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

Petrophyton caespitosum

Rock-mat; Mat Rock-spirea

A member of the Rosaceae, the Rose Family

Inflorescence detail of Petrophyton caespitosum, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Inflorescences and pollinators.
Along Rim Trail north of Trailview Overlook, at edge of rim.
Grand Canyon National Park.

23 September 2002.

 

Habit, in bloom, Grand Canyon, Arizona

Detail of mat-forming habit, in bloom.
Same general location and time as upper image.

 

Habitat on rock face, in bloom, Grand Canyon, Arizona

Habitat, in bloom.
Same general location and time as upper image.

 

Habit and habitat in bloom, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona

Habit and habitat, in bloom.

Walnut Canyon National Monument: Along Island Trail, at ca. 6600 feet elevation.

25 September 2005.

 

Habit in bloom, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona

Habit, in bloom; detail from prior image.

25 September 2005.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann.

This page last revised 11 April 2009.

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