Plants

The vegetation of the Monument is a mix of common plants adapted to generally dry, warm summers and cool winters, and special plants that take advantage of small areas with specific micro-climates...
Wildflowers Blooming from early spring to late fall, an amazing variety of wildflowers can be found in the Monument... More >>>
Ferns Ferns grow in sheltered, shady, moist areas, often at cave entrances.	Grasses Grass is the foundation of many plant communities.
Lichens Not really a plant, lichens are part algae, part fungus.	Mosses and Liverworts Non-vascular plants are common in surprising places.
Mushrooms and other Fungi Although not a plant, fungi are essential to how plants get nutrients from the soil.	Trees and Shrubs Very different trees and shrubs live on this arid landscape...