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Plant Abstracts, Distribution Maps &
Illustrations
 
Additional Abstract pages
- Amphibians
- Mammals
- Birds
- Plants
- Fish
- Reptiles
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Below you will find plant abstracts containing the following information:
- Taxonomy
- Biology
- Distribution
- Population Trends
- Management Status (as available)
- Illustrations

NOTE: The following files are PDF's and require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. For text-only, use Adobe Access.
 
NOTE: Distribution maps are based on occurrences in the HDMS database and are not meant to be complete or predicted range maps.   Each species has specific criteria that must be met before being entered into the database; therefore the resulting maps reflect only the occurrences that meet the species specific criteria.
 
Plant Abstracts
Abutilon parishii
Pima Indian Mallow [PDF, 38kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Acacia farnesiana
Sweet Acacia [PDF, 70kb]
Distribution Map

Agave arizonica
Arizona Agave [PDF, 31kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Photograph

Agave delamateri
Tonto Basin Agave [PDF, 31kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Photograph
Agave murpheyi
Hohokam Agave [PDF, 45kb]
Distribution Map
Photograph
Agave parviflora ssp. parviflora
Santa Cruz Striped Agave [PDF, 44kb]
Distribution Map
Agave schottii var. treleasei
Trelease Agave [PDF, 47kb]
Distribution Map
Agave utahensis var. kaibabensis
Kaibab Agave [PDF, 58kb]
Agave x ajoensis
Ajo Agave [PDF, 47kb]
Distribution Map
Allium bigelovii
Bigelow Onion [PDF, 50kb]
Distribution Map
Allium gooddingii
Gooddin Onion [PDF, 35kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Allium parishii
Parish Onion [PDF, 54kb]
Distribution Map
Allium plummerae
Plummer Onion [PDF, 48kb]
Distribution Map
Allium rhizomatum
Redflower Onion [PDF, 56kb]
Distribution Map
Ammoselinum giganteum
Sand Parsely [PDF, 48kb]
Distribution Map
Amoreuxia gonzalezii
Saiya [PDF, 40kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Amsonia grandiflora
Large-Flowered Blue Star [PDF, 42kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Amsonia kearneyana
Kearney's Blue Star [PDF, 47kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Photograph

Amsonia peeblesii
Peebles Blue Star [PDF, 51kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing

Apacheria chiricahuensis
Chiricahua Rock Flower [PDF, 55kb]
Distribution Map
Aquilegia desertorum
Mogollon Columbine [PDF, 43kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Arabis tricornuta
Chiracahua Rock Cress [PDF, 50kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Arctomecon californica
Las Vega bearpoppy [PDF, 75kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Arenaria aberrans
Mt. Dellenbaugh Sandwort [PDF, 40kb]
Distribution Map
Argemone arizonica
Roaring Springs Prickly-Poppy [PDF, 41kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Artemisia pygmaea
Pygmy Sagebrush [PDF, 56kb]
Distribution Map
Asclepias lemmonii
Lemon Milkweed [PDF, 56kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Asclepias uncialis
Greene Milkweed [PDF, 65kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Asclepias welshii
Welsh's Milkweed [PDF, 64kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Asplenium dalhousiae
Dalhouse Spleenwort [PDF, 48kb]
Distribution Map
Aster potosinus
Lemmon's Aster [PDF, 16kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Astragalus amphioxys var. musimonum
Sheep Range Milk-Vetch [PDF, 49kb]
Astraglaus ampullarius
Gumbo Milk-Vetch [PDF, 56kb]
Distribution Map
Astragalus beathii
Beath Milk-Vetch [PDF, 57kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Astragalus cobrensis var. maguirei
Coppermine Milk-Vetch [PDF, 16kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Astragalus cremnophlax var. cremnophlax
Sentry Canyon Milk-Vetch [PDF, 92kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing

Astragalus cremnophlax var. hevronii
Marble Canyon Milk-Vetch [PDF, 23kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing

