• Double O Arch

    Arches

    National Park Utah

April Flowers Page 14


SALICACEAE
(Willow Family)
Populus fremontii

FREMONT'S COTTONWOOD

 


SANTALACEAE
(Sandalwood Family)
Comandra umbellata

BASTARD TOADFLAX

 
Comandra umbellata
    


SAXIFRAGACEAE
(Saxifrage Family)
Fendlera rupicola

FENDLERBUSH

 

SCROPHULARIACEAE

(Figwort Family)
Castilleja chromosa

COMMON PAINTBRUSH

 


SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Penstemon cyanocaulis

BLUESTEM PENSTEMON

 
Penstemon cyanocaulis
    


SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Penstemon eatonii

EATON'S PENSTEMON

 


SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Penstemon utahensis

UTAH PENSTEMON

 


TAMARICACEAE
(Tamarisk Family)
Tamarix chinensis

TAMARISK

 
Tamarix chinensis
    


ULMACEAE
(Elm Family)
Ulmus pumila

SIBERIAN ELM

 

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Did You Know?

Detail of petroglyph panel

Native Americans never inhabited Arches on a year-round basis, though they certainly roamed the area searching for wild game, useful plants and rocks for tool-making. Petroglyphs near Wolfe Ranch are thought to have been created by Indians from the Ute/Paiute cultures. More...