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

Fouquieria splendens

Ocotillo

A member of the Fouquieriaceae, the Ocotillo Family

Habit of Fouquieria splendens, BLM lands southwest of Kingman, Arizona.

Habit, in bloom.

Bureau of Land Management, Mohave County: about four miles southwest of Kingman,
elevation ca. 2950 feet.

15 May 2010.

 

Flowering branches of Fouquieria splendens, BLM lands southwest of Kingman, Arizona.

Flowering branches.

Same specimen as in prior image.

15 May 2010.

 

Inflorescences of Fouquieria splendens, BLM lands southwest of Kingman, Arizona.

Inflorescences.

Same specimen as in prior images.

15 May 2010.

 

Inflorescence detail of Fouquieria splendens, BLM lands southwest of Kingman, Arizona.

Inflorescence detail.

Same specimen as in prior images.

15 May 2010.

 

Stem detail of Fouquieria splendens, BLM lands southwest of Kingman, Arizona.

Stem detail.

Same specimen as in prior images.

15 May 2010.

 

Habit of Fouquieria splendens, BLM lands southwest of Kingman, Arizona.

Habit.

Same location as prior images, two months earlier.

15 March 2010.

 

Foliage detail of Fouquieria splendens, BLM lands southwest of Kingman, Arizona.

Foliage detail.

Same specimen as in prior image.

15 March 2010.

 

Habit of Fouquieria splendens, Haviland Rest Area, I-40, Mohave County.

Habit and habitat, in leaf.

At Haviland Rest Area, Interstate 40 westbound,
Mohave County; ca. 1720 feet elevation.

17 October 2004.

 

Inflorescence on bare branches of Fouquieria splendens, Haviland Rest Area, I-40, Mohave County.

Inflorescence on leafless branches.

Same vicinity as prior image, different individual.

17 October 2004.

 

Stem and foliage of Fouquieria splendens, Haviland Rest Area, I-40, Mohave County.

Detail of leaves and thorny stem.

Same vicinity as prior images.

17 October 2004.

 

Stems and foliage of Fouquieria splendens, Haviland Rest Area, I-40, Mohave County.

Foliage and stems.
The leaves turn red before being shed.

Same vicinity as prior images.

7 January 2005.

 

Stem details of Fouquieria splendens, Haviland Rest Area, I-40, Mohave County.

Foliage and stem detail.
Detail from prior image.

7 January 2005.

 

Fouquieria splendens growing at base of senescent Opuntia bigelovii, Oatman Road, western Mohave County.

Habit of young ocotillo in full leaf, growing at base
of senescent Opuntia bigelovii.

Along Oatman Road near milepost 18, south of Boundary Cone,
western Mohave County; ca. 1680 feet elevation.

17 October 2004.

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann.

This page last revised 12 June 2010.

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