• Double O Arch

    Arches

    National Park Utah

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ACERACEAE
(Maple Family)
Acer negundo

BOXELDER

 


APOCYNACEAE
(Dogbane Family)
Apocynum cannabinum

DOGBANE

 


ASCLEPIADACEAE
(Milkweed Family)
Asclepias cryptoceras

PALLID MILKWEED

 
Asclepias cryptoceras
    


ASCLEPIADACEAE
(Milkweed Family)
Asclepias latifolia

BROADLEAF MILKWEED

 


ASCLEPIADACEAE
(Milkweed Family)
Asclepias macrosperma

DWARF MILKWEED

 
Asclepias macrosperma
    


ASTERACEAE
(Sunflower Family)
Ambrosia acanthicarpa

BUR RAGWEED

 


BRASSICACEAE
(Mustard Family)
Brickellia longifolia

LONGLEAF BRICKELLBUSH

 


CARYOPHYLLACEAE
(Pink Family)
Arenaria fendleri

FENDLER'S SANDWORT

 


CHENOPODIACEAE
(Goosefoot Family)
Grayia spinosa

SPINY HOPSAGE

 

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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...