Sabino Mountain Community 10/25/15
Sabino Mountain Community 10/25/15
Sabino Mountain Community 10/25/15
Sabino Mountain Community During Good Monsoons 8/10/16
Sabino Mountain Community During Good Monsoons 8/10/16
Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
Orange Caltrop.
Kallstroemia grandiflora.
Caltrop (Zygophyllaceae) family.
The flowers are up to 2 1/2 inches (6 cm) wide and have 5 petals with raised, orange veins and dark red-orange at the base of the petals. In favorable areas, the blooming plants can create large-scale wildflower displays. The flowers are followed by bristly, beaked fruits that split into 10 nutlets. The leaves are green, opposite, and pinnately compound with paired, oval leaflets. The stems are hairy and sprawling.
Santa Catalina Mountains.
Location: Prison Camp at end of road.
9/23/15
Notes: Sabino Mountain Community 10/25/15, 8/10/16
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