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Sonoran Desert Field Botany (ASU) Spring 2019
E. Makings
Species Count: 174
Acanthaceae
Justicia californica
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex canescens
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Rhus ovata
Toxicodendron radicans
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Daucus pusillus
Apocynaceae
Funastrum cynanchoides
Asparagaceae
Agave chrysantha
Dasylirion wheeleri
Dichelostemma capitatum
Nolina microcarpa
Yucca baccata
Asteraceae
Acourtia wrightii
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia salsola
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis parishii
Bebbia juncea
Brickellia coulteri
Cirsium neomexicanum
Encelia farinosa
Ericameria laricifolia
Erigeron divergens
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Isocoma acradenia
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Perityle emoryi
Pluchea sericea
Psilostrophe cooperi
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Sonchus oleraceus
Trixis californica
Berberidaceae
Mahonia haematocarpa
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia menziesii
Amsinckia tessellata
Cryptantha barbigera
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Nama demissa
Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia distans
Pholistoma auritum
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Brassica tournefortii
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Physaria purpurea
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 engelmannii
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Celtis reticulata
Caryophyllaceae
Herniaria hirsuta
Silene antirrhina
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Crassulaceae
Crassula connata
Dudleya saxosa
Graptopetalum rusbyi
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Marah gilensis
Cupressaceae
Juniperus arizonica
Ephedraceae
Ephedra aspera
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos pungens
Euphorbiaceae
Ditaxis lanceolata
Euphorbia melanadenia
Euphorbia polycarpa
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Acmispon rigidus
Calliandra eriophylla
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis velutina
Senna covesii
Fagaceae
Quercus turbinella
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Garryaceae
Garrya flavescens
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon incanum
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea coulteri
Moraceae
Morus microphylla
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia villosa
Mirabilis laevis
Oleaceae
Fraxinus velutina
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Oenothera cespitosa
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja exserta
Papaveraceae
Eschscholzia californica
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe guttata
Plantaginaceae
Keckiella antirrhinoides
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Plantago patagonica
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Platanaceae
Platanus wrightii
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida purpurea
Arundo donax
Avena fatua
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus rubens
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Eragrostis curvula
Hordeum murinum
Lamarckia aurea
Muhlenbergia porteri
Muhlenbergia rigens
Pennisetum setaceum
Poa bigelovii
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schismus arabicus
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Gilia flavocincta
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum wrightii
Rumex hymenosepalus
Pteridaceae
Pellaea truncata
Ranunculaceae
Aquilegia chrysantha
Delphinium scaposum
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus greggii
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus
Vauquelinia californica
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Thamnosma montana
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix gooddingii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Phoradendron leucarpum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Simaroubaceae
Castela emoryi
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Datura wrightii
Lycium andersonii
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium fremontii
Lycium macrodon
Solanum xanti
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia gooddingii
Viburnaceae
Sambucus cerulea
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata