Arizona Naturalists >>> Sycamore Gallery Flora
|
The trees, shrubs, perennial herbs and annuals described in this guide are those that occur in the higher montane regions where Ponderosa Pine is often a dominant plant. The elevations range from 1200 to over 2400 meters. Within this elevation range some areas are dry with thin soils or with a strong south-facing slope and so do not support ponderosa pine. Other areas deep in canyons or in damp meadows support plants that thrive under moister soil conditions. Still other Arizona lands within this elevation range are fire prone and have either grassland or chaparral vegetation dominant. |
Sponsored Links: |
Dwarf MistletoeYellowish stems and twigs growing directly out of living branches of Piñon Pines. Similar species on pines and firs. More ... |
Flannel BushUncommon shrub with 5-petaled flowers and leaves with deeply lobed, smooth-margined leaves. More ... |
Many-flowered
|
Cliff RoseMedium-sized evergreen shrub. Leaves small w/5-7 lobes. Flowers white with yellow centers. Seeds with long silky tails. More ... |
Harlequin BushTall slender plants with small pink flowers. Four petals arrayed to one side and eight stamens. Inferior ovary. More ... |
Buck-BrushMature shrubs often about 2 meters. Clusters of many small white flowers. Branches spiny. Elyptical leaves. More ... |
Wild CeleryClusters of small white flowers arranged in umbels on an aromatic herb. Twin seeds from each flower below petals. More ... |
Horsetail MilkweedLeaves finely divided into grass-like segments. White, five-pointed flowers in umbels. Flowers attractive to many insects. More ... |
White Prairie CloverConical spikes of five-petaled white flowers. Leaves compound with linear segment. Glandular. Sharp terpene odor. More ... |
Common YarrowHerbacous plants about a meter tall with flat-topped panicles of small white flower heads. Leaves pinnately divided. More ... |
Orange MilkweedClumps of bright orange flowers often attracting numerous butterflies. Herbaceous from underground root/crown. Milky sap from breaks. More ... |
Cardinal CatchflyEach of the five red to orange petals are divided into several slender lobes. Herbaceous with swollen stem nodes. More ... |
Arizona ThistleNumerous long-tubular florets formed into a head surounded by spiny bracts. Hummingbirds love it. Seeds with silky hairs. More ... |
Wheeler's ThistleHeads of many long tubular pink florets enclosed in a spherical involucre of spiney bracts. More ... |
Dwarf Four O'ClockPinkish flowers and deltoid leaves on a slightly fleshy herb. More ... |
Alpine Wood SorrelCompound leaves with three parts. Five pink or lavender petals. No branching above ground. More ... |
Winged BuckwheatTall spindly herbaceous plant mostly growing in summer with monsoon rains. Conspicuous winged fruits in abundance. More ... |
Flatspine Bur RagweedHerbaceous annual becoming apparent after summer monsoon rains. Pinately divided leaves. Greenish flowers, but w/ flat, burgandy-color spines on burs. More ... |
Ashy SilktasselIntricately branched, large shrub with broadly elyptical, smooth-margined, opposite leaves. Leaves have an ashy cast due to minute hairs. More ... |
Arizona
Naturalist
Sycamore
Canyons