Ventana Canyon Trail 3/26/17
Ventana Canyon Trail 3/26/17
Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
Desert Phlox.
Phlox tenuifolia.
Phlox (Polemoniaceae) family.
The flowers are tubular, 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, and have 5 elongated, round-tipped lobes and a yellow throat. The leaves are dark green, opposite, narrowly linear in shape, and up to 2 inches (5 cm) long. In sunny locations, this plant is low and mounded, while in shady spots, it is taller, vine-like, and rambles through other plants.
Molino Basin
Location: Molino Basin campground
4/22/15
Notes: Ventana Canyon Trail 0.2 mile from trailhead 3/26/17.
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