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NAU-BIO414-Great Plains Grassland
Tina Ayers
Species Count: 33
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex confertifolia
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Salsola tragus
Apocynaceae
Asclepias latifolia
Asclepias subverticillata
Asteraceae
Artemisia arbuscula
Chaetopappa ericoides
Psilostrophe sparsiflora
Tetradymia canescens
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Zinnia grandiflora
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Opuntia polyacantha
Ephedraceae
Ephedra nevadensis
Ephedra torreyana
Fabaceae
Astragalus praelongus
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia torreyana
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja integra
Poaceae
Andropogon gerardi
Bouteloua eriopoda
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hesperostipa comata
Hilaria jamesii
Hopia obtusa
Pascopyrum smithii
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum corymbosum
Eriogonum deflexum
Solanaceae
Solanum elaeagnifolium