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CACTACEAE (Cactus Family) Echinocereus triglochidiatus
CLARETCUP
POLEMONIACEAE (Phlox Family) Ipomopsis aggregata
SCARLET GILIA
SALICACEAE (Willow Family) Populus fremontii
FREMONT'S COTTONWOOD
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family) Castilleja chromosa
COMMON PAINTBRUSH
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family) Castilleja linariifolia
LINEARLEAF PAINTBRUSH
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family) Mimulus eastwoodiae
SCARLET MONKEY-FLOWER
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family) Penstemon eatonii
EATON'S PENSTEMON
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family) Penstemon utahensis
UTAH PENSTEMON
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 01, 2007 at 21:26 EST