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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Astragalus crassicarpus | Groundplum Milkvetch Ground Plum | |
Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus | Groundplum Milkvetch | |
Astragalus emoryanus | Emory's Milkvetch | |
Asclepias engelmanniana | Engelmann's Milkweed | |
Astragalus giganteus | Giant Milkvetch | |
Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed Pink Milkweed | |
Astrolepis integerrima | Hybrid Cloakfern | |
Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | |
Asclepias latifolia | Broadleaf Milkweed | |
Astragalus lentiginosus | Freckled Milkvetch | |
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