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grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
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fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
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1
2-5
more than 5
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Sierra De Santa Margarita
Madrean Archipelago Biodiversity Assessment Project (MABA)
Species Count: 326
Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus abditus
Carlowrightia arizonica
Carlowrightia pectinata
Dicliptera resupinata
Elytraria imbricata
Justicia californica
Ruellia intermedia
Tetramerium nervosum
Achatocarpaceae
Phaulothamnus spinescens
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus palmeri
Chenopodium neomexicanum
Froelichia interrupta
Gomphrena sonorae
Iresine discolor
Iresine hartmanii
Apocynaceae
Asclepias oenotheroides
Cynanchum ligulatum
Funastrum cynanchoides
Matelea petiolaris
Plumeria acutifolia
Vallesia glabra
Arecaceae
Brahea aculeata
Brahea brandegeei
Sabal uresana
Asparagaceae
Agave angustifolia
Agave ocahui
Agave palmeri
Agave shrevei
Dasylirion wheeleri
Echeandia ramosissima
Nolina matapensis
Yucca baccata
Asteraceae
Acourtia thurberi
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia cordifolia
Ambrosia monogyra
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis parishii
Bidens bigelovii
Brickellia coulteri
Encelia farinosa
Erigeron arisolius
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron velutipes
Guardiola platyphylla
Heliomeris hispidus
Hymenothrix wislizeni
Lagascea decipiens
Machaeranthera tagetina
Melampodium appendiculatum
Melampodium cupulatum
Melampodium sinuatum
Melampodium tenellum
Palafoxia linearis
Parthenice mollis
Pectis longipes
Pectis rusbyi
Perityle leptoglossa
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Tagetes triradiata
Thymophylla anomala
Tithonia fruticosa
Tridax procumbens
Trixis californica
Viguiera angustifolia
Viguiera dentata
Wedelia greenmanii
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthisma spinulosum
Zinnia angustifolia
Zinnia peruviana
Bignoniaceae
Handroanthus impetiginosus
Tabebuia chrysantha
Tecoma stans
Bixaceae
Amoreuxia palmatifida
Boraginaceae
Cordia parvifolia
Cordia sonorae
Heliotropium ternatum
Nama hispida
Nama jamaicense
Phacelia gentryi
Brassicaceae
Brassica nigra
Bromeliaceae
Hechtia montana
Burseraceae
Bursera fagaroides
Bursera lancifolia
Bursera laxiflora
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia thurberi
Echinocereus bristolii
Mammillaria sheldonii
Opuntia ficus-indica
Opuntia gosseliniana
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum
Stenocereus montanus
Stenocereus thurberi
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Celtis reticulata
Celastraceae
Schaefferia shrevei
Cleomaceae
Arivela viscosa
Cleome melanosperma
Commelinaceae
Commelina diffusa
Tradescantia masoni
Tradescantia pinetorum
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta americana
Cuscuta erosa
Evolvulus alsinoides
Ipomoea arborescens
Ipomoea bracteata
Ipomoea cristulata
Ipomoea minutiflora
Ipomoea plummerae
Jacquemontia pringlei
Cucurbitaceae
Apodanthera palmeri
Cucurbita digitata
Echinopepon wrightii
Vaseyanthus brandegei
Cupressaceae
Cupressus lusitanica
Juniperus coahuilensis
Cyperaceae
Carex spissa
Cyperus echinatus
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha californica
Acalypha ostryifolia
Acalypha papillosa
Chamaesyce florida
Cnidoscolus angustidens
Croton alamosanum
Croton ciliatoglandulifer
Croton flavescens
Croton sonorae
Ditaxis claryana
Euphorbia colletioides
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia polycarpa
Jatropha cardiophylla
Jatropha cordata
Manihot angustiloba
Manihot caudata
Ricinus communis
Sebastiania bilocularis
Tragia nepetifolia
Fabaceae
Acacia angustissima
Acacia californica
Acacia greggii
Acacia millefolia
Acacia occidentalis
Acacia pennatula
Acacia pringlei
Acacia russelliana
Acacia willardiana
Aeschynomene nivea
Brongniartia alamosana
Brongniartia nudiflora
Caesalpinia caladenia
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Calliandra eriophylla
Cercidium sonorae
Chamaecrista serpens
Coulteria pumila
Coursetia glandulosa
Crotalaria cajanifolia
Crotalaria pumila
Dalea pulchra
Desmanthus bicornutus
Desmanthus covillei
Desmodium batocaulon
Desmodium procumbens
Diphysa occidentalis
Erythrina flabelliformis
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
Haematoxylum brasiletto
Havardia mexicana
Havardia sonorae
Indigofera laevis
Indigofera trita
Lysiloma divaricatum
Lysiloma watsonii
Marina parryi
Mimosa distachya
Mimosa dysocarpa
Mimosa laxiflora
Mimosa palmeri
Nissolia gentryi
Nissolia schottii
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia praecox
Phaseolus lunatus
Piscidia mollis
Pithecellobium dulce
Prosopis velutina
Ramirezella strobilophora
Rhynchosia minima
Rhynchosia precatoria
Senna atomaria
Senna covesii
Senna pallida
Sesbania herbacea
Sphinctospermum constrictum
Tephrosia purpurea
Tephrosia tenella
Vachellia campechiana
Vachellia farnesiana
Fagaceae
Quercus chihuahuensis
Quercus emoryi
Quercus jonesii
Quercus oblongifolia
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria macdougalii
Fouquieria splendens
Gentianaceae
Eustoma exaltatum
Krameriaceae
Krameria sonorae
Lamiaceae
Condea albida
Salvia occidentalis
Stachys coccinea
Vitex mollis
Loasaceae
Mentzelia aspera
Malpighiaceae
Callaeum macropterum
Cottsia californica
Malvaceae
Abutilon abutiloides
Abutilon berlandieri
Abutilon fruticosum
Abutilon incanum
Abutilon mucronatum
Abutilon palmeri
Abutilon parishii
Abutilon trisulcatum
Anoda crenatiflora
Anoda cristata
Ayenia filiformis
Bastardia bivalvis
Bastardiastrum cinctum
Gossypium thurberi
Guazuma ulmifolia
Herissantia crispa
Hibiscus acicularis
Hibiscus biseptus
Malvastrum bicuspidatum
Pseudabutilon scabrum
Pseudabutilon thurberi
Sida abutilifolia
Sida aggregata
Sida rhombifolia
Waltheria indica
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea parviflora
Moraceae
Dorstenia drakena
Ficus insipida
Ficus petiolaris
Nyctaginaceae
Allionia incarnata
Boerhavia gracillima
Commicarpus scandens
Salpianthus arenarius
Oleaceae
Forestiera angustifolia
Passifloraceae
Passiflora foetida
Picramniaceae
Alvaradoa amorphoides
Plantaginaceae
Mecardonia procumbens
Stemodia durantifolia
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbago zeylanica
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida gentilis
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua alamosana
Bouteloua chondrosioides
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua diversispicula
Bouteloua radicosa
Bouteloua repens
Cynodon dactylon
Dichanthium annulatum
Digitaria ciliaris
Eragrostis intermedia
Eragrostis obtusiflora
Eriochloa acuminata
Heteropogon contortus
Heteropogon melanocarpus
Lasiacis ruscifolia
Melinis repens
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia sinuosa
Pennisetum ciliare
Setaria liebmannii
Setariopsis latiglumis
Tripsacum lanceolatum
Polygonaceae
Antigonon leptopus
Eriogonum abertianum
Persicaria punctata
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Pteridaceae
Astrolepis sinuata
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Myriopteris microphylla
Myriopteris pringlei
Notholaena lemmonii
Ranunculaceae
Clematis drummondii
Rhamnaceae
Karwinskia humboldtiana
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rubiaceae
Bouvardia multiflora
Cephalanthus salicifolius
Hintonia latiflora
Randia laevigata
Randia sonorensis
Randia thurberi
Randia watsonii
Rutaceae
Zanthoxylum fagara
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Sapindaceae
Cardiospermum corindum
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindus saponaria
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella novoleonensis
Selaginella rupincola
Solanaceae
Datura discolor
Datura lanosa
Lycium andersonii
Lycium berlandieri
Nicotiana glauca
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Solanum houstonii
Solanum lumholtzianum
Solanum nigrescens
Talinaceae
Talinum paniculatum
Verbenaceae
Glandularia gooddingii
Lantana camara
Zygophyllaceae
Guaiacum coulteri
Kallstroemia grandiflora