Astragalus cremnophlax var. myriorrhaphis
Cliff Milk-Vetch [PDF, 36kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Photograph
Astragalus endopterus
Sandbar Milk-Vetch [PDF, 46kb]
Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus
Beaver Dam Milk-Vetch [PDF, 57kb]
Distribution Map
Astragalus holmgrenorum
Holmgren Milk-Vetch [PDF, 50kb]
Distribution Map
Astragalus hypoxylus
Huachuca Milk-Vetch [PDF, 25kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Astragalus lentiginosus var. ambiguous
Freckled Milk-Vetch [PDF, 46kb]
Distribution Map
Astragalus newberryi var. aquarii
[PDF, 47kb]
Distribution Map
Astragalus nutriosensis
Nutrioso Milk-Vetch [PDF, 15kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Astragalus preussii var. cutleri
Copper Canyon Milk-Vetch [PDF, 48kb]
Astragalus sophoroides
Tuba City Milk-Vetch [PDF, 49kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Astragalus toanus var. scidulus
A Toana Milk-Vetch [PDF, 49kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Astragalus troglodytus
Creeping Milk-Vetch [PDF, 56kb]
Distribution Map
Astragalus xiphoides
Gladiator Milk-Vetch [PDF, 54kb]
Distribution Map
Photograph
Atriplex griffithsii
Griffith Saltbush [PDF, 57kb]
Distribution Map
Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hispidula
A Balsamroot [PDF, 51kb]
Distribution Map
Berberis harrisoniana
Kofa Barberry [PDF, 50kb]
Distribution Map
Photograph
Berlandiera monocephala
[PDF, 38kb]
Boerhavia megaptera
Tucson Mountain Spiderling [PDF, 13kb]
Distribution Map
Botrychium crenulatum
Crenulate Moonwort [PDF, 63kb]
Distribution Map
Browallea eludens
Elusive New Browallia species [PDF, 44kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Bursera fagaroides
Torch Wood Copal [PDF, 52kb]
Calypso bulbosa
Western Fairy Slipper [PDF, 65kb]
Distribution Map
Camissonia exilis
Slender Evening-Primrose [PDF, 64kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Camissonia gouldii
Gould's Evening Primrose [PDF, 51kb]
Camissonia specuicola ssp. hesperia
Grand Canyon Evening-Primrose [PDF, 58kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Camissonia specuicola ssp. specuicola
Ditch Evening-Primrose [PDF, 57kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum
Chiltepin [PDF, 42kb]
Distribution Map
Cardiospermum corindum
Ballon Vine [PDF, 49kb]
Distribution Map
Carex chihuahuensis
A Sedge [PDF, 52kb]
Distribution Map
Carex specuicola
Navajo Sedge[PDF, 75kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Photograph
Carex ultra
Arizona Giant Sedge[PDF, 27kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Castela emoryi
Crucifixion Thorn [PDF, 58kb]
Castilleja kaibabensis
Kaibab Paintbrush [PDF, 41kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Castilleja mogollonica
White Mountains Paintbrush [PDF, 45kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Cathestecum erectum
False Grama [PDF, 48kb]
Distribution Map
Cheilanthes pringlei
Pringle Lip Fern [PDF, 16kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Photograph
Chrysothamnus molestus
Tusayan Rabbitbrush [PDF, 65kb]
Distribution Map
Cimicifuga arizonica
Arizona Bugbane [PDF, 45kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Cirsium mohavense
Mohave Thistle [PDF, 47kb]
Distribution Map
Cirsium parryi ssp. mogollonicum
Mogollon Thistle [PDF, 51kb]
Distribution Map
Cirsium rusbyi
Ruby's Thistle [PDF, 40kb]
Cirsium virginense
Virgin Thistle [PDF, 54kb]
Distribution Map
Cirsium wrightii
Whright's Marsh Thistle [PDF, 14kb]
Clematis palmeri
Palmer Leather Flower [PDF, 38kb]
Distribution Map
Cleome multicaulis
Playa Spider Plant [PDF, 17kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Coeloglossum viride var virescens
American Frog Orchid [PDF, 57kb]
Distribution Map
Colubrina californica
California Snakewood [PDF, 14kb]
Distribution Map
Conioselinun mexicanum
Mexican Hemlock Parsley [PDF, 14kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Cordylanthus nevinii
Nevin Bird's-Beak [PDF, 50kb]
Distribution Map
Coryphantha recurvata
Santa Cruz Beehive Cactus [PDF, 35kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Coryphantha robbinsorum
Cochise Pincushion Cactus [PDF, 19kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina
Pima Pineapple Cactus [PDF, 20kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Coryphantha scheeri var. valida
