NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Fendlera rupicola

Fendlerbush; Cliff Fendlerbush

A member of the Philadelphaceae, the Mock Orange Family

Flowering branches of Fendlera rupicola along South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park.

Flowering branch, also including old seed capsules.

Grand Canyon National Park: Along South Kaibab Trail between Cedar Ridge
and Skeleton Point between 5600-6000 feet elevations.

18 April 2007.

 

Habit and habitat of Fendlera rupicola along South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park.

Habit and habitat, same shrub as in prior image.

18 April 2007.

 

Flowering branch of Fendlera rupicola along Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park.

Flowering branch, which also contains old seed capsules.

Along higher elevations of Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park.

30 April 2002.

 

Capsules and foliage of Fendlera rupicola, along Hermit Trail, Grand Canyon National Park.

Seed capsules and drought-stressed foliage.

Along Hermit Trail above junction to Waldron Basin.

Grand Canyon National Park.

25 June 2002.

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann.


This page last revised 11 April 2009.

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