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armed
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Melissa Islam & Pam Regensberg (Denver Botanic Gardens)
Species Count: 293
Aizoaceae
Alismataceae
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Anacardiaceae
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Araceae
Asparagaceae
Asteraceae
Boraginaceae
Brassicaceae
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Elaeagnaceae
Equisetaceae
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Juncaginaceae
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Oleaceae
Onagraceae
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Polemoniaceae
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Portulacaceae
Potamogetonaceae
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Sarcobataceae
Scrophulariaceae
Solanaceae
Tamaricaceae
Typhaceae
Ulmaceae
Urticaceae
Verbenaceae
Vitaceae
Zygophyllaceae