Natural History – Canyon Plants
Canyon Plants (Windows Media)
Canyon Plants (Real Media)
Plains prickly pear
(Opuntia plyacantha)
Mesquite leaves
Honey Mesquite tree
(Prosopis glandulosa)
Mesquite beans
Agarita
(Berberis trifoliata)
Photo by John Dettling, Courtesy of NaturallyTexas.com
White sage
(Artemisia ludoviciana)
Fragrant sumac
(Rhus aromatica)
Photo by Paul Wray, courtesy of Forestry Images
Torrey Joint fir
(Ephedra torreyana)
Prairie goldenrod
(Solidago missouriensis)
Curly cup gumweed
(Grindelia squarrosa)
Rabbitbush
(Chrysanthamus viscidflorus)
Oneseed juniper
(Juniperus monosperma)
Photo courtesy of Texas Native Trees
Mountain mohagany
(Cercocarpus montanus)
Photo courtesy of Peter Sripinyo
Narrow-leaf yucca
(Yucca augustifolia)
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