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grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
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composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
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annual or biennial
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armed
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
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leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
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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
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yellow
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inconspicuous
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1
2-5
more than 5
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fleshy
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
NPS-SOPN
Species Count: 194
Alismataceae
Sagittaria cuneata
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex patula
Bassia scoparia
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Chenopodium pratericola
Chenopodium watsonii
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola tragus
Apiaceae
Conium maculatum
Cymopterus glomeratus
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias subverticillata
Asparagaceae
Asparagus officinalis
Asteraceae
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia psilostachya
Ambrosia trifida
Artemisia filifolia
Baccharis salicina
Brickellia eupatorioides
Cirsium arvense
Conyza canadensis
Dyssodia papposa
Ericameria nauseosa
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus petiolaris
Heterotheca canescens
Iva axillaris
Lactuca serriola
Lactuca tatarica
Lygodesmia juncea
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Ratibida columnifera
Ratibida tagetes
Rayjacksonia annua
Rayjacksonia phyllocephala
Rhaponticum repens
Solidago canadensis
Sonchus oleraceus
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum falcatum
Tragopogon dubius
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha crassisepala
Lappula occidentalis
Lithospermum incisum
Brassicaceae
Chorispora tenella
Descurainia sophia
Lepidium densiflorum
Lepidium draba
Lepidium latifolium
Lepidium virginicum
Noccaea fendleri
Rorippa sinuata
Thlaspi arvense
Cactaceae
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia polyacantha
Caprifoliaceae
Dipsacus fullonum
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Cleomaceae
Cleomella serrulata
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Ipomoea leptophylla
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita foetidissima
Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Carex pellita
Carex praegracilis
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus odoratus
Eleocharis macrostachya
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Euphorbiaceae
Croton texensis
Euphorbia dentata
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Euphorbia marginata
Euphorbia prostrata
Euphorbia serpens
Fabaceae
Astragalus bisulcatus
Astragalus missouriensis
Gleditsia triacanthos
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Lupinus pusillus
Medicago sativa
Melilotus albus
Melilotus officinalis
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Sophora nuttalliana
Grossulariaceae
Ribes aureum
Lamiaceae
Leonurus cardiaca
Lycopus americanus
Stachys palustris
Teucrium canadense
Loasaceae
Mentzelia nuda
Malvaceae
Abutilon theophrasti
Hibiscus trionum
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea louisianica
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia fragrans
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Tripterocalyx micranthus
Oleaceae
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Onagraceae
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera suffrutescens
Oenothera villosa
Plantaginaceae
Plantago patagonica
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Poaceae
Aegilops cylindrica
Aristida purpurea
Bothriochloa laguroides
Bothriochloa saccharoides
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus arvensis
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus racemosus
Bromus tectorum
Cenchrus longispinus
Chloris verticillata
Cynodon dactylon
Dactylis glomerata
Distichlis spicata
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus canadensis
Elymus elymoides
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hesperostipa comata
Hilaria jamesii
Hopia obtusa
Hordeum jubatum
Hordeum pusillum
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Muhlenbergia racemosa
Panicum capillare
Panicum miliaceum
Panicum virgatum
Pascopyrum smithii
Phalaris arundinacea
Phragmites australis
Poa fendleriana
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schedonnardus paniculatus
Schizachyrium scoparium
Setaria viridis
Sorghum halepense
Spartina pectinata
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Thinopyrum elongatum
Thinopyrum intermedium
Polemoniaceae
Ipomopsis laxiflora
Linanthus caespitosus
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum lachnogynum
Persicaria pensylvanica
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum ramosissimum
Rumex crispus
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex venosus
Ranunculaceae
Clematis ligusticifolia
Rosaceae
Rosa woodsii
Salicaceae
Populus alba
Populus deltoides
Salix amygdaloides
Salix exigua
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus
Solanaceae
Chamaesaracha coniodes
Physalis hederifolia
Physalis longifolia
Physalis virginiana
Quincula lobata
Solanum rostratum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus pumila
Verbenaceae
Phyla cuneifolia
Verbena bracteata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus inserta
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Zygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia parviflora
Tribulus terrestris