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[Acanthus] [Agavae]
[Amaranth] [Barberry] [Bellflower] [Bignonia] [Borage] [Brassicaceae] [Broom Rape] [Buckthorn] [Buckwheat] [Cactus] [Caper] [Caltrop] [Carpet-weed] [Carrot] [Cashew] [Cattail] [Crossoma]
[Crowfoot] [Dodder] [Elm] [Epheora] [Evening Primrose] [Fern] [Fig] [Figwort] [Four-o'clock]
[Geranium] [Goose Foot]
[Gourd] [Grass] [Jojoba] [Legume] [Lily]
[Loasa] [Madder] [Mallow] [Malpighia] [Mignonette] [Milkweed] [Mint] [Mistletoe] [Morning Glory] [Nettle] [Ocotillo] [Olive] [Orpine]
[Pink] [Pipevine] |
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| Carlowrightia arizonica Arizona carlowrightia, hummingbird bush, desert honeysuckle, chuparosa | Justicia californica |
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Agavaceae - agave family |
| Agave deserti simplex desert agave | Nolina bigelovii beargrass |
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Aizoaceae - fig, marigold family |
| Trianthema portulacastrum horse puslane |
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Amaranthaceae - amaranth family |
| Amaranthus crassipes | Nolina bigelovii beargrass |
| Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed pigweed | Amaranthus palmeri careless weed |
Tidestromia languinosa honeysweet |
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Anacardiaceae - cashew family |
| Rhus kearneyi kearney sumac |
Apiaceae - carrot family |
| Bowlesia incana hairy bowlesia | Eryngium nasturtifolium |
| Daucus pusillus | |
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Aristolochiaceae - pipevine, birthwort family |
| Aristolochia watsonii Indian root |
Asclepiadaceae - milkweed family |
| Asclepias albicans white-stemmed milkweed | Asclepias subulata rush milkweed |
| Asclepias erosa desert milkweed | Matelea parvifolia spearleaf, talayote |
| Sarcostemma cynanchoides climbing milkweed | |
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Asteraceae - sunflower family |
| Acourtia wrightii brown-foot | Gaillardia arizonica |
| Adenophyllum porophylloides | Geraea canescens desert sunflower |
| Ambrosia ambrosioides | Gutierrezia arizonica |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Gutierrezia californica California matchweed |
| Ambrosia confertiflora slimleaf bursage | Gutierrezia microcephala sticky snakeweed |
| Ambrosia deltoidea triangle-leaf bursage, burrobush | Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed |
| Ambrosia dumosa white bursage | Gymnosperma glutinosum |
| Ambrosia ilicifolia hollyleaved bursage | Helianthus annuus |
| Artemesia ludoviciana silver wormwood | Helianthus niveus |
| Aster subulatus small flowered aster | Helianthus petiolaris |
| Baccharis brachyphylla | Hymenoclea monogyra burrobush |
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| Baccharis salicifolia mule fat | Hymenoclea salsola cheesebush |
| Baccharis sarothroides desert broom | Hymenothrix wislizenii |
| Baileya multiradiata desert marigold | Hymenoxys odorata bitterweed |
| Baileya pauciradiata lax flower | Isocoma acradenia akali golden weed |
| Baileya pleniradiata wolly marigold | Machaeranthera arida |
| Bebbia juncea aspera sweetbush, rush bebbia | Machaeranthera gracilis |
| Brickellia atractyloides | Machaeranthera pinnatifida |
| Brickellia coluteri Coulter brickelbush | Machaeranthera spinulosus |
| Brickellia desertorum | Malacothrix californica glabrata desert dandelion |
| Calycoseria wrightii tackstem | Malacothrix clevelandi Cleveland yellow saucers |
| Chaenactis carphoclinia pebble pincushion plant | Malacothrix fendleri |
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| Chaenactis macrantha | Matricaria matricarioides pineapple weed |
| Chaenactis stevioides desert pincushion | Microseris linearifolia silver puff |
| Conyza coulteri | Monoptilon bellioides desert star |
| Dyssodia concinna dogweed | Palafoxia arida Spanish needles |
| Encelia farinosa white brittlebush, incienso | Pectis papposa cinchweed |
| Encelia farinosa pheniocodonta | Perityle emoryi emory rock daisy |
| Encelia frutescens rayless encelia | Peucephyllum schottii desert fir, pygmy cedar |
| Ericameria cuneata desert rock golden weed | Pleurocoronis pluriseta |
| Ericameria laricifolia turpentine bush | Porophyllum gracile pore leaf, odora |
| Erigeron divergens spreading fleabane | Prenanthella exigua |
| Erigeron lobatus fleabane | Psilostrophe cooperi paper flower |
| Eriophyllum lanosum | Rafinesguia neomexicana desert chicory |
| Eriophyllum pringlei | Senecio mohavensis Mohave groundsel |
| Evax multicaulis rabbit tobacco | Trichoptilium incisum yellow head |
| Filago californica | Trixis californica American trixis, Arizona green plant |
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| Berberis haematocarpa | Arizona algerita |
Bignoniaceae - bignonia family |
| Chilopsis linearis arcuata desert willow |
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| Amsinckia intermedia echinata coast fiddleneck | Cryptantha racemosa woody forget-me-not |
| Amsinckia tessellata fiddleneck, devil's lettuce | Lappula redowskii stickweed |
| Cryptantha angustifolia narrow leaved forget-me-not | Pectocarya heterocarpa hairy leaf comb-bur |
| Cryptantha barbigera bearded forget-me-not | Pectocarya platycarpa |
| Cryptantha ganderi dune cyptantha | Pectocarya recurvata Arch-nutted comb-bur |
| Cryptantha holoptera rough-stemmed cryptantha | Tiquilia canescens |
| Cryptantha maritima pilosa white-haired cryptantha | Tiquilia palmeri |
| Cryptantha nevadensis rigida Nevada cryptantha | Tiquilia plicata |
| Cryptantha pterocarya wing fruited forget-me-not | |
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| Brassica tournefortii Sahara mustard | Lepidium lasiocarpum peppergrasss |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris shepard's purse | Lesquerella gordoni gordon bladderpod |
| Caulanthus lasiophyllus | Lesquerella tenella palmer bean pod |
| Descurainia pinnata tansy mustard | Lyrocarpa coulteri coulter lyrepod |
| Dimorphocarpa pinnatifida | Sisymbrium irio London rocket |
| Dithyrea wislizennii | Sisymbrium orientale |
| Dithyrea californica spectacle pod | Streptanthella longirostris long-beaded twist plant |
| Draba cuneifolia wedge leaved draba | Thysanocarpus curvipes finger pod |
| Ledidium densiflorum prairie pepperweed | |
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Burseraceae - torch wood family |
| Bursera microphylla elephant tree |
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| Carnegiea gigantea saguaro | Opuntia basilaris beavertail cactus |
| Escobaria vivipara deserti ball cactus | Opuntia bigelovii teddybear cholla, Arizona jumping cactus |
| Echinocactus polycephalus clustered barrell cactus | Opuntia echinocarpa silver cholla |
| Echinocactus engelmannii Engelmann hedge-hog | Opuntia engelmannii flavispina Engelmann prickly pear |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrell | Opuntia fulgida mammillata chain fruit cholla |
| Ferocactus emoryi | Opuntia kunzei devil's club cholla |
| Ferocactus wislizeni southwest barrell | Opuntia leptocaulis desert Christmas cactus |
| Lemaireocereus thurberi organ pipe cactus, pitahaya | Opuntia phaeacantha purple prickly pear |
| Lophocereus schottii senita | Opuntia ramosissima wigginsii holycross cholla, diamond cholla, darning needle cholla, pencil cactus |
| Mammillaria grahamii Arizona pincushion cactus | Opuntia versicolor deerhorn cholla, staghorn cholla |
| Mammillaria tetrancistra fishhook pincushion cactus | Peniocereus greggii night blooming cereus |
| Opuntia acanthocarpa buckhorn cholla | |
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Campanulaceae - bellflower family |
| Nemacladus glanduliferus orientalis silver stem thread plant |
Capparaceae - caper family |
| Wislizenia refracta jackass clover |
Caryophyllaceae - pink family |
| Achyronychia cooperi frost mat | Loeflingia squarrosa cactorum |
| Drymaria viscosa | Silene antirrhina |
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| Atriplex canescens
four-wing saltbush, chamiso wheel-scale saltbush |
Chenopodium murale nettle-leaf goosefoot |
| Atriplex elegans wheel-scale saltbush | Monolepis nuttalliana poverty weed |
| Atriplex linearis | Salsola australis |
| Atriplex pacifica | Suaeda moquinii iodine |
| Atriplex polycarpa desert saltbush, cattle spinach | |
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| Ipomoea hederacea | Ipomoea hirsutula ivy, desert morning glory |
| Ipomoea triloba noxious weed | |
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| Crassula connata pygmy weed | Dudleya pulverulenta |
| Dudleya arizonica | |
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| Crossosoma bigelovii ragged rock flower |
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| Brandegea bigelovii | Cucurbita digitata finger leaved gourd |
| Cucurbita palmata coyote melon | |
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| Cuscuta denticulata | Cuscuta indecora |
| Cuscuta umbellata | |
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| Ephedra aspera joint fir | Ephedra nevadensis |
| Ephedra fasciculata | |
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| Acalypha californica | Croton californicus |
| Chamaesyce arizonica Arizona spurge | Croton wigginsii wiggins croton |
| Chamaesyce abramsiana | Croton sonorae |
| Chamaesyce albomarginata rattlesnake weed | Ditaxis brandegeei |
| Chamaesyce florida | Ditaxis lanceolata |
| Chamaesyce micromera | Ditaxis neomexicana |
| Chamaesyce pediculifera | Ditaxis serrata |
| Chamaesyce platysperma | Euphorbia eriantha desert pointsetta, beetle spurge |
| Chamaesyce polycarpa small seeded sandmat | Jatropha cuneata |
| Chamaesyce setiloba bristle lobed sandmat | Stillingia linearifolia |
| Chamaesyce trachysperma | Stillingia spinulosa |
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| Acacia constricta white thorn acacia | Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine |
| Acacia greggii catclaw acacia | Lupinus concinuus bajada lupine |
| Astragalus insularis harwoodii rattle weed, milkvetch | Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine |
| Astragulus nuttallianus imperfectus | Marina parryi Parry indigo pea |
| Calliandra eriophylla fairy duster, false mesquite | Olneya tesota desert ironwood |
| Cercidium floridum blue palo verde | Phaseolus acutifolius tepary bean |
| Cercidium microphyllum yellow palo verde, foothills palo verde |
Phaseolus filiformis Wright's pea, wild bean |
| Dalea mollis hairy indigo pea | Prosopis glandulosa honey mesquite |
| Dalea neomexicana New Mexican indigo pea | Prosopis pubescens screwbean mesquite |
| Dalea wrightii | Prosopis velutina velvet mesquite |
| Lotus rigidus desert rock pea | Psorothamnus emoryi |
| Lotus salsuginosus | Psorothamnus spinosus smoke tree |
| Lotus strigosus | Senna covesii |
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| Fouquieria splendens ocotillo, candlewood |
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| Erodium cicutarium filaree, alfilaria | Erodium texanum |
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| Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia | Phacelia cryptantha fat leaf phacelia |
| Eucrypta micrantha small flowered eucrypta | Phacelia distans |
| Eucrypta bipinnatifida | Phacelia minutiflora |
| Nama demissum | Phacelia neglecta |
| Nama hispidum purple mat | Pholistoma auritum arizonicum |
| Phacelia crenulata ambigua notch-leaf phacelia | |
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| Krameria erecta pima rhatany, purple heather | Krameria grayi white ratany |
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| Hedeoma namum mock pennyroyal | Salvia columbariae chia, desert sage |
| Hyptis emoryi desert lavendar | Teucrium cubense small coast germander |
| Salazaria mexicana paperbag bush | Teucrium glandulosum |
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| Allium macropetalum | Hesperocallis undulata desert lily, Ajo lily |
| Dichelostemma pulchellum blue dicks, covena, grassnuts |
Triteleiopsis palmeri blue sand lily |
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| Eucnide rupestris rock nettle | Mentzelia multiflora |
| Mentzelia affinis yellow comet | Mentzelia puberula rough-stemmed blazing star |
| Mentzelia involucrata sand blazing star | Petalonyx thurberi Thurber sandpaper plant |
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| Janusia gracilis slender janusia |
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| Abutilon incanum hoary Indian mallow | Horsfordia alata pink felt plant |
| Abutilon malacum | Horsforida newberryi yellow felt plant |
| Abutilon palmeri Palmer Indian mallow | Sphaeralcea ambigua rosacea parish mallow |
| Eremalche exilis | Sphaeralcea coulteri Coulter globe mallow |
| Herissantia crispa curly abutilon | Sphaeralcea emoryi Emory globe mallow |
| Hibiscus coulteri desert rose mallow | Sphaeralcea orcuttii |
| Hibiscus denudatus pale face mallow, rock hibiscus | |
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| Proboscidea altheifolia devil's claw, unicorn plant |
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| Glinus radiatus |
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| Abronia villosa hairy sand verbena | Mirabilis bigelovii weak-stem four o'clock |
| Allionia incarnata trailing four o'clock | Mirabilis pumila |
| Boerhavia intermedia spiderling | Mirabilis tenuiloba long-lobed four o'clock |
| Boerhavia wrightii | |
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| Menodora scoparia | Menodora scabra |
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| Cammissonia arenaria | Oenothera californica |
| Cammissonia californica | Oenothera deltoides |
| Cammissonia refracta | Oenothera primiveris caulescens
large yellow desert primrose, evening primrose |
| Gavra parviflora lizard tail, velvet leaf gaura | |
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| Orobanche cooperi broom rape, cancer foot |
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| Argemone gracilenta | Eschscholzia glyptosperma |
| Argemone intermedia prickly poppy | Eschscholzia minutiflora little gold poppy |
| Argemone platyceras | |
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| Plantago ovata Indian wheat | Plantago patagonica pursh Indian wheat |
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| Aristida adscensionis six-weeks three awn | Festuca arizonica Arizona fescue |
| Aristida purpurea purple three awn | Heteropogon contortus common tangleweed |
| Aristida ternipes hamulosa hook three awn, wild oat | Hordeum murinum glaucum |
| Avena fatua wild oat | Leptochloa filiformis red spangle-top |
| Bothriochloa barbinodis bluestem, canebeard grass | Leptochloa mucronata |
| Bouteloua aristidoides needle grama | Muhlenbergia microsperma little-seed muhly |
| Bouteloua barbata six-week grama | Muhlenbergia porteri bush muhly |
| Bromus arizonicus | Pennisetum setaceum fountain grass |
| Bromus carinatus California brome | Phalaris minor canary grass |
| Bromus rubens red brome | Pleuraphis rigida big galleta |
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| Cenchrus ciliaris sandbur | Schismus arabicus Arabian grass |
| Cenchrus palmeri | Schismus barbatus Mediteranean grass |
| Chloris virgata feather fingergrass | Setaria macrostachya plains brittlegrass |
| Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass | Sorghum halpense johnson grass |
| Echinochloa colona junglegrass | Sporobolus airoides alkali sacaton |
| Enneapogon desvauxii nine-awned pappus grass | Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass |
| Eragrostis cilianensis stinkgrass | Trichachne californica cotton-top |
| Eragrostis lehmanniana Lehmann lovegrass | Tridens eragrostoides lovegrass |
| Eriochloa aristata awned cup grass | Tridens muticus slim tridens |
| Erioneuron pulchellum fluffgrass | Vulpia octoflora six-week fescue |
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| Eriastrum diffusum | Gilia stellata star gilia |
| Eriastrum eremicum | Langloisia setosissima bristly langloisia |
| Gilia scopulorum | Linanthus bigelovii begelow gilia |
| Gilia sinuata star flower |
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| Chorizanthe brevicornu brittle spineflower | Eriogonum thomasii |
| Chorizanthe corrugata corrugated spiny herb | Eriogonum thurberi |
| Chorizanthe rigida desert spiny herb | Eriogonum trichopes litte trumpet |
| Eriogonum deflexum skeleton weed | Eriogonum wrightii Wright's buckwheat |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum flat-top buckwheat | Nemacaulis denudata woolly heads |
| Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet | Polygonum argyrocoleon silversheath knotweed |
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| Cheilanthes feei Fee's lip fern | Notholaena sinuata wavy cloak fern |
| Notholanena parryi Parry's cloak fern | Notholaena standleyi star cloak fern |
| Notholaena californica California cloak fern | Pityrogramma triangularis gold fern |
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| Clematis drummondi western virgin's bower | Delphinium scaposum |
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| Oligomeris linifolia cambess |
Rhamnaceae - buckthorn family |
| Colubrina californica | Condalia globosa bitter condalia |
| Zizyphus obtusifolia graythorn, gray leaf abrojo, white crucillo | |
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| Galium stellatum eremicum desert bedstraw |
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| Thomnosma montana turpentine broom |
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| Populus fremontii desert cottonwood, alomo |
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| Antirrhinum cyathiferum deep canyon snapdragon | Penstemon gracilentus |
| Maurandya antirrhiniflora blue snapdragon vine | Penstemon pseudospectabilis Mojave beardtongue, desert penstemon |
| Veronica peregrina necklace weed | |
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| Selaginella eremophila |
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| Castela emoryi crucifixion thorne |
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| Simmondsia chinensis jojoba, goat-nut, pig-nut, coffeebush S |
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| Chamaesaracha coronopus | Lycium parishii Parish's desert thorn |
| Datura discolor thorn apple, small datura | Nicotiana clevelandii |
| Datura meteloides | Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco |
| Lycium andersonii Anderson thornbush | Physalis acutifolia Wright ground cherry |
| Lycium berlandieri longistylum | Physalis crassifolia |
| Lycium californicum | Physalis lobata purple ground cherry |
| Lycium fremontii Fremont thornbush | Solanum elaeagnifolium white horse nettle |
| Lycium macrodon | |
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| Tamarix aphylla athel | Tamarix ramosissima salt cedar, tamarisk |
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| Typha domingensis southern cattail |
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| Celtis pallida desert hackberry, granjeno |
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| Parietaria hesperia | Parietaria floridana |
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| Glandularia gooddingii | Verbena gooddingii Gooding verbena |
| Tetraclea coulteri | Verbena officinalis halei Texas vervain |
| Verbena bracteata prostrate vervain | |
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| Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe |
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| Fragonia californica laevis | Kallstroemia californica |
| Fragonia californica longipes | Kallstroemia grandiflora |
| Fragonia pachyacantha | Larrea tridentata creosote, greasewood |
Cabeza Prieta National
Wildlife Refuge
1611 North Second Avenue
Ajo, Arizona 85321
Phone: 520/387-6483
Fax: 520/387-5359
r2rw_cp@fws.gov
Last Updated April 15, 2002
