 
				 
				 Ventana Canyon Trail 3/26/17
				Ventana Canyon Trail 3/26/17
				 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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