Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)

Chuparosa, Hummingbird bush, Red justica Justicia californica

February 8, 2009
Arizona State University, Tempe Campus



Desert Honeysuckle Anisacanthus thurberi


April 7, 2007
Agua Fria National Monument



Ruellia (cultivated) Ruellia brittoniana

Tempe

Agavaceae (Agave Family)

Banana Yucca Yucca baccata

May 14, 2005
Haunted Canyon, Superstitions


March 15, 2008
Gilbert Water Ranch







March 28, 2009
Red Tank Draw


April 11, 2010
Tent Rocks, near Camp Verde



Utah agave? Agave utahensis?


Thanks to cddavis5 for identifying this as an Agave utahensis.
North rim, Grand Canyon
September 4, 2007

Apiaceae (Parsley or Carrot Family)

Mountain Parsley Pseudocymopterus montanus

June 22, 2008
Freidlein Prairie



False parsley Ammoides pusilla

March 29, 2009
Camp Verde



Purplenerve springparsley Cymopterus multinervatus

March 29, 2009
Camp Verde



April 11, 2010
Tent Rocks, near Camp Verde



Nevada biscuitroot Lomatium navadense ?

April 11, 2010
Tent Rocks, near Camp Verde


Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza sp.

June 13, 2009
Hart Prairie, Flagstaff

Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)

Myrtle Vinca major

May 11, 2008
Oak Creek Canyon

Desert Rose Adenium obesum

October 9, 2006
Papago Park

Arecaceae (Palm Family)

October 9, 2006
Papago Park

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)

Antelope Horns Milkweed Asclepias asperula

April 19, 2009
Camp Verde
KO# 4



Rambling Milkweed Sarcostemma hirtellum

April 7, 2007
Agua Fria National Monument

Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

Common Sunflower? Helianthus annuus?

September 5, 2005
Lockett Meadow, Flagstaff



Sunflower Helianthus sp.


I can't tell if this is Aspen or Prairie Sunflower, or maybe both. The butterfly is a Western Tiger Swallowtail.
Mormon Lake Village
June 17, 2007



Western Sneezeweed Dugaldia hoopesii


July 23, 2006
Hannagan Meadow, Alpine
August 18, 2007
Mt. Graham
Aptly named. I am very allergic to these!



Many-Flowered Viguiera? Viguiera multiflora?

Mingus Mountain
September 16, 2007



Wild Chrysanthemum Bahia dissecta

Mingus Mountain
September 16, 2007



Silver Puff Microseris linearifolia


Camp Verde
March 29, 2007



Blackfoot Daisy Melampodium leucanthim


March 28, 2009
Red Tank Draw



Desert Chicory Rafinesquia neomexicana


March 29, 2009
Camp Verde
Look for the purple streaks without.



Tidytips Layia glandulosa


April 11, 2010
Tent Rocks, near Camp Verde



Esteve's pincushion? Chaenactis stevioides?

April 4, 2010
Picacho Peak State Park



Spreading Fleabane, Layered Daisy Erigeron divergens

April 7, 2007
Agua Fria National Monument



Blanketflower Gaillardia pulchella

July 10, 2006
Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area, Show Low



Reddome Blanketflower, Slender Gaillardia Gaillardia pinnatifida


September 1, 2008
Bonito Park



Mexican Hat Ratibida columnaris

July 23, 2007
South Fork Campground, White Mountains



Orange mountain dandelion Agoseris aurantica

June 19, 2010
Hart Prairie, Flagstaff



Treasure Flower Gazania sp.


January 1, 2007
Tempe
This is not a wildflower but isn't it pretty? It's actually native to South Africa.



Paperflower Psilostrophe sp.

November 24, 2007
Tuweep



White Zinnia? Zinnia acerosa

April 29, 2007
Bloody Basin Road



Kaibab Pussytoes Antennaria rosulata

June 19, 2010
Hart Prairie, Flagstaff



Pussytoes Antennaria sp.

June 13, 2009
Hart Prairie, Flagstaff



Seep Willow Baccharis salicifolia


April 7, 2007
Aqua Fria National Monument



Ageratina Ageratina herbacea

September 16, 2007
Mingus Mountain



Arizona Cudweed Gnaphalium arizonicum

September 16, 2007
Mingus Mountain


Camphorweed Pluchea odorata

September 26, 2009
Tres Rios
KO# 14



Western Yarrow Achillea millefolium var. lanulosa

North Rim, Grand Canyon
September 4, 2007



Broom Snakeweed? Gutierrezia sarothrae?

September 30, 2007
Hazlett Hollow Campground, Bradshaws



Goldenrod Solidago sp.

September 9, 2007
Pinal Mountains

August 18, 2007
Pinaleno Mountains



Brittlebush Encelia farniosa

February 20, 2005
Lake Havasu City



Virgin River Brittlebush Encelia virginensis

April 19, 2009
Camp Verde
KO# 1



Golden Rabbit Brush Chrysothamnus nauseosus

September 25, 2006
Bonita Campground, Flagstaff



Fineleaf Woollywhite Hymenopappus filifolius

May 27, 2006
Grand Canyon National Park



Desert Straw Stephanomeria pauciflora

North rim, Grand Canyon
September 4, 2007



September 26, 2009
Tres Rios
KO# 22



Russian Knapweed Centaurea repens

July 14, 2007
Chavez Mountain Pass



Wheeler Thistle Cirsium wheeleri

August 28, 2006
Mt. Lemmon to Oracle road, Tucson



Thistle

August 19, 2007
Pinaleno Mountains



Nodding Thistle? Carduus nutans


July 23, 2007
South Fork Campground, White Mountains



Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare

October 23, 2006
Red Rock Springs Trail, Payson



Arizona Thistle Cirsium arizonicum

August 28, 2006
Mt. Lemmon to Oracle road



Parry's Thistle Cirsium parryi

July 23, 2007
Los Burros Campground



Common Cockleburr Xanthium strumarium

November 13, 2005
Seven Springs Recreation Area, Cave Creek



??

April 23, 2005
Haunted Canyon, Superstitions