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Websites:

Arizona Native Plant Society:
     http://www.aznps.com

Arizona Sonora Desert Museum FAQ site  
      www.desertmuseum.org/faq/desert_qanda.html 

Arizona State Land Department
     www.land.state.az.us 

Environmental Protection Agency 
     OWOW Invasive Species Program --  
       http://www.epa.gov/owow/invasive_species/

Pima Community College  
      Desert Ecology of Tucson

US Fish and Wildlife Services:  
        http://invasives.fws.gov/
        http://endangered.fws.gov

United States Geologic Survey: 
        http://www.werc.usgs.gov/invasivespecies
        http://www.werc.usgs.gov/invasivespecies/sonorangrassfire.html 
        What is a Desert?

"Problem Plants" -- A list of introduced plants in various parts of the country
        Nature Conservancy
        http://nature.org/invasives/files/problem_plants.pdf 

The Problem with Invasive Species by Elizabeth Weaver  

www.desertusa.com/placestogo/du_arizona.html