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Arizona Dewberry (Rubus arizonensis)Observer
tuqDescription
Rubus arizonensis L. H. Bailey
Dense patches in shade and mesic to moist soil. Canes arching or mounding before trailing and tip-rooting. Voucher specimens were collected here by Jim Verrier on 10/4/2010.
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Arizona Dewberry (Rubus arizonensis)Observer
tuqDescription
Rubus arizonensis L. H. Bailey
Dense patches in shade and moist springy soil. Canes arching or mounding before trailing and tip-rooting. Voucher specimens were collected from this site by Jim Verrier on 10/4/2010.
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Arizona Dewberry (Rubus arizonensis)Observer
tuqDescription
Rubus arizonensis L. H. Bailey
Dense patches confined to spring area. Canes are mounding, trailing, and eventually tip-rooting. Only one or two infructescences had some drupelets remaining, otherwise they are all done for the year.
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Genus BletiaObserver
esophieaDescription
Leafless, beneath oak. I wish I'd caught this blooming! Bletia arizonica (syn Hexalectris arizonica) or Bletia colemanii or Bletia nitida?
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Horned Spurge (Euphorbia brachycera)Observer
esophieaDescription
Elevation above 9000 ft
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Alpine Shooting Star (Primula tetrandra)Observer
esophieaDescription
Primula tetrandra or Primula pauciflora
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Big Sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii)Observer
rawlingstimbyDescription
fl stems to 6 ft tall; robust bunchgrass with widely spreading branches; sometimes single individual to dense patches in wash; infl disarticulated with a only few single-floret spikelets. unable to photograph spikelet just as for infl branch glabrous pulvini and obscure ligules. Some photosynthetic veg stems
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Sprucetop Grama (Bouteloua chondrosioides)Observer
roomthilyDescription
lolol that blue boot is not colorfast
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Western Polypody (Polypodium hesperium)Observer
daisybirdDescription
Close photos w/appreciation to M. Dobkin
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White Rhatany (Krameria bicolor)Observer
aspidoscelisDescription
Krameria bicolor, Hachita Valley on the southwestern bajada of the Sierra Rica, 31.6824 -108.2687, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, 11 Sep 2014.
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Desert Needlegrass (Pappostipa speciosa)Observer
tuqDescription
Pleistocene relict.
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White Tack-Stem (Calycoseris wrightii)Observer
daisybirdDescription
Nice to find here, Molino/Az trail
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American Badger (Taxidea taxus)Observer
elfpocketDescription
2 Badgers actually. Last 2 pictures show other Badger in lower right. Lots of hissing and wrestling so probably mating
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Sonoita Creek Scorpionweed (Phacelia sonoitensis)Observer
ethan-kDescription
Capsules contain many seeds
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Arizona Snakeweed (Gutierrezia arizonica)Observer
gambolingquailDescription
Saw dozens of plants in this area
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Organ Mountain Larkspur (Delphinium wootonii)Observer
jake247Description
Along the Ocotillo Trail at Kartchner Caverns State Park
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Arizona Snakeweed (Gutierrezia arizonica)Observer
austindudeDescription
Right? A small patch here. A couple open flowers but mostly budding. Pretty cool!
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Pebble Pincushion (Chaenactis carphoclinia)Observer
gambolingquailDescription
Stevioides on the left for comparison in last pictures of leaves and flowers
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Shining Chickweed (Stellaria nitens)Observer
roomthilyDescription
too small for this phone
