Slender goldenweed Machaeranthera gracilis Asteraceae

Rock spiraea Petrophytum caespitosum Rosaceae

Pallid hoptree Ptelea trifoliata ssp. pallida Rutaceae

		Littleleaf globe mallow Sphaeralcea parviflora Malvaceae

Pursh's wallflower Erysimum capitatum var. purshii Brassicaceae [Named for Frederick Traugott Pursh, 1774-1820]

Pancake prickly-pear Opuntia chlorotica Cactaceae

Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri Plantaginaceae [Named for Edward Palmer, 1829-1911]

Narrow-leaf four o'clock Mirabilis linearis Nyctaginaceae

Mid bladderpod Physaria intermedia Brassicaceae

Rayless tansyaster, Nuttall tarweed Xanthisma grindelioides Asteraceae		Side-oats grama Bouteloua curtipendula Poaceae [Named for Claudio, 1774-1842, and Estéban, 1776-1813, Boutelou Agraz]

The photographer		Elk Cervus canadensis Cervidae		Looks like a sagebrush lizard Sceloporus graciosus Phrynosomatidae		Rock squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus "The most dangerous animal in the Grand Canyon"

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