Slender Needle Corycactus [PDF, 49kb]
Distribution Map
Coursetia glabella
Smooth Babybonnets [PDF, 15kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Croton fruticulosus
Bush Croton [PDF, 48kb]
Distribution Map
Croton wigginsii
Dune Croton [PDF, 47kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Cryptantha atwoodii
Atwood Cats-eye [PDF, 48kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Cryptantha cinerea var. arenicola
A Cat's-eye [PDF, 48kb]
Cryptantha ganderi
Gander's Cryptantha [PDF, 51kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Cryptantha insolita
Unusual Cat's-eye [PDF, 49kb]
Cryptantha semiglabra
Fredonia Catseye [PDF, 57kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Cuscuta warneri
Warner's Dodder [PDF, 59kb]
Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii
Jones Cycladenia [PDF, 70kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Cymopterus beckii
Feather Leaf Spring Parsley [PDF, 55kb]
Distribution Map
Cymopterus megacephalus
Cameron Water-Parsley [PDF, 47kb]
Distribution Map
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
Yellow Lady's Slipper [PDF, 67kb]
Distribution Map
Cystopteris utahensis
Utah Bladder-Fern [PDF, 52kb]
Distribution Map
Dalea tentaculoides
Gentry Indigo Bush [PDF, 39kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Desmanthus bicornutus
Ruby Bundleflower [PDF, 13kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Desmanthus covillei
Coville Bundleflower [PDF, 47kb]
Distribution Map
Draba standleyi
Standley Whitlow-Grass [PDF, 37kb]
Distribution Map
Dudleya collomiae
Rock Echeveria [PDF, 59kb]
Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii
Nichol Turk's Head Cactus [PDF, 52kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Echinocactus polycephalus
Cotton-top Cactus [PDF, 65kb]
Distribution Map
Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus
Clustered Barrel Cactus [PDF, 58kb]
Distribution Map
Echinocactus polycephalus var. xeranthemoides
Grand Canyon Cotton-top Cactus [PDF, 66kb]
Distribution Map
Echinocereus fasciculatus
Magenta-flower Hedgehog Cactus [PDF, 60kb]
Distribution Map
Echinocereus ledingii
Pinaleno Hedgehog Cactus [PDF, 15kb]
Distribution Map
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus
Arizona Hedgehog Cactus [PDF, 53kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Echinomastus erectocentrus var. acunensis
Acuna Cactus [PDF, 80kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Echinomastus erectocentrus var. erectocentrus
Needle-Spined Pineapple Cactus [PDF, 45kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Enceliopsis argophylla
Silverleaf Sunray [PDF, 48kb]
Distribution Map
Ephedra funerea
Death Valley Mormon Tea [PDF, 50kb]
Distribution Map
Epithelantha micromeris
Button Cactus [PDF, 50kb]
Distribution Map
Eremocrinum albomarginatum
Utah Solitaire Lily [PDF, 50kb]
Distribution Map
Erigeron anchana
Mogollon Fleabane [PDF, 36kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Erigeron arisolius
Arid Throne Fleabane [PDF, 15kb]
Distribution Map
Erigeron heliographis
Penalenos Fleabane [PDF, 34kb]
Distribution Map
Erigeron lemmonii
Lemmon Fleabane [PDF, 41kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Erigeron piscaticus
Fish Creek Fleabane [PDF, 34kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Erigeron pringlei
Pringle's Fleabane [PDF, 38kb]
Distribution Map
Erigeron rhizomatus
Rock Fleabane [PDF, 54kb]
Distribution Map
Erigeron saxatilis
Rock Fleabane [PDF, 38kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Erigeron sivinskii
Sivinski's Fleabane [PDF, 49kb]
Distribution Map
Eriogonum capillare
San Carlos Wild-Buckwheat [PDF, 42kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Eriogonum darrovii
Darrow's Buckwheat [PDF, 57kb]
Distribution Map
Eriogonum ericifolium var. ericifolium
Heathleaf Wild-buckwheat [PDF, 49kb]
Distribution Map
Eriogonum jonesii
A Wild-Buckwheat [PDF, 48kb]
Distribution Map
Eriogonum mortonianum
Morton Wild-Buckwheat [PDF, 16kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Eriogonum ripleyi
Ripley Wild-Buckwheat [PDF, 38kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing
Eriogonum terrenatum
San Pedro River Wild-Buckwheat [PDF, 50kb]
Distribution Map
Eriogonum thompsonae var. atwoodii
Atwood Wild-Buckwheat [PDF, 16kb]
Distribution Map
Drawing