Holodiscus dumosus

Rock Spiraea; Rockspirea

Inflorescence detail from image below.

On east-facing slopes below Sunset Trail, north of Mt. Elden, at ca. 8850 feet elevation;
Coconino National Forest.

10 July 2005.

Inflorescences of of Holodiscus dumosus, Coconino National Forest, Arizona.

Inflorescences; in the background rising up to the right are the slopes of Mt. Elden.

Same plant as in prior image.

10 July 2005.

Holodiscus dumosus with upper branches in bloom, Coconino National Forest, Arizona.

Upper branches, the leaves barely visible among the profusely blooming inflorescences.

Same plant as in prior image.

10 July 2005.

Habit of Holodiscus dumosus, Coconino National Forest, Arizona.

Habit, in bloom.

Same plant as in prior images.

10 July 2005.

Habitat of Holodiscus dumosus, Coconino National Forest, Arizona.

Habitat, the same shrub in prior images conspicuous at lower center.
Growing on slopes slowly recovering from a forest fire in 1977.

Viewed from the Sunset Trail; Mt. Elden in background.

10 July 2005.

This page created 10 July 2005; revised 6 July 2008.

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