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Species Name Description Alternanthera echinocephala Narrow pointed opposite leaves. Flowers are identifiable with their white spiky tuft like apperance. Alternanthera filifolia A low compact shrub that is often dome-shaped. It has a dense mass of thin branches that turn brown in color during droughts. The leaves are opposite, very narrow, and very few. It has yellow petals. Brachycereus nesioticus Fleshy perennial with 10-50cm tall cylindrical stems arranged in clusters. The leaves are represented by spines, which can be white, yellow or black and 5cm long. Flowers are white with yellow-white inner parts. Picture Castela galapageia A spiny, shrub with many branches growing up to 2m in height. It has alternate elaves that are small, dark green, oval, and waxy. The plants can either be male or female, both producing red or yellow flowers. Chamaesyce galapageia Leaves are opposite, entire, and oblong. Cordia resoluta Up to 4 m in height. Leaves are alternate, blade shape and waxy with edges curled under. Flowers white, tubular,in small clusters. Croton scouleri Classified as either a tree or a shrub that grows up to 6m tall. There are four varieties of this organism. The bark is gray and the leaves are gray green and vary in size based on their location. The tree bares frut that are round and segmented into threes. The flowers are small and cream colored Darwiniothamnus tenuifolius Thickly foliaged shrub growing to 3m. The leaves are alternate, narrow, pointed and grow very close together. Flowers in small clusters at the branch tips are daisy like with white petals and yellow stamens. Gossypium barbadense var. darwinii An open shrub with heights growing to 3-m. It has large leaves, easily identified by its bright yellow flower with a purple center with oval seeds. Gossypium darwinii Shrub growing 1-3m tall. The branches are covered with black dots and various hairs. Leaves are alternate, simple. Blades usually have 3 to 5 lobes and are 15cm long and 20cm wide with entire margins. Ipomoea habeliana Perrenial vine with 8m long stems. The leaves are alternate and simple with blades 6-15cm long. The leaves stand upright on the stems and the margins are entire. The flowers are white and have a narrow funnelform, which is 10-12cm long. The fruit is a brown capsule, 2-2.5 cm in length. Jasminocereus thouarsii A large candelabra-shaped cactus that grows up to 7-8m in height and found mainly in arid areas. the arms are made of flutted and spiny cylindrical section that become woodier with age. The spines can be colored red, brown or yellow, sometimes white. Lantana pedunculanis Small shrub that grows to heights to 2m. The branches are four sided, the leaves are pointed with serrated edges. It has whtie flowers with yellow centers with dome shaped heads. Leococarpus pinnatifidus Shrub growing 2 meters tall with numerous branches and a single stem at the base. The leaves can be simple or opposite and the blade is 3 -7 cm in length. The flowes are disc shaped and are yellow. Lycium minimum Up to 3 m in height. leaves are club shaped in groups up to five. Macraea laricifolia Bushy shrub growing up to 2.5 m in height. It has narrow leaves that are short with edges down-turned and clustered towards the ends of the branches. Miconia robinsoniana Miconia robinsoniana is a shrub that can grow to be about 5m high. When they are congregated together, they can form the ideal habitat for the Galapagos Petrel. They are found in Santa Cruz and San Cristobal in large numbers. Mollugo flavescens Low growing annual herb that grows 40cm tall. Leaves are typically in whorls, simple, smooth, 5-20mm long, and have entire margins. Flowers are whitish with green veins and are typically clustered in groups of 3 and 8. Nolana galapagensis Grows 0.5-1.5m tall. The leaves are simple, spatulate, entire, and 5-35mm long. It has cup like flowers. Opuntia echios var. bamingtonensis No description. Opuntia echios var. gigantea Of the Opuntia varieties, it is the tallest. O. echios var. gigantea grows up to 12m in height. It is only found in Santa Cruz and around Puerto Ayora. Opuntia galapageia var. galapeia Grows up to 4m tall. Passiflora foetida var. galapagensis A vine covering many rocks and shurbs. The leaves are large and ivy-shaped. it has tendrils that wrap around branchges and stems. They are identifiable by their white flowers with a purple center. Phoradendron berteroanum Waxy leaves. Little description found. Pisonia floribunda Up to 10-15 mm in height. Flowers are in small incospicuous clusters. Psidium galapageium var. galapageium It is an easily identifiable tree growing to heights of 8-10 m with smooth grey bark. the brances are crooked and covered in long hair-like lichen, usually located in higher up moist zones. Scalesia baunti hopkinsii White flowers with serrate leaves. Scalesia helleri Low shrub growing to 2.5m. Found mainly on the cliffs and near the shore. The leaves are alternate or opposite and while being generally oval in shape to 10 cm long, are very heavily divided, giving a fuzzy appearance. Flower heads are up 1.7cm across and are made up of 30-100 individual flowers. Scalesia pedunculata The trees can be up to 15m. Dominant species of the scalesia zone. The tree has a dome of branches at the top. When congregated, the trees form a very dense canopy. Leaves are alternate, elliptical and have a slight fuzz. The tree has white flowers that form in bundles at the ends of branches. Scutia spicata var pauciflora Up to 2.5 m in height. Dark green and spiny. has few leaves that are elliptical and about 1cm long. spines are numerous and are up to 6 cm long. Flowers are small and green. Senna pistaciifolia Low shrub found along roadsides.The leaves are alternate and pinnate with rounded tips. Tillandsia insulans No description. Tournefortia psilostachya Vinelike perrenial shrub with a woody base. Leaves are alternate, sage green, broad but pointed. Flowers are brown and in scorpoid spikes. Tournefortia pubescens Leaves alternate, elliptical and pointed. Up to 4 m in height. Tournefortia rufosericea Up to 5 m in height. Reddishbrown bark, young branches having reddish hairs. leaves are alternate and have a corrugated apperance. white flowers in scorpoid sprays Vallesia glabra Shrub or small tree growing to heights of 6m. The leaves are alternate, long and pointed, and drop down from the branch. It has white flowers with five petals in small clusters. Waltheria ovata A small branched shrub with twigs changing colors from reddish-brown to dark grey with age. The leaves are ovate and have slightly pointed tips with broad flat bases. The edges of the leaves are also serrated.