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McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Steve Jones
Species Count: 311
Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus thurberi
Carlowrightia arizonica
Justicia californica
Justicia longii
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Amaranthus torreyi
Atriplex canescens
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium fremontii
Chenopodium pratericola
Chenopodium watsonii
Monolepis nuttalliana
Salsola tragus
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Daucus pusillus
Lomatium nevadense
Apocynaceae
Asclepias nyctaginifolia
Matelea parvifolia
Metastelma arizonicum
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia watsonii
Asparagaceae
Agave americana
Dichelostemma capitatum
Nolina microcarpa
Yucca baccata
Asteraceae
Acourtia nana
Acourtia wrightii
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Ambrosia
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia dumosa
Ambrosia eriocentra
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia salsola
Baccharis brachyphylla
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis parishii
Baileya multiradiata
Brickellia californica
Brickellia coulteri
Centaurea melitensis
Chaenactis stevioides
Cirsium neomexicanum
Conyza canadensis
Encelia farinosa
Encelia virginensis
Ericameria laricifolia
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron oreophilus
Eriophyllum lanosum
Eriophyllum pringlei
Gnaphalium palustre
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Isocoma acradenia
Lactuca serriola
Lasthenia californica
Layia glandulosa
Logfia arizonica
Logfia filaginoides
Melampodium leucanthum
Monoptilon bellioides
Oncosiphon piluliferum
Perityle emoryi
Pluchea sericea
Porophyllum gracile
Pseudognaphalium canescens
Psilostrophe cooperi
Rafinesquia californica
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Senecio lemmonii
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Stylocline gnaphaloides
Stylocline micropoides
Trixis californica
Uropappus lindleyi
Xanthisma gracile
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Berberidaceae
Berberis haematocarpa
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia tessellata
Cryptantha barbigera
Cryptantha decipiens
Cryptantha muricata
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Pectocarya heterocarpa
Pectocarya platycarpa
Pectocarya recurvata
Pectocarya setosa
Phacelia affinis
Phacelia cryptantha
Phacelia distans
Phacelia ramosissima
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
Plagiobothrys pringlei
Brassicaceae
Boechera perennans
Brassica tournefortii
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Physaria tenella
Sisymbrium irio
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia arbuscula
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia x tetracantha
Echinocereus engelmannii
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Mammillaria grahamii
Opuntia chlorotica
Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia x curvospina
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Celtis reticulata
Caryophyllaceae
Herniaria hirsuta
Loeflingia squarrosa
Minuartia douglasii
Silene antirrhina
Celastraceae
Canotia holacantha
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta indecora
Cuscuta umbellata
Evolvulus arizonicus
Ipomoea cristulata
Ipomoea hederacea
Crassulaceae
Crassula connata
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita digitata
Marah gilensis
Cupressaceae
Juniperus coahuilensis
Ephedraceae
Ephedra aspera
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce abramsiana
Chamaesyce arizonica
Chamaesyce capitellata
Chamaesyce florida
Chamaesyce melanadenia
Chamaesyce micromera
Chamaesyce pediculifera
Chamaesyce polycarpa
Chamaesyce revoluta
Chamaesyce setiloba
Ditaxis lanceolata
Ditaxis neomexicana
Euphorbia eriantha
Tragia nepetifolia
Tragia ramosa
Fabaceae
Acacia constricta
Acacia greggii
Astragalus nuttallianus
Calliandra eriophylla
Lotus humistratus
Lotus rigidus
Lupinus concinnus
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Marina parryi
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Senna artemisioides
Senna covesii
Fagaceae
Quercus turbinella
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium texanum
Juncaceae
Juncus bufonius
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Krameria erecta
Lamiaceae
Hedeoma nana
Hyptis emoryi
Salazaria mexicana
Salvia columbariae
Liliaceae
Calochortus kennedyi
Loasaceae
Mentzelia affinis
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia multiflora
Malpighiaceae
Cottsia gracilis
Malvaceae
Abutilon incanum
Abutilon palmeri
Abutilon parvulum
Ayenia filiformis
Herissantia crispa
Hibiscus coulteri
Malva parviflora
Sida abutifolia
Sphaeralcea
Sphaeralcea rusbyi
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea althaeifolia
Proboscidea parviflora
Montiaceae
Calandrinia ciliata
Cistanthe monandra
Nyctaginaceae
Allionia choisyi
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia coulteri
Boerhavia intermedia
Boerhavia spicata
Boerhavia wrightii
Commicarpus scandens
Mirabilis coccinea
Oleaceae
Menodora scabra
Onagraceae
Camissonia californica
Camissonia confusa
Camissonia pallida
Clarkia epilobioides
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche cooperi
Papaveraceae
Argemone pleiacantha
Phrymaceae
Mimulus guttatus
Plantaginaceae
Keckiella antirrhinoides
Maurandya antirrhiniflora
Penstemon subulatus
Plantago ovata
Plantago patagonica
Sairocarpus nuttallianus
Veronica peregrina
Poaceae
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida divaricata
Aristida pansa
Avena fatua
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bouteloua aristidoides
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus arvensis
Bromus berterianus
Bromus carinatus
Bromus marginatus
Bromus rubens
Cynodon dactylon
Dasyochloa pulchella
Digitaria californica
Elymus elymoides
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eragrostis barrelieri
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria rigida
Leptochloa dubia
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Muhlenbergia microsperma
Muhlenbergia porteri
Panicum hirticaule
Pappostipa speciosa
Pennisetum ciliare
Pennisetum setaceum
Phalaris minor
Poa bigelovii
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schismus arabicus
Schismus barbatus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Urochloa arizonica
Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum diffusum
Eriastrum eremicum
Gilia flavocincta
Gilia stellata
Phlox gracilis
Phlox tenuifolia
Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Eriogonum inflatum
Eriogonum palmerianum
Eriogonum trichopes
Eriogonum wrightii
Pterostegia drymarioides
Rumex hymenosepalus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Portulaca pilosa
Portulaca umbraticola
Pteridaceae
Astrolepis cochisensis
Astrolepis sinuata
Astrolepis windhamii
Cheilanthes covillei
Cheilanthes parryi
Cheilanthes wrightii
Notholaena standleyi
Pellaea truncata
Ranunculaceae
Anemone tuberosa
Clematis drummondii
Delphinium parishii
Delphinium scaposum
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Salicaceae
Salix gooddingii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindus saponaria
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella arizonica
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Datura discolor
Lycium berlandieri
Lycium exsertum
Lycium fremontii
Lycium parishii
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Physalis hederifolia
Solanum douglasii
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Verbenaceae
Aloysia wrightii
Glandularia gooddingii
Verbena bracteata
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia californica
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Larrea tridentata
Tribulus terrestris