides
Nerium oleander
Arecaceae
Phoenix dactylifera
Washingtonia filifera
Asparagaceae
Agave chrysantha
Agave toumeyana
Dasylirion wheeleri
Dichelostemma capitatum
Hesperaloe parviflora
Nolina microcarpa
Yucca baccata
Asphodelaceae
Aloe
Asteraceae
Acourtia wrightii
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia cordifolia
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia salsola
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis parishii
Baileya multiradiata
Bebbia juncea
Encelia farinosa
Ericameria laricifolia
Erigeron divergens
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Isocoma acradenia
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Pluchea sericea
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Sonchus oleraceus
Berberidaceae
Mahonia haematocarpa
Bignoniaceae
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Tecoma stans
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia menziesii
Cryptantha barbigera
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia distans
Pholistoma auritum
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Brassica tournefortii
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Physaria tenella
Sisymbrium irio
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Burseraceae
Bursera microphylla
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Echinocereus engelmannii
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Mammillaria grahamii
Opuntia
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera interrupta
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Crassulaceae
Dudleya saxosa
Graptopetalum rusbyi
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Marah gilensis
Cupressaceae
Cupressus arizonica
Juniperus arizonica
Cycadaceae
Cycas revoluta
Cyperaceae
Cyperus involucratus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra aspera
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos pungens
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Euphorbia lomelii
Ricinus communis
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Acacia willardiana
Acmispon rigidus
Bauhinia variegata
Calliandra eriophylla
Dalbergia sissoo
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Lysiloma watsonii
Melilotus indicus
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis velutina
Senna artemisioides
Fagaceae
Quercus suber
Quercus turbinella
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Garryaceae
Garrya flavescens
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Lamium amplexicaule
Malvaceae
Abutilon incanum
Ceiba speciosa
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Moraceae
Ficus microcarpa
Morus microphylla
Musaceae
Musa
Myrtaceae
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtus communis
Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Mirabilis laevis
Oleaceae
Fraxinus velutina
Olea europaea
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja chromosa
Papaveraceae
Eschscholzia californica
Platystemon californicus
Pinaceae
Pinus canariensis
Plantaginaceae
Keckiella antirrhinoides
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Plantago patagonica
Platanaceae
Platanus wrightii
Poaceae
Achnatherum miliaceum
Aristida purpurea
Arundo donax
Avena fatua
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus rubens
Cynodon dactylon
Eragrostis curvula
Hordeum murinum
Muhlenbergia rigens
Pennisetum ciliare
Pennisetum setaceum
Schismus
Polemoniaceae
Phlox gracilis
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum wrightii
Persicaria
Rumex hymenosepalus
Pteridaceae
Notholaena standleyi
Pellaea truncata
Ranunculaceae
Anemone tuberosa
Aquilegia chrysantha
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus greggii
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus
Vauquelinia californica
Rutaceae
Citrus
Ptelea trifoliata
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix gooddingii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Phoradendron leucarpum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Scrophulariaceae
Eremophila
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium fremontii
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Solanum xanti
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Lantana
Viburnaceae
Sambucus cerulea
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata