Wild Flowers & Shrubs found in the Fountain Hills Preserve

 

Trees:

          Foothill Palo Verde

          Velvet Mesquite

 

Flowers:   (As of February 27th, 2005)

          AZ Golden Poppy

          Brittlebush

          Chia

          Chuparoso Justicia

          Deer vetch

          Desert Marigold

          Filaree

          Globemallow

          Lobelia (Cambridge blue)

          Lupine

          Mormon tea

          Pepper grass

          Popcorn flower

          Purple mat

          Ratany

          Tackstem

          Triangle-leaf bursage

          Wild Buckwheat

          Wild Hyacinth

 

Shrubs:

          Creosote

          Jojoba

          Ocotillo

 

Cactus:

          Buckhorn cholla

          Barrel (compass and fishhook)

          Hedgehog

          Prickly pear

          Saguaro

          Teddy bear cholla