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Plants of Cabeza Prieta NWR |
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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