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ACERACEAE (Maple Family) Acer negundo
BOXELDER
AGAVACEAE (Yucca Family) Yucca harrimaniae
HARRIMAN'S YUCCA
ANACARDIACEAE (Cashew Family) Rhus aromatica
SKUNKBUSH
ANACARDIACEAE (Cashew Family) Toxicodendron rydbergii
POISON IVY
APIACEAE (Carrot Family) Cymopterus acaulis var. fendleri
FENDLER'S SPRING-PARSLEY
APIACEAE (Carrot Family) Cymopterus newberryi
SWEETROOT SPRING-PARSLEY
APIACEAE (Carrot Family) Cymopterus purpureus var. purpureus
PURPLE SPRING-PARSLEY
APOCYNACEAE (Dogbane Family) Amsonia tomentosa
TOMENTOSE AMSONIA
APOCYNACEAE (Dogbane Family) Apocynum cannabinum
DOGBANE
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Did You Know? Edward Abbey worked as a seasonal park ranger at Arches in the late 1950s. His 1968 memoir of this experience, "Desert Solitaire," has become a classic of desert literature.
Last Updated: November 02, 2007 at 16:16 EST