Category: Science - Biology
Other numbers of the Popular Series now in print are: (2) “Arizona’s National Monuments,” 1946; (3) “Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert,” in its fourth printing, 1951; (5) “Flowers of the Southwest Mesas,” 1951; (6) “Tumacacori’s Yesterdays,” 1951; (7) “Flowers of the Southwest...
Other numbers of the Popular Series now in print are: (2) “Arizona’s National Monuments,” 1946; (3) “Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert,” in its fourth printing, 1951; (5) “Flower...
3. Part 3The species of Mistletoe that parasitize such trees as Ironwood, Mesquite, and Catclaw have small, scale-like tawny-brown leaves and stems. The tiny yellow-green flowers which a...
2. Part 2One of the most delicately beautiful of the flowers for which the desert is famous, “Queen of the Night” is waxy-white with thread-like stamens that give it the appearance of we...
5. Part 5It grows as a graceful shrub or small tree with drooping branches covered with small, scale-like leaves and is abundant in moist locations below 5,000 feet. It prefers a hot cli...
4. Part 4They occur in Arizona below 3,600 feet, westward to California, Lower California, and north to Oregon. A plant of winter and early springtime, Goldfields takes advantage of wint...
6. Part 6Although the plants are very small, they grow close together and the blossoms are often quite large in comparison. The reddish-purple color of the flowers stands out in sharp co...
8. Part 8P Pachaba 31 Palmilla 22 Palo-de-hierro 81 Paloverde 36, 81 Papagolily 98 Paperdaisy 54 Paperflower 32, 66 Peabush 102 Pea family 33, 36, 48, 49, 57, 58, 69, 81, 84, 86, 102 Pen...
7. Part 7B Baccharis 25 Baeria 50 Balleya 54 Barberry 43 Barberry family 43 Barrel cactus 60 Barometerbush 79 Basketgrass 20 Bead-pod 44 Beardtongue 83 Beargrass 20, 22 Beavertail cactus...