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Green-flowered Cactus, Echinocereus
chloranthus
This hedgehog cactus is widespread in the northern Chihuahuan Desert.
Flowers appear as early as February and can be greenish to reddish brown.
Desert Sparrow by Robert Shantz |
Plant List
Over 2000 plant species have been described in the
Chihuahuan Desert. This is just part of the list. More species will
be added soon.
Abronia angustifolia Greene
Abronia fragrans Nutt. & Hook.
Abutilon fruticosum Pen & Rich.
Abutilon incanum See Abutilon fruticosum
Abutilon malacum S. Wats.
Abutilon marshii See Allowissadula holosericea
Abutilon parvulum Gray
Abutilon wrightii Gray
Acacia angustissima See Acacia texensis
Acacia angustissima var. chisosiana See A.texensis
Acacia berlandieri Benth.
Acacia constricta Gray
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. See A. smallii
Acacia greggii Gray
Acacia neovernicosa Isely
Acacia rigidula Benth.
Acacia roemeriana Scheele
Acacia schottii Torr.
Acacia smallii: see Acacia farnesiana
Acacia texensis (T&G) Isley (May be angustissima)Acacia texensis var. chisosiana
See A. texensis
Acacia texensis var. texensis See A. texensis
Acalypha hederacea: see Acalypha monostachya
Acalypha lindheimeri Muell. Arg.
Acalypha monostachya See A. hederacea
Acalypha neomexicana Muell. Arg.
Acalypha radians Torr.
Acer grandidentatum Nutt.
Acleisanthes acutifolia Standl.
Acleisanthes longiflora Gray
Acourtia nana See Perezia nana
Acourtia runcinata See Perezia runcinata
Acourtia wrightii See Perezia wrightii
Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
Adolphia infesta (H.B.K.) Meisn.
Agastache micrantha (Gray) Woot. & Standl.
Agastache pallidiflora neomexicana (Brig.) L&Epl.
Agave asperrima See Agave scabra
Agave glomeruliflora (Engelm.)Berger
Agave havardiana Trel
Agave lechuguilla Torr.
Agave scabra Salm-Dyck
Ageratina altissima See Eupatorium rugosum
Ageratina wrightii See Eupatorium wrightii
Agropyron arizonicum Scribn. & Sm.
Agropyron inerme (Scribn. & Sm.) Rydb.
Agropyron smithii Rydb.
Agrostis hyemalis (Walt.) B.S.P.
Agrostis scabra Willd.
Agrostis semiverticillata (Forssk.) Christ.
Agrostis stolonifera L.
Aletes acaulis (Torr.) Coutl. & Rose
Allionia incarnata L.
Allium cernuum Roth
Allium drummondii Regel
Allium kunthii G. Don
Allium perdulce Fraser var. sperryi Ownbey
Allowissadula holosericea (Sheele) Bates
Aloysia gratissima (Gill. & Hook.) Troncoso
Aloysia wrightii (Gray) Heller
Alternanthera caracasana H.B.K.
Alternanthera polygonoides (L.) R.Br.
Alternanthera pungens See Alternanthera caracasana
Alternanthera sessilis
Amaranthus berlandieri See A. polygonoides
Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Amaranthus palmeri Wats.
Amaranthus polygonoides L.
Amaranthus powellii S. Wats.
Amaranthus retroflexus L.
Amaranthus scleropoides Uline & Bray
Amaranthus torreyi (Gray) Wats.
Amaranthus wrightii S. Wats.
Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
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