Berberidaceae (Barberry Family)

Barberry Berberis sp.

Boraginaceae (Borage Family)

Franciscan bluebells Mertensia franciscana

Flagstaff



Green-flowered Macromeria Macromeria viridiflora

July 13, 2008
Sedona



Manyflower Puccoon? Lithospermum multiflorum

July 23, 2007
South Fork campground



Fiddleneck Amsinckia intermedia


April 7, 2007
Agua Fria National Monument
April 4, 2010
Picacho Peak State Park
Also called fireweed because of its irritating bristles.



Narrow-leaved Popcorn Flower Cryptantha angustifolia

Agua Fria National Monument
April 7, 2007

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

Brassica Brassica tournefortii

February 25, 2008
Lake Pleasant



Crossflower Chorispora tenella

April 7, 2007
Agua Fria National Monument



Pink Windmills Thlypodiopsis linearifolia

August 11, 2007
East Fork Recreation Area



Western Wallflower Erysimum capitatum

August 12, 2007
Big Lake



Western Wallflower Erysimum wheeleri

July 8, 2007
Pacheta Lake


May 11, 2008
West Fork Oak Creek


May 11, 2008
West Fork Oak Creek


August 19, 2007
Pinaleno Mountains



Prince's Plume Stanleya pinnata

April 29, 2005
Havasupai



Western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata

April 11, 2010
Tent Rocks, near Camp Verde
KO# 51



Flixweed Descurainia sophia

April 11, 2010
Tent Rocks, near Camp Verde
KO# 38



Tumble Mustard Sisymbrium altissimum

July 29, 2007
North Rim, Grand Canyon



Lace Pod Thysanocarpus laciniatus

March 29, 2009
Camp Verde



Lyreleaf Jewelflower Streptanthus carinatus


April 4, 2010
Picacho Peak State Park



White Watercress? Nasturtium officinale

April 28, 2007
Great Western Trail



??

September 2, 2007
Canyon de Chelly

Buxaceae (Box Family)

Jojoba


Male flower




Female flower




Simmondsia chinensis
February 23, 2008
Usery Regional Park
July 16, 2006
Cave Creek Regional Park
Seeds roasted and used as a substitute for coffee. The oil is used in cosmetics. Leaves follow the sun to minimize exposure.

Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Saguaro Cereus giganteus

State flower of Arizona
Desert Botanical Garden, Tempe
May 8, 2004



Claret Cup Cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Agua Fria National Monument
April 7, 2007



Strawberry Hedgehog Echinocereus engelmannii


Near Ramsey Mine, East of Quartzsite
March 25, 2007



Pincushion, Fishhook, Nipple Cactus Mammillaria microcarpa

Boyce Thompson Arborteum
August 21, 2006



Englemann's Prickly Pear Opuntia englemannii

Hieroglyphics Trail, Superstitions
April 23, 2007



Prickly Pear Opuntia spp.




Buckhorn Cholla Opuntia acanthocarpa

Haunted Canyon, Superstitions
May 14, 2005



Hieroglyphics Trail, Superstitions
April 23, 2007



Teddy Bear Cholla Opuntia bigelovii

Hieroglyphics Trail, Superstitions
April 23, 2007



Cholla Opuntia sp.


Hieroglyphics Trail, Superstitions
April 23, 2007

Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia
July 23, 2006
Hannagan Meadow, Alpine

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)

Roundleaf snowberry Symporicarpos rotundifolius

July 5, 2010
Pinal Mountains