Amsonia palmeri

Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area, BLM, near Kingman: Flowers.
Along Monolith Garden Trail along wash; elevation ca. 3450 feet.

19 March 2011.

Inflorescence.
Same plant as in prior image.

19 March 2011.

Blooming and budding inflorescences among green foliage of current season and dry
stems and foliage of prior season.
Same plant as in prior images.

19 March 2011.

Habit, with tape measure showing scale in inches.
Prior season's dry foliage hiding much of the current season's growth.
Same plant as in prior images.

19 March 2011.

Habitat.  About two dozen specimens visible in and along the wash.
The plant in the prior images is at lower center.

19 March 2011.

Habitat.  Same area as prior image, from opposite side.
The specimen featured in the prior images is here shown in the background
to the right of the road.

19 March 2011.

Habitat of budding specimens.
Same area as prior images.

19 March 2011.

Habit of budding specimen, with tape measure showing scale in inches.
Same area as prior images.

19 March 2011.

Budding inforescences with tape to show scale in inches.
Same area as prior images.

19 March 2011.

Budding inforescence.
Same specimen as in prior image.

19 March 2011.

Cauline leaves.
Same specimen as in prior image.

19 March 2011.

Habit, with flowers budding viewed from above.

Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area, BLM.
Along wash on apparently unnamed trail of Monolith Garden trail; elevation ca. 3550 feet.

19 March 2011.

Habit, with open fruit; tape shows scale in inches.

Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area, BLM.
Along wash on trail west of Metwell Drive trailhead parking lot; elevation ca. 3530 feet.

9 September 2010.

Fruiting inflorescences with open, dry follicles.

Same specimen as in prior image.

9 September 2010.

Fruiting inflorescence, with open, dry follicles.

Same specimen as in prior image.

9 September 2010.

Four seeds.  The background is gridded in 1/10 inch squares.

Extracted from specimen in prior image, or from same location.

9 September 2010.

Habitat, the Amsonia occupying the bottom and margins of the wash.

Same ravine as specimens in prior images, but lower down.

9 September 2010.

Habitat, the Amsonia in yellowish-green clumps along the wash.

Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area, Cook Canyon; elevation ca. 3470 feet.

9 September 2010.

Habit in winter dormant state.

Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area, western tributary of Cook Canyon; elevation ca. 3500 feet.

9 January 2011.

Habitat, the Amsonia dormant in straw-colored clumps in the wash.

Same location as prior image.

9 January 2011.

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 20 March 2011; revised 25 March 2011.