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Arches National Park
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ASCLEPIADACEAE 
(Milkweed Family)
Asclepias latifolia

BROADLEAF MILKWEED

 


ASTERACEAE
(Sunflower Family)
Ambrosia acanthicarpa

BUR RAGWEED

 
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
  


ASTERACEAE 
(Sunflower Family)
Artemisia bigelovii

BIGELOW'S SAGEBRUSH

 


ASTERACEAE 
(Sunflower Family)
Artemisia filifolia

OLD MAN SAGE

 


ASTERACEAE
(Sunflower Family)
Artemisia ludoviciana

LOUISIANA WORMWOOD

 
Artemisia ludoviciana
  


ASTERACEAE 
(Sunflower Family)
Artemisia tridentata

BIG SAGEBRUSH

 


ASTERACEAE
(Sunflower Family)
Brickellia longifolia

LONGLEAF BRICKELLBUSH

 


ASTERACEAE
(Sunflower Family)
Chrysopsis villosa

HAIRY GOLDENASTER

 
Chrysopsis villosa
  


ASTERACEAE 
(Sunflower Family)
Chrysothamnus nauseosus

RUBBER RABBITBRUSH

 

 

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Detail of petroglyph panel  

Did You Know?
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.
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