GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK AUGUST 2016
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Grand Canyon rock daisy
Perityle congesta
Asteraceae
 
 
 



 
Spiny greasebush
Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum
Crossosomataceae


   
MacDougal verbena
Verbena macdougalii
Verbenaceae
[Named for Daniel Trembly MacDougal, 1865-1958]


 
Sand ricegrass
Stipa hymenoides
Poaceae



   
Hairy goldenaster
Heterotheca villosa
Asteraceae


   
Green ephedra
Ephedra viridis
Ephedraceae



 
 
 
Hoary-aster
Dieteria canescens
Asteraceae
 
 



     
Simpson's buckwheat
Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii
Polygonaceae

[Named for James Hervey Simpson, 1813-1883]
 
Shrubby creambush
Holodiscus dumosus
Rosaceae
 


   
Rocky Mountain douglas fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca
Pinaceae

[Named for Archibald Menzies, 1754-1842]
 
   
Skunkbrush
Rhus aromatica
Anacardiaceae
Sacahuista
Nolina microcarpa
Ruscaceae




 
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CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS
VIRGINIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS