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trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
orchids
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
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
red
pink
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inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Sierra de los Ajos
Madrean Archipelago Biodiversity Assessment Project (MABA)
Species Count: 397
Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus thurberi
Elytraria imbricata
Tetramerium nervosum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus palmeri
Bassia scoparia
Guilleminea densa
Amaryllidaceae
Allium plummerae
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Rhus glabra
Rhus microphylla
Rhus trilobata
Schinus molle
Toxicodendron radicans
Apiaceae
Eryngium lemmonii
Apocynaceae
Asclepias asperula
Asclepias elata
Asclepias glaucescens
Asclepias lemmonii
Asclepias nyctaginifolia
Asclepias tuberosa
Gonolobus arizonicus
Haplophyton cimicidum
Araliaceae
Aralia humilis
Aralia racemosa
Asparagaceae
Agave palmeri
Dasylirion wheeleri
Maianthemum racemosum
Nolina microcarpa
Yucca madrensis
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium resiliens
Asteraceae
Ageratina herbacea
Ageratina paupercula
Ageratina rothrockii
Aldama cordifolia
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia cordifolia
Ambrosia psilostachya
Antennaria marginata
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis pteronioides
Baccharis sarothroides
Baccharis thesioides
Barkleyanthus salicifolius
Bidens aurea
Bidens pilosa
Brickellia betonicifolia
Brickellia coulteri
Brickellia eupatorioides
Brickellia grandiflora
Brickellia rusbyi
Chaenactis stevioides
Chaetopappa ericoides
Encelia farinosa
Ericameria laricifolia
Erigeron neomexicanus
Erigeron vreelandii
Galinsoga parviflora
Guardiola platyphylla
Gutierrezia microcephala
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Gutierrezia wrightii
Gymnosperma glutinosum
Helianthus annuus
Heliomeris hispidus
Heliomeris longifolia
Hieracium crepidispermum
Hymenothrix wislizeni
Hymenothrix wrightii
Leibnitzia lyrata
Melampodium appendiculatum
Melampodium longicorne
Pectis longipes
Pectis prostrata
Plectocephalus americanus
Plectocephalus rothrockii
Pseudognaphalium pringlei
Psilactis gentryi
Ratibida mexicana
Roldana hartwegii
Senecio parryi
Solidago velutina
Stevia serrata
Symphyotrichum potosinum
Tagetes lemmonii
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Trixis californica
Verbesina longifolia
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthium strumarium
Xanthocephalum gymnospermoides
Zinnia grandiflora
Zinnia peruviana
Betulaceae
Alnus oblongifolia
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Tecoma stans
Boraginaceae
Lithospermum multiflorum
Phacelia arizonica
Phacelia distans
Brassicaceae
Descurainia pinnata
Descurainia sophia
Erysimum capitatum
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Lepidium thurberi
Lepidium virginicum
Sisymbrium irio
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia spinosior
Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia macrorhiza
Stenocereus thurberi
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Celtis reticulata
Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos oreophilus
Valeriana arizonica
Valeriana edulis
Valeriana sorbifolia
Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria lanuginosa
Commelinaceae
Tinantia erecta
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus equitans
Evolvulus sericeus
Crassulaceae
Sedum madrense
Sedum stelliforme
Cucurbitaceae
Apodanthera undulata
Cyclanthera minima
Cupressaceae
Juniperus coahuilensis
Juniperus deppeana
Juniperus scopulorum
Cyperaceae
Cyperus odoratus
Eleocharis montevidensis
Eleocharis radicans
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris fragilis
Cystopteris reevesiana
Dennstaedtiaceae
Pteridium aquilinum
Ericaceae
Arbutus arizonica
Arctostaphylos pungens
Chimaphila maculata
Pterospora andromedea
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha papillosa
Acalypha phleoides
Chamaesyce gracillima
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Cnidoscolus angustidens
Croton texensis
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia brachycera
Euphorbia exstipulata
Euphorbia melanadenia
Euphorbia pediculifera
Euphorbia setiloba
Euphorbia spathulata
Jatropha cardiophylla
Jatropha cordata
Jatropha macrorhiza
Manihot rubricaulis
Ricinus communis
Tragia laciniata
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Acacia millefolia
Acaciella angustissima
Acmispon brachycarpus
Amorpha fruticosa
Astragalus nothoxys
Astragalus nuttallianus
Calliandra eriophylla
Chamaecrista leptadenia
Cologania angustifolia
Cologania obovata
Coursetia glandulosa
Crotalaria pumila
Dalea filiformis
Dalea lumholtzii
Dalea mollis
Dalea purpusii
Desmanthus bicornutus
Desmodium grahamii
Desmodium rosei
Erythrina flabelliformis
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
Havardia mexicana
Hoffmannseggia glauca
Lotus alamosanus
Lotus plebeius
Lupinus concinnus
Lupinus huachucanus
Lysiloma divaricatum
Lysiloma watsonii
Mimosa dysocarpa
Mimosa laxiflora
Nissolia schottii
Ottleya greenei
Parkinsonia aculeata
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Prosopis velutina
Robinia neomexicana
Tephrosia thurberi
Tephrosia vicioides
Trifolium pinetorum
Vachellia campechiana
Vachellia vernicosa
Fagaceae
Quercus arizonica
Quercus chihuahuensis
Quercus emoryi
Quercus gambelii
Quercus hypoleucoides
Quercus jonesii
Quercus mcvaughii
Quercus oblongifolia
Quercus rugosa
Quercus viminea
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria macdougalii
Fouquieria splendens
Garryaceae
Garrya wrightii
Gentianaceae
Gentianella microcalyx
Geraniaceae
Geranium richardsonii
Hydrangeaceae
Philadelphus microphyllus
Iridaceae
Iris missouriensis
Sisyrinchium scabrum
Juglandaceae
Juglans major
Juncaceae
Juncus bufonius
Juncus ensifolius
Juncus tenuis
Krameriaceae
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Agastache pallida
Condea albida
Hedeoma dentata
Salvia lemmonii
Salvia microphylla
Salvia parryi
Salvia reflexa
Stachys coccinea
Trichostema arizonicum
Liliaceae
Lilium parryi
Loasaceae
Mentzelia albicaulis
Malpighiaceae
Callaeum macropterum
Malvaceae
Abutilon berlandieri
Anoda cristata
Gossypium thurberi
Sida abutilifolia
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Marsileaceae
Marsilea vestita
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea parviflora
Menispermaceae
Cocculus diversifolius
Molluginaceae
Mollugo verticillata
Montiaceae
Talinum aurantiacum
Nyctaginaceae
Commicarpus scandens
Oleaceae
Fraxinus gooddingii
Fraxinus papillosa
Fraxinus velutina
Onagraceae
Ludwigia palustris
Oenothera elata
Oenothera rosea
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Orchidaceae
Malaxis corymbosa
Malaxis soulei
Platanthera limosa
Tamayorkis ehrenbergii
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja nelsonii
Castilleja patriotica
Castilleja tenuiflora
Seymeria bipinnatisecta
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis alpina
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis decaphylla
Phrymaceae
Erythranthe calciphila
Erythranthe guttata
Erythranthe verbenacea
Pinaceae
Abies concolor
Pinus arizonica
Pinus cembroides
Pinus engelmannii
Pinus leiophylla
Pinus strobiformis
Pinus sylvestris
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon campanulatus
Penstemon stenophyllus
Plantago major
Platanaceae
Platanus wrightii
Poaceae
Aegopogon tenellus
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida arizonica
Aristida divaricata
Aristida gentilis
Aristida laxa
Aristida schiedeana
Blepharoneuron tricholepis
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua chondrosioides
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bouteloua radicosa
Bouteloua repens
Bromus anomalus
Bromus catharticus
Bromus ciliatus
Chloris virgata
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria sanguinalis
Dinebra viscida
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elionurus barbiculmis
Elymus arizonicus
Elymus elymoides
Eragrostis intermedia
Eragrostis lehmanniana
Eragrostis lugens
Eriochloa acuminata
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria belangeri
Hilaria mutica
Hopia obtusa
Koeleria macrantha
Lycurus setosus
Muhlenbergia dumosa
Muhlenbergia elongata
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Muhlenbergia glauca
Muhlenbergia longiligula
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia minutissima
Muhlenbergia montana
Muhlenbergia pauciflora
Muhlenbergia repens
Muhlenbergia rigens
Muhlenbergia rigida
Muhlenbergia setifolia
Muhlenbergia sinuosa
Muhlenbergia trifida
Muhlenbergia virescens
Panicum hirticaule
Paspalum distichum
Phalaris minor
Piptochaetium fimbriatum
Piptochaetium pringlei
Polypogon viridis
Setaria grisebachii
Setaria macrostachya
Sorghum halepense
Sporobolus airoides
Urochloa arizonica
Zuloagaea bulbosa
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum abertianum
Eriogonum polycladon
Eriogonum wrightii
Polygonum aviculare
Rumex crispus
Rumex orthoneurus
Potamogetonaceae
Zannichellia palustris
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris fendleri
Myriopteris rufa
Pellaea atropurpurea
Pellaea intermedia
Ranunculaceae
Delphinium andesicola
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus buxifolius
Ceanothus pauciflorus
Rhamnus betulaefolia
Rhamnus betulifolia
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus breviflorus
Cercocarpus montanus
Holodiscus dumosus
Potentilla thurberi
Prunus persica
Prunus serotina
Purshia mexicana
Purshia stansburyana
Rubus flagellaris
Rubiaceae
Bouvardia ternifolia
Houstonia rubra
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Populus monticola
Populus tremuloides
Salix bonplandiana
Salix gooddingii
Salix taxifolia
Santalaceae
Phoradendron villosum
Sapindaceae
Acer grandidentatum
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapotaceae
Sideroxylon occidentale
Scrophulariaceae
Buddleja parviflora
Solanaceae
Datura innoxia
Lycium pallidum
Nicotiana glauca
Physalis caudella
Physalis crassifolia
Physalis hispida
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Verbenaceae
Glandularia elegans
Verbena carolina
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Vitaceae
Vitis arizonica
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia californica
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Kallstroemia parviflora