Chihuahuan Desert
This EPA Level III ecoregion encompasses all or part of 16 counties in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. The Chihuahuan Desert extends across southern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona and northern Mexico. In Texas, this ecoregion covers roughly the same area as the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Trans-Pecos vegetative region. This collection lists only those taxa found in the Texas portion of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Ambrosia trifida | Great Ragweed Giant Ragweed | |
Amelanchier utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | |
Amoreuxia wrightii | Wright's Yellowshow Yellow-show | |
Anemone berlandieri | Tenpetal Anemone Tenpetal Thimbleweed Windflower Southern Anemone Granny's Nightcap | |
Anemopsis californica | Yerba Mansa Yerba-mansa Lizard Tail | |
Anoda cristata | Crested Anoda | |
Anemone edwardsiana | Edwards Plateau Thimbleweed Two-flowered Anemone | |
Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem Tall Bluestem Turkeyfoot | |
Andropogon glomeratus | Bushy Bluestem Brushy Bluestem | |
Anulocaulis leiosolenus | Southwestern Ringstem | |
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