Arches National Park - January Flowers (U.S. National Park Service)

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	Arches National Park January Flowers

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FABACEAE
(Pea Family)
Astragalus amphioxys

CRESCENT MILKVETCH

FABACEAE
(Pea Family)
Astragalus desperatus

RIMROCK MILKVETCH

GERANIACEAE
(Geranium Family)
Erodium cicutarium

STORKSBILL


			Did You Know? In the late 1800s, John Wesley Wolfe, a disabled Civil War veteran, and his son, Fred, built a homestead in what is now Arches National Park. A weathered log cabin, root cellar, and corral remain as evidence of the primitive ranch they operated for more than 10 years.

Last Updated: November 10, 2007 at 19:49 EST