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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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BUDS
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STEM
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ECOLOGY
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Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Genus
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Family
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Order
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Class
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LV: Arrangement
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Size
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LV: Form
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex
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LV: Base
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LV: Surface
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LV: Venation
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LV: Color
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FL: Parts
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Position
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FL: Size
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FL: Season
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FL: Petals
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FL: Sepals
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FL: Stamen
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FL: Pistil
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FL: Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Size
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FR: Seed
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FR: Color
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FR: Season
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BU: Scales
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BU: Arrangement
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BU: Color
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BU: Shape
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BU: Leaf Scars
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ST: Type
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ST: Size
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ST: Growth
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ST: Surface
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ST: Color
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ST: Pith
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ST: Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Agavaceae (Agave) |
Liliales |
Monocotyledonae |
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6 parts |
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| Desert agave |
Agave deserti |
Agave |
Agavaceae (Agave) |
Liliales |
Monocotyledonae |
Basal |
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Linear |
>12" |
Whole |
Thorned |
Acuminate |
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6 parts |
Yellow |
Head-flat-topped |
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Spring; Summer |
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>6' |
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stem cooked |
Desert |
AZ |
| Century plant |
Agave parryi |
Agave |
Agavaceae (Agave) |
Liliales |
Monocotyledonae |
Basal |
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Lanceolate |
>12" |
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Thorned |
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Fleshy |
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6 parts |
Yellow |
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stem cooked |
Desert; Grassland |
AZ |
| Schott agave |
Agave schottii |
Agave |
Agavaceae (Agave) |
Liliales |
Monocotyledonae |
Basal |
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Lanceolate |
>6" |
Whole |
Fibers |
Acuminate |
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6 parts |
Yellow |
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>1" |
Spring; Summer; Fall |
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Capsule |
<1" |
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>6' |
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AZ |
| Sotol; Desert spoon |
Dasylirion wheeleri |
Dasylirion |
Agavaceae (Agave) |
Liliales |
Monocotyledonae |
Basal |
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Lanceolate |
>12" |
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Thorned |
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Fleshy |
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6 parts |
White; Green/Brown |
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Spring; Summer |
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Samara |
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>12' |
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stem cooked |
Desert; Grassland |
AZ |
| Beargrass |
Nolina microcarpa |
Nolina |
Agavaceae (Agave) |
Liliales |
Monocotyledonae |
Basal |
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Linear |
>12" |
Whole |
Serrate |
Acuminate |
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6 parts |
Green/Brown |
Raceme |
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Spring |
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Shrub |
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Grassland/Fields |
AZ |
| Soaptree yucca |
Yucca elata |
Yucca |
Agavaceae (Agave) |
Liliales |
Monocotyledonae |
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Lanceolate |
>12" |
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Spiny-toothed |
Acuminate |
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6 parts |
White |
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Tree |
>6' |
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Flower raw; Fruit raw |
Desert |
AZ |
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