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Scaly Cloak-Fern (Astrolepis cochisensis)Observer
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5 inches tall
1 ft wide
Small opposite leaves up stalk
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Netwing Beetles (Genus Lycus)Observer
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Bright red body
Red spots on wings
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Feather Dalea (Dalea formosa)Observer
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5 inches wide
2 inches tall
Fuzzy purple leaves
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Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)Observer
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9ft tall
4 ft tall
Red flowers beginning to bloom on tips
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Walkingstick Cactus (Cylindropuntia imbricata ssp. spinosior)Observer
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1 ft tall
4ft wide
Multiple stems
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Mock Vervains (Genus Glandularia)Observer
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Aggregate growth
Purple flowers
1 ft high
3 ft high
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Rose Heath (Chaetopappa ericoides)Observer
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Aggregate growth
4 inches tall
4inches wide
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Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)Observer
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27 inches tall
1.5 inches wide
Long stalk like stem with 4 petals on each flower at at terminal end
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Western Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kalmii ssp. kalmii)Observer
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Orange black and grey body
Very small
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Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)Observer
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Black stripe across eye
Light brown body color
Narrow beak
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Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)Observer
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5 inches long
Light green coloration
Black spots on its back
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Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)Observer
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1 inch wide
Light grey
Brownish orangish stripe on abdomen.
Arachnid
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Prickly Pears (Genus Opuntia)Observer
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Aggregate growth
6ft wide
2 ft tall
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Sotols (Genus Dasylirion)Observer
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4ft wide at base
12 ft tall
Tip of it is where pollen and flowers are produced
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Yuccas (Genus Yucca)Observer
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13ft tall
10ft wide
Hairy looking limbs
No wood
Sharp pointy leaves
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Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)Observer
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4ft tall
6ft wide
Grows aggregately
While flowers with 5 petals
Direct sunlight
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Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata)Observer
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6ft tall
2.5ft wide
Very sharp pointy leaves
Upright standing plant
Hair like strands on leaves
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Goldenbushes (Genus Ericameria)Observer
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2ft tall
3ft wide
Very small terminal yellow flowers
Sandy soil
Direct sunlight
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Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)Observer
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5.6 ft tall
5ft wide
Sandy soil
Direct sunlight
Yellow flowers with petals
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Acacias, Mimosas, Mesquites, and Allies (Subfamily Mimosoideae)Observer
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11.2 ft tall
13 ft wide
Yellow puffy flowers
Long length
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Agave and Allies (Family Asparagaceae)Observer
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3.5 ft tall
4ft wide
Sandy soil
Serrated leaves
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Sotols (Genus Dasylirion)Observer
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2.5-3ft tall
4ft wide
Direct sunlight orientation
Sandy soil
Sandy soil