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Home / Flower Color / Non-flowering or Inconspicuous

Non-flowering or Inconspicuous

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  • Ambrosia dumosa - "White Burro-Sage"

    Ambrosia dumosa – “White Burro-Sage”

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  • Ambrosia salsola - "Cheesebush"

    Ambrosia salsola – “Cheesebush”

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  • Atriplex canescens - "Four Wing Saltbush"

    Atriplex canescens – “Four Wing Saltbush”

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  • Desert Holly (Atriplex hymenelytra)

    Atriplex hymenelytra – “Desert Holly”

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  • Chenopodium album - "Lambsquarters"

    Chenopodium album – “Lambsquarters”

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  • Chenopodium californicum - "California Soap Plant"

    Chenopodium californicum – “California Soap Plant”

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  • Croton californicus - "California Croton"

    Croton californicus – “California Croton”

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  • Dodder (Cuscuta sp.)

    Cuscuta sp. – Dodder

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  • Ditaxis neomexicana - "New Mexico Silverbush"

    Ditaxis neomexicana – “New Mexico Silverbush”

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  • Ephedra californica - "California Ephedra"

    Ephedra californica – “California Ephedra”

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  • Grayia spinosa - "Hop-Sage"

    Grayia spinosa – “Hop-Sage”

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  • Iva axillaris - "Povertyweed"

    Iva axillaris – “Povertyweed”

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  • Juniperus californica - "California Juniper"

    Juniperus californica – “California Juniper”

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  • Cheilanthes covillei - "Coville's Lip Fern"

    Myriopteris covillei – “Coville’s Lip Fern”

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  • Desert Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)

    Phoradendron californicum – “Desert Mistletoe”

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  • Singleleaf Pinyon Pine (Pinus monophylla)

    Pinus monophylla – “Singleleaf Pinyon Pine”

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  • Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii)

    Populus fremontii – “Fremont Cottonwood”

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  • Turbinella Oak (Quercus turbinella)

    Quercus turbinella – “Turbinella Oak”

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  • Wild Rhubarb (Rumex hymenosepalus)

    Rumex hymenosepalus – “Wild Rhubarb”

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  • Goodding's Willow (Salix gooddingii)

    Salix gooddingii – “Goodding’s Willow”

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  • Salsola tragus - "Tumbleweed"

    Salsola tragus – “Tumbleweed”

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  • Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis)

    Simmondsia chinensis – “Jojoba”

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  • Hoary Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica subsp. holosericea)

    Urtica dioica subsp. holosericea – “Hoary Stinging Nettle”

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  • California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera)

    Washingtonia filifera – “California Fan Palm”

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