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Annual Forbs Around Las Vegas
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Common Scientific Family Form
Bassia, Fivehook Bassia, Fivehorn Smotherweed Bassia hyssopifolia Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) Forb, Annual
Bird's-foot Trefoil, Strigose Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus strigosus Pea (Fabaceae) Forb, Annual
Blazingstar, Reflexed Blazingstar Mentzelia reflexa Loasa (Loasaceae) Forb, Annual
Blazingstar, Whitebract Blazingstar Mentzelia involucrata Loasa (Loasaceae) Forb, Annual
Blazingstar, Whitestem Blazingstar Mentzelia albicaulis Loasa (Loasaceae) Forb, Annual
Bristly Fiddleneck Amsinckia tessellata Borage (Boraginaceae) Forb, Annual
Buckwheat, Annual Buckwheats Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) Forb, Annual
Chia Salvia columbariae Mint (Lamiaceae) Forb, Annual
Chinchweed, Manybristle Chinchweed Pectis papposa Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Clover, Soft Prairie Clover Dalea mollissima Fabaceae (Legume) Forb, Annual
Dandelion,Holy Dandelion Glyptopleura setulosa Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Dead Man's Fingers Cistanthe ambigua Purslane (Portulacaceae) Forb, Annual
Desert Chicory Rafinesquia neomexicana Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Desert Dandelion Malacothrix glabrata Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Desert Fivespot Eremalche rotundifolia Mallow (Malvaceae) Forb, Annual
Desert Gold Geraea canescens Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Desert Poppy Eschscholzia glyptosperma Poppy (Papaveraceae) Forb, Annual
Desertstar, Daisy Desertstar Monoptilon bellidiforme Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Desertstar, Mojave Desertstar Monoptilon bellioides Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Devil's Spineflower Chorizanthe rigida Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) Forb, Annual
Dodder, Desert Dodder Cuscuta denticulata Dodder (Cuscutaceae) Forb, Annual
Easterbonnets, Woolly Easterbonnets Eriophyllum wallacei Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Evening Primrose, Birdcage Evening Primrose Oenothera deltoides Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) Forb, Annual
Forget-Me-Not Cryptantha spp. Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) Forb, Annual
Forget-Me-Not, Cushion Cryptantha Cryptantha circumscissa Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) Forb, Annual
Forget-Me-Not, Wingnut Cryptantha Cryptantha pterocarya Borage (Boraginaceae) Forb, Annual
Frost Mat Achyronychia cooperi Pink (Caryophyllaceae) Forb, Annual
Ghost Flower (Mohavea) Mohavea confertiflora Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) Forb, Annual
Gilia, Broadleaf Gilia Aliciella [Gilia] latifolia Phlox (Polemoniaceae) Forb, Annual
Gilia, Unidentified Species Gilia spp. Phlox (Polemoniaceae) Forb, Annual
Gravel Ghost Atrichoseris platyphylla Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Halogeton Halogeton glomeratus Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) Forb, Annual
Indianwheat, Desert Indianwheat Plantago ovata Plantain (Plantaginaceae) Forb, Annual
Kochia Bassia scoparia Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) Forb, Annual
Leafcover Saltweed Atriplex phyllostegia Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) Forb, Annual
Lineleaf Whitepuff Oligomeris linifolia Mignonette (Resedaceae) Forb, Annual
Lupine, Arizona Lupine Lupinus arizonicus Legume (Fabaceae) Forb, Annual
Milkvetch, Nye Milkvetch Astragalus nyensis Fabaceae (Legume) Forb, Annual
Milkvetch, Three-corner Milkvetch Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus Fabaceae (Legume) Forb, Annual
Monkeyflower, Bigelow's Monkeyflower Mimulus bigelovii Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) Forb, Annual
Mustard, African Mustard Malcolmia africana Mustard (Brassicaceae) Forb, Annual
Mustard, Black Mustard Brassica nigra Mustard (Brassicaceae) Forb, Annual
Mustard, Flix Weed Descurainia sophia Mustard (Brassicaceae) Forb, Annual
Mustard, London Rocket Sisymbrium irio Mustard (Brassicaceae) Forb, Annual
Mustard, Sahara Mustard Brassica tournefortii Mustard (Brassicaceae) Forb, Annual
Mustard, Tall Tumblemustard Sisymbrium altissimum Mustard (Brassicaceae) Forb, Annual
Nightshade, Buffalobur Nightshade Solanum rostratum Nightshade (Solonaceae) Forb, Annual
Phacelia, Beautiful Phacelia Phacelia pulchella Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) Forb, Annual
Phacelia, Calthaleaf Phacelia Phacelia calthifolia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) Forb, Annual
Phacelia, Desertbells Phacelia campanularia ssp. vasiformis Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) Forb, Annual
Phacelia, Fremont's Phacelia Phacelia fremontii Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) Forb, Annual
Phacelia, Notch-leaf Phacelia Phacelia crenulata Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) Forb, Annual
Phacelia, Pedicellate Phacelia Phacelia pedicellata Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) Forb, Annual
Pincushion, Pebble Pincushion Chaenactis carphoclinia Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Plantain, Woolly Plantain Plantago patagonica Plantain (Plantaginaceae) Forb, Annual
Poppy, Pygmy Poppy Eschscholzia minutiflora Poppy (Papaveraceae) Forb, Annual
Primrose, Brown-eyed Evening-Primrose Camissonia claviformis Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) Forb, Annual
Primrose, Golden Evening-Primrose Camissonia brevipes Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) Forb, Annual
Puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Caltrop (Zygophyllaceae) Forb, Annual
Red Triangles Centrostegia thurberi Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) Forb, Annual
Rockdaisy, Emorys Rockdaisy Perityle emoryi Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Snapdragon, Golden Desert-snapdragon Mohavea breviflora Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) Forb, Annual
Spiny Caper Oxystylis lutea Caper (Capparaceae) Forb, Annual
Star-thistle, Yellow Star-thistle Centaurea solstiltialis Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Storks Bill, Redstem Storks Bill Erodium cicutarium Geranium (Geraniaceae) Forb, Annual
Sunflower, Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Tumbleweed, Russian Thistle, Barbedwire Salsola paulsenii Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) Forb, Annual
Tumbleweed, Russian Thistle, Prickly Salsola tragus Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) Forb, Annual
Turtleback, Hairybeast Turtleback Psathyrotes pilifera Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Turtleback, Velvet Turtleback Psathyrotes ramosissima Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Velvetleaf Abutilon theophrasti Malvaceae (Mallow) Forb, Annual
Verbena, Desert Sand Verbena Abronia villosa Four O'Clock (Nyctaginaceae) Forb, Annual
Wirelettuce, Small Wirelettuce Stephanomeria exigua Sunflower (Asteraceae) Forb, Annual
Woollystar, Desert Woollystar Eriastrum eremicum Phlox (Polemoniaceae) Forb, Annual

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate. Names generally follow the USDA database.
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