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

Garrya flavescens

Ashy Silktassel

A member of the Garryaceae, the Silktassel Family

Fruiting inflorescence of Garrya flavescens, northern Hualapai Mountains, Arizona.

Fruiting inflorescence.

Hualapai Mountains: in ravine to north of milepost 9 of Hualapai Mountain Road,
at ca. 5,300 feet elevation.

25 April 2010.

Upper branches of Garrya flavescens, northern Hualapai Mountains, Arizona.

Upper branches, with pistillate fruiting inflorescences.
Pinus monophylla in background.

Same specimen as prior image.

25 April 2010.

Underside of leaf of Garrya flavescens, northern Hualapai Mountains, Arizona.

Underside of leaf.

Same specimen as prior image.

25 April 2010.

Detail of underside of leaf of Garrya flavescens, northern Hualapai Mountains, Arizona.

Leaf detail from preceding image.

Faded staminate inflorescences of Garrya flavescens, northern Hualapai Mountains, Arizona.

Faded staminate inflorescences.

Along Hualapai Mountain Road, near to and a little higher in elevation than the
specimen in the preceding image.

25 April 2010.

Habit of Garrya flavescens, northern Hualapai Mountains, Arizona.

Habit.

Same specimen as prior image.

25 April 2010.

Foliage of Garrya flavescens, northern Hualapai Mountains, Arizona.

Foliage, showing typical waviness.

Hualapai Mountains: Along BLM Route 7101 between Flag Mine and south boundary of
Hualapai Mountain Park; elevation ca. 6,700 feet.

21 June 2010.

Branches of Garrya flavescens with galls, northern Hualapai Mountains, Arizona.

Foliage with galls.

Same specimen as prior image.

21 June 2010.

Branches with galls, northern Hualapai Mountains, Arizona.

Fruit-like galls formed on old inflorescences. Though they resemble fruit,
they are growths induced by certain insects which typically lay eggs inside them.

Same specimen as prior images.

21 June 2010.

Gall on Garrya flavescens, northern Hualapai Mountains, Arizona.

Detail of galls forming on old inflorescence.

Same specimen as prior images.

21 June 2010.

This page created 4 July 2010.

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