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The plant species listed here are grouped according to their most common growth form in Arizona, USA. Some plants are quite variable and may have multiple or intermediate growth forms. Growth forms can also vary depending on local conditions such as soil type, temperature, microclimate, availability of water, and level of sunlight.

Cactus - Grass - Herb / Forb - Parasite - Shrub - Subshrub - Tree - Unusual Shrub (Agave, Yucca, etc.) - Fern - Vine

Tree

* Acacia constricta

* Acacia farnesiana

* Acaia occidentalis

* Acacia smallii

* Canotia holacantha

Celtis laevigata var. reticulata

* Cercocarpus intricatus

* Chilopsis linearis

* Citrus

* Ephedra trifurca

* Jacaranda mimosaefolia

* Mimosa aculeaticarpa biuncifera

* Moringa oleifera

* Olea europaea

* Olneya tesota

* Parkinsonia aculeata

* Parkinsonia florida

* Parkinsonia microphylla

* Pithecolobium (Pithecellobium) flexicaule

* Populus fremontii

* Prosopis velutina

* Salix gooddingii

* Phoenix species

* Prunus americana

* Prunus persica

* Pyrus communis

Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis

Tamarix chinensis* Pink, White

Tamarix pentandra - Pink, White

* Washingtonia filifera

 

Shrub

Acacia angustissima

* Acacia greggii

Anisacanthus thurberi

Arctostaphylos pungens

* Astragalus praelongus

Atriplex canescens

Baccharis salicifolia

* Baccharis sarothroides

* Beloperone californica

* Caesalpinia gilliesii

* Calliandra eriophylla

Celtis laevigata var. reticulata

Celtis pallida

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Coursetia glandulosa

Crossosoma bigelovii

* Dodonaea viscosa

Dalea pulchra - Purple, White

Erythrina flabelliformis

Gossypium thurberi

* Hesperaloe parviflora

Hymenoclea salsola

* Hyptis emoryi

* Lavatera maritima

Jacquemontia pringlei

Jatropha cardiophylla

* Justicia candicans

Larrea tridentata

Lycium berlandieri

* Mimosa aculeaticarpa biuncifera

* Nicotiana glauca

* Purshia mexicana

* Rhaphiolepis indica

Senna hirsuta var. glaberrima

* Simmondsia chinensis

* Viguiera deltoidea var. parishii

* Yucca baccata

* Yucca brevifolia

* Yucca elata

 

Subshrub

Abutilon abutiloides

Abutilon incanum - Pink, Yellow

Adenophyllum porophylloides

* Ambrosia ambrosioides

Ambrosia cordifolia

Ambrosia deltoidea

Bebbia juncea

Brickellia coulteri

* Calliandra californica

* Calliandra eriophylla

* Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Carlowrightia arizonica

* Cassia covesii

* Dalea albiflora

Dalea pringlei

* Datura wrightii

* Dyssodia porophylloides

* Encelia farinosa

Encelia frutescens

* Eremophila maculata

Ericameria laricifolia

Eriogonum fasciculatum

* Eriogonum inflatum

Gutierrezia serotina

Haplophyton crooksii

Herissantia crispa

Hibiscus coulteri

Hibiscus denudatus

Isocoma tenuisecta

* Krameria erecta

* Krameria grayi

* Krameria parvifolia

* Lantana camara

Lotus rigidus

Marina parryi

Menodora scabra

Plumbago scandens

Porophyllum gracile

Psilostrophe cooperi

* Senna covesii

Siphonoglossa longiflora

Sphaeralcea ambigua - * Pink, * White, * Red

* Sphaeralcea emoryi

Sphaeralcea laxa

Stephanomeria pauciflora

Thymophylla pentachaeta

Tiquilia canescens

Trixis californica

Zinnia acerosa

 

Unusual Shrub (Agave, Yucca, etc.)

Agave chrysantha

Agave schottii

Dasylirion wheeleri

* Fouquieria splendens

* Hesperaloe parviflora

* Yucca baccata

* Yucca brevifolia

* Yucca elata

 

Vine

Boerhavia scandens

Clematis drummondii

* Convolvulus arvensis

* Cucurbita foetidissima

* Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa

Funastrum cynanchoides * Purple, White

Ipomoea barbatisepala

Ipomoea costellata

Ipomoea hederifolia

Janusia gracilis

* Marah gilensis

Maurandella antirrhiniflora

Phaseolus angustissimus

 

Grass

Arundo donax

 

Cactus

* Carnegiea gigantea

* Cereus giganteus

* Echinocereus engelmannii

Echinocereus fendleri var. fasciculatus

Ferocactus wislizenii - * Orange, * Red, * Yellow

* Mammillaria grahamii var. grahamii

* Opuntia basilaris

* Opuntia bigelovii

Opuntia engelmannii* Yellow, * Pink

Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis* Yellow, * Pink

Opuntia fulgida

Opuntia kunzei

* Opuntia leptocaulis

Opuntia versicolor * Bronze, * Orange, * Pink, *Red, * Yellow, * Yellow-green

* Opuntia violacea var. santa-rita

* Peniocereus greggii

 

Fern

Notholaena standleyi

 

Parasite

* Cuscuta indecora

Orobanche cooperi

Phoradendron californicum

* Phoradendron macrophyllum

Herb / Forb

Acourtia nana

Acourtia wrightii

* Allionia incarnata

Amaranthus fimbriatus

* Amaranthus palmeri

Ambrosia confertiflora

* Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia

Anagallis arvensis

Anagallis arvensis var. caerulea

Anaphalis margaritacea

Anemone tuberosa

Anemopsis californica

* Antheropeas lanosum

Arabis perennans

* Argemone pleiacantha

* Argemone polyanthemos

Asclepias subverticillata

* Aster hirtifolius

Bahia absinthifolia

* Baileya multiradiata

Boerhavia coccinea

Boerhavia coulteri

Bowlesia incana

* Brassica tournefortii

Calandrinia ciliata

Calibrachoa parviflora

Calycoseris wrightii

Calyptocarpus vialis

Camissonia californica

* Castilleja exserta

* Castilleja integra

* Castilleja lanata

Centaurea melitensis

* Centaurea solstitialis

Centaurium arizonicum

* Chaenactis fremontii

Chamaesaracha coronopus

* Chamaesaracha sordida

* Chamaesyce albomarginata

Chamaesyce florida - White, Pink

Chamaesyce hyssopifolia

Chamaesyce polycarpa

* Cirsium neomexicanum

Commelina erecta

* Convolvulus cneorum

Corydalis aurea

Crotalaria pumila

* Cryptantha angustifolia

Cryptantha pterocarya

Daucus pusillus

Delphinium scaposum

* Dichelostemma capitatum

Dicliptera resupinata

Dimorphocarpa wislizenii

Dimorphotheca sinuata

Draba cuneifolia

Dryopetalon runcinatum

* Elytraria imbricata

Emmenanthe penduliflora

* Eriastrum diffusum

* Erigeron divergens

Eriogonum deflexum

Eriogonum polycladon

* Eriophyllum lanosum

* Erodium cicutarium

Erodium texanum

* Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana

Eucrypta micrantha

Evolvulus arizonicus

Gaillardia pulchella

Gaura mollis

* Gazania species

* Geraea canescens

Glandularia bipinnatifida

Glandularia gooddingii

Gomphrena sonorae

Guardiola platyphylla

Guillenia lasiophylla

* Hedeoma hyssopifolium

* Helianthus annuus

Heterotheca subaxillaris

Hoffmannseggia glauca

Hymenothrix wislizeni

Hymenothrix wrightii

Ipomoea leptotoma

Ipomopsis longiflora

Kallstroemia grandiflora

Lamium amplexicaule

Lappula occidentalis

* Lavandula dentata

* Lavandula stoechas

* Layia glandulosa

* Lesquerella gordoni

* Leucelene ericoides

* Linum lewisii

Lotus humistratus

Lotus strigosus var. tomentellus

Lupinus arizonicus

* Lupinus concinnus

Lupinus sparsiflorus - Violet, White

Lupinus succulentus

Machaeranthera canescens

Machaeranthera gracilis

Malacothrix clevelandii

Malva parviflora

* Marrubium vulgare

Matthiola longipetala

* Medicago sativa

* Melilotus indicus

Mentzelia multiflora

* Medicago sativa

* Mimulus guttatus

Mimulus rubellus

* Mirabilis bigelovii

Modiola caroliniana

* Myoporum parvifolium

Nama hispidum

* Nicotiana obtusifolia

* Nicotiana trigonophylla

Nuttallanthus texanus

* Oenothera caespitosa

Oenothera elata

Oenethera primiveris

* Oncosiphon piluliferum

* Orthocarpus purpurascens

Oxalis corniculata

Papaver somniferum

Penstemon eatonii

* Penstemon parryi

* Penstemon pseudospectabilis

* Phacelia campanularia

* Phacelia crenulata

Phacelia distans

* Phlox tenuifolia

Physalis hederifolia

Plagiobothrys arizonicus

Plantago ovata

Plantago patagonica

* Platystemon californicus

Polanisia dodecandra

Polygonum pensylvanicum

* Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca umbraticola var. coronata

Proboscidea althaeifolia

Proboscidea louisianica

Proboscidea parviflora

* Quincula lobata

* Rafinesquia neomexicana

* Ruellia brittoniana

* Ruellia nudiflora

Rumex hymenosepalus

* Salsola tragus

Salvia columbariae - * Violet, White

Scrophularia parviflora

* Senecio flaccidus

Senecio lemmonii

* Senecio salignus

* Setcreasea pallida

Sida abutifolia

* Sisymbrium irio

Solanum americanum

* Solanum elaeagnifolium

* Solanum rostratum

* Sonchus asper

* Sonchus oleraceus

Stachys coccinea

Stemodia durantifolia

Streptanthus carinatus

* Taraxacum officinale

Thysanocarpus curvipes

* Tidestromia lanuginosa

Tradescantia occidentalis

* Tribulus terrestris

Triodanis holzingeri

Uropappus lindleyi

* Verbascum thapsus

* Verbesina encelioides

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Wislizenia refracta

Xanthium strumarium

Cactus - Grass - Herb / Forb - Parasite - Shrub - Subshrub - Tree - Unusual Shrub (Agave, Yucca, etc.) - Fern - Vine
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