List of Flowering Plants for Placitas Open Space, 1997 By William W.

Dunmire Page 1 of 5

Key to plant frequency: A: Abundant (occurs in virtually all habitats within the vegetative community and likely to be dominant,
making up a high percentage of total plant cover); C: Common (regularly recorded throughout the vegetative community and
may be adundant in patches; I: Infrequuent (seen on some field trips but absent from some habitats within the community);
R: Rare (only a few plants recorded on the entire LHCNR).

*: Introduced species; #: Recorded in pipeline ROW only

v: Voucher specimen on deposit at UNM Herbarium
Pinon Juniper Flood Semi-
Scientific Name Common Name Juniper Grassland Plain Riparian

Trees (9)

Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive * R# R

Juniperus monosperma One-seed juniper A A C
Pinus edulis Piñon pine A I R
Populus fremontii Fremont cottonwood R I
Populus sp. Hybrid cottonwood * R
Quercus grisea Gray oak R
Salix exigua Coyote willow I
Tamarix pentandra Salt-cedar * R I
Ulmus pumila Siberian elm * R I

Shrubs, Half-shrubs (24)

Artemisia filifolia Sand sagebrush I I I

Artemisia frigida Fringed sagebrush I
Artemisia bigelovii Bigelow sagebrush C I R I
Atriplex canescens Fourwing saltbush R I C C
Brickellia californica California brickelbush I I
Cercocarpus montanus Mountain mahogany I R
Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rubber rabbitbrush C A
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Sticky rabbitbrush I C A
Dalea formosa Feather indigobush A C I
Dalea scoparia Broom dalea I R I
Dyssodia acerosa Needleleaf dogweed A C C
Ephedra viridis Joint-fir R
Ephedra torreyana Joint-fir C C C
Erotia lanata Winterfat C I
Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume I I A
Forestiera neomexicana New Mexico olive R
Gutierrezia sarothrae Broom snakeweed C C C
Lycium pallidum Wolfberry R R I
Opuntia imbricata Cane cholla C C C
Ptelea angustifolia Hop tree R
Rhus glabra Smooth sumac I
Rhus trilobata Threeleaf sumac C I I
Yucca baccata Banana yucca R
Yucca glauca Narrowleaf yucca C A C
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Grasses, Grasslike Plants (45)

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Scientific Name Common Name Juniper Grassland Plain Riparian
Aegilops cylindrica Jointed oat grass *,v R
Andropogon gerardii, var chrysocomas Sand bluestem I I
Andropogon gerardii, var gerardii Big bluestem I
Aristida adscentionis Six-weeks three-awn C
Aristida arizonica Arizona three-awn C I I
Aristida fendleriana Fendler three-awn C C I
Aristida purpurea Purple three-awn I C C
Bothriochloa barbinodus Cane bluestem I I
Bothriochloa laguroides Silver bluestem C
Bouteloua barbata Six-weeks grama I
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats grama C I C C
Bouteloua eriopoda Black grama C A C
Bouteloua gracilis Blue grama I I I
Bouteloua hirsuta Hairy grama A C I
Bromus catharticus Rescuegrass * C
Bromus japonicus Japanese brome * I
Bromus tectorum Cheatgrass * C# C C
Dasyochloa pulchella Fluffgrass C C C
Distichlis spicata, var. stricta Desert saltgrass I I
Echinochloa crus-pavonis Barnyardgrass * I
Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye I I
Elymus elymoides Bottlebrush squirreltail C I I I
Eragrostis cilianensis Stinkgrass * I
Festuca pratensis Meadow fescue * C
Hordeum murinum, ssp. glaucum Wall barley v I
Lycurus setosus Wolftail I I
Muhlenbergia porteri Bush muhly I C I
Muhlenbergia torreyi Ring muhly I C C
Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian ricegrass I C C
Panicum capillare, var. brevifolium Witchgrass R
Panicum obtusum Vine mesquite I
Pleuraphis jamesii Galleta C C A
Polypogon monspeliensis Rabbitfoot grass I
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem I
Setaria viridis Green bristlegrass * I
Sporobolus airoides Alkali sacaton I I
Sporobolus contractus Spike dropseed I C C I
Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand dropseed C C C
Sporobolus flexuosus Mesa dropseed I
Sporobolus giganteus Giant dropseed R
Sporobolus pulvinatus Six-weeks dropseed I
Stipa comata Needle-and-thread I
Stipa neomexicana New Mexico feathergrass A C C
Triticum aestivum Wheat * I# I
Vulpia octoflora Six-weeks fescue C C C C
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Forbs (130)

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Scientific Name Common Name Juniper Grassland Plain Riparian
Abronia fragrans Sand verbena I C C
Allionia incarnata Trailing four-o'clock I C
Allium textile Onion I I
Amaranthus palmeri Carelessweed I
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed A
Aphanostephus arizonicus Aphanostephus I
Arabis fendleri Fendler rockcress I I
Artemisia ludoviciana, subsp. ludoviciana Louisiana wormwood I
Asclepias asperula Antelope horns R
Asclepias latifolia Broad-leaved milkweed R
Astragalus kentrophyta, var. neomexicanus New Mexico kentrophyta R
Astragalus lonchocarpus Rush milkvetch R R
Astragalus mollissimus Woolly locoweed C C C
Baileya multiradiata, var. multiradiata Desert marigold C I C
Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera R R
Bidens frondosa Sticktight I
Brickellia brachyphylla Brickelbush I
Calylophus hartwegii Hartweg evening-primrose C I I
Castilleja integra Paintbrush C I
Chenopodium albescens Goosefoot I
Chenopodium album Lamb's quarters * I
Chenopodium incanum Goosefoot I
Chrysopsis villosa Golden aster I C I C
Cirsium ochrocentrum Santa Fe thistle I C
Conyza canadensis Horseweed * I
Coryphantha vivipara, var. arizonica Pincushion cactus I C R
Croton texensis Doveweed I# R
Cryptantha fulvocanescens Beggarlice C I
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo gourd I I
Cymopterus fendleri Chimaya I C C
Dalea jamesii James indigobush C I
Delphinium virescens, var. wootonii Larkspur I I
Descurainia obtusa Desert tansy mustard I I C
Descurainia pinnata Western tansy mustard I I I
Descurainia sophia Tansy mustard * I I
Dithyrea wislizenii Spectacle-pod C I C
Draba cuneifolia, var. cuneifolia Whitlowgrass v I
Dyssodia papposa Fetid marigold I
Echinocereus fendleri Fendler hedgehog cactus I I
Echinocereus triglochidiatus, var. triglochidiatus Claret cup cactus R
Erigeron divergens Fleabane I
Eriogonum abertianum Wild buckwheat v I
Eriogonum alatum Winged wild buckwheat C I
Eriogonum corymbosum Wild buckwheat I C I
Eriogonum jamesii Antelope-sage C I
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Scientific Name Common Name Juniper Grassland Plain Riparian
Eriogonum polycladon Wild buckwheat I
Eriogonum rotundifolium Roundleaf wild buckwheat R I C
Erodium cicutarium Red-stemmed filaree * I I
Erysimum capitatum Western wallflower R
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Euphorbia dentata Toothed poinsettia I

Euphorbia fendleri Spurge A C C
Euphorbia parryi Parry spurge I
Euphorbia serpyllifolia Thymeleaf spurge I
Gaura coccinea Scarlet gaura C C C I
Gaura parviflora Gaura C
Gilia rigidula Stiffleaf gilia A C I
Grindelia aphanactis Gumweed C
Haplopappus gracilis Goldenweed C C C
Haplopappus spinulosus, var. spinulosus Spiny goldenweed C C C
Hedeoma drummondii False pennyroyal R
Hedyotis rubra Bluet C C C I
Helianthus annuus Annual sunflower C
Helianthus petiolaris Prairie sunflower I I
Hoffmanseggia jamesii Rushpea I C I
Hymenopappus filifolius, var. cinereus White ragweed C C I I
Hymenoxys argentea Bitterweed C C I
Ipomopsis aggregata Skyrocket I#
Ipomopsis longiflora Throated trumpet C I A C
Ipomopsis pumila Ipomopsis C C
Kochia scoparia Summer-cypress * I
Kuhnia chlorolepis False boneset I C
Lactuca serriola Prickly lettuce * I I
Lappula redowskii Stickseed C C A C
Lepidium montanum Peppergrass I C
Lesquerella fendleri Fendler bladderpod A C A I
Leucelene ericoides White aster C C I
Linum aristatum Plains yellow flax C C I
Lygodesmia juncea Stiff skeleton plant I C
Machaeranthera canescens Purple aster C
Machaeranthera linearis Purple aster I I I
Malacothrix fendleri Desert dandilion I C C C
Medicago sativa Alfalfa * I
Melampodium leucanthum Plains blackfoot A C C I
Melilotus albus White sweet clover * A
Meliotus officinalis Yellow sweet clover * I I I
Menodora scabra Rough menodora I
Mentzelia pumila Common stickleaf C C C
Mirabilis multiflora Four-o'clock I I
Nama hispidum var. hispidum Nama C I
Oenothera albicaulis Whitestem evening-primrose C C C
Oenothera caespitosa Stemless evening-primrose I I C
Oenothera hooker, ssp. angustifoliai Hooker evening-primrose I
Oenothera pallida, ssp. pallida Pale evening-primrose I#
Pinon Juniper Flood Semi-
Scientific Name Common Name Juniper Grassland Plain Riparian
Opuntia clavata Dagger-thorn cholla C C C
Opuntia phaeacantha Prickly pear C C C
Paronychia jamesii Nailwort C
Penstemon ambiguus Beardtongue I C
Penstemon fendleri Beardtongue I
Petalostemum candidum Prairie clover I I C
Phacelia corrugata Scorpionweed C C I
Phaseolus angustissimus, var. latus Narrowleaf bean I I I
Phoradendron juniperinum Juniper mistletoe I I
Physalis hederaefolia Groundcherry I I
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Plantago major Common plantain * I

Plantago purshii Woolly Indian-wheat I C A C
Polanisia trachysperma Clammyweed I I C
Polygala alba White milkwort C I
Portulaca oleracea Common purslane * I
Portulaca parvula Purslane v C I
Ratibida tagetes Prairie coneflower I
Rumex crispus Curly dock * I
Salsola kali Russian thistle * I I C C
Sanvitalia abertii Sanvitalia I I
Senecio douglasii, var. longilobus Threadleaf groundsel C I
Senecio multicapitatus Groundsel I
Sisymbrium altissimum Tumble mustard I
Solanum elaeagnifolium Horse-nettle C C C
Solanum triflorum Cutleaf nightshade R
Sphaeralcea coccinea Scarlet globe-mallow I I I
Sphaeralcea incana Globe-mallow I#
Sphaeralcea leptophylla Silvery globe-mallow C C
Thelesperma megapotamicum Indian tea I C I
Thelypodium wrightii Thelypodium R
Tidestromia languginosa Tidestromia I
Townsendia exscapa Dwarf Townsend's aster R
Tragopogon dubius Yellow salsify * I C I
Tragopogon pratensis Mountain goatsbeard * I I I
Verbena wrightii Wright's vervain I I
Verbesina encelioides, var. exauriculata Crownbeard I C
Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur C A
Zinnia grandiflora Rocky Mountain zinnia I I I